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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mandeville (ranked 4733 p4p, 2646 weight class) and Josue Souza (ranked 516 p4p, 333 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Mandeville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josue Souza!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza darts in looking for a takedown but Mandeville gets double underhooks and turns Souza into the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Mandeville on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Josue Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Souza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mandeville sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paul Mandeville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josue Souza.
Mandeville throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Mandeville tries to sprawl out of it but Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mandeville manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandeville misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
Souza moves away from the strike by Mandeville.
We've been told by Mandeville's head coaches at Steel Penn Training Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza goes for a double leg but Mandeville avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mandeville continues to drive forward.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Mandeville counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza looks winded!
Mandeville stuffs the takedown.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mandeville counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandeville changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandeville sends Souza crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mandeville is motioning to the referee to let Souza up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Souza is rocked!
 It looks like Josue Souza has been cut.
Souza ducks into an uppercut from Mandeville and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Mandeville!
An out of breath Paul Mandeville 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 3041 p4p, 2304 weight class) and Pope Cozad (ranked 314 p4p, 248 weight class). Cozad has chosen Spirit In The Sky- Norman Greenbaum as his entrance music. Pope Cozad struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pope Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cozad's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brunswick Jr is working Cozad over against the cage.
Cozad has a couple of punches blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Cozad gets through Brunswick Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cozad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brunswick Jr lands with a right to the head.
Cozad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brunswick Jr prevents a body shot from Cozad.
Brunswick Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunswick Jr lands a left hand.
Cozad trying to land knees to the body.
Brunswick Jr avoids the elbow strike from Cozad, against the cage.
Cozad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cozad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cozad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cozad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cozad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunswick Jr lands a body punch.
Cozad manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad cracks Brunswick Jr with a good jab.
Brunswick Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brunswick Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Brunswick Jr misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Cozad.
Brunswick Jr with a nice calf kick.
Brunswick Jr has managed to clinch.
Cozad tries a knee to the head but Brunswick Jr blocks it.
Brunswick Jr is struggling to control the position.
Brunswick Jr blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunswick Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cozads head.
Brunswick Jr scores with a shot to the side of Cozad's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad throws an elbow but it misses.
Brunswick Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cozad throws a punch but it's blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad taking a breather.
Brunswick Jr is leaning against Cozad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cozad looks winded!
Brunswick Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr is leaning against Cozad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Brunswick Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Brunswick Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Brunswick Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brunswick Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Brunswick Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Brunswick Jr.
Cozad stalling in the clinch but Brunswick Jr improves position.
Brunswick Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brunswick Jr keeps control of Cozad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brunswick Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cozad up against the cage.
Come on Cozad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brunswick Jr leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cozad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick Jr blocks an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Cozad avoids the damage to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brunswick Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunswick Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Brunswick Jr is pushing Cozad up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cozad has a couple of punches blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Cozad struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick Jr controls his hands.
Brunswick Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cozads head.
A head punch on the inside from Cozad fails to land.
Brunswick Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cozad swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunswick Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Brunswick Jr.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brunswick Jr keeps control of Cozad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brunswick Jr lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick Jr digs a right hand into Cozad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cozad's gas tank.
Brunswick Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brunswick Jr.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brunswick Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Brunswick Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brunswick Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cozad, pushing him back against the cage.
Brunswick Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cozad can do to turn this around?
Cozad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cozad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cozad avoiding damage.
Cozad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cozad misses with some punches.
Brunswick Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Cozad is struggling to control the position.
Cozad avoiding damage.
Cozad continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cozad throws a punch but it's blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Cozad tries to throw a body punch but Brunswick Jr avoids it by throwing Cozad back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Cozad avoids the damage to the body.
Brunswick Jr gets through Cozad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cozad or not.
Cozad taking a breather.
Cozad stalling in the clinch but Brunswick Jr improves position.
Brunswick Jr lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr works on Cozad's body with a couple of short punches.
Brunswick Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cozad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brunswick Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cozad is breathing heavily.
Brunswick Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brunswick Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Cozad tries to break the clinch but Brunswick Jr is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brunswick Jr as Cozad tries to tie him up.
Brunswick Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brunswick Jr cracks Cozad with a nice body shot.
Cozad trying to control the position but instead, Brunswick Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cozad into the cage.
Brunswick Jr lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Brunswick Jr on the inside.
Brunswick Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brunswick Jr lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Cozad avoids the damage to the body.
Cozad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunswick Jr is working Cozad over against the cage.
Brunswick Jr gets through Cozad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr lands with a right to the head.
Cozad tries a body shot but Brunswick Jr blocks it.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Brunswick Jr leaning against his opponent.
Brunswick Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bradley Brunswick Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cozad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brunswick Jr is keeping busy.
Brunswick Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr scores with a shot to the side of Cozad's head.
Cozad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brunswick Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cozad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brunswick Jr's elbow.
Brunswick Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brunswick Jr lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Brunswick Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cozad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brunswick Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Cozad tries to stall but Brunswick Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cozad working aggressively here.
Cozad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brunswick Jr gets through Cozad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cozad trying to stall but Brunswick Jr improves his position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brunswick Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cozad or not.
Brunswick Jr is working Cozad over against the cage.
Brunswick Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brunswick Jr presses Cozad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brunswick Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Brunswick Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brunswick Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cozad takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands a left hand.
Brunswick Jr pushes Cozad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brunswick Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Brunswick Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands with a right to the head.
Brunswick Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cozad up against the cage.
Brunswick Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cozad throws a punch but it's blocked by Brunswick Jr.
A right hook to the body lands for Brunswick Jr.
Cozad takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Brunswick Jr as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brunswick Jr lands a knee to the body.
Brunswick Jr'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.
Nice body punch from Brunswick Jr - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Brunswick Jr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brunswick Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunswick Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brunswick Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brunswick Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brunswick Jr scores with a head kick.
Bradley Brunswick Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cozad throws a right and a left that Brunswick Jr avoids nicely.
Cozad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brunswick Jr blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cozad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cozad throws a big shot that misses.
Brunswick Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brunswick Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cozad.
Cozad is rocked!
Brunswick Jr scores with a body shot.
Brunswick Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cozad is still on wobbly legs! Can Brunswick Jr finish him?
Cozad takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bradley Brunswick Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Brunswick Jr moves into range and clinches up with Cozad.
A nice left hand lands by Brunswick Jr.
Good body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Brunswick Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brunswick Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Brunswick Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunswick Jr lands a right hand.
Brunswick Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Brunswick Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cozad is defending well for now.
Cozad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cozad seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr is leaning against Cozad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr lands a body punch.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Brunswick Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Brunswick Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brunswick Jr lands a body shot.
Brunswick Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cozad takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brunswick Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brunswick Jr landing knees to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brunswick Jr just leaning against Cozad, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Cozad taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brunswick Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brunswick Jr pushes Cozad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brunswick Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Brunswick Jr.
A body shot lands from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr lands a knee to the head.
Brunswick Jr slows down the pace here.
Cozad misses with an elbow over the top.
Bradley Brunswick Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brunswick Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cozad is trying to break the clinch but Brunswick Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Brunswick Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brunswick Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad swings wildly with an uppercut but Brunswick Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr digs a right hand underneath Cozad's ribcage. Cozad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brunswick Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunswick Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brunswick Jr is working Cozad over against the cage.
Brunswick Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cozad tries to circle away but Brunswick Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Cozad is looking to control Brunswick Jr's arms but Brunswick Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cozad has his back to the cage.
Brunswick Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Brunswick Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brunswick Jr lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands a body shot.
Brunswick Jr pushes Cozad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pope Cozad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Brunswick Jr as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Brunswick Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brunswick Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Brunswick Jr!
An out of breath Bradley Brunswick Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Petrov (ranked 3649 p4p, 3528 weight class) and Changa Galowanga (ranked 447 p4p, 433 weight class). Rutger Petrov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rutger Petrov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Changa Galowanga!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Petrov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Galowanga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Galowanga struggling a bit here.
Petrov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Galowanga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Galowanga keeps Petrov under control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov is trying to get an arm triangle but Galowanga is defending well.
Galowanga wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Petrov has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Galowanga's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Galowanga is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Petrov !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rutger Petrov !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Slow (ranked 2075 p4p, 5346 weight class) and Klay Dee (ranked 153 p4p, 292 weight class). Dee has chosen Death Patrol by Destroyer as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 33 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow clinches with his opponent.
Slow blocking some punches.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dee misses with the head strike.
Dee presses Slow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dee misses with the head strike.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slow blocks an uppercut.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slow scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Slow.
Dee throws a head punch that misses.
Dee misses with the head strike.
Dee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slow lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Slow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee struggles to land a body shot inside as Slow controls his hands.
A short right from Slow.
Still in the clinch, Slow scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Slow.
Dee misses with some punches.
Slow lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Slow.
Dee swings wildly with an uppercut but Slow uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dee has a couple of punches blocked by Slow.
Slow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dee looks winded!
Slow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Slow.
Slow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slow lands a body shot.
Dee takes a shot to the head.
Dee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slow pushes Dee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dee or not.
Slow lands a left hand.
Slow pushes Dee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slow lands with a left to the head.
Slow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dee backwards.
Slow lands with a short shot to the head.
Slow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow lands a shoulder strike.
Dee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Slow as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Slow.
Dee is rocked!
Slow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dee is still on wobbly legs! Can Slow finish him?
Slow lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Slow.
Slow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slow gets through Dee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slow creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dee's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dee drops to his knees and Slow pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Slow!
Slim Slow spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raleigh St. Clair (ranked 2316 p4p, 1394 weight class) and Hans Peter Baxxter (ranked 249 p4p, 157 weight class). Baxxter has chosen Weekend, Scooter as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raleigh St. Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Hans Peter Baxxter!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Clair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baxxter.
St. Clair backing away here, and Baxxter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
St. Clair misses with a jab to the body
and Baxxter counters with a solid body kick.
St. Clair looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxxter is just out of range.
Baxxter throws a head kick that misses.
St. Clair misses with a left hand
and Baxxter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St. Clair listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St. Clair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Clair is looking to clinch but Baxxter is avoiding it.
Baxxter feints a counter leg kick.
Baxxter misses with a jab, cross combination.
St. Clair has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Baxxter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Clair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baxxter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St. Clair throws an overhand right that lands on Baxxter's shoulder, as Baxxter tries to avoid the shot.
Baxxter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baxxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Clair misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baxxter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St. Clair connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baxxter. Baxxter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baxxter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St. Clair's head.
St. Clair digs a good hook to Baxxter's body.
Baxxter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St. Clair throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter lands a jab to the nose.
Baxxter takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxxter misses with a body shot.
St. Clair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baxxter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St. Clair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St. Clair throws a low kick but Baxxter moves out of range easily.
St. Clair tries to land a front kick but Baxxter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St. Clair throws a lazy right hand but Baxxter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Clair misses with a straight left.
St. Clair misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Baxxter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baxxter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baxxter. St. Clair shrugs it off though.
Baxxter throws a head kick but St. Clair moves out of range.
Baxxter lands a nice shot that snaps St. Clair's head back.
St. Clair throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Baxxter to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Clair fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baxxter is out of range.
It seemed like Baxxter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair scores with a hook.
Nice shot by St. Clair.
Baxxter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Clair misses with a low kick.
Baxxter throws out a counter right but St. Clair avoids it with no problem.
St. Clair checks a low kick from Baxxter.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Clair misses the target.
St. Clair looks to land a right hand but Baxxter moved out of range.
Baxxter throws out a counter right but St. Clair avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by St. Clair.
St. Clair tests Baxxter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 Raleigh St. Clair will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St. Clair fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baxxter on the side of the head.
St. Clair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baxxter.
Baxxter replies with a solid counter kick to the body but St. Clair blocks it well.
St. Clair throws a solid leg kick but Baxxter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St. Clair.
Baxxter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raleigh St. Clair is winning the standup battle so far.
Baxxter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Clair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St. Clair moves out of range as Baxxter strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Baxxter might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, St. Clair has got the better of the exchanges.
St. Clair throws a lazy uppercut
and Baxxter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baxxter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Clair throws a quick head kick that knocks Baxxter silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! St. Clair is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raleigh St. Clair!
A very excited looking Raleigh St. Clair 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 Kra Hang (ranked 854 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Antonio Barbosa (ranked 101 p4p, 223 weight class). Barbosa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Go to Sleep. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kra Hang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Hang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hang jabs at Barbosa's body.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hang manages to avoid it.
Hang looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Hang misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa throws a hook but Hang avoids it easily.
Hang just misses with a punch to the body.
Hang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Hang is wise to it.
Hang dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
A low kick lands for Hang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Hang, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Hang tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang misses with a head kick.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hang lands a jab to the head.
Hang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hang defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hang.
Hang looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Hang pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.
Hang connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Hang. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
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!
Hang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Barbosa tumbling to the canvas! Hang pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Barbosa was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kra Hang!
After winning the bout, Kra Hang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Rutger (ranked 377 p4p, 757 weight class) and Sparring John (ranked 50 p4p, 104 weight class). Rutger comes to the cage accompanied by Wardance. Sparring John told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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9 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Rutger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Rutger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutger scores with a push kick.
Rutger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rutger throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutger. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutger throws a body kick that misses
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John throws a right hand that Rutger ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutger also avoids with ease.
John throws a right hand that Rutger ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutger also avoids with ease.
Rutger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutger manages to avoid it.
Rutger throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Rutger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rutger misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Donk. Rutger catches John right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
John throws a looping overhand right but Rutger ducks down to avoid it.
John misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses the jab.
John looks to throw the jab but Rutger is out of range.
John throws a hook but Rutger avoids it easily.
Rufus Rutger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John scores with a body shot.
Rutger looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Rutger cracks John with an open hand slap.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutger swings away with a body shot that misses
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John lands with a shot to the body.
John takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutger throws a good cross that connects.
Rutger throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rutger is looking to wear down John with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
John has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rutger finds it's way round the side to connect with John's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John throws a hook but Rutger avoids it easily.
Rutger throws a quick counter kick to the body but John avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger just misses with a punch to the body.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutger is looking to counter punch.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Rutger.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from John.
John throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutger.
John throws a shot from downtown. Rutger moves away and avoids it.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John avoids the body shot from Rutger.
Rutger throws a body kick that misses
and John counters with a straight right hand.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
John checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger misses with a straight left.
Rutger misses with a right hand
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutger lands a really nice looking cross but John seems unphased.
Rutger throws a head kick that misses.
Rutger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutger. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutger swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Rutger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for John. That snapped Rutger's head back.
Rutger throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from John misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutger. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutger looks to land a body kick but John moved away.
Rutger throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger scores with a nice head shot.
Rutger throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rutger needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
Rutger keeps John at a distance using the push kick.
A lazy left from Rutger finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Rutger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rutger throws a body kick that misses
and Rutger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John avoids the body shot from Rutger.
Rutger misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutger misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from John does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rutger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rutger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sparring John will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rutger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rutger misses with a body punch
and John counters with a left to the body.
Rutger lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from John misses.
Rutger throws a body shot but no joy.
John throws a lazy right hand but Rutger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutger.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rutger throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
Rutger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a straight right hand.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutger manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rutger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutger misses with a shot to the body
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutger misses with a jab to the body
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rutger is defended easily by John.
Rutger misses with a hook
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Rutger misses with a hook.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John's corner calls for a 1-2. John obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Rutger throws a big shot that misses.
Sparring John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutger looks to throw a body kick
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutger.
Rutger throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
John throws a series of punches but Rutger avoids them all with ease.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutger manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Rutger slips a straight right by John.
A little feinted left hand from Rutger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutger swings away with a body shot that misses
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutger's corner calls for a 1-2. Rutger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutger misses with a hook to the body
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutger throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rutger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rutger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rutger throws a leg kick
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutger slips under a jab.
Rutger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rutger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
John lands a jab to Rutger's midsection.
John cracks a nice hook into Rutger's ribs.
John throws a hook to the side of Rutger's head but Rutger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rutger tries to work over John's front leg with a kick but John checks it.
Rutger misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rutger momentarily.
Rutger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutger misses the body punch
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Rutger throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutger digs a good hook to John's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutger.
John misses with a hook. Rutger ducked under it nicely.
Rutger throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John misses with a hook.
Rutger scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Rutger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
John on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John defending well as Rutger loads up on a big left hand.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutger misses with a leg kick
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Rutger avoids the body shot from John.
Rutger connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Rutger misses.
Rutger connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
Rutger misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutger lands a nice looking body kick.
Rutger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutger misses with a straight right.
John avoids the body shot from Rutger.
That kick from Rutger tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rutger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
John lands with a right hand.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutger swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutger moves away.
Rutger throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Rutger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rutger swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutger thinking.
Rutger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of John's head.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutger misses with a hook
and Rutger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John swings for the body but Rutger moves out of range.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutger throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a left and a right that stings Rutger.
Rutger tests John's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Rutger connects with the punch.
Rutger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger throws a leg kick
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rutger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutger throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Rutger only half commits.
John moves into range and connects with a jab.
John jabs Rutger right on the nose. Rutger blinks but takes it well.
Rutger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rutger.
Rutger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
John throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John lands an overhand right.
Rutger looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rutger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rutger lands a head shot.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John moves away from the strike by Rutger.
John on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Rutger.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab from Rutger.
John lands with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutger.
Rutger misses with a head kick.
Rutger misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John ducks under a wild hook from Rutger.
John connects with a body shot.
Rutger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy body kick from Rutger
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and John has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John connects with a body shot that sends Rutger's belly button to the back.
Rutger moves out of range as John strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutger pivots, looking for a leg kick but John is out of range and Rutger settles back down.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rutger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
John connects with a body shot that sends Rutger's belly button to the back.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutger was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
John looks to land a combination but Rutger avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Rutger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick by Rutger misses
and John counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rutger lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rutger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
John moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rutger throws a chopping leg kick but John manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rutger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rutger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rutger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Rutger.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Rutger.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutger throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Rutger.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John looks to land a right hand but Rutger moved out of range.
It looked like Rutger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutger lands with a nice body punch.
Rutger avoids the body shot from John.
Rutger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutger misses the target.
A low kick lands for Rutger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
John slips a straight right by Rutger.
Rutger scores with a sloppy right hand. John should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutger. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutger with a body shot.
Rutger throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutger slips under a jab.
Rutger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rutger.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutger moves away.
John throws a one two combo.
Rutger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutger.
Rutger misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
John throws a nice looking combination but Rutger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutger thinks about countering with a body kick.
John throws a series of punches but Rutger moves out of range.
Rutger misses the body punch
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutger throws a hook but John blocks it.
John throws a hook but Rutger blocks it.
John throws a right hand that Rutger ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutger also avoids with ease.
Rutger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rutger slips under a jab.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Rutger throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutger throws a wild body kick that John sees coming a mile off.
John scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Rutger.
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!
John misses with an uppercut. Rutger saw that one coming.
John slips a jab from Rutger.
John appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rutger throws a front kick that sends John stumbling back into the cage.
John defending well as Rutger loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
As Rutger backs off John throws a huge counter combo but Rutger manages to avoid it all.
John blocks a low kick nicely.
John looks to land a right hand but Rutger moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutger misses the target.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutger.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rutger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A right-left combo lands from John.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rutger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from John does no damage.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutger.
Rutger throws a body shot but no joy.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
John lands a jab-cross combination.
Rutger works the jab nicely.
John on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rutger swings for the body but John moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from John misses.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutger misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Rutger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John lands a jab to Rutger's midsection.
Rutger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John staying out of range there.
Rutger tries to work over John's front leg with a kick but John checks it.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutger.
A cross from Rutger lands.
Rufus Rutger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John misses the shot to the body.
Rutger sizes up John with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rutger lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the cage and back into range.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rutger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
Rutger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John looks to throw the jab but Rutger is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from John.
John throws a combination that misses
and Rutger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
John is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
John blocks a head kick by Rutger.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutger misses with a jab to the body
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutger throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John walks into a stiff left hand from Rutger.
Rutger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rutger throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutger throws a hook but John blocks it.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John lands a body shot.
Rutger slips a jab and a cross from John.
A swing and a miss from Rutger.
John works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
John jabs Rutger right on the nose. Rutger blinks but takes it well.
Rutger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John blocks the body kick.
Rutger misses with a kick to the body.
Rutger throws a jab when John was well out of range.
John jabs Rutger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rutger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Rutger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutger connects with the punch.
Rutger throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a series of strikes. Rutger will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutger.
John throws a looping overhand right but Rutger ducks down to avoid it.
Rutger misses with a jab to the body
and John counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutger thinking.
Rutger misses the jab.
John takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the body from Rutger misses
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutger throws a lazy body kick
and John counters with a straight right hand.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutger.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rutger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutger throws a low kick but John avoids it.
A low kick from Rutger misses
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutger throws a lazy body kick
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sparring John.
Well John 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparring John!
Sparring John is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Sparring John 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 Jacques Bollomard (ranked 1075 p4p, 205 weight class) and Michal Materlak (ranked 120 p4p, 27 weight class). Bollomard comes to the cage accompanied by Mysterium. Materlak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Marzenia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Michal Materlak!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Materlak.
We've been informed that Materlak has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bollomard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Materlak lands a glancing blow to the side of Bollomard's head.
Nice uppercut there from Materlak.
Materlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bollomard.
That kick from Materlak tenderised Bollomard's leg. Bollomard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Materlak misses with a body shot.
Bollomard attempts a counter takedown but Materlak avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Bollomard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bollomard tries to counter with a takedown but Materlak is quick to defend against it.
Materlak cracks Bollomard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Materlak misses with a low kick.
Bollomard feinted with a counter takedown.
Materlak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Michal Materlak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Materlak.
Bollomard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Materlak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Materlak tried to score with a low kick but Bollomard checks it.
Bollomard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bollomard misses the shot to the body.
Materlak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bollomard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Materlak to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Materlak.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Materlak is looking to break free of the clinch but Bollomard has double underhooks.
Bollomard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bollomard pulls guard successfully.
Materlak engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Materlak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Materlak trying to control the position from guard on top but Bollomard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bollomard is looking for a triangle but Materlak pushes his legs off easily.
Bollomard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bollomard has a closed guard, preventing Materlak from standing up.
Materlak is looking to work some ground and pound but Bollomard has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bollomard is trying to hold Materlak in close to prevent damage but Materlak has managed to pass into half guard.
Bollomard is trying to get back to full guard.
Bollomard with the active half guard here but Materlak passes nicely into side control.
Bollomard wants to control but Materlak postures up.
Bollomard gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak slows the pace down in half guard.
Bollomard tries to get to full guard but Materlak has control of the leg.
Materlak trying to control the action but Bollomard is working from the bottom.
Materlak looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bollomard is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bollomard moves into full guard.
Materlak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bollomard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Materlak controls the pace.
Materlak lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Materlak trying to control the position from guard on top but Bollomard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materlak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Materlak scores with a jab to the body.
Materlak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Materlak connects with a looping right hand.
Materlak throws a shot to the body.
Bollomard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bollomard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bollomard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Materlak quickly recovers to half guard.
Materlak tries to get to full guard but Bollomard has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Bollomard there.
Materlak wants to get back to his feet.
Materlak has hold of Bollomard's hands but Bollomard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bollomard is pressing down on Materlak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Materlak is holding on for now.
Materlak works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard prevents Materlak from getting back to his feet.
Bollomard trying to control the position from guard on top but Materlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bollomard connects with a couple of short punches.
Bollomard tries to free his leg and advance position but Materlak is retaining full guard.
Bollomard throws a big right hand that misses.
Bollomard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jacques Bollomard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bollomard trying to control the position from guard on top but Materlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Bollomard preventing the sweep.
Materlak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Materlak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Materlak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Materlak misses with an uppercut. Bollomard saw that one coming.
Bollomard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bollomard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Materlak.
Materlak misses with a body kick.
Materlak scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Materlak.
Materlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bollomard throws a hook but Materlak avoids it easily.
Bollomard checks the leg kick.
Materlak misses the shot to the body.
Bollomard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bollomard slips a jab from Materlak.
Bollomard tries to counter by clinching up but Materlak breaks away and moves out of range.
Bollomard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Materlak lands a leg kick that knocks Bollomard off balance momentarily.
Materlak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bollomards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Materlak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Materlak looks to land a left hand but Bollomard moved out of range nicely.
Bollomard tries to counter with a takedown but Materlak is quick to defend against it.
Bollomard is looking to clinch.
Materlak misses with a straight right.
Materlak loads up on a big right hand but Bollomard slips the punch.
Bollomard attempts a counter takedown but Materlak avoids it well and moves away.
Bollomard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Materlak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Materlak misses the shot to the body.
Bollomard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Materlak. Materlak obviously looking to wear him down.
Materlak throws a hook but Bollomard blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Bollomard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Materlak misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Bollomard does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bollomard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Materlak!
Bollomard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Materlak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materlak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Materlak misses with a head kick.
Bollomard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Materlak sprawls and moves away.
Michal Materlak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Materlak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bollomard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bollomard misses with a wild body shot.
Materlak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Materlak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Materlak catches Bollomard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Materlak throws a predictable looking body shot
so Bollomard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Materlak has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bollomard has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bollomard struggles to land a body shot inside as Materlak controls his hands.
Materlak blocks a body shot from Bollomard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bollomard misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Bollomard to work.
Bollomard lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bollomard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Materlak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bollomard blocks a head kick by Materlak.
Materlak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Materlak thumps Bollomard with a low kick.
Materlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bollomard.
Bollomard tries to counter with a takedown but Materlak is quick to defend against it.
Materlak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bollomard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Materlak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bollomard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bollomard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Materlak.
Jacques Bollomard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Materlak misses with a lunging right hand
and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Materlak won't be happy with that.
Materlak throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bollomard is looking to wear down Materlak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bollomard clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bollomard can't find room to land a body shot as Materlak controls the action.
Bollomard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bollomard misses with a punch to the body.
Bollomard taking a breather.
Materlak prevents a body shot from Bollomard.
Bollomard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Materlak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bollomard tries to pull guard but Materlak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bollomard throws a punch but it's blocked by Materlak.
Bollomard tries a body shot but Materlak blocks it.
Bollomard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Materlak just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Bollomard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bollomard can't find room to land a body shot as Materlak controls the action.
Bollomard misses with a body punch.
Bollomard tries to pull guard but Materlak holds him up against the cage and eventually Bollomard drops back down to his feet.
Bollomard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bollomard pushes Materlak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bollomard wants to take the fight to the mat but Materlak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard is struggling to control the position.
Bollomard misses with a punch on the inside.
Materlak breaks the clinch.
Materlak tries to land a leg kick but Bollomard saw it coming and moves away.
Bollomard misses with an uppercut.
Materlak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Materlak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Materlak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Materlak throws a looping overhand right but Bollomard ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Materlak finds it's target.
Materlak feints and then cracks Bollomard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bollomard down.
Bollomard moves out of range as Materlak strikes.
Bollomard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Materlak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Materlak 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Materlak!
A relieved looking Michal Materlak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivor Ivanovic (ranked 238 p4p, 267 weight class) and Otto McBean (ranked 15 p4p, 19 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivor Ivanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto McBean!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBean.
McBean with the counter takedown but Ivanovic avoids it easily.
McBean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanovic.
McBean moves forwards but Ivanovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ivanovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ivanovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped McBean in his tracks.
McBean misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBean throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivanovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McBean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ivanovic scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Ivanovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Otto McBean has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBean.
McBean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBean is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ivanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBean. Ivanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanovic with a jab.
McBean connects with a jab.
McBean misses with an uppercut.
Ivanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBean.
Ivanovic with a nice cross.
McBean misses with a wild body shot.
McBean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovic moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivanovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBean lands a body shot.
McBean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ivanovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Ivanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBean.
McBean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBean fails with an attempt to clinch.
It appears Ivanovic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice cross by Ivanovic.
McBean drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ivanovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ivanovic misses with an uppercut
and McBean counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ivanovic!
Ivanovic tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic is trying desperately to improve position.
McBean throws a wild left hand from mount and Ivanovic manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
McBean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McBean works his way into full mount!
McBean wants to control the pace but Ivanovic is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic is looking to get to half guard.
McBean thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McBean controlling the pace for now.
Ivanovic blocking the ground and pound.
McBean thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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 Ivor Ivanovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Otto McBean's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ivanovic slips under a jab.
Ivanovic staying out of range there.
Ivanovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McBean throws a hook but Ivanovic blocks it.
McBean misses with a lunging right hand
and Ivanovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McBean with a hook.
McBean misses with a takedown attempt - Ivanovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McBean scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBean lands with an overhand left.
Ivanovic throws a lazy right hand but McBean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McBean tries to clinch but Ivanovic moves away
and Ivanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It appears Ivanovic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ivanovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McBean throws a body shot but no joy.
Ivanovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McBean misses the body punch
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McBean tries to clinch but Ivanovic is having none of it.
Ivanovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ivor Ivanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ivanovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Ivanovic tries to work over McBean's front leg with a kick but McBean checks it.
A little jabbing left from McBean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McBean blocks a jab.
Ivanovic scores with a head kick. McBean tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ivanovic misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBean moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McBean shoots in for a takedown but Ivanovic shows good takedown defense.
Ivor Ivanovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto McBean.
McBean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ivanovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivanovic lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanovic lands a jab to McBean's midsection.
McBean closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ivanovic wants to get back to his feet but McBean is dominant here and he's now got Ivanovic's back!
Ivanovic showing good submission defense here.
McBean keeps control of the position as Ivanovic tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McBean is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ivanovic sees it coming and defends easily.
McBean is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McBean prevents Ivanovic from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McBean is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ivanovic moves into full guard.
McBean trying to control but Ivanovic is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Otto McBean's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBean takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivanovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanovic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McBean misses with a shot to the body
and Ivanovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McBean drops his hands momentarily and Ivanovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBean misses with a jab to the body
and McBean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McBean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ivanovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McBean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic dodges the punch combination from McBean.
Ivanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Ivanovic misses.
McBean throws out a counter right but Ivanovic avoids it with no problem.
McBean dives in for a single leg takedown but Ivanovic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McBean misses with an uppercut. Ivanovic saw that one coming.
McBean misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanovic throws a wild body kick that McBean sees coming a mile off.
Ivanovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McBean thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBean closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ivanovic counters with a left to the body.
Otto McBean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBean dives in and grabs Ivanovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ivanovic pushes down on McBean's head and hops out.
Ivanovic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ivanovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ivanovic misses with a hook. McBean ducked under it nicely.
McBean tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McBean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Ivanovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ivanovic.
Ivanovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanovic swings for the body but McBean moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ivanovic tenderised McBean's leg. McBean is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ivanovic misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Ivanovic misses.
Ivanovic throws a low kick but McBean moves out of range easily.
It seemed like McBean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McBean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanovic lands a head kick. McBean smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ivanovic throws a jab but it's blocked by McBean.
McBean misses with a jab to the body
and Ivanovic counters with a straight right hand.
McBean lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ivanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBean throws a looping overhand right but Ivanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Ivanovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ivanovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McBean takes a swing at Ivanovic's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBean looks to land a left hand but Ivanovic moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Ivanovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McBean walks into a jab.
Ivanovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McBean tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ivanovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McBean at a distance.
Ivor Ivanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivanovic scores with a hook to the body. McBean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McBean throws the left hand but Ivanovic avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ivanovic misses the target.
Nice shot by Ivanovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivor Ivanovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivanovic, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivor Ivanovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivor Ivanovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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