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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rutbane Blight (ranked 2193 p4p, 5353 weight class) and Anderson Adesanya (ranked 261 p4p, 477 weight class). Blight comes to the cage accompanied by Tom MacDonald - "sheeple". Rutbane Blight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rutbane Blight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adesanya scores with a punch to the head.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses.
Adesanya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blight avoids the body shot from Adesanya.
Adesanya tries to clinch there but Blight circles away.
Adesanya thows a leg kick but Blight checks it
and Blight counters with a nice body kick.
Blight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Blight moves out of range.
Blight appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adesanya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Blight moves out of range easily.
Blight tries a head kick but it misses.
Blight avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blight lands a head kick. Adesanya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blight looks to throw a body kick
and Adesanya counters with a left and a right that stings Blight.
Adesanya has managed to clinch.
Blight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blight takes a swing at Adesanya's ribcage but misses.
Blight fails to land the takedown.
Blight sets himself, and Adesanya steps forward looking for the clinch! Blight avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Blight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blight cracks Adesanya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adesanya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blight moves out of range as Adesanya throws a body kick.
Blight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blight throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blight blocks a low kick nicely.
Adesanya just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlight.
Blight closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blight lands a jab to Adesanya's midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Blight.
Blight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adesanya in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya lands a head shot.
 It looks like Rutbane Blight has been cut.
Blight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adesanya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blight looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Blight throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adesanya sprawls well. Adesanya wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blight gets slowly back to his feet.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Blight.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adesanya tries a body shot but Blight blocks it.
A short uppercut from Blight.
Adesanya trying to control the position but instead, Blight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adesanya into the cage.
Blight drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rutbane Blight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blight scores with a knee to the head.
 Adesanya is rocked!
Blight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Blight finish him?
Blight dips a shoulder and cracks Adesanya with a mighty uppercut! Adesanya falls back against the cage and Blight unloads with a barrage of strikes! Adesanya is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Blight screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rutbane Blight!
As Rutbane Blight got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You dont need to wear your leash, but you will suffer the punishment for thinking for yourself. Sheep are only good in groups. So if you are going to be as dumb as sheep, at least be one together!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Vaughan (ranked 3208 p4p, 4298 weight class) and Larry Cable (ranked 389 p4p, 469 weight class). Simon Vaughan 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Vaughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Cable!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughan shoots in and bounces Cable off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vaughan works over Cable with some ground and pound from guard.
Vaughan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vaughan chips away with some ground and pound.
Vaughan works over Cable with some ground and pound from guard.
Vaughan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vaughan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cable's head.
Vaughan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughan passes Cable's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vaughan lands strikes from half guard.
Cable taking some punishment here, with Vaughan in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cable looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vaughan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vaughan slows the pace down in half guard.
Cable wants to get back to his feet.
Vaughan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vaughan is looking to take a break and control but Cable is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaughan slips a nice elbow through Cable's hands, connecting with Cable's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cable has hold of Vaughan's hands but Vaughan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vaughan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vaughan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vaughan connects with a nice short shot to Cable's temple.
Cable taking some punishment here, with Vaughan in his half guard.
Cable looks winded!
Vaughan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cable with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vaughan working over Cable with some ground and pound. Cable looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cable is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vaughan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cable taking some punishment here, with Vaughan in his half guard.
Cable is rocked!
Vaughan is controlling the pace.
Cable is still in real trouble! Can Vaughan finish him?
Vaughan is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Cable is hurt! He's hurt bad - Vaughan fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Cable from any more punishment! Congratulations to Vaughan! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Vaughan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George West (ranked 3314 p4p, 3597 weight class) and Yilmaz Kurth (ranked 370 p4p, 388 weight class). Kurth has chosen Hail to the King as his entrance music. Yilmaz Kurth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yilmaz Kurth!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurth tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Kurth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West, pushing him back against the cage.
West breaks the clinch.
West stuns Kurth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
West scores with a body shot.
West keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West lands a lovely overhand right.
Kurth tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A nice leg kick lands there from West.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurth moves away.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for West.
Kurth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West lands with a nice body punch.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
West lands a really nice looking cross but Kurth seems unphased.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West tests Kurth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kurth! But no joy.
West has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kurth scores with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West.
Kurth moves into the clinch.
Kurth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurth tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West lands with a straight right. Kurth didn't see that one coming.
George West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurth misses with a few strikes there.
West digs a good hook to Kurth's body.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West connects with the punch.
Kurth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
West throws a push kick but Kurth slaps the foot to one side.
Kurth is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for West.
West scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kurth in his tracks.
Good shot there by West.
West is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
West is looking to slow Kurth down with leg kicks.
Kurth leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
West is looking to wear down Kurth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
West scores with the left hand. Kurth knows he should have avoided that one.
Kurth takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kurth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kurth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
West breaks the clinch.
Kurth is looking to clinch.
Kurth wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Kurth tries to clinch up.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurth.
Kurth avoids the body shot from West.
Kurth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from West finds it's way round the side to connect with Kurth's head.
West tries to bum rush Kurth with a series of wild strikes but Kurth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurth walks forward, straight into a front kick from West.
West punishes Kurth's body with a nice straight punch.
Kurth tries to clinch there but West circles away.
Kurth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West lands with a nice body punch.
Kurth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurth misses with a wild combination.
Kurth checks the leg kick nicely there.
West thuds a left hand into Kurth's body.
West scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kurth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West throws a body punch but Kurth moves out of range.
West misses with a body shot.
West lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kurth wants to clinch.
West lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by West.
West looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kurth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kurth gets a clinch.
Kurth wants to break free but West has control.
Kurth misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West breaks from the clinch.
West throws a shot to the body.
Kurth is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
Kurth moves into range and clinches up with West.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George West dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
West gets tackled into the cage by Kurth. Kurth maintains the clinch.
West breaks from the clinch.
West jabs at Kurth's body.
Kurth slips a jab and a cross from West.
Kurth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kurth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Kurth misses.
Kurth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling West to score with a decent uppercut.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurth has West up against the cage in a clinch.
West breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurth rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurth doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
West stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kurth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
West scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurth doesn't seem bothered though.
Kurth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurth tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kurth misses with a few strikes there.
Kurth needs to keep his hands up - West had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for West.
West is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurth unleashes a big counter combination but West bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
West throws a body punch but Kurth moves out of range.
West misses with a body kick.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurth is just out of range.
George West is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurth tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
West lands a slapping body shot.
Kurth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurth swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kurth's head.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurth is just out of range.
West scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kurth staying out of range there.
West with a hook.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurth.
West seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurth manages to avoid it.
Kurth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West, pushing him back against the cage.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurth can do to turn this around?
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kurth backwards.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurth shoots for a takedown but West saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
West with a nice calf kick.
Kurth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
West misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurth drives through and clinches with West against the cage.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by West. That's going to slow Kurth down.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
Kurth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West throws a body kick that misses
and Kurth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurth moves out of range of the body kick.
West thuds a left hand into Kurth's body.
West punishes Kurth's body with a nice straight punch.
Kurth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by West.
West misses with a body shot.
Yilmaz Kurth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kurth is able to avoid easily.
West lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurth misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurth was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Kurth misses with a jab, cross combination.
West lands a right hook to the body.
West lands a slapping body shot.
Kurth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurth.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
West lands a nice shot that snaps Kurth's head back.
Kurth misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kurth tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
West scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West scores with a nice strike.
Nice body punch from West.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George West dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kurth misses with a few strikes there.
West looks to land a combination. Kurth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
West lands with a hook. Kurth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
West throws a shot to the body.
West pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kurth back to the cage. West follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
West works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kurth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kurth misses with a double jab.
Kurth tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West punishes Kurth's body with a nice straight punch.
West looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kurth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kurth tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kurth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
West misses with a jab to the body
and Kurth counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurth swivels and escapes.
Kurth throws a counter combo.
West lands with a good body shot.
Yilmaz Kurth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kurth is looking to clinch.
West scores with a nice strike.
Kurth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Kurth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Kurth forces West back against the cage and clinches.
West breaks the clinch.
Kurth clinches up against the cage.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
West dips to his left and cracks Kurth with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurth at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a jab. Kurth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kurth wants to clinch.
Kurth lands a left and a right that sends West crashing to the canvas! Kurth dives into mount looking to finish!
 West is rocked!
It looks like George West has been cut.
West is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh West is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurth controlling from the full mount.
West tries to get back to half guard but can't.
West seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is working hard here to advance position.
Kurth content just to control the position here.
That's four 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.
West really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kurth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
West is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
George West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George West.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George West!
After the fight, George West was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Yilmaz Kurth was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm gonna knock your head off next go, bro!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Ellis (ranked 2869 p4p, 3861 weight class) and Reubeus Haggard (ranked 349 p4p, 452 weight class). Quinton Ellis 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinton Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reubeus Haggard!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haggard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellis is just out of range.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haggard as he jumps to the side.
Ellis shoots in for a double leg but Haggard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haggard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis throws a jab when Haggard was well out of range.
Ellis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Haggard.
Ellis fails with the takedown.
Haggard throws a head kick that misses.
Haggard misses with a head kick.
It looked like Ellis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellis.
Haggard with the inside leg kick.
Haggard stuffs the takedown attempt from Ellis. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis has his takedown stuffed
and Haggard counters with a stiff right hand.
Haggard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haggard wants it to stay on the feet.
Ellis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haggard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ellis darts in looking for a takedown but Haggard gets double underhooks and turns Ellis into the cage.
Haggard prevents a body shot from Ellis.
Ellis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but Haggard blocks it.
Haggard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haggard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ellis wants a takedown.
Haggard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Ellis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Haggard is defending well.
Ellis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Haggard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Haggard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short left from Haggard.
Ellis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggard scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis wants a takedown.
Haggard prevents the takedown attempt.
Haggard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Haggard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haggard working aggressively here.
Haggard lands a hook that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Haggard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ellis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haggard can turn it around.
Haggard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
A right hand to the body from Haggard.
Haggard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Haggard.
Haggard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haggard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Haggard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haggard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haggard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haggard lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haggard.
Ellis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haggard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ellis is trying to pull guard but Haggard has him pressed against the cage.
Haggard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellis wants to take the fight to the mat but Haggard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ellis tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haggard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ellis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ellis trying to control the position but instead, Haggard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ellis into the cage.
Haggard scores with a shot to the side of Ellis's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Haggard.
Ellis has Haggard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haggard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ellis is working for takedown but Haggard is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ellis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haggard's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haggard avoiding damage.
Haggard lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis is working for takedown but Haggard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haggard stops a takedown attempt from Ellis.
Haggard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Haggard pushes Ellis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Haggard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haggard.
A short body shot lands from Haggard as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Haggard.
Haggard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ellis.
Haggard lands a hook that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Ellis is rocked!
Haggard pushes Ellis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Ellis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haggard pushes Ellis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haggard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reubeus Haggard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ellis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ellis seems to have got his legs back now.
Haggard looking for a guillotine here but Ellis defends easily.
Haggard looking to control.
Ellis being controlled here momentarily.
Ellis won't allow Haggard to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggard throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ellis looking to sit in guard and control but Haggard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haggard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggard wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
Haggard is looking to advance position but Ellis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ellis landing strikes from the mount.
Ellis cracks Haggard with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Ellis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shiva Chavan (ranked 2706 p4p, 3157 weight class) and Tony Twist (ranked 332 p4p, 384 weight class). Chavan's entrance music is Till i collapse. A fine choice. Twist is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: tony twist fights, enjoy. Shiva Chavan 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shiva Chavan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Twist!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Twist.
Chavan misses with a hook. Twist ducked under it nicely.
Chavan ducks straight into an uppercut from Twist and tumbles to the canvas! It�s a flash knockdown though - Chavan manages to regain guard straight away.
Chavan is rocked!
It looks like Shiva Chavan has been cut.
Twist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Twist postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Chavan covers up, he's hurt! Twist keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Twist and the ref steps in to end the fight! Twist can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Twist!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imma Hugga (ranked 2011 p4p, 2929 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 246 p4p, 354 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Imma Hugga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velasquez throws out the jab.
Velasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hugga.
Velasquez staying out of range there.
Hugga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hugga.
Velasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hugga misses with a straight left.
Hugga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hugga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasquez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Velasquez slips a jab from Hugga.
Hugga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Velasquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Velasquez connects with a nice looking jab.
Velasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Hugga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugga throws a looping overhand right but Velasquez ducks down to avoid it.
Velasquez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hugga throws a big shot that misses.
As Hugga backs off Velasquez throws a huge counter combo but Hugga manages to avoid it all.
Velasquez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hugga wants to land a leg kick but Velasquez is out of range.
Hugga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugga throws a hook to the side of Velasquez's head but Velasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hugga misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a series of strikes that have Hugga backpedaling.
It looks like Imma Hugga has been cut.
Hugga misses with an uppercut. Velasquez saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Velasquez! But no joy.
Hugga misses with a body shot.
Hugga misses with an uppercut.
Hugga connects with a single shot there.
Hugga misses with a looping right.
Hugga tries to bum rush Velasquez with a series of wild strikes but Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hugga misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hugga. Velasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hugga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hugga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
A nice combination there by Velasquez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Hugga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hugga slips a straight right by Velasquez.
Nice uppercut there from Hugga.
Imma Hugga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugga missing with a left hand there. Velasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velasquez misses with a wild combination.
Hugga throws an off balance right hand
and Velasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hugga misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Velasquez. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Hugga misses.
Hugga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hugga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
Velasquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Velasquez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Velasquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hugga swings widly with a right hand
and Velasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Hugga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Velasquez is able to avoid easily.
Some wild striking there from Hugga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugga swings widly with a right hand
and Velasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hugga looks to throw the jab but Velasquez is out of range.
Hugga throws an off balance right hand
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hugga just misses with a punch to the body.
Hugga misses with a wild body shot.
Velasquez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Velasquez cracks Hugga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Hugga is predictable there
and Velasquez counters with a nice right hand that sends Hugga toppling to the canvas! Hugga scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Velasquez finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hugga misses with an uppercut
and Velasquez counters with a crisp right that sends Hugga to the canvas! Velasquez follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finley Costa (ranked 2663 p4p, 2467 weight class) and Broken Bones Jones (ranked 327 p4p, 309 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Finley Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Broken Bones Jones!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costa throws a head kick that half lands.
 It looks like Broken Bones Jones has been cut.
Costa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Costa.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Costa.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries to clinch but Costa moves out of range.
Costa connects with a looping right hand.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Costa had a free shot at his head there.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Costa sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Costa kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.
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!
Jones misses with a body kick.
Costa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Costa.
Costa jabs at Jones's body.
Costa throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa scores with a hook.
Costa gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Costa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Costa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Costa on the inside.
A short right from Costa.
A short body shot lands from Costa as the two fighters clinch.
Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costa digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Costa lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa misses with a straight right.
Jones looking to score a takedown here. Costa is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Costa's guard.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Costa wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Costa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Costa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control the position but Costa postures up.
Jones has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Costa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jones.
Costa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Costa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Costa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones tries to buck Costa off but Costa is having none of it.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Costa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Costa tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Costa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Costa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones parries the strikes from Costa easily there. Costa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.
Costa is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Costa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finley Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Broken Bones Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Costa throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Costa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Costa throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Costa prevents it.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Costa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costa breaks the clinch.
Finley Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
Costa sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costa.
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Costa lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Costa throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Costa.
Costa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Costa lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Costa waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Jones looks up at the clock. Bad move! Costa lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jones. Costa pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finley Costa!
Finley Costa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Helmsley (ranked 1542 p4p, 2194 weight class) and Anthoni Joshua (ranked 191 p4p, 269 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reginald Helmsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthoni Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmsley closes the distance and clinches.
Helmsley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Helmsley landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Helmsley is trying to stall.
Maybe Helmsley would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Joshua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helmsley prevents a body shot from Joshua.
A short body shot lands from Joshua as the two fighters clinch.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
Joshua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joshua tries a body shot but Helmsley blocks it.
Helmsley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Anthoni Joshua has been cut.
Joshua managing to block the knees to the body from Helmsley.
Helmsley misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helmsley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Helmsley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Joshua.
Helmsley lands an elbow just above Joshua 's eye.
That has opened up Anthoni Joshua's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Helmsley.
The cut above Anthoni Joshua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Helmsley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anthoni Joshua's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthoni Joshua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reginald Helmsley!
Reginald Helmsley very nearly forgot to thank Shadow Realm Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pate Boxeri (ranked 776 p4p, 1706 weight class) and Geordi La Forge (ranked 80 p4p, 156 weight class). La Forge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest. Pate Boxeri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Boxeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geordi La Forge!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Forge misses with an uppercut
and Boxeri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boxeri, as that shot connected.
La Forge missing with a left hand there. Boxeri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La Forge just misses with a punch to the body.
La Forge misses with a straight left.
La Forge misses with a hook
and Boxeri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Boxeri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxeri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boxeri works La Forge's body with a nice hook.
Boxeri swings widly with a right hand
and La Forge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boxeri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Boxeri.
La Forge moves out of range of the strikes.
La Forge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boxeri catches La Forge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
La Forge moves away from the strike by Boxeri.
La Forge looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxeri is just out of range.
La Forge connects with a body shot.
La Forge throws a right hand that misses
and Boxeri counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxeri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. La Forge eats them both and turns towards Boxeri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxeri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and La Forge counters with a straight right hand.
La Forge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxeri.
Boxeri lands a head shot.
La Forge lands a nice shot that snaps Boxeri's head back.
Boxeri misses with a hook. La Forge ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like La Forge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boxeri throws an overhand right that lands on La Forge's shoulder, as La Forge tries to avoid the shot.
La Forge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Forge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxeri.
La Forge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxeri.
Boxeri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boxeri lands a two punch combo.
Boxeri throws an overhand right that lands on La Forge's shoulder, as La Forge tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxeri misses with a hook
and La Forge counters with a nice body shot.
Boxeri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Forge.
A quick step to the side and Boxeri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxeri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
La Forge slips a straight right by Boxeri.
Boxeri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Forge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Forge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxeri.
Good shot there by La Forge.
Boxeri moves out of range as La Forge strikes.
Nice defenses there by Boxeri.
La Forge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boxeri misses with the combination.
Boxeri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxeri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boxeri misses with a looping right.
La Forge ducks under a wild hook from Boxeri.
Boxeri throws a looping overhand right but La Forge ducks down to avoid it.
La Forge blocks a jab.
La Forge misses with a looping right.
Boxeri appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boxeri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before La Forge has time to react.
A slow jab from La Forge misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxeri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boxeri thuds a left hand into La Forge's body.
Nice uppercut there from Boxeri.
Boxeri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Forge.
La Forge misses with a hook.
La Forge misses with a lunging right hand
letting Boxeri counter with a right hand.
Boxeri defending well as La Forge loads up on a big left hand.
A left and a right from Boxeri both land. Nice combination.
La Forge is rocked!
La Forge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
La Forge is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxeri finish him?
Boxeri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxeri misses with a hook.
Boxeri rushes La Forge and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! La Forge is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Boxeri piles on the pressure and La Forge crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Boxeri!
A victorious Pate Boxeri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Space Herpes (ranked 739 p4p, 1703 weight class) and Shot Of Coke (ranked 93 p4p, 213 weight class). Herpes comes to the cage accompanied by Space Herpes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Space Herpes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shot Of Coke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Coke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herpes misses with a hook.
Of Coke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Of Coke.
Of Coke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Coke misses with a hook.
Herpes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Of Coke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Herpes lands.
Herpes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Coke.
Herpes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Coke throws a right hand that misses
and Herpes counters with a nice right hand that sends Of Coke toppling to the canvas! Of Coke scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Herpes finish him?!
Of Coke is rocked!
It looks like Shot Of Coke has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herpes slips a jab from Of Coke.
Of Coke is still on wobbly legs! Can Herpes finish him?
Herpes throws a looping overhand right but Of Coke ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Herpes misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Of Coke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Of Coke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herpes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Of Coke seems to have recovered his senses.
Of Coke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Coke slips a jab from Herpes.
Of Coke throws out a counter right but Herpes avoids it with no problem.
Herpes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Coke staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Herpes slips under a jab.
Herpes just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Coke has managed to clinch.
Herpes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Herpes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Coke prevents Herpes from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Of Coke.
Of Coke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Herpes's efforts to push away.
Herpes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Of Coke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Of Coke looks to throw the jab but Herpes is out of range.
Of Coke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Herpes.
The fighters circling - Herpes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Herpes lands with a cross.
Herpes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Coke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Coke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herpes.
Of Coke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Herpes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Of Coke throws a jab but it's blocked by Herpes.
Herpes avoids the body shot from Of Coke.
Herpes loads up on a big right hand but Of Coke slips the punch.
Herpes cracks Of Coke with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Herpes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Of Coke to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Coke tries to close the distance and clinch but Herpes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Herpes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Of Coke is able to avoid easily.
Of Coke slips under a jab from Herpes.
Of Coke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Coke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Coke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Of Coke throws a head punch that misses.
Herpes is trying to break free.
Herpes is looking to break free of the clinch but Of Coke has double underhooks.
Herpes blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Coke.
Herpes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Herpes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Herpes working hard to break the clinch.
Herpes is looking to break free of the clinch but Of Coke has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Coke.
Of Coke prevents Herpes from breaking the clinch.
Of Coke lands with a light punch inside.
Of Coke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Herpes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Of Coke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Herpes.
Herpes sends Of Coke crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Herpes is motioning to the referee to let Of Coke up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Of Coke scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Space Herpes has been cut.
Herpes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Of Coke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Coke misses the target.
Herpes staying out of range there.
Herpes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Coke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herpes moves out of range of the strikes.
Of Coke swinging wildly here.
Of Coke cracks Herpes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Herpes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Of Coke finish him?
Herpes is rocked!
Of Coke drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Herpes's head, knocking him out cold! Of Coke is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shot Of Coke!
Shot Of Coke is the new heavyweight champion!
Space Herpes was interviewed post fight and said 'Tonight. You!'.
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