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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Corbin (ranked 3636 p4p, 23812 weight class) and Vladymyr Kersikov (ranked 404 p4p, 568 weight class). Kersikov has chosen TheFatRat & Riell - Hiding in the Blue as his entrance music. Ulysses Corbin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladymyr Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov sends Corbin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kersikov is motioning to the referee to let Corbin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 It looks like Ulysses Corbin has been cut.
Corbin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Kersikov misses.
Corbin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Corbin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Corbin from controlling successfully.
Kersikov is trying to control the position but Corbin postures up.
Corbin won't allow Kersikov to sweep him here.
Kersikov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Corbin from controlling successfully.
Kersikov controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Corbin's front leg but catches the back leg as Corbin tries to avoid it.
Corbin dives in and scores a takedown into Kersikov's guard.
Corbin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control the position here.
Corbin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corbin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Corbin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov keeping full guard, as Corbin tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Corbin preventing the sweep.
Corbin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corbin being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corbin.
Kersikov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corbin. Corbin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Corbin avoids a kick to the body.
Corbin misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Corbin is defended easily by Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice jab there from Kersikov.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corbin.
Corbin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Corbin blocks it well.
Corbin shoots in but Kersikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kersikov unleashes a big counter combination but Corbin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from Kersikov.
Corbin closes the distance and clinches up with Kersikov, looking for a takedown. Corbin pushes Kersikov against the cage but Kersikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kersikov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulysses Corbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corbin misses with a body shot
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Corbin catches Kersikov right on the button with a cross.
Kersikov defending well as Corbin loads up on a big left hand.
Vladymyr Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corbin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Corbin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Corbin.
Nice shot by Corbin.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corbin misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corbin.
Corbin darts in looking for a takedown but Kersikov gets double underhooks and turns Corbin into the cage.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Kersikov pushes Corbin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corbin wants a takedown.
A short right from Kersikov.
Kersikov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corbin backwards.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kersikov missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov slowing the pace effectively.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbin backwards.
Corbin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Kersikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kersikov effectively controlling the action here.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but Corbin blocks with his arms.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corbin.
Kersikov breaks from the clinch.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov throws a right hand that Corbin ducks under and follows up with a left that Corbin also avoids with ease.
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!
Corbin darts in looking for a takedown but Kersikov gets double underhooks and turns Corbin into the cage.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kersikov lands a right hand.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov is trying to stall.
Kersikov gets through Corbin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kersikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Corbin takes a shot to the head.
Corbin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kersikov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Corbin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corbin throws a right hand that Kersikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kersikov also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corbin misses the jab.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Corbin misses its intended target.
Corbin fails to land the takedown.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladymyr Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Corbin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Kersikov is looking to slow Corbin down with leg kicks.
Corbin shoots in for a double leg but Kersikov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Corbin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corbin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kersikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corbin.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corbin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Corbin.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Corbin is wise to it.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Corbin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Corbin throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov flicks out a counter leg kick but Corbin steps away.
Kersikov scores with a hook to the body. Corbin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corbin at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kersikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Corbin misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corbin shoots in but no luck this time.
Kersikov counters with a body kick.
Vladymyr Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov cracks Corbin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kersikov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Corbin to stand back up!
 Corbin is rocked!
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corbin scores with a jab. Kersikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Corbin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov works Corbin's body with a nice hook.
Corbin throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Corbin really felt that one!
Kersikov finds Corbin's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Corbin flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kersikov lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Corbin will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladymyr Kersikov!
Vladymyr Kersikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Socippo (ranked 3246 p4p, 3564 weight class) and Zavian Barkley (ranked 372 p4p, 401 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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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luther Socippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zavian Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socippo misses with a left hand
and Barkley counters with a good, hard body kick but Socippo shrugs it off.
Socippo throws a hook to the side of Barkley's head but Barkley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Socippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkley counters with a body kick.
No joy there for Socippo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Socippo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Socippo scores with a hook to the body. Barkley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Socippo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barkley misses with the body kick
and Socippo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barkley looks for the body kick but Socippo saw that one coming.
Luther Socippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socippo looks to land a left hand but Barkley moved out of range nicely.
Barkley lands a nice looking body kick.
Socippo cracks Barkley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Socippo. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socippo misses with a looping right.
Socippo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Socippo.
Barkley connects with a solid leg kick.
Socippo misses with a body shot.
Barkley flicks out a counter leg kick but Socippo steps away.
Barkley moves out of range of the body kick.
Socippo misses with a head kick.
Socippo tries to move into range but Barkley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Socippo blocks the body kick.
Barkley throws a head kick but Socippo moves out of range.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick
and Socippo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Socippo scores with a jab. Barkley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Socippo throws a head kick that misses.
Barkley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good standup being displayed there by Socippo as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socippo avoids the head kick by Barkley.
Socippo misses with a straight right.
Socippo blocks a head kick by Barkley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley slips a jab from Socippo.
Socippo lands a leg kick that knocks Barkley off balance momentarily.
Socippo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barkley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barkley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Socippo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Socippo digs a good body shot into Barkley's ribs.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
Socippo throws a right hand that misses
and Barkley counters with a body kick.
Socippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barkley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Luther Socippo has been cut.
Barkley moves into range and clinches up with Socippo.
Barkley jumps into guard, dragging Socippo to the mat.
Socippo wants to stand and escape but instead Barkley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Barkley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Socippo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Socippo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barkley.
Socippo wants to get back to his feet but Barkley passes into half guard.
Barkley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barkley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socippo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Barkley is on him like a limpet, forcing Socippo back against the cage.
Barkley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Socippo walks away with a smile on his face. Barkley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socippo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Socippo moves out of range as Barkley throws a body kick.
Socippo scores with a hook to the body. Barkley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Socippo lands a slapping body shot.
Socippo takes a swing at Barkley's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barkley.
Socippo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Socippo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barkley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Socippo throws a sloppy head kick and Barkley moves out of range easily.
Socippo throws a head kick but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Socippo.
Barkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barkley lands a nice looking body kick.
Barkley scores with a push kick.
Socippo is breathing heavily.
Socippo misses with an uppercut
and Barkley counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barkley.
A swing and a miss from Socippo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barkley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Socippo. That did some damage!
Barkley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Socippo will feel that in the morning.
Barkley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barkley.
Socippo throws the left hand but Barkley avoids the punch easily.
Barkley throws a head kick that half lands.
Barkley dips to his left and cracks Socippo with an uppercut!
Socippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Socippo misses the target.
Socippo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Socippo stuns Barkley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses.
Socippo throws a big counter combination but Barkley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Socippo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Socippo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Socippo.
Socippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Socippo connects with a right hand. Barkley shakes it off.
Socippo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barkley tries to land a front kick but Socippo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Socippo looks to throw the jab but Barkley is out of range.
Barkley looks to throw a body kick
letting Socippo counter with a right hand.
Socippo with a hook.
A jab from Socippo does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Socippo misses the target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Socippo scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Socippo misses its intended target.
Socippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Socippo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Socippo lands a leg kick that knocks Barkley off balance momentarily.
Socippo throws a right hand that Barkley ducks under and follows up with a left that Barkley also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barkley - that will leave a mark!
Socippo misses with the body kick
and Barkley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barkley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barkley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barkley feints and then cracks Socippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Socippo down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Socippo. Those never looked like landing.
Barkley tries a head kick but it misses.
Socippo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Socippo thuds a left hand into Barkley's body.
Barkley throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice uppercut there from Barkley.
Socippo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barkley.
Socippo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Socippo is rocked!
Luther Socippo's cut is getting worse.
Socippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkley.
Barkley slips a straight right by Socippo.
Barkley wants to counter with a clinch but Socippo pushes him away.
Barkley throws the left hand but Socippo avoids the punch easily.
Barkley avoids the body shot from Socippo.
Barkley steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Socippo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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 Luther Socippo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luther Socippo's cut.
That's time! Socippo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barkley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barkley throws out a loose jab but Socippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Socippo throws a series of punches but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley wants to counter the offense by Socippo and move into the clinch position.
Luther Socippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Socippo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barkley momentarily.
Crunch! Barkley slams his shin into Socippo's torso.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Barkley scoring well with a low kick there.
Barkley thuds his shin into the meat of Socippo's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socippo misses with a lunging right hand
and Barkley counters with a body kick that stops Socippo in his tracks momentarily.
Barkley misses with an uppercut.
Barkley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barkley throws a head kick that Socippo semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socippo checks a leg kick.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Socippo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barkley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barkley lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Socippo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barkley throws the kick towards the body but Socippo avoids it.
Barkley slips under a jab from Socippo.
Barkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Socippo.
Barkley feints and then cracks Socippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Socippo down.
Socippo seems to have got his legs back now.
Barkley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Socippo is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Socippo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Socippo misses the jab.
Barkley tries to counter with a clinch but Socippo shakes him off and moves away.
Socippo looks to land a right hand but Barkley moved out of range.
Socippo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barkley counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a leg kick which misses Socippo's front leg but catches the back leg as Socippo tries to avoid it.
Barkley throws a chopping leg kick but Socippo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Socippo misses with a wild body shot.
Barkley scores with a spinning back kick!
Barkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Socippo keeps the fight on the outside.
Barkley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barkley scores with a head kick. Socippo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Socippo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Socippo loads up on a big right hand but Barkley slips the punch.
Socippo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barkley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Socippo.
Socippo takes a swing at Barkley's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Socippo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Socippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Socippo.
Barkley throws a head kick but Socippo moves out of range.
Socippo misses the body punch
and Barkley counters with a thumping low kick.
Socippo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barkley throws a low kick but Socippo moves out of range easily.
That kick from Barkley tenderised Socippo's leg. Socippo is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socippo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barkley is out of range and Socippo settles back down.
Socippo misses with an uppercut. Barkley saw that one coming.
Barkley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Socippo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barkley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Socippo throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
Socippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barkley throws a big shot that misses.
Socippo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Socippo misses with a hook
and Barkley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Socippo really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Socippo throws a shot from downtown. Barkley moves away and avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Socippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Socippo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Socippo stalks Barkley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barkley's face. Barkley staggers backwards, shaken.
Socippo punishes Barkley's body with a nice straight punch.
Socippo missing with a left hand there. Barkley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Socippo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Socippo misses with a double jab.
Socippo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Socippo.
Barkley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good work by Socippo as he checks the leg kick.
Socippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Socippo throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a lazy right hand but Socippo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Socippo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Socippo.
Barkley throws a lazy body kick
and Socippo counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barkley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barkley lands a nice looking body kick.
Socippo cracks Barkley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Socippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barkley follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Socippo throws a sloppy body shot
and Barkley counters with a head kick.
Luther Socippo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Socippo misses the jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Socippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Socippo lunges at Barkley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barkley's hand.
Socippo takes one to the side of the head.
Socippo jabs Barkley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barkley throws a lazy head kick
and Socippo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Socippo throws a head kick that misses
and Barkley counters with a good low kick that Socippo was not able to check.
Barkley walks into a jab.
Barkley thuds his shin into the meat of Socippo's side.
Socippo avoids the head kick by Barkley.
Socippo throws a nice looking combination but Barkley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Socippo moves out of range of the body kick from Barkley.
Barkley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Socippo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barkley connects with a jab.
Socippo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Socippo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarkley.
Socippo throws a head kick but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley slips a jab from Socippo.
Socippo blocks a head kick by Barkley.
Barkley scores with a jab to the body.
Barkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Socippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Socippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Socippo moves out of range easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a body kick that misses
and Socippo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barkley misses with a combination
and Socippo counters with a nice body shot.
A solid body kick from Socippo.
Socippo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barkley misses with a head kick.
Barkley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barkley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Socippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barkley scoring well with a low kick there.
Socippo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zavian Barkley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luther Socippo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barkley throws a jab but it's blocked by Socippo.
Barkley lands a head kick!
Socippo works the jab nicely.
Socippo punishes Barkley's body with a nice straight punch.
Socippo digs a good body shot into Barkley's ribs.
Socippo lands with an uppercut that bounces Barkley off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkley throws a fast counter high kick but Socippo manages to duck under it in time.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Socippo.
Barkley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Socippo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Socippo misses
and Barkley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Socippo throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
Barkley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barkley misses with a head kick.
Socippo misses with an uppercut
and Barkley counters with a leg kick.
Socippo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Socippo.
Barkley throws a nice head kick!
Socippo swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barkley throws a body kick that misses
and Socippo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Socippo works over Barkley's head and body with a nice combination.
Barkley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Socippo scores with a hook to the body. Barkley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Socippo moves out of range as Barkley throws a body kick.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick
and Socippo counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley tries a head kick but it misses.
Socippo misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Socippo avoids the head kick by Barkley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barkley throws a solid leg kick but Socippo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barkley.
Socippo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barkleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Socippo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barkley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barkley.
Barkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Socippo.
Socippo with a hook.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Socippo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barkley moves away from the strike by Socippo.
A left lands for Socippo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socippo misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barkley - that will leave a mark!
Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Socippo.
Barkley throws a fast counter high kick but Socippo manages to duck under it in time.
Barkley keeps Socippo at a distance using the push kick.
Socippo lands with a straight right. Barkley didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkley swinging wildly here.
Barkley throws a wild body kick that Socippo sees coming a mile off.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses
and Socippo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Socippo swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Socippo swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Socippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barkley keeps Socippo at a distance using the push kick.
Socippo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Socippo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barkley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barkley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Socippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Barkley throws a head kick that half lands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Socippo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barkley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barkley connects with an inside leg kick.
Barkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley tries a head kick but it misses.
Barkley looks to land a right hand but Socippo moved out of range.
Socippo jabs Barkley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body.
Socippo misses with a hook. Barkley ducked under it nicely.
Socippo swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Socippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Socippo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barkley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barkley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses.
Barkley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Socippo stuns Barkley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Socippo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Socippo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barkley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Socippo misses the body punch
and Barkley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jeez, Luther Socippo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Barkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Socippo misses with a straight left.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Socippo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Socippo.
Socippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Socippo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Socippo misses.
Socippo cracks Barkley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Socippo throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Socippo.
Barkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barkley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Socippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Socippo misses with a low kick.
Socippo lands a jab to the nose.
Barkley throws a wild body kick that Socippo sees coming a mile off.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Socippo moves out of range easily.
A big right from Socippo misses.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Socippo.
Socippo blocks a head kick by Barkley.
Barkley lands with a kick to the temple. Socippo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luther Socippo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zavian Barkley!
During a confident post fight interview, Zavian Barkley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 2309 p4p, 3098 weight class) and Terrance Knight (ranked 274 p4p, 351 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Knight!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight moves out of range as Bayarmaa strikes.
Bayarmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
Knight sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bayarmaa defending well though.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa kicks off Knight and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bayarmaa feints and then cracks Knight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knight down.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight throws a hook but Bayarmaa avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bayarmaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Bayarmaa misses the body punch
and Knight counters with a shoot takedown. Bayarmaa fights it but they end up in guard.
Bayarmaa being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bayarmaa wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayarmaa throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Bayarmaa counters with a big head kick but Knight shrugs it off.
Knight lands a jab.
Bayarmaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bayarmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that Knight semi-blocks.
Knight misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Bayarmaa's head coaches at Ragnarok\'s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bayarmaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knight.
Knight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bayarmaa but Bayarmaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
A little jabbing left from Knight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Bayarmaa misses.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bayarmaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Knight throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bayarmaa was covering up waiting for the punch and Knight finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Knight manages to pass to side control.
Knight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knight performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayarmaa is staying active underneath Knight, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bayarmaa is looking to escape.
Knight is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bayarmaa sees it coming and defends easily.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bayarmaa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Knight working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Knight in particular looking to stall.
Bayarmaa tries to kick Knight off but Knight keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bayarmaa defending well though.
Knight controlling the pace.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bayarmaa scores with a head kick.
Bayarmaa tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Bayarmaa misses.
Knight shoots in but no luck this time.
Bayarmaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gan Bayarmaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Knight.
Knight avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bayarmaa lands a leg kick that knocks Knight off balance momentarily.
Bayarmaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayarmaa with a nice calf kick.
Knight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bayarmaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Bayarmaa tried to counter with a leg kick but Knight avoided it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bayarmaa momentarily.
Knight on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bayarmaa. Bayarmaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bayarmaa misses the jab.
Bayarmaa needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Bayarmaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bayarmaa misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Knight stops Bayarmaa from standing up.
Knight wants to control from the top but Bayarmaa keeps moving.
Knight looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight trying to control but Bayarmaa is working from the bottom.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Bayarmaa wants to stand up but Knight is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knight connects with a body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Bayarmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bayarmaa.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Bayarmaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bayarmaa throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bayarmaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayarmaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gan Bayarmaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bayarmaa slips under a jab.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gan Bayarmaa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bayarmaa catches Knight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bayarmaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bayarmaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bayarmaa misses with a head kick.
Bayarmaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bayarmaa lands a nice shot that snaps Knight's head back.
Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bayarmaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight works over Bayarmaa's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
Bayarmaa walks into a straight right hand from Knight.
Bayarmaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Bayarmaa looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Jab by Knight.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bayarmaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Bayarmaa does it's job there.
Bayarmaa missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knight's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bayarmaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Bayarmaa throws a chopping leg kick but Knight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Bayarmaa is predictable there
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Bayarmaa throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Knight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick
and Knight counters with a shoot takedown. Bayarmaa fights it but they end up in guard.
Knight working some strikes from top position.
Bayarmaa keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight stops Bayarmaa from standing up.
Terrance Knight has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Bayarmaa has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight with a nice head shot there.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Bayarmaa is keeping the position.
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Bayarmaa has wrist control.
Knight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Knight won't allow Bayarmaa to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knight drives through with a takedown into Bayarmaa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bayarmaa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Knight is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bayarmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Bayarmaa has the dominant position.
Knight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bayarmaa prevents it.
A short right from Bayarmaa on the inside.
Bayarmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bayarmaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Bayarmaa back against the cage.
A short left from Bayarmaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight is pushing Bayarmaa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bayarmaa manages to break the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Bayarmaa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bayarmaa lands a head kick!
Bayarmaa misses with a body shot.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bayarmaa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayarmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gan Bayarmaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Knight works over Bayarmaa's head and body with a nice combination.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayarmaa.
Knight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knight throws a body punch but Bayarmaa moves out of range.
Bayarmaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Bayarmaa is looking to counter punch.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Knight changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bayarmaa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries for a kimura but Bayarmaa is defending well.
Knight wants to control for a moment but Bayarmaa uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bayarmaa's head.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bayarmaa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knight is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bayarmaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knight scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bayarmaa is staying active underneath Knight, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bayarmaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bayarmaa. That's going to slow Knight down.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bayarmaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight takes a swing at Bayarmaa's ribcage but misses.
Knight with a nice cross.
Bayarmaa swinging wildly here.
Bayarmaa throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight with the counter takedown but Bayarmaa avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gan Bayarmaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bayarmaa lands with a kick to the temple. Knight shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Bayarmaa's shoulder, as Bayarmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Knight throws a hook but Bayarmaa avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa misses the jab.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knight.
Knight avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knight.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bayarmaa with the inside leg kick.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Bayarmaa is just out of range.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Knight.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knight's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bayarmaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knight scrambles back to his feet.
Bayarmaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayarmaa moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bayarmaa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Knight is in Bayarmaa's guard.
Knight is standing up over Bayarmaa. Bayarmaa looks to escape but Knight dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight trying to control the position but Bayarmaa is working away.
Bayarmaa is trying to get back to his feet.
Bayarmaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
Knight controls the position from side control.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet but Knight drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bayarmaa is avoiding damage well.
Knight sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bayarmaa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bayarmaa is trying to get back to his feet.
Knight working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Knight landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Knight looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bayarmaa is avoiding damage well.
Knight controlling the position from side mount.
Knight throws a strike aimed at the side of Bayarmaa's head but Bayarmaa avoids it well.
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.
Knight trying to control the position but Bayarmaa is working away.
Bayarmaa sneaks out the side door and pushes Knight away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bayarmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Knight misses.
Bayarmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bayarmaa swivels and escapes.
Terrance Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick which misses Knight's front leg but catches the back leg as Knight tries to avoid it.
Bayarmaa thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
so Knight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but Bayarmaa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knight controlling Bayarmaa's posture.
Bayarmaa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Bayarmaa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knight's head.
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
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!
Knight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bayarmaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Bayarmaa settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Bayarmaa misses the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Bayarmaa throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knight avoids the body shot from Bayarmaa.
Knight checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bayarmaa slips under a jab.
As Knight backs away, Bayarmaa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knight lunges at Bayarmaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bayarmaa's hand.
Knight staying out of range there.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Knight.
Bayarmaa connects with a solid leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bayarmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayarmaa connects with a solid leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight throws a hook but Bayarmaa avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa misses with a straight left.
Bayarmaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bayarmaa sizes up Knight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gan Bayarmaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bayarmaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bayarmaa slips a straight right by Knight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bayarmaa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gan Bayarmaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bayarmaa, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gan Bayarmaa!
Terrance Knight spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn... Just Damn...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Logan (ranked 1377 p4p, 2528 weight class) and Pallas Anttonen (ranked 189 p4p, 296 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theodore Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anttonen can pounce on him.
Anttonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Logan misses with some punches.
Anttonen tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Logan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Logan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anttonen pushes Logan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anttonen lands with a right to the head.
Logan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anttonen tries a body shot but Logan blocks it.
Logan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anttonen.
Anttonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan takes a swing at Anttonen's ribcage but misses.
Logan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anttonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Logan. That did some damage!
Anttonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Anttonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anttonen moves into the clinch.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Logan is leaning against Anttonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anttonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Logan misses.
A left and a right from Logan both land. Nice combination.
Logan scores with a hook.
Anttonen scores with the left hand. Logan knows he should have avoided that one.
Logan takes a swing at Anttonen's ribcage but misses.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Anttonen slips under a jab from Logan.
Logan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anttonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Logan connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan misses with an uppercut
and Anttonen counters with a nice body kick.
Anttonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Logan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anttonen tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by Anttonen.
Anttonen is leaning against Logan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Anttonen.
Anttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan lands a right hand.
A short right from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands a left hand.
Anttonen lands a nice uppercut.
Anttonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Logan.
Anttonen breaks from the clinch.
Anttonen with the inside leg kick.
Anttonen tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
Logan is looking to counter punch.
Anttonen gets tackled into the cage by Logan. Logan maintains the clinch.
Anttonen breaks the clinch.
Anttonen lands a big head kick that sends Logan tumbling to the mat! Anttonen takes a step backwards and waves Logan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Logan is rocked!
Logan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anttonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Logan's knee momentarily.
Oh Logan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Logan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anttonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Logan out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pallas Anttonen!
A relieved looking Pallas Anttonen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mordor Mettovaara (ranked 1011 p4p, 1671 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 139 p4p, 226 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordor Mettovaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mettovaara avoids the body shot from Marks.
Mettovaara pushes Marks up against the cage in a clinch.
Mettovaara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marks smiles and moves away.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Mettovaara moves out of range easily.
Mettovaara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Mettovaara.
Marks tried to score with a low kick but Mettovaara checks it.
Mettovaara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mettovaara blocks a low kick nicely.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Mettovaara.
Marks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mettovaara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mettovaara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mettovaara tries to clinch but Marks is having none of it.
We've been told by Mettovaara's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marks throws a series of punches but Mettovaara moves out of range.
Marks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mettovaara.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mettovaara.
Marks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mettovaara.
Marks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mettovaara appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mettovaara misses with a hook to the body
and Mettovaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mettovaara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marks throws a shot from downtown. Mettovaara moves away and avoids it.
Marks throws out a loose jab but Mettovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mettovaara is looking to counter punch.
Marks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mettovaara drives through and clinches with Marks against the cage.
Mettovaara fails to pull guard.
Mettovaara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Marks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mettovaara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mettovaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marks's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara lands a right hand.
Mettovaara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mettovaara blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Mettovaara.
Marks struggles to land a body shot inside as Mettovaara controls his hands.
Marks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marks blocks a head kick by Mettovaara.
Despite the aggression on Marks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mettovaara throws a body kick that misses.
Marks lands a big head kick that sends Mettovaara tumbling to the mat! Marks takes a step backwards and waves Mettovaara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mettovaara is rocked!
A head kick misses from Mettovaara.
Marks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marks.
Marks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mettovaara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marks, pushing him back against the cage.
Mettovaara lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Marks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marks breaks from the clinch.
Mettovaara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mettovaara - that will leave a mark!
Marks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mettovaara connects with a solid leg kick.
Marks throws the left hand but Mettovaara avoids the punch easily.
Marks misses with a low kick.
Marks drops his hands momentarily and Mettovaara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marks.
Nice jab there from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara stuns Marks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mettovaara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mettovaara there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mettovaara throws a head kick that misses.
Mettovaara misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara lands with a straight right. Marks didn't see that one coming.
Mettovaara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mettovaara is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mettovaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mettovaara throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Marks misses.
Marks walks into a straight right hand from Mettovaara.
Marks throws a solid leg kick but Mettovaara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marks.
Mettovaara slips a jab and a cross from Marks.
Mettovaara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mettovaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mettovaara throws a front kick that sends Marks stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick lands for Marks.
Mettovaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Marks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mettovaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marks misses with a wild combination.
Marks scores with a leg kick.
Marks tries to keep at a distance but Mettovaara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mettovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Mettovaara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marks just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mordor Mettovaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marks struggles to land a body shot inside as Mettovaara controls his hands.
Marks is looking to break free of the clinch but Mettovaara has double underhooks.
Mettovaara scores with a shot to the side of Marks's head.
Mettovaara lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marks.
Marks blocks an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marks wants to break free but Mettovaara has control.
Marks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mettovaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mettovaara digs a right hand underneath Marks's ribcage. Marks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mettovaara backwards.
Mettovaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marks's elbow.
Marks breaks from the clinch.
Marks is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marks wants to land a leg kick but Mettovaara is out of range.
Marks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mettovaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marks.
Mettovaara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mettovaara lands a front kick.
Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mettovaara connects with a single shot there.
Mettovaara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Marks misses.
Mettovaara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marks avoids the head kick by Mettovaara.
Marks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marks lands with a nice body kick.
Mettovaara lands a head shot.
Mettovaara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marks throws a body kick that misses.
Marks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mettovaara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Marks looks to throw the jab but Mettovaara is out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mettovaara to score with a decent uppercut.
Marks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mettovaara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mettovaara tries to work over Marks's front leg with a kick but Marks checks it.
Mettovaara throws a hook to the side of Marks's head but Marks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mettovaara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mettovaara misses the shot to the body.
Marks throws a body punch but Mettovaara moves out of range.
Mettovaara fakes the leg kick and cracks Marks in the body.
Marks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mettovaara instigates a clinch.
Mettovaara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Mettovaara misses with a punch to the body.
Marks slowing the pace effectively.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mettovaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Marks controls his hands.
Mettovaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mettovaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markss head.
Mettovaara lands with a right to the head.
Mettovaara keeps control of Marks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mettovaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mettovaara.
Marks looks winded!
Marks blocks a body shot from Mettovaara.
Marks blocking some punches.
Mettovaara can't find room to land a body shot as Marks controls the action.
Mettovaara digs a right hand into Marks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marks's gas tank.
A short left from Mettovaara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mordor Mettovaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Marks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mettovaara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mettovaara jabs Marks right on the nose. Marks blinks but takes it well.
Mettovaara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marks can do to turn this around?
Marks throws a sloppy head kick
letting Mettovaara counter with a right hand.
Marks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mettovaara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mettovaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marks walks into a straight right hand from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara throws a sloppy head kick and Marks moves out of range easily.
Marks counters with a body kick.
Mettovaara drives through and clinches with Marks against the cage.
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!
Marks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mettovaara.
Mettovaara gets control of Marks's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mettovaara will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mettovaara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marks defends well.
Marks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettovaara throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Marks to counter with a crisp jab.
Marks misses with a kick to the body.
Mettovaara looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marks tries to land a leg kick but Mettovaara saw it coming and moves away.
Marks keeps the fight on the outside.
Marks swats away the attempt to clinch by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marks, pushing him back against the cage.
Marks blocks an uppercut.
Marks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mettovaara connects with a crisp jab.
Marks misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marks throws out the jab.
Mettovaara throws out a loose jab but Marks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marks counters with a body kick.
Mordor Mettovaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mettovaara on the side of the head.
Mettovaara scores with a hook.
Mettovaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mettovaara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marks shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mettovaara throws a body kick that misses
and Marks counters with a thumping low kick.
Marks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mettovaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Marks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mettovaara. That did some damage!
A slapping body kick lands there for Marks.
Mettovaara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mettovaara misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara misses with a wild body shot.
Marks follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marks misses with an uppercut.
Mettovaara scores with a jab.
Mettovaara throws a head kick that Marks semi-blocks.
Marks falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Mettovaara counter with a right hand.
Mettovaara cracks Marks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 Marks is rocked!
Mettovaara misses with a low kick.
Marks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mettovaara with a body shot.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara cracks Marks with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mettovaara has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Marks to stand back up!
Marks is still on wobbly legs! Can Mettovaara finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mettovaara connects with a leg kick.
Mettovaara scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marks is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara moves into range and clinches up with Marks.
Marks seems to have recovered his senses.
Mettovaara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marks to keep the fight standing.
Marks has had enough of the clinch but Mettovaara keeps him there for the moment.
Mettovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mettovaara lands a shot to the body.
Mettovaara tries to work over Marks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mettovaara misses with the head strike.
Marks is trying to break the clinch but Mettovaara has him pressed against the cage.
Marks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Mettovaara.
Marks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mettovaara to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Mettovaara.
Marks misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Mettovaara is predictable there
and Marks counters with an inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Mettovaara moves out of range easily.
Mettovaara looks to throw the jab but Marks is out of range.
Mettovaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mettovaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mettovaara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mettovaara tries to throw a body punch but Marks avoids it by throwing Mettovaara back against the cage.
Mettovaara misses with a punch to the body.
Marks breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mettovaara.
Mettovaara throws an overhand right that lands on Marks's shoulder, as Marks tries to avoid the shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara looks to land a left hand but Marks moved out of range nicely.
Mettovaara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marks staying out of range there.
Marks feints a counter leg kick.
Marks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mettovaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Marks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mettovaara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marks at a distance.
Mettovaara lands with a kick to the temple. Marks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marks looks to land a body kick but Mettovaara moved away.
Mordor Mettovaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Mettovaara clinches with his opponent.
Mettovaara tries to pull guard but Marks won't allow it.
Mettovaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marks checks a low kick from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara moves into the clinch successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marks throws a body shot but no joy.
Marks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mettovaara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mettovaara tried to score with a low kick but Marks checks it.
Mettovaara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marks can pounce on him.
Mettovaara scores with a punch to the head.
Mettovaara connects with a body shot that sends Marks's belly button to the back.
A cross from Mettovaara lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mettovaara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marks to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mordor Mettovaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marks.
Mettovaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mordor Mettovaara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mettovaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marks.
Mettovaara gets through Marks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mettovaara has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marks uses from the top position.
Marks trying to control but Mettovaara is working from the bottom.
Marks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mettovaara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mettovaara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mettovaara is working hard here to advance position.
Marks controlling from the top position.
Marks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mordor Mettovaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Marks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marks misses with a head kick.
Mettovaara tries to clinch but Marks moves out of range.
Marks keeps the fight on the outside.
Mettovaara ducks under a wild hook from Marks.
It appears Mettovaara was looking to counter with a kick there.
Marks throws a body punch but Mettovaara moves out of range.
Marks throws a hook to the side of Mettovaara's head but Mettovaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mettovaara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Mettovaara misses its intended target.
Marks misses with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Marks
enabling Mettovaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Mettovaara connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mettovaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mettovaara pushes Marks up against the cage in a clinch.
Mettovaara has a couple of punches blocked by Marks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Marks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mettovaara pulls guard.
Mettovaara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marks defends well.
Mettovaara isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marks stacks Mettovaara on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Marks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mettovaara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Mettovaara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks tries to stand but Mettovaara is controlling his head.
Mettovaara is trying to improve his position.
Mettovaara regains half guard.
Mettovaara gets back to full guard.
Mettovaara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mettovaara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marks defends it easily.
Marks wants to control from the top but Mettovaara keeps moving.
Marks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marks pushes down on Mettovaara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marks prevents Mettovaara from improving his position.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marks trying to control the action but Mettovaara is working from the bottom.
Mettovaara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mettovaara wants to get back to full guard.
Mettovaara is pressing down on Marks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mettovaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marks sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Mettovaara doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Marks paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Mettovaara - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mordor Mettovaara!
An out of breath Mordor Mettovaara 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Majesty (ranked 865 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Jake Watson (ranked 118 p4p, 241 weight class). Jake Watson 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Majesty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Watson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majesty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Majesty.
Majesty seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Watson throws a hook but Majesty blocks it.
Watson slips a straight right by Majesty.
Majesty misses with an uppercut
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Darnell Majesty has been cut.
Majesty throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Watson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Majesty with a body shot.
Majesty lands an overhand right.
Watson defending well as Majesty loads up on a big left hand.
Watson jabs Majesty to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Watson there.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Majesty with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majesty connects with a good right hand that stumbles Watson. Watson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Majesty.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Majesty.
Majesty throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Majesty finds it's way through Watson's defenses.
Watson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Majesty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Majesty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Majesty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Majesty throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Watson's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Majesty dives in looking to finish as Watson flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Majesty's strikes! Majesty is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Watson's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Watson was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darnell Majesty!
In his post fight interview, Darnell Majesty started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grady Bronze (ranked 1479 p4p, 667 weight class) and Sumbu Kalambay (ranked 204 p4p, 97 weight class). Grady Bronze is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grady Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambay !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronze throws an off balance right hand
and Kalambay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalambay misses the shot to the body.
Bronze avoids the body shot from Kalambay .
Bronze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kalambay moves away from the strike by Bronze.
Bronze throws an off balance right hand
and Kalambay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kalambay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kalambay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grady Bronze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambay jabs at Bronze's body.
Bronze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grady Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronze thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Kalambay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kalambay lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronze should have avoided that one.
Bronze avoids the body shot from Kalambay .
Bronze looking to score a takedown here. Kalambay is defending well but Bronze drives through and ends up in Kalambay 's guard.
Kalambay pulls Bronze in close to his closed guard and prevents Bronze from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kalambay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalambay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalambay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bronze controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kalambay can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bronze wants to control from the top but Kalambay keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bronze 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bronze tries to clinch there but Kalambay circles away.
Bronze motions for Kalambay to come forward. Bronze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bronze shoots in for a double leg but Kalambay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bronze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bronze misses with a jab to the body
and Kalambay counters with a nice uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kalambay enables Bronze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kalambay manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalambay pulls Bronze in close to his closed guard and prevents Bronze from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay has momentary wrist control but Bronze slips an elbow through the middle.
Bronze sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kalambay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronze advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronze taking a breather here.
Bronze is looking to take a break and control but Kalambay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bronze content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kalambay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalambay avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bronze.
Bronze grinds an elbow into Kalambay 's temple.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kalambay 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kalambay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bronze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bronze happy to just control the position for now.
Bronze tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kalambay 's legs.
Bronze working the ground and pound.
Bronze working the ground and pound.
Kalambay is being controlled here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bronze scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kalambay is looking for a sweep.
Bronze is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kalambay will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bronze creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kalambay struggling a bit here.
Bronze trying to control the action but Kalambay is working from the bottom.
Bronze taking a breather here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bronze working the ground and pound from side control.
Bronze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kalambay is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bronze throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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Bronze throws an elbow but Kalambay slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Bronze crashes against the mat.
Kalambay can't do much from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bronze goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kalambay rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bronze's guard! Nice work there by Kalambay !
Bronze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kalambay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kalambay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bronze has his foot on Kalambay 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kalambay works his way back into a safe position though.
Bronze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kalambay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kalambay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bronze has his foot on Kalambay 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kalambay works his way back into a safe position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bronze looking to control.
Bronze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalambay avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kalambay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bronze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalambay has managed to get both his arms back between Bronze's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grady Bronze dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bronze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kalambay sprawls well. Kalambay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bronze gets slowly back to his feet.
Bronze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bronze misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kalambay counter with a right hand.
Sumbu Kalambay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalambay circles away.
Bronze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kalambay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grady Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalambay counters with a right hand to the body.
Bronze has his takedown stuffed
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bronze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kalambay defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze shoots and misses
and Kalambay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kalambay tries to avoid it but Bronze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kalambay to the ground. Kalambay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kalambay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bronze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kalambay as he avoids it easily.
Kalambay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronze manages to avoid it.
Kalambay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kalambay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronze rather than just go for the knockout.
Bronze tries for a takedown but Kalambay circles away easily
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronze misses the body punch
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Bronze with that takedown attempt.
Kalambay looks to land a right hand but Bronze moved out of range.
Kalambay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay digs a good body shot into Bronze's ribs.
Kalambay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bronze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kalambay counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalambay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bronze is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bronze drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalambay is pulling down on Bronze's head to control his posture.
Bronze postures up.
Kalambay keeping moving, preventing Bronze from controlling successfully.
Bronze 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.
Kalambay is pulling down on Bronze's head. It's preventing any offense from Bronze, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay keeping moving, preventing Bronze from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bronze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kalambay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bronze somewhat.
A nice side step and Kalambay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bronze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalambay circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bronze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalambay moves away.
Kalambay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bronze.
Kalambay lands a jab to the head.
Kalambay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronze.
Kalambay throws out a counter right but Bronze avoids it with no problem.
Kalambay misses the shot to the body.
Bronze with a poor takedown
and Kalambay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bronze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kalambay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalambay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bronze is rocked!
Kalambay drops Bronze with a big left hand! Bronze is injured, injured bad! Kalambay jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sumbu Kalambay !
Grady Bronze spoke after the fight, saying 'Well I think it's about time to let the young guys take over. I don't feel the drive to fight anymore. I'm just happy I had the opportunity to fight along some of the scariest opponents TOF has to offer.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Andersson (ranked 593 p4p, 438 weight class) and Quentain Martell (ranked 85 p4p, 60 weight class). Martell has chosen I Pledge Allegiance (Nate Dogg ft. Pharoahe Monch) as his entrance music. Quentain Martell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Abraham Andersson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentain Martell!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell dodges the punch combination from Andersson .
Martell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andersson lands with a cross.
A jab from Andersson finds it's way through Martell's defenses.
Martell blocks a jab.
Andersson throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Andersson lands.
Martell tries to move into range but Andersson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andersson connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andersson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martell momentarily.
Andersson misses with a hook. Martell ducked under it nicely.
Martell is looking for the big counter here.
Andersson misses with a straight left.
Martell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andersson lands a jab.
Andersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andersson looks to land a left hand but Martell moved out of range nicely.
Andersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Martell counters with a nice right hand that sends Andersson toppling to the canvas! Andersson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Martell finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Andersson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Andersson as he connects with a hook.
Andersson blocks a head kick by Martell.
Andersson avoids the head kick by Martell.
Martell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersson .
Andersson swings for the body but Martell moves out of range.
Andersson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Andersson is in Martell's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Martell trying to control the position.
Andersson wants to pass the guard but Martell is keeping the position.
Martell trying to keep a closed guard but Andersson is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Martell is retaining full guard.
Andersson throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martell is keeping the position for now.
Andersson trying to control but Martell is working from the bottom.
Andersson stands up over Martell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martell keeping full guard, as Andersson tries to pass.
We've been hearing that Andersson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Andersson postures up.
Andersson trying to control but Martell is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martell 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.
Andersson misses with a hook
and Martell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andersson throws a right hand that misses
and Martell counters with a crisp right hand that drops Andersson ! Martell lets Andersson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Andersson is rocked!
Quentain Martell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martell plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Andersson to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Andersson just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Quentain Martell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Temple (ranked 1079 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Klaus Manfred (ranked 147 p4p, 209 weight class). Temple's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HonestKey- What My Life For. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temple misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Temple. No joy for Manfred on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Temple. Those never looked like landing.
Manfred with the counter takedown but Temple avoids it easily.
Manfred scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Temple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manfred swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Temple counters with a nice body shot.
Manfred throws a jab when Temple was well out of range.
Manfred uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temple.
Manfred tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manfred lands with a nice body punch.
Manfred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temple moves away.
Manfred lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Trent Temple has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred misses with a body punch
and Temple counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Temple moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
Manfred has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Temple throws a lazy right hand but Manfred sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Temple scores with a body shot.
Manfred ducks under a wild hook from Temple.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manfred. That's going to slow Temple down.
Manfred sizes up Temple with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Temple scores with a jab. Manfred acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Manfred misses the target.
Manfred is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Temple.
Temple is looking to counter punch.
Klaus Manfred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfred scores with a jab to the body.
Temple blocks a jab.
Temple is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Manfred.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manfred.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temple throws a predictable looking body shot
and Manfred counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manfred is keen to just control but Temple is a slippery customer.
Temple keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Temple trying to control from the bottom.
Temple is trying to get back to full guard.
Temple is working hard here to advance position.
Temple definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manfred is just content to waste time from the top position. Temple takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple looking for a guillotine here but Manfred defends easily.
Manfred throws a big right hand that misses.
Temple is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manfred throws an elbow that misses. Temple uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manfred's guard. Nice move by Temple!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manfred has Temple pulled in close to control his posture.
Temple working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manfred 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.
Temple looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Temple in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple wants to control from the top but Manfred keeps moving.
Temple works over Manfred with some ground and pound from guard.
Manfred bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Temple's guard.
Manfred wants to pass the guard but Temple is keeping the position.
Temple is trying to control the position but Manfred postures up.
Temple looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Temple working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manfred doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manfred manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Temple is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Temple looking for a guillotine here but Manfred defends easily.
Manfred is pushing down on Temple's leg trying to pass to half guard. Temple is fighting to maintain full guard but Manfred has managed to sneak the leg through.
Manfred wants to lay and pray for a moment but Temple keeps working.
Temple wants to control but Manfred is keeping busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Temple manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manfred missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manfred lands a couple of elbows.
Manfred trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Temple is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manfred defends well.
Temple looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Temple escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manfred gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manfred is looking to work some ground and pound but Temple has wrist control.
Temple looking for a guillotine here but Manfred defends easily.
Manfred with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manfred trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manfred in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Temple wants to sweep here but Manfred controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Temple is trying to keep Manfred in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Manfred trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Temple drives through and clinches with Manfred against the cage.
Manfred has a couple of punches blocked by Temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manfred working aggressively here.
Temple lands an uppercut.
Temple lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klaus Manfred will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Temple throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temple misses with a straight right.
Temple misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Manfred. No joy for Temple on that attempt.
Temple sizes up Manfred with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manfred looks to land a combination but Temple avoids it well.
Manfred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Temple manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred shoots in and drives through. Temple sprawls well.
Temple is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Manfred.
Manfred is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Temple rather than just go for the knockout.
Temple thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manfred takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Temple shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Manfred eats them both and turns towards Temple to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred throws a jab when Temple was well out of range.
Temple went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Manfred looks to land a right hand but Temple moved out of range.
Manfred throws a nice looking combination but Temple bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manfred looks for a takedown but Temple sprawls well.
Manfred changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Temple tries to avoid it but Manfred manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Temple to the ground. Temple escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trent Temple has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Manfred.
Manfred dives in and scores a takedown into Temple's guard.
Manfred preventing the sweep.
Manfred trying to control but Temple is working from the bottom.
Manfred must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Temple looking for a sweep. Not yet Temple, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Manfred 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 Temple.
Temple sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Manfred wants to free his trapped foot but Temple is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Temple taking some punishment here, with Manfred in his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Temple manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manfred trying to control but Temple is working from the bottom.
Temple looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred stands up over Temple, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manfred throws a strike but Temple rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Manfred avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfred is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manfred tries to strike from the bottom.
Manfred working for a triangle but Temple defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred looking to hit a scissor sweep but Temple is one step ahead there.
Temple content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Klaus Manfred has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manfred wants to sweep here but Temple controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Manfred fails to land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Temple blocks the low kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Temple will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manfred.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manfred. Temple does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manfred stuffs the takedown.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Temple sprawls well. Temple wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manfred gets slowly back to his feet.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Temple napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Temple prevents Manfred from improving position.
Temple tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Manfred easily slips into full mount!
Manfred trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Temple is bucking up trying to escape but Manfred cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temple tries to lock up and control but Manfred gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manfred breaks from Temple's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Temple regains half guard.
Temple wants to improve his position but Manfred is controlling well.
Manfred throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Temple moves into full guard.
Temple wants to sweep here but Manfred controlling him for the moment.
Manfred got a little sloppy there for a moment and Temple has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manfred has managed to get both his arms back between Temple's legs - danger averted.
Manfred trying to move into half guard but instead Temple has managed to sweep!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manfred controls Temple momentarily but Temple frees himself.
Temple working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Temple wants to pass the guard but Manfred is keeping the position.
Manfred looking for a guillotine here but Temple defends easily.
Manfred wants to improve his position but instead Temple has moved into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred wants to control but Temple is keeping busy.
Temple wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manfred keeps working.
Manfred wants to improve his position but Temple is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Temple there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Temple seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manfred does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Temple sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klaus Manfred will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Temple gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manfred goes for a double leg but Temple avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Temple continues to drive forward.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manfred.
Manfred throws a jab when Temple was well out of range.
Manfred bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manfred is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Temple with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temple misses with a hook. Manfred ducked under it nicely.
Manfred displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Temple throws out the jab.
Manfred feints the counter takedown.
Manfred lands with a straight right. Temple didn't see that one coming.
Temple lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred ducks under a wild hook from Temple.
Manfred drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Temple defends it well.
Manfred throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temple takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manfred throws a chopping leg kick but Temple manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manfred shoots and misses
and Temple counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manfred thinking.
Manfred slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Manfred.
Manfred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred throws a shot from downtown. Temple moves away and avoids it.
Temple throws a jab when Manfred was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple tries to clinch there but Manfred circles away.
Temple bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Temple moves out of range as Manfred strikes.
Temple wants to clinch.
Temple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manfred.
Manfred throws a sloppy body shot
and Temple connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manfred fails with the takedown
and Manfred takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trent Temple has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Manfred.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred gets a double leg takedown into Temple's guard.
Manfred trying to control the position from guard on top but Temple is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manfred takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Temple looking to control.
Manfred makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manfred makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manfred won't allow Temple to sweep him here.
Temple had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manfred defends it easily.
Manfred throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple trying to control the position.
Temple has his foot on Manfred's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manfred works his way back into a safe position though.
Manfred in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manfred scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manfred with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manfred with a nice head shot there.
Temple throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Temple is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manfred defends well.
Trent Temple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple keeping moving, preventing Manfred from controlling successfully.
Manfred cracks Temple with a solid left hand.
Manfred with a flurry of punches that miss.
Temple throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trent Temple is winning the standup battle so far.
Temple wants to clinch up but Manfred keeps it at a distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manfred fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Temple throws out a loose jab but Manfred uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temple walks into a left hand.
Manfred misses the jab.
Temple tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Manfred manages to circle out of the way.
Good exchange - Temple coming out on top.
Manfred looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manfred takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooh!!! Temple has knocked Manfred down with a huge combo! Temple steps away and waves a wobbly Manfred back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Manfred is rocked!
Temple tries to sprawl but Manfred drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Manfred is still in real trouble! Can Temple finish him?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Temple is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Manfred pulls his head out easily.
Temple looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Temple moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Temple holds on and takes a little breather.
Manfred seems to have recovered his senses.
Temple is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manfred lands a couple of digs.
Temple is trying to control the position but Manfred postures up.
Manfred has gone for a leg lock! Temple slips out almost immediately though and dives into Manfred's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manfred looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Temple passes into side control.
Temple trying to control the position but Manfred is working away.
Manfred is looking for a sweep.
Temple trying to control the action but Manfred is working from the bottom.
Manfred tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Temple wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Temple misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Temple scores with a couple of short elbows.
Temple looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Manfred taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manfred is looking to regain half guard here but Temple keeps moving and retains side control.
Temple lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Temple showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manfred has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Klaus Manfred!
A very excited looking Klaus Manfred 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenzo Kulmunki (ranked 220 p4p, 732 weight class) and Magnus Thorgard (ranked 31 p4p, 104 weight class). Kenzo Kulmunki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Magnus Thorgard's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenzo Kulmunki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulmunki scores with a nice strike.
Kulmunki throws a hook to the side of Thorgard's head but Thorgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulmunki staying out of range there.
Kulmunki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorgard.
Thorgard has a takedown stuffed.
Kulmunki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thorgard has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thorgard tries for a takedown but Kulmunki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kulmunki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulmunki feints and then cracks Thorgard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thorgard down.
Kulmunki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorgard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulmunki.
Thorgard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thorgard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kulmunki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thorgard is in Kulmunki's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulmunki uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kulmunki ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Thorgard throws a head kick but Kulmunki moves out of range.
Kulmunki misses with a hook
and Thorgard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kulmunki thinking.
Kulmunki loads up on a big right hand but Thorgard slips the punch.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kulmunki as he avoids it easily.
Kenzo Kulmunki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Thorgard.
Kulmunki slips a jab from Thorgard.
Thorgard misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kulmunki misses the target.
Thorgard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Thorgard misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kulmunki tenderised Thorgard's leg. Thorgard is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorgard.
A left lands for Kulmunki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulmunki thows a leg kick but Thorgard checks it
and Thorgard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kulmunki misses with a body shot.
Thorgard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kulmunki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thorgard swings for the body but Kulmunki moves out of range.
Thorgard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulmunki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thorgard misses with a takedown
and Kulmunki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kulmunki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorgard. That did some damage!
Thorgard throws an overhand right that lands on Kulmunki's shoulder, as Kulmunki tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kulmunki.
Thorgard walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Kulmunki as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki leaves Thorgard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kenzo Kulmunki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulmunki misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Kulmunki's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thorgard stuns Kulmunki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorgard slips a jab from Kulmunki.
Thorgard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kulmunki takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorgard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulmunki.
A nice side step and Thorgard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kulmunki.
Magnus Thorgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kulmunki did well to prevent Thorgard getting side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki is trying to stand.
Kulmunki kicks Thorgard off and gets back to his feet.
Kulmunki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thorgard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kulmunki slips under a jab from Thorgard.
Kulmunki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thorgard feints the counter takedown.
Thorgard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorgard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kulmunki is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kulmunki pushes Thorgard off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulmunki throws a leg kick but Thorgard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thorgard connects with a jab.
Kulmunki throws a shot from downtown. Thorgard moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Thorgard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thorgard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kulmunki throws a sloppy head kick and Thorgard moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Kulmunki. Beautiful body shot.
Thorgard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kulmunki to score with a decent uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulmunki. Thorgard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorgard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulmunki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulmunki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thorgard misses with a wild body shot.
Thorgard ducks under a wild hook from Kulmunki.
Thorgard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kulmunki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kulmunki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kulmunki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thorgard slips under a jab.
Thorgard throws an off balance right hand
and Kulmunki counters with a two punch combo.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard ducks under a wild hook from Kulmunki.
A little jabbing left from Thorgard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kulmunki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thorgard throws a jab when Kulmunki was well out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thorgard or perhaps it was just good defense by Kulmunki, which made it look bad.
Kulmunki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thorgard avoids the body shot from Kulmunki.
Thorgard throws a right hand that misses
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Kulmunki.
Thorgard slips under a jab from Kulmunki.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thorgard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulmunki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorgard.
Thorgard shoots in but no luck this time.
As Thorgard backs away, Kulmunki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kulmunki scores with a hook to the body. Thorgard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kulmunki misses with a hook. Thorgard ducked under it nicely.
Kulmunki misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorgard. Kulmunki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulmunki with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenzo Kulmunki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thorgard shoots in and bounces Kulmunki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kulmunki manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kulmunki tries a body shot but Thorgard blocks it.
Kulmunki cracks Thorgard with a nice body shot.
Kulmunki misses with a body punch.
Thorgard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kulmunki uses from the top position.
Thorgard looking to control.
Kulmunki wants to stand but Thorgard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thorgard is working an open guard so Kulmunki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick
enabling Thorgard to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorgard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kulmunki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulmunki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorgard manages to avoid it.
Kulmunki throws a big shot that misses.
Thorgard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kulmunki misses with a double jab.
Kulmunki misses with a double jab.
Kulmunki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulmunki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick but Thorgard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thorgard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulmunki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorgard throws the left hand but Kulmunki avoids the punch easily.
Kulmunki lands a glancing blow to the side of Thorgard's head.
Kulmunki misses with a body punch
and Thorgard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorgard misses with a shot to the body
and Kulmunki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorgard cracks Kulmunki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulmunki misses with a double jab.
Thorgard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown but Kulmunki shows good takedown defense.
Kulmunki tries to work over Thorgard's front leg with a kick but Thorgard checks it.
Kulmunki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorgard.
Kulmunki misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Thorgard does it's job there.
Kulmunki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorgard can do to turn this around?
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown but Kulmunki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenzo Kulmunki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Thorgard.
Kulmunki throws a low kick but Thorgard avoids it.
Thorgard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kulmunki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard looks for a takedown but Kulmunki sprawls well.
It looked like Kulmunki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kulmunki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Thorgard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thorgard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kulmunki's head.
Kulmunki connects with a jab.
Thorgard throws a lazy uppercut
and Kulmunki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorgard is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Thorgard misses.
Thorgard is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulmunki finish him?
Kulmunki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorgard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulmunki throws a counter high kick but Thorgard was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thorgard seems to have recovered his senses.
Thorgard fails to land the takedown.
Kulmunki lands a big head kick that sends Thorgard tumbling to the mat! Kulmunki takes a step backwards and waves Thorgard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kulmunki throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Thorgard to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulmunki throws a jab when Thorgard was well out of range.
Kulmunki slips under a jab.
Kulmunki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thorgard misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kulmunki misses the target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard throws a sloppy body shot
and Kulmunki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulmunki swings widly with a right hand
and Thorgard counters with a nice uppercut.
Kulmunki scores with a three punch combo!
Thorgard misses the body punch
and Kulmunki counters with a leg kick.
Thorgard is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorgard. Kulmunki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorgard throws a front kick aimed at Kulmunki's knee but Kulmunki avoids it well.
Thorgard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kulmunki was covering up waiting for the punch and Thorgard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kulmunki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thorgard is controlling him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thorgard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Thorgard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorgard clobbers Kulmunki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thorgard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulmunki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kulmunki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thorgard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Kulmunki misses.
Kulmunki misses with a double jab.
Thorgard thows a leg kick but Kulmunki checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kulmunki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorgard misses with a right hand
and Kulmunki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulmunki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorgard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki misses with a body shot
and Thorgard counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorgard throws a hook but Kulmunki avoids it easily.
Thorgard throws a big shot that misses.
Thorgard fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kulmunki slips a jab and a cross from Thorgard.
Thorgard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thorgard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kulmunki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorgard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenzo Kulmunki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thorgard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thorgard throws a lazy right hand but Kulmunki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorgard scores with a sloppy right hand. Kulmunki should have avoided that one.
Kulmunki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulmunki misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Thorgard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thorgard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulmunki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Thorgard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick but Thorgard moved away.
Thorgard tries to bum rush Kulmunki with a series of wild strikes but Kulmunki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard misses with a takedown
and Kulmunki counters with a left and a right that stings Thorgard.
Thorgard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thorgard looks to land a right hand but Kulmunki moved out of range.
A big right from Thorgard misses.
Kulmunki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulmunki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorgard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulmunki misses with an uppercut. Thorgard saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Thorgard. That snapped Kulmunki's head back.
Thorgard slips under a jab from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki connects with a looping right hand.
Kulmunki blocks a jab.
Thorgard dips to his left and cracks Kulmunki with an uppercut!
Kulmunki lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulmunki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thorgard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kulmunki scrambles back to his feet.
Thorgard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Kulmunki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Thorgard there.
Nice takedown defense from Kulmunki. No joy for Thorgard on that attempt.
Kulmunki is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kenzo Kulmunki is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorgard throws a good cross that connects.
Kulmunki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thorgard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kulmunki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Thorgard avoids the head kick by Kulmunki.
Thorgard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kulmunki momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kulmunki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard misses with a looping left.
Thorgard throws a jab when Kulmunki was well out of range.
Kulmunki misses with a straight left.
Kulmunki throws an off balance right hand
and Thorgard counters with a left to the body.
Kulmunki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown but Kulmunki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenzo Kulmunki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Thorgard.
Kulmunki walks into a jab.
Thorgard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thorgard moves out of range of the leg kick from Kulmunki.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorgard counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorgard connects with a body shot.
Thorgard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulmunki.
Thorgard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulmunki.
Thorgard slips a jab from Kulmunki.
A jab from Thorgard misses.
A big left from Kulmunki misses.
Thorgard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorgard takes one to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorgard misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Kulmunki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thorgard throws out a loose jab but Kulmunki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulmunki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kulmunki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kulmunki missing with a left hand there. Thorgard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorgard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorgard scores with a nice right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thorgard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kulmunki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kulmunki as he jumps to the side.
Kulmunki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulmunki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kulmunki misses with a low kick as Thorgard jumps back.
Thorgard misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kulmunki thumps Thorgard with a low kick.
Magnus Thorgard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kulmunki misses with a looping right.
Thorgard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulmunki moves away.
Kulmunki lands a big head kick that sends Thorgard tumbling to the mat! Kulmunki takes a step backwards and waves Thorgard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulmunki throws the left hand but Thorgard avoids the punch easily.
Thorgard throws out a counter right but Kulmunki avoids it with no problem.
Kulmunki feints and then cracks Thorgard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thorgard down.
Thorgard punishes Kulmunki's body with a nice straight punch.
Kulmunki scores with a leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard tries for a takedown but Kulmunki circles away easily
and Kulmunki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorgard slips a jab from Kulmunki.
Thorgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kulmunki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thorgard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kulmunki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thorgard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kulmunki jabs at Thorgard's body.
Thorgard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kulmunki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenzo Kulmunki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kulmunki 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenzo Kulmunki!
Kenzo Kulmunki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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