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SMASH: Pushkin vs Dredd PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 1112 p4p, 1379 weight class) and Micah Frank (ranked 154 p4p, 189 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Frank!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costeau misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
Frank pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frank slips a jab from Costeau.
Frank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costeau misses with a double jab.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Frank.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau avoids the body shot from Frank.
Costeau takes a jab right on the kisser.
Costeau misses with a straight right.
Costeau thuds his right hand into Frank's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Micah Frank has been cut.
Frank looks to land a right hand but Costeau moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
Costeau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good shot there by Frank.
Costeau blocks a leg kick.
Costeau throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Costeau takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Frank walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Costeau moves out of range as Frank strikes.
It looked like Costeau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frank.
Costeau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Costeau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Costeau.
Costeau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Costeau throws a head kick that Frank semi-blocks.
Costeau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Costeau ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank is looking to slow Costeau down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Frank.
Frank slips under a jab.
Frank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costeau. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frank. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frank lands a nice shot that snaps Costeau's head back.
Frank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costeau throws the left hand but Frank avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Costeau misses.
Despite the aggression on Frank's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Costeau throws a lazy uppercut
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costeau lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Frank blocks a low kick nicely.
Frank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Costeau misses with a straight right.
Frank throws a nice looking combination but Costeau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank lands a really nice looking cross but Costeau seems unphased.
Costeau misses with a double jab
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau throws a jab when Frank was well out of range.
Frank counters with a body kick.
Costeau blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Costeau misses the target.
Frank throws an off balance right hand
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frank scores with a jab to the head.
Frank throws a head kick that Costeau semi-blocks.
Frank misses with the combination.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Frank blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frank! But no joy.
Frank lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Costeau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frank checks a leg kick.
Frank appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Frank.
Costeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank fakes the leg kick and cracks Costeau in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Costeau misses.
Costeau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank throws a leg kick that misses.
Costeau misses with an uppercut
and Frank counters with a body kick.
Frank blocks a jab.
Frank only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Costeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Frank.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Costeau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Costeau wants to clinch
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Costeau does no damage.
Costeau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Costeau misses with a body shot.
Costeau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Frank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micah Frank's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Costeau misses with a straight right.
Frank misses the jab.
Frank misses with a straight right.
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frank.
Frank is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frank moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Costeau thumps Frank with a low kick.
Costeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Costeau.
And Frank responds with a good body kick, but Costeau manages to step out the way in time.
Frank attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Frank throws a hook but Costeau avoids it easily.
Jab from Frank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Frank finds it's way through Costeau's defenses.
Costeau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Costeau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frank throws a push kick but Costeau slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Costeau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frank scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau avoids the body shot from Frank.
Frank throws a body punch but Costeau moves out of range.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Costeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Costeau misses with a double jab
and Frank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costeau moves away from the strike by Frank.
Frank throws a jab when Costeau was well out of range.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Micah Frank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frank scores with a nice strike.
Frank defending well as Costeau loads up on a big left hand.
Frank throws out a counter right but Costeau avoids it with no problem.
Costeau throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Costeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costeau misses with a hook
and Frank counters with a body kick that stops Costeau in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau misses with a kick to the body
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costeau ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
A bone on bone clash there as Frank blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank punishes Costeau's body with a nice straight punch.
Costeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Costeau.
Frank throws a hook but Costeau avoids it easily.
Costeau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Costeau rushes Frank and presses him up against the cage.
Costeau tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
Frank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frank tries to work over Costeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costeau lands with a short shot to the head.
Costeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costeau's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Frank as the two fighters clinch.
Costeau lands a right hand.
Costeau blocks a body shot from Frank.
Frank scores with a shot to the side of Costeau's head.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Costeau tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Frank.
Costeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frank lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frank lands with a right to the head.
Costeau tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frank.
Frank lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frank misses with a body punch.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frank breaks the clinch.
Costeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Frank replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Costeau blocks it well.
Frank displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Frank is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Costeau.
Frank fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Costeau.
Frank scores with a nice right hand.
Frank thuds his right hand into Costeau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Frank looks to land a left hand but Costeau moved out of range nicely.
Costeau jabs Frank right on the nose. Frank blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank misses with an uppercut.
Costeau throws a leg kick but Frank sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Frank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costeau moves away.
Costeau moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Frank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micah Frank's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Costeau loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
Frank looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
Costeau appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Costeau scores with a jab to the head.
Frank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frank pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frank lands a really nice looking cross but Costeau seems unphased.
Costeau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Costeau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Costeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
Frank misses with a looping left.
Frank chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Costeau can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank takes a swing at Costeau's ribcage but misses.
Costeau misses with a hook.
Frank shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Costeau looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frank.
Frank needs to keep his hands up - Costeau had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Costeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costeau missing with a left hand there. Frank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frank lands with a cross.
Frank with the inside leg kick.
Costeau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Frank drops his hands momentarily and Costeau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Costeau.
Frank throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Frank does it's job there.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costeau.
Costeau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costeau moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frank.
Frank lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frank tries to work over Costeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frank lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Costeau.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Frank breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frank.
Costeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frank. Frank obviously looking to wear him down.
Frank takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Costeau throws an off balance right hand
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costeau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Frank checks a low kick from Costeau.
Costeau slips a jab from Frank.
Costeau with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frank.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frank 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 Costeau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Costeau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Costeau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Frank throws a front kick that sends Costeau stumbling back into the cage.
Frank clobbers Costeau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Costeau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Costeau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Frank doesn't seem phased though.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costeau swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frank counters with a one-two to the body.
Frank clobbers Costeau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Costeau looks to land a left hand but Frank moved out of range nicely.
Costeau is looking to slow Frank down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Costeau - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Costeau on the side of the head.
Costeau swings widly with a right hand
and Frank counters with a stiff right hand.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Costeau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Costeau.
Frank slips under a jab from Costeau.
Frank throws a jab when Costeau was well out of range.
Costeau misses with a body shot.
Frank moves out of range of the body kick from Costeau.
Costeau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Frank. That one must have hurt.
Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooh!!! Costeau has knocked Frank down with a huge combo! Costeau steps away and waves a wobbly Frank back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Frank is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Costeau misses the target.
Frank is still on wobbly legs! Can Costeau finish him?
Costeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Costeau. Those never looked like landing.
Frank now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.
Frank connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frank scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau.
Well Frank has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Frank!
Micah Frank took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 1142 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Charles Luciano (ranked 152 p4p, 199 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 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orel throws a series of punches but Luciano avoids them all with ease.
Luciano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luciano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orel misses with a looping right.
Orel throws a body shot but no joy.
Orel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luciano doesn't seem bothered though.
Orel with a nice cross.
Orel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Adam Orel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Orel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano throws a head kick that misses.
Orel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orel misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Orel misses.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Orel is out of range.
Orel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luciano.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano throws a big counter head kick but Orel avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orel tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Orel just misses with a punch to the body.
Orel is looking to wear down Luciano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Luciano. Those never looked like landing.
Orel throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
Orel misses with an uppercut
and Luciano counters with a left to the body.
Orel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orel throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano feints the counter takedown.
Orel misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Orel.
Luciano is looking to land body kicks.
Orel scores with a nice head shot.
Orel lands a slapping body shot.
Orel lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano tests Orel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luciano.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orel tries to clinch up
and Luciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orel thinking.
Orel avoids the head kick by Luciano.
Luciano slips a jab from Orel.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Luciano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Luciano throws out a powerful jab.
Orel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luciano has time to react.
Luciano misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Luciano.
A shot to the liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot.
Luciano jabs at Orel's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orel works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luciano throws the kick towards the body but Orel avoids it.
Orel misses with a two punch combination.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Luciano tries to land a leg kick but Orel saw it coming and moves away.
Luciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano with the counter takedown but Orel avoids it easily.
Luciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Orel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Orel.
Luciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick lands for Luciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano throws the kick towards the body but Orel avoids it.
Luciano ducks right into an uppercut from Orel.
Orel fails to land with a series of punches.
Luciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orel scores with a shot to the body.
Orel missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Orel.
Orel scores with a sloppy right hand. Luciano should have avoided that one.
Luciano misses with a looping right.
Luciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Orel does it's job there.
Orel tries to bum rush Luciano with a series of wild strikes but Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luciano feints the counter takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano throws a jab when Orel was well out of range.
Orel throws a shot to the body.
Orel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luciano has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Luciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orel throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orel misses with the combination.
Orel throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Luciano throws a counter combo.
Orel misses with the combination.
Orel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Luciano throws out a leg kick but Orel moves out of range and Luciano only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Orel lands.
Orel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luciano can do to turn this around?
Orel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luciano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orel scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orel working aggressively here.
Orel managing to block the knees to the body from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Orel is looking to control Luciano's arms but Luciano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Orel has his back to the cage.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Luciano takes a shot to the head.
Orel has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
A big right from Orel misses.
Orel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luciano's head backwards.
A jab from Orel misses.
Orel throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Luciano misses.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Orel misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano moves out of range as Orel strikes.
Luciano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Orel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orel looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano throws a head kick but Orel moves out of range.
Orel misses with a wild body shot.
Orel ducks straight into an uppercut from Luciano and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Orel manages to regain guard straight away.
Luciano wants to control from the top but Orel keeps moving.
Luciano throws a big right hand that misses.
Luciano tries to free his leg and advance position but Orel is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luciano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luciano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luciano won't allow Orel to get back to his feet.
Luciano trying to control but Orel is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Luciano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luciano stuns Orel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luciano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luciano in his tracks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orel!
Orel avoids the body shot from Luciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orel scores with a hook.
Orel throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orel.
Luciano misses with a looping left.
Orel misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orel connects with a nice looking jab.
Orel fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luciano. That's going to slow Orel down.
Orel throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orel misses with a looping right.
Luciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Orel.
Orel throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Orel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Orel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orel looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Adam Orel is winning the standup battle so far.
Luciano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luciano throws the left hand but Orel avoids the punch easily.
Orel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Luciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orel throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
And Luciano responds with a good body kick, but Orel manages to step out the way in time.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orel throwing a counter right hand but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Orel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luciano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luciano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano tries to land a front kick but Orel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Luciano tries to counter it with a takedown but Orel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Donk. Orel catches Luciano right on the button with a cross.
Luciano blocks a jab.
Orel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Orel.
Orel lands a body shot.
Orel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Luciano follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Orel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orel moves out of range of the body kick.
Luciano lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano thumps Orel with a low kick.
Luciano is looking to land body kicks.
Luciano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luciano drops Orel with a right and a left! Luciano comes rushing in but Orel regains his composure and manages to keep Luciano in guard.
 Orel is rocked!
Luciano throws a big right hand that misses.
Oh Orel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luciano won't allow Orel to get back to his feet.
Luciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luciano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Luciano forces his way into half guard.
Luciano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Luciano throwing shots but Orel is blocking nicely.
Charles Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano is working for a kimura but Orel is defending it quite comfortably.
Luciano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Luciano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orel seems to have got his legs back now.
Luciano is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Orel is just riding it out for now. Luciano eventually gives up the hold.
Luciano wants to pass the guard but Orel is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luciano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adam Orel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luciano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Luciano.
Orel tries to kick Luciano off but Luciano keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luciano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orel's head.
Luciano prevents Orel from standing back up.
Luciano is working for a kimura but Orel is defending it quite comfortably.
Orel manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Luciano keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Luciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eero Jukola (ranked 1382 p4p, 1352 weight class) and Tom Korppila (ranked 135 p4p, 134 weight class). Korppila comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mustasch - The Mauler kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eero Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Korppila!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola throws a lazy uppercut
and Korppila counters with a left to the body.
Jukola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Korppila avoids the body shot from Jukola.
Jukola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Korppila.
Jukola looks to land a right hand but Korppila moved out of range.
Jukola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Korppila goes for a double leg but Jukola avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jukola continues to drive forward.
Korppila closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jukola quickly recovers to half guard.
Jukola is trying to stand.
Jukola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korppila.
Korppila sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jukola defending well though.
Jukola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korppila.
Korppila has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Bowsh Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jukola might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Korppila working Jukola over with strikes.
Korppila sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jukola defending well though.
Jukola keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Korppila not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Korppila is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jukola doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Korppila.
Jukola looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two 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.
Jukola works his way to full guard. Good work.
Korppila throws a big elbow that misses.
Korppila content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Korppila working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Korppila is in close to Jukola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Korppila working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Korppila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Korppila throws a strike but Jukola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Korppila pulls Jukola in to control the position.
Jukola has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Korppila looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jukola passes into side control.
Korppila is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jukola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Korppila keeps working.
Korppila is trying to control Jukola's posture but Jukola avoids it.
Korppila manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola is trying to stand up here but Korppila is controlling him well.
Korppila seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Jukola has recovered full guard.
Korppila slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Korppila trying to control the action but Jukola is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jukola is looking to regain half guard here but Korppila keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Korppila dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Korppila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jukola is fending him off so far but Korppila persists. Nope, Jukola circles away and we're back to standing.
Korppila moves out of range of the strikes.
Korppila shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jukola pinned against the cage. Jukola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jukola gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Korppila to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Korppila content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korppila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jukola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jukola had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Korppila defends it easily.
Korppila connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korppila got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jukola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Korppila has managed to get both his arms back between Jukola's legs - danger averted.
Korppila with a flurry of punches that miss.
Korppila is looking to work some ground and pound but Jukola has wrist control.
Korppila trying to control the position from guard on top but Jukola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korppila stands up over Jukola, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tom Korppila has got the better of the ground game so far.
Korppila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Korppila with a nice head shot there.
Jukola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jukola looking to control.
Jukola looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Korppila passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korppila wants to work for an arm triangle but Jukola is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jukola gets back to full guard.
Jukola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Korppila is one step ahead there.
Korppila throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korppila has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Korppila stands up over Jukola, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Korppila landing some decent shots from guard.
Korppila postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jukola has his foot on Korppila's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Korppila works his way back into a safe position though.
Korppila throws a strike but Jukola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jukola is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Jukola is looking to work some ground and pound but Korppila has wrist control.
Jukola is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Korppila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jukola wants to control from the top but Korppila keeps moving.
Korppila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korppila working for submissions but it's allowed Jukola to get to half guard.
Korppila is pressing down on Jukola's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jukola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korppila works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jukola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korppila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Korppila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jukola trying to control but Korppila is working from the bottom.
Jukola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jukola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Korppila will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jukola.
Korppila avoids a kick to the body.
Korppila ducks right into an uppercut from Jukola.
Korppila misses with a jab to the body
and Jukola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Korppila is defended easily by Jukola.
The crowd cheers as Korppila lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jukola doesn't seem phased though.
Jukola lands a really nice looking cross but Korppila seems unphased.
Jukola misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korppila shoots for a double leg takedown but Jukola sprawls well. He's pushed Korppila's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eero Jukola is winning the standup battle so far.
Korppila misses with a takedown
and Jukola counters with a stiff right hand.
Eero Jukola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Korppila.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Korppila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Korppila with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Korppila with a hook.
Korppila looking to score a takedown here. Jukola is defending well but Korppila drives through and ends up in Jukola's guard.
Jukola wants to sweep but no luck.
Korppila avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jukola wants to sweep here but Korppila controlling him for the moment.
Korppila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jukola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jukola keeping moving, preventing Korppila from controlling successfully.
Korppila stopping the sweep attempt from Jukola.
Tom Korppila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korppila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jukola's head.
Korppila landing with the ground and pound.
Jukola 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.
Korppila stays in close to Jukola's body and controls the position.
Korppila trying to control the position from guard on top but Jukola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jukola bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Korppila's guard.
Jukola makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korppila is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jukola defends well.
Korppila trying to control the position.
Korppila wants to improve his position but instead Jukola has moved into half guard.
Korppila keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Korppila is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jukola scores with a couple of nice shots.
Korppila is pressing down on Jukola's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korppila works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jukola trying to stand up but can't free himself from Korppila's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Korppila is on top in guard.
Korppila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Korppila engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Korppila forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jukola is looking for a sweep. Korppila is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eero Jukola.
I think Korppila 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Korppila!
A determined Tom Korppila didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 762 p4p, 838 weight class) and Broady Hallows (ranked 77 p4p, 81 weight class). Hallows has chosen POSTALMONDCLARITY as his entrance music. Abduwali Hassan 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Broady Hallows!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallows listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hassan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallows swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hallows slips a jab and a cross from Hassan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hallows rushes Hassan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hassan.
Hallows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hassan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallows takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hassan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hallows has time to react.
Hallows tries to close the distance and clinch but Hassan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hallows throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hassan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hassan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallows connects with a single shot there.
Hallows steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
Hallows looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hassan with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hallows takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hallows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hassan's brow.
Hassan avoids the elbow strike from Hallows, against the cage.
Hallows lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hallows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hassan blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hassan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hassan misses with the head strike.
Come on Hassan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hassan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallows manages to break the clinch.
Hassan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hallows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hassan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hassan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hassan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Hassan.
Hallows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hallows.
Hallows throws a front kick aimed at Hassan's knee but Hassan avoids it well.
Hassan swings widly with a right hand
and Hallows cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hallows lands with an uppercut that bounces Hassan off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hassan is looking to land body kicks.
It looks like Hassan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hallows takes the fight into the clinch.
Hassan manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hallows momentarily.
A big right from Hassan misses.
Hallows slips a straight right by Hassan.
Hallows rushes Hassan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hallows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hassan is defending well for now.
Hallows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hassan dodges an elbow strike from Hallows.
Nice elbow from Hallows.
Hassan avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallows.
Hallows has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hassan leaning against his opponent.
Hallows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hassan trying to land knees to the body.
Hallows connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hassan's face.
Hassan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hallows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hassan blocks an elbow strike.
Hassan dodges an elbow strike from Hallows.
A short right from Hassan.
Hassan lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallows lands an elbow just above Hassan 's eye.
Hallows blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Hallows.
Hassan blocks an elbow strike.
Hallows takes a shot to the head.
Hassan misses with the head strike.
Hallows throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hallows lands with a left to the head.
Hassan lands a nice uppercut.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hassan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hallows backwards.
Hassan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hassan dodges an elbow strike from Hallows.
Hallows gets through Hassan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallows lands an elbow that stopped Hassan in his tracks for a moment.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hassan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hassan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hassan taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hallows blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Hallows.
Hallows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hassan prevents a body shot from Hallows.
Hassan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hassan ducks under a wild hook from Hallows.
Hallows moves forwards but Hassan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hassan misses with a looping right.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hassan misses with a hook. Hallows ducked under it nicely.
Hallows is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hassan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hallows tries to clinch up but Hassan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hassan checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Hallows.
Nice body kick there by Hallows.
Hallows clinches.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hassan misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Broady Hallows will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hassan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Hallows.
Hassan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hassan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hassan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Hassan.
Hassan throws a shot to the body.
Hassan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hallows.
Hallows is rocked!
Hassan blocks a head kick by Hallows.
Hallows is still on wobbly legs! Can Hassan finish him?
Hallows misses with a straight left.
Hallows seems to have recovered his senses.
Hallows is looking to clinch but Hassan is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hassan misses the target.
Hassan throws a jab when Hallows was well out of range.
Hallows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Hallows.
Abduwali Hassan is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallows looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassan is just out of range.
Hallows moves away from the strike by Hassan.
Hassan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hallows.
Hallows misses with a straight right.
Hassan throwing a counter right hand but Hallows manages to avoid it.
Hallows ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hassan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hallows ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
Hassan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallows forces Hassan back against the cage and clinches.
Hallows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hallows takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hallows instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hallows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hassan's brow.
Hallows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hassan.
Hassan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Hallows.
Hallows lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hassan trying to control the position but instead, Hallows has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hassan into the cage.
Hallows lands an elbow inside that Hassan shrugs off.
Hassan avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallows.
A short left from Hallows.
Hassan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hassan's defenses.
Oh Hassan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Broady Hallows seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hallows scores with a shot to the side of Hassan's head.
Hassan blocks an elbow strike.
Hassan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Hallows.
Hallows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hassan is pressed against the cage. Hallows pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Hassan! Two more big strikes from Hallows and Hassan crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Broady Hallows!
Broady Hallows decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norman Boma (ranked 708 p4p, 1012 weight class) and Alex Campbell (ranked 103 p4p, 139 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drowning Pool - Bodies. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma lands a big head kick that sends Campbell tumbling to the mat! Boma takes a step backwards and waves Campbell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Campbell is rocked!
Boma throws a monster overhand right that drops Campbell! Boma follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Boma!
A very excited looking Norman Boma 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 Joe Pulizzi (ranked 851 p4p, 854 weight class) and Santino Cabal (ranked 108 p4p, 109 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Pulizzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabal throws a head kick but Pulizzi moves out of range.
Cabal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Joe Pulizzi has been cut.
Cabal lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been informed that Cabal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabal clinches up against the cage.
Cabal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabal stuns Pulizzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cabal misses with an uppercut
and Pulizzi counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cabal!
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!
Cabal thumps Pulizzi with a low kick.
Cabal misses with a hook. Pulizzi ducked under it nicely.
Cabal jabs Pulizzi right on the nose. Pulizzi blinks but takes it well.
Cabal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabal misses with a body shot.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabal misses the shot to the body.
Cabal looks to land a left hand but Pulizzi moved out of range nicely.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Cabal throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulizzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulizzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabal throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cabal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cabal lands a glancing blow to the side of Pulizzi's head.
Cabal throws a hook but Pulizzi blocks it.
Cabal scores with a hook to the body. Pulizzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pulizzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal throws a hook but Pulizzi blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pulizzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cabal throws an off balance right hand
and Pulizzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Cabal.
Pulizzi moves away from the strike by Cabal.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulizzi.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabal scores with a hook to the body. Pulizzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulizzi manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Cabal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal lands a nice hook to Pulizzi's body. Pulizzi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cabal throws out a powerful jab.
Cabal scores with a body shot.
Cabal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabal lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabal.
Pulizzi walks into a straight right hand from Cabal.
Cabal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulizzi.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulizzi slips under a jab.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabal lands with a hook. Pulizzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cabal misses with an uppercut. Pulizzi saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulizzi misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabal takes a swing at Pulizzi's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabal cracks Pulizzi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Cabal.
Cabal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Cabal.
Cabal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pulizzi is rocked!
Pulizzi moves away from the strike by Cabal.
Pulizzi takes one on the button.
Oh Pulizzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pulizzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Pulizzi blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Pulizzi's cut.
That's time! Pulizzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cabal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabal lands a lovely overhand right.
Cabal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabal cracks Pulizzi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pulizzi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cabal finish him?
Cabal misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabal scores with a hook to the body. Pulizzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabal has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulizzi.
Cabal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pulizzi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cabal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santino Cabal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulizzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabal. Cabal obviously looking to wear him down.
Pulizzi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cabal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulizzi moves away.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Santino Cabal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joe Pulizzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabal cracks Pulizzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pulizzi blocks a jab.
Cabal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulizzi manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabal.
Cabal lands a lovely overhand right.
Joe Pulizzi's cut is getting worse.
Cabal misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Cabal throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulizzi.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cabal looks to land a left hand but Pulizzi moved out of range nicely.
As Cabal looks to move away, Pulizzi throws a big counter combo but Cabal just gets out of the way.
Cabal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabal feints with a jab and clips Pulizzi right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Pulizzi is sent crashing into the canvas and Cabal leaps in for the kill! Pulizzi tries to get to his feet but Cabal is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Pulizzi is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Cabal!
A very excited looking Santino Cabal rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hao Qiang (ranked 404 p4p, 776 weight class) and Peter Beardsley (ranked 30 p4p, 54 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hao Qiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Beardsley!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beardsley throws a body punch but Qiang moves out of range.
Qiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Beardsley is just out of range.
Beardsley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Hao Qiang has been cut.
Qiang connects with a right hand. Beardsley shakes it off.
Beardsley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Qiang lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Beardsley misses.
Beardsley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Qiang rushes Beardsley and presses him up against the cage.
Qiang lands a left hand.
Beardsley blocking some punches.
Beardsley tries to pull guard but Qiang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Qiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qiang scores with a hook to the body.
Qiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beardsley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
Beardsley misses with some punches.
Beardsley working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang blocking some punches.
Qiang pushes Beardsley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Qiang misses with the head strike.
Qiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Qiang.
Qiang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beardsley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beardsley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Qiang smiles and moves away.
Beardsley defending well as Qiang loads up on a big left hand.
Qiang misses the jab.
Qiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Qiang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beardsley counters with a stiff right hand.
Beardsley moves out of range of the strikes.
Beardsley moves in looking to clinch but Qiang pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Qiang misses its target.
Qiang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Qiang misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Qiang misses with a hook
and Beardsley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beardsley tries to clinch
and Beardsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beardsley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beardsley moves out of range of the strikes.
Qiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beardsley walks into a jab.
Qiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Qiang takes one on the button.
A low kick from Qiang misses
and Beardsley counters with a left and a right that stings Qiang.
Qiang scores with a shot to the body.
Beardsley keeps the fight on the outside.
Beardsley throws out a counter right but Qiang avoids it with no problem.
Beardsley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Qiang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beardsley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Qiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Qiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beardsley moves away.
Beardsley tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beardsley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beardsley ducks right into an uppercut from Qiang.
Qiang avoids the body shot from Beardsley.
Qiang throws a body punch but Beardsley moves out of range.
Qiang misses with a looping right.
Qiang closes the distance and pushes Beardsley back into the cage.
Qiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Qiang lands a right hand.
Qiang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beardsley blocks an uppercut.
Qiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Qiang or not.
Beardsley lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beardsley jumps guard but Qiang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hao Qiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Beardsley.
Beardsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Beardsley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Qiang has him pressed against the cage.
Qiang blocks a body shot from Beardsley.
Qiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beardsley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beardsley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Qiang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Beardsley can turn it around.
Beardsley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Qiang.
Qiang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beardsley misses with a punch to the body.
Qiang misses with a body punch.
Qiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beardsley drags the fight down to the ground.
Beardsley working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Qiang has passed into half guard!
Qiang wants to stand up but Beardsley is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hao Qiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hao Qiang's cut.
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.
Qiang misses with a hook. Beardsley ducked under it nicely.
Beardsley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beardsley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beardsley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qiang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Qiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Qiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beardsley can do to turn this around?
Qiang closes the distance and clinches.
Qiang lands a nice uppercut.
Beardsley is trying to break free.
Qiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Beardsley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beardsley pushes Qiang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qiang lands a hook that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Qiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beardsleys head.
Beardsley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beardsley.
Beardsley fails to pull guard.
Beardsley blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beardsley.
Qiang digs a right hand underneath Beardsley's ribcage. Beardsley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beardsley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qiang.
Beardsley blocking some punches.
Qiang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beardsley has had enough of the clinch but Qiang keeps him there for the moment.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Beardsley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Qiang.
Beardsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Qiang lands with a right to the head.
Qiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Beardsley controls his hands.
A short right from Qiang.
Beardsley can't find room to land a body shot as Qiang controls the action.
Beardsley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Qiang smiles and moves away.
Qiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Qiang sets himself, and Beardsley steps forward looking for the clinch! Qiang avoids it this time.
Qiang scores with a nice head shot.
Qiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beardsley manages to avoid it.
Qiang throws a leg kick but Beardsley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beardsley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Qiang counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qiang lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Hao Qiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qiang swings for the body but Beardsley moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Qiang - that will leave a mark!
Qiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Beardsley is just out of range.
Qiang throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Qiang misses the target.
Qiang is looking to slow Beardsley down with leg kicks.
Qiang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beardsley is out of range and Qiang settles back down.
Qiang thuds his right hand into Beardsley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Qiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Qiang looks for the body kick but Beardsley saw that one coming.
Qiang cracks Beardsley with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Qiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hao Qiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Beardsley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Qiang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beardsley - the referee stops the clock and Qiang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beardsley. Qiang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body punch from Qiang.
Beardsley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beardsley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Qiang counters with a straight right hand.
Qiang stuns Beardsley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Qiang scores with the left hand. Beardsley knows he should have avoided that one.
Qiang thuds his right hand into Beardsley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qiang lunges at Beardsley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beardsley's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qiang throws a lazy right hand but Beardsley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qiang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beardsley momentarily.
Qiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beardsley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Qiang.
Qiang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beardsley on the side of the head.
Qiang lands with a right hand.
Nice cross by Qiang.
Peter Beardsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Beardsley is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Qiang misses.
Beardsley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Qiang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beardsley is rocked!
Beardsley moves out of range as Qiang strikes.
Beardsley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hao Qiang dominated that second round.
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!
Qiang looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Qiang backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Beardsley's temple! It sends Beardsley violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Qiang celebrates and the doctors try to help Beardsley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Hao Qiang!
Hao Qiang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 279 p4p, 389 weight class) and Marcel Romanow (ranked 34 p4p, 45 weight class). Dimitri Svyatogor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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36
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romanow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Svyatogor lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Romanow.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svyatogor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romanow looks to land a right hand but Svyatogor moved out of range.
Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
Svyatogor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Svyatogor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanow.
Svyatogor avoids the body shot from Romanow.
Romanow throws a poor cross that misses
and Svyatogor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svyatogor 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.
Svyatogor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svyatogor throws out a leg kick but Romanow moves out of range and Svyatogor only half commits.
Romanow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Svyatogor cracks Romanow with a good jab.
Svyatogor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dimitri Svyatogor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Svyatogor connects with a body shot.
Svyatogor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Svyatogor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Romanow.
Svyatogor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Svyatogor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svyatogor throws a looping overhand right but Romanow ducks down to avoid it.
Romanow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Romanow throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Svyatogor was covering up waiting for the punch and Romanow finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svyatogor pulls Romanow in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svyatogor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svyatogor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romanow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Romanow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Romanow distracts Svyatogor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Svyatogor is pulling down on Romanow's head. It's preventing any offense from Romanow, at least for the moment.
Svyatogor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romanow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor is looking for a triangle here but Romanow uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Svyatogor wants to control but Romanow postures up.
Svyatogor is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Romanow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Romanow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Svyatogor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Romanow 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.
Romanow lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Svyatogor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow misses with the ground and pound.
Svyatogor can't do much from the bottom here.
Svyatogor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Romanow is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Romanow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Svyatogor some visible discomfort.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Romanow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Svyatogor is avoiding damage well.
Romanow landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svyatogor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Romanow is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcel Romanow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romanow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Svyatogor is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Romanow defending well as Svyatogor loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Svyatogor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romanow shoots in and drives through. Svyatogor sprawls well.
Romanow misses with a takedown
and Svyatogor counters with a stiff right hand.
Svyatogor seems to have got his legs back now.
Svyatogor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romanow connects with a body shot that sends Svyatogor's belly button to the back.
Romanow is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Romanow as he connects with a hook.
Romanow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romanow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svyatogor's head backwards.
Svyatogor clinches.
Svyatogor manages to break the clinch.
Svyatogor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romanow doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Svyatogor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dimitri Svyatogor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Romanow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow takes one on the button.
Svyatogor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Svyatogor misses with a straight left.
Svyatogor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanow manages to avoid it.
Svyatogor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svyatogor moves away.
Svyatogor lands a really nice looking cross but Romanow seems unphased.
Romanow scores with a jab. Svyatogor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Svyatogor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svyatogor.
Romanow connects with a looping right hand.
Romanow walks into a stiff left hand from Svyatogor.
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svyatogor with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor scores with a nice strike.
Romanow is rocked!
Svyatogor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanow is still on wobbly legs! Can Svyatogor finish him?
Romanow is breathing heavily.
BAM! Svyatogor delivers a spinning backfist that drops Romanow like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dimitri Svyatogor!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dimitri Svyatogor waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferenc Fazekas (ranked 184 p4p, 227 weight class) and Antti Railio (ranked 15 p4p, 10 weight class). Ferenc Fazekas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferenc Fazekas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Railio misses
and Fazekas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
Nice body punch from Fazekas.
Fazekas throws a looping overhand right but Railio ducks down to avoid it.
Railio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fazekas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fazekas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Ferenc Fazekas has been cut.
Fazekas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Railio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Railio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fazekas ducks under a wild hook from Railio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Fazekas coming out on top.
A solid body kick from Fazekas.
Danga de danga de dang - Fazekas scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazekas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Railio looks winded!
Fazekas tests Railio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fazekas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fazekas cracks Railio with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fazekas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Railio to stand back up!
Ferenc Fazekas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fazekas is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Railio flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Railio is out cold! Fazekas holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ferenc Fazekas!
A victorious Ferenc Fazekas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Pushkin (ranked 118 p4p, 97 weight class) and Brock Dredd (ranked 17 p4p, 10 weight class). Dredd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wake up the Town. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Pushkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dredd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pushkin.
Pushkin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dredd looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dredd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pushkin 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 Dredd's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pushkin 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.
Dredd is looking for a sweep.
Pushkin trying to control the action but Dredd is working from the bottom.
Dredd is trying to control Pushkin's posture but Pushkin avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dredd gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dredd is refusing to be controlled, as Pushkin sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dredd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pushkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pushkin wants to pass to mount but Dredd is defending the position.
Pushkin is thwarting Dredd's attempts to control the position.
Dredd is trying to get back to full guard.
Dredd is defending against the submission attempts here by Pushkin.
Well, if Pushkin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pushkin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dredd trying to control from the bottom.
Pushkin wants to pass the guard but Dredd is defending well.
Dredd is looking to improve his position.
Pushkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dredd keeps working.
Pushkin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dredd has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pushkin moves into full mount! Dredd won't be happy about that!
Pushkin wants to control the pace but Dredd is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd prevents Pushkin from taking his back.
Dredd has given up his back.
Dredd trying to control the action but Pushkin just sinks the hooks in.
Dredd tries to break free.
Pushkin connects with a big shot to the side of Dredd's head.
Dredd is trying to roll into a better position but Pushkin has get a rear naked choke and Dredd is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleksandr Pushkin!
Aleksandr Pushkin retains his middleweight title!
Aleksandr Pushkin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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