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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malig Hunt (ranked 4456 p4p, 25368 weight class) and Roderick Gardner (ranked 434 p4p, 522 weight class). Gardner has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music. Malig Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roderick Gardner's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roderick Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Gardner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Gardner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hunt drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gardner right on the button. Gardner goes down! Hunt follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hunt gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malig Hunt!
Roderick Gardner spoke after the fight, saying 'it's all LIES!!!!! LIES!!!!!! like some guy i know who's always claiming he's creating original art, but it's all LIES!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kille Kivi (ranked 4284 p4p, 4288 weight class) and Kalle Kivi (ranked 435 p4p, 434 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kille Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Kalle Kivi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalle Kivi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalle Kivi cracks Kille Kivi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kalle Kivi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kille Kivi avoids the body shot from Kalle Kivi.
Kille Kivi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kalle Kivi.
Kalle Kivi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kille Kivi counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kalle Kivi, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalle Kivi slips a straight right by Kille Kivi.
Kalle Kivi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kille Kivi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalle Kivi.
Jab from Kille Kivi.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kille Kivi lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalle Kivi.
Well Kalle Kivi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 9:10
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kivi!
An out of breath Kalle Kivi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iakopo Fuimaono (ranked 4753 p4p, 4406 weight class) and Yilmaz Kurth (ranked 471 p4p, 447 weight class). Kurth has chosen Hail to the King as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iakopo Fuimaono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yilmaz Kurth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuimaono throws a hook but Kurth avoids it easily.
Kurth cracks Fuimaono with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 It looks like Iakopo Fuimaono has been cut.
Fuimaono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurth was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuimaono.
Kurth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yilmaz Kurth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurth punishes Fuimaono's body with a nice straight punch.
Kurth lands with an uppercut that bounces Fuimaono off the cage and back into range.
Fuimaono looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurth lands a big right hook! Fuimaono looks hurt but is still standing! Kurth lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Fuimaono falls down and Kurth dives in with a huge hammer fist! Fuimaono's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Kurth runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yilmaz Kurth!
A very excited looking Yilmaz Kurth 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucian Lindsey (ranked 3482 p4p, 3790 weight class) and Liam Dylan (ranked 216 p4p, 236 weight class). Liam Dylan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucian Lindsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Dylan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindsey moves into the clinch successfully.
Dylan's coach down at Gym Goroshi London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dylan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lindsey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dylan.
Dylan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dylan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dylan breaks from the clinch.
Lindsey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dylan circles away.
Dylan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lindsey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lindsey dives in and scores a takedown into Dylan's guard.
Lindsey trying to control the position from guard on top but Dylan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindsey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dylan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lindsey drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dylan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dylan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dylan!
Lindsey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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!
You can see the frustration on Lindsey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan in the domination position with Lindsey hanging on.
You can see the frustration on Lindsey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lindsey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dylan wants to get back to his feet.
Lindsey escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dylan keeps the fight on the outside.
Lindsey dodges the punch combination from Dylan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lindsey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dylan manages to break the clinch.
Dylan gets caught napping as Lindsey dives in and scores a takedown. Dylan manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindsey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lindsey slips nicely into half guard.
Lindsey is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindsey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dylan defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lindsey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lindsey tries to pass to full mount but Dylan defends it.
Lindsey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dylan is just riding it out for now. Lindsey eventually gives up the hold.
Lindsey is looking for a kimura here.
Lindsey stops Dylan from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lindsey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindsey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dylan is trying to stand back up but Lindsey is controlling him
Lindsey slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lindsey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dylan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucian Lindsey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lindsey darts in and clinches Dylan up against the cage.
Dylan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lindsey controls his hands.
Dylan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dylan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dylan with a knee to the head.
Dylan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lindsey or not.
Dylan is trying to break the clinch but Lindsey is controlling him.
Lindsey gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dylan regains guard.
Lindsey tries to free his leg and advance position but Dylan is retaining full guard.
Lindsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dylan can do to turn this around?
Lindsey trying to control but Dylan is working from the bottom.
Dylan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lindsey has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindsey avoiding damage as Dylan throws knees to the body.
Dylan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindsey's elbow.
Lindsey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dylan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lindsey tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan rushes Lindsey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dylan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lindsey misses with a body punch.
Lindsey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lindsey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dylan is posturing up here but Lindsey has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dylan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dylan has to tap! Slick submission there by Lindsey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucian Lindsey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davis Chang (ranked 3181 p4p, 25334 weight class) and Brennan Clarke (ranked 356 p4p, 581 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davis Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brennan Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarke.
Chang goes for a double leg but Clarke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clarke continues to drive forward.
Clarke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chang.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chang has his takedown stuffed
and Clarke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chang thinking.
Clarke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clarke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chang, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Clarke.
Chang tries to circle away but Clarke has him pinned against the cage.
Chang 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.
Clarke pushes Chang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chang takes one on the button.
Chang shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clarke is trying to defend but Chang finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke is looking to control Chang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarke avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chang trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Clarke wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clarke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chang sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clarke trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chang has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clarke sprawls well. Clarke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chang gets slowly back to his feet.
Clarke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chang has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke thuds a left hand into Chang's body.
Clarke scores with a body shot.
Clarke stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Clarke clinches.
Clarke stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clarke.
Clarke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clarke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clarke lands a nice shot to the body.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
Chang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke slaps away a takedown attempt from Chang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A lazy left from Clarke finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands a slapping body shot.
Chang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clarke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chang is breathing heavily.
Clarke lands a slapping body shot.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clarke rushes Chang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clarke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chang.
Clarke throws a one two combo.
Chang shoots for a double leg takedown but Clarke sprawls well. He's pushed Chang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clarke throws a series of strikes that have Chang backpedaling.
Chang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 Chang is rocked!
Clarke cracks Chang with a good jab.
Oh Chang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clarke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chang doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brennan Clarke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clarke takes the fight into the clinch.
Chang seems to have got his legs back now.
Clarke digs a right hand underneath Chang's ribcage. Chang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clarke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clarke stalling in the clinch.
Clarke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
Clarke lands a body shot.
Clarke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke connects with a right hand. Chang shakes it off.
Chang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clarke is fending him off so far but Chang persists. Nope, Clarke circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clarke scores with a one two! Chang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarke drops Chang with a beautiful combination! Chang stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Clarke is looking for the KO!
Chang is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke clinches up with Chang and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Chang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clarke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brennan Clarke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clarke presses Chang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chang seems to have got his legs back now.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clarke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chang shoots for a takedown but Clarke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clarke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chang goes for a double leg but Clarke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clarke continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Clarke - that landed with a thud.
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!
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke stuffs the takedown.
Oooooh!!! Clarke has knocked Chang down with a huge combo! Clarke steps away and waves a wobbly Chang back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Clarke works Chang's body with a nice hook.
Davis Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Chang hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brennan Clarke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mano Paquiao (ranked 3017 p4p, 3463 weight class) and Bojan Lukic (ranked 351 p4p, 384 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mano Paquiao has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mano Paquiao seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mano Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bojan Lukic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukic throws a looping overhand right but Paquiao ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Paquiao misses its target.
Lukic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bojan Lukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lukic tries to bum rush Paquiao with a series of wild strikes but Paquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lukic lands with a hook. Paquiao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lukic dips to his left and cracks Paquiao with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Lukic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Lukic misses its intended target.
Lukic instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Lukic fails to land.
Lukic misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukic lands a nice uppercut.
Paquiao breaks the clinch.
Lukic staying out of range there.
Lukic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paquiao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lukic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paquiao, pushing him back against the cage.
Paquiao breaks the clinch.
Paquiao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lukic tests Paquiao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lukic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lukic misses with an uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a series of strikes. Lukic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lukic throws out a loose jab but Paquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paquiao throws the left hand but Lukic avoids the punch easily.
Lukic throws out a counter right but Paquiao avoids it with no problem.
Lukic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paquiao prevents a body shot from Lukic.
Good body shot from Lukic.
Paquiao prevents a body shot from Lukic.
Paquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lukic connects with a nice looking jab.
Lukic moves into the clinch.
Lukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paquiao takes a swing at Lukic's ribcage but misses.
Paquiao slips under a jab from Lukic.
Lukic misses with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Paquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukic has closed the distance and engaged Paquiao in a clinch.
Paquiao manages to break the clinch.
Lukic misses with a few strikes there.
Paquiao tries a low kick but Lukic avoids it.
Lukic looks to land a left hand but Paquiao moved out of range nicely.
Lukic throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that Lukic has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lukic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lukic walks into a straight right hand from Paquiao.
Lukic throws a hook but Paquiao avoids it easily.
Lukic tries to bum rush Paquiao with a series of wild strikes but Paquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paquiao.
Paquiao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lukic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lukic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Lukic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lukic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Paquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lukic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Lukic.
Lukic misses with an uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a two punch combo.
Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Lukic.
No joy there for Lukic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bojan Lukic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lukic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Lukic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lukic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lukic lands a nice hook to Paquiao's body. Paquiao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lukic avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukic missing with a left hand there. Paquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lukic misses with a lunging right hand
and Paquiao counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukic misses with a body shot.
Lukic throws a series of punches but Paquiao avoids them all with ease.
Lukic misses with a double jab.
Paquiao is looking to counter punch.
Paquiao slips a straight right by Lukic.
Mano Paquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Paquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Lukic tries to get set, Paquiao tries to push him back and clinch up but Lukic manages to avoid the attempt.
Paquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lukic misses with a body shot.
It looked like Paquiao was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mano Paquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lukic missing with a left hand there. Paquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Paquiao misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paquiao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lukic misses with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Lukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lukic avoids the body shot from Paquiao.
Paquiao defending well as Lukic loads up on a big left hand.
Lukic throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Lukic looks to throw the jab but Paquiao is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lukic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lukic.
Lukic throws a hook but Paquiao blocks it.
Lukic throws a lazy uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lukic throws a hook but Paquiao avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Lukic misses
and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paquiao slips a straight right by Lukic.
Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Lukic.
Paquiao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lukic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lukic throws a jab but it's blocked by Paquiao.
An attempted straight right counter from Paquiao misses the target.
Lukic throws a right hand that misses
and Paquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lukic throws a shot from downtown. Paquiao moves away and avoids it.
Lukic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lukic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paquiao moves away from the strike by Lukic.
Lukic misses with a body shot.
As Lukic looks to move away, Paquiao throws a big counter combo but Lukic just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bojan Lukic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Lukic misses the target.
Lukic looks to throw the jab but Paquiao is out of range.
Lukic throws a lazy right hand but Paquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lukic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paquiao stalks Lukic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lukic's face. Lukic staggers backwards, shaken.
Lukic rushes Paquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquiao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lukic misses with a body punch
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Lukic throws a looping overhand right but Paquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Paquiao throws a big counter combination but Lukic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukic misses with a looping right.
Paquiao throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lukic. Paquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paquiao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lukic throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Paquiao.
Lukic fails to land with a series of punches.
Lukic throws an overhand right that lands on Paquiao's shoulder, as Paquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Paquiao seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lukic throws a poor cross that misses
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquiao ducks right into an uppercut from Lukic.
Lukic throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Paquiao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukic misses with a hook
and Paquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lukic thinking.
Lukic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lukic misses with a hook. Paquiao ducked under it nicely.
Paquiao is looking for a counter combo.
Lukic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukic has closed the distance and engaged Paquiao in a clinch.
Lukic stalling against the cage.
Lukic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lukic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lukic misses with a hook
and Paquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lukic throws a right hand that misses
and Paquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lukic just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Paquiao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lukic.
Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Lukic.
A little feinted left hand from Paquiao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lukic misses the body punch
and Paquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Lukic.
Paquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lukic.
Paquiao is looking for a counter combo.
Lukic swings widly with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Lukic. Those never looked like landing.
Lukic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Paquiao circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Lukic. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Lukic misses its intended target.
Paquiao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lukic misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Lukic does no damage.
Paquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lukic scores with a hook.
Lukic throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Paquiao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mano Paquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquiao.
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 Mano Paquiao.
I think Lukic 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bojan Lukic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Summittwo Agano (ranked 2194 p4p, 2418 weight class) and Johnny Dukes (ranked 266 p4p, 282 weight class). Dukes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I saw the Light. Summittwo Agano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Summittwo Agano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Dukes.
Agano connects with the punch.
 It looks like Johnny Dukes has been cut.
Agano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Agano lands with a cross.
Agano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dukes's hands.
 Dukes is rocked!
Agano closes the distance and clinches.
Dukes is still on wobbly legs! Can Agano finish him?
Agano has hold of one of Dukes's legs. Dukes is fighting the takedown attempt but Agano gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dukes seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Agano's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agano tries to free his leg and advance position but Dukes is retaining full guard.
Agano slips nicely into half guard.
Agano is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Agano seems to be looking for submissions.
Dukes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Agano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Agano seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dukes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Summittwo Agano!
Summittwo Agano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Johnny Dukes stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want a rematch. I deserve that.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Calloway (ranked 2385 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Kenji Yamazaki (ranked 279 p4p, 271 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Calloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calloway misses with a right hand
and Yamazaki counters with a straight right hand.
Yamazaki misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Yamazaki misses.
Calloway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamazaki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Calloway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamazaki avoids the body shot from Calloway.
Yamazaki closes the distance and clinches.
Calloway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Calloway misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calloway.
A head punch on the inside from Yamazaki fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calloway blocking some punches.
Calloway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calloway scores with a hook to the body.
Calloway definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yamazaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamazaki working aggressively here.
Calloway managing to block the knees to the body from Yamazaki.
Calloway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamazaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamazaki misses with the head strike.
Calloway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamazaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calloway.
Yamazaki misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Calloway.
Yamazaki misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yamazaki fails to land.
Calloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamazaki lands with a light punch inside.
Yamazaki has a couple of punches blocked by Calloway.
Calloway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamazaki.
Yamazaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Calloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Calloway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamazaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamazaki trying to land knees to the body.
Yamazaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calloway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calloway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamazaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Calloway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calloway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamazaki.
A short right from Calloway on the inside.
Yamazaki is rocked!
Calloway has a couple of punches blocked by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Calloway finish him?
Yamazaki throws a head punch that misses.
Yamazaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamazaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Calloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calloway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamazaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calloway.
Yamazaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Calloway creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Yamazaki's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Yamazaki drops to his knees and Calloway pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Calloway!
A very excited looking Jim Calloway 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 Soda Popinski (ranked 733 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Chad Hunter (ranked 95 p4p, 185 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut.
Popinski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Popinski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Popinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Nice uppercut lands for Popinski. That snapped Hunter's head back.
Nice shot lands for Hunter.
Hunter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Popinski.
Popinski moves into range and clinches up with Hunter.
Popinski tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Popinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popinski.
Popinski blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popinski.
Popinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Popinski.
Hunter misses with an elbow over the top.
Popinski tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Popinski back against the cage.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Popinski.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Popinski.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popinski's elbow.
Popinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popinski.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Popinski avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Popinski.
Popinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popinski's elbow.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popinski is defending well for now.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Popinski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Popinski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Hunter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Popinski.
Hunter pushes Popinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter tries a knee to the head but Popinski blocks it.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Popinski controls his hands.
Popinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Popinski.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Popinski tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popinski prevents the takedown attempt.
Popinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popinski scores with a hook to the body.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popinski blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter wants a takedown but no success here.
Soda Popinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Hunter.
Popinski can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Hunter lands a nice uppercut.
Hunter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Popinski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunter tries to work over Popinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
A short right from Popinski on the inside.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Popinski.
Popinski tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Popinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Soda Popinski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Popinski takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunter can't find room to land a body shot as Popinski controls the action.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter tries for a takedown but Popinski manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Popinski.
Popinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Soda Popinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popinski.
Popinski blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Popinski.
Still in the clinch, Popinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Hunter.
Popinski scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Popinski.
Hunter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Popinski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to drag Popinski to the mat but Popinski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Popinski lands a body punch.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Popinski.
Hunter tries to work over Popinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Popinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Popinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Popinski.
Popinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Popinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popinski blocks an uppercut.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popinski blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Popinski.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.
Popinski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunter or not.
Popinski tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Popinski lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popinski stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Soda Popinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Hunter.
Hunter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Popinski after a bit of a struggle.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Popinski controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunter.
Popinski blocking some punches.
Popinski blocks an uppercut.
Popinski is working Hunter over against the cage.
Popinski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Popinski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunter tries to work over Popinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Popinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popinski.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Popinski lands with a left to the head.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Popinski.
Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter goes for a takedown attempt but Popinski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Popinski clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Popinski.
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
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!
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Popinski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soda Popinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popinski throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popinski lands the left hand.
Popinski connects with a looping right hand.
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter moves away from the strike by Popinski.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Popinski finish him?
Popinski throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Popinski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Popinski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soda Popinski dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Popinski jabs at Hunter's body.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski lands with a nice body punch.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Popinski misses with a wild body shot.
Hunter throws a low kick, looking for Popinski's leg but Popinski calmly moves out of range.
Popinski throws a right hand that misses
and Hunter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popinski. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Popinski avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popinski misses with a straight right.
Hunter slips a jab from Popinski.
Hunter lands with an overhand left.
Hunter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Popinski finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunter's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Popinski scores with a shot to the body.
Popinski sends Hunter crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Popinski is motioning to the referee to let Hunter up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Popinski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunter throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popinski wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Popinski sets himself, and Hunter steps forward looking for the clinch! Popinski avoids it this time.
Popinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunter can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Popinski moved out of range.
Popinski tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popinski counters with a big right hand! Oh Hunter is in trouble here! Popinski follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soda Popinski!
Soda Popinski retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Soda Popinski 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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