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BANZAI COMBAT 96 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Hauser (ranked 25220 p4p, 4804 weight class) and Back Fort (ranked 591 p4p, 527 weight class). Alvin Hauser has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alvin Hauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Back Fort!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauser throws a looping overhand right but Fort ducks down to avoid it.
Fort with a poor takedown
and Hauser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fort fails to land the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Hauser tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fort takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hauser gets caught napping as Fort dives in and scores a takedown. Hauser manages to retain guard.
Hauser is looking to stand back up but Fort counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hauser.
Fort in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hauser tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fort!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Back Fort!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Price (ranked 4654 p4p, 3408 weight class) and Roundel Scoot (ranked 517 p4p, 434 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Starman - David Bowie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roundel Scoot!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scoot to score with a decent uppercut.
Price definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scoot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Price is fending him off so far but Scoot persists. Nope, Price circles away and we're back to standing.
Scoot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Price fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scoot.
Price scores with a nice head shot.
Scoot defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Price fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scoot checks it well.
Scoot jabs at Price's body.
Scoot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roundel Scoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scoot shoots in for a takedown but Price shows good takedown defense.
Price is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Price is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scoot.
Scoot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Price on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scoot throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
A combination from Scoot does no damage.
Price appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Scoot fails with a takedown attempt.
James Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roundel Scoot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scoot looks for a takedown but Price sprawls well.
Price throws a hook but Scoot avoids it easily.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scoot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scoot.
Scoot dives in for a single leg takedown but Price sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
James Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scoot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Price sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scoot somewhat.
A jab from Scoot misses.
Price swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scoot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scoot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Scoot.
Price was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Scoot lands a two punch combo.
Scoot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Scoot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scoot.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
and Scoot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scoot throws a body shot but no joy.
Price throws the left hand but Scoot avoids the punch easily.
Scoot is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Price tests Scoot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scoot throws out the jab.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Scoot.
Price went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Scoot throws a big shot that misses.
Price looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big left from Scoot misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to bum rush Scoot with a series of wild strikes but Scoot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Price uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scoot.
Scoot connects with a body shot that sends Price's belly button to the back.
Price throws a leg kick but Scoot sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scoot! But no joy.
Scoot has his takedown stuffed
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scoot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Price dodges the punch combination from Scoot.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Scoot moves away and avoids it.
Scoot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scoot has his takedown stuffed
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scoot misses with a takedown attempt - Price sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price misses with an uppercut. Scoot saw that one coming.
Scoot throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
Price swings for the body but Scoot moves out of range.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scoot throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Scoot does it's job there.
Scoot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scoot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roundel Scoot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scoot blocks a jab.
Scoot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scoot was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scoot.
Price takes one on the button.
Price getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A combination from Scoot does no damage.
Price is looking to counter punch.
Price throws a nice looking combination but Scoot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Price misses the body punch
and Scoot counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Price.
Scoot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Price with a body shot.
Scoot jabs at Price's body.
James Price is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scoot tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scoot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Price's head.
Price takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Price misses with a hook. Scoot ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Scoot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scoot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scoot shoots in but no luck this time.
Scoot misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Price on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scoot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Price's head backwards.
Scoot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Price to counter with a crisp jab.
Scoot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scoot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scoot missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scoot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Price counters with a straight right hand.
James Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roundel Scoot.
Price takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Scoot.
Price scores with the left hand. Scoot knows he should have avoided that one.
Scoot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Price is fending him off so far but Scoot persists. Nope, Price circles away and we're back to standing.
Price throws a sloppy body shot
and Scoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scoot throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Scoot cracks a nice hook into Price's ribs.
Scoot ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Scoot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scoot stuns Price with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Scoot ducks down to avoid it.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Scoot tries to counter it with a takedown but Price pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scoot missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Scoot coming out on top.
Scoot thuds a left hand into Price's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Scoot or perhaps it was just good defense by Price, which made it look bad.
Scoot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Price.
Price showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scoot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price looks to land a left hand but Scoot moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Scoot.
Price moves forwards but Scoot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Price slips under a jab from Scoot.
Price swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Price lands a jab to Scoot's midsection.
Scoot looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scoot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scoot manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Price on his heels. He'll look to pass Price's guard now, I'm sure.
Price wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Scoot pushing down on Price's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Price wants to improve his position but Scoot is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roundel Scoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Scoot misses with a hook
and Price counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scoot misses with a left hand
and Price counters with an inside leg kick.
Price misses with a jab, cross combination.
Price misses the jab.
Scoot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scoot slips a straight right by Price.
Scoot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price misses with a body shot.
Scoot changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price takes a swing at Scoot's ribcage but misses.
Scoot tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Scoot ducks under a wild hook from Price.
A big left from Scoot misses.
A lazy left from Scoot finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scoot shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Price wants to control but Scoot is keeping busy.
Scoot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Price holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Scoot is thwarting Price's attempts to control the position.
Price won't allow Scoot to pass to mount.
Price wants to control but Scoot is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
Scoot controlling the pace.
Scoot prevents Price from improving his position.
Price trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Price avoids the body shot from Scoot.
Scoot misses with an uppercut.
Scoot slips under a jab from Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Scoot eats them both and turns towards Price to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Price lands a jab to Scoot's midsection.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scoot.
Scoot looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Scoot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Price looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scoot slips a straight right by Price.
A countering left hand to the body from Scoot misses.
Scoot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scoot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roundel Scoot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scoot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Price throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Price is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Price throws a lazy right hand but Scoot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price cracks a nice hook into Scoot's ribs.
Price lands with a shot to the body.
Scoot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Price misses with a hook. Scoot ducked under it nicely.
Scoot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Price stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Scoot. Those never looked like landing.
Scoot misses with a body punch
and Price counters with a slapping leg kick.
Price avoids the body shot from Scoot.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Price showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scoot 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roundel Scoot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Temmu Pukki (ranked 24696 p4p, 3032 weight class) and Montgomery Scott (ranked 604 p4p, 400 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Temmu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Montgomery Scott!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott defending well as Pukki loads up on a big left hand.
Scott throws a fast counter high kick but Pukki manages to duck under it in time.
Scott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pukki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pukki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pukki throws a poor cross that misses
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pukki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scott scores with a nice right hand.
Pukki shoots in and gets a takedown into Scott's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pukki trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pukki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Scott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pukki defends it easily.
Pukki stays in close to Scott's body and controls the position.
Pukki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pukki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Scott sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pukki has his hands on Scott's head, controlling the position.
Pukki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scott on the ground.
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.
Pukki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pukki keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Pukki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scott defends it easily.
Pukki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pukki tries to get out of the position.
Scott trying to control but Pukki is working from the bottom.
Scott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pukki is keeping the position for now.
Pukki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scott wants to control from the top but Pukki keeps moving.
Scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pukki misses with a double jab
enabling Scott to counter with a crisp jab.
Pukki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pukki throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
Pukki misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pukki tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pukki throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Scott slips a straight right by Pukki.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scott's coach down at The House Of Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Scott's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Scott lands a head kick!
Pukki lands a nice shot to the body.
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 Temmu Pukki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott avoids the body shot from Pukki.
Pukki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scott momentarily.
Pukki misses with a looping left.
Pukki digs a good hook to Scott's body.
Scott misses with a left hand
and Pukki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Pukki misses with an uppercut.
Scott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Montgomery Scott has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki looks to land a combination. Scott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 Scott is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pukki lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Scott out cold! Scott is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Temmu Pukki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inbred Dagestani Monkey (ranked 3148 p4p, 3700 weight class) and Jerome Archer (ranked 355 p4p, 398 weight class). Archer has chosen Whip Your Head as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inbred Dagestani Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Archer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dagestani Monkey moves away.
Archer thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Archer tries to get set, Dagestani Monkey tries to push him back and clinch up but Archer manages to avoid the attempt.
Dagestani Monkey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dagestani Monkey jumps guard and drags Archer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dagestani Monkey keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Dagestani Monkey has his foot on Archer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Archer works his way back into a safe position though.
Archer has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dagestani Monkey to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Archer is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dagestani Monkey pulls down on the head and he's put Archer to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Inbred Dagestani Monkey!
Inbred Dagestani Monkey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Jerome Archer stepped up to the mic, saying 'My bad pimps.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hopkins (ranked 2686 p4p, 3375 weight class) and Boo Boo (ranked 306 p4p, 378 weight class). Boo Boo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boo Boo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins throws a body punch but Boo moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Boo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopkins lands a nice hook to Boo's body. Boo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Boo with a series of wild strikes but Boo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Boo misses.
Hopkins misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Hopkins misses.
Boo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins cracks Boo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Boo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins punishes Boo's body with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins misses with a hook
enabling Boo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Hopkins takes a swing at Boo's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Boo throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins swinging wildly here.
Boo dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopkins.
We've been hearing reports that Hopkins has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Boo takes one to the chin there.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the body
and Boo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins works over Boo's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins digs a good hook to Boo's body.
A left lands for Hopkins.
Boo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Boo dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Boo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boo eats them both and turns towards Hopkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boo tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boo lands with an overhand left.
Hopkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boo.
Boo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a nice looking combination but Boo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hopkins.
Boo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Boo moves out of range.
Boo throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Boo.
Hopkins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hopkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Boo avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Hopkins does no damage.
Boo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hopkins counters with a left and a right that stings Boo.
A telegraphed right hand from Boo misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Boo as he connects with a hook.
That's four 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!
Boo misses with a double jab.
Hopkins is looking to wear down Boo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Boo avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Boo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boo loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins lands a head shot.
Boo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Boo throws out a counter right but Hopkins avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boo. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins scores with a nice right hand.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hopkins dominated that round.
That's time! Hopkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boo throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Boo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hopkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boo scrambles back to his feet.
Boo is rocked!
Hopkins fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Boo out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). James Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Knight (ranked 2600 p4p, 3334 weight class) and Greg Gaggenwanker (ranked 299 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dustin Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Gaggenwanker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Gaggenwanker won't allow it.
Gaggenwanker has Knight pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knight manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gaggenwanker counters with a shoot takedown. Knight fights it but they end up in guard.
Gaggenwanker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gaggenwanker passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaggenwanker stalling.
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.
Gaggenwanker trying to mount his opponent but Knight defends it.
Gaggenwanker is controlling the pace.
Gaggenwanker trying to pass the guard but Knight defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gaggenwanker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gaggenwanker is working for a kimura here but Knight manages to reverse the position and he's now in Gaggenwanker's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaggenwanker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knight's guard.
Gaggenwanker slips nicely into half guard.
Knight looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Knight kicks off Gaggenwanker and gets to his feet.
Gaggenwanker tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gaggenwanker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gaggenwanker counters with a single leg into guard. Knight didn't expect that.
Gaggenwanker is pushing down on Knight's leg trying to pass to half guard. Knight is fighting to maintain full guard but Gaggenwanker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gaggenwanker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
Gaggenwanker controlling the action here.
Knight has one foot on Gaggenwanker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gaggenwanker's guard.
Gaggenwanker is trying to keep Knight in close.
Gaggenwanker is looking to stand up but Knight isn't so interested in that idea.
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 Dustin Knight will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Gaggenwanker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Gaggenwanker.
Knight throws a series of punches but Gaggenwanker moves out of range.
Gaggenwanker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Gaggenwanker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Gaggenwanker fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaggenwanker.
Dustin Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Gaggenwanker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaggenwanker tries to avoid it but Knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaggenwanker to the ground. Gaggenwanker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gaggenwanker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knight leaves Gaggenwanker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Knight as he connects with a hook.
Dustin Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Gaggenwanker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaggenwanker can do to turn this around?
Knight scores with a punch to the head.
Gaggenwanker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gaggenwanker controlling the pace.
Gaggenwanker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaggenwanker is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Knight reverses the position - he's now on top in Gaggenwanker's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaggenwanker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knight's guard.
Gaggenwanker forces his way into half guard.
Gaggenwanker slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaggenwanker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gaggenwanker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Knight is trying to stand back up but Gaggenwanker is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gaggenwanker is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight won't allow Gaggenwanker to pass to mount.
Gaggenwanker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gaggenwanker passes to side control.
Gaggenwanker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knight has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gaggenwanker prevents Knight from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Greg Gaggenwanker 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. This is the final round!
Gaggenwanker misses with a straight left.
Knight throws a good cross that connects.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaggenwanker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight jabs Gaggenwanker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Knight. That snapped Gaggenwanker's head back.
Gaggenwanker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gaggenwanker controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Gaggenwanker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaggenwanker works his way into full mount!
Gaggenwanker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knight prevents Gaggenwanker from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gaggenwanker throws a wild left hand from mount and Knight manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Greg Gaggenwanker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gaggenwanker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gaggenwanker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knight doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gaggenwanker.
Gaggenwanker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaggenwanker is looking for a kimura here.
Knight wants to improve his position but Gaggenwanker is controlling well.
Gaggenwanker passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaggenwanker is working for a guillotine from mount but Knight frees his head quite easily.
Gaggenwanker controlling from the full mount.
Knight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaggenwanker on the ground.
Knight is controlling an arm, preventing Gaggenwanker from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gaggenwanker throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Knight has his hands clasped together but Gaggenwanker breaks the hold and Knight is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Gaggenwanker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Greg Gaggenwanker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonatan Augustus (ranked 2516 p4p, 1855 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 348 p4p, 254 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonatan Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn.
Augustus throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vovchanchyn avoids it.
Augustus misses with a kick to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the side of Augustus's head but Augustus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus throws a push kick but Vovchanchyn slaps the foot to one side.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
Vovchanchyn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vovchanchyn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Augustus is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Augustus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Augustus swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Augustus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
Augustus looks to land a right hand but Vovchanchyn moved out of range.
Augustus throws the kick towards the body but Vovchanchyn avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Vovchanchyn tries to move into range but Augustus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vovchanchyn throws out the jab.
Augustus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vovchanchyn throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus throws a jab when Vovchanchyn was well out of range.
Nice cross by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Vovchanchyn finds it's way through Augustus's defenses.
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vovchanchyn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Augustus throws out a leg kick but Vovchanchyn moves out of range and Augustus only half commits.
Augustus throws a hook but Vovchanchyn avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a looping overhand right but Augustus ducks down to avoid it.
Augustus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vovchanchyn circles away quickly and effectively.
Vovchanchyn pushes Augustus up against the cage in a clinch.
Vovchanchyn prevents a body shot from Augustus.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Augustus.
A short right from Vovchanchyn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Augustus lands a body shot.
Vovchanchyn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vovchanchyn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
Augustus is stalling here.
Vovchanchyn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Augustus tries to stall but Vovchanchyn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vovchanchyn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand.
Vovchanchyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Augustus.
Vovchanchyn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vovchanchyn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Augustus up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augustus lands with a short shot to the head.
Augustus lands a nice shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Augustus.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Augustus as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Augustus.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Augustus up against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Vovchanchyn to work.
Augustus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
A short uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augustus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Augustus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Augustus misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Igor Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
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.
Vovchanchyn scores with a hook.
Augustus slips under a jab.
Vovchanchyn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Augustus on the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vovchanchyn forces Augustus back against the cage and clinches.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vovchanchyn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
 Augustus is rocked!
Augustus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Augustus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Augustus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vovchanchyn is keeping busy.
Augustus seems to have got his legs back now.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Augustus lands with a left to the head.
Vovchanchyn lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustus is looking to control Vovchanchyn's arms but Vovchanchyn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Augustus has his back to the cage.
Vovchanchyn presses Augustus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
Vovchanchyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Augustus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
Augustus lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short shot to the head.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vovchanchyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Vovchanchyn misses with the head strike.
Augustus is trying to stall.
A short right from Augustus on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus tries a body shot but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Augustus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Augustus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn has Augustus pressed against the cage, preventing Augustus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vovchanchyn lands a left hand.
Augustus blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Augustus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands with a light punch inside.
Vovchanchyn pushes Augustus against the cage. Vovchanchyn is working some dirty boxing. Vovchanchyn pushes off with a quick right hook! Augustus goes down! Augustus tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vovchanchyn moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Vovchanchyn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ching Chong (ranked 2193 p4p, 2719 weight class) and Oliver Kolar (ranked 220 p4p, 266 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ching Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Kolar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kolar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolar throws out the jab.
Chong misses with a takedown attempt
and Kolar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chong walks into a stiff left hand from Kolar.
Kolar connects with a body shot that sends Chong's belly button to the back.
Chong is looking to clinch.
Kolar lands a big shot that drops Chong! Can he finish him?
Chong is rocked!
Chong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolar stands and throws Chong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oh Chong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chong seems to have got his legs back now.
Chong sneaks back into half guard.
Kolar working the head and body with strikes.
Chong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chong tries to get out of the position.
Ground and pound from Kolar.
Kolar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kolar pulls his head out easily.
Kolar slips a nice elbow through Chong's hands, connecting with Chong's forehead.
Kolar working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Kolar there.
Kolar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chong tries to roll over but Kolar keeps him under control.
Kolar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kolar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kolar.
Kolar slips a nice elbow through Chong's hands, connecting with Chong's forehead.
Chong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kolar on the ground.
Kolar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kolar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kolar postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Chong is out cold - huge knockout for Kolar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oliver Kolar!
An out of breath Oliver Kolar 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MewChoo Free (ranked 2896 p4p, 1805 weight class) and Anakin Osborne (ranked 327 p4p, 209 weight class). Osborne has chosen Anakin's Dark Deeds - John Williams as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MewChoo Free!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anakin Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborne ducks right into an uppercut from Free.
Free is looking to chop away at Osborne's legs.
Free loads up on a big right hand but Osborne slips the punch.
Osborne checks a leg kick.
Free avoids the head kick by Osborne.
Osborne scores with a body shot.
Free tries a low kick but Osborne avoids it.
Free connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Osborne momentarily.
Free tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Free throws a head kick that misses.
Osborne misses with an uppercut. Free saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Free.
Osborne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Free is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osborne.
Osborne checks a leg kick.
Osborne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Free looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Osborne throws a hook to the side of Free's head but Free sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Free walks into a stiff left hand from Osborne.
 It looks like MewChoo Free has been cut.
MewChoo Free seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osborne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Free.
Osborne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Free moves away.
Osborne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Free moves away.
Free connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Free scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Osborne doesn't seem bothered though.
Free misses with a low kick.
Osborne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Free is looking to chop away at Osborne's legs.
Free definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Free misses with an uppercut. Osborne saw that one coming.
Osborne takes a swing at Free's ribcage but misses.
Free ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osborne moves away.
Osborne misses with a few strikes there.
Free connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Free catches Osborne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osborne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Free darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Osborne just misses with a punch to the body.
Osborne misses with a hook. Free ducked under it nicely.
Free's corner calls for a 1-2. Free obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Free is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Osborne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osborne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Osborne misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Free misses the target.
Free darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Free throws a low kick but it's checked well by Osborne.
Osborne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Free rather than just go for the knockout.
Free thows a leg kick but Osborne checks it
and Osborne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Osborne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Free moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne throws a lazy right hand but Free sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Free moves away from the strike by Osborne.
Osborne tries to move into range but Free moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Free misses the shot to the body.
Free is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Osborne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Free. That did some damage!
Free connects with a right hand. Osborne shakes it off.
Free looks to land a combination but Osborne avoids it well.
Free slips under a jab from Osborne.
Free swings for the body but Osborne moves out of range.
Free misses with a hook. Osborne ducked under it nicely.
Osborne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Osborne scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Free 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osborne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Free keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Osborne scores with a jab. Free acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Free takes one on the button.
Osborne drops his hands momentarily and Free takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Free throws a poor cross that misses
and Osborne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Free is rocked!
Free glances at the clock... BAM! Osborne nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Free crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Free is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anakin Osborne!
A relieved looking Anakin Osborne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Olson (ranked 2288 p4p, 2535 weight class) and Lyle Rock (ranked 321 p4p, 350 weight class). Jay Olson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyle Rock!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock wants to clinch
and Olson counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rock clinches up with Olson and pushes him back against the cage.
Olson throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olson's brow.
Olson scores with a shoulder strike.
Olson trying to stall but Rock improves his position.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Olson avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock obliges.
Olson is breathing heavily.
Olson avoids a wild elbow strike from Rock.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Olson breaks from the clinch.
Rock forces Olson back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olson.
Rock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olson is defending well for now.
Rock lands a damaging elbow.
Rock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rock avoids the elbow strike from Olson, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rock.
Olson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rock misses with an elbow strike.
Rock lands a knee to the head.
Olson throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Rock 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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rock.
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olson blocks an elbow strike from Rock.
Olson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olson.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but Olson blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock pushes off an throws an elbow but Olson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olson blocks an elbow strike.
Rock lands an elbow inside.
Rock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olson avoids it.
Olson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Olson dodges an elbow strike from Rock.
Rock throws an elbow that misses.
Rock misses with an elbow strike.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rock missing with knees to the body.
Rock throws an elbow that misses.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Olson avoids the damage to the body.
Olson misses with a punch to the body.
Rock throws an elbow but it misses.
Rock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Olson dodges an elbow strike from Rock.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson takes an elbow to the temple.
Rock lands an elbow just above Olson 's eye.
Rock lands an elbow inside.
Olson dodges an elbow strike from Rock.
Rock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rock trying to land knees to the body.
Olson dodges an elbow strike from Rock.
Olson blocks an elbow strike.
Olson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rock misses with an elbow strike.
Rock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Olson's face.
Rock misses with an elbow over the top.
Olson avoids a wild elbow strike from Rock.
Olson blocks the elbow strike.
Olson dodges an elbow strike from Rock.
Olson takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olson avoids the elbow strike from Rock, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a nice knee to the body.
Rock throws an elbow that misses.
Olson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Olson avoids a wild elbow strike from Rock.
Rock scores a nice knee to the body.
Rock avoids a wild elbow strike from Olson.
Rock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but Olson blocks with his arms.
Olson dodges an elbow strike from Rock.
Olson is working for takedown but Rock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Rock dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Olson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rock tries to clinch there but Olson circles away.
Rock wants to clinch.
Rock wants to clinch up but Olson keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olson avoids it.
Rock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson managing to block the knees to the body from Rock.
Rock lands an elbow just above Olson 's eye.
Rock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olson is defending well for now.
Olson gets through Rock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olson takes an elbow to the temple.
Rock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olson can't find room to land a body shot as Rock controls the action.
Olson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olson looking to throw knees to the head but Rock is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Olson.
Olson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rock walks away with a smile on his face. Olson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lyle Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rock is looking to clinch but Olson is avoiding it.
Olson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Olson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.
An attempted straight right counter from Olson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to clinch
and Olson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock drives through and clinches with Olson against the cage.
Olson avoids a wild elbow strike from Rock.
Olson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rock working Olson over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olson dodges an elbow strike from Rock.
Rock scores a nice knee to the body.
Rock landing knees to the body.
Olson misses with an elbow strike.
Rock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rock trying to land knees to the body.
Olson blocks an elbow strike from Rock.
Rock pushes off an throws an elbow but Olson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olson blocks the elbow strike.
Olson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock lands an elbow that stopped Olson in his tracks for a moment.
Rock misses with an elbow over the top.
Rock lands an elbow that stopped Olson in his tracks for a moment.
Olson blocks the elbow strike.
Rock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rock lands an elbow inside that Olson shrugs off.
Rock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock obliges.
Rock missing with knees to the body.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olson.
Rock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rock lands an elbow just above Olson 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olson takes an elbow to the temple.
Rock missing with knees to the body.
Olson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olson is rocked!
Rock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh Olson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lyle Rock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rock throws an elbow but it misses.
Rock lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock obliges.
Rock lands a nice elbow.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rock lands an elbow inside that Olson shrugs off.
Rock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock lands an elbow inside.
Rock misses with an elbow over the top.
Rock lands an elbow inside that Olson shrugs off.
Rock working Olson over with knees to the body.
Olson blocks an elbow strike.
Rock has Olson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Olson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Rock - that's hurt Olson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Olson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Olson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lyle Rock!
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