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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandria OcasioCortez (ranked 1913 p4p, 17954 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 132 p4p, 259 weight class). Alexandria OcasioCortez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandria OcasioCortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 60 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OcasioCortez closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that OcasioCortez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
OcasioCortez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Oscar Meyer has been cut.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow that stopped Meyer in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
OcasioCortez has Meyer pressed against the cage.
OcasioCortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
OcasioCortez with a knee to the head.
Meyer looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow that stopped Meyer in his tracks for a moment.
OcasioCortez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
OcasioCortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meyer or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OcasioCortez has Meyer pushed against the cage.
OcasioCortez gets through Meyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez leaning his opponent against the cage.
OcasioCortez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
OcasioCortez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Oscar Meyer's cut even more.
Nice elbow from OcasioCortez.
Knees in the clinch landing for OcasioCortez.
Nice elbow from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez stalling the fight.
OcasioCortez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
OcasioCortez lands a knee to the body.
A short right from OcasioCortez.
That's two 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!
Meyer takes an elbow to the forehead.
 Meyer is rocked!
OcasioCortez creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Meyer! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for OcasioCortez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandria OcasioCortez!
Alexandria OcasioCortez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 1893 p4p, 22899 weight class) and Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 260 p4p, 565 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 20 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Porfirigo finds it's way through Gomes's defenses.
Gomes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Porfirigo counters with a stiff right hand.
Porfirigo instigates a clinch.
Gomes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Porfirigo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Porfirigo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gomes uses from the top position.
Porfirigo pulls Gomes in to control the position.
Porfirigo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porfirigo managing to control the position.
Gomes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Porfirigo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Porfirigo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Porfirigo!
Gomes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is trying to work for a kimura but Porfirigo is defending well.
Porfirigo is trying to get back to full guard.
Porfirigo controlling the position well.
Porfirigo is trying to stand back up but Gomes is controlling him
Gomes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Porfirigo is just riding it out for now. Gomes eventually gives up the hold.
Gomes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gomes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Porfirigo defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Porfirigo is just riding it out for now. Gomes eventually gives up the hold.
Porfirigo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gomes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Porfirigo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gomes, into his guard.
Gomes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porfirigo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gomes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Porfirigo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gomes working for submissions but it's allowed Porfirigo to get to half guard.
Porfirigo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gomes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomes.
Gomes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Porfirigo defends it easily.
Gomes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Porfirigo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gomes is looking to sweep but instead, Porfirigo has passed into half guard.
Gomes moves into full guard.
Porfirigo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porfirigo stands and steps away. Gomes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ronaldo Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porfirigo.
Porfirigo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Porfirigo content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tayaen Porfirigo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Porfirigo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Porfirigo stopping the sweep attempt from Gomes.
Gomes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porfirigo.
Porfirigo 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.
Gomes has momentary wrist control but Porfirigo slips an elbow through the middle.
Porfirigo gets to his feet. Gomes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Porfirigo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Porfirigo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Porfirigo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomes is rocked!
Porfirigo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gomes is trying to keep an underhook but Porfirigo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gomes is still in real trouble! Can Porfirigo finish him?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Porfirigo connects with a nice short shot to Gomes's temple.
Porfirigo slows the pace down in half guard.
Porfirigo decides to return to a standing position.
Gomes misses with a lunging right hand
and Porfirigo counters with a big right hand! Oh Gomes is in trouble here! Porfirigo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tayaen Porfirigo!
Tayaen Porfirigo took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Halme (ranked 2182 p4p, 3015 weight class) and Shashlyk Lykmekov (ranked 141 p4p, 174 weight class). Halme's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Katri Helena-Katson autiota hiekkarantaa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shashlyk Lykmekov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lykmekov is looking to clinch but Halme is avoiding it.
Halme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lykmekov gets the takedown into side control.
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.
Lykmekov taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Lykmekov 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lykmekov advances nicely into full mount.
You get the feeling that Halme really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lykmekov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykmekov dominating with strikes here.
Lykmekov lands a heavy elbow.
Lykmekov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Halme hang on?
Halme working to try and regain half guard.
Halme swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Halme really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Halme is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Halme looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Halme wants to hold on but Lykmekov pushes him away.
Halme is looking to get to half guard.
Lykmekov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lykmekov lands a nice shot to the head.
Lykmekov controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme reaches up to try and control the position but Lykmekov seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Halme rolls and tries to escape and now Lykmekov has his back!
Halme fending off the submission attempt from Lykmekov.
Lykmekov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Halme showing good submission defense here.
Lykmekov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lykmekov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lykmekov controlling well, preventing Halme from escaping the position.
Lykmekov tightening his grip on Halme, looking for the choke.
Lykmekov looking for the choke from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shashlyk Lykmekov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Halme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lykmekov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lykmekov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lykmekov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halme has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lykmekov is working away from the top position though.
Lykmekov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halme's head.
Halme trying to control but Lykmekov postures up.
Lykmekov controlling the action here.
Halme is trying to maintain the position but Lykmekov is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lykmekov trying to control from half guard but Halme is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lykmekov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Halme wants to sweep but Lykmekov has passed to side control!
Lykmekov cracks Halme with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lykmekov is trying to get an arm triangle but Halme is defending well.
Halme is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A lull in the action here as Lykmekov stalls from top position.
Halme is trying to get back to his feet.
Lykmekov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lykmekov controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Lykmekov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Halme is looking for a sweep.
Lykmekov tries to score with some ground and pound. Halme controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lykmekov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Halme tries to improve position but can't.
Halme gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lykmekov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Halme!
Lykmekov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme tries to lock up and control but Lykmekov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Halme wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Shashlyk Lykmekov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lykmekov is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Lykmekov gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Lykmekov gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Lykmekov apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Lykmekov shoots in looking for a takedown. Halme tries to sprawl out of it but Lykmekov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halme manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halme throws a big counter combination but Lykmekov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halme looks for the body kick but Lykmekov saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lykmekov closes the distance and pushes Halme back into the cage.
Halme letting Lykmekov take a breather here.
Halme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shashlyk Lykmekov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lykmekov moves out of range as Halme throws a body kick.
Lykmekov fails with the takedown
and Halme counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tony Halme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lykmekov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halme's waist but Halme gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lykmekov off to one side.
Halme throws a sloppy head kick and Lykmekov moves out of range easily.
Halme throws a head kick that Lykmekov semi-blocks.
Halme tries a head kick but it misses.
Halme gets tackled into the cage by Lykmekov. Lykmekov maintains the clinch.
Halme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lykmekov clinches up with Halme and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykmekov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halme misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lykmekov as Halme tries to tie him up.
Lykmekov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tony Halme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shashlyk Lykmekov.
Lykmekov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Lykmekov.
Lykmekov is trying to pull guard but Halme turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lykmekov tries to pull guard but Halme forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Halme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lykmekov is trying to pull guard but Halme turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lykmekov lands a left hand.
Lykmekov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halme to keep the fight standing.
Halme is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykmekov successfully pulls guard.
Halme wants to stand and escape but instead Lykmekov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lykmekov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Halme is striking but Lykmekov is not phased and passes to half guard.
Halme regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lykmekov trying to control but Halme is working from the bottom.
Lykmekov controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykmekov pushing down on Halme's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Halme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lykmekov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Halme is trying to get back to full guard.
Lykmekov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lykmekov.
Lykmekov lands with a punch from half guard.
Lykmekov tries to pass to full mount but Halme defends it.
Halme has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lykmekov is on him like a limpet, forcing Halme back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halme wants to stall.
Lykmekov is working for takedown but Halme is calmly controlling the position for now.
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 Tony Halme.
I think Lykmekov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shashlyk Lykmekov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shashlyk Lykmekov waved his t-shirt featuring Silverguard Outfitters 🛡's logo in front of the cameras.
Tony Halme spoke after the fight, saying 'just a bad dream.. no way I could lose.. Open your eyes.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rusev (ranked 2671 p4p, 1912 weight class) and Isoa Tawake (ranked 363 p4p, 263 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rusev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isoa Tawake!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusev slips a jab and a cross from Tawake.
Tawake lands the left hand.
Tawake stuffs the takedown.
Rusev tries to keep at a distance but Tawake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tawake misses with an elbow over the top.
Tawake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tawake tries a body shot but Rusev blocks it.
Rusev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tawake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tawake told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short left from Tawake.
Rusev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tawake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rusev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tawake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tawake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tawake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tawake lands a left hand.
Tawake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rusev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tawake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tawake lands a shot to the body.
Tawake misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake landing knees to the body.
Rusev is breathing heavily.
Tawake stalling.
Tawake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tawake misses with a knee to the head.
Rusev takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tawake.
Tawake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tawake stalling in the clinch.
Tawake lands a damaging elbow.
Tawake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rusev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tawake after a bit of a struggle.
Tawake avoiding damage.
Tawake misses with an elbow strike.
Tawake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rusev's elbow.
Rusev avoids the elbow strike from Tawake, against the cage.
Tawake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rusev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tawake fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tawake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rusev's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rusev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tawake is fending him off so far but Rusev persists. Nope, Tawake circles away and we're back to standing.
Rusev fails with a takedown attempt.
Tawake steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rusev.
Rusev misses with a takedown attempt - Tawake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tawake lands with a good body shot.
Tawake throws a head kick that half lands.
Tawake lands an overhand right.
Rusev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rusev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rusev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tawake.
Tawake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tawake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tawake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tawake!
Rusev fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tawake lands with a cross.
Tawake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rusev, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Tawake as the two fighters clinch.
Rusev blocks an elbow strike.
Tawake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rusev.
Rusev dodges an elbow strike from Tawake.
Rusev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tawake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tawake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rusev's defenses.
Tawake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tawake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rusev's defenses.
Rusev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rusev turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rusev manages to end up in side control.
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!
Tawake wants to get back to his feet but Rusev is dominant here and he's now got Tawake's back!
Rusev working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusev throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tawake covering up well and avoiding damage.
Rusev is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tawake wants to get back to his feet.
Rusev tightening his grip on Tawake, looking for the choke.
Tawake is trying to get back to his feet but Rusev has full control of the position and if anything, Tawake has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rusev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tawake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rusev momentarily.
Tawake scores with a jab. Rusev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rusev is defended easily by Tawake.
Both fighters circling a little - Tawake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rusev shoots in for a takedown but Tawake shows good takedown defense.
Rusev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rusev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tawake works the jab nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Tawake. No joy for Rusev on that attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Tawake misses.
Rusev dives in for a single leg takedown but Tawake sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tawake lands an elbow just above Rusev 's eye.
Tawake lands an elbow inside that Rusev shrugs off.
Tawake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Rusev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tawake smiles and moves away.
Tawake connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tawake.
Nice uppercut there from Tawake.
Isoa Tawake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusev misses with a takedown attempt - Tawake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexander Rusev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rusev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tawake's waist but Tawake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rusev off to one side.
Rusev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tawake.
Tawake slips a jab and a cross from Rusev.
Rusev shoots in for a double leg but Tawake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tawake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tawake rushes Rusev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rusev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tawake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 Rusev is rocked!
A short right from Tawake.
Oh Rusev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tawake dips a shoulder and cracks Rusev with a mighty uppercut! Rusev falls back against the cage and Tawake unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rusev is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tawake screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isoa Tawake!
In his post fight interview, Isoa Tawake started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooper (ranked 2099 p4p, 2399 weight class) and Timofey Babinski (ranked 138 p4p, 153 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timofey Babinski!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Babinski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Cooper throws the left hand but Babinski avoids the punch easily.
Babinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooper counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Babinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babinski throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
Cooper shoots in but Babinski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Babinski throws a leg kick but Cooper moved away.
Cooper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Babinski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Babinski.
Cooper 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.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Babinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper with a nice cross.
Cooper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babinski misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Babinski.
 It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Babinski.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babinski scores with a push kick.
Cooper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Babinski avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Babinski! But no joy.
Babinski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Babinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooper throws out the jab.
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
and Babinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Babinski, as that shot connected.
Babinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper connects with a jab.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Babinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper swings for the body but Babinski moves out of range.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Babinski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Babinski throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper throwing a counter right hand but Babinski manages to avoid it.
Timofey Babinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
Babinski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matt Cooper's cut is getting worse.
Babinski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Babinski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooper misses the target.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Babinski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooper with a body shot.
Babinski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooper lands a really nice looking cross but Babinski seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Cooper misses
and Babinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Babinski throws a leg kick
and Cooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Cooper misses.
Babinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a hook to the body
and Babinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matt Cooper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper misses with a right hand
and Babinski counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cooper! Babinski lets Cooper back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cooper is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babinski 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.
Cooper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Babinski ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Cooper throws a leg kick
and Babinski counters with a crisp right that sends Cooper to the canvas! Babinski follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timofey Babinski!
A victorious Timofey Babinski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rylan Wheeler (ranked 1440 p4p, 1677 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 209 p4p, 238 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rylan Wheeler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheeler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anjo slips under a jab from Wheeler.
Anjo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wheeler.
Wheeler throws a head kick that misses.
Anjo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anjo goes for a double leg but Wheeler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wheeler continues to drive forward.
Wheeler scores with a nice strike.
Wheeler throws a body shot but no joy.
Wheeler backing away here, and Anjo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wheeler swings widly with a right hand
and Anjo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anjo looking to sit in guard and control but Wheeler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anjo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wheeler is one step ahead there.
Anjo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wheeler working for a triangle but Anjo defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wheeler is trying to keep Anjo in close.
Anjo stays in close to Wheeler's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wheeler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wheeler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anjo defends well.
Anjo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo tries to stand but Wheeler is controlling from the bottom.
Anjo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anjo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wheeler's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wheeler's corner calls for a 1-2. Wheeler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anjo shoots in but no luck this time.
Anjo clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wheeler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anjo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anjo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anjo shoots for a takedown but Wheeler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rylan Wheeler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Wheeler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wheeler scores with the left hand. Anjo knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Wheeler.
Anjo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anjo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wheeler to score with a decent uppercut.
Anjo dives in and grabs Wheeler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wheeler pushes down on Anjo's head and hops out.
Anjo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anjo tries to clinch but Wheeler is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rylan Wheeler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Wheeler.
Wheeler throws a right hand that Anjo ducks under and follows up with a left that Anjo also avoids with ease.
Anjo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wheeler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anjo.
Wheeler is looking to chop away at Anjo's legs.
Wheeler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anjo can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Wheeler misses the target.
Anjo wants to counter with a clinch but Wheeler pushes him away.
Wheeler lands with an overhand left.
Wheeler misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown but Wheeler shows good takedown defense.
Wheeler appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wheeler misses with an uppercut. Anjo saw that one coming.
Rylan Wheeler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wheeler with a jab.
Wheeler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anjo unleashes a big counter combination but Wheeler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anjo fails to land the takedown.
Anjo fails with the takedown.
Rylan Wheeler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Wheeler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anjo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wheeler's corner calls for a 1-2. Wheeler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Yoji Anjo Anjo has been cut.
Wheeler throws a jab but it's blocked by Anjo.
Wheeler lands a two punch combo.
Wheeler stuffs the takedown attempt from Anjo. Anjo gets slowly back to his feet.
Anjo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wheeler circles away.
Wheeler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anjo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anjo misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wheeler lands an overhand right.
Rylan Wheeler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anjo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wheeler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anjo somewhat.
Wheeler is looking for a counter combo.
Wheeler feints and then cracks Anjo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anjo down.
Anjo moves away from the strike by Wheeler.
Wheeler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wheeler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo takes one to the side of the head.
Wheeler throws a right hand that Anjo ducks under and follows up with a left that Anjo also avoids with ease.
Wheeler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wheeler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anjo ducks under a wild hook from Wheeler.
A combination from Wheeler does no damage.
Wheeler misses with a right hand
and Anjo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anjo.
Anjo pushes down on Wheeler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Anjo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Anjo wants to control but Wheeler is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wheeler is working hard here to advance position.
Anjo moves nicely into side control.
Wheeler regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rylan Wheeler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wheeler misses with a left hand
and Anjo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wheeler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anjo shoots in and drives through. Wheeler sprawls well.
Wheeler lands a nice looking body shot.
Wheeler misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Wheeler coming out on top.
Wheeler throws a head kick that misses
and Wheeler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anjo doesn't manage to clinch there - Wheeler circles away.
It looked like Wheeler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wheeler swings widly with a right hand
and Wheeler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anjo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Wheeler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anjo pulls his head out easily.
Wheeler is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Cant Lose MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Anjo moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Wheeler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler is looking for a sweep.
Anjo controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wheeler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Anjo connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Wheeler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wheeler is looking to reverse the position.
Yoji Anjo Anjo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anjo trying to control the position but Wheeler is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wheeler tries to buck Anjo off but Anjo is having none of it.
Anjo trying to control the action but Wheeler is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wheeler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No joy there for Anjo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wheeler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wheeler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wheeler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Wheeler.
Wheeler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anjo.
Anjo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anjo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anjo is looking to clinch.
Anjo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wheeler to the mat! Wheeler manages to get full guard.
Anjo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wheeler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anjo has managed to get both his arms back between Wheeler's legs - danger averted.
Wheeler working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anjo has passed into half guard!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoji Anjo Anjo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wheeler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rylan Wheeler!
Our winner, Rylan Wheeler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Yoji Anjo Anjo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Darkins (ranked 1576 p4p, 1406 weight class) and Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 113 p4p, 103 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Darkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Throne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darrell Darkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Old Leg Tartakov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartakov slips under a jab from Darkins.
Darkins swings widly with a right hand
and Tartakov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darkins throws a big shot that misses.
Tartakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkins.
Darrell Darkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tartakov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tartakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tartakov misses with a double jab.
Tartakov throws a body punch but Darkins moves out of range.
Tartakov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tartakov throws a series of punches but Darkins moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tartakov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Darkins gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrell Darkins!
A victorious Darrell Darkins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 1836 p4p, 895 weight class) and Julio Christ (ranked 129 p4p, 71 weight class). Julio Christ will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 56 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Christ!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion works Christ's body with a nice hook.
Christ works the jab nicely.
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Mad Onion scores with the left hand. Christ knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Julio Christ has been cut.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Mad Onion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christ tries a quick counter leg kick but Mad Onion is wise to it.
Christ wants to land a leg kick but Mad Onion is out of range.
Christ takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mad Onion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Christ throws a big counter head kick but Mad Onion avoids it with no problem.
Mad Onion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Mad Onion's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mad Onion throws a series of punches but Christ moves out of range.
Christ tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mad Onion throws a lazy body kick
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad Onion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christ lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ blocks a leg kick.
Mad Onion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mad Onion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Christ slips a jab from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion swings widly with a right hand
and Christ counters with a huge right that knocks Mad Onion out cold! Christ is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julio Christ!
During a confident post fight interview, Julio Christ thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Esposito (ranked 392 p4p, 542 weight class) and Dumbledore Calrissian (ranked 50 p4p, 68 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dumbledore Calrissian was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dumbledore Calrissian!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calrissian misses the jab.
Esposito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calrissian drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Esposito defends it well.
Calrissian slips a jab and a cross from Esposito.
Calrissian dives in for a single leg takedown but Esposito sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A big right from Calrissian misses.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito scores with a one two! Calrissian had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Dumbledore Calrissian has been cut.
Calrissian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Calrissian.
Calrissian throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
Esposito scores with a head kick.
Calrissian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Calrissian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito is not content to let Calrissian control the position.
Calrissian prevents Esposito from escaping the position.
Calrissian is putting a hurting on Esposito here, landing some big shots from side control.
Esposito wants to get back to his feet but Calrissian drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calrissian working the ground and pound but Esposito is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Calrissian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Esposito explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Esposito has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
Calrissian takes a shot to the head.
Esposito lands a nice uppercut.
Esposito tries to work over Calrissian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito tries to work over Calrissian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calrissian works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Calrissian works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Calrissian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Calrissian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Calrissian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Esposito's head.
Calrissian stops Esposito from getting back to his feet.
Calrissian throwing shots but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Esposito tries to kick Calrissian off but Calrissian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Esposito blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calrissian.
Calrissian throwing shots but Esposito is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calrissian is keen to just control but Esposito is a slippery customer.
Calrissian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Calrissian prevents Esposito from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calrissian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Esposito avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calrissian.
Esposito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Calrissian seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Esposito tries to clinch there but Calrissian circles away.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calrissian defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Calrissian darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Calrissian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Esposito manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Calrissian.
Esposito scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calrissian avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Calrissian tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito punishes Calrissian's body with a nice straight punch.
Calrissian shoots in and drives through. Esposito sprawls well.
Calrissian throws the left hand but Esposito avoids the punch easily.
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Calrissian checks a leg kick.
Calrissian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calrissian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Esposito in his tracks.
Esposito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leonardo Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calrissian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calrissian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Esposito is fending him off so far but Calrissian persists. Nope, Esposito circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Esposito misses the target.
Leonardo Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dumbledore Calrissian.
Calrissian jabs Esposito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Calrissian gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dumbledore Calrissian's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Calrissian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Esposito.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Calrissian.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calrissian misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calrissian was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calrissian drives through with a takedown into guard.
Esposito has his feet on Calrissian's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Calrissian shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito taking some punishment here, with Calrissian in his half guard.
Esposito wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Calrissian.
Esposito won't allow Calrissian to pass to mount.
Esposito is looking to escape.
Calrissian working Esposito over with strikes.
Dumbledore Calrissian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calrissian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Esposito does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Calrissian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Calrissian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Calrissian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Esposito defending well though.
Calrissian passes to side control.
Calrissian working the ground and pound but Esposito is defending the strikes.
Calrissian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esposito keeps working.
Calrissian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Esposito is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Calrissian working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Esposito wants to get back to his feet.
Calrissian is chipping away with strikes.
The strikes coming from Calrissian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Calrissian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Esposito regains half guard, as Calrissian was trying to land strikes.
Calrissian trying to control the action but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Calrissian working Esposito over with strikes.
Calrissian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Esposito has hold of Calrissian's hands but Calrissian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calrissian lands a nice short elbow.
Esposito on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Calrissian trying to control the action but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Calrissian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calrissian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Calrissian throwing shots but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Calrissian lands with a punch from half guard.
Calrissian throwing shots but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Esposito is trying to stand.
Calrissian is looking to take a break and control but Esposito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calrissian winds up and cracks Esposito with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Esposito is looking to escape.
Calrissian wants to control but Esposito is keeping him busy.
Esposito wants to get back to his feet.
Calrissian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calrissian thows a huge punch but Esposito dodges it nicely.
Calrissian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Calrissian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Esposito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Calrissian is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good exchange - Calrissian coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dumbledore Calrissian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dumbledore Calrissian's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Calrissian moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Esposito lands with a nice body punch.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calrissian.
Calrissian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito moves out of range as Calrissian strikes.
Calrissian is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Calrissian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Calrissian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Esposito taking a bit of punishment here - Calrissian scoring with strikes.
Calrissian prevents Esposito from escaping the position.
Calrissian looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Esposito is avoiding damage well.
Esposito is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Esposito is not content to let Calrissian control the position.
Calrissian cracks Esposito with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calrissian lands an elbow.
Calrissian working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Calrissian's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Esposito is rocked!
Calrissian is looking to take a break and control but Esposito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esposito is pushing Calrissian's head away, looking to escape. Calrissian manages to hold on to the position though.
Calrissian lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Esposito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calrissian is chipping away with strikes.
Calrissian controls the position from side control.
Calrissian works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Calrissian trying to control the position but Esposito is working away.
Calrissian creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Calrissian lands a strong strike to the head of Esposito. That's dazed him! Calrissian looking to finish here. Esposito is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Calrissian lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dumbledore Calrissian!
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