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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 3079 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Luis Naranja (ranked 172 p4p, 191 weight class). Outlaw comes to the cage accompanied by For The Outlawz by Moonshine Bandits. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Naranja!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naranja looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Outlaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naranja circles away quickly and effectively.
Naranja on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 It looks like Luis Naranja has been cut.
Naranja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Outlaw is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Outlaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Outlaw scoring with punches to the head and body.
Outlaw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Outlaw has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Outlaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Outlaw makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
 Naranja is rocked!
Outlaw loads up on a big left hand. Naranja felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Outlaw looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Naranja can't hide his disappointment, as Outlaw celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Devils Outlaw!
A relieved looking The Devils Outlaw thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 2030 p4p, 3721 weight class) and Jon Christ (ranked 241 p4p, 399 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Christ!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christ blocks a head kick by Ihantala.
Christ closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ihantala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Ihantala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Jon Christ has been cut.
Ihantala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ihantala misses with the head strike.
Christ throws a head punch that misses.
Ihantala blocking some punches.
A short right from Christ on the inside.
Ihantala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ihantala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ihantala tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ihantala cracks Christ with a nice body shot.
Ihantala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Christ looks winded!
Christ takes a shot to the head.
Ihantala pushes Christ back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ihantala lands a hook that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ihantala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ihantala on the inside.
Ihantala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Ihantala.
Ihantala breaks the clinch.
Ihantala feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Christ sprawling to the canvas! Christ rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ihantala finish him?!
Christ is rocked!
A low kick lands for Ihantala.
Christ is still on wobbly legs! Can Ihantala finish him?
Tali Ihantala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ihantala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christ is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Ihantala doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Christ crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Christ's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tali Ihantala!
During a confident post fight interview, Tali Ihantala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Auston (ranked 1156 p4p, 2750 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 165 p4p, 354 weight class). McGuire has chosen It's been a long time as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Auston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Auston.
Auston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Auston manages to avoid it.
Auston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
Auston takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire fakes the leg kick and cracks Auston in the body.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
McGuire cracks Auston with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGuire throws a head kick that half lands.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Auston.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Auston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robbie Auston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Auston moves away from the strike by McGuire.
McGuire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Auston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire connects with the punch.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Auston.
We've been told by Auston's head coaches at LA FIGHT BARN that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Auston is looking to chop away at McGuire's legs.
McGuire wants to counter the offense by Auston and move into the clinch position.
McGuire lands a high kick!
Auston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Auston misses with a hook.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Auston moves away.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Auston is able to avoid easily.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Auston.
McGuire slips under a jab.
Auston tests McGuire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Auston scores with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Auston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Auston.
McGuire misses the jab.
McGuire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGuire jabs Auston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from McGuire does it's job there.
McGuire connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire throws a low kick but Auston moves out of range easily.
Auston throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Auston lands a body shot.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Auston misses.
Auston throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Auston.
Nice body punch from Auston.
Auston slips a straight right by McGuire.
Auston misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire has Auston up against the cage in a clinch.
Auston scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Auston.
Auston cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Auston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Auston lands an elbow inside.
Auston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
McGuire looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Auston.
That has opened up Mike McGuire's cut even more.
Auston takes a shot to the head.
McGuire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Auston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Auston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Auston.
Auston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Auston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Auston misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Auston throws an elbow but it misses.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Auston.
McGuire wants to get back to striking at distance but Auston won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Auston.
Auston lands a shoulder strike.
Auston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Auston lands a damaging elbow.
Auston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Auston controls the action.
Auston digs a right hand into McGuire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuire's gas tank.
Auston is working McGuire over against the cage.
Auston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Auston lands a nice uppercut.
The cut above Mike McGuire's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Auston misses with an elbow over the top.
Auston lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Auston lands a nice elbow.
Auston cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Auston as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Auston.
A short right from Auston.
Mike McGuire's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike McGuire's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robbie Auston!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivarsson Trippin (ranked 3201 p4p, 2851 weight class) and Kristof Pardi (ranked 313 p4p, 280 weight class). Pardi has chosen Party Boy Theme as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ivarsson Trippin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivarsson Trippin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Kristof Pardi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trippin cracks Pardi with a good jab.
It looks like Kristof Pardi has been cut.
Pardi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pardi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Pardi 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.
Trippin is trying to control the position but Pardi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Pardi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Trippin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Trippin scores with a leg kick.
Pardi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trippin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trippin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pardi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pardi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Trippin wants to control but Pardi postures up.
Pardi is staying tight to Trippin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trippin trying to control but Pardi flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Pardi really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Trippin.
Pardi avoiding Trippin 's attempts to control his hands.
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.
Pardi has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Trippin's body.
Pardi keeps control of the position as Trippin tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pardi is riding his opponent, not letting Trippin buck him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Pardi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristof Pardi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pardi tries to clinch up but Trippin circles away and keeps his distance.
As Pardi backs away, Trippin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pardi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Trippin.
Trippin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pardi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trippin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trippin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pardi is out of range.
Pardi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pardi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pardi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pardi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pardi wants to pass to mount but Trippin is defending the position.
Pardi content to control rather than advance.
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.
Pardi trying to mount his opponent but Trippin defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pardi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Trippin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Trippin tries to bench press Pardi off him but Pardi keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi is staying tight to Trippin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Trippin tries to improve position but can't.
Pardi tries to move to mount but Trippin blocks the move with his legs.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Trippin is trying to escape the position but Pardi is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trippin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pardi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trippin.
Trippin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardi's sensitive parts.
Pardi dives in and scores a takedown into Trippin's guard.
Pardi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pardi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trippin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Pardi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kristof Pardi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pardi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trippin sprawls well initially but Pardi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ivarsson Trippin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kristof Pardi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pardi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Trippin is holding on to half guard well.
Pardi trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trippin is in trouble now - Pardi has advanced to mount!
Pardi content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pardi wants to take Trippin's back here but Trippin is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Trippin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pardi controlling his opponent.
Pardi fails to advance to Trippin's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pardi is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Trippin is in real trouble.
Kristof Pardi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Pardi controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trippin wants to control his opponent's hands but Pardi gets his hands free.
Pardi trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Trippin doesn't escape.
The adventures of Pardi the control monster continue. Boring.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristof Pardi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pardi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Pardi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kotaro Asakura (ranked 1538 p4p, 1177 weight class) and Little Bandit (ranked 102 p4p, 80 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Asakura might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Venom by $ B. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kotaro Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Little Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Asakura works the jab nicely.
Bandit looks to land a right hand but Asakura moved out of range.
Asakura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asakura thows a leg kick but Bandit checks it
and Bandit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Kotaro Asakura has been cut.
Asakura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Bandit misses its intended target.
Bandit 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.
Bandit swings widly with a right hand
and Asakura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asakura misses with an uppercut. Bandit saw that one coming.
Bandit throws out a counter right but Asakura avoids it with no problem.
Asakura lands a body shot.
Bandit has closed the distance and engaged Asakura in a clinch.
Bandit landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Asakura throws a head punch that misses.
Asakura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Little Bandit has been cut.
Bandit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bandit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asakura.
Bandit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asakuras head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Asakura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Asakura fails to land.
Bandit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bandit jumps guard but Asakura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Asakura wants to stall.
Asakura throws a head punch that misses.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura presses Bandit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Asakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandit.
Asakura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bandit slows down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandit jumps guard.
Bandit told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asakura is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bandit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Asakura is aware though and is defending well.
Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bandit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Asakura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Asakura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bandit has his foot on Asakura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Asakura works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandit has a closed guard, preventing Asakura from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Asakura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bandit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Asakura has managed to get both his arms back between Bandit's legs - danger averted.
Asakura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bandit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Asakura defends it easily.
Bandit has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Asakura has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bandit.
Asakura working aggressively here.
Asakura cracks Bandit with a nice body shot.
Asakura lands a nice uppercut.
Bandit misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bandit is trying to pull guard but Asakura turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bandit.
Bandit is struggling to control the position.
Asakura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asakura misses with a punch on the inside.
Bandit blocks an uppercut.
Asakura lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Asakura.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Asakura fails to land.
Asakura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandit stalling the fight.
Asakura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Asakura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asakura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotaro Asakura dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Asakura defending well as Bandit loads up on a big left hand.
Asakura misses with a jab to the body
enabling Bandit to counter with a crisp jab.
Asakura misses with a straight right.
Bandit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Asakura cracks Bandit with a good jab.
Asakura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bandit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asakura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bandit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bandit is rocked!
Asakura throws an overhand right that drops Bandit like a sack of potatoes! Asakura dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotaro Asakura!
After winning the bout, Kotaro Asakura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olan Zapina (ranked 753 p4p, 524 weight class) and Mickey Dismantle (ranked 82 p4p, 53 weight class). Dismantle has chosen Come As You Are 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olan Zapina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Mickey Dismantle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dismantle scores with a hook.
Dismantle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dismantle throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Zapina to counter with a crisp jab.
Zapina rushes Dismantle and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zapina.
Dismantle tries a body shot but Zapina blocks it.
Zapina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zapina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Dismantle.
A short uppercut from Dismantle.
Zapina lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zapina can't find room to land a body shot as Dismantle controls the action.
Dismantle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dismantle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zapina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zapina blocks a body shot from Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zapina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dismantle lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Dismantle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dismantle avoids a wild elbow strike from Zapina.
Dismantle misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle tries a body shot but Zapina blocks it.
Zapina lands an elbow just above Dismantle 's eye.
Dismantle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zapina misses with some punches.
Dismantle struggles to land a body shot inside as Zapina controls his hands.
Dismantle lands with a light punch inside.
Zapina lands an elbow inside.
Zapina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Zapina - that landed with a thud.
Dismantle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zapina lands a body shot.
Dismantle lands a left hand.
Dismantle blocks an elbow strike.
Zapina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zapina throws an elbow but misses.
Zapina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zapina lands an elbow just above Dismantle 's eye.
Zapina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dismantle's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zapina lands an elbow inside.
Dismantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Zapina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dismantle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zapina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Zapina.
Zapina prevents a body shot from Dismantle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dismantle.
Zapina lands with a left to the head.
Dismantle misses with a body punch.
Dismantle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle throws a head punch that misses.
Zapina misses with an elbow strike.
Zapina misses with an elbow over the top.
Dismantle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dismantle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zapina.
Dismantle misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Zapina.
Zapina lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dismantle backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zapina.
Dismantle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zapina's elbow.
Dismantle dodges an elbow strike from Zapina.
Dismantle throws a punch but it's blocked by Zapina.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dismantle.
Zapina pushes off an throws an elbow but Dismantle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zapina lands an elbow that stopped Dismantle in his tracks for a moment.
Zapina digs a right hand into Dismantle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dismantle's gas tank.
Zapina pushes Dismantle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dismantle presses Zapina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zapina makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dismantle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zapina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zapina backwards.
Dismantle throws a punch but it's blocked by Zapina.
Zapina lands with a left to the head.
Zapina lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zapina lands a damaging elbow.
Dismantle is rocked!
Zapina lands a nice elbow.
Dismantle is still on wobbly legs! Can Zapina finish him?
Dismantle tries to throw a body punch but Zapina avoids it by throwing Dismantle back against the cage.
Dismantle working aggressively here.
Zapina lands a right hand.
Dismantle is pressed against the cage. Zapina pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Dismantle! Two more big strikes from Zapina and Dismantle crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Olan Zapina!
A victorious Olan Zapina 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 1096 p4p, 1135 weight class) and Ghengis Khan (ranked 82 p4p, 86 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Tharrier tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tharrier misses with a hook to the body
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan lands with a hook. Tharrier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Tharrier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Tharrier swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tharrier. Tharrier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tharrier needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Tharrier misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Tharrier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tharrier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
It looked like Tharrier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Khan moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tharrier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tharrier's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tharrier misses with a punch to the body.
Tharrier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khan prevents a body shot from Tharrier.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Tharrier.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tharrier.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tharriers head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tharrier controls his hands.
Tharrier lands with a light punch inside.
Tharrier tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan gets through Tharrier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands a left hand.
Tharrier is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Tharrier fails to land.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Tharrier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan pushes Tharrier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tharrier's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Tharrier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tharrier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tharrier controls his hands.
Tharrier misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.
Khan lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Tharrier controls the action.
Tharrier misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier blocks an uppercut.
Tharrier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tharrier tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tharrier tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Tharrier misses with a body punch.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
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!
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Tharrier's head.
Tharrier is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tharrier is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Tharrier.
Tharrier scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tharrier scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a left hand.
Tharrier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tharrier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tharrier being controlled against the cage.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ghengis Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thom Tharrier'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.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Tharrier saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Tharrier should have avoided that one.
Tharrier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Tharrier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Khan misses.
Tharrier swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Tharrier looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Tharrier counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
Tharrier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tharrier circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Tharrier to counter with a crisp jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Khan misses.
Tharrier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a poor cross that misses
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Tharrier throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Tharrier misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Tharrier drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ghengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Tharrier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tharrier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A low kick from Tharrier is predictable there
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with the left hand. Tharrier knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tharrier under the eye.
Khan cracks Tharrier with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tharrier looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Khan finish him?
 Tharrier is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tharrier looks up at the clock. Bad move! Khan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tharrier. Khan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghengis Khan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Karjalainen (ranked 173 p4p, 708 weight class) and Taz McKane (ranked 28 p4p, 98 weight class). McKane has chosen SAVE ME as his entrance music. Taz McKane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Karjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz McKane!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McKane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Karl Karjalainen has been cut.
Karjalainen connects with a leg kick.
Karjalainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Karjalainen throws a right hand that misses
and McKane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karjalainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McKane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karjalainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karjalainen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Karjalainen throws a right hand that misses
and McKane counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Karjalainen lands.
Karjalainen misses the jab.
McKane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Karjalainen.
Karl Karjalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karjalainen slips a jab and a cross from McKane.
Karjalainen misses with an uppercut.
McKane throws a body kick that misses.
Karjalainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karjalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKane throws out a counter right but Karjalainen avoids it with no problem.
McKane misses with a looping left.
McKane throws an off balance right hand
and McKane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karjalainen misses with a hook.
McKane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane misses with a hook. Karjalainen ducked under it nicely.
McKane slips a jab from Karjalainen.
McKane lands a jab to Karjalainen's midsection.
McKane throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karjalainen throws an off balance right hand
and McKane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karjalainen throws a sloppy head kick
enabling McKane to counter with a crisp jab.
Karjalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McKane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen tries to move into range but McKane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karl Karjalainen's cut is getting worse.
Karjalainen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McKane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karjalainen misses with a looping right.
It seemed like McKane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karjalainen with a hook.
McKane throws out a loose jab but Karjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McKane lands a big uppercut and Karjalainen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Karjalainen looks OK. McKane waves Karjalainen back to his feet!
Karjalainen is rocked!
Karl Karjalainen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from McKane misses.
McKane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karjalainen works the jab nicely.
Karjalainen cracks McKane with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends McKane tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Karjalainen wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Karjalainen!
Karl Karjalainen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stoner Steve (ranked 63 p4p, 260 weight class) and Gwynn Evans (ranked 15 p4p, 41 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve lands a nice hook to Evans's body. Evans takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans scores with a hook.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Evans is trying to counter with his kicks.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Evans looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses with a hook.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Evans misses with a leg kick.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Evans counters with a leg kick.
Evans connects with the punch.
Evans takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
Steve avoids the head kick by Evans.
Evans blocks a jab.
Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steve misses with a hook
and Evans counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Steve misses.
Steve 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.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Evans shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
and Evans counters with a thumping low kick.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with a hook
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Steve misses with an uppercut
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Steve blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Steve gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steve had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
Despite the aggression on Evans's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evans was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Steve gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steve misses with a hook
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Evans throws a lazy body kick
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Evans blocks a jab.
Steve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans moves away from the strike by Steve.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
Evans throws a head kick but Steve moves out of range.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evans momentarily.
Steve throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve misses with a right hand
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans 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.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Evans counters with a leg kick.
Evans is looking to slow Steve down with leg kicks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Steve might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Steve.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Evans counters with a nice body kick.
Evans with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Evans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evans takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Evans. That snapped Steve's head back.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Evans counters with a body kick.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve dips to his left and cracks Evans with an uppercut!
That kick from Evans tenderised Steve's leg. Steve is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steve jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Steve as he connects with a hook.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evans fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steve is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Evans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steve momentarily.
Evans swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Steve's corner calls for a 1-2. Steve obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve checks a low kick from Evans.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steve throws a monster overhand right that drops Evans! Steve follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stoner Steve!
Stoner Steve retains his light heavyweight title!
Stoner Steve seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adan Puno (ranked 176 p4p, 99 weight class) and Abelardo De Leon (ranked 24 p4p, 14 weight class). De Leon has chosen Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Adan Puno has been cut.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puno staying out of range there.
A big right from De Leon misses.
Puno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Abelardo De Leon has been cut.
De Leon with a nice cross.
Puno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno moves out of range as De Leon strikes.
De Leon throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
De Leon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Leon misses with a right hand
and Puno counters with a nice right hand that sends De Leon toppling to the canvas! De Leon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Puno finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leon looks to throw the jab but Puno is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Leon.
De Leon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puno throws out the jab.
De Leon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Leon misses with a lunging right hand
and Puno counters with a crisp right hand that drops De Leon! Puno lets De Leon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
De Leon lands an overhand right.
Abelardo De Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Leon.
Puno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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!
De Leon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from De Leon.
Puno fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Leon just manages to avoid it.
De Leon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adan Puno's cut is getting worse.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Leon manages to avoid it.
De Leon throws an off balance right hand
and Puno counters with a good low kick that De Leon was not able to check.
Puno throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Leon.
A telegraphed right hand from De Leon misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puno throws a hook to the side of De Leon's head but De Leon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Leon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Leon 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.
Puno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Puno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Leon sizes up Puno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Leon lands a jab to the nose.
Adan Puno's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puno.
Puno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Leon cracks Puno with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. De Leon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Puno to stand back up!
Puno is rocked!
Puno walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from De Leon! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abelardo De Leon!
A relieved looking Abelardo De Leon 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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