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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thompson (ranked 1917 p4p, 2337 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 236 p4p, 278 weight class). Thompson's entrance music is Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Zeta Knox struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 42 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thompson shoots in and gets a takedown into Knox's guard.
Thompson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knox preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Thompson 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.
Knox tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Knox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thompson is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Thompson 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.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thompson is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson throws a strike but Knox avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Thompson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knox is avoiding damage well.
Thompson happy to just control the position for now.
Knox takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Thompson cracks Knox with a big right hand but Knox just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson is working Knox over with some ground and pound from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson has hold of Knox's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Knox tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Thompson cranks the arm and Knox screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Knox, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Scott Thompson!
Scott Thompson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Zeta Knox was interviewed post fight and said '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 2568 p4p, 847 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 154 p4p, 67 weight class). Zemin has chosen 부모님 ì€í˜œ 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Colby Gebhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin tries a low kick but Gebhardt avoids it.
Gebhardt throws the kick towards the body but Zemin avoids it.
Zemin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zemin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zemin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zemin counters with a stiff right hand.
Gebhardt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gebhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zemin moves away.
Gebhardt misses with a looping right.
Zemin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zemin moves out of range of the strikes.
Zemin missing with a left hand there. Gebhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gebhardt scores with a hook to the body. Zemin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gebhardt throws the left hand but Zemin avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gebhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gebhardt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zemin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gebhardt.
Zemin closes the distance and clinches.
Zemin tries to stall but Gebhardt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zemin has Gebhardt pressed against the cage, preventing Gebhardt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Gebhardt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zemin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gebhardt tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Gebhardt tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Gebhardt back against the cage.
Gebhardt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zemin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gebhardt throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Zemin.
Gebhardt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zemin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gebhardt throws a head kick but Zemin moves out of range.
Zemin's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zemin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zemin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gebhardt throws a combination that misses
and Zemin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colby Gebhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Gebhardt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gebhardt throws a leg kick but Zemin moved away.
Zemin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gebhardt under the eye.
Gebhardt misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gebhardt's hands.
Zemin moves out of range of the leg kick from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Zemin.
Zemin has closed the distance and engaged Gebhardt in a clinch.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
Gebhardt is trying to break the clinch but Zemin has him pressed against the cage.
Gebhardt tries to break the clinch but Zemin is controlling the position.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gebhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Gebhardt breaks from the clinch.
Gebhardt misses with the body kick
and Gebhardt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zemin connects with a body shot that sends Gebhardt's belly button to the back.
Gebhardt needs to keep his hands up - Zemin had a free shot at his head there.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gebhardt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gebhardt misses with the combination.
Zemin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gebhardt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin throws a hook to the side of Gebhardt's head but Gebhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Zemin.
Gebhardt misses with a kick to the body.
Zemin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gebhardt misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Zemin.
Gebhardt blocks a jab.
Zemin ducks under a wild hook from Gebhardt.
Zemin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zemin lands the left hand.
Zemin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zemin misses with a right hand
and Gebhardt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zemin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gebhardt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gebhardt.
It seemed like Zemin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zemin wants to clinch up but Gebhardt keeps it at a distance.
Gebhardt throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
Gebhardt scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemin missing with a left hand there. Gebhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gebhardt throwing a counter right hand but Zemin manages to avoid it.
Gebhardt tries to land a front kick but Zemin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Zemin.
Gebhardt throws out a loose jab but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Zemin.
Zemin sizes up Gebhardt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zemin moves out of range as Gebhardt throws a body kick.
Gebhardt slips a jab from Zemin.
Zemin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gebhardt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gebhardt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zemin misses with an uppercut.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Zemin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zemin tries to clinch but Gebhardt moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zemin lands with a hook. Gebhardt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gebhardt throws a body kick that misses.
Gebhardt throws a right and a left that Zemin avoids nicely.
We've been told by Gebhardt's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zemin scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Unang Zemin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zemin catches Gebhardt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zemin lands the left hand.
Gebhardt ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Zemin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zemin clobbers Gebhardt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 Gebhardt is rocked!
Zemin misses with an uppercut.
Gebhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zemin blocks a leg kick.
Unang Zemin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zemin tries to clinch but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Zemin throws a good cross that connects.
Zemin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gebhardt on the side of the head.
Gebhardt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zemin counters with a crisp one two that drops Gebhardt! Zemin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gebhardt to his feet! Gebhardt is in big trouble!
Oh Gebhardt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gebhardt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zemin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gebhardt.
Zemin fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gebhardt to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gebhardt looks to clinch but Zemin throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gebhardt taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Unang Zemin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Smith (ranked 916 p4p, 712 weight class) and Flynn Knightley (ranked 73 p4p, 59 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Granite chin |
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flynn Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith throws a counter high kick but Knightley was just alert enough to avoid it.
Knightley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knightley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Knightley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Knightley on that attempt.
Knightley shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knightley lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith tests Knightley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knightley.
Luke Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Knightley.
Knightley rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knightley tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Knightley drives through with a really nice 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Smith is trying to escape the position but Knightley is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Knightley is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knightley working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
Knightley working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, if Knightley 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.
Knightley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knightley throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Knightley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Knightley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knightley throws a big elbow that misses.
Knightley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knightley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knightley avoids the head kick by Smith.
Knightley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knightley preventing the sweep.
Knightley wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith has control of Knightley's left arm, preventing Knightley from doing any damage.
Knightley trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knightley is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Flynn Knightley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Knightley rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Knightley.
A cross from Knightley lands.
Luke Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Knightley moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Knightley lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Knightley wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knightley or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Knightley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Knightley slips a straight right by Smith.
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!
Knightley slips a straight right by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Smith.
Knightley connects with a looping right hand.
Knightley lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Knightley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knightley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Knightley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Knightley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Knightley staying calm.
Knightley trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Smith looking for a sweep but Knightley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Poor strikes thrown by Knightley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley lands a big elbow.
Knightley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knightley trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Knightley looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
Knightley lands with some strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Knightley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Knightley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knightley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley controlling from mount.
Knightley tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Knightley controlling from the full mount.
Flynn Knightley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knightley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a straight left.
Luke Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knightley rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knightley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith blocks a body shot from Knightley.
Knightley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knightley misses with a body punch.
Knightley misses with a punch to the body.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Knightley does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Knightley tries to counter it with a takedown but Smith pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knightley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knightley lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a right hand.
The referee calls for Knightley to work.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Knightley has the dominant position.
Knightley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Knightley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knightley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Luke Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Knightley.
Knightley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Knightley fails to land.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Knightley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Knightley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Knightley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Knightley is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Knightley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knightley shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knightley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knightley is one step ahead there.
Knightley wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knightley throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Knightley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knightley fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flynn Knightley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knightley 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flynn Knightley!
Flynn Knightley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 1236 p4p, 622 weight class) and Marek Cervenka (ranked 113 p4p, 65 weight class). Probert's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DNA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cervenka misses with a combination
enabling Probert to counter with a crisp jab.
Probert scores with a kick to the midsection.
Probert slips a jab from Cervenka.
Probert throws a head kick that misses
enabling Cervenka to counter with a crisp jab.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Probert looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Probert throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Probert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with a few strikes there.
Probert misses with a hook.
Probert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Probert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cervenka was well out of range. Poor timing from Probert.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cervenka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cervenka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cervenka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cervenka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cervenka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Probert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Probert misses with the body kick
and Cervenka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Probert throws the left hand but Cervenka avoids the punch easily.
Probert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cervenka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cervenka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probert.
A shot to the body from Probert misses
and Cervenka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Probert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cervenka throws a lazy right hand but Probert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Probert throws a leg kick but Cervenka checks it.
Probert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Probert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Probert looks to land a right hand but Cervenka moved out of range.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cervenka.
Probert swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Probert throws a hook but Cervenka avoids it easily.
Probert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Probert throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Probert throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cervenka to counter with a crisp jab.
Cervenka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cervenka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cervenka.
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!
Probert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marek Cervenka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probert misses with an uppercut. Cervenka saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
Probert throwing a counter right hand but Cervenka manages to avoid it.
Probert throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cervenka counter with a right hand.
Cervenka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Probert at a distance.
Probert checks a leg kick.
Probert connects with a nice looking jab.
Cervenka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Probert connects with a right hand. Cervenka shakes it off.
Cervenka scores with a jab to the head.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut.
Probert missing with a left hand there. Cervenka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Probert had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Probert throws a lazy right hand but Cervenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Probert coming out on top.
Probert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Probert misses its intended target.
Cervenka misses with a left hand
and Probert counters with a stiff right hand.
Probert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Probert misses its target.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Cervenka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Probert.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Probert avoids the body shot from Cervenka.
Cervenka loads up on a big right hand but Probert slips the punch.
Probert moves out of range of the strikes.
Cervenka throws a sloppy body shot
and Probert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Probert has Cervenka up against the cage in a clinch.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Probert.
Cervenka scores with a shot to the side of Probert's head.
Cervenka tries to work over Probert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Probert.
Cervenka gets through Probert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Probert lands with a light punch inside.
Cervenka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Probert avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cervenka.
Cervenka struggles to land a body shot inside as Probert controls his hands.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Cervenka misses with a knee to the head.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Probert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cervenka.
Cervenka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cervenka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cervenka throws a head punch that misses.
Probert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Probert gets through Cervenka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Probert.
Probert digs a right hand into Cervenka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cervenka's gas tank.
Cervenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Probert tries to work over Cervenka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Probert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cervenka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Probert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Probert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Probert will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cervenka throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
Probert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cervenka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Cervenka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
Probert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob Probert is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Cervenka does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Cervenka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Probert throws out the jab.
Cervenka throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
Probert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Probert missing with a left hand there. Cervenka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Probert needs to keep his hands up - Cervenka had a free shot at his head there.
Probert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Probert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cervenka at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cervenka avoids the body shot from Probert.
Probert misses with the combination.
Probert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka slips a jab from Probert.
Cervenka misses with a looping left.
Cervenka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Probert uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cervenka has time to react.
Cervenka just misses with a punch to the body.
Probert tries to clinch there but Cervenka circles away.
Cervenka throws the left hand but Probert avoids the punch easily.
Probert misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Cervenka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cervenka jabs Probert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Probert jabs Cervenka right on the nose. Cervenka blinks but takes it well.
Probert throws a sloppy head kick and Cervenka moves out of range easily.
Cervenka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Probert fails to land with a series of punches.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
Cervenka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Probert throws a body punch but Cervenka moves out of range.
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
It looked like Probert was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cervenka.
Probert lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cervenka misses.
Probert throws a body punch but Cervenka moves out of range.
Probert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cervenka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cervenka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Probert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cervenka can do to turn this around?
Probert misses with a hook.
Cervenka scores with a nice head shot.
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Cervenka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cervenka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probert was well out of range. Poor timing from Cervenka.
Cervenka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Probert getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Probert throws a shot from downtown. Cervenka moves away and avoids it.
Cervenka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Cervenka misses with a hook. Probert ducked under it nicely.
Probert throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cervenka to counter with a crisp jab.
Probert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cervenka.
Cervenka throws an overhand right that lands on Probert's shoulder, as Probert tries to avoid the shot.
Cervenka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probert.
Cervenka misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Probert misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probert, as that shot connected.
Probert throws a shot from downtown. Cervenka moves away and avoids it.
Cervenka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cervenka misses with a lunging right hand
and Probert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cervenka throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Probert moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Probert. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Probert.
Cervenka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Probert connects with a single shot there.
Cervenka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Probert takes a swing at Cervenka's ribcage but misses.
Probert throws a jab but it's blocked by Cervenka.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Probert tries to clinch up but Cervenka circles away and keeps his distance.
Cervenka throws an overhand right that lands on Probert's shoulder, as Probert tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Cervenka does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cervenka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Probert loads up on a big right hand but Cervenka slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Probert.
Cervenka slips under a jab from Probert.
Cervenka slips under a jab.
Probert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cervenka blocks a leg kick.
Cervenka throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Probert moves to clinch but Cervenka breaks away
and Cervenka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cervenka blocks a jab.
Cervenka checks a low kick from Probert.
Probert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervenka.
Probert staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervenka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Probert is out of range.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cervenka slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Probert misses with a straight right.
Probert throws a lazy right hand but Cervenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cervenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka walks into a straight right hand from Probert.
Probert scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Probert.
Probert wants to land a leg kick but Cervenka is out of range.
Jab, jab by Cervenka - just one landing.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Probert defending well as Cervenka loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cervenka to score with a decent uppercut.
Probert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervenka.
Probert missing with a left hand there. Cervenka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Probert throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Probert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cervenka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Probert on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cervenka moves away.
A swing and a miss from Cervenka.
A jab from Cervenka misses.
Cervenka looks to land a right hand but Probert moved out of range.
Cervenka slips a jab from Probert.
Probert throws a low kick but Cervenka moves out of range easily.
Cervenka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cervenka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Probert checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cervenka looks to land a left hand but Probert moved out of range nicely.
Cervenka misses with a hook.
Cervenka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Probert's head backwards.
Probert thows a body kick. Cervenka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probert.
Probert blocks a jab.
Cervenka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probert moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Probert misses the target.
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Probert throws a solid leg kick but Cervenka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Probert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cervenka throws a hook but Probert avoids it easily.
Probert throws a jab when Cervenka was well out of range.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert tries to score with a low kick but Cervenka moves his leg out of the way.
Cervenka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Probert swings for the body but Cervenka moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Probert.
Cervenka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Probert tries to score with a low kick but Cervenka moves his leg out of the way.
Cervenka misses with a right hand
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cervenka 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.
Cervenka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cervenka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Probert counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Cervenka.
A big left from Probert misses.
Probert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cervenka was well out of range. Poor timing from Probert.
Cervenka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
Cervenka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka misses with a hook.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert tries to land a body kick
and Cervenka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Cervenka.
A jab from Probert misses.
Cervenka throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
Probert swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cervenka to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cervenka checks a leg kick.
Probert is looking to score with low kicks.
Cervenka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert counters with a nice uppercut.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Probert throws a one two combo.
Cervenka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Probert.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probert lands a body shot.
Probert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cervenka momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Probert.
Cervenka connects with a jab.
Probert has managed to clinch.
Cervenka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Probert has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Probert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cervenka tries to land knees in the clinch but Probert avoids the damage to the body.
Probert tries a body shot but Cervenka blocks it.
Probert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Cervenka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cervenka's elbow.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Cervenka controls his hands.
Cervenka prevents a body shot from Probert.
Cervenka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Probert blocks it with crossed arms.
Cervenka tries a knee to the head but Probert blocks it.
Probert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cervenka is working Probert over against the cage.
Marek Cervenka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probert works on Cervenka's body with a couple of short punches.
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 Bob Probert.
Well Probert has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Probert!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bob Probert waved his t-shirt featuring Bloodbath MMA Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chumani Adofo (ranked 626 p4p, 262 weight class) and Sven Johansson (ranked 66 p4p, 25 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johansson.
Adofo throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Adofo. Beautiful body shot.
Nice cross by Johansson.
Johansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adofo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adofo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adofo lands a glancing blow to the side of Johansson's head.
Adofo tried to score with a low kick but Johansson checks it.
Johansson moves forwards but Adofo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Adofo circles away.
Adofo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Adofo throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johansson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adofo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adofo blocking some punches.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
Johansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short left from Adofo.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johansson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Johansson tries a body shot but Adofo blocks it.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adofo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson lands an uppercut.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adofo.
Johansson wants to stall.
Adofo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Adofo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adofo.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johansson.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Johansson.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Adofo lands a shot to the body.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adofo.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Johansson tries a body shot but Adofo blocks it.
Adofo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Adofo avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Adofo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Adofo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johansson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adofo.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johansson wants to stall.
Adofo works on Johansson's body with a couple of short punches.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johansson lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sven Johansson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adofo looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johansson swings for the body but Adofo moves out of range.
Adofo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adofo thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
We've been told by Adofo's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson checks a low kick from Adofo.
Johansson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Adofo misses with a low kick as Johansson jumps back.
Adofo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
A quick step to the side and Adofo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Johansson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adofo.
Sven Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adofo misses with a straight left.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johansson has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adofo lands with a nice body punch.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adofo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Adofo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Johansson wants to counter the offense by Adofo and move into the clinch position.
Johansson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johansson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adofo's head backwards.
Johansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adofo.
Johansson checks a leg kick.
Johansson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johansson moves into the clinch.
Sven Johansson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson stalling in the clinch.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo blocking some punches.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Johansson - that landed with a thud.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Johansson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johansson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Johansson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johanssons head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Still in the clinch, Adofo scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is stalling here.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adofo's elbow.
Johansson takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson gets through Adofo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chumani Adofo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Adofo misses the body punch
and Johansson counters with a right hand to the body.
Adofo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adofo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adofo defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Adofo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adofo throws a counter high kick but Johansson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Adofo throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.
Adofo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adofo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johansson has Adofo up against the cage in a clinch.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Johansson.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson works on Adofo's body with a couple of short punches.
Adofo cracks Johansson with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Johansson is working Adofo over against the cage.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adofo is leaning against Johansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo lands a body punch.
Johansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Adofo.
A shot in the inside from Johansson.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adofo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Adofo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adofo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adofo pushes Johansson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johansson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adofo.
Adofo prevents a body shot from Johansson.
A short left from Johansson.
A right hand to the body from Adofo.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Johansson's head.
Johansson takes a shot to the head.
Adofo digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
Adofo pushes Johansson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adofo or not.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johansson.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adofo backwards.
Adofo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Adofo can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Adofo gets through Johansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johansson is stalling here.
Adofo lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Johansson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Johansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adofo lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo works on Johansson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Adofo.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo lands an uppercut.
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 Chumani Adofo.
Well Adofo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chumani Adofo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 310 p4p, 610 weight class) and Anurak Bualuang (ranked 29 p4p, 51 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bashir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Exodus - The Toxic Waltz. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent boxer
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anurak Bualuang!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir instigates a clinch.
Bashir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bashir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bashir is trying to drag Bualuang to the mat but Bualuang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bualuang struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashir controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Bashir - that landed with a thud.
Bualuang prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Bashir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bashir can't get the takedown.
Bashir has a couple of punches blocked by Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bashir.
Bashir lands a shot to the body.
Bashir goes for a takedown attempt but Bualuang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bashir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bualuang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bualuang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bashir throws an elbow but Bualuang slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bashir creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bualuang sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bashir wants to control but Bualuang is keeping him busy.
Bashir controls the position from side control.
Bualuang dodges the ground and pound from Bashir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bashir is working Bualuang over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bashir scoring with punches from side control.
Bashir in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bashir fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bashir lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bualuang down.
Bashir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bualuang keeps working.
Bashir throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bashir cracks Bualuang with a big right hand but Bualuang just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bashir tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bashir is looking to take a break and control but Bualuang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bashir throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bualuang some visible discomfort.
Bashir lands a few punches from side control.
Bashir 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.
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.
Bashir throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bualuang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bualuang is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bashir is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bashir raining down shots from the mount!
Bashir looking to control but Bualuang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bualuang is looking to improve his position but Bashir isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir lands a nice shot to the head.
Bashir throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bualuang because Bashir loaded up on that one.
Bualuang wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bashir.
BOOM! Bashir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashir thowing shots but they're missing.
Bashir scoring with strikes but Bualuang is staying in there.
Bualuang holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bashir tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bualuang clobbers Bashir with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bashir cracks Bualuang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bualuang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bualuang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bualuang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashir was well out of range. Poor timing from Bualuang.
Bashir looks for a takedown but Bualuang sprawls well.
Bashir missing with a left hand there. Bualuang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bualuang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bashir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bualuang can pounce on him.
Bashir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bashir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bualuang has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bashir has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bashir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bualuang can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bualuang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bualuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Bashir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bualuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Bashir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bualuang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bashir's elbow.
Bashir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bashir lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bualuang kicks off Bashir and gets to his feet.
Bualuang moves out of range as Bashir strikes.
Bualuang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bualuang fails to land with a series of punches.
Bualuang misses with a body shot.
Bualuang's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bualuang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bualuang moves forwards but Bashir connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bualuang fakes the leg kick and cracks Bashir in the body.
Bashir throws a hook but Bualuang avoids it easily.
Bualuang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bashir.
Bualuang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bualuang lands with a shot to the body.
Bashir blocks a jab.
Bashir throwing a counter right hand but Bualuang manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bualuang.
Bashir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bualuang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bashir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bualuang throws a leg kick but Bashir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bashir swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bashir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bashir duly obliges.
Bashir scores with a jab to the body.
Bashir lands a jab to Bualuang's midsection.
Bualuang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bashir.
Bualuang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bualuang misses the shot to the body.
Bashir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bualuang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anurak Bualuang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bashir throws a body punch but Bualuang moves out of range.
Bashir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bualuang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bashir.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut.
Bashir looks to score with a jab to the body but Bualuang is just out of range.
Bualuang misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bualuang.
Bualuang takes a swing at Bashir's ribcage but misses.
Bashir misses with a looping left.
Bualuang lands the left hand.
Julian Bashir is winning the standup battle so far.
Bashir clinches up against the cage.
Bualuang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bashir.
Bashir gets control of Bualuang's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bashir will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bashir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bualuang would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bashir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bualuang defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang is looking to stand up but Bashir won't let him.
Bashir working a defensive guard here.
Bashir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bualuang wants to get up but he can't break Bashir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Julian Bashir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bashir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bualuang wants to get up but he can't break Bashir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Julian Bashir will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bualuang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Julian Bashir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Bashir misses.
Bashir throws a jab when Bualuang was well out of range.
A lazy left from Bashir finds it's target.
Bashir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bualuang sprawls well initially but Bashir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bashir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bualuang is trying to stand up here but Bashir is controlling him well.
Bashir throws a strike but Bualuang avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bashir throws a big right hand that misses.
Bualuang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bashir is controlling him.
Bualuang keeping full guard, as Bashir tries to pass.
Bualuang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir throws a big elbow that misses.
Bashir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bashir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bualuang being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bashir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bualuang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bualuang swings for the body but Bashir moves out of range.
Anurak Bualuang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Bashir punishes Bualuang's body with a nice straight punch.
Bualuang tries a low kick but Bashir avoids it.
Bashir lands with a shot to the body.
Bualuang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bashir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bashir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bualuang was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashir.
Bashir scores with a jab to the body.
Bashir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashir scores with a one two! Bualuang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bualuang throws an off balance right hand
and Bashir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bualuang tries to clinch up.
Bashir tries to counter with a takedown but Bualuang is quick to defend against it.
Bualuang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bualuang fails to land with a series of punches.
Bashir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bualuang to the mat! Bualuang manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bualuang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bashir works over Bualuang with some ground and pound from guard.
Bashir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bualuang has control of Bashir's left arm, preventing Bashir from doing any damage.
Bualuang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bualuang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bashir cracks Bualuang with a solid left hand.
Bashir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bashir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bashir stands up over Bualuang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bualuang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bashir trying to control the position from guard on top but Bualuang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bashir is looking to work some ground and pound but Bualuang has wrist control.
Bashir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bashir trying to control but Bualuang is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bashir.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Bashir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bashir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Bashir!
After winning the bout, Julian Bashir 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 142 p4p, 235 weight class) and Lester Green (ranked 11 p4p, 22 weight class). De Geno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DE MEXICO SONG. The crowd seem to be enjoying Green's choice of entrance music: This Is Beetle. Lester Green is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 38 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Lester Green!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by De Geno.
De Geno scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Geno.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from De Geno misses
and Green counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Geno throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
Green lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Geno walks into a jab.
Green avoids the body shot from De Geno.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Green has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Green and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
Green loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
Green blocks a leg kick.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Green misses.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Geno tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
De Geno scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Geno misses with the body kick
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Geno misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
De Geno lands a nice looking body kick.
De Geno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Geno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Green checks it well.
De Geno misses with a hook
and Green makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Green takes one to the chin there.
De Geno throws a low kick but Green avoids it.
Green avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Geno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
De Geno throws a head kick that misses.
De Geno wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Green throws a wild body kick that De Geno sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Green.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by De Geno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Geno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
De Geno scores with a push kick.
Green throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
Crunch! Green slams his shin into De Geno's torso.
Both fighters circling a little - Green finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Geno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Geno moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
It looked like De Geno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Green.
De Geno tries to score with a low kick but Green moves his leg out of the way.
De Geno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Geno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Green takes one to the chin there.
Green bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Green throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Green.
Green lands a high kick!
De Geno misses with a jab to the body
and Green counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green feints a counter leg kick.
Green scores with a jab. De Geno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Geno lands with a cross.
Green throws a hook but De Geno avoids it easily.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
De Geno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Geno misses the body punch
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
De Geno slips under a jab.
De Geno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Green's hands.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green misses the shot to the body.
De Geno lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Geno scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Green misses.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Geno can pounce on him.
De Geno throws out a leg kick but Green moves out of range and De Geno only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Green misses.
Green walks into a stiff left hand from De Geno.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
Green moves out of range of the leg kick from De Geno.
De Geno misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Geno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Geno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Green misses with a low kick as De Geno jumps back.
De Geno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Geno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
De Geno clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno walks into a left hand.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
De Geno throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
De Geno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Geno tries a low kick but Green avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno 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.
De Geno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by De Geno.
Green on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Geno misses with a right hand
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Geno wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
De Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green jabs at De Geno's body.
De Geno cracks Green with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Green comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Geno misses with a lunging right hand
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Geno throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
De Geno scores with a leg kick.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
Green flicks out a counter leg kick but De Geno steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looks for the body kick but De Geno saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Pablo De Geno is winning the standup battle so far.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno thuds a left hand into Green's body.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
Green was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Green misses with a body kick.
De Geno is looking to land body kicks.
De Geno takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Geno crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Green - the referee stops the clock and De Geno gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Green. De Geno manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from De Geno finds it's way through Green's defenses.
De Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Jab from De Geno.
De Geno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from De Geno. Those never looked like landing.
Green replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Geno blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
Green appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Green avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Green moves out of range of the leg kick from De Geno.
Green moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
Green slips under a jab from De Geno.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Green might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Geno has got the better of the exchanges.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Geno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno misses with a series of wild punches.
Green flicks out a counter leg kick but De Geno steps away.
De Geno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
De Geno avoids the body shot from Green.
De Geno connects with a leg kick.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Green misses with a straight left.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Green walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Geno throws out a leg kick but Green moves out of range and De Geno only half commits.
Green feints a counter leg kick.
De Geno misses with a body shot
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Geno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Green wants to land a leg kick but De Geno is out of range.
De Geno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
A big right from De Geno misses.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Green.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
Green throws a head kick but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Nice defenses there by Green.
De Geno throws a leg kick
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
De Geno throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
De Geno misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
A clash of legs there as De Geno blocks the low kick.
De Geno throws a push kick but Green slaps the foot to one side.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Geno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Green looks to throw the jab but De Geno is out of range.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Geno can pounce on him.
De Geno misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green misses the jab.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
De Geno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Green misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Geno with a nice calf kick.
Green blocks the body kick.
Green now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Geno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Green misses.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Geno.
De Geno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De Geno wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Green tries a quick counter leg kick but De Geno is wise to it.
Green slips under a jab from De Geno.
De Geno throws a right hand that misses
letting Green counter with a right hand.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Geno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Green misses.
De Geno is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks.
De Geno is looking to score with low kicks.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Green checks it well.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Green missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green moves away from the strike by De Geno.
A nice side step and Green releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Geno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Green is out of range and De Geno settles back down.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Geno throws a leg kick
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green checks a low kick from De Geno.
Green steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
De Geno blocks a leg kick.
De Geno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Green bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Geno lands a really nice looking cross but Green seems unphased.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Lester Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from De Geno misses.
De Geno is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
De Geno is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks.
De Geno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Geno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Geno misses the jab.
Green with the inside leg kick.
De Geno is looking to score with low kicks.
De Geno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Green has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Geno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Geno takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Geno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Geno slips a straight right by Green.
De Geno misses with a hook
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Geno.
De Geno appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Geno slips a jab from Green.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno scores with a leg kick.
Green missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow De Geno down.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from De Geno.
De Geno scores with a jab to the body.
De Geno thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Geno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
De Geno misses with a jab to the body
letting Green counter with a right hand.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Geno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Geno lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Geno, as that shot connected.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno tried to counter with a leg kick but Green avoided it.
De Geno is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks.
De Geno staying out of range there.
Green avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Geno slips a jab from Green.
Green moves out of range of the body kick.
De Geno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Green lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Geno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Geno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Geno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Geno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Pablo De Geno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Geno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Geno throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo De Geno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Geno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo De Geno!
Pablo De Geno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Roberto (ranked 132 p4p, 460 weight class) and Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 16 p4p, 45 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roberto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Samba de Roda. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto misses the shot to the body.
Chai cracks Roberto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai lands a two punch combo.
Roberto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Roberto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai punishes Roberto's body with a nice straight punch.
Roberto lands a body shot.
Roberto misses the body punch
and Roberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberto.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.
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!
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberto backing away here, and Chai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Chai misses.
Roberto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roberto misses the jab.
Roberto slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Roberto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chai.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberto was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Roberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Roberto rushes Chai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai is leaning against Roberto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberto lands an elbow that stopped Chai in his tracks for a moment.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Roberto looking to throw knees to the head but Chai is blocking nicely.
Chai lands a left hand.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai misses with some punches.
Roberto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Chai blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai cracks Roberto with a nice body shot.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Roberto avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Roberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Roberto trying to land knees to the body.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Roberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberto lands a knee to the head.
Roberto throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai working aggressively here.
Roberto pushes off an throws an elbow but Chai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
Roberto lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Roberto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai dodges an elbow strike from Roberto.
Roberto tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Roberto cracks Chai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roberto scores with the left hand. Chai knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai cracks Roberto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
A swing and a miss from Roberto.
Roberto wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulo Roberto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roberto misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Roberto thuds his right hand into Chai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Roberto throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai jabs Roberto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberto.
Roberto tries to clinch up.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai connects with a leg kick.
Roberto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Roberto's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberto tries to avoid it.
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!
Roberto moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberto or not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roberto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai is trying to force a seperation but Roberto has the dominant position.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Roberto's head.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
A short left from Chai.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberto throws an elbow but misses.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roberto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Chai avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberto gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Roberto back against the cage.
Roberto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulo Roberto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chai lands a right hand.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Roberto tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Roberto back against the cage.
Chai dodges an elbow strike from Roberto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Roberto struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai blocking some punches.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberto lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Roberto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Chai working aggressively here.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeong Hoon Chai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Roberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Roberto backs off Chai throws a huge counter combo but Roberto manages to avoid it all.
Roberto looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Roberto wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
Chai scores with a jab.
Roberto throws a shot to the body.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Chai slips a straight right by Roberto.
The fighters circling - Roberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberto.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto misses with a body punch
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Roberto's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Roberto does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai cracks Roberto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberto swinging wildly here.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberto was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
A jab from Roberto misses.
Roberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chai throws a hook but Roberto blocks it.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jeong Hoon Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roberto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roberto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Roberto misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberto instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberto scores with a punch to the head.
Chai misses with a combination
and Roberto counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chai throws a head kick but Roberto moves out of range.
Roberto missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto clinches up against the cage.
Chai working aggressively here.
A short right from Chai.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai blocks a body shot from Roberto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberto or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Roberto misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Roberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Roberto ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Roberto lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Roberto to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberto takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but Chai blocks it.
Chai prevents a body shot from Roberto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
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!
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai blocks a body shot from Roberto.
A hook to the body from Chai.
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 Paulo Roberto.
I think Roberto 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Roberto!
In his post fight interview, Paulo Roberto 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiff Sanford (ranked 305 p4p, 449 weight class) and JD Drake (ranked 37 p4p, 62 weight class). Sanford's entrance music is Body Count - Body Count's in the House. A fine choice. Drake has chosen Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JD Drake!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Sanford does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Sanford tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanford counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've been told by Sanford's head coaches at Chikara MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Sanford counters with a good, hard body kick but Drake shrugs it off.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Drake 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.
Drake looks winded!
Sanford scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Drake misses
and Sanford makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drake really felt that one!
Sanford lands a right hook to the body.
Sanford misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sanford.
Drake lands a jab to Sanford's midsection.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanford counters with a nice leg kick.
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Sanford scores with a kick to the body.
Sanford moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanford throws a head punch that misses.
Sanford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanford lands with a right to the head.
Sanford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake is trying to push Sanford away but Sanford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanford.
Sanford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Sanford.
Sanford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanford tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanford.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the head but Drake blocks with his arms.
Sanford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocks a body shot from Sanford.
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Sanford.
Sanford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Drake prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Sanford.
A right hand to the body from Sanford.
Sanford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanford misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Sanford has Drake pressed against the cage, preventing Drake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Sanford.
Sanford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanford.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Sanford working Drake over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sanford as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sanford.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Sanford drops Drake with a big knee straight up the middle! Drake is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Drake is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanford.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Sanford has closed the distance and engaged Drake in a clinch.
Sanford gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sanford - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiff Sanford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JD Drake'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.
Sanford Throws a clean left jab. Sanford Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Drake's chin! Drake crumbles to the ground and Sanford follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Sanford!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tiff Sanford!
A relieved looking Tiff Sanford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated JD Drake had this to say: 'It's Miller Time'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 5 p4p, 88 weight class) and Levi Daan (ranked 1 p4p, 9 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Daan!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Erdogan's head.
Erdogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daan.
Erdogan 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.
Daan cracks a nice hook into Erdogan's ribs.
Daan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Levi Daan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erdogan misses with a looping left.
Daan connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daan throws a lazy uppercut
and Erdogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erdogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erdogan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Erdogan lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daan throws out a loose jab but Erdogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erdogan is looking to counter punch.
Daan 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.
Erdogan lands a left and a right that send Daan crashing to the mat, dazed. Erdogan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Daan is rocked!
Daan's corner calls for a 1-2. Daan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Daan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Erdogan momentarily.
Jab, jab by Daan - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daan tries to clinch up.
Erdogan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daan throws a leg kick which misses Erdogan's front leg but catches the back leg as Erdogan tries to avoid it.
Erdogan thuds his right hand into Daan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Erdogan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daan misses with a right hand
and Erdogan counters with a body kick that stops Daan in his tracks momentarily.
A big left from Daan misses.
Erdogan throwing a counter right hand but Daan manages to avoid it.
Daan is looking to land body kicks.
Erdogan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab from Daan misses.
Erdogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daan.
Daan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Erdogan sizes up Daan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erdogan throws out the jab.
Daan thows a leg kick but Erdogan checks it
and Erdogan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Erdogan blocks a leg kick.
Daan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Erdogan counter with a right hand.
Daan is still on wobbly legs! Can Erdogan finish him?
Daan misses with a hook
and Erdogan rattles Daan with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Daan tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Erdogan dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Daan stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mustafa Erdogan!
Mustafa Erdogan retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Mustafa Erdogan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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