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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klay Dee (ranked 18124 p4p, 4701 weight class) and Scottie Lamez (ranked 251 p4p, 226 weight class). Dee comes into the arena with Death Patrol by Destroyer blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 38 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klay Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamez with a jab.
Dee slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Dee misses its target.
Dee misses with a hook.
Lamez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamez moves away from the strike by Dee.
Dee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Lamez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamez scores with a jab.
Lamez checks a leg kick nicely.
Dee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dee swinging wildly here.
Dee throws a jab when Lamez was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Lamez - just one landing.
Lamez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dee throws a wild body kick that Lamez sees coming a mile off.
Dee moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Dee. Those never looked like landing.
Dee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dee momentarily.
A lazy left from Lamez finds it's target.
Scottie Lamez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee throws a push kick but Lamez slaps the foot to one side.
Dee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dee slips under a jab from Lamez.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamez clobbers Dee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Dee moved out of range.
Lamez slips a straight right by Dee.
Lamez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lamez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dee misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Lamez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lamez scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Dee misses.
The fighters circling - Lamez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamez misses with an uppercut.
Lamez dodges the punch combination from Dee.
Dee is breathing heavily.
Lamez cracks Dee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dee slips a straight right by Lamez.
It looked like Dee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Dee's shoulder, as Dee tries to avoid the shot.
Lamez dips to his left and cracks Dee with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Lamez misses its intended target.
Lamez lands a really nice looking cross but Dee seems unphased.
Lamez slips a straight right by Dee.
A jab from Lamez misses.
Dee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Lamez - just one landing.
Dee throws a hook to the side of Lamez's head but Lamez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamez misses with an uppercut. Dee saw that one coming.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamez connects with a looping right hand.
Dee throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Dee.
Dee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 Dee is rocked!
Lamez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lamez catches Dee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Dee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lamez closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dee! Lamez dives in looking to finish! Dee is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scottie Lamez!
Scottie Lamez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 1197 p4p, 2428 weight class) and Pablo Cruz (ranked 110 p4p, 205 weight class). Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daddy Yankee / Gasolina. 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 Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a one two combo.
Grant has managed to clinch.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
A shot in the inside from Grant.
Cruz is trying to stall.
Grant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz cracks Grant with a nice body shot.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Grant.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Grant lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Grant lands a knee to the head.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grant misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grant.
Grant prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Grant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Grant.
A nice left hand lands by Grant.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grant looking to stall.
Grant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grant blocking some punches.
Cruz tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grant seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cruz can turn it around.
A hook to the body from Cruz.
Grant misses with some punches.
Grant with a knee to the head.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with the head strike.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Cruz improves position.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Grant blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Grant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant with a knee to the head.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grant.
A body shot lands from Cruz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Grant's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz pushes Grant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
Cruz tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant blocking some punches.
Grant blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Grant cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz digs a right hand into Grant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grant's gas tank.
Grant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant blocking some punches.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant blocking some punches.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Grant working Cruz over with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grant.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz cracks Grant with a nice body shot.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Grant scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
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 Aubrey Grant 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.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz lands with a hook. Grant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Grant throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant throws a quick counter head kick but Cruz was just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grant has time to react.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Grant scoring well with a low kick there.
Grant tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grant with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grant's hands.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Grant is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Grant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cruz tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grant darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grant wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
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!
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
That kick from Grant tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Grant walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grant has managed to clinch.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grant.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grant connects with a knee to the head.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant with a knee to the head.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant lands an uppercut.
Cruz tries to work over Grant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Grant on the inside.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Grant tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Grant.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Grant tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Grant back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Grant trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grant into the cage.
Cruz tries to work over Grant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Grant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Grant controls his hands.
Aubrey Grant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant misses with the head strike.
Cruz digs a right hand into Grant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grant's gas tank.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grant is trying to stall.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Grant.
Grant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruz as Grant tries to tie him up.
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 Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pablo Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Grant tried to counter with a leg kick but Cruz avoided it.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz digs a good hook to Grant's body.
Grant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Grant.
A big right from Grant misses.
Grant blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Donk. Grant catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Grant cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz checks a low kick from Grant.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Grant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Grant lands a right hand.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grant misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grant tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Grant back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Grant is pushing Cruz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Grant lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Grant scores with a knee to the head.
Grant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grant tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz gets through Grant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Cruz.
Grant blocking some punches.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aubrey Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant prevents a body shot from Cruz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz tries to stall but Grant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Grant.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
Cruz works on Grant's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Cruz.
Well Grant 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aubrey Grant!
A very excited looking Aubrey Grant made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torbjørn Knudsvig (ranked 2040 p4p, 1395 weight class) and Isaac Ebe (ranked 249 p4p, 177 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torbjørn Knudsvig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebe misses with a jab to the body
and Knudsvig cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knudsvig ducks under a wild hook from Ebe.
Knudsvig needs to keep his hands up - Ebe had a free shot at his head there.
Jab from Ebe.
Knudsvig scores with a spinning back kick!
Ebe lands a two punch combo.
Knudsvig lands a really nice looking cross but Ebe seems unphased.
Knudsvig scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ebe in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knudsvig lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ebe takes a step back to recover.
Knudsvig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ebe manages to avoid it.
A jab from Ebe misses.
Ebe misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Knudsvig on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ebe moves out of range as Knudsvig throws a body kick.
Ebe lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebe. Knudsvig does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knudsvig fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Knudsvig.
Knudsvig quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ebe avoids a kick to the body.
Ebe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knudsvig counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ebe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knudsvig circles away quickly and effectively.
Knudsvig is looking to counter with a body kick.
Knudsvig throws a hook but Ebe avoids it easily.
Ebe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsvig throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Isaac Ebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knudsvig takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knudsvig uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ebe.
Ebe throws a sloppy body shot
letting Knudsvig counter with a right hand.
Ebe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knudsvig takes a swing at Ebe's ribcage but misses.
Knudsvig moves out of range as Ebe strikes.
Knudsvig appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe misses with a wild combination.
Ebe throws a hook but Knudsvig blocks it.
It looked like Knudsvig wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knudsvig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebe throws a jab but it's blocked by Knudsvig.
Knudsvig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Knudsvig misses the target.
Ebe slips a straight right by Knudsvig.
Ebe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 Torbjørn Knudsvig will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ebe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy body kick from Knudsvig
and Ebe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebe looks to throw the jab but Knudsvig is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Knudsvig misses the target.
Ebe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ebe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knudsvig was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebe moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Ebe misses.
Ebe lands with a hook. Knudsvig tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body kick there by Knudsvig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebe ducks under a wild hook from Knudsvig.
Despite the aggression on Ebe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Knudsvig looks to land a body kick but Ebe moved away.
Ebe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knudsvig moves away from the strike by Ebe.
Torbjørn Knudsvig is winning the standup battle so far.
Ebe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knudsvig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knudsvig is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ebe throws a body shot but no joy.
Ebe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knudsvig throws a hook but Ebe avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knudsvig counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ebe thinking.
Knudsvig cracks Ebe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ebe throws a hook to the side of Knudsvig's head but Knudsvig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Knudsvig.
Ebe sizes up Knudsvig with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ebe ducks under a wild hook from Knudsvig.
Knudsvig on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsvig moves out of range of the strikes.
Knudsvig is looking to counter punch.
Ebe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ebe misses with a jab to the body
and Knudsvig counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ebe! Knudsvig lets Ebe back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like Isaac Ebe has been cut.
Knudsvig staying out of range there.
Knudsvig was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ebe defending well as Knudsvig loads up on a big left hand.
Knudsvig seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ebe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ebe stuns Knudsvig with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ebe looks to score with a jab to the body but Knudsvig is just out of range.
Ebe throws a sloppy body shot
and Knudsvig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knudsvig moves out of range of the strikes.
Ebe throws a hook but Knudsvig blocks it.
Ebe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knudsvig throws the left hand but Ebe avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torbjørn Knudsvig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isaac Ebe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ebe cracks Knudsvig with a good jab.
Knudsvig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ebe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ebe drops Knudsvig with a naaaaasty hook - Knudsvig is in real trouble here! Ebe dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaac Ebe!
Isaac Ebe 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 2691 p4p, 1505 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 125 p4p, 93 weight class). Outlaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For The Outlawz by Moonshine Bandits. The Devils Outlaw has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 49 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tharrier but Tharrier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Outlaw swings for the body but Tharrier moves out of range.
Outlaw throws a sloppy body shot
and Tharrier counters with a crisp right hand that drops Outlaw! Tharrier lets Outlaw back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like The Devils Outlaw has been cut.
Good leg kick by Outlaw.
Tharrier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Outlaw's head.
Outlaw is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tharrier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been informed that Tharrier has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Outlaw clobbers Tharrier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Outlaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Outlaw gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outlaw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Outlaw.
Tharrier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Outlaw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tharrier can't find room to land a body shot as Outlaw controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tharrier.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tharrier.
Outlaw throws a head punch that misses.
Outlaw is leaning against Tharrier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tharrier.
A body shot lands from Tharrier.
Outlaw is breathing heavily.
Tharrier lands a nice shot to the body.
Tharrier presses Outlaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tharrier lands with a short shot to the head.
Tharrier digs a right hand into Outlaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Outlaw's gas tank.
Tharrier lands a nice uppercut.
Tharrier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Outlaw backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Tharrier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Tharrier scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Tharrier.
Tharrier scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tharrier.
A hook to the body from Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Tharrier scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tharrier.
Tharrier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tharrier lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Outlaw backwards.
Oh Outlaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Tharrier.
Outlaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Tharrier works on Outlaw's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a big right hand that drops Outlaw! The killer instinct kicks in and Tharrier finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tharrier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thom Tharrier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Auston (ranked 1028 p4p, 1166 weight class) and Brock Hardman (ranked 132 p4p, 155 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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29
215
10 - 4 - 0 |
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206
21 - 23 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Auston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman throws a big shot that misses.
Auston misses with a double jab
and Hardman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Robbie Auston has been cut.
Auston fails to land with a series of punches.
Auston cracks Hardman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Auston in his tracks.
Hardman avoids the head kick by Auston.
A little jabbing left from Hardman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Auston looks to throw the jab but Hardman is out of range.
A slow jab from Hardman misses its intended target.
A big left from Hardman misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Auston.
Hardman slips under a jab from Auston.
Auston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardman.
Hardman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Auston.
Hardman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Auston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Auston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Auston slips under a jab.
Auston scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardman should have avoided that one.
Auston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hardman under the eye.
Hardman lands with a straight right. Auston didn't see that one coming.
Auston swings for the body but Hardman moves out of range.
Hardman throws out a counter right but Auston avoids it with no problem.
Auston throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Auston manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbie Auston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Auston misses
and Hardman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robbie Auston's cut is getting worse.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hardman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hardman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A left lands for Auston.
Hardman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardman wants to counter the offense by Auston and move into the clinch position.
Auston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardman fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Auston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardman missing with a left hand there. Auston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 Hardman is rocked!
Auston misses with an uppercut
and Hardman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Auston wants to hit a sweep here but Hardman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Auston there!
Auston tries to control the position but Hardman now has his back.
Well, with Hardman on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Auston is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Auston preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hardman.
Auston defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Auston's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hardman looking for the choke but no joy.
Hardman trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardman patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hardman is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Auston knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Auston for a finish.
Hardman is looking for the choke from the back position but Auston is controlling his hands well.
Auston rolls, trying to escape but Hardman keeps control of the position.
Hardman tries to get the hooks in deep but Auston pushed the leg off.
Auston preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hardman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brock Hardman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robbie Auston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardman. Auston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardman just misses with a punch to the body.
Auston slips a straight right by Hardman.
Auston is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Hardman hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robbie Auston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevo Caruga (ranked 1115 p4p, 23988 weight class) and Leonhard Klopstock (ranked 24 p4p, 181 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevo Caruga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonhard Klopstock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caruga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Caruga has an active guard here but Klopstock has managed to pass into half guard.
Caruga is refusing to be controlled, as Klopstock sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caruga actively working from the bottom here.
Caruga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Klopstock moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Caruga.
Caruga trying to control but Klopstock flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klopstock is riding his opponent, not letting Caruga buck him off.
Caruga tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopstock is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Caruga has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Good control from Klopstock.
Klopstock is hanging on to Caruga's back as he tries to escape.
Klopstock is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Caruga with him. Caruga is trying to defend but Klopstock has an arm under the chin now! Caruga grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leonhard Klopstock!
Leonhard Klopstock spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 905 p4p, 616 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 110 p4p, 79 weight class). McKane's entrance music is SAVE ME. A fine choice. Faolin has chosen It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
205
18 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane swats away the attempt to clinch by Faolin.
McKane connects with the punch.
Faolin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Faolin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faolin tries to counter with a clinch but McKane shakes him off and moves away.
Faolin lands a nice looking body shot.
Faolin misses with a few strikes there.
McKane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Faolin looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
McKane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin throws an overhand right that lands on McKane's shoulder, as McKane tries to avoid the shot.
Faolin lands a glancing blow to the side of McKane's head.
Faolin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McKanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McKane moves away from the strike by Faolin.
Faolin throws a lazy uppercut
and McKane counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane punishes Faolin's body with a nice straight punch.
Faolin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Faolin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McKane slips a jab and a cross from Faolin.
Faolin throws an overhand right that lands on McKane's shoulder, as McKane tries to avoid the shot.
McKane lands a left and a right that send Faolin crashing to the mat, dazed. McKane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faolin misses with a hook
and McKane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Faolin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Faolin swings widly with a right hand
and McKane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Faolin misses the shot to the body.
Faolin digs a good body shot into McKane's ribs.
Faolin lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Faolin misses.
Faolin tries to clinch up but McKane circles away and keeps his distance.
Faolin moves out of range of the body kick.
Faolin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKane circles away quickly and effectively.
Faolin throws a sloppy body shot
and McKane counters with a nice uppercut.
Faolin misses with a straight left.
Faolin misses with a two punch combination.
McKane is looking to counter with a body kick.
McKane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from McKane misses the target.
Faolin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McKane on the side of the head.
Faolin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faolin throws the left hand but McKane avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McKane misses.
Faolin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McKane finds it's way round the side to connect with Faolin's head.
McKane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faolin.
Faolin tries to clinch
and McKane counters with a straight that turns Faolin's legs to rubber! McKane pushes forward with more strikes and Faolin goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz McKane!
Taz McKane 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 Odin Markkanen (ranked 518 p4p, 412 weight class) and Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 51 p4p, 38 weight class). The key to victory for Odin Markkanen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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146
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148
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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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Markkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakachi Tadageru!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markkanen shoots in for a takedown but Tadageru shows good takedown defense.
Markkanen with a nice calf kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tadageru has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tadageru tries to clinch up.
Markkanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Markkanen is looking to slow Tadageru down with leg kicks.
Markkanen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru throws a right hand that misses
and Tadageru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Markkanen jabs at Tadageru's body.
Tadageru ducks under a wild hook from Markkanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Markkanen is pressed up against the cage. Tadageru has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Markkanen down to the mat. Markkanen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tadageru wants to clinch up but Markkanen keeps it at a distance.
Markkanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tadageru counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tadageru.
Tadageru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tadageru is looking to work some ground and pound but Markkanen has wrist control.
Tadageru is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Markkanen has momentary wrist control but Tadageru slips an elbow through the middle.
Tadageru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Markkanen is keeping the position for now.
Markkanen wants to sweep here but Tadageru controlling him for the moment.
Tadageru postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Markkanen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tadageru, into his guard.
Markkanen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Markkanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Tadageru has wrist control.
Tadageru wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Markkanen stopping the sweep attempt from Tadageru.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markkanen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tadageru 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tadageru is on top in guard.
Tadageru lands a couple of digs.
Markkanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tadageru throws an elbow that misses. Markkanen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tadageru's guard. Nice move by Markkanen!
Tadageru lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tadageru connects with a couple of short punches.
Tadageru lands a couple of elbows.
Markkanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tadageru scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen keeping moving, preventing Tadageru from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markkanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Tadageru is working Markkanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tadageru is working Markkanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tadageru lands a couple of digs.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Markkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tadageru postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tadageru pushing down on Markkanen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Markkanen manages to get to full guard.
Tadageru postures up in Markkanen's guard and throws a big left but Markkanen blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tadageru darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tadageru takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tadageru wants to advance to full mount but Markkanen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Tadageru stands up over Markkanen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tadageru looking to sit in guard and control but Markkanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Markkanen trying to control but Tadageru is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markkanen preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru keeping moving, preventing Markkanen from controlling successfully.
Tadageru wants to sweep here but Markkanen controlling him for the moment.
Tadageru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markkanen cracks Tadageru with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing that Markkanen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tadageru manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Markkanen manages to get himself to full guard.
Markkanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakachi Tadageru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tadageru throwing strikes from guard but Markkanen blocks nicely.
Tadageru scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru won't allow Markkanen to sweep him here.
Markkanen keeping moving, preventing Tadageru from controlling successfully.
Tadageru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tadageru is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Markkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru chips away with some ground and pound.
Tadageru working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tadageru looking to sit in guard and control but Markkanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Markkanen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tadageru wants to improve his position but instead Markkanen has moved into half guard.
Tadageru tries to roll over but Markkanen keeps him under control.
Markkanen thows a huge punch but Tadageru dodges it nicely.
Markkanen throwing shots but Tadageru is blocking nicely.
Tadageru wants to sweep but Markkanen has passed to side control!
Tadageru dodges the ground and pound from Markkanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tadageru gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Markkanen working the head and body with strikes.
Tadageru regains full guard. Nicely done.
Markkanen looking to sit in guard and control but Tadageru gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Markkanen keeping moving, preventing Tadageru from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tadageru makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tadageru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Markkanen is keeping the position for now.
Tadageru scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big left from Markkanen misses.
Odin Markkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tadageru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Markkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tadageru drives through with a takedown into guard.
Markkanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Markkanen 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.
Tadageru lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Markkanen keeps moving.
Tadageru cracks Markkanen with a solid left hand.
Tadageru makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tadageru throws a big elbow that misses.
Markkanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tadageru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Markkanen keeps moving.
Tadageru lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tadageru trying to control but Markkanen is working from the bottom.
Tadageru slips nicely into half guard.
Tadageru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markkanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tadageru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tadageru connects with a nice short shot to Markkanen's temple.
Tadageru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru is trying to control. Markkanen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Markkanen trying to control here.
Markkanen tries to get to full guard but Tadageru has control of the leg.
Tadageru is thwarting Markkanen's attempts to control the position.
Tadageru winds up and cracks Markkanen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Markkanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Tadageru there.
Tadageru is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Markkanen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tadageru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tadageru takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tadageru throwing shots but Markkanen is blocking nicely.
Markkanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tadageru.
Markkanen is refusing to be controlled, as Tadageru sits in half guard.
Markkanen looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Tadageru there.
Markkanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Tadageru passes to side control.
Markkanen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru lands a decent elbow from side control.
Markkanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tadageru scoring with punches and elbows.
Tadageru working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Tadageru's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tadageru working the body and head with strikes.
Markkanen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tadageru wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tadageru looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tadageru lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Markkanen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tadageru misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nakachi Tadageru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tadageru 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakachi Tadageru!
Our winner, Nakachi Tadageru, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Prix (ranked 97 p4p, 405 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 17 p4p, 55 weight class). Prix's entrance music is Richard by Slowdive. A fine choice. McIntyre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gallantry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyrus Prix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
McIntyre throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Cyrus Prix has been cut.
Prix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Despite the aggression on McIntyre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McIntyre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McIntyre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McIntyre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Methodios McIntyre has been cut.
Prix connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre thows a body kick. Prix tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McIntyre throws a lazy uppercut
and Prix counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prix throws a hook but McIntyre avoids it easily.
McIntyre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McIntyre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prix.
Prix misses with a body kick.
It seemed like McIntyre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McIntyre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prix on the side of the head.
McIntyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prix sets himself, and McIntyre steps forward looking for the clinch! Prix avoids it this time.
A slow jab from McIntyre misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prix counters with a straight right hand.
McIntyre misses with a looping left.
It appears Prix was looking to counter with a kick there.
McIntyre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prix.
McIntyre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prix.
McIntyre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Prix throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cyrus Prix's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prix throws a head kick but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre wants to counter with a clinch but Prix pushes him away.
McIntyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McIntyre moves out of range of the body kick.
And McIntyre responds with a good body kick, but Prix manages to step out the way in time.
Prix misses with a looping right.
McIntyre is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but Prix checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Prix misses the target.
McIntyre clobbers Prix with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Prix. That one must have hurt.
McIntyre throws a poor cross that misses
and Prix counters with a straight right hand.
Prix throws a hook but McIntyre avoids it easily.
McIntyre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prix.
Prix throws a low kick, looking for McIntyre's leg but McIntyre calmly moves out of range.
Prix throws a looping overhand right but McIntyre ducks down to avoid it.
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 Cyrus Prix will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prix looks to throw the jab but McIntyre is out of range.
The fighters circling - McIntyre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McIntyre scores with a jab.
Prix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prix throws a jab but it's blocked by McIntyre.
McIntyre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre throws a poor cross that misses
and Prix counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prix moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Prix misses with a kick to the body.
McIntyre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McIntyre takes one to the chin there.
Prix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cyrus Prix is winning the standup battle so far.
McIntyre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McIntyre can do to turn this around?
McIntyre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prix.
McIntyre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Prix throws a jab but it's blocked by McIntyre.
McIntyre is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Prix.
Prix throws a left and a right that both miss
and McIntyre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prix's knee momentarily.
McIntyre walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prix connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prix throws a leg kick that is checked
and McIntyre counters with a left to the body.
McIntyre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Prix counters with a slapping leg kick.
Prix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Prix.
McIntyre connects with a body shot that sends Prix's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prix.
McIntyre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prix throws the left hand but McIntyre avoids the punch easily.
Prix looks for the body kick but McIntyre saw that one coming.
McIntyre takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Prix dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McIntyre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McIntyre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Prix counters with a nice leg kick.
McIntyre moves out of range as Prix throws a body kick.
A big right from Prix misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre throws a lazy uppercut
and Prix makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McIntyre really felt that one!
Prix lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre works Prix's body with a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Prix blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Prix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McIntyre thows a leg kick but Prix checks it
and Prix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McIntyre throws a lazy uppercut
and Prix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prix scores with a leg kick.
McIntyre throws a leg kick which misses Prix's front leg but catches the back leg as Prix tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McIntyre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prix throws a hook to the side of McIntyre's head but McIntyre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McIntyre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Prix with a body shot.
McIntyre throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Prix to counter with a crisp jab.
McIntyre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prix drops his hands momentarily and McIntyre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prix throws a low kick but McIntyre moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from McIntyre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prix lands with a good body shot.
Prix thows a body kick. McIntyre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Prix moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prix scores with a jab. McIntyre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McIntyre looks for the body kick but Prix saw that one coming.
It looked like Prix was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McIntyre.
Prix loads up on a big right hand but McIntyre slips the punch.
McIntyre steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Prix.
McIntyre wants to clinch
and Prix counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Methodios McIntyre's cut even more.
McIntyre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McIntyre moves out of range as Prix throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Prix clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
McIntyre throws a lazy uppercut
and Prix counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Prix has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McIntyre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prix misses with a lunging right hand
enabling McIntyre to counter with a crisp jab.
Prix lands a big head kick that sends McIntyre tumbling to the mat! Prix takes a step backwards and waves McIntyre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McIntyre is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McIntyre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McIntyre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Prix throws a poor cross that misses
and McIntyre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McIntyre swings for the body but Prix moves out of range.
McIntyre scores with the left hand. Prix knows he should have avoided that one.
McIntyre scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McIntyre misses with a hook to the body
and Prix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prix throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - McIntyre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McIntyre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McIntyre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prix.
McIntyre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prix misses with a left hand
and McIntyre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cyrus Prix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Prix bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McIntyre's head.
McIntyre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McIntyre moves to clinch but Prix breaks away
and Prix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Prix is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Prix looks to land a right hand but McIntyre moved out of range.
McIntyre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Prix throws a half hearted mid kick.
McIntyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Cyrus Prix will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McIntyre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prix throws out the jab.
McIntyre tries to counter with a clinch but Prix shakes him off and moves away.
Methodios McIntyre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prix throws a leg kick which misses McIntyre's front leg but catches the back leg as McIntyre tries to avoid it.
Prix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McIntyre steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Prix.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prix lands the left hand.
McIntyre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Prix counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from McIntyre.
McIntyre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prix manages to avoid it.
Prix tried to counter with a leg kick but McIntyre avoided it.
McIntyre throws a right hand that misses
enabling Prix to counter with a crisp jab.
McIntyre throws an off balance right hand
and Prix counters with a nice right hand that sends McIntyre toppling to the canvas! McIntyre scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Prix finish him?!
McIntyre is still on wobbly legs! Can Prix finish him?
McIntyre misses with a left hand
and Prix counters with a crisp right hand that drops McIntyre! Prix lets McIntyre back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIntyre closes the distance but Prix moves to the side
and Prix scores with a counter punch that sends McIntyre to the canvas! Prix smells blood - he's punishing McIntyre with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! McIntyre has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Prix!
Cyrus Prix retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Cyrus Prix 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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