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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masato Nakamura (ranked 3759 p4p, 3819 weight class) and Hawk Williamson (ranked 92 p4p, 94 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masato Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Nakamura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura cracks a nice hook into Williamson's ribs.
Nakamura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williamson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakamura looks to land a right hand but Williamson moved out of range.
Williamson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
As Williamson backs away, Nakamura returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nakamura wants to slow Williamson down by chopping away at his legs.
Masato Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.
Nakamura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura looks to land a left hand but Williamson moved out of range nicely.
Nakamura misses the jab.
Williamson misses the jab.
Nakamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Williamson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakamura is looking to score with low kicks.
Nakamura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nakamura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williamson's sensitive parts.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williamson cracks Nakamura with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nakamura looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Williamson finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williamson misses with a body shot.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura thows a leg kick but Williamson checks it
and Williamson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakamura throws out a loose jab but Williamson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williamson.
Nakamura tries to land a front kick but Williamson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nakamura 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 Williamson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williamson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nakamura throws a lazy uppercut
and Williamson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williamson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nakamura misses with a hook. Williamson ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hawk Williamson.
Well Williamson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawk Williamson!
After winning the bout, Hawk Williamson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Neto (ranked 1629 p4p, 23038 weight class) and Ovaltine Jenkins (ranked 188 p4p, 524 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ovaltine Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jenkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 It looks like Ovaltine Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neto has time to react.
Jenkins lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Neto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins ducks right into an uppercut from Neto.
Neto throws out a loose jab but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neto connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Jenkins tumbling to the canvas! Neto pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Jenkins was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pedro Neto!
Pedro Neto really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that DrugLords 50$ Q130 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan (ranked 2425 p4p, 3739 weight class) and Bennett Knightley (ranked 290 p4p, 417 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knightley's choice of entrance music: Hang ‘Em High - NCR. Bennett Knightley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bennett Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AliKhan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knightley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan has been cut.
Knightley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knightley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knightley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
AliKhan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
AliKhan ducks right into an uppercut from Knightley.
Knightley lands a nice shot to the body.
Knightley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but AliKhan is out of range.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
AliKhan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
AliKhan avoids the body shot from Knightley.
Knightley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley throws a hook but AliKhan blocks it.
AliKhan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
AliKhan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knightley.
We've been told by AliKhan's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knightley misses with a right hand
and AliKhan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
AliKhan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knightley.
AliKhan throwing a counter right hand but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Knightley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before AliKhan has time to react.
Knightley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
AliKhan defending well as Knightley loads up on a big left hand.
Knightley scores with a crisp jab that stopped AliKhan in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley connects with the punch.
Knightley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knightley connects with a good right hand that stumbles AliKhan. AliKhan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knightley scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley throws a body kick that misses.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
Knightley throws a hook but AliKhan avoids it easily.
AliKhan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knightley.
As Knightley backs away, AliKhan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knightley tries to land a body kick
and AliKhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
AliKhan ducks under a wild hook from Knightley.
Knightley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! AliKhan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Knightley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but AliKhan moves away.
Knightley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
AliKhan throwing a counter right hand but Knightley manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a wild body kick that AliKhan sees coming a mile off.
AliKhan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Knightley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like AliKhan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knightley throws a series of punches but AliKhan moves out of range.
Knightley misses with a looping right.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and AliKhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knightley misses with a jab to the body
and AliKhan counters with a straight right hand.
Knightley misses with a hook. AliKhan ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from AliKhan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knightley misses with an uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a straight right hand.
Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and AliKhan counters with a nice right hand that sends Knightley toppling to the canvas! Knightley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can AliKhan finish him?!
 Knightley is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knightley misses with an uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a leg kick.
Knightley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knightley misses with a lunging right hand
and AliKhan counters with a straight right hand.
Knightley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knightley throws a body kick that misses.
AliKhan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knightley just manages to avoid it.
Knightley scores with a body shot.
Knightley lands with a good body shot.
Bennett Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Knightley.
Knightley throws out a loose jab but AliKhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bennett Knightley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan'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.
Knightley tests AliKhan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knightley is looking to land body kicks.
Knightley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knightley throws a nice looking combination but AliKhan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
AliKhan avoids the head kick by Knightley.
Knightley tests AliKhan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knightley tests AliKhan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AliKhan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knightley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by AliKhan.
Knightley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
AliKhan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
AliKhan staying out of range there.
It looked like AliKhan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knightley digs a good hook to AliKhan's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knightley.
Knightley just misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley misses with a body shot
and AliKhan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knightley throws a hook but AliKhan blocks it.
AliKhan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knightley works the jab nicely.
Knightley misses with a looping right.
AliKhan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knightley.
It looked like AliKhan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knightley scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley misses with an uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a low kick, right behind Knightley 's knee.
Knightley throws a head kick that misses
enabling AliKhan to counter with a crisp jab.
Knightley jabs AliKhan right on the nose. AliKhan blinks but takes it well.
Knightley throws a right hand that misses
and AliKhan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a lazy uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and AliKhan counters with a huge left! Knightley is in big trouble! He's backing up but AliKhan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Knightley from any more damage. A dominating finish by AliKhan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hobert Nye (ranked 4424 p4p, 2735 weight class) and Jack Dawson (ranked 425 p4p, 305 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hobert Nye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson drops his hands momentarily and Nye takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nye misses with a looping left.
Dawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nye wants to clinch but Dawson slips to the side
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nye is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Nye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nye throws out a loose jab but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson throws out a counter right but Nye avoids it with no problem.
Nye displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dawson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nye throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Nye's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nye's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dawson under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nye takes the fight into the clinch.
Dawson manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nye trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nye puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye not doing much here.
Nye wants to pass to mount but Dawson is defending the position.
Dawson is looking for a sweep. Nye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nye perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nye not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nye working Dawson over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nye in particular looking to stall.
Nye scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nye content to control rather than advance.
Nye wants to control but Dawson is keeping him busy.
Nye is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dawson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dawson trying to control here.
Nye stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dawson's head.
Nye not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nye seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nye closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nye is looking to take a break and control but Dawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nye 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dawson tries to bench press Nye off him but Nye keeps the position.
Nye trying to control the action but Dawson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawson tries to buck Nye off but Nye is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nye takes a little break here. Dawson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dawson is trying to control Nye's posture but Nye avoids it.
Nye moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nye trying to control the action but Dawson is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobert Nye dominated that round.
That's time! Nye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nye misses the body punch
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nye manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dawson on his heels. He'll look to pass Dawson's guard now, I'm sure.
Nye connects with a couple of short punches.
Dawson controls Nye momentarily but Nye frees himself.
Nye is stalling in the full guard.
Dawson 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.
Hobert Nye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawson has Nye pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nye is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nye shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dawson's guard.
Nye is stalling in the full guard.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Nye from controlling successfully.
Nye is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nye's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nye trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Nye slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nye wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nye gets to his feet - Dawson follows without any prompting.
Decent striking displayed by Nye there.
Nye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nye.
Despite the aggression on Dawson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nye rushes Dawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dawson lands a right hand.
Nye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Dawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson blocks a body shot from Nye.
A short right from Dawson.
Dawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Nye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dawson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Dawson scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nye throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson tries to pull guard but Nye won't allow it.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nye.
Jack Dawson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dawson jumps into guard, dragging Nye to the mat.
Nye slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nye wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Dawson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nye fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dawson sprawls well initially but Nye persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nye is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nye is keen to just control but Dawson is a slippery customer.
Nye seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nye is looking to take a break and control but Dawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nye takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson won't allow Nye to pass to mount.
Nye trying to control from half guard but Dawson is working away.
Dawson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nye darts in trying to clinch
and Dawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nye misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson counters with a nice right hand that sends Nye toppling to the canvas! Nye scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dawson finish him?!
 Nye is rocked!
Nye misses with a double jab
and Dawson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Nye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Dawson has cracked Nye with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Dawson lands another huge swinging hook and Nye tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Nye, before Dawson can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Dawson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McGee (ranked 1919 p4p, 2148 weight class) and Rafa Peziev (ranked 167 p4p, 186 weight class). Rafa Peziev has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafa Peziev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peziev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGee but McGee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGee swings for the body but Peziev moves out of range.
Peziev feints and as McGee raises his hands in defense, Peziev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peziev throws a big elbow that misses.
Peziev trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
McGee wants to stand up but Peziev is controlling him.
McGee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee with the inside leg kick.
McGee throws an overhand right that lands on Peziev's shoulder, as Peziev tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
Peziev fails with the takedown
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peziev moves away.
No luck for Peziev with that takedown attempt.
Jimmy McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafa Peziev.
Nice sprawl there from McGee as Peziev shoots in.
McGee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGee misses with a shot to the body
and McGee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peziev has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a head kick.
A jab from McGee misses.
Peziev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McGee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peziev looking to pass the guard.
McGee wants to stand up but Peziev is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peziev is in close to McGee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peziev wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Peziev throwing strikes but missing.
Peziev stops McGee from standing up.
Peziev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peziev trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peziev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peziev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Peziev is working McGee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peziev prevents McGee from getting back to his feet.
Peziev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peziev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McGee trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Peziev chips away with some ground and pound.
McGee wants to stand up but Peziev is controlling him.
Peziev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peziev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGee has his feet on Peziev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Peziev fails with the takedown
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peziev.
Nice takedown defense from McGee. No joy for Peziev on that attempt.
McGee misses with a leg kick.
McGee sizes up Peziev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peziev shoots for a double leg takedown but McGee sprawls well. He's pushed Peziev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGee scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee stuffs the takedown.
McGee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peziev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy McGee 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.
McGee takes a swing at Peziev's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGee. That's going to slow Peziev down.
Peziev shoots in for a takedown but McGee shows good takedown defense.
Peziev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGee misses the jab.
Peziev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jimmy McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafa Peziev.
McGee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
McGee misses with an uppercut. Peziev saw that one coming.
McGee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peziev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peziev checks a low kick from McGee.
Peziev misses with a takedown attempt
and McGee counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee stuffs the takedown.
Peziev closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGee circles away.
McGee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Peziev just manages to avoid it.
McGee lands a head shot.
It looks like Rafa Peziev has been cut.
Peziev fails with the takedown.
A cross from McGee lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Peziev with that takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from McGee misses the target.
A good leg kick by McGee.
Peziev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and Peziev moves out of range easily.
Peziev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGee defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a head kick but Peziev moves out of range.
No luck for Peziev with that takedown attempt.
McGee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peziev avoids the body shot from McGee.
Peziev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McGee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McGee wants to get back to his feet.
Peziev is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peziev.
Peziev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Peziev prevents McGee from escaping the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peziev lands an elbow.
McGee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Peziev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McGee down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peziev trying to control the action but McGee is working from the bottom.
McGee wants to get back to his feet but Peziev drags him back down.
McGee throws Peziev to one side and escapes!
Peziev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peziev can do to turn this around?
McGee misses with a low kick as Peziev jumps back.
Peziev throws out a counter right but McGee avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by McGee.
Peziev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy McGee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafa Peziev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Peziev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peziev is out of range and McGee settles back down.
Peziev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peziev shoots in but no luck this time.
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peziev with a lazy takedown attempt
letting McGee counter with a right hand.
Peziev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGee tries to avoid it but Peziev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGee to the ground. McGee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jimmy McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafa Peziev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee misses with an uppercut.
Peziev throws out a counter right but McGee avoids it with no problem.
Peziev closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGee circles away.
McGee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McGee works over Peziev's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peziev was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
McGee lands a leg kick that knocks Peziev off balance momentarily.
McGee is looking to score with low kicks.
Peziev has his takedown stuffed
and McGee counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGee misses with the combination.
McGee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peziev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGee swivels and escapes.
Peziev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jimmy McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peziev fails with the takedown.
McGee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Peziev just manages to avoid it.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimmy McGee is winning the standup battle so far.
Peziev tries to clinch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peziev.
McGee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peziev. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peziev checks a low kick from McGee.
Peziev shoots in and drives through. McGee sprawls well.
It looked like McGee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Peziev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee throws a good cross that connects.
McGee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peziev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peziev's hands.
Peziev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGee as he jumps to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from McGee misses its target.
Rafa Peziev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a front kick aimed at Peziev's knee but Peziev avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Peziev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
McGee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peziev darts in looking for a takedown but McGee gets double underhooks and turns Peziev into the cage.
Peziev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McGee feints a jab promting Peziev to slip. McGee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Peziev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Peziev is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy McGee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy McGee!
An out of breath Jimmy McGee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Rafa Peziev was interviewed post fight and said 'I be back, fuuuk the rucians!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayan Brandt (ranked 1988 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Maurice Boma (ranked 244 p4p, 280 weight class). Rayan Brandt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maurice Boma's chin.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayan Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Boma!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Rayan Brandt has been cut.
Brandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brandt or perhaps it was just good defense by Boma, which made it look bad.
Boma was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandt misses the target.
Boma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rayan Brandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brandt.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and Brandt moves out of range easily.
Brandt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brandt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boma as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boma to the mat! Boma manages to get full guard.
Boma seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brandt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boma looking to control.
Boma pulls Brandt in to control the position.
Brandt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
Brandt cracks Boma with a solid left hand.
Boma keeping moving, preventing Brandt from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boma seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandt lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma misses with a head kick.
Brandt misses with a takedown
and Boma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayan Brandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boma throws a big shot that misses.
Brandt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brandt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brandt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boma is keeping the position for now.
Brandt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boma controlling the position.
Brandt trying to control the position from guard on top but Boma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brandt is looking to work some ground and pound but Boma has wrist control.
Brandt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brandt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boma is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rayan Brandt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brandt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brandt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Boma. No joy for Brandt on that attempt.
Boma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandt.
Good standup being displayed there by Brandt as he connects with a hook.
Brandt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brandt drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma keeping moving, preventing Brandt from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brandt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brandt wants to control from the top but Boma keeps moving.
Brandt throws a strike but Boma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brandt working for a triangle but Boma defends it easily.
Boma trying to control but Brandt is working from the bottom.
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.
Brandt controls Boma momentarily but Boma frees himself.
Brandt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boma defends it easily.
Boma trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boma preventing the sweep.
Brandt working for submissions but it's allowed Boma to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma trying to control the action but Brandt is working from the bottom.
Brandt is pressing down on Boma's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brandt looking for subs off his back but Boma has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boma sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rayan Brandt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brandt gets full guard.
Boma stopping the sweep attempt from Brandt.
Brandt looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Boma has picked Brandt up and slammed him! Brandt can't keep hold of the triangle and Boma manages to pass to side control!
Boma taking a breather here.
Brandt is trying to control Boma's posture but Boma avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandt tries to improve position but can't.
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 Rayan Brandt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rayan Brandt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brandt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boma circles away.
Brandt shoots for a takedown but Boma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brandt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boma can pounce on him.
Brandt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boma misses the shot to the body.
Brandt tries to counter with a takedown but Boma is quick to defend against it.
Boma swings for the body but Brandt moves out of range.
Boma pushes Brandt away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma misses with a looping left.
Brandt lands with a shot to the body.
Boma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayan Brandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boma's waist but Boma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandt off to one side.
Boma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brandt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brandt throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boma! But no joy.
Boma throws a body punch but Brandt moves out of range.
Brandt feinted with a counter takedown.
Boma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boma wants to clinch.
Brandt attempts a counter takedown but Boma avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma leaves Brandt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brandt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brandt will feel that in the morning.
Brandt cracks Boma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brandt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brandt drives through with a takedown into Boma's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandt is one step ahead there.
Brandt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boma is keeping the position for now.
Brandt with a nice head shot there.
Brandt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boma is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boma has escaped and now he's on top!
Brandt is trying to keep Boma in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boma trying to control but Brandt is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boma trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maurice Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boma stays in close to Brandt's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boma defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Boma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brandt 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rayan Brandt!
In his post fight interview, Rayan Brandt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Cifaretto (ranked 2361 p4p, 2558 weight class) and Randall Dean (ranked 281 p4p, 302 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Randall Dean enters the cage!
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Cifaretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cifaretto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cifaretto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dean throws the left hand but Cifaretto avoids the punch easily.
Dean looks to land a left hand but Cifaretto moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Cifaretto's head coaches at Top of Food Chain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dean lands with a nice body kick.
Cifaretto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Dean.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Cifaretto's shoulder, as Cifaretto tries to avoid the shot.
Dean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cifaretto.
Dean digs a good hook to Cifaretto's body.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Dean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cifaretto tries for a takedown but Dean circles away easily
and Dean counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Cifaretto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifaretto closes the distance and clinches up with Dean, looking for a takedown. Cifaretto pushes Dean against the cage but Dean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dean displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cifaretto shoots in looking for a takedown but Dean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cifaretto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dean thuds a left hand into Cifaretto's body.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Cifaretto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Dean.
Dean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cifaretto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dean defends well and Cifaretto ends up having to push Dean into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cifaretto is breathing heavily.
Cifaretto tries to score a body lock takedown but Dean shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Cifaretto is working for takedown but Dean is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Dean.
Dean leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cifaretto takes a shot to the head.
Dean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cifaretto or not.
Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cifaretto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cifaretto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oooooh!!! Dean has knocked Cifaretto down with a huge combo! Dean steps away and waves a wobbly Cifaretto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cifaretto is rocked!
Cifaretto is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Dean doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Cifaretto crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Cifaretto's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randall Dean!
A very excited looking Randall Dean 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Farquharson (ranked 1956 p4p, 2197 weight class) and Nurislam Alieva (ranked 216 p4p, 245 weight class). Hamish Farquharson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nurislam Alieva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquharson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farquharson feints and as Alieva raises his hands in defense, Farquharson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Farquharson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alieva controls Farquharson momentarily but Farquharson frees himself.
Alieva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alieva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alieva working a defensive guard here.
Farquharson stopping the sweep attempt from Alieva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alieva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Farquharson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Farquharson is sitting in close to Alieva's body. Alieva has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Farquharson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Farquharson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Alieva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nurislam Alieva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Van Soest (ranked 615 p4p, 719 weight class) and Zane Raven (ranked 62 p4p, 69 weight class). Van Soest comes to the cage accompanied by Philipee Rochard - The World (Frequencerz Remix). Raven has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly Van Soest!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Raven!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raven swings widly with a right hand
and Van Soest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Raven misses its intended target.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven catches Van Soest with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Soest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raven just manages to avoid it.
Van Soest walks into a left hand.
Raven tests Van Soest's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Soest moves forwards but Raven connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Soest turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raven swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Soest as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest misses with a low kick.
Raven misses with a wild body shot.
Van Soest swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raven shoots in and bounces Van Soest off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Raven working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Van Soest controls Raven momentarily but Raven frees himself.
Raven postures up in Van Soest's guard and throws a big left but Van Soest blocks it.
Van Soest 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.
Van Soest not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven postures up.
Raven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Soest looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Soest, not yet.
Raven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raven landing some decent shots from guard.
Raven wants to pass the guard but Van Soest is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Soest lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Van Soest defends easily.
Van Soest sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Van Soest defends easily.
Raven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Soest doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Soest manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Soest throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four 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.
Raven looking for a sweep. Not yet Raven, not yet.
Van Soest loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Soest trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven trying to control the position.
Raven has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Soest can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Soest working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven is trying to control the position but Van Soest postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Raven 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.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Raven.
Raven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Van Soest counter with a right hand.
Raven shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Soest manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Raven throws a strike but Van Soest rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zane Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raven throws his legs up looking for a submission but Van Soest uses it to pass to side control.
Van Soest has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest lands a nice shot to the head.
Raven is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven is in a horrible position here. Van Soest smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven is looking to improve his position but Van Soest isn't that keen on the idea.
Raven tries to hold on but Van Soest postures up.
Van Soest trying to control but Raven is having none of it.
Van Soest scoring with strikes but Raven is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest tries to control but Raven wriggling away.
Van Soest prevents Raven from getting the reversal.
Raven regains half guard.
Van Soest tries to pass to full mount but Raven defends it.
Van Soest seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven moves into full guard.
Raven is trying to keep Van Soest in close.
Van Soest is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Raven working for a triangle but Van Soest defends it easily.
Raven is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Soest makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Soest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Soest not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raven misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Soest counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Van Soest.
A big left from Raven misses.
Raven closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Soest quickly recovers to half guard.
Van Soest is pressing down on Raven's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raven preventing the sweep.
Raven throwing strikes from guard but Van Soest blocks nicely.
Van Soest seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Soest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest controlling Raven's posture.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Soest trying to control the position.
Raven with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Raven won't allow Van Soest to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Raven finds it's way through Van Soest's defenses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Raven or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Soest, which made it look bad.
Raven misses the shot to the body.
Van Soest has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Soest there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raven thuds a left hand into Van Soest's body.
Nice takedown defense from Van Soest. No joy for Raven on that attempt.
Kelly Van Soest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Raven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Soest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Soest.
Raven scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven takes one to the chin there.
Raven thuds his right hand into Van Soest's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raven throws an overhand right that lands on Van Soest's shoulder, as Van Soest tries to avoid the shot.
Zane Raven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raven, as that shot connected.
Van Soest slips under a jab.
Raven misses with a jab to the body
and Van Soest counters with a stiff right hand.
Raven throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Soest.
Van Soest throwing a counter right hand but Raven manages to avoid it.
Raven takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raven just manages to avoid it.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Raven lands with an overhand left.
Raven throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
It looked like Van Soest wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raven throws a shot from downtown. Van Soest moves away and avoids it.
Raven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Soest doesn't seem bothered though.
Raven moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven misses with a wild body shot.
Raven scores with a nice right hand.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Soest stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Soest wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Soest fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raven darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Soest scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Raven really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raven takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raven fails with the takedown
and Van Soest counters with a left and a right that stings Raven.
A good leg kick by Van Soest.
Raven throws a hook but Van Soest avoids it easily.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Raven.
Raven dives in and grabs Van Soest's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Soest pushes down on Raven's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest scores with a body shot.
Raven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Soest.
Van Soest slips a straight right by Raven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven throws a big shot that misses.
Raven misses with a body punch
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raven. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Soest throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Soest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Van Soest to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly Van Soest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Van Soest takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly Van Soest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Soest counters with a low kick, right behind Raven 's knee.
Raven is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A lazy left from Raven finds it's target.
Van Soest throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raven jabs Van Soest to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Soest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raven throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Soest counters with a low kick, right behind Raven 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raven. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Soest blocks a jab.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Soest throws a low kick but Raven avoids it.
Van Soest staying out of range there.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from Raven.
Raven misses with a body shot
and Van Soest counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Soest pinned against the cage. Van Soest gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raven scores with a nice head shot.
Raven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Soest on the side of the head.
Raven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Soest's head.
Raven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Soest misses its target.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Van Soest looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven misses with a body shot.
It looked like Van Soest wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Soest as he jumps to the side.
Van Soest shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raven misses with a takedown
and Van Soest counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Van Soest shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Soest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raven.
Van Soest swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Soest misses with a body shot.
Raven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raven scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest had his way with Zane Raven in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Raven.
Raven's corner calls for a 1-2. Raven obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Soest takes a swing at Raven's ribcage but misses.
Raven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raven.
Raven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest lands with a nice combination. Raven backs away looking to recover.
Raven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Soest lands a head shot.
Raven is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raven scores with a punch to the head.
Raven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raven looks to throw the jab but Van Soest is out of range.
Van Soest lands a leg kick that knocks Raven off balance momentarily.
Raven darts in looking for a takedown but Van Soest gets double underhooks and turns Raven into the cage.
Raven looking to score a takedown here. Van Soest is defending well but Raven drives through and ends up in Van Soest's guard.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
Raven lands a couple of digs.
Van Soest looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raven content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest 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.
Van Soest is trying to control the position but Raven postures up.
Raven is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest 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.
Raven trying to control but Van Soest is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Soest was covering up waiting for the punch and Raven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Van Soest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Soest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven stays in close to Van Soest's body and controls the position.
Raven preventing the sweep.
Raven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Soest works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raven postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Soest stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raven misses with a takedown attempt - Van Soest sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly Van Soest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Van Soest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Raven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 47:48
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 47:48
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Raven!
Zane Raven is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Zane Raven, 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 Finley McPherson (ranked 769 p4p, 945 weight class) and Mauro Braccianti (ranked 104 p4p, 126 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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9 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
32
264
15 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finley McPherson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauro Braccianti!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
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.
McPherson scores with a kick to the body.
Braccianti looks winded!
McPherson lands a big head kick that sends Braccianti tumbling to the mat! McPherson takes a step backwards and waves Braccianti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mauro Braccianti has been cut.
Braccianti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McPherson counters with a big left hand that crumples Braccianti! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finley McPherson!
Finley McPherson retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Finley McPherson, 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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