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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 1950 p4p, 1918 weight class) and Taurino Quiroga (ranked 240 p4p, 234 weight class). Taurino Quiroga has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adam Orel's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 21 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taurino Quiroga!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quiroga throws a lazy right hand but Orel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quiroga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Orel closes the distance and clinches.
Orel lands a body shot.
Quiroga throws a head punch that misses.
Orel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quiroga is trying to pull guard but Orel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Quiroga jumps into guard, dragging Orel to the mat.
Orel controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orel continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Quiroga controlling Orel's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good shot there by Orel.
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.
Quiroga tries to land a front kick but Orel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quiroga tries to keep at a distance but Orel has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Orel.
Orel blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Orel.
Quiroga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quiroga misses with a punch to the body.
Quiroga throws a punch but it's blocked by Orel.
Quiroga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Orel to keep the fight standing.
Orel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orel misses with a knee to the head.
Quiroga is trying to pull guard but Orel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adam Orel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taurino Quiroga.
Orel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quiroga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orel misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orel tries a knee to the head but Quiroga blocks it.
Quiroga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orel misses with a knee to the head.
Quiroga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quiroga swings wildly with an uppercut but Orel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Quiroga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quiroga.
Quiroga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Orel to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quiroga.
Quiroga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Quiroga.
Orel working aggressively here.
Quiroga misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orel.
Orel slowing the pace effectively.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Orel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Quiroga misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiroga tries to pull guard but Orel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Orel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quiroga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Orel swings wildly with an uppercut but Quiroga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orel has a couple of punches blocked by Quiroga.
Quiroga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Quiroga - that landed with a thud.
Quiroga misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Orel on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quiroga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quiroga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quiroga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orel misses with a body punch.
Orel lands with a light punch inside.
Orel lands a body punch.
Quiroga can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Orel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quiroga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Quiroga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orel.
Quiroga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Orel.
Orel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Orel ducks under a wild hook from Quiroga.
Orel throws a right hand that misses
and Quiroga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quiroga tries to clinch there but Orel circles away.
Orel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel misses the shot to the body.
Orel throws a poor cross that misses
and Quiroga counters with a straight right hand.
Orel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiroga pulls guard successfully.
Orel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Quiroga has his hands on Orel's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Orel 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.
Quiroga looking to control.
Orel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Orel moves to clinch but Quiroga breaks away
and Orel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Quiroga.
Orel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quiroga at a distance.
Orel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Quiroga misses.
Orel is looking to clinch.
Orel tries to clinch but Quiroga moves out of range.
Orel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quiroga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quiroga is trying to counter with his kicks.
Orel throws a right hand that misses
and Quiroga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orel throws a body punch but Quiroga moves out of range.
Quiroga thinks about the counter body kick.
Orel just misses with a punch to the body.
Quiroga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orel misses with an uppercut
and Quiroga counters with a stiff right hand.
Adam Orel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quiroga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Orel clobbers Quiroga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Orel tries to clinch but Quiroga moves away
and Quiroga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Orel is rocked!
Quiroga misses with a kick to the body.
Orel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quiroga counters with a left hand that sends Orel to the canvas!
Oh Orel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quiroga stops Orel from standing up.
Quiroga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've been hearing good reports from Orel's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Quiroga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quiroga stops Orel from standing up.
Orel seems to have got his legs back now.
Quiroga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quiroga wants to control from the top but Orel keeps moving.
Orel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quiroga is controlling him.
Quiroga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Orel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quiroga on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taurino Quiroga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Quiroga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orel jabs Quiroga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quiroga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orel tries to clinch up but Quiroga circles away and keeps his distance.
Quiroga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quiroga looks to land a left hand but Orel moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orel. Quiroga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quiroga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orel swings widly with a right hand
and Quiroga counters with a straight right hand.
Quiroga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orel throws a hook but Quiroga blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quiroga pushes Orel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Orel throws a head punch that misses.
Orel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quiroga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Quiroga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quiroga working aggressively here.
Quiroga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quiroga blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quiroga.
Orel blocks a body shot from Quiroga.
Quiroga misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Orel.
Quiroga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quiroga misses with the head strike.
Orel blocks an uppercut.
Quiroga throws a punch but it's blocked by Orel.
A shot in the inside from Orel.
Orel takes a shot to the head.
Orel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quiroga lands a left hand.
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!
Quiroga misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quiroga is trying to push Orel away but Orel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orel scores with a hook to the body.
Orel landing knees to the body.
Orel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quiroga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quiroga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quiroga misses with some punches.
Orel throws a punch but it's blocked by Quiroga.
Quiroga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quiroga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orel tries to land a knee to the head but Quiroga blocks with his arms.
Quiroga gets through Orel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quiroga misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel wants to stall.
Orel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quiroga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orel taking a breather.
Orel wants to stall.
Orel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quiroga misses with a punch on the inside.
Quiroga throws a head punch that misses.
Quiroga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orel blocks an uppercut.
Quiroga has a couple of punches blocked by Orel.
Quiroga blocks an uppercut.
Quiroga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quiroga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quiroga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Quiroga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiroga being controlled here, momentarily.
Further stalling from Orel.
Quiroga trying to keep a closed guard but Orel is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taurino Quiroga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quiroga 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taurino Quiroga!
Our winner, Taurino Quiroga, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Glover (ranked 1852 p4p, 1602 weight class) and Cestmir Cejka (ranked 236 p4p, 208 weight class). Glover kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is GOAT Power. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cejka connects with a single shot there.
Cejka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cejka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cejka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Glover lands a jab to Cejka's midsection.
Glover throws a body shot but no joy.
Glover moves out of range as Cejka strikes.
Cejka moves into the clinch successfully.
Cejka has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
Cejka scores with a shot to the side of Glover's head.
Cejka lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Cejka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
Glover definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Glover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cejka has him pressed against the cage.
Cejka working aggressively here.
Cejka has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejka has managed to clinch.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cejka swings wildly with an uppercut but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover takes a shot to the head.
Cejka is pushing Glover up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cejka.
Cejka gets through Glover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cejka has Glover pushed against the cage.
Cejka misses with the head strike.
Cejka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cejka slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cejka.
Glover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Glover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glover blocks a body shot from Cejka.
Cejka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cejka throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cejka fails to land.
Cejka throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Cejka.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Cejka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover moves forwards but Cejka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cejka works Glover's body with a nice hook.
Cejka throws an overhand right that lands on Glover's shoulder, as Glover tries to avoid the shot.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cejka was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Cejka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cejka.
Glover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
Glover was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cejka connects with a nice looking jab.
Cejka misses with a combination
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
Cejka instigates a clinch.
Glover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cejka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cejka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Glover up against the cage.
Cejka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cejka misses with the head strike.
Cejka working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Cejka to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
Cejka lands with a light punch inside.
Glover is trying to push Cejka away but Cejka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Cejka.
A short right from Cejka on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Cejka on the inside.
Cejka misses with a knee to the head.
Cejka misses with the head strike.
Glover wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Cejka.
Glover has had enough of the clinch but Cejka keeps him there for the moment.
Cejka swings wildly with an uppercut but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cejka misses with a punch on the inside.
Glover working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cestmir Cejka 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.
Cejka misses with a looping left.
Glover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cejka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cejka gets a clinch.
Cejka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cejka.
Cejka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cejka is stalling here.
Cejka stalls.
Cejka pushes Glover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Glover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cejka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cejka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is looking to break free of the clinch but Cejka has double underhooks.
Cejka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Glover working hard to break the clinch.
Glover tries to circle away but Cejka has him pinned against the cage.
Cejka throws a head punch that misses.
Cejka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Glover seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cejka can turn it around.
Cejka tries to throw a body punch but Glover avoids it by throwing Cejka back against the cage.
Cejka throws a punch but it's blocked by Glover.
Cejka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glover tries to break free but Cejka pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cejka.
Glover is trying to break free.
Cejka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glovers head.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cejka.
Cejka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cejka gets through Glover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cejka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Cejka fails to land.
Cejka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cejka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cejka.
Cejka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover has had enough of the clinch but Cejka keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cejka.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cejka working aggressively here.
Cejka pushes Glover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cejka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Glover throws a right hand that Cejka ducks under and follows up with a left that Cejka also avoids with ease.
Cejka tries to counter with a clinch but Glover shakes him off and moves away.
Cejka misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glover.
Cestmir Cejka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glover has closed the distance and engaged Cejka in a clinch.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover takes one to the side of the head.
Glover throws out a loose jab but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glover slips under a jab from Cejka.
Glover went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cejka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cejka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
Cejka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Cejka.
Cejka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cejka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Glover stalling in the clinch but Cejka improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cejka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glover's elbow.
Cejka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Glover.
Cejka prevents a body shot from Glover.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cejka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Cejka misses.
Cejka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glover moves forwards but Cejka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cejka just misses with a punch to the body.
Glover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glover closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Cejka misses.
Glover shoots in and drives through. Cejka sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cestmir Cejka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Glover tries for a takedown but Cejka circles away easily
and Cejka counters with a straight right hand.
Cejka misses with an uppercut.
Cejka connects with the punch.
Cejka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glover throws a nice looking combination but Cejka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cejka looks to land a left hand but Glover moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Glover was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Glover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Cejka. That snapped Glover's head back.
Roger Glover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glover moves out of range as Cejka strikes.
A left lands for Cejka.
Cejka looks to land a left hand but Glover moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Glover on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Glover.
Cejka lands a nice shot that snaps Glover's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cejka cracks Glover with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cejka jabs Glover right on the nose. Glover blinks but takes it well.
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Cejka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Glover was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Glover wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cejka lands a lovely overhand right.
Cejka lunges at Glover with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Glover's hand.
Cejka misses with an uppercut. Glover saw that one coming.
Glover is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A cross from Cejka lands.
Cejka throws a jab but it's blocked by Glover.
Glover is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cejka lands with a shot to the body.
Glover is looking to clinch.
Glover wants to clinch up but Cejka keeps it at a distance.
Cejka swats away the attempt to clinch by Glover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cejka.
Glover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cejka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cejka slips a jab and a cross from Glover.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cejka.
Cejka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glover.
A left and a right from Cejka both land. Nice combination.
Decent striking displayed by Cejka there.
Cejka scores with a nice right hand.
Glover drops Cejka with a beautiful combination! Cejka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Glover is looking for the KO!
 Cejka is rocked!
Glover shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cejka sprawls well. Cejka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Glover gets slowly back to his feet.
Cejka is still on wobbly legs! Can Glover finish him?
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover staying out of range there.
Cejka wants to clinch
and Glover counters with a big right hand! Oh Cejka is in trouble here! Glover follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Glover!
Roger Glover 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pulizzi (ranked 1489 p4p, 1449 weight class) and Pete Prescott (ranked 191 p4p, 186 weight class). Prescott comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Negative Creep - Nirvana 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Pulizzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Prescott!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulizzi takes one to the side of the head.
Prescott throws a jab when Pulizzi was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Pulizzi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Prescott there.
Prescott clinches up against the cage.
Pulizzi can't find room to land a body shot as Prescott controls the action.
A short right from Pulizzi.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulizzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prescott breaks from the clinch.
Prescott moves into the clinch.
Prescott lands with a light punch inside.
Pulizzi blocks an elbow strike.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prescott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pulizzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pulizzis head.
Prescott misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prescott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pulizzi works on Prescott's body with a couple of short punches.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Pulizzi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulizzi.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
Pulizzi blocks an uppercut.
Pulizzi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
Prescott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prescott keeps control of Pulizzi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prescott tries to pull guard but Pulizzi won't allow it.
Prescott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prescott darts in and clinches Pulizzi up against the cage.
Pulizzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Prescott misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulizzi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pulizzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prescott takes the fight into the clinch.
Prescott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pulizzi digs a right hand underneath Prescott's ribcage. Prescott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
Prescott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prescott throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulizzi.
Prescott pushes off an throws an elbow but Pulizzi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
Prescott throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulizzi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulizzi.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
A nice left hand lands by Prescott.
Pulizzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Prescott controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott lands with a right to the head.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulizzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pulizzi tries to break the clinch but Prescott is controlling the position.
Pulizzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prescott prevents a body shot from Pulizzi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulizzi.
Pulizzi working aggressively here.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Pulizzi gets through Prescott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prescott lands with a right to the head.
Pulizzi tries to stall but Prescott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pulizzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pulizzi just leaning against Prescott, taking a breather.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulizzi presses Prescott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulizzi tries to circle away but Prescott has him pinned against the cage.
Prescott lands a hook that snaps the head of Pulizzi backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulizzi lands with a right to the head.
Pulizzi blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulizzi controlling the action here for a moment.
Pulizzi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Pulizzi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pulizzi misses with the head strike.
Pulizzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Prescott backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulizzi.
Prescott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulizzi misses with a body punch.
Pulizzi working aggressively here.
Prescott drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pulizzi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Prescott working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Prescott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Prescott rushes Pulizzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Prescott has a couple of punches blocked by Pulizzi.
Prescott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pete Prescott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulizzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pulizzi.
Pulizzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Prescott controls his hands.
Pulizzi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pulizzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pulizzi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulizzi.
Pulizzi blocks an uppercut.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulizzi misses with a punch to the body.
Pulizzi is trying to break the clinch but Prescott has him pressed against the cage.
Pulizzi breaks the clinch.
Prescott lands an overhand right.
Prescott gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulizzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prescott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pulizzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulizzi slowing the pace effectively.
Pulizzi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulizzi.
Pulizzi looking to stall.
Pulizzi blocks an uppercut.
Pulizzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prescott's elbow.
Pulizzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Prescott.
Prescott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prescott looks to clinch
and Pulizzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Prescott has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Pulizzi.
Prescott working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulizzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prescott pushes Pulizzi up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prescott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pulizzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prescott tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Pulizzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulizzi tries to keep at a distance but Prescott has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pulizzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pulizzi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prescott lands with a light punch inside.
Prescott lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulizzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prescott lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pulizzi breaks from the clinch.
Prescott has managed to clinch.
Pulizzi breaks the clinch.
Prescott throws a head kick that misses.
Pulizzi throwing a counter right hand but Prescott manages to avoid it.
Pulizzi walks into a jab.
Prescott has closed the distance and engaged Pulizzi in a clinch.
Prescott pushes Pulizzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pulizzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prescott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prescott throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulizzi.
Prescott lands an uppercut.
Pulizzi can't break the clinch.
Pulizzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulizzi blocking some punches.
Pulizzi dodges an elbow strike from Prescott.
Prescott throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulizzi.
Prescott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pulizzis head.
Pulizzi misses with the head strike.
Pulizzi tries a body shot but Prescott blocks it.
Prescott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pulizzi blocks an uppercut.
Pulizzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulizzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulizzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prescott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pulizzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prescott moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulizzi works on Prescott's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Pulizzi - that landed with a thud.
Prescott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pulizzi backwards.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Prescott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pulizzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Prescott scores with a hook.
Prescott drives through and clinches with Pulizzi against the cage.
Pulizzi lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
Pulizzi lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Prescott.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
Prescott blocks a body shot from Pulizzi.
Pulizzi tries to throw a body punch but Prescott avoids it by throwing Pulizzi back against the cage.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Pulizzi is trying to break the clinch but Prescott is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prescott.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
Pulizzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulizzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pulizzi appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulizzi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Prescott moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulizzi breaks the clinch.
Prescott has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prescott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prescott gets a clinch.
Pulizzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulizzi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prescott finds it's way round the side to connect with Pulizzi's head.
Prescott tries to clinch but Pulizzi is having none of it.
Pulizzi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Prescott rushes Pulizzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulizzi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pulizzi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prescott has him pressed against the cage.
Pulizzi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prescott backwards.
Pulizzi has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Pulizzi is leaning against Prescott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Prescott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pulizzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott keeps control of Pulizzi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prescott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pulizzi slows down the pace here.
Prescott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pulizzi backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulizzi breaks from the clinch.
Prescott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pulizzi has time to react.
Pulizzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott tries to clinch up.
Pete Prescott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Prescott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulizzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prescott throws a shot from downtown. Pulizzi moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulizzi misses the target.
Prescott tries to clinch but Pulizzi moves out of range.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Prescott is looking to clinch.
Prescott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joe Pulizzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prescott looks to land a right hand but Pulizzi moved out of range.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Pulizzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Prescott.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pete Prescott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prescott darts in trying to clinch
and Pulizzi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prescott tries to clinch but Pulizzi moves out of range.
Prescott misses with an uppercut
and Pulizzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prescott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pulizzi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prescott has managed to clinch.
Pulizzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulizzi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pulizzi working aggressively here.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulizzi tries to throw a body punch but Prescott avoids it by throwing Pulizzi back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prescott lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Prescott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prescott 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Prescott!
An out of breath Pete Prescott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Leeuwenhoek (ranked 1020 p4p, 1783 weight class) and Bagel Boss (ranked 120 p4p, 202 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boss's choice of entrance music: 6 Foot 7 Foot. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jasper Leeuwenhoek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeuwenhoek looks to land a right hand but Boss moved out of range.
Boss missing with a left hand there. Leeuwenhoek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leeuwenhoek is out of range and Boss settles back down.
Leeuwenhoek throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Bagel Boss has been cut.
Leeuwenhoek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leeuwenhoek bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Boss! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leeuwenhoek tries to free his leg and advance position but Boss is retaining full guard.
Boss wants to get back to his feet but Leeuwenhoek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leeuwenhoek engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leeuwenhoek is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leeuwenhoek throws the left hand but Boss avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Leeuwenhoek misses.
Leeuwenhoek fails with the takedown.
Boss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek throws an off balance right hand
and Leeuwenhoek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boss throws a sloppy head kick and Leeuwenhoek moves out of range easily.
Leeuwenhoek misses with a hook. Boss ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Leeuwenhoek finds it's target.
Boss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boss throws a right and a left that Leeuwenhoek avoids nicely.
Leeuwenhoek with a jab.
That has opened up Bagel Boss's cut even more.
Leeuwenhoek checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leeuwenhoek throws a leg kick but Boss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boss drops his hands momentarily and Leeuwenhoek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leeuwenhoek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boss drops his hands momentarily. Leeuwenhoek doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Boss staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Boss doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jasper Leeuwenhoek!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heung Min Choi (ranked 603 p4p, 896 weight class) and Raja Guru (ranked 61 p4p, 82 weight class). Choi comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Bruiser. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heung Min Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raja Guru!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Guru tries to land a body kick
enabling Choi to counter with a crisp jab.
Choi is looking to slow Guru down with leg kicks.
Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Guru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guru rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Choi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Choi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi throws a right hand that Guru ducks under and follows up with a left that Guru also avoids with ease.
Guru moves out of range as Choi strikes.
Guru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru scores with a jab to the body.
Choi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guru makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Choi really felt that one!
A head kick by Choi misses
and Guru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Choi slips a straight right by Guru.
Guru looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.
Choi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guru looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.
Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guru throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Choi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guru scrambles back to his feet.
Guru lands a slapping body shot.
Guru avoids the head kick by Choi.
Guru walks into a stiff left hand from Choi.
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!
Guru lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Choi misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Choi.
Choi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guru was well out of range. Poor timing from Choi.
Guru throws out a counter right but Choi avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a hook
and Guru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Guru misses with a right hand
and Choi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choi loads up on a big right hand but Guru slips the punch.
Choi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gurus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Choi connects with a high kick.
Guru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choi.
Guru replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Choi blocks it well.
Guru ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Guru misses.
A head kick misses from Choi.
A countering left hand to the body from Guru misses.
Guru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choi moves away.
Choi throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guru works Choi's body with a nice hook.
Guru lands a leg kick that knocks Choi off balance momentarily.
Choi throws a low kick, looking for Guru's leg but Guru calmly moves out of range.
Guru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Choi with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heung Min Choi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Choi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guru was well out of range. Poor timing from Choi.
Guru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Choi with a body shot.
Choi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guru can do to turn this around?
Choi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Guru misses.
Choi throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Guru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Choi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choi throws a head kick but Guru moves out of range.
Guru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Choi throws a leg kick
and Guru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Choi thinking.
Choi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guru's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Choi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choi.
Guru steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Guru walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick lands for Choi.
Choi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guru takes one on the button.
Guru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Choi.
Guru has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Choi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Choi coming out on top.
Choi tries to land a leg kick but Guru saw it coming and moves away.
Guru follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Choi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Choi misses
and Guru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Choi thinking.
Guru misses with a body shot.
Guru blocks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Guru misses.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru just misses with a punch to the body.
Guru is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Choi rather than just go for the knockout.
Choi throws a lazy uppercut
and Guru counters with a nice body shot.
Guru throws a predictable looking body shot
and Choi counters with a three punch combo that has Guru backing up. Guru nods at Choi to acknowledge the strikes.
Guru throws a sloppy head kick and Choi moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Guru.
 It looks like Heung Min Choi has been cut.
Choi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Guru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Choi swings widly with a right hand
and Guru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi throws a poor cross that misses
and Guru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Choi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Guru counter with a right hand.
Guru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choi.
Choi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guru.
Choi throws the left hand but Guru avoids the punch easily.
Choi avoids the body shot from Guru.
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 Heung Min Choi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heung Min Choi'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Choi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Choi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heung Min Choi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Choi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guru counters with a leg kick.
Choi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Guru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Choi does it's job there.
Guru jabs Choi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Choi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Choi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru moves away from the strike by Choi.
Guru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guru. Choi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Guru's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Choi takes a swing at Guru's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick from Choi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choi throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi with a nice calf kick.
Choi tries to move into range but Guru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Choi does it's job there.
Choi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guru is out of range.
Choi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guru throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi lands a leg kick that knocks Guru off balance momentarily.
Guru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Choi loads up on a big right hand but Guru slips the punch.
Choi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guru tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Choi is able to avoid easily.
Guru swings for the body but Choi moves out of range.
Guru misses with a shot to the body
and Choi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Choi.
Guru circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Choi throws out a loose jab but Guru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guru throws out a counter right but Choi avoids it with no problem.
Raja Guru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick lands for Choi.
Choi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guru. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Heung Min Choi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Choi 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heung Min Choi!
A relieved looking Heung Min Choi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Korppila (ranked 935 p4p, 599 weight class) and Journey Sky (ranked 104 p4p, 68 weight class). Korppila comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - The Mauler. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Korppila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Journey Sky!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korppila shoots in looking for a takedown but Sky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Korppila's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Korppila shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sky sprawls well. Sky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Korppila gets slowly back to his feet.
Korppila shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sky but Sky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Korppila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Korppila finds it's way through Sky's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korppila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Korppila shoots in for a takedown but Sky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Korppila shoots in but Sky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korppila tries for a takedown but Sky circles away easily
and Sky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Korppila catches Sky right on the button with a cross.
Korppila dives in for a single leg takedown but Sky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Korppila drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sky slaps away a takedown attempt from Korppila, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice side step and Sky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Korppila has been working on his balance at Bowsh Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sky.
Tom Korppila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Sky as Korppila shoots in.
Sky appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Korppila misses the shot to the body.
Korppila with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Sky as Korppila shoots in.
Sky throws out a counter right but Korppila avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korppila looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Korppila is breathing heavily.
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!
Sky tries to roll over but Korppila keeps him under control.
Sky is not content to let Korppila control the position.
Sky is looking to escape.
Korppila not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Korppila lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Korppila thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Korppila scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sky trying to hold on to Korppila's head to control him but Korppila postures up.
Sky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korppila is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Korppila throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Korppila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sky's head.
Korppila throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Korppila not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Korppila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sky's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korppila with the ground and pound but Sky uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Korppila trying to control the position from guard on top but Sky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korppila with a nice head shot there.
Korppila trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Korppila wants to control from the top but Sky keeps moving.
Korppila 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.
Sky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sky controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korppila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Korppila takes a swing at Sky's ribcage but misses.
Sky is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Korppila with a body shot.
Korppila slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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 Tom Korppila will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Korppila drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sky throws Korppila to one side and escapes!
Sky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sky wants it to stay on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Sky blocks the leg kick.
Sky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Korppila lands a nice looking body shot.
Sky takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korppila shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sky as he jumps to the side.
Korppila shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sky as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Korppila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korppila misses with a right hand
and Sky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Korppila thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sky blocks a head kick by Korppila.
Sky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Korppila shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sky as he jumps to the side.
Sky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Korppila thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Sky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korppila fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sky avoids it really well and circles away.
Korppila takes a swing at Sky's ribcage but misses.
Korppila tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sky defends well and Korppila ends up having to push Sky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Korppila tries to pull guard but Sky won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sky is leaning against Korppila and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sky lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sky as the two fighters clinch.
Korppila tries to score a body lock takedown but Sky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Korppila shoots in for a takedown but Sky shows good takedown defense.
Sky doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Korppila doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sky counters with a nice right hand that sends Korppila toppling to the canvas! Korppila scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sky finish him?!
Korppila is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korppila swings for the body but Sky moves out of range.
Oh Korppila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korppila looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Korppila seems to have got his legs back now.
Journey Sky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korppila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korppila tests Sky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Korppila shoots and misses
and Sky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korppila.
Korppila throws a wild body kick that Sky sees coming a mile off.
Korppila shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sky but Sky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Journey Sky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sky stuffs the takedown.
Sky slaps away a takedown attempt from Korppila, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Sky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korppila fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Sky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korppila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Korppila with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sky counters with a big left hand that crumples Korppila! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Journey Sky!
Journey Sky seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Tom Korppila spoke after the fight, saying 'Well didn’t that suck? He may have beaten me, but could he outwrestle a bear? I don’t think so.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 565 p4p, 172 weight class) and Mombasa Magabi (ranked 38 p4p, 13 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mombasa Magabi !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magabi punishes Beardsley's body with a nice straight punch.
Magabi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
Beardsley tries to clinch
and Magabi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Magabi misses with a kick to the body.
Beardsley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Magabi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magabi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Beardsley to counter with a crisp jab.
Magabi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beardsley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magabi throws the left hand but Beardsley avoids the punch easily.
As Magabi tries to get set, Beardsley tries to push him back and clinch up but Magabi manages to avoid the attempt.
Beardsley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beardsley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magabi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beardsleys head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beardsley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magabi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beardsley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magabi . Beardsley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magabi moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magabi .
Beardsley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beardsley instigates a clinch.
Beardsley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magabi .
Magabi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magabi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beardsley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley misses with the head strike.
Magabi blocking some punches.
Beardsley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magabi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beardsley closes the distance and clinches.
Magabi trying to stall but Beardsley improves his position.
Magabi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beardsley throws a head punch that misses.
Beardsley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beardsley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magabi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magabi is trying to maintain a safe position but Beardsley gets an underhook and turns Magabi into the cage.
Beardsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Magabi .
Beardsley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Magabi to keep the fight standing.
Magabi breaks from the clinch.
Beardsley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magabi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beardsley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magabi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beardsley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magabi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beardsley misses with a body shot.
Magabi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magabi throws a leg kick
letting Beardsley counter with a right hand.
Beardsley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magabi throws a sloppy head kick
and Beardsley counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beardsley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beardsley moves out of range as Magabi throws a body kick.
Beardsley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magabi , pushing him back against the cage.
Beardsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Magabi digs a right hand underneath Beardsley's ribcage. Beardsley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Magabi .
Beardsley tries to pull guard but Magabi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Beardsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magabi lands with a right to the head.
Magabi lands with a left to the head.
Peter Beardsley's cut is getting worse.
Magabi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beardsley is breathing heavily.
Magabi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beardsley.
Magabi just leaning against Beardsley, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magabi .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mombasa Magabi will probably get the nod.
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!
Magabi digs a good hook to Beardsley's body.
Beardsley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beardsley slips under a jab.
Beardsley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magabi lands a right hook to the body.
Mombasa Magabi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magabi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beardsley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magabi punishes Beardsley's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magabi cracks Beardsley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Magabi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Beardsley to stand back up!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magabi cracks Beardsley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Beardsley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Magabi finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magabi throws a body punch but Beardsley moves out of range.
Beardsley is looking to counter punch.
Magabi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Magabi engages and cracks Beardsley with a massive lead left hook - Beardsley tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Magabi is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mombasa Magabi !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 64 p4p, 166 weight class) and Nazaire Chenevert (ranked 6 p4p, 21 weight class). Lang's entrance music is КаÑпийÑкий Груз - Табор уходит в небо. A fine choice. Chenevert has chosen A Milli as his entrance music. Nazaire Chenevert acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nazaire Chenevert!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chenevert appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chenevert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Chenevert counters with a body kick.
Lang cracks Chenevert with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Chenevert tests Lang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lang tries to score with a low kick but Chenevert moves his leg out of the way.
Lang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lang takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Chenevert.
Chenevert takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chenevert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lang checks the leg kick.
Chenevert moves into range and clinches up with Lang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chenevert.
Chenevert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chenevert misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenevert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chenevert scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chenevert misses with some punches.
Chenevert scores with a shot to the side of Lang's head.
Chenevert scores with a shoulder strike.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Chenevert.
Lang avoiding damage as Chenevert throws knees to the body.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chenevert's elbow.
Chenevert working aggressively here.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Chenevert controls the action.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chenevert tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Chenevert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Chenevert digs a right hand into Lang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lang's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chenevert can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chenevert backwards.
Lang misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Chenevert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Chenevert.
A right handed body shot lands from Chenevert.
Lang misses with some punches.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Chenevert controls the action.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chenevert prevents a body shot from Lang.
A short right from Chenevert on the inside.
Lang takes a shot to the head.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Chenevert.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lang.
Chenevert digs a right hand into Lang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lang's gas tank.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Chenevert controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert prevents a body shot from Lang.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chenevert struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Chenevert blocks a body shot from Lang.
Chenevert looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Chenevert struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Chenevert.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Chenevert's ribcage. Chenevert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chenevert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chenevert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chenevert misses with some punches.
Lang lands a right hand.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Chenevert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang works on Chenevert's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Lang.
Chenevert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lang lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Lang on the inside.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Chenevert's ribcage. Chenevert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chenevert's elbow.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Chenevert avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Chenevert blocking some punches.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chenevert.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Chenevert as the two fighters clinch.
Lang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chenevert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang is working Chenevert over against the cage.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chenevert blocks a body shot from Lang.
Chenevert lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nazaire Chenevert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang'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.
Chenevert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chenevert replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lang blocks it well.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Chenevert is just out of range.
Lang moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChenevert.
Chenevert takes the fight into the clinch.
Chenevert looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Lang - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
A right hand to the body from Chenevert.
Chenevert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.
Chenevert looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of Chenevert backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenevert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lang avoiding damage as Chenevert throws knees to the body.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Chenevert.
Lang prevents a body shot from Chenevert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lang.
Chenevert blocks a body shot from Lang.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Chenevert blocks an uppercut.
Lang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chenevert backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lang.
Chenevert misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Chenevert blocks a body shot from Lang.
Nice body punch from Lang.
Chenevert is breathing heavily.
Lang lands a right hand.
Chenevert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lang as the two fighters clinch.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Chenevert controls his hands.
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chenevert backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chenevert's elbow.
Chenevert tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Lang blocks it.
Chenevert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chenevert misses with a punch to the body.
Lang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chenevert or not.
Chenevert has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Lang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lang pushes Chenevert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chenevert missing with knees to the body.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang avoiding damage as Chenevert throws knees to the body.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Lang.
Lang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chenevert.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang throws a body punch but Chenevert moves out of range.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chenevert.
Lang moves away from the strike by Chenevert.
Lang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lang is looking to wear down Chenevert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, jab by Lang - just one landing.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Chenevert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chenevert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chenevert.
Lang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chenevert misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Lang avoids a kick to the body.
Chenevert throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chenevert slips a jab from Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Chenevert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Lang connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang wants to clinch up but Chenevert keeps it at a distance.
Chenevert connects with an inside leg kick.
Chenevert avoids the body shot from Lang.
Lang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chenevert's head backwards.
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chenevert lands a nice hook to Lang's body. Lang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice jab there from Lang.
Lang throws a body punch but Chenevert moves out of range.
Lang scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick from Lang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chenevert needs to keep his hands up - Lang had a free shot at his head there.
Chenevert moves out of range of the leg kick from Lang.
Lang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chenevert.
Lang connects with a single shot there.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Chenevert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chenevert.
Chenevert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lang doesn't seem bothered though.
Chenevert misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Chenevert is just out of range.
Chenevert throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenevert misses with a body kick.
It looked like Lang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chenevert tries to land a front kick but Lang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chenevert just manages to avoid it.
Chenevert uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Nice defenses there by Chenevert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenevert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lang.
Lang closes the distance and pushes Chenevert back into the cage.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chenevert.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Chenevert uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Lang misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Chenevert controls the action.
Chenevert blocks a body shot from Lang.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chenevert blocks an uppercut.
Chenevert looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Chenevert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Chenevert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lang blocks it with crossed arms.
Chenevert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Chenevert struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang tries a body shot but Chenevert blocks it.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chenevert can do to turn this around?
Chenevert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lang prevents a body shot from Chenevert.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Chenevert.
Lang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chenevert lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chenevert.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Chenevert controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chenevert's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lang.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chenevert's elbow.
Lang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chenevert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chenevert lands with a right to the head.
Lang working aggressively here.
Chenevert is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
Chenevert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Chenevert misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Chenevert controls the action.
Chenevert works on Lang's body with a couple of short punches.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Lang presses Chenevert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lang working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Lang.
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chenevert backwards.
Lang breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chenevert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chenevert.
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
Chenevert sizes up Lang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lang misses the jab.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Chenevert saw that one coming.
Lang checks a leg kick nicely.
Chenevert throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Lang misses.
Chenevert lands a jab to the nose.
Lang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chenevert has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Chenevert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Chenevert takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Chenevert lands with a nice body kick.
Lang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chenevert under the eye.
Chenevert throws a leg kick but Lang moved away.
An inside leg kick from Lang misses.
Chenevert looks for the body kick but Lang saw that one coming.
Lang avoids the head kick by Chenevert.
Lang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lang misses with a right hand
and Chenevert counters with an inside leg kick.
Lang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chenevert. Chenevert circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chenevert moves away.
A good leg kick by Lang.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
Chenevert misses with a straight right.
Lang misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenevert blocks a leg kick.
Lang walks into a jab.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Lang.
Lang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chenevert is out of range.
Lang drops his hands momentarily and Chenevert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Lang catches Chenevert right on the button with a cross.
Lang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Chenevert misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Chenevert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chenevert blocks a low kick nicely.
Lang lands with an uppercut that bounces Chenevert off the cage and back into range.
Chenevert misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Chenevert ducks down to avoid it.
Lang misses the jab.
Chenevert connects with an inside leg kick.
Lang swings for the body but Chenevert moves out of range.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chenevert throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Lang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chenevert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chenevert lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lang's sensitive parts.
Donk. Chenevert catches Lang right on the button with a cross.
Chenevert misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Lang misses with a low kick as Chenevert jumps back.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Chenevert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Chenevert has closed the distance and engaged Lang in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chenevert.
Chenevert can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Chenevert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Chenevert tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Chenevert scores with a shot to the side of Lang's head.
Lang tries to work over Chenevert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chenevert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chenevert misses with a knee to the head.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Chenevert.
Chenevert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chenevert softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chenevert tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chenevert prevents a body shot from Lang.
Lang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chenevert tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang lands a shoulder strike.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chenevert can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Chenevert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheneverts head.
Chenevert misses with a knee to the head.
Chenevert trying to land knees to the body.
Lang lands an uppercut.
Lang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chenevert prevents a body shot from Lang.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Chenevert.
Chenevert is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short left from Lang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang had his way with Nazaire Chenevert in that round.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chenevert throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Lang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chenevert circles away quickly and effectively.
Lang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chenevert was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Chenevert throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang tries a low kick but Chenevert avoids it.
Lang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chenevert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Lang works the jab nicely.
Lang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lang wants to clinch up but Chenevert keeps it at a distance.
Chenevert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenevert lands a leg kick that knocks Lang off balance momentarily.
Lang scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Lang coming out on top.
Chenevert drives through and clinches with Lang against the cage.
Chenevert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Lang lands with a left to the head.
Lang digs a right hand into Chenevert's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chenevert's gas tank.
Chenevert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Lang.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chenevert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chenevert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chenevert's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chenevert.
Chenevert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chenevert has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nazaire Chenevert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chenevert can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Lang lands with a short shot to the head.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Chenevert avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Lang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chenevert fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Lang.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chenevert blocking some punches.
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chenevert backwards.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lang blocks a body shot from Chenevert.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Chenevert lands a shot to the body.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Chenevert blocks a body shot from Lang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chenevert struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Chenevert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lang blocks it with crossed arms.
Chenevert is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A body shot lands from Lang.
Chenevert prevents a body shot from Lang.
Good body shot from Lang.
Lang pushes Chenevert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang lands a right hand.
Lang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chenevert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Chenevert prevents a body shot from Lang.
Chenevert trying to land knees to the body.
Lang is trying to stall.
Chenevert trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chenevert's elbow.
Chenevert misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Chenevert.
Lang scores with a hook to the body.
Chenevert lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chenevert is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
Chenevert has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Chenevert prevents a body shot from Lang.
Chenevert misses with a punch on the inside.
Chenevert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chenevert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Chenevert misses with a punch to the body.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Lang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Lang blocks a body shot from Chenevert.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lang 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Clubber Lang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wille Thai (ranked 128 p4p, 157 weight class) and Mordor Mettovaara (ranked 20 p4p, 24 weight class). Mordor Mettovaara has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordor Mettovaara!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai with a poor takedown
and Mettovaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Wille Thai has been cut.
Thai darts in looking for a takedown but Mettovaara gets double underhooks and turns Thai into the cage.
Mettovaara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thai is trying to drag Mettovaara to the mat but Mettovaara just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wille Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mettovaara gets underhooks to prevent Thai's takedown attempt.
Thai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mettovaara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mettovaara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mettovaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mettovaara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thai looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thai tightens his grip and picks Mettovaara up, before dumping him to the ground. Mettovaara manages to land in guard.
Thai postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mettovaara is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Thai, into his guard.
Mettovaara advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mettovaara pulls his head out easily.
Thai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thai.
Mettovaara wants to control from the top but Thai keeps moving.
Thai is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mettovaara frees his head nicely. Oh but Thai has switched to an armbar! Mettovaara is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Wille Thai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferenc Fazekas (ranked 210 p4p, 89 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 28 p4p, 11 weight class). Drago has chosen Drago Theme as his entrance music. 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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ferenc Fazekas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazekas clinches up with Drago and pushes him back against the cage.
Fazekas can't find room to land a body shot as Drago controls the action.
Fazekas misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Fazekas fails to land.
Fazekas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fazekas avoiding damage.
Fazekas tries to throw a body punch but Drago avoids it by throwing Fazekas back against the cage.
Drago is trying to break free.
Fazekas misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazekas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fazekas tries to clinch
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ferenc Fazekas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazekas drives through and clinches with Drago against the cage.
Drago manages to break the clinch.
Fazekas digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
Fazekas looks to clinch
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Fazekas lands a nice hook to Drago's body. Drago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drago has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fazekas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drago prevents a body shot from Fazekas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fazekas struggles to land a body shot inside as Drago controls his hands.
Fazekas struggles to land a body shot inside as Drago controls his hands.
Fazekas misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fazekas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
Fazekas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fazekas digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Drago holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago has had enough of the clinch but Fazekas keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drago wants to break free but Fazekas has control.
Fazekas misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drago - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drago prevents a body shot from Fazekas.
Fazekas misses with some punches.
Drago stalling in the clinch.
Fazekas throws a punch but it's blocked by Drago.
Fazekas is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fazekas misses with the head strike.
Fazekas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazekas tries a body shot but Drago blocks it.
Fazekas misses with a body punch.
Drago has Fazekas pressed against the cage.
Fazekas keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fazekas has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
Drago prevents a body shot from Fazekas.
Fazekas struggles to land a body shot inside as Drago controls his hands.
Come on Fazekas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fazekas tries a body shot but Drago blocks it.
Drago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ferenc Fazekas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ferenc Fazekas's cut.
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.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Fazekas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazekas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fazekas throws a hook but Drago avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazekas throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Fazekas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fazekas throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Fazekas loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Fazekas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fazekas misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drago! But no joy.
Fazekas wants to clinch but Drago slips to the side
and Drago counters with a crisp one two that drops Fazekas! Drago thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fazekas to his feet! Fazekas is in big trouble!
Fazekas is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fazekas tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Fazekas closes the distance but Drago moves to the side
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferenc Fazekas's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fazekas wants to clinch
and Drago counters with a big left hand that crumples Fazekas! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago made sure to mention his sponsor, Furnace Performance 🔥 in his post fight interview.
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