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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boniface Randriamaholison (ranked 810 p4p, 1196 weight class) and Petr Stukov (ranked 109 p4p, 159 weight class). Randriamaholison comes to the cage accompanied by Careless Whisper (Remastered). Boniface Randriamaholison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Boniface Randriamaholison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Stukov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Stukov.
Randriamaholison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stukov.
Stukov throws a jab but it's blocked by Randriamaholison.
It looked like Randriamaholison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stukov.
Stukov throws a shot from downtown. Randriamaholison moves away and avoids it.
Randriamaholison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stukov moves away.
Stukov throws a jab but it's blocked by Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stukov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stukov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jab, jab by Randriamaholison - just one landing.
A cross from Stukov lands.
Stukov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stukov misses with an uppercut. Randriamaholison saw that one coming.
Stukov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison staying out of range there.
Randriamaholison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Stukov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Randriamaholison doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randriamaholison moves out of range as Stukov throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Randriamaholison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stukov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Randriamaholison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stukov misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Stukov.
Stukov lands a body shot.
Stukov missing with a left hand there. Randriamaholison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petr Stukov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stukov throws a body kick that misses.
Stukov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Randriamaholison takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Stukov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Randriamaholison misses the target.
Stukov throws a nice looking combination but Randriamaholison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Randriamaholison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Randriamaholison.
 It looks like Petr Stukov has been cut.
Randriamaholison avoids the head kick by Stukov.
Stukov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Randriamaholisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stukov throws a leg kick
and Randriamaholison counters with a leg kick.
Stukov misses with a lunging right hand
and Randriamaholison counters with a nice right hand that sends Stukov toppling to the canvas! Stukov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Randriamaholison finish him?!
Randriamaholison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Randriamaholison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stukov wants to slow Randriamaholison down by chopping away at his legs.
Randriamaholison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stukov throws a hook but Randriamaholison avoids it easily.
Stukov throws a right hand that misses
and Randriamaholison counters with a crisp right hand that drops Stukov! Randriamaholison lets Stukov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Stukov is rocked!
Stukov misses with a left hand
and Randriamaholison counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Stukov falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boniface Randriamaholison!
Our winner, Boniface Randriamaholison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tevita Maui (ranked 765 p4p, 1343 weight class) and Barron White (ranked 49 p4p, 77 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maui might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Turn Down For What. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tevita Maui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barron White!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White thuds a left hand into Maui's body.
Maui wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mauis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 It looks like Tevita Maui has been cut.
The fighters circling - Maui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White lands a body shot.
Maui is breathing heavily.
White lands with a shot to the body.
White scores with a nice strike.
Maui walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands a jab to Maui's midsection.
Maui gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tevita Maui's cut is getting worse.
White goes for a small jab and connects. Now White goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Maui stumbles back but White runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Maui to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Maui will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Barron White!
Barron White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tevita Maui stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great fight.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda MacLeod (ranked 1079 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Radio Raheem (ranked 67 p4p, 73 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Radio Raheem!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeod swings widly with a right hand
and Raheem counters with a right hand to the body.
MacLeod throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Raheem counter with a right hand.
MacLeod lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from MacLeod misses
letting Raheem counter with a right hand.
MacLeod takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Radio Raheem has been cut.
MacLeod has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacLeod. Raheem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Raheem's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod misses with a hook. Raheem ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raheem! But no joy.
MacLeod throws a body shot but no joy.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raheem throws out a counter right but MacLeod avoids it with no problem.
Panda MacLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod scores with a hook to the body. Raheem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacLeod thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacLeod throws a body shot but no joy.
Raheem throws a counter combo.
MacLeod is looking to wear down Raheem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacLeod is looking to clinch.
MacLeod tries to clinch there but Raheem circles away.
MacLeod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raheem looks like he wants to counter punch here.
MacLeod closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from MacLeod.
MacLeod tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raheem smiles and moves away.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut
and Raheem counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacLeod. Raheem does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacLeod throws a right hand that misses
and Raheem counters with a nice body shot.
MacLeod clinches with his opponent.
Raheem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacLeod has him pressed against the cage.
MacLeod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MacLeod swings wildly with an uppercut but Raheem uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raheem tries to circle away but MacLeod has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacLeod.
MacLeod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raheem's elbow.
MacLeod tries to work over Raheem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacLeod lands an uppercut.
MacLeod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raheem backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacLeod.
Raheem is rocked!
MacLeod dips a shoulder and cracks Raheem with a mighty uppercut! Raheem falls back against the cage and MacLeod unloads with a barrage of strikes! Raheem is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - MacLeod screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panda MacLeod!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Silver (ranked 1466 p4p, 1730 weight class) and Olly Holy (ranked 191 p4p, 218 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olly Holy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silver lands with an overhand left.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Holy.
Silver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holy wants a takedown but no success here.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver lands a right hand.
Silver working aggressively here.
Holy wants to take the fight to the mat but Silver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Terry Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olly Holy.
Silver scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Holy controls the action.
Silver lands an uppercut.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silver pulls his leg out and moves away.
A shot to the body from Silver misses
and Holy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terry Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holy wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Holy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silver tries to clinch but Holy moves out of range.
Holy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silver swivels and escapes.
Silver swings for the body but Holy moves out of range.
Holy dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Silver tries to bum rush Holy with a series of wild strikes but Holy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silver has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver thuds a left hand into Holy's body.
Holy ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holy blocks a jab.
Silver clinches up against the cage.
Holy jumps guard but Silver stands there with Holy around his waist. Holy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silver.
Holy wants a takedown but no success here.
Silver misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Silver.
Holy can't break the clinch.
Silver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holy blocks a body shot from Silver.
Holy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silver wants it to stay on the feet.
Silver jabs Holy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver misses the jab.
Holy tries to counter with a clinch but Silver shakes him off and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silver.
Holy is looking to clinch.
Holy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silver manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silver kicks Holy off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver works the jab nicely.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holy.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holy dodges the punch combination from Silver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silver throws the left hand but Holy avoids the punch easily.
Holy shoots in looking for a takedown. Silver tries to sprawl out of it but Holy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Silver lands a body punch.
Holy breaks the clinch.
Holy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Silver dominated that round.
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.
Silver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holy.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holy moves away from the strike by Silver.
Holy shoots in for a takedown but Silver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the body from Silver misses
and Holy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver jabs Holy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silver cracks Holy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silver misses with a right hand
and Holy counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silver walks away with a smile on his face. Holy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Terry Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olly Holy.
Holy dives in and grabs Silver's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes down on Holy's head and hops out.
Holy is breathing heavily.
Holy keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver works Holy's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh!!! Silver has knocked Holy down with a huge combo! Silver steps away and waves a wobbly Holy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Holy is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holy shoots in for a takedown but Silver shows good takedown defense.
Holy is still on wobbly legs! Can Silver finish him?
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holy moves away.
Holy seems to have recovered his senses.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Holy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver wants to clinch.
Holy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silver throws a jab when Holy was well out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Silver. No joy for Holy on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holy! But no joy.
Holy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Silver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Holy blocks a body shot from Silver.
Holy wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holy goes for a double leg but Silver avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silver continues to drive forward.
Holy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Terry Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Holy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holy shoots for a double leg takedown but Silver sprawls well. He's pushed Holy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holy pushes Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Terry Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silver.
Holy working hard to break the clinch.
Silver works on Holy's body with a couple of short punches.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Silver.
Silver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Holy controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holy pulls guard successfully.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holy is looking to stand up but Silver isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to free his leg and advance position but Holy is retaining full guard.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Holy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver looking to pass the guard.
Silver slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Holy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silver postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Silver dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Holy slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Holy or perhaps it was just good defense by Silver, which made it look bad.
Silver jabs Holy right on the nose. Holy blinks but takes it well.
Holy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Olly Holy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver dips to his left and cracks Holy with an uppercut!
Silver lands a big right hand that sends Holy crashing to the mat! Silver stays standing though and waves Holy back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silver counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terry Silver!
Terry Silver gave a mention to 30th Century Beer Store in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 210 p4p, 639 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 28 p4p, 81 weight class). Le Franc kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc closes the distance and clinches.
Le Franc lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Le Franc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Le Franc.
We've been informed that Hall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Le Franc digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc instigates a clinch.
Hall is trying to maintain a safe position but Le Franc gets an underhook and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Le Franc lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Franc lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Franc.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Franc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.
Le Franc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall staying out of range there.
Le Franc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Le Franc moved out of range nicely.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Le Franc was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Le Franc.
Le Franc has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tokyo All-Stars in the buildup to the fight.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Le Franc saw that one coming.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Le Franc counters with a good, hard body kick but Hall shrugs it off.
Henry Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le Franc quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Le Franc moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Le Franc misses with a few strikes there.
Hall scores with a jab. Le Franc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Franc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Le Franc tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Franc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall slips a straight right by Le Franc.
Le Franc digs a good hook to Hall's body.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Le Franc's head.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Le Franc moved out of range.
Le Franc is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le Franc swings widly with a right hand
and Hall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Le Franc's knee momentarily.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Le Franc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Franc dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Le Franc seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Le Franc wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Le Franc tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Franc was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Le Franc tries to counter by clinching up but Hall breaks away and moves out of range.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall digs a good hook to Le Franc's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Le Franc moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Le Franc down.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le Franc.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Le Franc moves away and avoids it.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le Franc at a distance.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Franc counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Franc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hall looks winded!
Le Franc throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Le Franc throws a left that rocks Hall and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Le Franc dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hall regain composure!
It looks like Henry Hall has been cut.
Le Franc passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hall!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Le Franc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall avoids the head kick by Le Franc.
A big right from Hall misses.
Le Franc swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Le Franc was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Le Franc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Le Franc stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Le Franc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Le Franc is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hall.
Le Franc staying out of range there.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Le Franc's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.
Le Franc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Franc throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Le Franc moves away from the strike by Hall.
Le Franc is looking to counter punch.
Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Le Franc checks it well.
Le Franc staying out of range there.
Hall lands a head shot.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Le Franc's head.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Le Franc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Le Franc closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guy Le Franc has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Hall.
Le Franc misses with a body punch.
Le Franc struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Le Franc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Le Franc digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Le Franc scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Le Franc.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
A counter left hand to the body from Le Franc misses its target.
Le Franc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall misses with a leg kick
enabling Le Franc to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Guy Le Franc!
Guy Le Franc 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Draught (ranked 1134 p4p, 660 weight class) and Beau Abner (ranked 145 p4p, 86 weight class). Draught's entrance music is JACKEDANDSTACKEDMASSMONSTER. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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27
280
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265
31 - 17 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Draught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beau Abner!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draught lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Draught throws an off balance right hand
and Abner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
A lazy left from Draught finds it's target.
Abner is looking to clinch.
Draught gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draught wants to work for an arm triangle but Abner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Draught wants to pass to mount but Abner is defending the position.
Draught is working hard here to advance position.
Abner is defending against the submission attempts here by Draught.
Draught moves into full mount! Abner won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draught has hold of Abner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Abner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Draught goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Abner turns into him and now he's in Draught's guard.
Abner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Abner has passed into side control.
Abner content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Draught trying to control but Abner flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abner just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Draught is trying to break free.
Abner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draught. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abner doesn't have the hooks in and Draught manages to turn into his guard.
Draught trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Draught pushes down on Abner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Draught throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Draught stalling.
Draught tries to pass to full mount but Abner defends it.
Draught wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abner keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abner trying to control but Draught postures up.
Draught is looking for a kimura but Abner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draught to get the leverage.
Draught trying to pass the guard but Abner defending well.
Draught moves into full mount! Abner won't be happy about that!
Draught has hold of Abner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Draught dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Draught throws an overhand right that lands on Abner's shoulder, as Abner tries to avoid the shot.
Abner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abner needs to keep his hands up - Draught had a free shot at his head there.
Carlton Draught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draught lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abner throws a solid leg kick but Draught takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abner.
It looked like Draught wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draught misses the body punch
and Abner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abner moves forwards but Draught connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abner.
Abner thinks about the counter body kick.
Abner moves forwards but Draught connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Draught.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beau Abner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draught scores with a jab to the body.
Abner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Draught has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Draught drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abner prevents Draught from improving position.
Draught looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Abner is avoiding damage well.
Draught tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Abner tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught tries for a kimura but Abner is defending well.
Draught tries to move into full mount but can't pass Abner's legs.
Carlton Draught overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draught has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Abner!
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!
Draught goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Abner turns into him and now he's in Draught's guard.
Abner preventing the sweep.
Draught bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abner's guard.
Abner keeping full guard, as Draught tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draught is looking to pass into half guard but Abner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Abner is in guard.
Abner preventing the sweep.
Abner tries to free his leg and advance position but Draught is retaining full guard.
Draught looking for subs off his back but Abner has passed one foot through into half guard.
Draught is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Abner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Abner's back!
Draught looking for the choke from the back.
Abner is in a bad position with Draught working for a choke. Abner manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draught wants to sweep but no luck.
Abner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draught is keeping the position for now.
Draught bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abner's guard.
Draught wants to pass the guard but Abner is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draught slips nicely into half guard.
Draught trying to mount his opponent but Abner defends it.
Abner moves into full guard.
Draught tries to free his leg and advance position but Abner is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Draught dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Abner tries to clinch but Draught moves out of range.
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draught.
Abner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carlton Draught is winning the standup battle so far.
Abner drives through and clinches with Draught against the cage.
Draught tightens his grip and picks Abner up, before dumping him to the ground. Abner manages to land in guard.
Draught pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abner is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner seems keen to control Draught's posture.
Draught slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draught wants to free his trapped foot but Abner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Draught frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Draught looking to control but Abner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Draught is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Abner has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Abner!
Draught can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abner controls the pace.
Draught tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beau Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abner's guard.
Draught trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draught throws a big elbow that misses.
Draught stands and throws Abner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Draught in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Abner is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlton Draught!
After winning the bout, Carlton Draught thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Venegas (ranked 581 p4p, 404 weight class) and Pho Hunna (ranked 49 p4p, 35 weight class). Frankie Venegas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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37
145
25 - 26 - 0 |
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130
13 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Venegas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pho Hunna!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunna connects with a body shot.
Venegas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunna swivels and escapes.
Venegas fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunna connects with a good right hand that stumbles Venegas . Venegas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Frankie Venegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venegas misses with a takedown
and Venegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Venegas . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venegas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunna swivels and escapes.
Venegas fails with the takedown
and Hunna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Venegas is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Hunna.
Hunna with a jab.
 Venegas is rocked!
Venegas is holding his hands too far apart here. Hunna throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Venegas is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pho Hunna!
Pho Hunna thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Crazyhorse (ranked 304 p4p, 372 weight class) and Hiroshima Nagasaki (ranked 43 p4p, 50 weight class). Crazyhorse comes to the cage accompanied by They Don’t Care About Us. Nagasaki has chosen Ground Zero (MOP) as his entrance music. Hiroshima Nagasaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, James Crazyhorse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshima Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazyhorse misses with a lunging right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like James Crazyhorse has been cut.
Jab by Nagasaki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crazyhorse. Nagasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crazyhorse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crazyhorse. Nagasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagasaki circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Crazyhorse tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Nagasaki wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hiroshima Nagasaki!
A very excited looking Hiroshima Nagasaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Dixon (ranked 690 p4p, 293 weight class) and Small Richard (ranked 59 p4p, 27 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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146
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Willie Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Richard!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch but Dixon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard scores with a takedown into Dixon's guard.
Dixon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dixon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dixon's head.
Richard throwing strikes from guard but Dixon blocks nicely.
Richard lands a couple of elbows.
Dixon can't keep his opponent in guard - Richard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Dixon'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dixon looking for submissions off his back.
Dixon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dixon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Richard is working for a kimura here but Dixon manages to reverse the position and he's now in Richard's guard.
Richard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Richard working for a triangle but Dixon defends it easily.
Richard trying to keep a closed guard but Dixon is proving a slippery customer.
Richard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richard punching to the body, from the bottom.
Richard keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dixon tries to free his leg and advance position but Richard is retaining full guard.
Richard has his feet on Dixon's thighs here. He's pushed Dixon off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Dixon screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Small Richard!
A relieved looking Small Richard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vunipola Veainu (ranked 22 p4p, 203 weight class) and Lemuel Denver (ranked 3 p4p, 26 weight class). Denver has chosen Марш нової армії as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lemuel Denver!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Denver lands a nice hook to Veainu's body. Veainu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Denver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Lemuel Denver has been cut.
Veainu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Denver moves away from the strike by Veainu.
Denver throws out a counter right but Veainu avoids it with no problem.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Denver.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denver throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denver working the head and body with strikes.
Denver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denver working away.
Veainu tries to buck Denver off but Denver is having none of it.
Veainu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Denver.
Denver tries to score with some ground and pound. Veainu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Veainu can't do much from the bottom here.
Denver grinds an elbow into Veainu's temple.
Denver trying to control the action but Veainu is working from the bottom.
Veainu parries the strikes from Denver easily there. Denver is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Veainu to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Denver throws a strike aimed at the side of Veainu's head but Veainu avoids it well.
Denver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Veainu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Denver connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Veainu some visible discomfort.
Denver throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ground and pound from Denver seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Denver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veainu keeps working.
Veainu is looking to regain half guard here but Denver keeps moving and retains side control.
Denver misses with the ground and pound.
Veainu struggling a bit here.
Veainu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Denver.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver tries to advance to mount but can't.
Denver trying to control the position but Veainu is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Veainu misses with a left hand
and Denver lands a stunning uppercut that sends Veainu to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Denver tries to pass to full mount but Veainu defends it.
Veainu is not content to let Denver control the position.
Denver thows a huge punch but Veainu dodges it nicely.
Denver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Veainu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Denver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Veainu's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Denver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veainu keeps working.
Denver is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Veainu defends it well.
Ground and pound from Denver.
Denver working the head and body with strikes.
Vunipola Veainu's cut is getting worse.
Lemuel Denver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Veainu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Denver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vunipola Veainu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Denver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Veainu's head.
Denver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Denver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Veainu defending well though.
Denver lands with a punch from half guard.
Veainu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denver.
Denver trying to work for an americana but Veainu has managed to regain full guard.
Denver trying to control the position from guard on top but Veainu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu trying to keep a closed guard but Denver is proving a slippery customer.
Denver trying to control the position from guard on top but Veainu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denver is working Veainu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jeez, Vunipola Veainu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vunipola Veainu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lemuel Denver!
Lemuel Denver is the new heavyweight champion!
Lemuel Denver seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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