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JF 31 - Killing Jack Mondale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Jose (ranked 4267 p4p, 25059 weight class) and Timothy Mcdonald (ranked 430 p4p, 495 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jose scores with a nice head shot.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt
letting Jose counter with a right hand.
Mcdonald rushes Jose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcdonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jose fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jose tries to keep at a distance but Mcdonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcdonald is working for takedown but Jose is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fred Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Mcdonald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald can't break the clinch.
Mcdonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Jose won't allow it.
Mcdonald is trying to break the clinch but Jose is controlling him.
Jose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose lands an uppercut.
Jose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcdonald jumps guard but Jose stands there with Mcdonald around his waist. Mcdonald gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jose as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jose.
Jose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mcdonald is trying to break the clinch but Jose is controlling him.
Mcdonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcdonald is trying to pull guard but Jose has him pressed against the cage.
Jose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short left from Jose.
Mcdonald can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald tries to break free but Jose pushes him back against the cage.
Jose presses Mcdonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mcdonald tries to pull guard but Jose forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jose lands with a right to the head.
Jose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jose content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mcdonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcdonald jumps guard but Jose stands there with Mcdonald around his waist. Mcdonald gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jose is stalling here.
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!
Jose is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jose.
Jose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcdonalds head.
Jose just leaning against Mcdonald, taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Jose.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jose lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards.
Mcdonald tries to work over Jose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcdonald tries to circle away but Jose has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mcdonald looks winded!
Mcdonald working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Jose to work.
Jose lands with a right to the head.
Jose lands a right hand.
A short right from Jose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jose as Mcdonald tries to tie him up.
Mcdonald misses with a knee strike.
Jose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Jose dominated that round.
That's time! Jose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mcdonald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jose counters by clinching up.
Jose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mcdonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jose fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mcdonald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jose tries to avoid it but Mcdonald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jose to the ground. Jose escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fred Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Mcdonald.
Mcdonald looks for a takedown but Jose sprawls well.
Jose seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jose clinches with his opponent.
Jose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jose has Mcdonald pressed against the cage.
Jose lands a shot to the body.
Jose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards.
Jose has Mcdonald pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Jose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose leaning against his opponent.
Jose is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jose seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mcdonald letting Jose take a breather here.
Jose controlling the action here for a moment.
Jose gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fred Jose.
Mcdonald moves into the clinch successfully.
Jose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Jose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Jose.
Fred Jose has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards.
Jose prevents Mcdonald from breaking the clinch.
Jose gets through Mcdonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jose cracks Mcdonald with a nice body shot.
Jose pushes Mcdonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jose lands with a short shot to the head.
Jose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcdonald.
A short uppercut from Jose.
Nice body punch from Jose - that landed with a thud.
Jose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose has Mcdonald pressed against the cage.
Jose lands a body shot.
Jose pushes Mcdonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcdonald can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcdonald.
Jose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jose taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Jose.
Jose scores with a shot to the side of Mcdonald's head.
A nice left hand lands by Jose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Jose dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick by Mcdonald misses
and Jose counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcdonald defending well as Jose loads up on a big left hand.
Mcdonald drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jose defends it well.
Nice defenses there by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Jose to counter with a crisp jab.
Jose throws out a powerful jab.
Jose throws a hook but Mcdonald avoids it easily.
Mcdonald closes the distance and pushes Jose back into the cage.
Mcdonald 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.
Jose is struggling to control the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jose takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jose for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jose is pushing Mcdonald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose stalling.
Jose holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fred Jose.
Jose takes a swing at Mcdonald's ribcage but misses.
Mcdonald shoots and misses
and Jose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mcdonald closes the distance and clinches.
Jose lands with a left to the head.
Jose holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jose.
Nice body punch from Jose - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Jose.
Mcdonald wants to break free but Jose has control.
Jose holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mcdonald is trying to push Jose away but Jose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jose lands a nice uppercut.
Mcdonald is trying to drag Jose to the mat but Jose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fred Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Mcdonald.
Jose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jose.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jose.
A short right from Jose.
Jose lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards.
Jose is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jose.
Jose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Jose - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jose dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards.
Jose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Jose.
Jose is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jose has Mcdonald pushed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Jose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jose 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Jose!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dubba Sub (ranked 4135 p4p, 4324 weight class) and Benn Wills (ranked 458 p4p, 467 weight class). Sub's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Live It Up!. On his way into the cage it seems that Dubba Sub has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dubba Sub seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dubba Sub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benn Wills!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Wills! Oh, that's hurt him - Sub falls to the canvas and Wills follows him into side control.
 Sub is rocked!
Wills working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Oh Sub is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ground and pound from Wills seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Wills seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wills works to advance to full mount. Sub defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sub seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wills throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sub is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wills unloading with bombs!
Wills tries to control but Sub wriggling away.
Sub is looking to improve his position but Wills isn't that keen on the idea.
Sub really wants to buck Wills off and get back to his feet.
Sub wants to hold on but Wills pushes him away.
Sub is looking to get to half guard.
Sub is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sub suckers Wills into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Sub is now in Wills's guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wills bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sub's guard.
Wills trying to control the position from guard on top but Sub is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wills throws a strike but Sub rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wills looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sub is one step ahead there.
Sub stays in close to Wills's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sub missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wills keeping moving, preventing Sub from controlling successfully.
Wills keeping full guard, as Sub tries to pass.
Sub sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sub looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sub tries to free his leg and advance position but Wills is retaining full guard.
Wills wants to sweep here but Sub controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wills can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sub is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wills clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wills working aggressively here.
Wills taking a breather.
Sub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wills is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wills breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wills throws a left that rocks Sub and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Wills dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sub regain composure!
Sub struggling a bit here.
Sub gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sub actively working from the bottom here.
Wills working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benn Wills 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.
Wills lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sub falls backwards - clearly groggy! Wills dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benn Wills!
In defeat, Dubba Sub stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will practice my BJJ and I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Swirly (ranked 4888 p4p, 2963 weight class) and Chengji Li (ranked 469 p4p, 326 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swirly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The sound of goats screaming. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Swirly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chengji Li!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swirly with the inside leg kick.
Swirly throws a low kick but Li moves out of range easily.
Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swirly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Swirly trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Swirly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.
Li thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swirly's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Li wants to take a breather but Swirly is having none of it.
Li scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Li in particular looking to stall.
Li is nestled in close to Swirly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swirly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Li thows a huge punch but Swirly dodges it nicely.
Li seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swirly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Li working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swirly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Li trying to control the action but Swirly is working from the bottom.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Li drops an elbow to the side of Swirly's head.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Li is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Li looking to control but Swirly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swirly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swirly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Li lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Li connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li lands a heavy elbow.
Li postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swirly looks a forlorn figure.
Swirly is rocked!
Li loads up with a big shot that hurts Swirly! He's pulled Li in close but Li has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Swirly survive? More strikes from Li and Swirly is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chengji Li!
During a confident post fight interview, Chengji Li thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Ed Swirly stepped up to the mic, saying 'Losses don't bother me because I know I'll swirl right back around.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuchung Li (ranked 2777 p4p, 3190 weight class) and Tsuna Resler (ranked 313 p4p, 347 weight class). Tsuna Resler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuchung Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuna Resler!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Resler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Li showed some decent athleticism there.
Li missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Resler taking some punishment here, with Li in his half guard.
Li not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Li winds up and cracks Resler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Resler's thigh. Resler counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Li working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
 Resler is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Resler's head.
Resler is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Resler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Resler seems to have recovered his senses.
Li works over Resler with some ground and pound from guard.
Resler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Resler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Resler is retaining full guard.
Li might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Resler's brow.
Li working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li is pushing down on Resler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Resler is fighting to maintain full guard but Li has managed to sneak the leg through.
Resler won't allow Li to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from Li.
Li working over Resler with some ground and pound. Resler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resler wants to control but Li is keeping busy.
Li throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Li thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Resler's head.
Li is trying to control. Resler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Li lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Resler taking some punishment here, with Li in his half guard.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a big shot! Resler's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Resler! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuchung Li!
After winning the bout, Yuchung Li thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Tsuna Resler spoke after the fight, saying 'I guess... I’m still better at avoiding fish than fists. Maybe I should’ve stuck to tuna wrestling!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhun Li (ranked 2262 p4p, 3477 weight class) and Lucjan Bartosik (ranked 265 p4p, 381 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhun Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucjan Bartosik!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartosik throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li is looking to counter the offense by Bartosik and move into the clinch.
Li takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bartosik throws a body shot but no joy.
Li moves into the clinch.
Bartosik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bartosik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bartosik.
Li is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bartosik breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Bartosik - just one landing.
Bartosik moves into range and connects with a jab.
Li is rocked!
Bartosik misses with a straight left.
Bartosik misses with a straight left.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartosik circles away.
Bartosik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartosik throws a hook to the side of Li's head but Li sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
Bartosik sends Li crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bartosik is motioning to the referee to let Li up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bartosik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bartosik throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Bartosik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartosik.
Li is looking to counter the offense by Bartosik and move into the clinch.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bartosik lands a right hand.
Li taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bartosik lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li trying to control the position but instead, Bartosik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Li into the cage.
Li stalling in the clinch but Bartosik improves position.
Li will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bartosik up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zhun Li.
Bartosik scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartosik feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Li sprawling to the canvas! Li rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bartosik finish him?!
Bartosik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li tries to clinch up
and Bartosik counters with a right hand to the body.
Li is looking to clinch but Bartosik is avoiding it.
Bartosik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Li's hands.
Bartosik lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Li falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bartosik dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucjan Bartosik!
Lucjan Bartosik is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Killer (ranked 2020 p4p, 3104 weight class) and Jack Mondale (ranked 243 p4p, 360 weight class). Mondale has chosen Bad to the Bone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Psycho Killer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Mondale!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Killer.
Killer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mondale.
Mondale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Killer is looking to chop away at Mondale's legs.
Killer sends Mondale crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Killer is motioning to the referee to let Mondale up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mondale is rocked!
 It looks like Jack Mondale has been cut.
Killer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mondale is still on wobbly legs! Can Killer finish him?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killer is leaning against Mondale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mondale looks winded!
Killer stalling the fight.
Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killer is stalking Mondale. Mondale circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Killer, and it's lights out! Mondale really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Psycho Killer!
Psycho Killer retains his light heavyweight title!
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