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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Desceosarrafo (ranked 1021 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Phoenix Peterson (ranked 130 p4p, 147 weight class). Peterson has chosen Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phoenix Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Desceosarrafo manages to avoid it.
Desceosarrafo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peterson.
Desceosarrafo throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Desceosarrafo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desceosarrafo throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson cracks Desceosarrafo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Peterson tries to clinch but Desceosarrafo moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peterson. That's going to slow Desceosarrafo down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Desceosarrafo doesn't seem bothered though.
Desceosarrafo blocks a jab.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick.
Peterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Desceosarrafo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peterson walks into a left hand.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Desceosarrafo swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson forces Desceosarrafo back against the cage and clinches.
Peterson tries to work over Desceosarrafo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desceosarrafo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desceosarrafo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Desceosarrafo moves out of range.
Desceosarrafo checks a low kick from Peterson.
Desceosarrafo looks for the body kick but Peterson saw that one coming.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desceosarrafo.
Peterson throws a head kick that half lands.
Desceosarrafo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desceosarrafo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peterson. Peterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Desceosarrafo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo misses with a wild combination.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Desceosarrafo slips the punch.
Desceosarrafo rushes Peterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Desceosarrafo blocking some punches.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Desceosarrafo takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Ricardo Desceosarrafo has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
A head punch on the inside from Desceosarrafo fails to land.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson trying to land knees to the body.
Desceosarrafo tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desceosarrafo stalling the fight.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Desceosarrafo.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Desceosarrafo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Desceosarrafo blocks an uppercut.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desceosarrafo misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson tries a body shot but Desceosarrafo blocks it.
Peterson stalling.
Desceosarrafo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desceosarrafo stalks Peterson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peterson's face. Peterson staggers backwards, shaken.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Desceosarrafo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Desceosarrafo misses.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Desceosarrafo tries to land a leg kick but Peterson saw it coming and moves away.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Desceosarrafo throws out the jab.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desceosarrafo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a wild body kick that Desceosarrafo sees coming a mile off.
Desceosarrafo throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Desceosarrafo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson cracks Desceosarrafo with a good jab.
Peterson with the inside leg kick.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Desceosarrafo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Peterson throws a hook but Desceosarrafo blocks it.
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Desceosarrafo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Desceosarrafo throws a body kick that misses.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Desceosarrafo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Desceosarrafo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Desceosarrafo scores with a three punch combo!
Peterson misses with a jab to the body
and Desceosarrafo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Desceosarrafo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Desceosarrafo.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Desceosarrafo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Desceosarrafo wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Desceosarrafo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Peterson rushes Desceosarrafo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Desceosarrafo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo throws a big counter combination but Peterson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Desceosarrafo pushes him off.
Peterson misses with a low kick as Desceosarrafo jumps back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desceosarrafo wants to clinch.
Peterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson landing knees to the head.
Desceosarrafo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Desceosarrafo.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Desceosarrafo is defending well for now.
Desceosarrafo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Desceosarrafo backwards.
Peterson prevents Desceosarrafo from breaking the clinch.
Desceosarrafo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Desceosarrafo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Desceosarrafo blocking some punches.
Peterson taking a breather.
Peterson taking a breather.
Peterson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Desceosarrafo has denied him.
Desceosarrafo misses with the head strike.
Peterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Desceosarrafo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Desceosarrafo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A body shot lands from Peterson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peterson.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Desceosarrafo.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
Desceosarrafo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson cracks Desceosarrafo with an open hand slap.
Peterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson rushes Desceosarrafo and presses him up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Desceosarrafo lands a right hand.
Desceosarrafo blocks an uppercut.
Desceosarrafo is trying to push Peterson away but Peterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Desceosarrafo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Desceosarrafo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Peterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Desceosarrafo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Desceosarrafo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Desceosarrafo misses with a two punch combination.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Desceosarrafo throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Desceosarrafo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peterson moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Desceosarrafo or not.
Desceosarrafo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peterson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Desceosarrafo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peterson or not.
A knee to the head by Desceosarrafo.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Desceosarrafo throws a head punch that misses.
Desceosarrafo avoids a wild elbow strike from Peterson.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Desceosarrafo backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peterson throws an elbow but misses.
Desceosarrafo connects with a knee to the head.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Desceosarrafo avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Desceosarrafo backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Desceosarrafo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Desceosarrafo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Desceosarrafo is avoiding it.
It looked like Desceosarrafo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Desceosarrafo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Desceosarrafo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Desceosarrafo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson tries to clinch but Desceosarrafo is having none of it.
Desceosarrafo moves out of range of the strikes.
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Desceosarrafo.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Desceosarrafo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peterson has time to react.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Desceosarrafo misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Desceosarrafo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Desceosarrafo throws a series of punches but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Desceosarrafo moves away.
Peterson lands a jab-cross combination.
Peterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Desceosarrafo. Desceosarrafo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson throws a leg kick which misses Desceosarrafo's front leg but catches the back leg as Desceosarrafo tries to avoid it.
Desceosarrafo slips a jab from Peterson.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Desceosarrafo ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
Desceosarrafo tries to land a leg kick but Peterson saw it coming and moves away.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for a 1-2. Desceosarrafo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice combination there by Peterson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desceosarrafo misses with a double jab.
Desceosarrafo defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Desceosarrafo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Desceosarrafo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Desceosarrafo looks to land a combination. Peterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a right hand that Desceosarrafo ducks under and follows up with a left that Desceosarrafo also avoids with ease.
Desceosarrafo blocks a low kick nicely.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Desceosarrafo is out of range.
Desceosarrafo misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
It appears Desceosarrafo was looking to counter with a kick there.
A combination from Desceosarrafo does no damage.
Peterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peterson scores with a punch to the head.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson cracks Desceosarrafo with an open hand slap.
Peterson closes the distance and pushes Desceosarrafo back into the cage.
Peterson lands an elbow inside.
Peterson stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo avoids a wild elbow strike from Peterson.
Desceosarrafo connects with a knee to the head.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Desceosarrafo is defending well for now.
Desceosarrafo has had enough of the clinch but Peterson keeps him there for the moment.
Peterson trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Desceosarrafo has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Desceosarrafo looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peterson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Desceosarrafo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Desceosarrafo dodges an elbow strike from Peterson.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Desceosarrafo lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Phoenix Peterson has been cut.
Desceosarrafo prevents a body shot from Peterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Desceosarrafo back against the cage.
Desceosarrafo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peterson blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
Phoenix Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Desceosarrafo misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desceosarrafo's elbow.
Desceosarrafo misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desceosarrafo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Desceosarrafo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Desceosarrafo moves away and avoids it.
Peterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Desceosarrafo in his tracks.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Peterson.
An inside leg kick lands from Desceosarrafo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson closes the distance and pushes Desceosarrafo back into the cage.
Desceosarrafo takes a shot to the head.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Desceosarrafo.
Peterson crunches a lovely knee into Desceosarrafo's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peterson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Peterson!
Phoenix Peterson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Gaspar (ranked 1118 p4p, 1152 weight class) and Projekti Yksi (ranked 139 p4p, 146 weight class). Gaspar comes to the cage accompanied by Narco. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Gaspar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Projekti Yksi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspar moves into the clinch.
Yksi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yksi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaspar.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yksi.
Gaspar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gaspar wants to clinch up but Yksi keeps it at a distance.
Yksi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gaspar defends it well.
A big left from Gaspar misses.
Gaspar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yksi scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yksi. That did some damage!
Gaspar throws out a loose jab but Yksi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yksi misses with a hook.
Gaspar throws a body kick that misses
and Yksi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gaspar's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaspar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gaspar is pulling down on Yksi's head. It's preventing any offense from Yksi, at least for the moment.
Yksi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaspar is trying to keep Yksi in close.
Gaspar keeping full guard, as Yksi tries to pass.
Yksi won't allow Gaspar to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yksi throws a big right hand that misses.
Yksi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gaspar moves out of range as Yksi strikes.
Gaspar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gaspar moves to clinch but Yksi breaks away
and Yksi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yksi shoots in but no luck this time.
Gaspar cracks Yksi with a good jab.
A big right from Gaspar misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar throws a lazy head kick
and Yksi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yksi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yksi landing with the ground and pound.
Yksi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gaspar pulls Yksi in to control the position.
Gaspar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yksi is on top in guard.
Gaspar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi looking to pass the guard.
Yksi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yksi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yksi wants to control from the top but Gaspar keeps moving.
Yksi being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaspar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Projekti Yksi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gaspar misses with a wild combination.
Yksi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaspar.
Pablo Gaspar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yksi dives in for a single leg takedown but Gaspar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gaspar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gaspar wants it to stay on the feet.
Yksi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yksi looks to throw the jab but Gaspar is out of range.
Gaspar tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspar throws a sloppy head kick and Yksi moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Gaspar's head coaches at War Hound MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yksi connects with a nice looking jab.
Gaspar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi shoots for a takedown but Gaspar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pablo Gaspar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Projekti Yksi.
Yksi moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaspar walks into a jab.
Gaspar wants to clinch
and Yksi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaspar throws a looping overhand right but Yksi ducks down to avoid it.
Yksi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yksi throws an off balance right hand
and Gaspar counters with a body kick.
Gaspar throws a head kick but Yksi moves out of range.
Pablo Gaspar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaspar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar misses with a right hand
and Yksi counters with a stiff right hand.
Yksi shoots in for a double leg but Gaspar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gaspar throws a lazy head kick
enabling Yksi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaspar darts in and clinches Yksi up against the cage.
Gaspar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaspar misses with some punches.
Gaspar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaspar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yksi.
Pablo Gaspar is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaspar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yksi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yksi throws an overhand right that lands on Gaspar's shoulder, as Gaspar tries to avoid the shot.
Gaspar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yksi just manages to avoid it.
Gaspar slaps away a takedown attempt from Yksi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaspar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yksi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yksi misses with a hook. Gaspar ducked under it nicely.
Yksi lands a jab to the nose.
Gaspar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yksi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yksi blocks a head kick by Gaspar.
Gaspar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yksi's head.
Yksi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yksi missing with a left hand there. Gaspar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yksi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yksi avoids the head kick by Gaspar.
A jab from Yksi finds it's way through Gaspar's defenses.
Yksi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaspar to score with a decent uppercut.
Yksi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gaspar but Gaspar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaspar thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaspar connects with a body shot that sends Yksi's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo Gaspar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yksi lands a jab.
Gaspar wants to clinch.
Yksi blocks a head kick by Gaspar.
Yksi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gaspar tries to bum rush Yksi with a series of wild strikes but Yksi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yksi throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaspar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yksi avoids the head kick by Gaspar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi misses with a straight right.
Yksi shoots in and gets a takedown into Gaspar's guard.
Gaspar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yksi is on top in guard.
Yksi looking to sit in guard and control but Gaspar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yksi looking for a sweep. Not yet Yksi, not yet.
Yksi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yksi wants to reverse the position here. Gaspar has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Yksi is forced to tap! Yksi looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pablo Gaspar!
Pablo Gaspar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HARDTACK 160Q Fuel Your Fight! 🥊 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jones (ranked 504 p4p, 1013 weight class) and Buster Posey (ranked 29 p4p, 33 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Posey !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Posey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Buster Posey has been cut.
Posey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Posey settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Posey moves away.
Posey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Posey misses with a head kick.
Posey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones darts in and clinches Posey up against the cage.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Posey to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Posey to keep the fight standing.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones tries to pull guard but Posey holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Posey obliges.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Posey to keep the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Posey .
Jones is breathing heavily.
Posey is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Posey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Posey misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Posey scores with a nice strike.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Posey lands a jab to the nose.
Posey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Posey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
A cross from Posey lands.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Posey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Posey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Posey misses.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Posey moves away and avoids it.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Posey .
Posey throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Posey missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Posey scores with a jab.
Posey misses with a looping left.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buster Posey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buster Posey 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Posey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Posey throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Posey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Posey 's shoulder, as Posey tries to avoid the shot.
Posey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Posey misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones clinches.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Posey has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Posey missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Posey is trying to break free.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Posey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Posey is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Posey controls the action.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Posey is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Posey tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Posey defends easily.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Posey defends well.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Posey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Posey pushes his legs off easily.
Posey wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones has his foot on Posey 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Posey works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Posey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Posey .
Posey is trying to counter with his kicks.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Posey doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buster Posey 's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Posey .
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Posey slips the punch.
Posey moves away from the strike by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Posey looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Posey misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Posey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Posey if he has to take too many more of those.
Posey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Posey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Posey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Jones misses.
Posey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Posey blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones catches Posey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones throws a leg kick but Posey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Posey is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Posey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Posey .
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Posey counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Jones!
In his post fight interview, Kim Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 369 p4p, 871 weight class) and Slimed Undies (ranked 46 p4p, 99 weight class). Raja Khanna could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Slimed Undies's chin.
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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 27 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slimed Undies!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Undies misses its intended target.
Undies lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khanna at a distance.
A low kick lands for Khanna.
Undies moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Undies moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Undies on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Undies looks to land a left hand but Khanna moved out of range nicely.
Khanna misses with a hook to the body
and Undies counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khanna scores with a hook.
Raja Khanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Undies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanna.
Khanna looks for the body kick but Undies saw that one coming.
Undies is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna wants to land a leg kick but Undies is out of range.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Undies.
No joy there for Undies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Undies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Khanna throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undies tries to move into range but Khanna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Undies walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khanna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khanna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Undies takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Undies.
Undies lands a glancing blow to the side of Khanna's head.
Khanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Undies throws out the jab.
Khanna is looking to slow Undies down with leg kicks.
Khanna throws a good cross that connects.
Khanna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Undies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khanna takes a swing at Undies's ribcage but misses.
Khanna lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanna scores with a body shot.
Khanna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khanna throws a body shot but no joy.
Khanna lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Undies closes the distance and clinches.
Undies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khanna lands a jab to the head.
Undies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khanna.
Khanna tests Undies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Undies lands a nice shot to the body.
Undies drops his hands momentarily and Khanna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Undies slips under a jab from Khanna.
Undies tries to clinch there but Khanna circles away.
Khanna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna checks a low kick from Undies.
Undies tries to score with a low kick but Khanna moves his leg out of the way.
Undies avoids the body shot from Khanna.
Khanna throws a low kick but Undies moves out of range easily.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Undies was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khanna walks into a straight right hand from Undies.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
A big left from Khanna misses.
Undies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Undies wants to land a leg kick but Khanna is out of range.
Khanna misses with a lunging right hand
and Undies counters with a crisp one two that drops Khanna! Undies thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Khanna to his feet! Khanna is in big trouble!
Undies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Undies throws a head kick but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanna connects with a right hand. Undies shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanna will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Undies moves away and avoids it.
Undies is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Khanna feints and then cracks Undies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Undies down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Undies. That's going to slow Khanna down.
Khanna throws a leg kick which misses Undies's front leg but catches the back leg as Undies tries to avoid it.
Undies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Undies takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khanna swats away the attempt to clinch by Undies.
It looks like Khanna has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Undies.
An attempted straight right counter from Khanna misses the target.
Khanna's corner calls for a 1-2. Khanna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Undies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Undies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanna misses with a two punch combination.
Khanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Undies manages to avoid it.
Khanna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Undies's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Khanna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Undies.
Khanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Undies manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Undies. Beautiful body shot.
Khanna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Undies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanna swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khanna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Undies can do to turn this around?
Undies darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Undies blocks the low kick.
Khanna tries to keep at a distance but Undies has taken the fight into the clinch.
Undies working aggressively here.
Undies misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Undies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khannas head.
Undies is working Khanna over against the cage.
Undies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Undies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Undies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanna throws a body punch but Undies moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khanna lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Undies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Undies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Undies cracks Khanna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khanna with a nice calf kick.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khanna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Undies scoring well with a low kick there.
Undies will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Khanna misses its intended target.
Undies now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khanna throws the left hand but Undies avoids the punch easily.
Khanna moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromUndies.
Undies misses with a low kick as Khanna jumps back.
Undies with a nice calf kick.
Khanna lands a body shot.
Khanna misses the body punch
and Undies counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Undies presses Khanna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Undies lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khanna.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Undies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Undies counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Undies.
Khanna on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Undies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanna moves away.
Khanna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Undies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Undies blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Undies on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khanna blocks a jab.
Khanna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khanna connects with a looping right hand.
Undies throws a lazy uppercut
and Khanna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Undies thinking.
Khanna's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Khanna staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws a body shot but no joy.
Khanna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Undies throws a series of punches but Khanna avoids them all with ease.
Undies misses the jab.
Raja Khanna is winning the standup battle so far.
Khanna misses with a leg kick.
Khanna with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Undies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanna misses with a straight right.
Khanna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Undies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Khanna wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Undies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Undies listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khanna.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Undies throws a fast counter high kick but Khanna manages to duck under it in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna blocks a head kick by Undies.
Khanna tests Undies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Undies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanna.
Khanna feints and then cracks Undies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Undies down.
Khanna throws a jab when Undies was well out of range.
Undies throws a shot from downtown. Khanna moves away and avoids it.
Undies takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khanna lands with a cross.
Khanna checks a leg kick nicely.
Khanna scores with a leg kick.
Undies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanna.
Undies throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khanna just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Slimed Undies will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Undies shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khanna eats them both and turns towards Undies to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Undies moves away.
Khanna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Undies.
Khanna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Undies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Undies digs a good body shot into Khanna's ribs.
Khanna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Undies was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanna.
Khanna swings for the body but Undies moves out of range.
Khanna fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Undies is out of range.
Undies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khanna throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undies tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanna connects with a right hand. Undies shakes it off.
Undies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khanna. That did some damage!
Khanna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Undies counters with a nice uppercut.
Raja Khanna's cut is getting worse.
Khanna is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Khanna misses.
Undies chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanna can pounce on him.
Khanna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Undies blocks a head kick by Khanna.
An inside leg kick lands from Undies.
Khanna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Undies. That did some damage!
Undies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khanna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khanna throws a wild body kick that Undies sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Undies was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Undies scores with a hook to the body. Khanna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Undies misses with a hook.
Khanna is looking to score with low kicks.
Undies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Undies was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanna.
Khanna throws a low kick but Undies avoids it.
That kick from Undies tenderised Khanna's leg. Khanna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Undies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanna.
It seemed like Undies was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanna misses with an uppercut
and Undies counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Khanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khanna misses the body punch
enabling Undies to counter with a crisp jab.
Raja Khanna's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanna.
Khanna throws a chopping leg kick but Undies manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Undies motions for Khanna to come forward. Undies throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Undies scores with a nice strike.
Undies tries to clinch but Khanna moves out of range.
Undies jabs at Khanna's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undies pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanna is out of range and Undies settles back down.
Undies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Undies rushes Khanna and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Undies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Undies tries a head kick but it misses.
Undies scores with a jab to the body.
Khanna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Undies lands with a nice body punch.
Undies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Undies misses with a looping left.
Khanna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khanna dodges the punch combination from Undies.
A quick step to the side and Khanna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Undies moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Undies.
A right hand to the body from Undies.
Undies digs a right hand into Khanna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khanna's gas tank.
Undies breaks the clinch.
Khanna slips under a jab from Undies.
Undies gets a clinch.
Undies breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Undies.
Undies throws a series of punches but Khanna avoids them all with ease.
Undies connects with a body shot.
Undies thuds a left hand into Khanna's body.
Undies scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Undies clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slimed Undies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Undies has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slimed Undies!
In his post fight interview, Slimed Undies started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Rainey (ranked 680 p4p, 890 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 89 p4p, 110 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bradley Rainey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bradley Rainey 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Rainey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rainey.
Rivers lands a glancing blow to the side of Rainey's head.
Rainey throws an off balance right hand
and Rivers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rainey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rainey cracks Rivers with a good jab.
Rainey moves forwards but Rivers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivers digs a good hook to Rainey's body.
Rainey misses with an uppercut. Rivers saw that one coming.
Rivers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Rainey misses the target.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rainey.
Rainey tries to clinch there but Rivers circles away.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rivers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivers lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Rainey throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Bradley Rainey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rainey throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rivers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rainey doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Rainey misses its intended target.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rainey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivers lands a lovely overhand right.
Rivers throws a right hand that Rainey ducks under and follows up with a left that Rainey also avoids with ease.
Rivers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rainey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rainey moves in looking to clinch but Rivers pushes him off.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rainey misses the jab.
Rainey misses the jab.
Rivers is looking to clinch.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rainey.
Rivers walks into a left hand.
Rainey takes one on the button.
Rivers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rainey.
Rainey misses with a looping left.
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rainey tries to counter with a takedown but Rivers is quick to defend against it.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Rainey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rainey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Rainey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rainey shoots in and bounces Rivers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Rivers has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rivers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rivers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rainey postures up in Rivers's guard and throws a big left but Rivers blocks it.
Rainey working some strikes from top position.
Rivers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rainey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rainey lands a couple of digs.
Rivers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rainey wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
Rivers keeping full guard, as Rainey tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rivers is on top in guard.
Rivers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rainey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rivers preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Rivers catches Rainey right on the button with a cross.
Rainey missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Rainey tries to counter with a takedown but Rivers is quick to defend against it.
Rivers defending well as Rainey loads up on a big left hand.
Rainey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Rivers gets caught flat footed, as Rainey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rivers pushes Rainey off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rainey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivers cracks Rainey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rainey.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Rainey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivers with a jab.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Rivers staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers jabs at Rainey's body.
Rivers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rainey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Rainey is rocked!
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivers darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Rainey's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Rivers before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clint Rivers!
After the big win, Clint Rivers made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pulling Guard and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 617 p4p, 781 weight class) and David Hanson (ranked 81 p4p, 99 weight class). Hanson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Subcouds - on red. Ryu Akutagawa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Hanson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Akutagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akutagawa scores with a sloppy right hand. Hanson should have avoided that one.
Hanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hanson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Akutagawa lands with a hook. Hanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Akutagawa misses
and Hanson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Akutagawa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanson.
Hanson is working for a submission of some sort.
Hanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanson is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hanson working Akutagawa over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akutagawa tries to kick Hanson off but Hanson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hanson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Akutagawa's head.
Akutagawa is in trouble now - Hanson has advanced to mount!
Hanson lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Ryu Akutagawa has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Akutagawa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hanson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hanson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hanson has control of Akutagawa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Akutagawa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hanson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Akutagawa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Akutagawa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hanson's guard! Nice work there by Akutagawa!
Hanson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akutagawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akutagawa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hanson is looking for a triangle but Akutagawa pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akutagawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Akutagawa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Akutagawa has escaped and now he's on top!
Hanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Akutagawa defends it easily.
Akutagawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akutagawa has managed to get both his arms back between Hanson's legs - danger averted.
Hanson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Akutagawa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hanson.
Akutagawa wants to stand but Hanson has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hanson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hanson wants to work for an arm triangle but Akutagawa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hanson is trying to work for a kimura but Akutagawa is defending well.
Hanson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Akutagawa defends it well.
Hanson is trying to work for a kimura but Akutagawa is defending well.
Hanson trying to advance position but Akutagawa counters by regaining guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Hanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Akutagawa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Akutagawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hanson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Akutagawa tries a body shot but Hanson blocks it.
Hanson blocks a body shot from Akutagawa.
Hanson can't get the takedown.
Hanson tries to score a body lock takedown but Akutagawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akutagawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Akutagawa prevents it.
Ryu Akutagawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Hanson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akutagawa.
Hanson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hanson has Akutagawa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hanson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Akutagawa tumbling to the mat - Hanson dives into Akutagawa's guard.
Hanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akutagawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanson throws an elbow that misses. Akutagawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hanson's guard. Nice move by Akutagawa!
Hanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Akutagawa is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akutagawa wanted to stand there but Hanson had control of the position.
Hanson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Akutagawa has picked Hanson up and slammed him! Hanson can't keep hold of the triangle and Akutagawa manages to pass to side control!
Hanson is trying to improve his position.
Akutagawa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two 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.
Hanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanson is trying to get back to half guard.
Akutagawa wants to stand but Hanson has his arm trapped.
Hanson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Akutagawa blocks the strikes from Hanson.
Hanson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Akutagawa pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hanson working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa blocks Hanson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanson is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Akutagawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryu Akutagawa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Akutagawa lands a left and a right that send Hanson crashing to the mat, dazed. Akutagawa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Hanson is rocked!
It looks like David Hanson has been cut.
Akutagawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanson dodges the punch combination from Akutagawa.
A head kick misses from Akutagawa.
Hanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akutagawa's waist but Akutagawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanson off to one side.
Akutagawa feints with a jab and clips Hanson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Hanson is sent crashing into the canvas and Akutagawa leaps in for the kill! Hanson tries to get to his feet but Akutagawa is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Hanson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Akutagawa!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryu Akutagawa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waheed Saqqaf (ranked 357 p4p, 108 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 49 p4p, 19 weight class). Saqqaf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Endless River - Eternal Insomnia. Honorio has chosen Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waheed Saqqaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saqqaf slips a jab and a cross from Honorio.
Saqqaf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Honorio.
Saqqaf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saqqaf throws a push kick but Honorio slaps the foot to one side.
Saqqaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honorio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Saqqaf's guard.
Honorio throws a sloppy strike and Saqqaf has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Honorio is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Saqqaf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Waheed Saqqaf!
A relieved looking Waheed Saqqaf 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimi Enqvist (ranked 68 p4p, 160 weight class) and Jimmy Nguyen (ranked 5 p4p, 16 weight class). Nguyen has chosen In One Ear as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimi Enqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen lands with a cross.
Nguyen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nguyen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Enqvist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nguyen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nguyen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Enqvist with a body shot.
Enqvist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Enqvist throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Nguyen misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Enqvist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Enqvist misses.
Enqvist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nguyen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Enqvist.
Nguyen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nguyen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nguyen clobbers Enqvist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enqvist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've been told by Enqvist's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Enqvist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nguyen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Enqvist rather than just go for the knockout.
Enqvist takes one to the chin there.
Nguyen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Enqvist is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nguyen lands the left hand.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enqvist.
As Nguyen looks to move away, Enqvist throws a big counter combo but Nguyen just gets out of the way.
Enqvist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nguyen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheers as Nguyen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Enqvist doesn't seem phased though.
Nguyen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Enqvist throws out the jab.
Enqvist avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen scores with the left hand. Enqvist knows he should have avoided that one.
Nguyen connects with a body shot.
Enqvist just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen scores with the left hand. Enqvist knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enqvist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Enqvist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nguyen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nguyen takes a swing at Enqvist's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Enqvist tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimi Enqvist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Enqvist jabs at Nguyen's body.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut
and Enqvist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jimmy Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enqvist stuffs the takedown attempt from Nguyen. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet.
Enqvist feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Enqvist ducks right into an uppercut from Nguyen.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Enqvist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Enqvist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nguyen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Enqvist lands a slapping body shot.
Nguyen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nguyen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Enqvist at a distance.
Good work by Nguyen as he checks the leg kick.
Enqvist throws out a powerful jab.
Enqvist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nguyen doesn't seem bothered though.
Nguyen lands a slapping body shot.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
Enqvist throws a big counter combination but Nguyen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nguyen jabs at Enqvist's body.
Nguyen with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enqvist throws the left hand but Nguyen avoids the punch easily.
Nguyen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Enqvist. Enqvist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist throws a shot from downtown. Nguyen moves away and avoids it.
Enqvist gets caught napping as Nguyen dives in and scores a takedown. Enqvist manages to retain guard.
Nguyen prevents Enqvist from getting back to his feet.
Enqvist seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Enqvist wants to stand but Nguyen is controlling the position.
Nguyen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Enqvist is looking to control Nguyen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Enqvist avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nguyen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Enqvist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nguyen dominated that round.
That's time! Enqvist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Enqvist loads up on a big right hand but Nguyen slips the punch.
Nguyen jabs Enqvist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Enqvist misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Nguyen.
Nguyen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jimmy Nguyen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Enqvist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enqvist is looking to counter the offense by Nguyen and move into the clinch.
Enqvist misses with a kick to the body.
Nguyen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Enqvist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enqvist avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Enqvist throws a low kick, looking for Nguyen's leg but Nguyen calmly moves out of range.
Nguyen swings for the body but Enqvist moves out of range.
Enqvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enqvist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Nguyen there.
Nguyen scores with a three punch combo!
Enqvist tries a head kick but it misses.
Enqvist misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen lands the left hand.
Enqvist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Enqvist loads up on a big right hand but Nguyen slips the punch.
It seemed like Nguyen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nguyen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Enqvist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enqvist.
Nice uppercut there from Nguyen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enqvist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nguyen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands with a cross.
Enqvist moves out of range as Nguyen strikes.
As Nguyen looks to move away, Enqvist throws a big counter combo but Nguyen just gets out of the way.
Nguyen lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Nguyen misses
and Enqvist counters with a slapping leg kick.
Enqvist misses with a two punch combination.
Nguyen connects with the punch.
Enqvist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nguyen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nguyen throws a hook to the side of Enqvist's head but Enqvist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Enqvist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Nguyen misses.
Enqvist ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Nguyen moves out of range of the leg kick from Enqvist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist ducks right into an uppercut from Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enqvist was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Nguyen. That snapped Enqvist's head back.
Enqvist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Enqvist needs to keep his hands up - Nguyen had a free shot at his head there.
Enqvist misses with a leg kick
and Nguyen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Enqvist thinking.
Nguyen misses with a right hand
and Enqvist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Enqvist slips under a jab.
Enqvist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Nguyen.
Nguyen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Enqvist defends it well.
Enqvist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Enqvist is predictable there
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enqvist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nguyen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut. Enqvist saw that one coming.
Enqvist is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nguyen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nguyen defending well as Enqvist loads up on a big left hand.
Nguyen misses with a wild body shot.
Enqvist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Enqvist misses the shot to the body.
Enqvist takes one to the chin there.
Nguyen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nguyen duly obliges.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enqvist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nguyen connects with a right hand. Enqvist shakes it off.
Enqvist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nguyen.
Nguyen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Enqvist will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nguyen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nguyen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Enqvist counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimmy Nguyen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Enqvist moves forwards but Nguyen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nguyen. Enqvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nguyen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nguyen cracks Enqvist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nguyen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nguyen scores with a jab. Enqvist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Enqvist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nguyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enqvist.
Enqvist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nguyen thuds a left hand into Enqvist's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen swings widly with a right hand
and Enqvist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nguyen scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut.
Enqvist is looking for a counter combo.
Nguyen misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Enqvist tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguyen connects with a body shot that sends Enqvist's belly button to the back.
Nguyen misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen lands a nice looking body shot.
Nguyen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nguyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Enqvist manages to avoid it.
Nguyen takes one to the side of the head.
Enqvist throws a big shot that misses.
Enqvist throws a leg kick but Nguyen checks it.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nguyen works Enqvist's body with a nice hook.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Enqvist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nguyen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen throws a shot to the body.
Nguyen moves out of range as Enqvist throws a body kick.
Nguyen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nguyen scores with a nice right hand.
Enqvist throws a head kick but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Enqvist lands.
Nguyen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Enqvist in his tracks.
Nguyen lands a right hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Enqvist as Nguyen shoots in.
Kimi Enqvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nguyen lands a glancing blow to the side of Enqvist's head.
Nguyen misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Enqvist. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enqvist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Nguyen.
Nguyen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Enqvist. Beautiful body shot.
Nguyen looks to score with a jab to the body but Enqvist is just out of range.
Nguyen misses with a lunging right hand
and Enqvist counters with a low kick, right behind Nguyen 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy left from Nguyen finds it's target.
Nguyen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nguyen throws a body shot but no joy.
Enqvist is looking to counter with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enqvist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Enqvist was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Enqvist misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Nguyen.
Nguyen cracks a nice hook into Enqvist's ribs.
Nguyen tests Enqvist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Enqvist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nguyen lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Nguyen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nguyen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Nguyen!
After winning the bout, Jimmy Nguyen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 193 p4p, 159 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 14 p4p, 12 weight class). Jang Jai comes into the arena with Snake Shadow blaring out of the sound system. Wang Jang Jai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves misses with a head kick.
Jang Jai misses with a double jab.
Jang Jai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jang Jai throws a body kick that misses
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Jang Jai throws an off balance right hand
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Graves.
Jang Jai throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jang Jai thuds a left hand into Graves's body.
Graves moves away from the strike by Jang Jai.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jang Jai throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem.
Jang Jai jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jang Jai throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai misses the body punch
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jang Jai misses with a looping right.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jang Jai.
A jab from Jang Jai finds it's way through Graves's defenses.
It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Jang Jai. Beautiful body shot.
Graves lands with an uppercut that bounces Jang Jai off the cage and back into range.
Jang Jai tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jang Jai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jang Jai misses with a hook.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Graves counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves throws a jab when Jang Jai was well out of range.
Graves moves away from the strike by Jang Jai.
Jang Jai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jang Jai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Graves is out of range and Jang Jai settles back down.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jang Jai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Graves is trying to counter with his kicks.
Good shot there by Jang Jai.
Jang Jai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jang Jai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jang Jai takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jang Jai moves away.
Jang Jai throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jang Jai looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Graves is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jang Jai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jang Jai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graves misses with a straight right.
Jang Jai throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Jang Jai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jang Jai takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai wants to break free but Graves has control.
Jang Jai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves thuds his shin into the meat of Jang Jai's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Graves's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jang Jai misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jang Jai.
Graves slips a jab from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jang Jai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jang Jai misses with a hook
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wang Jang Jai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Graves's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jang Jai.
Nice shot by Jang Jai.
Jang Jai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Graves misses.
Graves tries to clinch up but Jang Jai circles away and keeps his distance.
Jang Jai throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves slips under a jab from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Jang Jai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Graves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jang Jai throws a body shot but no joy.
Jang Jai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jang Jai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jang Jai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jang Jai throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Jang Jai.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jang Jai throws an off balance right hand
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves throws a push kick but Jang Jai slaps the foot to one side.
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That has opened up Tyrone Graves's cut even more.
Jang Jai digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Jang Jai looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Jang Jai dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Graves cracks Jang Jai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jang Jai lands a big right hand that sends Graves crashing to the mat! Jang Jai stays standing though and waves Graves back to his feet!
Graves tries to clinch but Jang Jai moves out of range.
Jang Jai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jang Jai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graves has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jang Jai throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem.
Graves lands with a right hand.
Jang Jai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Jang Jai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graves momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jang Jai misses the target.
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves slips under a jab.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jang Jai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Jang Jai lands.
Graves moves away from the strike by Jang Jai.
Good exchange - Jang Jai coming out on top.
The cut above Tyrone Graves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Graves throws a jab when Jang Jai was well out of range.
Jang Jai misses with a straight right.
Graves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jang Jai. Jang Jai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Graves circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Jang Jai drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Graves follows Jang Jai to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Graves!
Tyrone Graves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Zweihander (ranked 39 p4p, 75 weight class) and Fred Young (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). Young has chosen Real Ganja Man as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Zweihander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Young!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young gets a clinch.
Zweihander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zweihander fails to land.
Zweihander takes a shot to the head.
Zweihander lands a right hand.
Young misses with the head strike.
Zweihander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zweihander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Zweihander struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Zweihander blocks an uppercut.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Zweihander.
Zweihander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Zweihander tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zweihander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young looks winded!
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Zweihander tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zweihander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zweihander tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Zweihander back against the cage.
Zweihander lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zweihander lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zweihander tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Zweihander back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Zweihander as the two fighters clinch.
Zweihander scores with a hook to the body.
Zweihander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zweihander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zweihander can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Zweihander.
A short body shot lands from Zweihander as the two fighters clinch.
Zweihander lands with a right to the head.
Zweihander misses with a punch to the body.
Zweihander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zweihander lands with a short shot to the head.
Zweihander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
A short right from Zweihander on the inside.
Zweihander lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zweihander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zweihander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zweihander digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
Zweihander tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Zweihander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zweihander lands a nice uppercut.
Zweihander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zweihander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zweihander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zweihander tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Zweihander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Zweihander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young misses with some punches.
Zweihander lands a nice shot to the body.
Young tries to work over Zweihander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zweihander lands a shot to the body.
Zweihander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Zweihander lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Zweihander lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Zweihander.
A short uppercut from Zweihander.
Zweihander struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Zweihander tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Zweihander.
Zweihander gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zweihander tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zweihander.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zweihander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young is rocked!
Zweihander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Zweihander finish him?
Zweihander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zweihander tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Zweihander back against the cage.
Zweihander pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zweihander scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zweihander.
Zweihander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zweihander tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zweihander is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zweihander lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zweihander throws a big uppercut that drops Young! More strikes from Zweihander and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Young lies dazed against the cage as Zweihander celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Zweihander!
A very excited looking Kurt Zweihander 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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