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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Finn (ranked 4429 p4p, 4049 weight class) and Rudra Yogpeeth (ranked 418 p4p, 397 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudra Yogpeeth!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yogpeeth.
Good shot there by Yogpeeth.
Finn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Trials Of Fortitude in the buildup to the fight.
Finn with a jab.
Yogpeeth throws a sloppy head kick and Finn moves out of range easily.
Yogpeeth throws a front kick that sends Finn stumbling back into the cage.
Finn throws a lazy uppercut
and Yogpeeth counters with a stiff right hand.
Finn misses with a left hand
and Yogpeeth counters with a nice uppercut.
Finn throws out a loose jab but Yogpeeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Finn misses.
Yogpeeth misses with a body kick.
Yogpeeth ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
Donk. Yogpeeth catches Finn right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogpeeth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like Rudra Yogpeeth has been cut.
Yogpeeth is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Finn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yogpeeth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finn's head backwards.
Yogpeeth throws the kick towards the body but Finn avoids it.
Yogpeeth just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yogpeeth 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 Finn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yogpeeth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finn.
Yogpeeth blocks a low kick nicely.
Yogpeeth misses with a head kick.
Yogpeeth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finn's hands.
Yogpeeth looks to land a body kick but Finn moved away.
Finn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finn digs a good hook to Yogpeeth's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn throws an off balance right hand
and Yogpeeth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yogpeeth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yogpeeth misses with a kick to the body.
Finn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yogpeeth cracks Finn with a good jab.
Yogpeeth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finn was well out of range. Poor timing from Yogpeeth.
Finn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Finn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finn looks to score with a jab to the body but Yogpeeth is just out of range.
Yogpeeth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Finn connects with a body shot.
Finn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yogpeeth in his tracks.
 Yogpeeth is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Yogpeeth tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Finn wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddy Finn!
Freddy Finn decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koji Katsuhito (ranked 1990 p4p, 4001 weight class) and Dougie McFistface (ranked 202 p4p, 359 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McFistface's choice of entrance music: Tiptoe Through The Tulips. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koji Katsuhito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougie McFistface!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFistface lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Katsuhito avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from McFistface.
Dougie McFistface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFistface ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katsuhito throws a lazy right hand but McFistface sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McFistface tries a head kick but it misses.
McFistface throws a leg kick but Katsuhito sees it coming and moves out of range.
McFistface throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsuhito throws a body kick that misses.
McFistface throws a sloppy head kick and Katsuhito moves out of range easily.
McFistface tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from McFistface misses.
McFistface doesn't manage to clinch there - Katsuhito circles away.
McFistface just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKatsuhito.
McFistface avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katsuhito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McFistface throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katsuhito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McFistface on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuhito tries to keep at a distance but McFistface has taken the fight into the clinch.
Katsuhito gets control of McFistface's arms and successfully pulls guard. Katsuhito will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McFistface postures up and lands a big shot to Katsuhito's brow.
Katsuhito seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Katsuhito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFistface is fighting to break Katsuhito's control of his arms but Katsuhito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McFistface tries to free his leg and advance position but Katsuhito is retaining full guard.
Katsuhito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McFistface advances to half guard.
McFistface throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Katsuhito wants to control but McFistface is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFistface throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McFistface missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McFistface trying to advance position but Katsuhito counters by regaining guard.
McFistface has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McFistface working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McFistface has gone for a leg lock! Katsuhito slips out almost immediately though and dives into McFistface's guard.
McFistface keeping moving, preventing Katsuhito from controlling successfully.
Katsuhito throws an elbow that misses. McFistface uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Katsuhito's guard. Nice move by McFistface!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsuhito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Katsuhito keeping full guard, as McFistface tries to pass.
Katsuhito wants to sweep here but McFistface controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McFistface is looking to work some ground and pound but Katsuhito has wrist control.
McFistface content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McFistface passes Katsuhito's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McFistface lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFistface prevents Katsuhito from improving his position.
Katsuhito trying to control but McFistface postures up.
McFistface trying to advance position but Katsuhito counters by regaining guard.
McFistface throws a big right hand that misses.
McFistface missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McFistface drops back, looking for a kneebar! Katsuhito looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Katsuhito looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Katsuhito!
McFistface stops Katsuhito from passing to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Katsuhito is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McFistface knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Katsuhito wants to lay and pray for a moment but McFistface keeps working.
McFistface tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Katsuhito wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Katsuhito postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Katsuhito remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McFistface is trying to get back to half guard.
Katsuhito controlling the position from side mount.
Katsuhito wants to lay and pray for a moment but McFistface keeps working.
McFistface looking for a sweep but Katsuhito has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Katsuhito goes for an armbar but McFistface turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McFistface.
McFistface with a flurry of punches that miss.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw McFistface working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
McFistface stands up over Katsuhito, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McFistface throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Katsuhito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McFistface with a flurry of punches that miss.
McFistface missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McFistface looking to pass the guard.
McFistface postures up in Katsuhito's guard and throws a big left but Katsuhito blocks it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McFistface trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McFistface throwing strikes from guard but Katsuhito blocks nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Katsuhito can't keep his opponent in guard - McFistface advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McFistface is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Katsuhito sees it coming and defends easily.
McFistface is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Katsuhito has managed to free his arm - good work.
McFistface is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Katsuhito sees it coming and defends easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McFistface seems to be working for a kimura but Katsuhito defends the submission attempt.
McFistface is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Katsuhito is just riding it out for now. McFistface eventually gives up the hold.
McFistface is looking for a kimura but Katsuhito is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McFistface to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McFistface is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dougie McFistface dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Katsuhito missing with a left hand there. McFistface was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFistface lands a head kick!
McFistface keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katsuhito walks into a stiff left hand from McFistface.
McFistface throws a sloppy head kick and Katsuhito moves out of range easily.
McFistface throws a body punch but Katsuhito moves out of range.
McFistface misses with a head kick.
Katsuhito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McFistface.
Katsuhito thinks about countering with a head kick.
McFistface misses with a head kick.
McFistface tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFistface throws a lazy head kick
and Katsuhito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Katsuhito throws a jab when McFistface was well out of range.
Katsuhito swinging wildly here.
Katsuhito throws a body punch but McFistface moves out of range.
Koji Katsuhito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuhito drives through and clinches with McFistface against the cage.
McFistface successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFistface keeping moving, preventing Katsuhito from controlling successfully.
Katsuhito throwing strikes but missing.
McFistface is trying to keep Katsuhito in close.
Katsuhito tries to free his leg and advance position but McFistface is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFistface wants to stand but Katsuhito is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dougie McFistface seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katsuhito works the jab nicely.
Katsuhito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Katsuhito scores with a head kick.
Katsuhito thuds a left hand into McFistface's body.
Katsuhito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McFistface throws a lazy head kick
enabling Katsuhito to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFistface avoids the body shot from Katsuhito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsuhito misses with a straight right.
McFistface lands a head kick. Katsuhito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Katsuhito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McFistface.
McFistface tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Katsuhito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McFistface blocks a jab.
Dougie McFistface is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFistface is looking to clinch but Katsuhito is avoiding it.
Katsuhito fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McFistface, pushing him back against the cage.
Katsuhito decides to pull guard.
Katsuhito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFistface.
McFistface scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McFistface postures up in Katsuhito's guard and throws a big left but Katsuhito blocks it.
Katsuhito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFistface working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dougie McFistface has got the better of the ground game so far.
McFistface connects with a couple of short punches.
Katsuhito had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McFistface defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFistface lands a couple of digs.
McFistface postures up in Katsuhito's guard and throws a big left but Katsuhito blocks it.
Katsuhito working for a triangle but McFistface defends it easily.
McFistface is looking to work some ground and pound but Katsuhito has wrist control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFistface slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McFistface looks up at the clock and then as Katsuhito takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McFistface smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McFistface working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Katsuhito can't do much from the bottom here.
McFistface scoring with punches and elbows.
McFistface scoring with punches from side control.
McFistface creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Katsuhito sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McFistface lands a nice forearm strike.
McFistface is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Katsuhito knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McFistface is trying to get an arm triangle but Katsuhito is defending well.
McFistface throwing strikes but Katsuhito manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Katsuhito misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Katsuhito wants to control but McFistface is keeping him busy.
McFistface is trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Katsuhito.
Katsuhito goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McFistface rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Katsuhito's guard! Nice work there by McFistface!
McFistface being controlled here momentarily.
McFistface loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McFistface accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McFistface has gone for a leg lock! Katsuhito slips out almost immediately though and dives into McFistface's guard.
McFistface is adopting a defensive guard.
Katsuhito trying to move into half guard but instead McFistface has managed to sweep!
Katsuhito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Katsuhito is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McFistface postures up and lands a big shot to Katsuhito's brow.
McFistface with a flurry of punches that miss.
McFistface throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McFistface throwing strikes but missing.
McFistface passes Katsuhito's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McFistface is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McFistface seems to be working for a kimura but Katsuhito defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McFistface is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dougie McFistface will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McFistface tries a head kick but it misses.
Katsuhito feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McFistface throws a sloppy head kick and Katsuhito moves out of range easily.
Katsuhito looks to land a left hand but McFistface moved out of range nicely.
Katsuhito scores with a nice right hand.
McFistface tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Katsuhito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katsuhito 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.
McFistface will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Katsuhito has taken the fight to the clinch.
McFistface takes a shot to the head.
Katsuhito tries to stall but McFistface uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFistface tries to pull guard but Katsuhito won't allow it.
Katsuhito has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McFistface uses from the top position.
McFistface wants to pass the guard but Katsuhito is keeping the position.
McFistface takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McFistface throws an elbow that misses. Katsuhito uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McFistface's guard. Nice move by Katsuhito!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuhito looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McFistface avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
McFistface is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McFistface seems to be looking for submissions.
Katsuhito blocking the ground and pound attempt from McFistface.
McFistface missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Katsuhito trying to control but McFistface postures up.
McFistface throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Katsuhito wants to control but McFistface is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFistface sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Katsuhito defending well though.
McFistface missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McFistface takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McFistface is trying to work for a kimura but Katsuhito is defending well.
McFistface is thwarting Katsuhito's attempts to control the position.
McFistface throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four 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.
Katsuhito is controlling McFistface's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Katsuhito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McFistface finds it's way round the side to connect with Katsuhito's head.
McFistface darts in and clinches Katsuhito up against the cage.
McFistface has hold of one of Katsuhito's legs. Katsuhito is fighting the takedown attempt but McFistface gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McFistface postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McFistface postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McFistface throws a strike but Katsuhito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Katsuhito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Katsuhito throws an elbow that misses. McFistface uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Katsuhito's guard. Nice move by McFistface!
McFistface with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFistface drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Katsuhito manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McFistface has Katsuhito in his guard.
Koji Katsuhito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McFistface manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Katsuhito manages to get himself to full guard.
McFistface working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McFistface postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Katsuhito is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McFistface, into his guard.
McFistface is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Katsuhito seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dougie McFistface is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Katsuhito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Katsuhito trying to control but McFistface is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McFistface pulls Katsuhito in close to his closed guard and prevents Katsuhito from doing any damage or advancing position.
Katsuhito sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McFistface has Katsuhito pulled in close to control his posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Katsuhito throwing strikes from guard but McFistface blocks nicely.
Katsuhito throws an elbow that misses. McFistface uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Katsuhito's guard. Nice move by McFistface!
McFistface is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McFistface trying to control the position from guard on top but Katsuhito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katsuhito looking to hit a scissor sweep but McFistface is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Katsuhito keeping full guard, as McFistface tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Katsuhito misses with a hook. McFistface ducked under it nicely.
McFistface throws a nice outside leg kick.
Katsuhito blocks a head kick by McFistface.
McFistface tries to clinch there but Katsuhito circles away.
Katsuhito swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McFistface lands a head kick. Katsuhito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McFistface lands a head kick!
McFistface tries to clinch but Katsuhito moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Katsuhito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McFistface.
Katsuhito connects with a body shot that sends McFistface's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dougie McFistface.
I've got McFistface winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougie McFistface!
An out of breath Dougie McFistface thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Boris (ranked 778 p4p, 1206 weight class) and Gerald Phoenix (ranked 103 p4p, 158 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Boris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Nice defenses there by Boris.
Phoenix slips under a jab.
Boris moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Boris lands with a nice body punch.
Phoenix swings for the body but Boris moves out of range.
Boris misses with a left hand
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like John Boris has been cut.
Phoenix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boris.
Boris tries to counter with a takedown but Phoenix is quick to defend against it.
Donk. Boris catches Phoenix right on the button with a cross.
Phoenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phoenix tries to move into range but Boris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Phoenix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boris in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boris throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Phoenix tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boris is in Phoenix's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boris drops back looking for a leg! Phoenix is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Phoenix manages to kick Boris off! Boris jumps back into Phoenix's guard.
Boris is fighting to break Phoenix's control of his arms but Phoenix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Phoenix being controlled here, momentarily.
Phoenix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phoenix is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Phoenix's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Boris looking to pass the guard.
Boris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Phoenix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boris scoring with some ground and pound.
Phoenix trying to control the position.
Boris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phoenix is keeping the position for now.
Phoenix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boris content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boris throws a lazy right hand but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phoenix scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a jab when Boris was well out of range.
Boris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phoenix is fending him off so far but Boris persists. Nope, Phoenix circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boris lands with a hook. Phoenix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boris misses with a takedown attempt
and Phoenix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boris backwards.
Boris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phoenix pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Boris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Boris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Boris scores with a takedown into Phoenix's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boris wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
Phoenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boris advances to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix manages to get to full guard.
Boris slips nicely into half guard.
Boris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Phoenix knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Phoenix is trying to stand back up but Boris is controlling him
Boris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phoenix sees it coming and defends easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Phoenix is looking to improve his position.
Boris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Phoenix to regain full guard.
Boris won't allow Phoenix to get back to his feet.
Boris trying to control the position from guard on top but Phoenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boris postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Phoenix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boris, into his guard.
Phoenix trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boris's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boris looking for a guillotine here but Phoenix defends easily.
Boris working a defensive guard here.
Boris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phoenix is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Phoenix is looking to stand up but Boris won't let him.
Boris working a defensive guard but Phoenix passes into half guard.
Boris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boris is not content to let Phoenix control the position.
Boris is looking to control Phoenix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boris avoid being mounted?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Boris is looking for a sweep. Phoenix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boris scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Boris.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phoenix sprawls well. Phoenix wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boris gets slowly back to his feet.
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 John Boris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Boris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Boris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Phoenix on his heels. He'll look to pass Phoenix's guard now, I'm sure.
Boris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boris preventing the sweep.
Boris pushing down on Phoenix's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boris slips a nice elbow through Phoenix's hands, connecting with Phoenix's forehead.
Boris is trying to control. Phoenix wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boris wants to pass the guard but Phoenix is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boris works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boris with shots to the head and body - Phoenix looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boris raining down shots from the mount!
Phoenix is squirming around, avoiding Boris's attempts to control the action.
Boris raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Phoenix wants to stand but Boris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boris working for a triangle but Phoenix defends it easily.
Phoenix looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Phoenix tries to free his leg and advance position but Boris is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris being controlled here, momentarily.
Boris is looking for a triangle here but Phoenix uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Phoenix controls the position.
Phoenix decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Phoenix defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boris.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boris.
Boris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phoenix.
Boris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phoenix misses the jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lunges at Boris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boris's hand.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Boris moves out of range easily.
Gerald Phoenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Boris with that takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Boris feinted with a counter takedown.
Boris misses the shot to the body.
Boris digs a good hook to Phoenix's body.
Boris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Boris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Phoenix is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Phoenix's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boris wants to control but Phoenix is keeping him busy.
Phoenix tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Phoenix's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Phoenix is not content to let Boris control the position.
Phoenix is looking for a sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phoenix keeps working.
Boris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Phoenix is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Phoenix wants to get back to his feet but Boris drags him back down.
Boris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Phoenix has escaped the position, nice work there.
Phoenix manages to get back to half guard.
Phoenix is looking to get back to full guard here but Boris has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Phoenix knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boris swings around for an armbar but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Boris's guard.
Boris working for a triangle but Phoenix defends it easily.
Boris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Phoenix is aware though and is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boris working for submissions but it's allowed Phoenix to get to half guard.
Phoenix seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Boris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Phoenix pulls his head out easily.
Phoenix wants to control but Boris is keeping him busy.
Boris wants to control but Phoenix is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Phoenix in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boris is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Boris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Boris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Phoenix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boris swings widly with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Boris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Boris.
Phoenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Boris.
Phoenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boris.
Phoenix wants to counter with a clinch but Boris pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Boris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boris changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Boris saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Phoenix.
Boris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Boris there.
Boris looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Boris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boris changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Phoenix misses with a two punch combination.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gerald Phoenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boris shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Phoenix tries to counter with a clinch but Boris shakes him off and moves away.
Phoenix fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
Boris misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boris misses with a hook
and Phoenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Boris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boris lands with a shot to the body.
Boris swings widly with a right hand
and Boris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phoenix throws a right hand that Boris ducks under and follows up with a left that Boris also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boris.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Boris moves out of range.
Boris changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Phoenix's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phoenix scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. Boris moves away and avoids it.
Phoenix throws a hook but Boris blocks it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Phoenix enables Boris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Phoenix manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Phoenix is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Phoenix has escaped and now he's on top!
Boris is trying to control the position but Phoenix postures up.
Phoenix trying to control but Boris is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Phoenix is fighting to break Boris's control of his arms but Boris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Phoenix trying to control the position from guard on top but Boris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boris is trying to control the position but Phoenix postures up.
Boris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Phoenix defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Phoenix defends well.
Boris pulls Phoenix in close to prevent any damage.
Phoenix must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boris trying to keep a closed guard but Phoenix is proving a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boris looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Phoenix has picked Boris up and slammed him! Boris can't keep hold of the triangle and Phoenix manages to pass to side control!
Boris is looking for a sweep.
Phoenix stands up.
Boris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boris walks into a straight right hand from Phoenix.
Phoenix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Gerald Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boris throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boris at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Phoenix 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phoenix at a distance.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Boris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phoenix slaps away a takedown attempt from Boris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Phoenix wants to counter with a clinch but Boris pushes him away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix, as that shot connected.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boris thuds his right hand into Phoenix's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phoenix lands a nice looking body shot.
Phoenix loads up on a big right hand but Boris slips the punch.
Boris closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Phoenix quickly recovers to half guard.
Phoenix has one foot on Boris's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phoenix walks into a jab.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boris manages to avoid it.
Phoenix 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phoenix.
John Boris's cut is getting worse.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Phoenix as he avoids it easily.
Boris sets himself, and Phoenix steps forward looking for the clinch! Boris avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Boris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phoenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phoenix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boris's hands.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boris keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix tries to bum rush Boris with a series of wild strikes but Boris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phoenix misses with a jab to the body
and Boris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Phoenix's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerald Phoenix.
I think Boris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Boris!
After the fight, John Boris was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Manfred (ranked 1140 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Loratcho Bradock (ranked 145 p4p, 140 weight class). Bradock has chosen BRUNO MARTINI - LIVING ON THE OUTSIDE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loratcho Bradock!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manfred slips under a jab.
Manfred is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bradock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klaus Manfred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred gets a double leg takedown into Bradock's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manfred trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manfred slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock is looking for a sweep.
Bradock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Manfred's best efforts.
Manfred wants to pass to mount but Bradock is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bradock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manfred. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manfred lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manfred throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manfred trying to control the action but Bradock is working from the bottom.
Manfred working Bradock over with strikes.
Manfred is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manfred has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manfred wants to control but Bradock is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradock wants to get back to full guard.
Manfred trying to control the pace.
Bradock moves into full guard.
Manfred throws a big elbow that misses.
Bradock trying to keep a closed guard but Manfred is proving a slippery customer.
Manfred tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradock is retaining full guard.
Manfred wants to control from the top but Bradock keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manfred accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Manfred throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bradock throws a fast counter high kick but Manfred manages to duck under it in time.
Bradock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Loratcho Bradock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manfred misses with a looping left.
A jab from Bradock misses.
Manfred keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manfred moves out of range as Bradock strikes.
Bradock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Manfred misses.
Manfred throws a right and a left that Bradock avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred blocks a head kick by Bradock.
Manfred misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradock is looking for the big counter here.
Manfred takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bradock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bradock moves out of range as Manfred strikes.
Manfred walks into a jab.
It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manfred feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bradock controls Manfred momentarily but Manfred frees himself.
Manfred missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manfred slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manfred accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manfred chips away with some ground and pound.
Manfred looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Manfred trying to control but Bradock is working from the bottom.
Manfred landing with the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manfred throwing strikes from guard but Bradock blocks nicely.
Manfred wants to control from the top but Bradock keeps moving.
Manfred with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manfred trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Manfred missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manfred wants to control from the top but Bradock keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manfred fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bradock.
Bradock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bradock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manfred.
Bradock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bradock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manfred to score with a decent uppercut.
Bradock throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Manfred counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Manfred throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bradock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manfred wants to control from the top but Bradock keeps moving.
Bradock trying to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws an elbow that misses. Bradock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manfred's guard. Nice move by Bradock!
Manfred escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bradock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manfred seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Manfred escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bradock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manfred keeping moving, preventing Bradock from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradock is one step ahead there.
Manfred working a defensive guard but Bradock passes into half guard.
Manfred is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manfred is pressing down on Bradock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Manfred dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klaus Manfred's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Bradock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bradock.
Bradock misses with a hook to the body
and Manfred counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bradock won't be happy with that.
Bradock tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Manfred is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bradock knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bradock for a finish.
Manfred scores with punches to the body.
Manfred is not going to allow Bradock to sit and survive in this position.
Manfred is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bradock up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred is landing with strikes. Bradock can't take much more of this.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfred misses with punches from the back.
Klaus Manfred overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bradock tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Manfred scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Manfred connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Manfred content just to control the position here.
Manfred lands a big shot there that rocks Bradock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manfred controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred lands a big elbow.
Manfred lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bradock is rocked!
Manfred is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Bradock goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Manfred!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Klaus Manfred!
After winning the bout, Klaus Manfred 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Wahlstroem (ranked 754 p4p, 853 weight class) and Lion Tiger (ranked 100 p4p, 111 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tiger's choice of entrance music: Alok - Hear Me Tonight. Lion Tiger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Wahlstroem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger slips under a jab from Wahlstroem.
Tiger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wahlstroem closes the distance and clinches up with Tiger, looking for a takedown. Wahlstroem pushes Tiger against the cage but Tiger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wahlstroem backing away here, and Tiger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wahlstroem avoids the body shot from Tiger.
Tiger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wahlstroem throws a series of punches but Tiger moves out of range.
Wahlstroem looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wahlstroem was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Wahlstroem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wahlstroem shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wahlstroem trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahlstroem drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tiger dives on top into guard.
Wahlstroem 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.
Wahlstroem has his hands on Tiger's head, controlling the position.
Tiger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wahlstroem looking for a guillotine here but Tiger defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem working a defensive guard here.
Wahlstroem looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tiger looking to pass the guard.
Wahlstroem looking for a triangle here. Tiger is fighting it but it looks tight! Wahlstroem pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tiger is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Max Wahlstroem!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Price (ranked 226 p4p, 525 weight class) and Trent Temple (ranked 32 p4p, 69 weight class). Temple comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HonestKey- What My Life For kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temple takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Temple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price drops down looking for a counter takedown but Temple sprawls and moves away.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Temple. That snapped Price's head back.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temple.
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Price tries to bum rush Temple with a series of wild strikes but Temple uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temple. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Price tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temple with a hook.
Temple has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Price is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Price punishes Temple's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple scores with a hook.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Temple moves away and avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Price has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Temple throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
A big left from Price misses.
Temple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Temple ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from Temple as Price shoots in.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Price misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Temple counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Price throws out a loose jab but Temple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Price throws an off balance right hand
and Temple counters with a straight right hand.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temple.
Temple tries to sprawl but Price drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Price seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Temple does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Price is thwarting Temple's attempts to control the position.
Price wants to control but Temple is keeping him busy.
Temple won't allow Price to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Price is working away from the top position though.
Price is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Temple actively working from the bottom here.
Price missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Temple is trying to get back to full guard.
Temple is not content to let Price control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Temple with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Temple trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Price seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Price seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Temple does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Price is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Temple wants to improve his position but Price is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Price in particular looking to stall.
Price is looking for a kimura but Temple is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Price to get the leverage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Temple does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Price is thwarting Temple's attempts to control the position.
Temple is trying to get back to full guard.
Price is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Price connects with a nice short shot to Temple's temple.
Price trying to control the action but Temple is working from the bottom.
Price has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Temple trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Price scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Price takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Temple looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Price thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Temple's head.
Temple is trying to get back to full guard.
Temple trying to control but Price postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Price connects with a nice short shot to Temple's temple.
Price is trying to control the action in half guard but Temple is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Temple controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Price lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Price thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Temple gets back to full guard.
Temple seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Price throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Price controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Price passes Temple's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Temple is looking to control Price's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Temple avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Price connects with a nice short shot to Temple's temple.
Price is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Price drops an elbow to the side of Temple's head.
Temple is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Price pulls his head out easily.
Price trying to control from half guard but Temple is working away.
Temple is defending against the submission attempts here by Price.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Temple trying to control from the bottom.
Temple looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Price drops an elbow to the side of Temple's head.
Price performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Price is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Temple doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Price.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Price dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Temple misses with a lunging right hand
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Temple stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Temple wants it to stay on the feet.
And Temple tries to counter it with a takedown but Price pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Price throws a hook to the side of Temple's head but Temple sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temple looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Price misses the body punch
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Price avoids the body shot from Temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price misses with a straight left.
Temple fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a double jab
and Temple counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Temple swinging wildly here.
It looked like Price was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Temple can do to turn this around?
Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temple. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Temple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trent Temple seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Temple does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Temple stuns Price with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Temple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price fails with a takedown attempt.
Price throws an off balance right hand
enabling Temple to counter with a crisp jab.
Price misses with a body shot.
Temple throws a good cross that connects.
Temple throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temple pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temple moves away.
Temple is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Price walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Temple decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Temple looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Price trying to control from the bottom.
Temple lands strikes from half guard.
Price has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Temple is working away from the top position though.
Temple trying to control from half guard but Price is working away.
Temple looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price keeping control of the position.
Temple trying to control from Price's half guard. Price has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Temple looking to sit in guard and control but Price gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Price defends well.
Temple looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Temple wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Temple is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Price defends well.
Pete Price overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Temple not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Temple bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Price's guard.
Temple throws a big elbow that misses.
Temple scoring with some ground and pound.
Price not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Temple lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Temple is looking to work some ground and pound but Price has wrist control.
Temple throws a big right hand that misses.
Price had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Temple defends it easily.
Price 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.
Price escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Temple gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Temple trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Temple defends it easily.
Temple passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Temple working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Price takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Price manages to work his way to half guard, despite Temple's best efforts.
Temple is thwarting Price's attempts to control the position.
Temple wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
Price is trying to control but can't.
Temple is working for a kimura here but Price manages to reverse the position and he's now in Temple's guard.
Temple working for a triangle but Price defends it easily.
Price slips nicely into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to control the action in half guard but Temple is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Price working over Temple with some ground and pound. Temple looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Price wants to take a breather but Temple is having none of it.
Temple looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Temple is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Price pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Temple actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Temple 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Price takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Temple throws an off balance right hand
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Temple uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Temple cracks Price with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Temple connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temple decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Price wants to control but Temple is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Temple trying to control from half guard but Price is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Price works his way to full guard. Good work.
Price pulls Temple in close to his closed guard and prevents Temple from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Price is on top in guard.
Temple trying to keep a closed guard but Price is proving a slippery customer.
Price working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to control from the top but Temple keeps moving.
Price looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Price has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Temple keeping full guard, as Price tries to pass.
Temple is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Price postures up in Temple's guard and throws a big left but Temple blocks it.
Price connects with a couple of short punches.
Price wants to pass the guard but Temple is keeping the position.
Temple keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Temple trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Price missing with a left hand there. Temple was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Temple misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Temple scores with a decent looking hook.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Temple slips the punch.
Temple feints the counter takedown.
Temple throws a right hand that misses
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
Temple moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Temple cracks a nice hook into Price's ribs.
Temple slips under a jab from Price.
Price on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Temple scores with a hook to the body. Price takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with an uppercut. Temple saw that one coming.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price lands with a cross.
A big left from Temple misses.
Price misses with a takedown
and Temple counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Price misses.
Temple looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Price uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Price misses with a lunging right hand
letting Temple counter with a right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Temple shoots for a double leg takedown but Price sprawls well. He's pushed Temple's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Temple.
Price looks to land a right hand but Temple moved out of range.
Price darts in looking for a takedown but Temple gets double underhooks and turns Price into the cage.
Price's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Temple throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Temple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Temple misses the target.
Price misses with an uppercut. Temple saw that one coming.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a straight right.
Price throws a left and a right that both miss
and Temple counters with a straight right hand.
Temple looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
Price swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Temple throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Temple.
Temple misses with a shot to the body
and Price counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Price shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Temple napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Price sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Temple is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Temple tries to buck Price off but Price is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Temple taking punishment in the form of punches.
Price tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Price working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price is looking to take a break and control but Temple is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Price taking a break here but Temple is having none of it and regains half guard.
Temple controlling the position well.
Temple is defending against the submission attempts here by Price.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Temple is controlling Price's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pete Price.
I think Price has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Price!
A less than humble Pete Price misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 22 p4p, 338 weight class) and Danny Braxton (ranked 4 p4p, 41 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karlsson throws a hook but Braxton avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karlsson. Braxton shrugs it off though.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Braxton throws a counter combo.
Braxton throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Karlsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braxton.
It looks like Danny Braxton has been cut.
Braxton misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Karlsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Braxton on the side of the head.
Braxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Karlsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Karlsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karlsson.
Karlsson fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Karlsson misses.
Braxton unleashes a big counter combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Braxton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karlsson.
Braxton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Braxton thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karlsson throws the kick towards the body but Braxton avoids it.
Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Braxton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karlsson slips under a jab from Braxton.
Karlsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Braxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton moves out of range of the body kick from Karlsson.
Braxton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karlsson on the side of the head.
It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Braxton.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Braxton loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Braxton loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Karlsson is looking to slow Braxton down with leg kicks.
Braxton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karlsson.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Karlsson does no damage.
Karlsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Karlsson connects with a looping right hand.
Braxton 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.
Braxton misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Braxton misses with a few strikes there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karlsson has time to react.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Braxton blocks the leg kick.
Braxton throws out a counter right but Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Braxton misses with a double jab
and Karlsson counters with a good low kick that Braxton was not able to check.
Karlsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a left to the body.
Karlsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Braxton misses with the body kick
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Braxton's body.
Karlsson avoids the head kick by Braxton.
Karlsson throws a leg kick but Braxton checks it.
Karlsson connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Karlsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton misses with a jab to the body
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a combination
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karlsson.
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karlsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Braxton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Braxton misses.
Braxton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Braxton circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but Braxton circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Braxton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Braxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Braxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braxton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Braxton defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Karlsson misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Braxton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karlsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Braxton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braxton catches Karlsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Braxton throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braxton can do to turn this around?
Karlsson wants to clinch
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karlsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Braxton off the cage and back into range.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton lands with a right hand.
Karlsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton 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.
Karlsson clinches up with Braxton and pushes him back against the cage.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson looks to clinch
and Braxton counters with a left to the body.
Braxton scores with the left hand. Karlsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Karlsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karlsson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Braxton.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton working hard to break the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Braxton pushes him off.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Braxton slips the punch.
Karlsson pushes Braxton up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karlsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Braxton as the two fighters clinch.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the side of Braxton's head.
Braxton manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Karlsson avoids them all with ease.
Braxton misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karlsson scores with a jab. Braxton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
Karlsson scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson takes one on the button.
Jonas Karlsson's cut is getting worse.
Karlsson scores with a nice body kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karlsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson digs a right hand into Braxton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braxton's gas tank.
Karlsson works on Braxton's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braxton or not.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Braxton is breathing heavily.
Karlsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton throws a front kick that sends Karlsson stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a low kick, right behind Braxton 's knee.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Karlsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Karlsson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karlsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Braxton's body.
Braxton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Braxton drops his hands momentarily and Karlsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Braxton misses.
Braxton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karlsson backs up against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a big shot that misses.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
Braxton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karlsson with a body shot.
Karlsson lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Karlsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Karlsson lands with a nice body punch.
Jonas Karlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton works the jab nicely.
Karlsson lands with a straight right. Braxton didn't see that one coming.
Braxton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a body kick.
Braxton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Braxton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Braxton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braxton misses with a double jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
Braxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karlsson has closed the distance and engaged Braxton in a clinch.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson works on Braxton's body with a couple of short punches.
Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Karlsson - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braxton wants to break free but Karlsson has control.
Jonas Karlsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Karlsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Braxton misses with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karlsson connects with a body shot.
Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Braxton tries to keep at a distance but Karlsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braxton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Braxton is trying to break the clinch but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton works on Karlsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton tries to circle away but Karlsson has him pinned against the cage.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braxton lands with a light punch inside.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Karlsson.
Braxton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karlsson blocks a head kick by Braxton.
Karlsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Braxton if he has to take too many more of those.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Braxton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karlsson can pounce on him.
Jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Karlsson connects with a crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton lands a nice shot that snaps Karlsson's head back.
Karlsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karlsson connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Braxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karlsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braxton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braxton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Braxton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karlsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Braxton wants to break free but Karlsson has control.
Braxton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braxton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braxton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karlsson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Karlsson moves out of range as Braxton throws a body kick.
Danny Braxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Karlsson catches Braxton right on the button with a cross.
Karlsson misses with a hook. Braxton ducked under it nicely.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karlsson counters with a series of strikes. Braxton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Braxton throws a hook but Karlsson avoids it easily.
Karlsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Braxton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karlsson connects with a jab.
Karlsson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Karlsson.
A left lands for Karlsson.
Braxton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
Braxton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlsson misses the target.
Braxton throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Braxton moves out of range.
Karlsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Braxton's hands.
Braxton is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Braxton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braxton seems to have recovered his senses.
Karlsson wants to clinch up but Braxton keeps it at a distance.
Braxton cracks Karlsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karlsson 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Karlsson!
Jonas Karlsson retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Jonas Karlsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenzo Kulmunki (ranked 33 p4p, 303 weight class) and Kaven Murphy (ranked 6 p4p, 44 weight class). Kenzo Kulmunki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kaven Murphy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenzo Kulmunki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulmunki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kulmunki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy sizes up Kulmunki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kulmunki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulmunki throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Kulmunki misses the shot to the body.
Kulmunki throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulmunki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kenzo Kulmunki has been cut.
Kulmunki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kulmunki has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Kulmunki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kulmunki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kulmunki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kulmunki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Kulmunki's knee but Kulmunki avoids it well.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Kulmunki checks it
and Kulmunki counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Kulmunki shakes him off and moves away.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulmunki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Kulmunki circles away.
Murphy slips under a jab from Kulmunki.
Murphy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Kulmunki misses with a body kick.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kulmunki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kulmunki! Murphy is out on his feet! Kulmunki rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Murphy is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Murphy is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenzo Kulmunki!
Kenzo Kulmunki retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Kenzo Kulmunki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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