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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Pineda (ranked 5420 p4p, 4946 weight class) and Mohamed Mcclure (ranked 512 p4p, 490 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt Dangerous knees Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingston Pineda! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohamed Mcclure! The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pineda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mcclure has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Mcclure fakes the leg kick and cracks Pineda in the body. Pineda throws a leg kick and Mcclure counters with a straight right hand. Mcclure throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mcclure scores with a shot to the body.
Pineda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mcclure. Mcclure obviously looking to wear him down.
Pineda forces Mcclure back against the cage and clinches.
Pineda breaks the clinch.
Mcclure dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Pineda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mcclures jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! This has been an exciting period of action! Mcclure throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Mcclure scores with a nice head shot. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Mcclure chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mcclure blocks a jab. Mcclure swats away the attempt to clinch by Pineda. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mcclure!
Mcclure thumps Pineda with a low kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pineda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mcclure looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Mcclure lands with a cross. A punch lands to the side of Pineda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pineda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Pineda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Mcclure.
Mcclure has a couple of punches blocked by Pineda.
A head punch on the inside from Mcclure fails to land.
Pineda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Mcclure getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A solid leg kick lands there for Mcclure.
Pineda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Pineda throws a head kick that misses and Mcclure counters with a leg kick. Pineda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Pineda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A solid leg kick lands there for Mcclure.
Mcclure digs a good hook to Pineda's body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcclure throws a leg kick which misses Pineda's front leg but catches the back leg as Pineda tries to avoid it. Pineda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mcclure uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pineda. Pineda tries to grapple but his opponent circles letting Mcclure counter with a right hand. Mcclure sizes up Pineda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Mcclure has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Pineda connects with a jab.
It looks like Mohamed Mcclure has been cut. Mcclure fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Mcclure throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. and Mcclure counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Pineda! He's just covering up as Mcclure starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohamed Mcclure!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buri Bulchiru (ranked 5002 p4p, 5045 weight class) and Irvin Curry (ranked 493 p4p, 497 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buri Bulchiru! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irvin Curry! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulchiru. Bulchiru works the jab nicely. Bulchiru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bulchiru checks a leg kick.
Bulchiru drives through and clinches with Curry against the cage.
Bulchiru is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bulchiru cracks Curry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Bulchiru throws a leg kick which misses Curry's front leg but catches the back leg as Curry tries to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A chopping leg kick lands by Bulchiru. Bulchiru misses with a body shot.
Buri Bulchiru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bulchiru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away. Curry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Bulchiru swings widly with a right hand
and Curry counters with a nice body kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bulchiru lands a leg kick that knocks Curry off balance momentarily. Bulchiru does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Curry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Bulchiru misses the shot to the body. Bulchiru lands with a cross. Bulchiru misses with a body punch
and Curry counters with a nice right hand that sends Bulchiru toppling to the canvas! Bulchiru scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Curry finish him?!
It looks like Buri Bulchiru has been cut. Bulchiru digs a good body shot into Curry's ribs. Bulchiru is looking to wear down Curry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bulchiru drops his hands for a split second and Curry immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Bulchiru face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Curry follows up with a right hand that knocks Bulchiru into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Irvin Curry! Irvin Curry took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HARDTACK 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cte Enjoyer (ranked 4860 p4p, 5051 weight class) and Dragomir Ditchev (ranked 488 p4p, 498 weight class). Enjoyer comes into the arena with Screaming at his Family in Public blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cte Enjoyer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragomir Ditchev! The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ditchev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Ditchev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Enjoyer manages to avoid it. Ditchev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Ditchev catches Enjoyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Ditchev lands the left hand. Enjoyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Enjoyer misses with a body shot.
Ditchev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Enjoyer. Enjoyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Ditchev lands a jab to the head.
Ditchev dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ditchev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enjoyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ditchev. The crowd cheers as Ditchev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Enjoyer doesn't seem phased though. Enjoyer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Enjoyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Enjoyer looks to land a left hand but Ditchev moved out of range nicely. Ditchev moves away from the strike by Enjoyer. A countering left hand to the body from Ditchev misses. Ditchev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enjoyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ditchev. Enjoyer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Ditchev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Enjoyer takes a step back to recover.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Enjoyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ditchev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Enjoyer is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Enjoyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ditchev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Enjoyer. Ditchev lands with a nice body kick. Ditchev misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ditchev. Enjoyer does a little dance to reset his feet. It looked like Enjoyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Enjoyer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ditchev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Enjoyer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Enjoyer blocks a leg kick. Ditchev scores with a nice right hand.
Enjoyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ditchev moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ditchev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Enjoyer. Ditchev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Enjoyer. Enjoyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ditchev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Enjoyer has time to react. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jab by Ditchev. Nice body punch from Ditchev. Enjoyer looks to land a right hand but Ditchev moved out of range. Ditchev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ditchev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Enjoyer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Ditchev just misses with a punch to the body.
Enjoyer misses the jab. Ditchev tries to bum rush Enjoyer with a series of wild strikes but Enjoyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Enjoyer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ditchev just manages to avoid it. Ditchev tries to bum rush Enjoyer with a series of wild strikes but Enjoyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Ditchev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Ditchev swings for the body but Enjoyer moves out of range.
And Enjoyer counters with a quick kick to the body but Ditchev blocks it. Enjoyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ditchev.
Enjoyer feinted there with a counter leg kick. Ditchev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Ditchev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. A nice leg kick lands there from Ditchev.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Ditchev. Ditchev throws a body shot but no joy. Ditchev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Enjoyer's sensitive parts. Enjoyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ditchev was well out of range. Poor timing from Enjoyer. Enjoyer walks into a straight right hand from Ditchev. Enjoyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Ditchev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ditchev thuds his right hand into Enjoyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Ditchev scores with a jab. Enjoyer acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Enjoyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Ditchev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Ditchev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Ditchev defending well as Enjoyer loads up on a big left hand. Ditchev is looking to slow Enjoyer down with leg kicks. This has been an exciting period of action! Enjoyer moves forwards but Ditchev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ditchev tries to bum rush Enjoyer with a series of wild strikes but Enjoyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault. As Ditchev looks to move away, Enjoyer throws a big counter combo but Ditchev just gets out of the way. Enjoyer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Enjoyer duly obliges.
It looks like Dragomir Ditchev has been cut. A looping hook to the body misses from Ditchev. Enjoyer does a little dance to reset his feet. Ditchev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Enjoyer moves away. A quick step to the side and Enjoyer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Enjoyer walks into a straight right hand from Ditchev. Ditchev just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Enjoyer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Enjoyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ditchev's sensitive parts. Ditchev with a nice cross. A kick lands to the mid section there for Enjoyer. Enjoyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ditchev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Enjoyer on the side of the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ditchev dips to his left and cracks Enjoyer with an uppercut! Ditchev looks to score with a jab to the body but Enjoyer is just out of range. Enjoyer is looking to wear down Ditchev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Ditchev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Ditchev dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dragomir Ditchev's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Enjoyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good standup being displayed there by Ditchev as he connects with a hook. Enjoyer misses with an uppercut. Ditchev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Enjoyer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ditchev's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Enjoyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Enjoyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Ditchev. Enjoyer moves out of range as Ditchev throws a body kick.
Enjoyer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Enjoyer throws a body punch but Ditchev moves out of range. Ditchev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Enjoyer is out of range and Ditchev settles back down. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ditchev jabs at Enjoyer's body. Enjoyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ditchev. Ditchev catches Enjoyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Ditchev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Enjoyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Ditchev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Enjoyer checks a leg kick nicely. Enjoyer is looking to counter punch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ditchev connects with a leg kick. Ditchev has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ditchev looks to score with a jab to the body but Enjoyer is just out of range. Ditchev's corner calls for a 1-2. Ditchev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ditchev. Ditchev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ditchev takes a swing at Enjoyer's ribcage but misses. Enjoyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ditchev.
Dragomir Ditchev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Good standup being displayed there by Ditchev as he connects with a hook. Enjoyer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Ditchev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Enjoyer moves away. Nice body punch from Ditchev. Ditchev swings for the body but Enjoyer moves out of range.
Ditchev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Enjoyer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Ditchev throws a body shot but no joy.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ditchev connects with a solid leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ditchev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Enjoyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Ditchev lands a body shot.
Enjoyer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ditchev throws a body shot but no joy. Ditchev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Enjoyer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Ditchev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enjoyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Ditchev connects with a body shot. Ditchev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ditchev tries to work over Enjoyer's front leg with a kick but Enjoyer checks it. A slow jab from Enjoyer misses its intended target. Ditchev is looking to land body kicks.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ditchev connects with a leg kick. Ditchev looks to land a combination. Enjoyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Ditchev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ditchev throws a body shot but no joy. Ditchev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ditchev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Enjoyer under the eye. Enjoyer takes a swing at Ditchev's ribcage but misses. Ditchev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Enjoyer.
That kick from Ditchev tenderised Enjoyer's leg. Enjoyer is trying to keep his angry face on. Enjoyer throws a shot from downtown. Ditchev moves away and avoids it. Ditchev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Ditchev catches Enjoyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Enjoyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ditchev.
Enjoyer lands with a good body shot.
 That's four 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! Ditchev dips to his left and cracks Enjoyer with an uppercut! Ditchev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Ditchev scores with a hook. A jab lands there for Ditchev. No joy there for Enjoyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ditchev lands with a hook. Enjoyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Enjoyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Enjoyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ditchev manages to avoid it. Ditchev lands with an overhand left. Ditchev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Enjoyer's hands. Enjoyer misses with a straight left. Nice body punch from Ditchev. Ditchev scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Ditchev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Dragomir Ditchev's cut. That's time! Enjoyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ditchev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enjoyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ditchev misses with a body shot
and Enjoyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Enjoyer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ditchev jabs Enjoyer to the body, keeping him at a distance. Ditchev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Ditchev thuds his right hand into Enjoyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Ditchev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. A chopping leg kick lands by Ditchev. Enjoyer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Ditchev avoids the body shot from Enjoyer.
Enjoyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Ditchev is just out of range. Enjoyer tries to bum rush Ditchev with a series of wild strikes but Ditchev uses good footwork to avoid the assault. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ditchev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Enjoyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot by Ditchev. Ditchev scores with a hook. Good standup being displayed there by Ditchev as he connects with a hook. Ditchev misses with a body shot.
Enjoyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A right-left combo lands from Ditchev. Ditchev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ditchev lunges at Enjoyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Enjoyer's hand. Ditchev lands an overhand right. Ditchev cracks a nice hook into Enjoyer's ribs. Enjoyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Dragomir Ditchev seems to be getting the better of the standup. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ditchev lands a body shot.
Enjoyer punishes Ditchev's body with a nice straight punch. Enjoyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ditchev moves out of range of the strikes. Donk. Ditchev catches Enjoyer right on the button with a cross. A jab lands there for Ditchev. Enjoyer throws a nice outside leg kick. Ditchev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enjoyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ditchev. Ditchev lands a jab to Enjoyer's midsection. Ditchev blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Ditchev misses. Ditchev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Ditchev lands with a kick to the ribs.
Enjoyer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Ditchev misses the shot to the body. Enjoyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Enjoyer needs to keep his hands up - Ditchev had a free shot at his head there. Ditchev misses with a wild body shot. It looked like Enjoyer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ditchev.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ditchev scores with a jab to the jaw. Ditchev lands a lovely overhand right. Ditchev avoids the head kick by Enjoyer.
Ditchev swings for the body but Enjoyer moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ditchev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Ditchev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Ditchev connects with a crisp jab. Cte Enjoyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ditchev lands a head shot. Enjoyer walks into a left hand. Ditchev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Enjoyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ditchev manages to avoid it. Ditchev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Enjoyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ditchev.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ditchev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ditchev throws a low kick but Enjoyer moves out of range easily. A shot to the liver by Ditchev. Beautiful body shot. Enjoyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Enjoyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ditchev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Ditchev misses with a body shot.
Ditchev lands a jab. Ditchev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Enjoyers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ditchev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Ditchev thows a body kick. Enjoyer tries to catch it but that hurt him. Dragomir Ditchev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Enjoyer walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight! Dragomir Ditchev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Ditchev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30 Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30 Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragomir Ditchev! A very excited looking Dragomir Ditchev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. In defeat, Cte Enjoyer stepped up to the mic, saying 'Can someone drive me home please?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Graham (ranked 5016 p4p, 4383 weight class) and Tallahassee Sation (ranked 494 p4p, 465 weight class). Tallahassee Sation will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drake Graham! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tallahassee Sation! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Graham connects with a crisp jab. Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sation.
Graham gets tackled into the cage by Sation. Sation maintains the clinch. Sation blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Graham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sations head. Graham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sation lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graham or not. Graham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Sation blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham. Graham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sation avoids it. Graham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sation pushes Graham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Sation fails to land. Sation misses with a hook from the clinch. Graham looks to throw an elbow but misses. Sation misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action! Sation misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sation fails to land. Sation has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Graham lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sation fails to land.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sation tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sation lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards. Sation pushes Graham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Sation softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Sation working aggressively here.
Sation blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Graham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right from Graham. A short body shot lands from Graham as the two fighters clinch.
Sation throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham. Sation lands an uppercut. Good body shot from Sation.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham. A nice left hand lands by Graham.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sation. Sation swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sation tries to throw a body punch but Graham avoids it by throwing Sation back against the cage. Still in the clinch, Sation scores with a nice short uppercut. 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! A short right hand to the side of the head by Sation. Graham misses with the head strike.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Sation avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sation lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graham backwards. Sation misses with some punches.
Graham tries a body shot but Sation blocks it.
Sation lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards. Sation tries to throw a body punch but Graham avoids it by throwing Sation back against the cage. Sation's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Sation lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Sation breaks from the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Graham crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sation - the referee stops the clock and Graham gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sation. Graham manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Graham is breathing heavily. The fighters circle momentarily. Sation darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Graham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sation makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sation clinches with his opponent.
Sation lands with a light punch inside. Graham blocks a body shot from Sation. Still in the clinch, Sation scores with a nice short uppercut. Sation lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sation lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Sation.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sation lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards. Graham blocking some punches.
Graham takes a shot to the head. Sation lands a shot to the body. Sation lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Graham is rocked! Sation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Graham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sation lands an uppercut. Sation lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sation lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Graham to his knees! Sation keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tallahassee Sation! A victorious Tallahassee Sation thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Zetterberg (ranked 2989 p4p, 2946 weight class) and Oliver Maddox (ranked 343 p4p, 339 weight class). Emil Zetterberg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oliver Maddox's chin.
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BJJ White Belt Dangerous knees Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emil Zetterberg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Maddox! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Topper Green.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice takedown defense from Zetterberg. No joy for Maddox on that attempt. Zetterberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Maddox, before circling back to the center of the mat. Zetterberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Maddox dodges the punch combination from Zetterberg.
A punch combination from Zetterberg misses. Zetterberg tries to clinch but Maddox moves out of range. Maddox closes the distance and clinches up with Zetterberg, looking for a takedown. Maddox pushes Zetterberg against the cage but Zetterberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Zetterberg is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maddox. Emil Zetterberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Maddox. Maddox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Zetterberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Zetterberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Maddox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zetterberg darts in and clinches Maddox up against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zetterberg leaning against his opponent.
Zetterberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it. Zetterberg working aggressively here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Zetterberg scores with a nice short uppercut. Zetterberg lands a left hand.
Maddox takes a knee to the side of the body. Maddox looks winded! Maddox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Zetterberg stalling against the cage.
Zetterberg works on Maddox's body with a couple of short punches. Zetterberg scores with a shoulder strike. Zetterberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zetterberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maddox backwards. Zetterberg unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Maddox out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Maddox off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Emil Zetterberg! A victorious Emil Zetterberg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrow Morningstar (ranked 2971 p4p, 2745 weight class) and Troy Pickering (ranked 341 p4p, 314 weight class). Pickering has chosen Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit as his entrance music. Troy Pickering has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darrow Morningstar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Pickering! The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pickering throws a sloppy head kick and Morningstar moves out of range easily. It looked like Morningstar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pickering. The fight stays on the outside here - Morningstar looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pickering throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Morningstar is looking to counter punch. Morningstar blocks a head kick by Pickering.
Pickering fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Morningstar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pickering. Pickering connects with a single shot there. A jab from Pickering misses. Morningstar throwing a counter right hand but Pickering manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooh!!! Pickering has knocked Morningstar down with a huge combo! Pickering steps away and waves a wobbly Morningstar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Darrow Morningstar has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pickering lands a brutal head kick. Morningstar looks out on his feet and Pickering throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Troy Pickering! In his post fight interview, Troy Pickering started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jabari Tarek (ranked 2401 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Howard Hinton (ranked 272 p4p, 335 weight class). Howard Hinton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jabari Tarek! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Hinton! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hinton shoots in for a takedown but Tarek shows good takedown defense. Hinton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Howard Hinton has been cut. Tarek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hinton doesn't seem bothered though. Tarek circles away from the clinch attempt and Tarek counters with a stiff right hand.
Hinton clinches up against the cage. Hinton avoids the elbow strike from Tarek, against the cage.
Tarek swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinton uses good head movement to avoid it. Hinton pressing his opponent against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tarek misses with a punch on the inside.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Tarek has a couple of punches blocked by Hinton.
Hinton takes an elbow to the forehead. Hinton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Tarek letting Hinton take a breather here. Hinton effectively controlling the action here. Hinton blocking some punches.
Tarek tries to throw a body punch but Hinton avoids it by throwing Tarek back against the cage. Tarek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Tarek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tarek throws a head punch that misses. Tarek working aggressively here.
Hinton blocks the elbow strike.
Tarek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tarek tries to throw a body punch but Hinton avoids it by throwing Tarek back against the cage. Hinton taking a breather. Hinton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tarek manages to break the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarek drops Hinton with a beautiful combination! Hinton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tarek is looking for the KO!
Hinton is rocked! Hinton tries to clinch there but Tarek circles away.
Tarek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hinton manages to circle out of the way. Hinton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Tarek counters with a huge right that knocks Hinton out cold! Tarek is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jabari Tarek! A relieved looking Jabari Tarek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Lyle (ranked 2598 p4p, 2776 weight class) and Rex Amwano (ranked 301 p4p, 318 weight class). Rex Amwano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Lyle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Amwano! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Amwano has knocked Lyle down with a huge combo! Amwano steps away and waves a wobbly Lyle back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Donny Lyle has been cut. A jab from Lyle misses. Lyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Amwano scores with a counter punch that sends Lyle to the canvas! Amwano smells blood - he's punishing Lyle with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lyle has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Amwano! A very excited looking Rex Amwano rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sullivan (ranked 791 p4p, 3009 weight class) and Holger Frankborger (ranked 20 p4p, 107 weight class). Frankborger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Schatten kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Sullivan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Sullivan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holger Frankborger! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frankborger throws a head punch that misses. Sullivan lands with a left to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Frankborger. Frankborger can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Frankborger blocking some punches.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan. Sullivan misses with some punches.
Frankborger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside. Frankborger lands a nice uppercut. Frankborger pushes Sullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Sullivan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Frankborger tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The referee calls for Frankborger to work.
Sullivan throws a head punch that misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Frankborger blocking some punches.
Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside. Sullivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Frankborger uses good head movement to avoid it. A short uppercut from Frankborger.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Sullivan. A head punch on the inside from Frankborger fails to land. Frankborger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan. Frankborger lands a hook to the side of the head. Sullivan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards. Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Frankborger controls the action.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but Frankborger avoids it by throwing Sullivan back against the cage. Good body shot from Frankborger.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Frankborger fails to land. Frankborger lands with a left to the head. Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Frankborger.
Frankborger taking a breather. Frankborger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Frankborger misses with a body punch.
Frankborger misses with a body punch.
Frankborger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Nice body punch from Sullivan. Frankborger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Frankborger misses with the head strike.
Frankborger misses with a body punch.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankborger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside. Frankborger misses with a punch on the inside.
Sullivan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sullivan scores with a nice short uppercut. Sullivan misses with a body punch.
Frankborger swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it. Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside. Still in the clinch, Sullivan scores with a nice short uppercut. A body shot lands from Sullivan.
Frankborger scores with a shoulder strike. Frankborger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frankborger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sullivan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Sullivan.
Frankborger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frankborger blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sullivan lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sullivan. Sullivan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankborger. Sullivan blocking some punches.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankborger blocks a body shot from Sullivan. Sullivan struggles to land a body shot inside as Frankborger controls his hands.
Sullivan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Sullivan prevents a body shot from Frankborger. Sullivan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frankborger or not. Sullivan gets through Frankborger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Sullivan misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sullivan. Frankborger misses with some punches.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action! Sullivan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Frankborger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Sullivan. Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frankborger lands on the inside with an uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Frankborger fails to land. Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Frankborger working aggressively here.
Frankborger misses with a hook from the clinch. Frankborger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short uppercut from Sullivan. Sullivan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Frankborger.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Frankborger cracks Sullivan with a nice body shot. Frankborger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan lands with a light punch inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Frankborger. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head. Frankborger throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan. Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Sullivan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sullivan dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frankborger swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan. Frankborger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Frankborger lands a jab to the nose. Frankborger pushing out the jab but it's not landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frankborger swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan forces Frankborger back against the cage and clinches. Frankborger blocking some punches.
Sullivan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Frankborger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Frankborger misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to work over Frankborger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan. Frankborger blocks a body shot from Sullivan. Sullivan lands a shoulder strike. Sullivan lands a shoulder strike. Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards. Frankborger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frankborger lands with a short head shot on the inside. Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan lands with a left to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Frankborger misses with a punch on the inside.
Sullivan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sullivan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land. Frankborger blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankborger.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Frankborger can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan. Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankborger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A head punch on the inside from Frankborger fails to land. Sullivan is working Frankborger over against the cage. Frankborger is breathing heavily. Sullivan lands a hook that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards. Frankborger trying to control the position but instead, Sullivan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frankborger into the cage. Frankborger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankborger. A body shot lands from Sullivan.
Sullivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Frankborger uses good head movement to avoid it. Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside. Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards. A short right from Sullivan on the inside. Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside. Sullivan lands with a light punch inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sullivan working some nice short punches in the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan. Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Frankborger.
Sullivan scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head. Frankborger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside. Frankborger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frankborger has a couple of punches blocked by Sullivan.
Frankborger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frankborger. A left hand lands to the body for Sullivan.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Frankborger blocks it.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan lands a right hand. Sullivan blocking some punches.
Frankborger looking to slow down the pace here. Sullivan blocks a body shot from Frankborger. Frankborger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards. Sullivan tries a body shot but Frankborger blocks it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Frankborger misses with some punches.
Frankborger gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sullivan is working Frankborger over against the cage. Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards. Frankborger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
Frankborger throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan. Sullivan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sullivan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Sullivan blocking some punches.
Sullivan tries to work over Frankborger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan. Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frankborger. A head punch on the inside from Frankborger fails to land. Sullivan tries to work over Frankborger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frankborger. Sullivan cracks Frankborger with a nice body shot. Frankborger blocking some punches.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sullivan dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Frankborger throws a hook to the side of Sullivan's head but Sullivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch. Frankborger pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frankborger.
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Frankborger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Frankborger misses with a hook from the clinch. Sullivan lands an uppercut. Frankborger misses with the head strike.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sullivan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Frankborger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frankborger can do to turn this around? Sullivan lands with a short shot to the head. Sullivan pushes Frankborger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankborger. Frankborger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Frankborger has a couple of punches blocked by Sullivan.
Frankborger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Frankborger.
A short right from Sullivan on the inside. Frankborger misses with the head strike.
Frankborger can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike. Sullivan misses with some punches.
Jack Sullivan has scored more points in the clinch so far. Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frankborger's elbow. Frankborger throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan. Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frankborger misses with a punch on the inside.
Frankborger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nice body punch from Sullivan. A right handed body shot lands from Frankborger.
A short uppercut from Sullivan. Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frankborger backwards. Frankborger throws a head punch that misses. Frankborger tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Frankborger scores with an uppercut up the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Frankborger digs a right hand into Sullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sullivan's gas tank. Sullivan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Frankborger scores with a nice hook to the head. Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short right from Sullivan. A short right hand to the side of the head by Sullivan. Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frankborger's elbow. Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head. Sullivan scores with an uppercut up the middle. Frankborger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frankborger. Frankborger blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sullivan as the two fighters clinch.
Sullivan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sullivan.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Frankborger controls the action.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sullivan throws a head punch that misses. Holger Frankborger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Frankborger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frankborger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Frankborger misses with a short punch on the inside. Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sullivan misses with a body punch.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch. Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Frankborger. Jack Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Frankborger tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sullivan scores with a shot to the side of Frankborger's head. Frankborger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Sullivan.
Frankborger misses with some punches.
Frankborger tries to throw a body punch but Sullivan avoids it by throwing Frankborger back against the cage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Frankborger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frankborger prevents a body shot from Sullivan. A short right from Sullivan on the inside. Good body shot from Sullivan.
Frankborger scores with a shoulder strike. Frankborger stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Frankborger lands with a short head shot on the inside. Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankborger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards. Frankborger misses with some punches.
Frankborger misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Frankborger. Frankborger misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Jack Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sullivan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Erwin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sullivan!
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