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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Tycoon (ranked 4303 p4p, 4339 weight class) and Pax Au Telemanus (ranked 393 p4p, 394 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pax Au Telemanus!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon lands a slapping body shot.
Telemanus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tycoon.
Telemanus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tycoon there.
Tycoon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Telemanus did well to prevent Tycoon getting side control.
Tycoon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tycoon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tycoon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tycoon wants to control but Telemanus is keeping him busy.
Tycoon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tycoon stalling.
Tycoon is trying to control the action in half guard but Telemanus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tycoon looks to land a strike but Telemanus avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tycoon trying to control the position from guard on top but Telemanus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tycoon postures up in Telemanus's guard and throws a big left but Telemanus blocks it.
Telemanus is trying to keep Tycoon in close.
Tycoon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tycoon throwing strikes but missing.
That's two 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.
Tycoon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tycoon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Telemanus is fending him off so far but Tycoon persists. Nope, Telemanus circles away and we're back to standing.
Tycoon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Telemanus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tycoon takes a step back to recover.
A head kick by Tycoon misses
and Telemanus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Telemanus tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tycoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tycoon misses the jab.
Telemanus throws a head kick that half lands.
Tycoon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telemanus throws a punch but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Nice body punch from Tycoon - that landed with a thud.
Tycoon takes an elbow to the temple.
Telemanus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tycoon is breathing heavily.
Telemanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Telemanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Telemanus lands a nice elbow.
Tycoon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Telemanus trying to land knees to the body.
Telemanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Tycoon avoids the damage to the body.
Tycoon is trying to stall.
Tycoon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tycoon working hard to break the clinch.
Tycoon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tycoon struggles to land a body shot inside as Telemanus controls his hands.
Tycoon managing to block the knees to the body from Telemanus.
Telemanus lands an elbow inside.
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!
Tycoon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Telemanus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Telemanus blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tycoon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Telemanus has him pressed against the cage.
Telemanus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tycoon up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tycoon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Telemanus backwards.
Telemanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tycoon.
Telemanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tycoon is defending well for now.
Tycoon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tycoon breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pax Au Telemanus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tycoon throws a hook but Telemanus avoids it easily.
Telemanus throws a big counter head kick but Tycoon avoids it with no problem.
Telemanus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Telemanus moves away from the strike by Tycoon.
Telemanus throws a head kick that misses.
Telemanus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tycoon.
Tycoon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Telemanus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tycoon is out of range.
Telemanus blocks a head kick by Tycoon.
Tycoon tries to clinch but Telemanus is having none of it.
Tycoon moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTelemanus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telemanus is looking to clinch.
Tycoon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tycoon fails to land with a series of punches.
Tycoon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Telemanus responds with a good body kick, but Tycoon manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telemanus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Telemanus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tycoon looks to score with a jab to the body but Telemanus is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Telemanus.
Telemanus slips a jab from Tycoon.
Tycoon connects with a single shot there.
A solid body kick from Telemanus.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tycoon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tycoon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Telemanus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Telemanus feints a counter leg kick.
Tycoon tries to clinch but Telemanus is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Telemanus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Telemanus avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Tycoon takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon swings for the body but Telemanus moves out of range.
Telemanus scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tycoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Telemanus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tycoon moves out of range as Telemanus strikes.
Telemanus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tycoon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Telemanus. Telemanus obviously looking to wear him down.
Telemanus throws a leg kick that misses.
Telemanus throws a head kick but Tycoon moves out of range.
Tycoon tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telemanus misses with a kick to the body.
Tycoon tries to bum rush Telemanus with a series of wild strikes but Telemanus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tycoon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tycoon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Telemanus.
Telemanus closes the distance and clinches.
Tycoon wants to break free but Telemanus has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Telemanus obliges.
Telemanus stalling the fight.
Telemanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tycoon avoids it.
Tycoon is trying to break free.
Telemanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tycoon avoids it.
Knees to the body from Telemanus.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Telemanus landing knees to the body.
Pax Au Telemanus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Telemanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Telemanus lands an elbow just above Tycoon 's eye.
 It looks like Tyson Tycoon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Telemanus stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Telemanus.
Telemanus is pushing Tycoon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Telemanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Telemanus looking to throw knees to the head but Tycoon is blocking nicely.
Telemanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Tycoon avoids the damage to the body.
Telemanus missing with knees to the body.
Telemanus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Telemanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Telemanus trying to land knees to the body.
Telemanus leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pax Au Telemanus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyson Tycoon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Telemanus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tycoon.
Telemanus is trying to counter with his kicks.
Telemanus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Telemanus slaps away a takedown attempt from Tycoon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Telemanus avoids the head kick by Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a head kick that misses
and Telemanus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Telemanus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Telemanus moves away from the strike by Tycoon.
Telemanus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tycoon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telemanus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tycoon, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tycoon tries to throw a body punch but Telemanus avoids it by throwing Tycoon back against the cage.
Telemanus has Tycoon pushed against the cage.
Tycoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Telemanus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telemanus has Tycoon pressed against the cage.
Telemanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Telemanus lands an elbow just above Tycoon 's eye.
Telemanus lands an elbow that stopped Tycoon in his tracks for a moment.
Telemanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Tycoon won't want to take too many of those.
Telemanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Telemanus misses with an elbow over the top.
Telemanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tycoon avoids it.
Tycoon stalling in the clinch but Telemanus improves position.
Telemanus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tycoon managing to block the knees to the body from Telemanus.
Tycoon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Telemanus.
A short left from Telemanus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon avoiding damage as Telemanus throws knees to the body.
Telemanus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Telemanus avoiding damage.
Telemanus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Telemanus.
Tycoon tries a body shot but Telemanus blocks it.
Tycoon avoiding damage as Telemanus throws knees to the body.
Tycoon trying to control the position but instead, Telemanus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tycoon into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Telemanus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tycoon tries to break free but Telemanus pushes him back against the cage.
Tycoon is trying to break the clinch but Telemanus is controlling him.
Telemanus lands an elbow inside that Tycoon shrugs off.
Tycoon dodges an elbow strike from Telemanus.
Tycoon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Telemanus avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Telemanus throws a fast counter high kick but Tycoon manages to duck under it in time.
Tycoon misses with a body shot.
Tycoon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Telemanus at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Telemanus.
Telemanus lands a high kick!
Tyson Tycoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pax Au Telemanus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Telemanus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pax Au Telemanus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tycoon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Telemanus is looking for the big counter here.
Tycoon misses with a left hand
and Telemanus counters with a good, hard body kick but Tycoon shrugs it off.
Telemanus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tycoon. That did some damage!
Tycoon wants to clinch up but Telemanus keeps it at a distance.
Telemanus throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon looks to land a combination but Telemanus avoids it well.
Tycoon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Telemanus.
Telemanus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Telemanus throws a sloppy head kick and Tycoon moves out of range easily.
Tycoon is looking to counter punch.
Telemanus throws a front kick that sends Tycoon stumbling back into the cage.
Telemanus ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
Telemanus throws a head kick that misses.
Tycoon throws a body punch but Telemanus moves out of range.
Tycoon backing away here, and Telemanus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tycoon cracks Telemanus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Telemanus blocks a head kick by Tycoon.
Tycoon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pax Au Telemanus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Telemanus 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pax Au Telemanus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimundo Duckworth (ranked 4338 p4p, 4385 weight class) and Albert Newton (ranked 395 p4p, 400 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 Montreal, Raimundo Duckworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Newton!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duckworth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton looks to throw the jab but Duckworth is out of range.
Newton takes one to the chin there.
 It looks like Albert Newton has been cut.
Duckworth misses with a low kick.
Duckworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duckworth cracks Newton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Newton wants to clinch
and Duckworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Newton tries to clinch up but Duckworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Newton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Newton lands a big head kick that sends Duckworth tumbling to the mat! Newton takes a step backwards and waves Duckworth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Duckworth is rocked!
It looks like Raimundo Duckworth has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duckworth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Duckworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duckworth lands a glancing blow to the side of Newton's head.
Duckworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Newton misses with a low kick as Duckworth jumps back.
Duckworth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Newton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckworth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newton.
A cross from Duckworth lands.
Duckworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duckworth misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely.
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Duckworth moves out of range easily.
Newton stuns Duckworth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newton misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Duckworth.
Newton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duckworth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Newton tries to land a front kick but Duckworth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newton swings widly with a right hand
and Duckworth counters with a nice body kick.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton thuds his shin into the meat of Duckworth's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duckworth swings widly with a right hand
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Newton darts in and clinches Duckworth up against the cage.
Newton tries to break free but Duckworth pushes him back against the cage.
Newton breaks from the clinch.
Newton misses with a body kick.
Newton misses the jab.
Duckworth moves into range and clinches up with Newton.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Duckworth.
Duckworth pushes Newton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duckworth.
Newton tries to circle away but Duckworth has him pinned against the cage.
Newton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duckworth.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Duckworth moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Duckworth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Newton. Beautiful body shot.
Newton looks to clinch
and Duckworth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duckworth thuds his right hand into Newton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duckworth.
Duckworth backing away here, and Newton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Newton lands a glancing blow to the side of Duckworth's head.
A jab lands there for Duckworth.
Newton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duckworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Newton's head.
Newton tries to keep at a distance but Duckworth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Newton can't break the clinch.
Newton misses with a punch to the body.
Newton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Duckworth does it's job there.
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!
Newton slips under a jab from Duckworth.
Duckworth throws out a loose jab but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duckworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duckworth clinches.
Duckworth blocks a body shot from Newton.
Duckworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton wants to clinch up but Duckworth keeps it at a distance.
Duckworth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Duckworth misses with a straight left.
Duckworth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Newton is out of range and Duckworth settles back down.
The fighters circling - Duckworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duckworth looks to land a left hand but Newton moved out of range nicely.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Duckworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duckworth clinches.
Newton tries a body shot but Duckworth blocks it.
Duckworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duckworth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Duckworth scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Duckworth dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duckworth throws a big shot that misses.
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duckworth.
Newton throws a head kick but Duckworth moves out of range.
Duckworth lands a head shot.
Newton tries to keep at a distance but Duckworth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duckworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newton throws a wild body kick that Duckworth sees coming a mile off.
Duckworth throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duckworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newton can do to turn this around?
Newton misses with a head kick.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton slips a jab from Duckworth.
Newton throws a fast counter high kick but Duckworth manages to duck under it in time.
Newton lands an overhand right.
Newton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Duckworth misses the target.
Newton moves in looking to clinch but Duckworth pushes him off.
Duckworth throws a counter high kick but Newton was just alert enough to avoid it.
Newton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckworth throws a big shot that misses.
Duckworth looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Duckworth looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Duckworth moves out of range easily.
Duckworth defending well as Newton loads up on a big left hand.
Newton lands with a right hand.
Duckworth tries to clinch up but Newton circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Newton as he checks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Newton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Newton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Newton clobbers Duckworth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Newton pounces like a tiger and cracks Duckworth with a vicious hook! Duckworth is down but not out! Newton follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Albert Newton!
Albert Newton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Kaboom (ranked 4348 p4p, 4291 weight class) and Kelvin Roth (ranked 397 p4p, 392 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Kaboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Roth!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaboom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kaboom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Kelvin Roth has been cut.
Roth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaboom.
Kaboom misses with a wild body shot.
Roth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaboom has managed to clinch.
Kaboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Kaboom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roth misses with a punch to the body.
Kaboom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kaboom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaboom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaboom scores with a hook to the body.
Roth misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaboom digs a right hand into Roth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roth's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Kaboom as the two fighters clinch.
Roth looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Kaboom.
Kaboom scores with a hook to the body.
Kaboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Kaboom as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kaboom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kaboom as the two fighters clinch.
Kaboom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaboom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kaboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaboom misses with a body punch.
Kaboom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Kaboom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roth.
Kaboom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roth blocks a body shot from Kaboom.
Kaboom misses with a punch to the body.
Kaboom lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Kaboom.
Kaboom misses with a body punch.
Kaboom misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Kaboom.
Kaboom blocks an uppercut.
Kaboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaboom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roth prevents a body shot from Kaboom.
Roth blocks a body shot from Kaboom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaboom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaboom lands a body shot.
Kaboom tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Kaboom misses with a body punch.
Kaboom lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaboom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaboom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaboom digs a right hand underneath Roth's ribcage. Roth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaboom misses with a body punch.
Kaboom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaboom digs a right hand underneath Roth's ribcage. Roth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaboom tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kaboom - that landed with a thud.
Kaboom tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Kaboom lands with a light punch inside.
Kaboom lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaboom.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaboom.
Kaboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaboom tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaboom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Roth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaboom misses with a body punch.
Kaboom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaboom can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaboom.
Kaboom lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roth prevents a body shot from Kaboom.
Kaboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaboom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Kaboom tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Kaboom lands a body punch.
Kaboom pushes Roth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaboom digs a right hand into Roth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roth's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Kaboom - that landed with a thud.
Kaboom lands a body punch.
Kaboom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaboom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roths head.
Kaboom works on Roth's body with a couple of short punches.
Kaboom scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaboom tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaboom.
Kaboom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaboom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Kaboom.
Kaboom is working Roth over against the cage.
Kaboom lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaboom.
Kaboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaboom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roths head.
Kaboom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaboom.
Kaboom misses with a punch to the body.
Kaboom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Nice body punch from Kaboom.
Kaboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Kaboom on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roth prevents a body shot from Kaboom.
Kaboom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaboom misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaboom.
Kaboom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Al Kaboom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Roth's cut.
That's time! Kaboom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roth walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Kaboom! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Al Kaboom!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallahassee Sation (ranked 2820 p4p, 3814 weight class) and Colton Plant (ranked 296 p4p, 380 weight class). Tallahassee Sation could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Colton Plant's 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tallahassee Sation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colton Plant!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sation throws a jab when Plant was well out of range.
Plant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sation throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sation ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sation throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Sation.
Sation seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Sation.
A little feinted left hand from Sation on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Plant, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant misses the jab.
Plant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sation looks for the body kick but Plant saw that one coming.
Plant misses with a hook
and Sation finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sation with a jab.
It looks like Colton Plant has been cut.
Sation walks into a jab.
Plant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Plant misses with a hook
and Sation counters with a body kick.
Plant looks winded!
Sation throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sation scores with a hook.
Sation definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plant looks to land a left hand but Sation moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Sation misses
and Plant counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Plant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sation.
Plant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Plant.
Plant throws an overhand right that lands on Sation's shoulder, as Sation tries to avoid the shot.
Plant connects with a single shot there.
Sation avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant loads up on a big right hand but Sation slips the punch.
Sation with a jab.
Plant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sation tests Plant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sation misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Plant. Beautiful body shot.
Colton Plant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sation looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sation fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plant manages to avoid it.
Plant was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sation throws a wild body kick that Plant sees coming a mile off.
Sation doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plant throws a shot from downtown. Sation moves away and avoids it.
Sation swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Plant connects with a leg kick.
Plant throws a leg kick which misses Sation's front leg but catches the back leg as Sation tries to avoid it.
We've been informed that Plant has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sation tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sation misses with an uppercut.
Plant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Plant misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sation checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sation on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sation pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plant defending well as Sation loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colton Plant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colton Plant's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Plant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sation cracks Plant with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Plant looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away๏ฟฝ can Sation finish him?
 Plant is rocked!
Plant throws an off balance right hand
and Sation counters with a solid body kick.
Plant is still on wobbly legs! Can Sation finish him?
Sation wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sation ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Sation! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tallahassee Sation!
After winning the bout, Tallahassee Sation 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irvin Curry (ranked 3383 p4p, 3290 weight class) and Troy Pickering (ranked 339 p4p, 326 weight class). Pickering is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irvin Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Pickering!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickering looks to land a combination but Curry avoids it well.
Pickering finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Curry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pickering misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Curry blocks the leg kick.
Curry wants to clinch.
Pickering lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Curry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickering takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickering tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curry tries to clinch but Pickering moves out of range.
Curry lands with a slapping head kick.
Curry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Irvin Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry tries to clinch but Pickering moves out of range.
Pickering unleashes a big counter combination but Curry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Curry lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Pickering can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Curry and Pickering drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Curry.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irvin Curry!
Irvin Curry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Lyle (ranked 3295 p4p, 2170 weight class) and Alex New World (ranked 327 p4p, 237 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Lyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex New World!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
New World avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lyle throws a body punch but New World moves out of range.
Lyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lyle misses with the combination.
New World looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Donny Lyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Lyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Alex New World has been cut.
New World uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lyle.
Lyle misses with an uppercut. New World saw that one coming.
It seemed like New World was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
New World throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
New World bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyle avoids a kick to the body.
New World looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lyle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
New World lands a jab.
It looks like Donny Lyle has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
New World connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lyle. Lyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
New World fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyle manages to avoid it.
Lyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
New World misses with a straight left.
Lyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but New World circles away quickly and effectively.
New World throws out a loose jab but Lyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lyle misses with a hook
and New World counters with a huge left! Lyle is in big trouble! He's backing up but New World isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lyle from any more damage. A dominating finish by New World!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex New World!
Alex New World took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ELITE Exclusive Nutrition & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jabari Tarek (ranked 2065 p4p, 2124 weight class) and Rex Amwano (ranked 218 p4p, 227 weight class). Tarek comes into the arena with โPanther Like A Panther (Miracle Mix edit)โ by Run The Jewels ft. Trina blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jabari Tarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Amwano!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Rex Amwano has been cut.
Amwano scores with a spinning back kick!
Tarek throws a lazy right hand but Amwano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Amwano tenderised Tarek's leg. Tarek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tarek throws a jab when Amwano was well out of range.
Tarek dips to his left and cracks Amwano with an uppercut!
Tarek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Amwano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tarek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amwano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tarek throws a nice looking combination but Amwano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Amwano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tarek scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Jabari Tarek has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Amwano - that will leave a mark!
Tarek is breathing heavily.
Tarek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amwano sends Tarek crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Amwano is motioning to the referee to let Tarek up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tarek is rocked!
Amwano ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Tarek out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rex Amwano!
Rex Amwano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Jabari Tarek had this to say: 'Red is my bad color! Lodi rigged this fight by putting me in this corner, I wanted blue! Run it back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Zetterberg (ranked 1095 p4p, 2002 weight class) and Dragomir Ditchev (ranked 127 p4p, 213 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emil Zetterberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragomir Ditchev!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ditchev blocks the body kick.
Zetterberg works the jab nicely.
It looks like Dragomir Ditchev has been cut.
Zetterberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zetterberg blocks an uppercut.
Zetterberg stalling.
Ditchev tries to work over Zetterberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ditchev avoiding damage as Zetterberg throws knees to the body.
Ditchev tries to work over Zetterberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zetterberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ditchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ditchev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zetterberg avoids it.
Ditchev trying to land knees to the body.
Zetterberg lands an uppercut.
Zetterberg lands with a left to the head.
Ditchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zetterberg lands a shot to the body.
Ditchev looks winded!
Ditchev throws a head punch that misses.
Zetterberg blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ditchev being controlled against the cage.
Ditchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Zetterberg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetterberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ditchev throws a head punch that misses.
Ditchev misses with some punches.
Zetterberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zetterberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zetterberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zetterberg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ditchev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zetterberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ditchev backwards.
A shot in the inside from Zetterberg.
Ditchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ditchev struggles to land a body shot inside as Zetterberg controls his hands.
Zetterberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ditchev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ditchev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zetterberg slows down the pace here.
Zetterberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zetterberg gets through Ditchev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetterberg is stalling here.
Ditchev working aggressively here.
Ditchev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zetterberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ditchev swings wildly with an uppercut but Zetterberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ditchev throws a head punch that misses.
Ditchev misses with the head strike.
Ditchev misses with a punch to the body.
Ditchev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zetterberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ditchev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zetterberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Ditchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ditchev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zetterberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Zetterberg.
Zetterberg avoiding damage.
Ditchev tries to throw a body punch but Zetterberg avoids it by throwing Ditchev back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetterberg cracks Ditchev with a nice body shot.
Zetterberg pushes Ditchev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ditchev is rocked!
Nice body punch from Zetterberg - that landed with a thud.
Ditchev is still on wobbly legs! Can Zetterberg finish him?
Zetterberg lands a big right hand that drops Ditchev! The killer instinct kicks in and Zetterberg finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Zetterberg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emil Zetterberg!
Emil Zetterberg retains his heavyweight title!
Emil Zetterberg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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