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V.66 : Traianus Vs Eses PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dubonet's choice of entrance music: Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Egorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick
letting Egorov counter with a right hand.
Dubonet tries to land a body kick
and Egorov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Egorov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dubonet trying to control here.
Egorov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dubonet doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Egorov.
Dubonet is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dubonet is just riding it out for now. Egorov eventually gives up the hold.
Dubonet pushes Egorov off looking to stand but Egorov dives back in and keeps control.
Dubonet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Egorov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Egorov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dubonet has managed to free his arm - good work.
Egorov trying to advance position but Dubonet counters by regaining guard.
Egorov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dubonet is trying to keep Egorov in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Egorov stands and throws Dubonet's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dubonet tries to escape but Egorov is in control.
Dubonet stops Egorov from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egorov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dubonet is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Dubonet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egorov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet is trying to improve his position.
Dubonet pushes Egorov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Egorov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Egorov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Egorov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Egorov swings around for an armbar but Dubonet sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Egorov's guard.
Dubonet is looking to stand up but Egorov won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dubonet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dubonet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dubonet postures up.
Dubonet wants to stand but Egorov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dubonet throws and elbow that misses. Egorov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dubonet's guard. Nice move by Egorov!
Egorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dubonet controlling Egorov's posture.
Egorov tries to free his leg and advance position but Dubonet is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Egorov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dubonet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Egorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dubonet throws a head kick but Egorov moves out of range.
Dubonet misses with a double jab
and Egorov counters with a takedown into side control.
Dubonet tries to improve position but can't.
Dubonet struggling a bit here.
Egorov trying to control the action but Dubonet is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Dubonet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Egorov tries for a kimura but Dubonet is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov throws an elbow but Dubonet slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dubonet is trying to control Egorov's posture but Egorov avoids it.
Dubonet is trying to improve his position.
Egorov wants to control but Dubonet is keeping him busy.
Egorov tries for a kimura but Dubonet is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Egorov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dubonet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dubonet is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Egorov off and has taken his back!
Dubonet is throwing shots to the body but Egorov manages to wriggle free. Dubonet pounces on him again and ends up in Egorov's guard.
Dubonet wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Egorov's closed guard. He's half up but Egorov has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Egorov pivots and extends the arm, Dubonet falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Egorov! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Egorov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucky Kuklinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nathan Mir has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 Las Vegas, Nathan Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chucky Kuklinski!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir looks to land a combination but Kuklinski avoids it well.
Kuklinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mir.
Mir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuklinski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kuklinski is pushing down on Mir's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mir is fighting to maintain full guard but Kuklinski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kuklinski moves nicely into side control.
Mir is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski advances nicely into full mount.
Mir defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kuklinski.
Kuklinski looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuklinski wants to take Mir's back here but Mir is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kuklinski prevents Mir from getting the reversal.
Kuklinski working for a guillotine from mount but Mir is in no mood to give up.
Kuklinski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski wants to control the pace but Mir is squirming around nicely.
Mir tries to lock up and control but Kuklinski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kuklinski trying to control but Mir is having none of it.
Mir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuklinski looking to secure an arm triangle but Mir defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski controlling the position easily from mount.
Mir stops Kuklinski from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Mir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kuklinski content just to control the position here.
Kuklinski with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kuklinski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mir is looking to escape.
Kuklinski controlling the position easily from mount.
Mir tries to hold on but Kuklinski pushes him away.
Kuklinski trying to control but Mir is having none of it.
Mir tries to lock up and control but Kuklinski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chucky Kuklinski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuklinski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mir counters with a straight right hand.
Mir misses with an uppercut.
Kuklinski 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.
Mir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuklinski counters with a shoot takedown. Mir fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir keeping full guard, as Kuklinski tries to pass.
Kuklinski wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir has Kuklinski pulled in close to control his posture.
Kuklinski passes Mir's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mir tries to roll over but Kuklinski keeps him under control.
Mir is working hard here to advance position.
Mir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuklinski on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuklinski seems to be looking for submissions.
Mir is looking to control Kuklinski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mir avoid being mounted?
Kuklinski prevents Mir from improving his position.
Kuklinski is keen to just control but Mir is a slippery customer.
Mir kicks Kuklinski off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuklinski is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Mir misses.
A low kick from Mir misses
and Kuklinski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mir!
Mir wants to control but Kuklinski is having none of it.
Mir might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mir can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuklinski seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mir is holding on tight.
Kuklinski forces the positional change into back control.
Kuklinski is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mir defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mir just trying to survive but Kuklinski is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuklinski doesn't have the hooks in and Mir manages to turn into his guard.
Kuklinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chucky Kuklinski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good work by Kuklinski as he checks the leg kick.
Kuklinski shoots and misses
and Mir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuklinski shoots and misses
and Mir counters with a crisp one two that drops Kuklinski! Mir thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kuklinski to his feet! Kuklinski is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throws a leg kick but Kuklinski checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Kuklinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Mir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mir cracks Kuklinski with a good jab.
Kuklinski avoids the head kick by Mir.
Mir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuklinski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Mir looks to land a combination but Kuklinski avoids it well.
Kuklinski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuklinski's knee momentarily.
Nathan Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chucky Kuklinski.
Mir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mir throws a leg kick but Kuklinski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mir. Those never looked like landing.
Nathan Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuklinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mir.
Nathan Mir is winning the standup battle so far.
Mir tries to work over Kuklinski's front leg with a kick but Kuklinski checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuklinski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nathan Mir!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Man Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Bonaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cornbread, 'lasses And Sassafrass Tea. Bonaza has chosen Mnemic-Deathbox as his entrance music. Man Cage 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Man Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Bonaza!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage dodges the punch combination from Bonaza.
Cage lands a nice hook to Bonaza's body. Bonaza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonaza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cage scores with a hook.
Bonaza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cage lunges at Bonaza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonaza's hand.
Bonaza tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage blocks a head kick by Bonaza.
Cage takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonaza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bonaza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonaza is just out of range.
Bonaza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Bonaza catches Cage right on the button with a cross.
Bonaza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Bonaza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cage lands with a shot to the body.
Bonaza with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaza works Cage's body with a nice hook.
Bonaza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonaza works Cage's body with a nice hook.
Bonaza scores with a nice body kick.
Cage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonaza to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonaza tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonaza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Bonaza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonaza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cage misses with a body shot
and Bonaza counters with a left and a right that stings Cage.
Bonaza misses with the combination.
Bonaza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cage eats them both and turns towards Bonaza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cage is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaza scores with a jab to the body.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonaza lands a head kick. Cage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bonaza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cage misses with a shot to the body
and Bonaza counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonaza connects with a single shot there.
Cage avoids the head kick by Bonaza.
Bonaza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonaza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cage rather than just go for the knockout.
Cage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonaza cracks Cage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonaza lands a jab-cross combination.
Cage is rocked!
Bonaza grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Cage takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Bonaza cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raul Bonaza!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Duper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raffer Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raffer Steele will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Duper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raffer Steele!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duper tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steele counters with a body kick.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with a nice body kick.
Duper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Duper is breathing heavily.
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!
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Steele.
Duper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Duper's front leg but catches the back leg as Duper tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steele thuds his shin into the meat of Duper's side.
Duper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Super Duper has been cut.
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duper closes the distance but Steele moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steele scores with a push kick.
Duper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Steele throws a front kick that sends Duper stumbling back into the cage.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Duper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Duper's front leg but catches the back leg as Duper tries to avoid it.
That kick from Steele tenderised Duper's leg. Duper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steele cracks the inside of Duper's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Steele cracks the inside of Duper's front leg.
Steele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duper. That did some damage!
Steele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steele. That one must have hurt.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Duper tries to clinch but Steele moves away
and Steele counters with a good low kick that Duper was not able to check.
Duper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duper doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow Duper down.
Duper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duper avoids the head kick by Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raffer Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Duper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow Duper down.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duper moves to clinch but Steele breaks away
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steele counters with a good low kick that Duper was not able to check.
Duper blocks a head kick by Steele.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steele counters with a thumping low kick.
Duper closes the distance but Steele moves to the side
and Steele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Duper's front leg but catches the back leg as Duper tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duper's calf.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
That kick from Steele tenderised Duper's leg. Duper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steele connects with a leg kick. Duper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duper's sensitive parts.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Super Duper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steele!
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Super Duper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duper closes the distance but Steele moves to the side
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duper tries to clinch up
and Steele counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Steele.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steele feints and then cracks Duper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duper down.
Steele throws a nice head kick!
Steele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steele.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Duper tries to clinch up
and Steele counters with a nice body kick.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duper avoids the head kick by Steele.
Duper closes the distance but Steele moves to the side
and Steele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Steele lands a leg kick that knocks Duper off balance momentarily.
Duper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Steele tenderised Duper's leg. Duper is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raffer Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Super Duper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duper tries to clinch but Steele moves away
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Steele.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raffer Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow Duper down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a head kick. Duper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from Steele tenderised Duper's leg. Duper is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Duper's front leg but catches the back leg as Duper tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele scores with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Steele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Duper tries to clinch
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duper under the eye.
Duper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steele.
Steele thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Duper if he has to take too many more of those.
Duper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steele.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steele.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Duper's front leg but catches the back leg as Duper tries to avoid it.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steele counters with a leg kick.
Duper avoids the head kick by Steele.
Duper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steele counters with a low kick, right behind Duper 's knee.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele lands a nice looking body kick.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duper's calf.
Steele lands a leg kick that knocks Duper off balance momentarily.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele feints and then cracks Duper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duper down.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele lands a leg kick that knocks Duper off balance momentarily.
Duper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Super Duper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raffer Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steele 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raffer Steele!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Mac Taylor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor misses with a shot to the body
and Drago counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Drago.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor throws a head kick that misses
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drago chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Mac Taylor has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Drago.
Drago stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drago darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
Drago lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Drago lands a big elbow that drops Taylor! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Taylor is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duke LaCrosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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202 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke LaCrosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy James!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaCrosse closes the distance and clinches up with James, looking for a takedown. LaCrosse pushes James against the cage but James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
LaCrosse misses with a body shot.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and LaCrosse counters with a head kick. That will keep James thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
LaCrosse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James cracks LaCrosse with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. James has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning LaCrosse to stand back up!
LaCrosse is rocked!
It looks like Duke LaCrosse has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lunges in with a left hook that violently twists LaCrosse head around and knocks him out cold! James hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddy James!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Souto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dureal Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snopp Dogg - Sweat. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolando Souto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dureal Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Souto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Souto wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Souto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Robinson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Robinson working for a triangle but Souto defends it easily.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Souto from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rolando Souto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Robinson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Robinson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but Souto is working from the bottom.
Souto wants to stand but Robinson is controlling the position.
Dureal Robinson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Souto misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Souto!
Souto bucks Robinson off and manages to get back to his feet!
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Souto counters with a two punch combo.
Souto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Souto is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is working for a kimura here but Souto manages to reverse the position and he's now in Robinson's guard.
Souto trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Souto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Souto trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Souto pushing down on Robinson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Robinson is staying active underneath Souto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dureal Robinson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Souto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Robinson!
Souto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Souto is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Souto extends the arm and Robinson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rolando Souto!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rach Trask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tau Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trask's entrance music is "Inner Light" by Schocking Lemon. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rach Trask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tau Fang!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trask misses with a lunging right hand
and Fang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Rach Trask has been cut.
Fang is looking to clinch but Trask is avoiding it.
Trask misses the shot to the body.
Fang connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trask scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trask cracks the inside of Fang's front leg.
Fang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trask.
Fang 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.
Trask misses with a two punch combination.
Fang takes one on the button.
Fang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fang looks to throw the jab but Trask is out of range.
Trask jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trask just misses with a punch to the body.
Fang ducks under a wild hook from Trask.
Trask avoids a kick to the body.
Trask lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fang circles away quickly and effectively.
Fang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trask.
Fang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trask misses with a left hand
and Fang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trask lands with a straight right. Fang didn't see that one coming.
Fang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Tau Fang has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trask.
Fang looks gassed!
Trask checks a leg kick nicely.
Trask throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trask lands a nice hook to Fang's body. Fang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trask scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trask. That's going to slow Fang down.
Trask scores with a decent looking hook.
Fang is rocked!
Trask wobbles Fang with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Trask dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Fang to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rach Trask!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syezd Kepe Eses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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285 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Syezd Kepe Eses!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kepe Eses moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Traianus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Traianus scores with a nice right hand.
Traianus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kepe Eses.
Traianus throws a right hand that misses
letting Kepe Eses counter with a right hand.
It looks like Marcus Ulpius Traianus has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kepe Eses dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Traianus. That did some damage!
Kepe Eses lands with a good body shot.
Traianus is breathing heavily.
Kepe Eses scores with a nice body kick.
Kepe Eses scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kepe Eses.
Kepe Eses feints and then cracks Traianus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Traianus down.
Kepe Eses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Traianus.
Traianus ducks under a wild hook from Kepe Eses.
Kepe Eses stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Traianus.
Kepe Eses scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traianus blocks a leg kick.
Kepe Eses throws a right hand that Traianus ducks under and follows up with a left that Traianus also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kepe Eses misses
and Traianus counters with a stiff right hand.
Kepe Eses tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kepe Eses thows a leg kick but Traianus checks it
and Traianus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Traianus throws a poor cross that misses
and Kepe Eses counters with an outside leg kick.
Traianus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kepe Eses.
Good leg kick by Kepe Eses there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kepe Eses throws a low kick, looking for Traianus's leg but Traianus calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kepe Eses feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Traianus's calf.
Kepe Eses looks to land a left hand but Traianus moved out of range nicely.
Kepe Eses throws a wild body kick that Traianus sees coming a mile off.
Kepe Eses throws a sloppy head kick and Traianus moves out of range easily.
Traianus misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kepe Eses counter with a right hand.
Traianus throws a poor cross that misses
and Kepe Eses counters with a good low kick that Traianus was not able to check.
Kepe Eses misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kepe Eses throws a body kick the misses
and Traianus counters with a leg kick.
Traianus throws an off balance right hand
and Kepe Eses counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Kepe Eses is predictable there
and Traianus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Traianus is predictable there
and Kepe Eses counters with a low kick, right behind Traianus 's knee.
Kepe Eses fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Traianus is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kepe Eses scores with a leg kick.
Traianus wants to land a leg kick but Kepe Eses is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syezd Kepe Eses dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kepe Eses ducks under a wild hook from Traianus.
Traianus checks a leg kick nicely.
Traianus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Syezd Kepe Eses has been cut.
Traianus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Traianus lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Traianus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Traianus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Traianus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kepe Eses manages to avoid it.
Kepe Eses is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kepe Eses misses with a left hand
and Traianus counters with a nice uppercut.
Kepe Eses steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traianus.
Traianus throws a combination that misses
letting Kepe Eses counter with a right hand.
Kepe Eses throws a leg kick but Traianus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Traianus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Traianus lands a big head kick that sends Kepe Eses tumbling to the mat! Traianus takes a step backwards and waves Kepe Eses back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kepe Eses misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Traianus lands with a cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kepe Eses in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kepe Eses takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kepe Eses misses with the body kick
and Traianus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Traianus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kepe Eses throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Traianus to counter with a crisp jab.
Traianus misses with a head kick.
Kepe Eses thows a leg kick but Traianus checks it
and Traianus counters with a low kick, right behind Kepe Eses 's knee.
Kepe Eses avoids a kick to the body.
Traianus throws a poor cross that misses
and Kepe Eses makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Traianus misses its intended target.
Traianus scores with a head kick. Kepe Eses tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kepe Eses has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice cross by Traianus.
That has opened up Syezd Kepe Eses's cut even more.
Nice straight punches there by Traianus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Traianus.
Traianus misses with a straight left.
Kepe Eses needs to keep his hands up - Traianus had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kepe Eses throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kepe Eses slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Traianus throws a sloppy head kick and Kepe Eses moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Traianus - just one landing.
Kepe Eses misses with a left hand
letting Traianus counter with a right hand.
Kepe Eses connects with a leg kick. Traianus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kepe Eses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Traianus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Traianus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Traianus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kepe Eses counters with a big head kick but Traianus shrugs it off.
Traianus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Traianus digs a good hook to Kepe Eses's body.
Kepe Eses has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Traianus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traianus connects with a solid leg kick.
Traianus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Traianus misses with a hook. Kepe Eses ducked under it nicely.
Kepe Eses takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traianus clinches up with Kepe Eses and pushes him back against the cage.
Kepe Eses misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traianus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kepe Eses closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kepe Eses gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Traianus lands a big head kick that sends Kepe Eses tumbling to the mat! Traianus takes a step backwards and waves Kepe Eses back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kepe Eses is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traianus tries to clinch but Kepe Eses moves out of range.
Traianus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Kepe Eses is predictable there
and Traianus counters with a head kick that drops Kepe Eses to the mat! Kepe Eses scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kepe Eses is still on wobbly legs! Can Traianus finish him?
The cut above Syezd Kepe Eses's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kepe Eses seems to have recovered his senses.
Traianus is working Kepe Eses over against the cage.
Traianus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Traianus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Traianus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traianus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Traianus lands with a short shot to the head.
Traianus breaks the clinch.
Traianus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Traianus is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Traianus.
Traianus moves in looking to clinch but Kepe Eses pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traianus throws a hook but Kepe Eses avoids it easily.
Traianus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kepe Eses counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Traianus lands a body shot.
Traianus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kepe Eses throws a leg kick that is checked
and Traianus counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Traianus looks at the referee who does nothing so Traianus lands a crushing right that sends Kepe Eses to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
Marcus Ulpius Traianus retains his heavyweight title!
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