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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker comes to the cage accompanied by TBR - Bigger Than Kiss. Maria has chosen Kronos - Bloodtower as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stroker.
Stroker throws a big shot that misses.
Stroker cracks Maria with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stroker scores with a jab to the body.
Stroker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroker misses with a straight right.
Stroker moves out of range of the strikes.
Maria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maria gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stroker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stroker misses with a body kick.
Stroker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maria has time to react.
Maria avoids the body shot from Stroker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stroker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maria counters with a nice body kick.
Stroker catches Maria with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stroker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maria cracks Stroker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stroker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maria thumps Stroker with a low kick.
Stroker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maria circles away quickly and effectively.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses
and Stroker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stroker misses with the body kick
and Maria counters with a two punch combo.
Stroker throws the kick towards the body but Maria avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria checks the leg kick.
Stroker throws a leg kick which misses Maria's front leg but catches the back leg as Maria tries to avoid it.
Stroker fails with the takedown
and Maria counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Maria misses.
Stroker cracks Maria with a good jab.
Stroker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stroker lunges at Maria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maria's hand.
Stroker throws a leg kick but Maria sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maria circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Stroker drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Maria follows Stroker to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquim Maria!
A very excited looking Joaquim Maria made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunt's entrance music is BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. A fine choice. Gomi has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knarles Grunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grunt looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
Grunt throws a nice looking combination but Gomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomi connects with a body shot.
Gomi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomi looks for the body kick but Grunt saw that one coming.
Gomi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grunt loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Gomi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomi lands a really nice looking cross but Grunt seems unphased.
Grunt shoots in for a takedown but Gomi shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi lands a jab to Grunt's midsection.
Grunt throws a right hand that Gomi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomi also avoids with ease.
Grunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt ducks right into an uppercut from Gomi.
Grunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomi looks to land a body kick but Grunt moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Grunt misses the target.
Grunt throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Grunt throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grunt looks to land a combination but Gomi avoids it well.
Gomi slips a jab from Grunt.
Grunt misses with a looping right.
Grunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grunt misses with an uppercut.
Gomi lands a nice looking body kick.
Gomi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grunt backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunt swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi slips a jab from Grunt.
Grunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gomi trying to control the action but Grunt is working from the bottom.
Gomi prevents Grunt from improving his position.
Gomi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Grunt's thigh. Grunt counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Gomi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grunt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gomi defends well.
Gomi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grunt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gomi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt keeping full guard, as Gomi tries to pass.
Gomi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grunt looking to control.
Gomi looking to sit in guard and control but Grunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grunt wants to control from the top but Gomi keeps moving.
Gomi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomi controls Grunt momentarily but Grunt frees himself.
Gomi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunt postures up and lands a big shot to Gomi's brow.
Gomi keeping moving, preventing Grunt from controlling successfully.
Gomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi dominated that round.
That's time! Grunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomi.
Grunt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grunt lands a head shot.
Grunt punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomi thumps Grunt with a low kick.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grunt.
Gomi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grunt.
Grunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takanori Gomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomi tries a low kick but Grunt avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Grunt misses.
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grunt swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Grunt misses with an uppercut.
Grunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grunt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gomi's waist but Gomi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grunt off to one side.
Gomi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grunt lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Gomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grunt misses the body punch
and Gomi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grunt's knee momentarily.
Gomi tries a low kick but Grunt avoids it.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grunt's calf.
Gomi throws a head kick but Grunt moves out of range.
Grunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gomi has Grunt up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt lands a shoulder strike.
Grunt jumps guard but Gomi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knarles Grunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grunt backwards.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grunt.
Gomi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomi can pounce on him.
Grunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Grunt.
Grunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomi avoids it really well and circles away.
Grunt misses with a jab to the body
and Gomi counters with a thumping low kick.
Grunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grunt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
Grunt misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gomi.
Takanori Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomi.
Grunt scores with a shot to the body.
Grunt lands a two punch combo.
Gomi is looking to slow Grunt down with leg kicks.
Gomi clinches.
Good body shot from Gomi.
Gomi is trying to push Grunt away but Grunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gomi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gomi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gomi lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grunt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to work for an arm triangle but Grunt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grunt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomi lands a couple of elbows.
Gomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grunt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gomi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gomi controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grunt throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Grunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomi swivels and escapes.
Grunt takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grunt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good exchange - Grunt coming out on top.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Gomi lands a slapping body shot.
Gomi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grunt takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Gomi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grunt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gomi!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomi.
Gomi looking to control.
Gomi has his foot on Grunt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grunt works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gomi is controlling Grunt's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grunt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gomi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grunt haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Takanori Gomi.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomi.
Gomi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grunt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunt is trying to control but can't.
Grunt is pressing down on Gomi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Grunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control but Grunt is working from the bottom.
Grunt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grunt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grunt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gomi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knarles Grunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi is trying to maintain the position but Grunt is very close to passing his half guard.
Grunt is trying to control the action in half guard but Gomi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gomi tries to roll over but Grunt keeps him under control.
Grunt is nestled in close to Gomi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grunt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grunt's back!
Grunt covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Takanori Gomi has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunt wants to escape the position.
Gomi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gomi tries to keep control of the position but Grunt is staying busy.
Gomi missing with strikes from the back.
Gomi working for a choke but Grunt is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi working for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori Gomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gomi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanori Gomi!
An out of breath Takanori Gomi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Juntunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Juntunen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lumessakahlaajat. Tomi Juntunen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Juntunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntunen thumps Nakamura with a low kick.
Tomi Juntunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juntunen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Juntunen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakamura's sensitive parts.
Nakamura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nakamura misses with a left hand
and Juntunen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakamura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nakamura closes the distance and clinches up with Juntunen, looking for a takedown. Nakamura pushes Juntunen against the cage but Juntunen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Juntunen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nakamura takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntunen connects with a solid leg kick.
Juntunen drives through and clinches with Nakamura against the cage.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Juntunen.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Juntunen avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
Juntunen lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Juntunen stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nakamura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Juntunen smiles and moves away.
Nakamura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nakamura fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Juntunen sprawls well initially but Nakamura persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Juntunen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakamura.
Nakamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juntunen's head.
Nakamura throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Juntunen to regain full guard.
Nakamura passes into half guard.
Nakamura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to pass to mount but Juntunen is defending the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura winds up and cracks Juntunen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Juntunen tries to roll over but Nakamura keeps him under control.
Nakamura with the ground and pound but Juntunen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Juntunen looking to control.
Nakamura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Juntunen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakamura has managed to get both his arms back between Juntunen's legs - danger averted.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Juntunen trying to control the position.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juntunen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Juntunen keeps moving.
Juntunen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is in close to Juntunen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Juntunen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakamura with a nice head shot there.
Nakamura postures up in Juntunen's guard and throws a big left but Juntunen blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nakamura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakamura misses with a hook. Juntunen ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura throws a leg kick but Juntunen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Juntunen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A lazy body kick from Juntunen
and Nakamura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nakamura.
Nakamura scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakamura trying to control but Juntunen is working from the bottom.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura cracks Juntunen with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Juntunen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakamura controlling from the top position.
Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakamura working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juntunen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Juntunen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Juntunen is looking to land body kicks.
Nakamura avoids the head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nakamura's calf.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Juntunen pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nakamura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntunen looks to land a body kick but Nakamura moved away.
Juntunen ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen misses with a series of wild punches.
Tomi Juntunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juntunen moves away.
Tomi Juntunen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Juntunen has wrist control.
Nakamura forces his way into half guard.
Juntunen wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy.
Juntunen tries to roll over but Nakamura keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen has hold of Nakamura's hands but Nakamura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Juntunen is trying to control but can't.
Nakamura misses with a head shot. Juntunen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juntunen looking for a sweep. Not yet Juntunen, not yet.
Nakamura stays in close to Juntunen's body and controls the position.
Juntunen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nakamura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Juntunen throws a push kick but Nakamura slaps the foot to one side.
Juntunen throws a front kick that sends Nakamura stumbling back into the cage.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Juntunen is having none of it.
Nakamura misses with a low kick as Juntunen jumps back.
Nakamura throws a leg kick that misses.
Juntunen scores with a head kick.
Juntunen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura moves forwards but Juntunen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Juntunen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Juntunen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nakamura's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntunen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juntunen misses with a low kick.
Juntunen scores with a kick to the body.
Juntunen blocks a jab.
Juntunen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nakamura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Juntunen lands a nice looking body shot.
Juntunen throws a one two combo.
Nakamura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura takes a swing at Juntunen's ribcage but misses.
Juntunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
Juntunen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nakamura is predictable there
and Juntunen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Juntunen checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntunen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juntunen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nakamura gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juntunen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nakamura.
Nakamura laying and praying for a moment but Juntunen takes advantage and regains half guard.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Nakamura manages to pass to mount!
Nakamura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juntunen is trying desperately to improve position.
Tomi Juntunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamura unloading with bombs!
Juntunen is squirming around, avoiding Nakamura's attempts to control the action.
Hiro Nakamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hiro Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakamura prevents Juntunen from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura landing shots from mount.
Juntunen wants to control but Nakamura is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Nakamura.
Nakamura looking to control but Juntunen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nakamura landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juntunen?
Juntunen is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiro Nakamura.
I've got Nakamura 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Nakamura!
After winning the bout, Hiro Nakamura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ice Cold. The crowd seem to be enjoying Quadros's choice of entrance music: Pride Theme. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quadros 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.
Quadros scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quadros throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.
Liddell feints a jab promting Quadros to slip. Liddell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Quadros slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Quadros misses with a low kick.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick from Quadros.
A jab from Quadros misses.
Quadros throws a low kick, looking for Liddell's leg but Liddell calmly moves out of range.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Quadros walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell loads up on a big right hand but Quadros slips the punch.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Quadros.
Liddell checks a leg kick.
Liddell has closed the distance and engaged Quadros in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quadros - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quadros lands an elbow that stopped Liddell in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Liddell misses.
Quadros throws a body kick that misses.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quadros.
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quadros.
Liddell tries to land a front kick but Quadros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liddell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liddell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liddell is looking to chop away at Quadros's legs.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quadros throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Quadros's ribs.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Quadros moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quadros looks to land a body kick but Liddell moved away.
Quadros avoids a kick to the body.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quadros counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liddell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Quadros throws a one two combo.
Quadros moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Quadros.
Liddell blocks the body kick.
Liddell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Quadros misses with a kick to the body.
Quadros checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quadros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell ducks right into an uppercut from Quadros.
Quadros misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Quadros.
Liddell misses with a right hand
and Quadros counters with a head kick. That will keep Liddell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Quadros misses with an uppercut.
Liddell closes the distance but Quadros moves to the side
and Quadros counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid body kick from Quadros.
Liddell moves into the clinch successfully.
Quadros lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quadros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell blocks an elbow strike from Quadros.
Quadros dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Quadros fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quadros's elbow.
Liddell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Liddell.
Quadros tries to stall but Liddell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddell slips a jab from Quadros.
Quadros throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.
Liddell throws a solid leg kick but Quadros takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell.
Quadros tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Quadros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddell.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell throws the left hand but Quadros avoids the punch easily.
Liddell looks to throw a body kick
letting Quadros counter with a right hand.
Quadros tries a head kick but it misses.
Quadros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephen Quadros will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Liddell lands with a hook. Quadros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Quadros lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liddell takes a step back to recover.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Quadros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quadros wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Liddell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Quadros.
Quadros is looking to clinch.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quadros throws a good cross that connects.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quadros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liddell is looking to slow Quadros down with leg kicks.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Quadros circles away.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Quadros.
Quadros throws a lazy body kick
and Liddell counters with an inside leg kick.
Quadros tries to keep at a distance but Liddell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liddell dodges an elbow strike from Quadros.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quadros pushes off an throws an elbow but Liddell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Liddell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liddell obliges.
Quadros 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!
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell pushes Quadros away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Liddell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Liddell misses with the body kick
and Quadros counters with a head kick. That will keep Liddell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Quadros keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell tries a low kick but Quadros avoids it.
Quadros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddell lands with a nice body kick.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quadros. That did some damage!
Liddell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quadros at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Liddell.
Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Quadros's front leg but catches the back leg as Quadros tries to avoid it.
Liddell cracks the inside of Quadros's front leg.
Quadros drops his hands momentarily and Liddell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quadros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell tries to land a body kick
and Quadros counters with a big head kick but Liddell shrugs it off.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quadros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chuck Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Quadros avoids them all with ease.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quadros throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Quadros's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quadros lands a head kick. Liddell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws the kick towards the body but Quadros avoids it.
Liddell throws a solid leg kick but Quadros takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quadros.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Quadros avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Quadros.
Liddell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quadros lands a jab-cross combination.
Quadros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quadros misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Liddell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick
and Quadros counters with a head kick.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Liddell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quadros.
Quadros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell throws a low kick but Quadros avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Liddell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liddell.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell feints and then cracks Quadros's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quadros down.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quadros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quadros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liddell throws a push kick but Quadros slaps the foot to one side.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Quadros.
Quadros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Quadros.
Liddell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quadros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quadros tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell pushes Quadros away with a front kick.
Quadros scores with a jab. Liddell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quadros throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Quadros with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a knee to the head.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Quadros's ribcage.
Quadros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell gets through Quadros's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quadros is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Liddell.
A right handed body shot lands from Liddell.
Liddell lands a body shot.
Liddell lands a knee to the body.
Liddell presses Quadros against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quadros tries to stall but Liddell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quadros's elbow.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Liddell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quadros's head.
Liddell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quadros looks to throw a body kick
and Liddell counters with a head kick. That will keep Quadros thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Quadros.
Quadros scores with a one two! Liddell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Liddell misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Quadros.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quadros counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liddell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to clinch but Quadros moves out of range.
Quadros gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quadros has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Liddell.
Liddell 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.
Liddell fakes the leg kick and cracks Quadros in the body.
Quadros blocks the body kick.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Liddell misses the target.
Quadros throws the left hand but Liddell avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quadros throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Quadros on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Quadros.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
Chuck Liddell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Joker's Wild. Black has chosen Dr Dre - The Next Episode as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominick Rivaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Black!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black tries a body shot but Rivaldi blocks it.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivaldi tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Black throws an elbow but misses.
Black misses with a body punch.
Black lands a right hand.
Rivaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rivaldi wants to break free but Black has control.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black lands an uppercut.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Rivaldi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black tries a body shot but Rivaldi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi blocks a body shot from Black.
Rivaldi can't break the clinch.
Rivaldi working hard to break the clinch.
Rivaldi takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dominick Rivaldi has been cut.
Black is leaning against Rivaldi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Rivaldi - that landed with a thud.
Rivaldi tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Black has Rivaldi pressed against the cage, preventing Rivaldi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Black.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rivaldi's efforts to push away.
Rivaldi being controlled against the cage.
Rivaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivaldi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rivaldi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rivaldi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivaldi. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black throws a push kick but Rivaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivaldi misses with a body kick.
Rivaldi checks a leg kick.
Rivaldi wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Rivaldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rivaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivaldi misses with a wild combination.
Black throws a hook but Rivaldi avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Rivaldi off balance momentarily.
Rivaldi throws out a leg kick but Black moves out of range and Rivaldi only half commits.
Rivaldi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivaldi connects with a leg kick. Black looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Black clinches.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Rivaldi's head.
Black prevents Rivaldi from breaking the clinch.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Rivaldi controls the action.
Black lands an elbow just above Rivaldi 's eye.
Black digs a right hand underneath Rivaldi's ribcage. Rivaldi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Rivaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivaldi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivaldi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Rivaldi lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rivaldi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
Black missing with a left hand there. Rivaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Rivaldi prevents a body shot from Black.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivaldi.
Black scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivaldi working hard to break the clinch.
Black tries to work over Rivaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivaldi's defenses.
Black crunches a lovely knee into Rivaldi's ribcage.
Rivaldi is breathing heavily.
A short right from Black.
A short right from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominick Rivaldi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rivaldi scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Black blocks a head kick by Rivaldi.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
Rivaldi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rivaldi tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black connects with a body shot.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Rivaldi off balance momentarily.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivaldi misses with a body punch.
Black tries a body shot but Rivaldi blocks it.
Black lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Rivaldi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Black.
Rivaldi is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Rivaldi controls the action.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivaldi's elbow.
Black drops Rivaldi with a big knee straight up the middle! Rivaldi is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rivaldi is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Black ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Rivaldi's jaw. Rivaldi's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Black does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Black!
Our winner, Henry Black, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripper comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Land Of Confusion. Esposito has chosen Sukh Knight as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito tries to bum rush Tripper with a series of wild strikes but Tripper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and Tripper counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tripper cracks the inside of Esposito's front leg.
Esposito scores with a spinning back kick!
Tripper dips to his left and cracks Esposito with an uppercut!
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Tripper gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Esposito counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Esposito.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Esposito cracks Tripper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tripper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tripper.
Tripper motions for Esposito to come forward. Tripper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito tries to move into range but Tripper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tripper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Tripper throws a low kick, looking for Esposito's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Esposito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Esposito moves out of range as Tripper throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Tripper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tripper misses with a low kick as Esposito jumps back.
Esposito throws an off balance right hand
and Tripper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Esposito throws a good cross that connects.
Tripper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Esposito does no damage.
Tripper tries to land a leg kick but Esposito saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Tripper clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito working hard to break the clinch.
Tripper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Tripper.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Tripper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tripper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tripper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Esposito.
Tripper trying to land knees to the body.
Tripper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tripper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tripper misses with the head strike.
Tripper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito taking a breather.
Tripper looking to slow down the pace here.
Tripper blocking some punches.
Esposito tries to break the clinch but Tripper is controlling the position.
Tripper has hold of one of Esposito's legs. Esposito is fighting the takedown attempt but Tripper gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tripper passes Esposito's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tripper trying to control the action but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Tripper is looking to advance position but Esposito won't allow it.
Esposito trying to hold on to Tripper's head to control him but Tripper postures up.
Tripper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper seems to be looking for submissions.
Esposito gets back to full guard.
Tripper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esposito is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esposito is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tripper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tripper throws the kick towards the body but Esposito avoids it.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito connects with a right hand. Tripper shakes it off.
Tripper takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Esposito throws a hook but Tripper avoids it easily.
Tripper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tripper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripper.
Tripper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tripper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Esposito misses.
Tripper 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.
Tripper looks for the body kick but Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tripper misses with a body kick.
Tripper slips under a jab.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Tripper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito throws a body punch but Tripper moves out of range.
John Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tripper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Tripper misses with a looping left.
Esposito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Esposito lands with a cross.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tripper takes one to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tripper.
Tripper tries to land a front kick but Esposito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks Tripper off balance momentarily.
Esposito lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Esposito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tripper can pounce on him.
Tripper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Tripper.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tripper misses with a low kick.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tripper throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tripper.
Tripper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Esposito. That did some damage!
Tripper misses with a combination
letting Esposito counter with a right hand.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Tripper misses
and Esposito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a right hand
and Tripper counters with a single leg into guard. Esposito didn't expect that.
Esposito is trying to control the position but Tripper postures up.
Tripper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tripper is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Esposito is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Esposito has escaped and now he's on top!
Tripper looking for a guillotine here but Esposito defends easily.
Esposito is fighting to break Tripper's control of his arms but Tripper is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper working a defensive guard here.
Tripper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Esposito is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tripper wants to sweep here but Esposito controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tripper tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Esposito defends it easily.
Tripper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Esposito controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Esposito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tripper connects with an inside leg kick.
Tripper takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito misses with a hook.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick from Tripper.
Esposito slaps away a takedown attempt from Tripper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tripper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito thows a body shot but no joy.
Esposito swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tripper counters with a good low kick that Esposito was not able to check.
Esposito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Esposito misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tripper looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
Tripper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripper connects with a high kick.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Esposito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tripper throws a good cross that connects.
Tripper moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Esposito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tripper.
Tripper misses with a looping right.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Tripper moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito cracks Tripper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tripper throws a front kick that sends Esposito stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Tripper throws a front kick aimed at Esposito's knee but Esposito avoids it well.
Esposito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tripper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tripper throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tripper.
Nice uppercut there from Tripper.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Tripper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tripper scores with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tripper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Tripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tripper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esposito's head backwards.
Tripper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tripper scores with the left hand. Esposito knows he should have avoided that one.
Esposito jabs Tripper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripper throws a low kick, looking for Esposito's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Tripper just misses with a punch to the body.
John Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tripper ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito.
Tripper throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito with a hook.
A solid body kick from Tripper.
Tripper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tripper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tripper scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Tripper is out of range.
Tripper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Esposito is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Esposito was covering up waiting for the punch and Tripper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tripper drops back looking for a leg! Esposito is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Esposito manages to kick Tripper off! Tripper jumps back into Esposito's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tripper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripper postures up in Esposito's guard and throws a big left but Esposito blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Tripper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tripper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Tripper!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jack Tripper thanked Syndicate Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and NumbaOne Stunna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Uncle Murda - My Moment. Stunna is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring The Pain. 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, NumbaOne Stunna!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stunna tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stunna connects with a single shot there.
Stunna blocks a jab.
Stunna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown slips a straight right by Stunna.
Stunna swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Stunna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Stunna misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown blocks the body kick.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown checks a low kick from Stunna.
Brown blocks a head kick by Stunna.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stunna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stunna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stunna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunna scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown avoids the body shot from Stunna.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stunna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Stunna settles back down.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Stunna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stunna misses with a head kick.
Stunna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stunna misses with a wild body shot.
Stunna on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick by Stunna misses
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stunna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stunna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Stunna.
Stunna throws a big shot that misses.
Brown throws the left hand but Stunna avoids the punch easily.
Stunna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stunna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown blocks a head kick by Stunna.
Stunna throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown cracks Stunna with a good jab.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
NumbaOne Stunna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown lands a nice hook to Stunna's body. Stunna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Stunna moves away and avoids it.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stunna. Stunna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stunna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stunna throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stunna throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Stunna drops Brown with a left and a right! Oh, Brown is hurt - Stunna dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Anthony Brown has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stunna off and has taken his back!
Brown doesn't have the hooks in and Stunna manages to turn into his guard.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown is trying to keep Stunna in close.
Stunna chips away with some ground and pound.
Stunna preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunna sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Stunna wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stunna.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Stunna tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Stunna missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stunna is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stunna working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown tries to get to full guard but Stunna has control of the leg.
Stunna working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
NumbaOne Stunna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stunna lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Stunna's knee but Stunna avoids it well.
Stunna moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Stunna is pawing at Brown, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Brown's nose. Brown is badly hurt! Stunna pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Brown tries desperately to hold on but Stunna is relentless in his assault! As Brown receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Stunna away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). NumbaOne Stunna!
NumbaOne Stunna took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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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
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AtlaSon throws a push kick but Bomb slaps the foot to one side.
AtlaSon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bomb scores with a kick to the body.
Bomb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bomb moves out of range as AtlaSon throws a body kick.
Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands with a shot to the body.
AtlaSon misses with a body punch
and Bomb counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
AtlaSon works on Bomb's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
AtlaSon lands a body shot.
AtlaSon misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from AtlaSon.
Bomb blocks an uppercut.
AtlaSon taking a breather.
AtlaSon takes an elbow to the temple.
AtlaSon scores with a shoulder strike.
AtlaSon avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
AtlaSon misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon tries a body shot but Bomb blocks it.
A shot in the inside from AtlaSon.
Nice body punch from AtlaSon - that landed with a thud.
AtlaSon prevents a body shot from Bomb.
Bomb trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon blocks an uppercut.
Come on AtlaSon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
AtlaSon tries to work over Bomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
AtlaSon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bomb can't find room to land a body shot as AtlaSon controls the action.
Bomb prevents a body shot from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bomb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bomb trying to land knees to the body.
AtlaSon can't find room to land a body shot as Bomb controls the action.
AtlaSon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bomb looks winded!
A body shot lands from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon is working Bomb over against the cage.
AtlaSon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
AtlaSon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
AtlaSon digs a right hand underneath Bomb's ribcage. Bomb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
AtlaSon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bomb up against the cage.
AtlaSon throws a head punch that misses.
AtlaSon can't find room to land a body shot as Bomb controls the action.
AtlaSon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for AtlaSon.
A nice right hand lands inside from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon pushes Bomb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from AtlaSon - that landed with a thud.
AtlaSon digs a right hand into Bomb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bomb's gas tank.
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!
AtlaSon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
AtlaSon scores with a nice hook to the head.
AtlaSon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, AtlaSon scores with a nice short uppercut.
AtlaSon controlling the action here for a moment.
AtlaSon tries to work over Bomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
AtlaSon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
Bomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
AtlaSon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bomb blocking some punches.
Bomb blocks a body shot from AtlaSon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
AtlaSon lands with a right to the head.
Bomb is rocked!
A short left from AtlaSon.
Bomb is still on wobbly legs! Can AtlaSon finish him?
AtlaSon lands a nice shot to the body.
AtlaSon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bomb or not.
AtlaSon lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomb.
AtlaSon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
AtlaSon jerks Bomb's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Bomb drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! AtlaSon goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from AtlaSon because Bomb was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Theo AtlaSon!
Theo AtlaSon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marilyn Manson - Born Villain . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Patton.
Patton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Solovyev's hands.
Patton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Solovyev misses with a hook
and Patton counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Solovyev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Patton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Patton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A shot to the liver by Solovyev. Beautiful body shot.
Solovyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Solovyev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patton has time to react.
Solovyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
Patton scores with the left hand. Solovyev knows he should have avoided that one.
Solovyev tried to score with a low kick but Patton checks it.
Patton missing with a left hand there. Solovyev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Solovyev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Solovyev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev moves into the clinch.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton manages to break the clinch.
Patton throws out a leg kick but Solovyev moves out of range and Patton only half commits.
Solovyev wants to slow Patton down by chopping away at his legs.
Patton throws a head kick but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Patton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Solovyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Solovyev thows a body shot but no joy.
Patton blocks a leg kick.
Solovyev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Patton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands with a shot to the body.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Patton.
Solovyev swings widly with a right hand
and Patton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Solovyev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Solovyev checks a leg kick.
Patton misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Solovyev blocks the low kick.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton moves out of range as Solovyev strikes.
Solovyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Solovyev blocks a leg kick.
Solovyev lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Solovyev down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping body kick lands there for Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a leg kick which misses Patton's front leg but catches the back leg as Patton tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Solovyev.
Patton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patton misses with a body shot
and Solovyev counters with a straight right hand.
Solovyev jabs at Patton's body.
Solovyev moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton digs a right hand into Solovyev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Solovyev's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Patton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Solovyev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patton breaks the clinch.
Patton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solovyev can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a push kick but Solovyev slaps the foot to one side.
Patton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patton misses with a low kick.
Solovyev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patton avoids the head kick by Solovyev.
Solovyev misses the shot to the body.
Solovyev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Solovyev misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton staying out of range there.
Patton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Patton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Patton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Michael Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Solovyev throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
Patton throws an overhand right that lands on Solovyev's shoulder, as Solovyev tries to avoid the shot.
Patton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solovyev.
Patton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Patton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Solovyev lands the left hand.
Patton throws a low kick but Solovyev avoids it.
Patton throws a leg kick
enabling Solovyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Patton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solovyev. Solovyev obviously looking to wear him down.
Patton circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Solovyev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Solovyev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Patton misses with a double jab.
Solovyev is looking to chop away at Patton's legs.
Solovyev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Solovyev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solovyev throws the left hand but Patton avoids the punch easily.
Patton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solovyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patton wants to slow Solovyev down by chopping away at his legs.
Solovyev forces Patton back against the cage and clinches.
Solovyev scores with a hook to the body.
Solovyev breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton tried to score with a low kick but Solovyev checks it.
Patton thows a leg kick but Solovyev checks it
and Solovyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Patton throws a hook to the side of Solovyev's head but Solovyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patton, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Solovyev misses
and Patton counters with a nice leg kick.
Solovyev has Patton up against the cage in a clinch.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Solovyev. That's going to slow Patton down.
Solovyev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patton's sensitive parts.
Patton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Solovyev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Patton in his tracks.
Solovyev is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Solovyev throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
Patton misses with a lunging right hand
and Solovyev counters with an inside leg kick.
Solovyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Solovyev thuds his shin into the meat of Patton's side.
Patton avoids the body shot from Solovyev.
Patton misses with a body kick.
Patton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solovyev scores with a head kick. Patton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses.
Patton throws a head kick that misses.
Patton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Patton misses with a hook.
Solovyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Patton misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Patton misses its intended target.
Solovyev punishes Patton's body with a nice straight punch.
Solovyev misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton lands with a good body shot.
Solovyev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Solovyev tries to score with a low kick but Patton moves his leg out of the way.
Patton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Solovyev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Patton throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Patton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Solovyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Patton finds it's way through Solovyev's defenses.
Solovyev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patton throws a leg kick but Solovyev checks it.
Patton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Patton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Solovyev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Solovyev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Solovyev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Patton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patton walks into a stiff left hand from Solovyev.
Solovyev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Patton counters with an outside leg kick.
Solovyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Patton throws a series of punches but Solovyev avoids them all with ease.
Patton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton connects with a solid leg kick.
Solovyev swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Patton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Solovyev clinches up with Patton and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Solovyev on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Solovyev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solovyev wants to break free but Patton has control.
Solovyev is trying to break the clinch but Patton is controlling him.
Patton can't break the clinch.
Patton misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
Solovyev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solovyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev tries to break free but Patton pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Patton.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Patton.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Solovyev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Solovyev tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solovyev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Solovyev.
Patton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solovyev tries to clinch there but Patton circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solovyev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patton throws a combination that misses
and Solovyev counters with a good low kick that Patton was not able to check.
Solovyev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Solovyev misses with a lunging right hand
and Patton counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Solovyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Patton.
I think Patton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vladimir Solovyev!
A victorious Vladimir Solovyev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody Knows My Name. Mackenzie King has chosen Westside Connection - Gangsta Nation as his entrance music. William Mackenzie King has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Holmes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Mackenzie King!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Mackenzie King.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mackenzie King.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Mike Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws an off balance right hand
and Mackenzie King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Holmes won't be happy with that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mackenzie King misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Holmes is looking for a sweep.
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!
Mackenzie King tries to score with some ground and pound. Holmes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Holmes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mackenzie King throws an elbow but Holmes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Holmes is looking to regain half guard here but Mackenzie King keeps moving and retains side control.
Holmes throws Mackenzie King to one side and escapes!
Holmes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mackenzie King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is looking for a triangle but Mackenzie King pushes his legs off easily.
Mackenzie King throws a strike but Holmes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Holmes stands and steps away. Mackenzie King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Holmes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mike Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mackenzie King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mackenzie King throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Mackenzie King throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mackenzie King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mackenzie King staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes feints and then cracks Mackenzie King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mackenzie King down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mackenzie King misses with a kick to the body.
Mackenzie King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Mackenzie King.
Holmes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mackenzie King lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Mackenzie King misses.
Mackenzie King avoids a kick to the body.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Mackenzie King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holmes.
Mackenzie King is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
A shot to the liver by Mackenzie King. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mackenzie King misses with a two punch combination.
Mackenzie King 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.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Mackenzie King thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Mackenzie King with a nice cross.
Holmes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Holmes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mackenzie King eats them both and turns towards Holmes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mackenzie King.
Holmes connects with a body shot.
Holmes misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holmes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Holmes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mackenzie King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Mackenzie King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Holmes.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holmes misses with the body kick
so Mackenzie King counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Mackenzie King is having none of it.
Mackenzie King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes is keeping the position for now.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Mackenzie King dominated that round.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmes cracks Mackenzie King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Mackenzie King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Mackenzie King throws a leg kick but Holmes checks it.
Holmes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mackenzie King swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mackenzie King to score with a decent uppercut.
Mackenzie King scores with a hook.
Holmes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King misses with a head kick.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie King slips under a jab from Holmes.
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but Mackenzie King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmes digs a good body shot into Mackenzie King's ribs.
Holmes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mackenzie King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Mackenzie King down.
Mackenzie King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Holmes counters with a nice leg kick.
Mackenzie King is breathing heavily.
Holmes throws a push kick but Mackenzie King slaps the foot to one side.
Mackenzie King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holmes rather than just go for the knockout.
Good work by Mackenzie King as he checks the leg 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!
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holmes as he jumps to the side.
Mike Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Mackenzie King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mackenzie King avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Mackenzie King walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holmes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holmes keeps Mackenzie King at a distance using the push kick.
Holmes checks a low kick from Mackenzie King.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Mackenzie King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mackenzie King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a leg kick.
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mackenzie King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holmes misses with a double jab.
Mackenzie King looks to land a body kick but Holmes moved away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.
Mackenzie King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like William Mackenzie King has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Holmes scores with a one two! Mackenzie King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mackenzie King's sensitive parts.
Mike Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mackenzie King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holmes lands a big head kick that sends Mackenzie King tumbling to the mat! Holmes takes a step backwards and waves Mackenzie King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mackenzie King is rocked!
A solid body kick from Holmes.
Mackenzie King is still on wobbly legs! Can Holmes finish him?
Holmes knocks out Mackenzie King with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Holmes before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Holmes picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Holmes!
Mike Holmes retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Mike Holmes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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