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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rancid Crabtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Wallander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rancid Crabtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Wallander!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crabtree.
Wallander shoots in looking for a takedown but Crabtree manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wallander's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kurt Wallander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crabtree scores with a spinning back kick!
Wallander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wallander moves into the clinch.
Crabtree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crabtree connects with a solid leg kick.
Wallander avoids the head kick by Crabtree.
Crabtree misses with a wild body shot.
Wallander shoots in for a takedown but Crabtree shows good takedown defense.
Rancid Crabtree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Wallander.
Crabtree misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Wallander with that takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crabtree. Wallander shrugs it off though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallander wants to clinch.
Crabtree throws a right hand that Wallander ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallander also avoids with ease.
Wallander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crabtree scores with a jab. Wallander acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wallander is defended easily by Crabtree.
Wallander shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crabtree's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallander postures up.
Wallander throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallander looking to pass the guard.
Wallander is looking to work some ground and pound but Crabtree has wrist control.
Wallander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallander missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallander throwing strikes but missing.
Wallander stops Crabtree from standing up.
Wallander is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Crabtree is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Crabtree has escaped and now he's on top!
Our spies down at at B.P.A.: 3250+ SKILL PTS COACHES + 160Q SUPPLEMENT inform us that Wallander has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Crabtree trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wallander has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Crabtree on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wallander tries to close the distance and clinch but Crabtree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallander shoots in for a takedown but Crabtree shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wallander tries to clinch up.
Wallander misses with a takedown attempt
and Crabtree counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wallander crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crabtree - the referee stops the clock and Wallander gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crabtree. Wallander manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wallander looks winded!
Crabtree throws a right hand that Wallander ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallander also avoids with ease.
Crabtree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallander.
Wallander tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crabtree sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wallander somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallander drives through and clinches with Crabtree against the cage.
Crabtree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallander tries to clinch but Crabtree moves out of range.
Crabtree with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crabtree throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallander tries to clinch up but Crabtree circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallander fails with the takedown
and Crabtree counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Crabtree there.
Wallander shoots in but no luck this time.
Wallander throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crabtree's waist but Crabtree gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wallander off to one side.
Wallander shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crabtree dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rancid Crabtree dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crabtree scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crabtree throws an overhand right that drops Wallander like a sack of potatoes! Crabtree dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rancid Crabtree!
An out of breath Rancid Crabtree 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Pistachio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pelle Pistachio!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher leaves Pistachio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gallagher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gallagher throws a body kick that misses.
Gallagher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
Gallagher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gallagher misses with a head kick.
Pistachio clinches with his opponent.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pistachio blocks it with crossed arms.
Pistachio's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pistachio's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pistachio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gallagher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good exchange - Gallagher coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pistachio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pistachio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Pistachio blocks it.
Pistachio avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pistachio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gallagher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Philip Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Pistachio.
Pistachio throws a head punch that misses.
Pistachio tries to pull guard but Gallagher holds him up against the cage and eventually Pistachio drops back down to his feet.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pistachio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gallagher lands a knee to the head.
Gallagher scores with a knee to the head.
Gallagher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher connects with a knee to the head.
Pistachio takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Gallagher.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gallagher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gallagher landing knees to the head.
Pistachio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pistachio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pistachio is working for takedown but Gallagher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pistachio throws an elbow that misses.
Pistachio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gallagher to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pistachio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pistachio tries to pull guard but Gallagher won't allow it.
Pistachio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gallagher working Pistachio over with knees to the body.
Pistachio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gallagher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gallagher connects with a knee to the head.
Pistachio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gallagher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pistachio is trying to stall.
Pistachio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gallagher is defending well.
Pistachio looks winded!
Pistachio can't break the clinch.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pistachio is rocked!
Gallagher lands a big knee! That's hurt Pistachio! Oh, he's all over the place! Gallagher lands another knee that sends Pistachio to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Gallagher!
Philip Gallagher was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Messi Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Kronwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Niklas Kronwall enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Messi Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niklas Kronwall!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronwall instigates a clinch.
Suarez blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kronwall.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez prevents a body shot from Kronwall.
Kronwall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronwall misses with a punch on the inside.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
Suarez misses with a body punch.
Kronwall throws a punch but it's blocked by Suarez.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Kronwall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Suarez up against the cage.
Kronwall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kronwall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kronwall misses with some punches.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronwall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kronwall up against the cage.
Kronwall is trying to stall.
Suarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kronwall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kronwall pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've been informed that Kronwall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kronwall.
Suarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronwall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Kronwall fails to land.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Kronwall.
Kronwall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez pushes Kronwall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suarez.
Kronwall swings wildly with an uppercut but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronwall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kronwall backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suarez.
Kronwall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Suarez fails to land.
Suarez blocking some punches.
Suarez stalling.
Kronwall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kronwall lands a hook that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kronwall.
Suarez blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kronwall.
Kronwall misses with some punches.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kronwall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronwall has Suarez pressed against the cage.
Kronwall is leaning against Suarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
Suarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronwall misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kronwall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronwall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kronwall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Suarez takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kronwall letting Suarez take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Suarez fails to land.
Kronwall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Suarez.
Suarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronwall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suarez avoiding damage.
Kronwall lands a nice elbow.
Suarez prevents a body shot from Kronwall.
Suarez stalling in the clinch but Kronwall improves position.
Kronwall lands a nice elbow.
Suarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronwall.
Kronwall throws a head punch that misses.
Kronwall misses with a punch to the body.
Kronwall misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Messi Suarez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Suarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kronwall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Suarez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kronwall takes a swing at Suarez's ribcage but misses.
Suarez rushes Kronwall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kronwall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kronwall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kronwall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike.
Kronwall lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Suarez fails to land.
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kronwall taking a breather.
Kronwall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suarez tries to work over Kronwall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Suarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronwall stalling in the clinch but Suarez improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kronwall.
Still in the clinch, Suarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suarez has a couple of punches blocked by Kronwall.
Suarez throws a head punch that misses.
Kronwall misses with an elbow over the top.
Suarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez misses with a punch to the body.
Suarez tries to throw a body punch but Kronwall avoids it by throwing Suarez back against the cage.
Suarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Suarez.
Kronwall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronwall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Suarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Kronwall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kronwall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kronwall tries to stall but Suarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kronwall swings wildly with an uppercut but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronwall blocks an uppercut.
Kronwall blocking some punches.
Kronwall throws a head punch that misses.
Suarez has a couple of punches blocked by Kronwall.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kronwall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suarez trying to control the position but instead, Kronwall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Suarez into the cage.
Kronwall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kronwall fails to land.
Suarez leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kronwall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kronwall.
Kronwall misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suarez.
Suarez has a couple of punches blocked by Kronwall.
Suarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kronwall backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kronwall.
Kronwall working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kronwall tries to work over Suarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suarez has a couple of punches blocked by Kronwall.
Kronwall gets through Suarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kronwall lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Kronwall.
Kronwall letting Suarez take a breather here.
Suarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronwall lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez prevents a body shot from Kronwall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suarez.
A shot in the inside from Kronwall.
Suarez tries a body shot but Kronwall blocks it.
Kronwall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suarez prevents a body shot from Kronwall.
Suarez avoids the elbow strike from Kronwall, against the cage.
Suarez slows down the pace here.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suarez stalling in the clinch but Kronwall improves position.
Suarez misses with the head strike.
Kronwall working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Messi Suarez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Suarez lands a head shot.
Kronwall forces Suarez back against the cage and clinches.
Suarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kronwall letting Suarez take a breather here.
Kronwall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kronwall misses with the head strike.
Kronwall presses Suarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kronwall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Suarez up against the cage.
Kronwall pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronwall is looking to control Suarez's arms but Suarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kronwall has his back to the cage.
Suarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suarez works on Kronwall's body with a couple of short punches.
Kronwall has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Suarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kronwall up against the cage.
Kronwall lands an elbow inside that Suarez shrugs off.
Suarez blocks a body shot from Kronwall.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suarez presses Kronwall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kronwall lands an uppercut.
Suarez tries to throw a body punch but Kronwall avoids it by throwing Suarez back against the cage.
Kronwall prevents a body shot from Suarez.
Kronwall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kronwall stalling the fight.
Suarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronwall uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kronwall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Suarez fails to land.
Messi Suarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez just leaning against Kronwall, taking a breather.
Suarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Suarez.
Kronwall tries a body shot but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kronwall backwards.
Kronwall misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suarez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
Suarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronwall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronwall has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
Suarez just leaning against Kronwall, taking a breather.
Suarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronwall.
Suarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kronwall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suarez's elbow.
Suarez can't find room to land a body shot as Kronwall controls the action.
Suarez tries a body shot but Kronwall blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez prevents a body shot from Kronwall.
Kronwall looking to slow down the pace here.
Kronwall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kronwall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronwall trying to stall but Suarez improves his position.
Kronwall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kronwall misses with a punch on the inside.
Suarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kronwall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suarez's elbow.
Kronwall misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kronwall.
Kronwall working aggressively here.
Kronwall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suarez stalling in the clinch.
Kronwall misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kronwall lands a hook that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Kronwall misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kronwall.
Suarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kronwall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronwall blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suarez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Suarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez blocks a body shot from Kronwall.
Suarez works on Kronwall's body with a couple of short punches.
Kronwall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Niklas Kronwall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Messi Suarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kronwall misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kronwall.
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 Messi Suarez.
Well Suarez 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Messi Suarez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Hardon Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Hardon Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great throws out a powerful jab.
Hardon Jr misses with a straight right.
Hardon Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Great staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Hardon Jr misses.
Hardon Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hardon Jr stalls.
Hardon Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardon Jr stalling against the cage.
Great on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Great jumps guard but Hardon Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Hardon Jr.
Great tries to pull guard but Hardon Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hardon Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Hardon Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hardon Jr slows down the pace here.
Hardon Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardon Jr pushes Great back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardon Jr.
Hardon Jr has Great pushed against the cage.
Hardon Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Great tries to pull guard but Hardon Jr won't allow it.
Big Hardon Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Great.
Great jumps guard but Hardon Jr stands there with Great around his waist. Great gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardon Jr has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Great is trying to keep an underhook but Hardon Jr manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hardon Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Great defends the submission attempt.
Hardon Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hardon Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Great is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Great wants to control but Hardon Jr is keeping busy.
Hardon Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Great is defending well.
Still in half guard, Hardon Jr seems content to control.
Hardon Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Great is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Great is just riding it out for now. Hardon Jr eventually gives up the hold.
Hardon Jr stops Great from getting back to his feet.
Hardon Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Hardon Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Great manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardon Jr stands and throws Great's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hardon Jr goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Great has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hardon Jr but great work by Great.
Great tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Great has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Great tries for a kimura but Hardon Jr is defending well.
Hardon Jr is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Great wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardon Jr keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cyrus Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardon Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Hardon Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardon Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hardon Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Great is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Great tries to buck Hardon Jr off but Hardon Jr is having none of it.
Hardon Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardon Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Great is trying to improve his position.
Hardon Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Great has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Great is not content to let Hardon Jr control the position.
Great is trying to control Hardon Jr's posture but Hardon Jr avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great tries to bench press Hardon Jr off him but Hardon Jr keeps the position.
Hardon Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Great is looking to regain half guard here but Hardon Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Hardon Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Great is defending well.
Great is trying to improve his position.
Hardon Jr is looking to take a break and control but Great is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hardon Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hardon Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Great is just riding it out for now. Hardon Jr eventually gives up the hold.
Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hardon Jr pulls his head out easily.
Hardon Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hardon Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great is trying to stand back up but Hardon Jr is controlling him
Hardon Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Great is just riding it out for now. Hardon Jr eventually gives up the hold.
Hardon Jr wants to pass to mount but Great is defending the position.
Great is staying active underneath Hardon Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardon Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hardon Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Great defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Great actively working from the bottom here.
Great is looking to improve his position.
Hardon Jr working Great over with strikes.
Hardon Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardon Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Great is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardon Jr trying to control the action but Great is working from the bottom.
Great trying to hold on to Hardon Jr's head to control him but Hardon Jr postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Great wants to improve his position but Hardon Jr is controlling well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hardon Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Great sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Hardon Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Great 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardon Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Great walks into a stiff left hand from Hardon Jr.
Great takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Great works the jab nicely.
Great misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardon Jr looks to land a right hand but Great moved out of range.
Hardon Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Great looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Great with a hook.
Great dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardon Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Great can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Hardon Jr with that takedown attempt.
Hardon Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Great.
Great is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardon Jr with a body shot.
No joy there for Hardon Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Great appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Hardon Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardon Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Great is out of range.
Great stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardon Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Great connects with a body shot that sends Hardon Jr's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardon Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Great.
A little jabbing left from Great on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Great finds it's way through Hardon Jr's defenses.
Hardon Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Great scores with a counter punch that sends Hardon Jr to the canvas! Great smells blood - he's punishing Hardon Jr with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hardon Jr has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Great!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anders Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny Jimenez !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andersson is trying to drag Jimenez to the mat but Jimenez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Andersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimenez 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andersson under the eye.
Jimenez drops Andersson with a right and a left! Jimenez comes rushing in but Andersson regains his composure and manages to keep Jimenez in guard.
It looks like Anders Andersson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andersson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jimenez is defending well. Andersson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jimenez has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Andersson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anders Andersson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoniusz Amaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoniusz Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Blade!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blade tries to avoid it but Amaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blade to the ground. Blade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blade appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amaro.
Amaro misses with a takedown attempt
and Blade counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoniusz Amaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amaro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Amaro showed some decent athleticism there.
Amaro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Blade gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Amaro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Blade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Amaro from controlling successfully.
Amaro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Amaro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blade has his hands on Amaro's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blade scores with a nice right hand.
Blade lands a slapping body shot.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amaro.
Amaro tries to counter with a takedown but Blade is quick to defend against it.
Blade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amaro in his tracks.
Blade has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amaro throws a body punch but Blade moves out of range.
Amaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Blade.
Nice shot lands for Blade.
Blade stuffs the takedown.
Amaro misses with a hook
and Amaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amaro's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blade misses with a wild body shot.
Blade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Amaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Amaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blade.
Blade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Amaro.
Blade throws a leg kick
and Amaro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blade's guard.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Amaro from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade has his hands on Amaro's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blade wants to sweep but no luck.
Amaro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blade has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Amaro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amaro lands a couple of digs.
Amaro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Amaro from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Amaro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amaro cracks Blade with a solid left hand.
Amaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blade is trying to keep Amaro in close.
Amaro wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amaro.
Amaro wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amaro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blade's waist but Blade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amaro off to one side.
Amaro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blade quickly recovers to half guard.
Blade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amaro.
Amaro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Blade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antoniusz Amaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amaro has his takedown stuffed
enabling Blade to counter with a crisp jab.
Amaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amaro takes one to the side of the head.
Amaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Blade's head.
Amaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Amaro has a takedown stuffed.
Blade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade lands with a right hand.
Amaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Amaro.
Blade clobbers Amaro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amaro changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blade lands a lovely overhand right.
Blade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Amaro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Amaro wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
Blade looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Amaro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blade's head.
Amaro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amaro postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Amaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Blade misses the target.
Blade misses with a series of wild punches.
Blade takes a swing at Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Blade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amaro.
Blade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blade scores with the left hand. Amaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Amaro misses with a few strikes there.
Blade is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jake Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amaro tries for a takedown but Blade circles away easily
and Blade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoniusz Amaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Amaro.
Blade just misses with a punch to the body.
Blade scores with a jab.
Amaro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blade shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Amaro eats them both and turns towards Blade to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Amaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Amaro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blade's waist but Blade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amaro off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blade! But no joy.
Blade lands a body shot.
Amaro dives in and scores a takedown into Blade's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blade wants to sweep here but Amaro controlling him for the moment.
Amaro throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaro wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
Amaro with a nice head shot there.
Blade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amaro wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
Antoniusz Amaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blade 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.
Amaro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amaro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Blade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blade just misses with a punch to the body.
Amaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amaro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blade pinned against the cage. Blade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blade lands a jab to Amaro's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade scores with a jab.
Blade's corner calls for a 1-2. Blade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Amaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Blade misses.
Blade misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade lands a jab.
Amaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blade tries to avoid it but Amaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blade to the ground. Blade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amaro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blade swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoniusz Amaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blade misses with a wild body shot.
Amaro moves forwards but Blade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blade throws a sloppy head kick and Amaro moves out of range easily.
Blade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amaro momentarily.
Amaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Blade throws out a powerful jab.
Blade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amaro's head.
Blade scores with a nice right hand.
Jake Blade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amaro slips a straight right by Blade.
Amaro throwing a counter right hand but Blade manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blade with a hook.
Blade scores with a three punch combo!
Left hook, right uppercut from Blade.
Blade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blade cracks a nice hook into Amaro's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Blade.
Sloppy strikes from Blade. Those never looked like landing.
Blade doesn't manage to clinch there - Amaro circles away.
Amaro misses with a takedown attempt - Blade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blade scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade swings away with a body shot that misses
and Amaro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amaro.
Amaro controlling from the top position.
Amaro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amaro won't allow Blade to sweep him here.
Amaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amaro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amaro trying to control but Blade is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amaro.
Good standup being displayed there by Blade as he connects with a hook.
Blade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amaro.
Amaro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blade scores with a nice right hand.
Amaro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Amaro misses with a hook
and Blade counters with a nice leg kick.
Blade throws a one two combo.
Amaro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blade scores with a hook.
Blade stuffs the takedown attempt from Amaro. Amaro gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Blade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blade 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Blade!
A very excited looking Jake Blade 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Meen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Meen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie misses with a double jab.
Meen throws a right hand that misses
enabling McKenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
Meen avoids the body shot from McKenzie.
Meen throws an off balance right hand
and McKenzie counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Erik Meen has been cut.
Meen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKenzie is looking to counter punch.
McKenzie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
McKenzie looks to throw the jab but Meen is out of range.
Meen doesn't manage to clinch there - McKenzie circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKenzie. Meen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McKenzie's head.
McKenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meen.
Meen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McKenzie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Meen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Meen throws an overhand right that lands on McKenzie's shoulder, as McKenzie tries to avoid the shot.
McKenzie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McKenzie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by McKenzie as he checks the leg kick.
Oooooh!!! McKenzie has knocked Meen down with a huge combo! McKenzie steps away and waves a wobbly Meen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Meen is rocked!
Erik Meen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meen digs a good hook to McKenzie's body.
McKenzie lands a big uppercut and Meen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Meen looks OK. McKenzie waves Meen back to his feet!
Meen is still on wobbly legs! Can McKenzie finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meen connects with a good right hand that stumbles McKenzie. McKenzie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meen loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
McKenzie cracks Meen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Meen falls to his knees and McKenzie doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ McKenzie!
An out of breath AJ McKenzie 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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