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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bosse Severus (ranked 4462 p4p, 433 weight class) and Juanito Ferguson (ranked 23607 p4p, 569 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bosse Severus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juanito Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severus works over Ferguson's head and body with a nice combination.
Severus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a single leg into guard. Severus didn't expect that.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.
Severus 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.
Ferguson is looking to advance position but Severus has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ferguson is trying desperately to improve position.
Severus content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to get to half guard.
Severus content just to control the position here.
Severus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferguson is looking to improve his position but Severus isn't that keen on the idea.
Severus controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is desperately trying to improve his position but Severus has a good base and remains in mount.
Severus controlling from mount.
Ferguson tries to reverse the position but Severus maintains control.
Ferguson keeps trying to improve his position.
Severus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Ferguson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Severus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosse Severus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Severus lands with a kick to the temple. Ferguson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Juanito Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
And Ferguson tries to counter it with a takedown but Severus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Severus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson can do to turn this around?
Ferguson gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Ferguson tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Severus is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Ferguson buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Ferguson!! Ferguson is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Severus throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bosse Severus!
An out of breath Bosse Severus 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Littel Big (ranked 6150 p4p, 488 weight class) and Caspian Tennessen (ranked 3798 p4p, 394 weight class). Tennessen has chosen Manowar - Warriors of the World 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Littel Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caspian Tennessen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big misses with a two punch combination.
Tennessen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Big sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tennessen somewhat.
Big throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tennessen goes for a double leg but Big avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Big continues to drive forward.
Big swinging wildly here.
Tennessen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Big has managed to clinch.
Tennessen just leaning against Big, taking a breather.
Tennessen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tennessen doesn't seem bothered though.
Big's corner calls for a 1-2. Big obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tennessen dives in for a single leg takedown but Big sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Littel Big has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caspian Tennessen.
Big lands a glancing blow to the side of Tennessen's head.
Big misses with the combination.
Tennessen feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big scores with a nice right hand.
Big changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tennessen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Big.
Nice sprawl there from Big as Tennessen shoots in.
Big misses with a wild combination.
Tennessen goes for a double leg but Big avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Big continues to drive forward.
Decent striking displayed by Big there.
Tennessen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Big thows a leg kick but Tennessen checks it
and Tennessen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big wants to stand back up but Tennessen manages to pass into side control.
Big is being controlled here.
Big on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Big tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennessen is trying to get an arm triangle but Big is defending well.
Big struggling a bit here.
Big is looking to reverse the position.
Tennessen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Big is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caspian Tennessen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Chin (ranked 2658 p4p, 149 weight class) and Ariel Schroder (ranked 2636 p4p, 146 weight class). Uriah Chin had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Chin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ariel Schroder!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin misses the shot to the body.
And Schroder tries to counter it with a takedown but Chin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chin works the jab nicely.
Chin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schroder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chin's guard.
Chin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chin working a defensive guard but Schroder manages to pass into side control anyway.
Chin gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chin is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin controlling the position for now.
Chin is looking to control Schroder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chin avoid being mounted?
Schroder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schroder is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Schroder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schroder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chin defending well though.
Schroder trying to control from Chin's half guard. Chin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Chin wants to sweep here but Schroder controlling him for the moment.
Chin is trying to control the position but Schroder postures up.
Schroder stopping the sweep attempt from Chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schroder puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Schroder trying to control the action but Chin is working from the bottom.
Schroder prevents Chin from improving his position.
Schroder keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chin trying to control here.
Schroder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chin keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chin trying to land knees to the body.
Chin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schroder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schroder can't get the takedown.
Schroder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chin missing with knees to the body.
Chin lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Schroder goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Chin in side control.
Schroder is rocked!
It looks like Ariel Schroder has been cut.
Chin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Schroder is still in real trouble! Can Chin finish him?
Chin controls the position.
Schroder is not content to let Chin control the position.
Schroder seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Schroder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Chin is looking to take a break and control but Schroder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Chin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ariel Schroder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chin moves into the clinch.
Chin scores with a knee to the head.
Chin working Schroder over with knees to the body.
Chin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schroder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schroder shoots in for a takedown but Chin shows good takedown defense.
Chin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schroder can do to turn this around?
Chin lands a nice hook to Schroder's body. Schroder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chin closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin connects with a knee to the head.
Chin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schroder's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chin has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Schroder goes down! Chin pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Schroder is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Schroder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Schroder regains half guard there - taking advantage of Chin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Schroder desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Schroder wants to improve his position but Chin is controlling well.
Schroder is not content to let Chin control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schroder is looking to improve his position.
Schroder wants to get back to his feet.
Chin moves nicely into side control.
Chin tries for a kimura but Schroder is defending well.
Chin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schroder has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chin is looking to take a break and control but Schroder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schroder is trying to improve his position.
Chin is trying to get an arm triangle but Schroder is defending well.
Schroder is trying to improve his position.
Schroder is trying to control Chin's posture but Chin avoids it.
We've been informed that Schroder has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Uriah Chin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chin tries for a kimura but Schroder is defending well.
Schroder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schroder is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chin throws a head kick that misses.
Chin slaps away a takedown attempt from Schroder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Chin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ariel Schroder's cut.
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!
Schroder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Schroder landing some decent shots from guard.
Chin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Schroder passes into side control.
Schroder looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin sneaks back into half guard.
Still in half guard, Schroder seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin looking for submissions off his back.
Schroder trying to control from Chin's half guard. Chin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Chin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schroder defends it easily.
Chin working for a triangle but Schroder defends it easily.
Chin keeping full guard, as Schroder tries to pass.
Uriah Chin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
Chin is controlling Schroder's posture.
Schroder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chin looking for a sweep. Not yet Chin, not yet.
Schroder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schroder is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chin has escaped and now he's on top!
Chin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin passes Schroder's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Schroder trying to hold on to Chin's head to control him but Chin postures up.
Schroder misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Schroder is trying to maintain the position but Chin is very close to passing his half guard.
Chin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chin is thwarting Schroder's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chin wants it to stay on the feet.
Chin lands a nice shot to the body.
Chin scores with a hook to the body. Schroder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schroder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uriah Chin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schroder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ariel Schroder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chin closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Chin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chin 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriah Chin!
A very excited looking Uriah Chin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Thift (ranked 2103 p4p, 255 weight class) and John Titor (ranked 891 p4p, 114 weight class). Titor has chosen John Titor-Going To Space as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Titor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Thift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thifts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thift shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Titor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sydney Thift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titor lands with a nice body punch.
Titor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Titor preventing the sweep.
Thift working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Titor.
Titor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thift keeping moving, preventing Titor from controlling successfully.
Thift not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Titor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Titor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Titor controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Titor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Titor tries to free his leg and advance position but Thift is retaining full guard.
Titor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thift working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been informed that Titor 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.
Thift looking to score a takedown here. Titor is defending well but Thift drives through and ends up in Titor's guard.
Titor looking for a sweep. Not yet Titor, not yet.
Thift throws an elbow that misses. Titor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thift's guard. Nice move by Titor!
Thift wants to hit a switch here but Titor passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thift there!
Titor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Titor looking to control but Thift is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thift wants to hold on but Titor pushes him away.
Thift tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Titor with shots to the head and body - Thift looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titor with shots to the head and body - Thift looks very uncomfortable down there.
Titor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thift is looking to escape.
Thift sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor controlling the action here.
Thift is looking for a sweep. Titor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thift is looking to control Titor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thift avoid being mounted?
Titor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thift trying to control but Titor postures up.
Titor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thift is pressing down on Titor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thift trying to control the position here.
Titor with a nice head shot there.
Titor trying to control the position from guard on top but Thift is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titor chips away with some ground and pound.
Titor throws an elbow that misses. Thift uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Titor's guard. Nice move by Thift!
Thift works over Titor with some ground and pound from guard.
Thift loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thift trying to control the position from guard on top but Titor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Titor dominated that round.
That's time! Thift's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thift looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Titor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thift with a flurry of punches that miss.
John Titor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thift trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thift throws an elbow that misses. Titor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thift's guard. Nice move by Titor!
Titor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thift's head.
Thift looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thift is pulling down on Titor's head to control his posture.
Titor slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Thift.
Thift is controlling Titor's trapped leg to prevent Titor from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thift is trying to control but can't.
Titor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thift is looking to get back to full guard here but Titor has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Thift's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thift tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thift looks to move to half guard but instead Titor has passed into mount! Damn!
Titor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thift hang on?
Titor lands a big shot to the head and Thift winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Titor!
John Titor decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 1440 p4p, 80 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 1590 p4p, 90 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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130 lbs
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136 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sripituksakul getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sripituksakul.
Jun closes the distance and clinches up with Sripituksakul, looking for a takedown. Jun pushes Sripituksakul against the cage but Sripituksakul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sripituksakul throws a looping overhand right but Jun ducks down to avoid it.
Jun slips a jab and a cross from Sripituksakul.
Jun moves into the clinch.
Sripituksakul tries to work over Jun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Sripituksakul fails to land.
Sripituksakul misses with a body punch.
Sripituksakul swings wildly with an uppercut but Jun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul swings wildly with an uppercut but Jun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun is working for takedown but Sripituksakul is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Jun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Sripituksakul.
Jun blocking some punches.
Jun wants to take the fight to the mat but Sripituksakul manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sripituksakul smiles and moves away.
Jun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Sripituksakul looks to land a right hand but Jun moved out of range.
Sripituksakul stuns Jun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Jun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sripituksakul is fending him off so far but Jun persists. Nope, Sripituksakul circles away and we're back to standing.
Jun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jun tries to clinch up.
Sripituksakul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sripituksakul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sripituksakul sprawls well. Sripituksakul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jun gets slowly back to his feet.
Jun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jun fails with the takedown.
Sripituksakul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jun misses with a body punch.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sripituksakul scores with a shot to the side of Jun's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sripituksakul tries to work over Jun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sripituksakul throws a head punch that misses.
Jun gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sripituksakul manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jun manages to get himself to full guard.
Sripituksakul wants to control from the top but Jun keeps moving.
Jun has a closed guard, preventing Sripituksakul from standing up.
Jun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sripituksakul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sripituksakul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sripituksakul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sripituksakul wants to control from the top but Jun keeps moving.
Sripituksakul content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jun looking for a guillotine here but Sripituksakul defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sripituksakul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jun is looking for a triangle but Sripituksakul pushes his legs off easily.
Sripituksakul looking to sit in guard and control but Jun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot by Sripituksakul.
Jun shoots in and gets a takedown into Sripituksakul's guard.
Jun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sripituksakul's head.
Jun working some strikes from top position.
Our spies down at at London's Elite Grappler's PLUS ($950) inform us that Sripituksakul has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sripituksakul wants to get back to his feet but Jun is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sripituksakul has momentary wrist control but Jun slips an elbow through the middle.
Sripituksakul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jun.
Jun throws a big elbow that misses.
Jun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun throwing strikes from guard but Sripituksakul blocks nicely.
Sripituksakul is trying to keep Jun in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sripituksakul holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jun scoring with some ground and pound.
Zhang Jun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jun postures up and lands a big shot to Sripituksakul's brow.
Sripituksakul preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sripituksakul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jun postures up in Sripituksakul's guard and throws a big left but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Jun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jun drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sripituksakul looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sripituksakul looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sripituksakul!
Sripituksakul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jun keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul controlling the position.
Jun manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sripituksakul takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jun actively working from the bottom here.
Jun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sripituksakul.
Jun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jun is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul working over Jun with some ground and pound. Jun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sripituksakul trying to control the action but Jun is working from the bottom.
Jun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sripituksakul wants to take a breather but Jun is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sripituksakul throws out a powerful jab.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jun shoots in and bounces Sripituksakul off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jun got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sripituksakul has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jun has managed to get both his arms back between Sripituksakul's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jun stands up over Sripituksakul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jun scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Jun dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sripituksakul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sripituksakul avoids it really well and circles away.
Sripituksakul misses the jab.
It looked like Jun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sripituksakul is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jun blocks a jab.
Jun wants to clinch.
Jun scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jun working the head and body with strikes.
Jun trying to control the action but Sripituksakul is working from the bottom.
Jun throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sripituksakul works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul gets full guard.
Sripituksakul manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jun manages to get himself to full guard.
Sripituksakul wants to control from the top but Jun keeps moving.
Jun has his foot on Sripituksakul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sripituksakul works his way back into a safe position though.
Sripituksakul controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sripituksakul trying to control but Jun is working from the bottom.
Jun 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sripituksakul doesn't defend quickly enough and Jun has managed to lock this one up! Can Sripituksakul escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jun on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zhang Jun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Wius (ranked 690 p4p, 86 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 1077 p4p, 136 weight class). Trounvouche has chosen Wanted Dread & Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Azacca Trounvouche has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Craig Wius's chin.
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28
162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Wius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wius dodges the punch combination from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that Wius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Trounvouche lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche thuds a left hand into Wius's body.
Trounvouche throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche thuds his right hand into Wius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trounvouche looks to score with a jab to the body but Wius is just out of range.
Trounvouche 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.
Wius dodges the punch combination from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trounvouche fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wius checks a leg kick.
Wius attempts a counter takedown but Trounvouche avoids it well and moves away.
Trounvouche pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trounvouche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trounvouche jabs Wius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Trounvouche.
A punch lands to the side of Wius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trounvouche just misses with a punch to the body.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche ducks under a wild hook from Wius.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick that knocks Wius off balance momentarily.
Trounvouche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trounvouche sprawls and moves away.
Wius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trounvouche changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trounvouche throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a head kick but Wius moves out of range.
Azacca Trounvouche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trounvouche. Trounvouche obviously looking to wear him down.
Trounvouche misses with a straight right.
Wius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trounvouche cracks the inside of Wius's front leg.
Trounvouche throws a head kick that misses
and Wius counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wius scoring with punches from side control.
Trounvouche stops Wius from passing to mount.
Wius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trounvouche keeps working.
Wius misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Trounvouche pushes Wius away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wius gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azacca Trounvouche dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wius scores with a nice strike.
Trounvouche connects with a crisp jab.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Wius checks it.
Wius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wius slips a straight right by Trounvouche.
Wius tries to counter with a takedown but Trounvouche is quick to defend against it.
Trounvouche lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche lands a right hook to the body.
Trounvouche fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wius checks it well.
Wius tries to counter with a takedown but Trounvouche is quick to defend against it.
Trounvouche throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trounvouche throws out the jab.
Wius feinted with a counter takedown.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick as Wius jumps back.
Trounvouche looks to throw the jab but Wius is out of range.
Wius tries to counter with a takedown but Trounvouche is quick to defend against it.
Trounvouche looks to score with a jab to the body but Wius is just out of range.
Wius feinted with a counter takedown.
Trounvouche misses the shot to the body.
Trounvouche darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws a head kick that misses.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick
and Wius counters with a single leg into guard. Trounvouche didn't expect that.
Wius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trounvouche is keeping the position for now.
Trounvouche keeping moving, preventing Wius from controlling successfully.
Wius postures up in Trounvouche's guard and throws a big left but Trounvouche blocks it.
Wius trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wius wants to pass the guard but Trounvouche is keeping the position.
Trounvouche seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wius throws a big right hand that misses.
Wius pushing down on Trounvouche's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trounvouche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trounvouche is refusing to be controlled, as Wius sits in half guard.
Trounvouche gets full guard.
Wius tries to free his leg and advance position but Trounvouche is retaining full guard.
Trounvouche is pulling down on Wius's head to control his posture.
Wius scoring with some ground and pound.
Trounvouche looking for a sweep. Not yet Trounvouche, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trounvouche controlling Wius's posture.
Wius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Craig Wius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wius postures up in Trounvouche's guard and throws a big left but Trounvouche blocks it.
Wius trying to control but Trounvouche is working from the bottom.
Wius is really struggling to control Trounvouche but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Trounvouche is controlling Wius's posture.
Wius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wius trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Wius moves out of range.
Wius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azacca Trounvouche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Trounvouche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wius shoots and misses
and Trounvouche counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trounvouche tried to score with a low kick but Wius checks it.
Trounvouche feints and then cracks Wius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wius down.
Wius walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wius misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wius slips a straight right by Trounvouche.
Wius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trounvouche throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wius's head.
Wius moves out of range as Trounvouche strikes.
Wius attempts a counter takedown but Trounvouche avoids it well and moves away.
Trounvouche misses with a double jab.
Wius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trounvouche under the eye.
Wius throws a big shot that misses.
Wius with a poor takedown
and Trounvouche counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Wius drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Trounvouche follows Wius 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 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azacca Trounvouche!
An out of breath Azacca Trounvouche 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 909 p4p, 47 weight class) and Ari Baba (ranked 2184 p4p, 95 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre throws the left hand but Baba avoids the punch easily.
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baba throws a front kick aimed at Maestre's knee but Maestre avoids it well.
Baba 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.
Maestre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baba.
Baba is looking for the big counter here.
Baba needs to keep his hands up - Maestre had a free shot at his head there.
Baba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baba misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Maestre misses its intended target.
Maestre connects with a body shot.
Baba throws a lazy uppercut
and Maestre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baba connects with a single shot there.
Baba misses with a hook to the body
and Maestre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baba looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maestre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maestre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baba momentarily.
It looks like Ari Baba has been cut.
Maestre cracks Baba with a hook to the temple - Baba is on wobbly legs here! Maestre swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Baba falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Maestre wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luis Maestre!
After winning the bout, Luis Maestre 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Swango (ranked 522 p4p, 79 weight class) and Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 1106 p4p, 144 weight class). Twisty Kneereaper has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twisty Kneereaper!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneereaper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swango stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swango throws a shot to the body.
Kneereaper drops his hands momentarily and Swango takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kneereaper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Swango.
Michael Swango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kneereaper doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Swango counter with a right hand.
Swango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kneereaper lands a right hook to the body.
Swango throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swango lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneereaper slips under a jab from Swango.
Swango misses with a few strikes there.
Swango takes a swing at Kneereaper's ribcage but misses.
Kneereaper throws a right hand that misses
and Swango counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneereaper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Swango to score with a decent uppercut.
Swango has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Swango throws a right hand that misses
letting Kneereaper counter with a right hand.
It looks like Michael Swango has been cut.
Swango is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kneereaper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Swango is able to avoid easily.
Kneereaper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kneereaper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swango fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kneereaper manages to avoid it.
Kneereaper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swango connects with a crisp jab.
Kneereaper has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Swango misses with a double jab
and Kneereaper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kneereaper moves away from the strike by Swango.
Kneereaper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper throws a front kick that sends Swango stumbling back into the cage.
Swango really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneereaper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kneereaper lands in his opponent's guard.
Kneereaper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kneereaper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kneereaper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kneereaper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kneereaper tries to advance to mount but Swango instead regains half guard.
Kneereaper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Swango sees it coming and defends easily.
Swango has one foot on Kneereaper's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Swango looks to land a left hand but Kneereaper moved out of range nicely.
Swango rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kneereaper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kneereaper fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swango fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kneereaper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Swango.
Kneereaper scores with a shot to the body.
Kneereaper moves forwards but Swango connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swango looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kneereaper wants to counter with a clinch but Swango pushes him away.
Kneereaper defending well as Swango loads up on a big left hand.
Kneereaper lands with a hook. Swango tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice jab there from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Michael Swango is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kneereaper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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 Swango will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Swango's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kneereaper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Swango is out of range.
Kneereaper throws a leg kick
and Swango counters with a two punch combo.
Kneereaper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kneereaper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Swango connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kneereaper scrambles back to his feet.
Kneereaper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swango scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Swango misses the jab.
Swango lands a really nice looking cross but Kneereaper seems unphased.
A jab from Swango does it's job there.
Kneereaper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Swango looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneereaper throws out a loose jab but Swango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Kneereaper coming out on top.
Swango paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneereaper throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Swango counter with a right hand.
Kneereaper connects with a crisp jab.
Swango with a hook.
Kneereaper ducks under a wild hook from Swango.
Kneereaper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Swango avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Swango is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kneereaper.
Swango throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kneereaper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Swango throws a right and a left that Kneereaper avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Swango. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Swango.
Kneereaper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Swango rather than just go for the knockout.
A lazy left from Kneereaper finds it's target.
Swango throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kneereaper! But no joy.
Swango keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kneereaper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swango is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swango.
Swango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kneereaper throws out the jab.
Swango fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swango throws out a loose jab but Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swango moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKneereaper.
Swango shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Swango. Those never looked like landing.
Swango throws an overhand right that lands on Kneereaper's shoulder, as Kneereaper tries to avoid the shot.
Kneereaper only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kneereaper slips a straight right by Swango.
Swango throws a lazy uppercut
and Kneereaper counters with a right hand to the body.
Swango uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kneereaper has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swango takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Swango misses with a combination
and Swango takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michael Swango's cut is getting worse.
Kneereaper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Kneereaper.
A jab from Kneereaper finds it's way through Swango's defenses.
Swango stuns Kneereaper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Swango does no damage.
Swango misses with a few strikes there.
Swango misses with a straight left.
Swango misses with a few strikes there.
Michael Swango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Swango does no damage.
Swango paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kneereaper digs a good body shot into Swango's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swango punishes Kneereaper's body with a nice straight punch.
Kneereaper scores with a shot to the body.
Swango looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneereaper is just out of range.
Swango moves out of range of the body kick.
Swango is looking to counter punch.
Kneereaper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Swango's head backwards.
Kneereaper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swango stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kneereaper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swango scores with a body shot.
Kneereaper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Swango dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Swango's cut.
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!
Kneereaper scores with a hook to the body. Swango takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Swango misses with a body shot.
Swango looks to land a left hand but Kneereaper moved out of range nicely.
Swango misses with an uppercut
and Kneereaper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kneereaper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Swango misses its intended target.
Kneereaper flicks out a counter leg kick but Swango steps away.
Kneereaper misses with a straight right.
Swango swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kneereaper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swango's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneereaper lands a jab to the nose.
Kneereaper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swango. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Swango there.
Swango misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kneereaper counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No joy there for Swango, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swango throws out a loose jab but Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swango missing with a left hand there. Kneereaper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kneereaper throws a body punch but Swango moves out of range.
Kneereaper punishes Swango's body with a nice straight punch.
Swango throws a jab but it's blocked by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kneereaper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swango.
Twisty Kneereaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swango throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kneereaper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael Swango's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Swango fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swango misses with a left hand
and Kneereaper counters with a thumping low kick.
Swango walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kneereaper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper throws a leg kick but Swango sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swango takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneereaper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kneereaper stuns Swango with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kneereaper lands a leg kick that knocks Swango off balance momentarily.
Michael Swango is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Kneereaper as he connects with a hook.
Swango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper throws out a loose jab but Swango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swango lands with an uppercut that bounces Kneereaper off the cage and back into range.
Swango throws a poor cross that misses
and Kneereaper counters with a crisp one two that drops Swango! Kneereaper thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Swango to his feet! Swango is in big trouble!
Swango is rocked!
Kneereaper drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Swango right on the button. Swango goes down! Kneereaper follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kneereaper gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twisty Kneereaper!
After winning the bout, Twisty Kneereaper 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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