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King of Fighters: Round Six PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio De Toro (ranked 3829 p4p, 5069 weight class) and George Of Podebrady (ranked 414 p4p, 493 weight class). De Toro's entrance music is KHALED - FINITO. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio De Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Of Podebrady!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Toro lands a jab to Of Podebrady's midsection.
De Toro misses with a looping right.
De Toro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Toro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Of Podebrady.
De Toro lands a head shot.
De Toro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from De Toro misses.
Of Podebrady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Toro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Toro scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Toro lands a glancing blow to the side of Of Podebrady's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Podebrady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Podebrady raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by De Toro. Beautiful body shot.
Of Podebrady blocks a jab.
And Of Podebrady responds with a good body kick, but De Toro manages to step out the way in time.
Of Podebrady takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Toro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Of Podebrady doesn't seem bothered though.
De Toro with a hook.
It looks like De Toro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
De Toro tests Of Podebrady's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Toro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Antonio De Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Podebrady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Podebrady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Toro defends it well.
De Toro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Of Podebrady shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Toro's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Toro pulls Of Podebrady in close to prevent any damage.
Of Podebrady is stalling in the full guard.
De Toro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Toro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Of Podebrady is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Of Podebrady has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing De Toro to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Of Podebrady is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - De Toro pulls down on the head and he's put Of Podebrady to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio De Toro!
After the big win, Antonio De Toro made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petr Yan (ranked 25699 p4p, 25702 weight class) and Sam Drnold (ranked 625 p4p, 655 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Drnold!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drnold sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yan somewhat.
Drnold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yan was well out of range. Poor timing from Drnold.
Drnold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yan misses with a double jab
and Drnold counters with a shoot takedown. Yan fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drnold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drnold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drnold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drnold throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drnold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drnold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Yan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Yan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drnold postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drnold must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drnold is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drnold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yan wants to stand but Drnold is controlling the position.
Yan is breathing heavily.
Drnold postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drnold scoring with some ground and pound.
Drnold gets to his feet and stands over Yan, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Yan felt that one! Drnold unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Yan from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Drnold!
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Johnny Hammer really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 161.9, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Frankie DeSoto was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Wylde (ranked 5615 p4p, 7646 weight class) and Makhmud Muradov (ranked 587 p4p, 679 weight class). Muradov has chosen Saida - O'zbekiston as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Makhmud Muradov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muradov misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Wylde blocks the low kick.
Muradov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from Muradov finds it's target.
 It looks like Jesse Wylde has been cut.
A jab from Wylde misses.
Muradov lands a nice looking body shot.
Muradov lands a head kick. Wylde smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Muradov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wylde counters with a takedown into side control.
Muradov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wylde checks a leg kick.
Muradov misses with a low kick as Wylde jumps back.
Wylde throwing a counter right hand but Muradov manages to avoid it.
Wylde slips under a jab from Muradov.
Wylde throwing a counter right hand but Muradov manages to avoid it.
Muradov misses with a wild combination.
Muradov ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Muradov avoids the body shot from Wylde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muradov throws a leg kick
and Wylde counters with a shoot takedown. Muradov fights it but they end up in guard.
Muradov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Wylde is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Muradov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wylde takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Wylde misses.
Muradov connects with a solid leg kick.
Muradov tries to land a body kick
and Wylde counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muradov is looking for a sweep. Wylde is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wylde seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wylde seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wylde connects with a nice short shot to Muradov's temple.
Wylde is controlling the pace.
Muradov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wylde slows the pace down in half guard.
Wylde 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.
Muradov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wylde scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muradov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wylde lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wylde seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Muradov wants to sweep here but Wylde controlling him for the moment.
Wylde works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wylde passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Muradov!
Wylde looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Muradov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've been informed that Muradov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muradov taking shots to the head.
Wylde trying to control but Muradov is having none of it.
Wylde unloading with bombs!
Wylde dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muradov can't escape the position.
Wylde breaks from Muradov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Wylde! Muradov is hurt baaadly! Wylde is firing away with more strikes - Muradov is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Wylde!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Fury (ranked 7124 p4p, 25719 weight class) and Leo Lionel (ranked 640 p4p, 713 weight class). Leo Lionel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyson Fury's chin.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Lionel!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lionel tries a head kick but it misses.
Fury feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leo Lionel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury closes the distance and pushes Lionel back into the cage.
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Lionel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fury gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lionel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fury is trying to force a seperation but Lionel has the dominant position.
A short right from Lionel.
Lionel goes for a takedown attempt but Fury pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lionel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fury's corner calls for a 1-2. Fury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lionel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fury instigates a clinch.
Lionel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury breaks the clinch.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Lionel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury cracks Lionel with an open hand slap.
Fury scores with a decent looking hook.
Fury lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lionel shoots and misses
and Fury counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Lionel.
Nice jab there from Fury.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fury. That's going to slow Lionel down.
Lionel moves to clinch but Fury breaks away
and Fury counters with a straight right hand.
Lionel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lionel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lionel misses with a takedown
and Fury counters with a low kick, right behind Lionel 's knee.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lionel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lionel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Lionel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Lionel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lionel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fury avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fury's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fury seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Fury looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fury.
Lionel takes an elbow to the temple.
Lionel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lionel is trying to break free.
Fury stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lionel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fury has closed the distance and engaged Lionel in a clinch.
Fury manages to break the clinch.
Lionel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fury, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lionel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lionel walks into a jab.
Fury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lionel shoots for a double leg takedown but Fury sprawls well. He's pushed Lionel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lionel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fury defends it nicely.
A jab from Fury finds it's way through Lionel's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury lands a glancing blow to the side of Lionel's head.
Fury is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fury dips to his left and cracks Lionel with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Fury dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lionel with a poor takedown
and Lionel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lionel looks to clinch
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury has Lionel up against the cage in a clinch.
Lionel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lionel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fury - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lionel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lionel can do to turn this around?
Lionel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lionel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fury breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury moves into range and clinches up with Lionel.
Fury will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lionel up against the cage.
Lionel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lionel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fury is pressed up against the cage. Lionel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fury down to the mat. Fury avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lionel misses with an uppercut
and Fury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lionel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fury counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Fury.
Lionel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lionel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lionel shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fury is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tyson Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Lionel.
Lionel is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lionel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fury smiles and moves away.
Lionel wants to clinch.
Fury lands a nice hook to Lionel's body. Lionel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lionel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lionel tries to clinch but Fury is having none of it.
Lionel throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lionel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lionel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fury circles away.
Lionel closes the distance and clinches.
Fury holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Fury.
Fury manages to break the clinch.
Fury moves into range and clinches up with Lionel.
Fury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lionel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fury - the referee stops the clock and Lionel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fury. Lionel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lionel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lionel gets the takedown into side control.
Fury tries to escape but Lionel is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury sneaks out the side door and pushes Lionel away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fury throws a head kick that half lands.
Lionel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fury is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lionel tries to clinch but Fury moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Fury dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Fury lands.
Fury is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fury blocks a leg kick.
Lionel darts in trying to clinch
and Lionel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lionel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fury counters with a straight right hand.
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands an elbow inside.
Fury effectively controlling the action here.
Fury lands a nice knee to the body.
Lionel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fury leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fury blocks it with crossed arms.
Lionel tries for a takedown but Fury manages to get underhooks.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lionel stalling in the clinch but Fury improves position.
Fury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lionel, pushing him back against the cage.
Lionel wants to stall.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
Lionel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lionel looks to clinch
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Fury.
Lionel doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Lionel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lionel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fury throws a big counter combination but Lionel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fury lands with a straight right. Lionel didn't see that one coming.
Fury has managed to clinch.
Tyson Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury scores with a head kick.
Lionel doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.
Fury tries to bum rush Lionel with a series of wild strikes but Lionel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fury instigates a clinch.
Fury stalling the fight.
Fury holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leo Lionel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lionel throws a lazy body kick
and Lionel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fury lands with a slapping head kick.
Tyson Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury moves into the clinch.
Tyson Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lionel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lionel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lionel scores with a knee to the head.
Lionel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lionel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fury just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fury keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lionel's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Fury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fury has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lionel closes the distance and pushes Fury back into the cage.
The referee calls for Fury to work.
Fury stops a takedown attempt from Lionel.
Fury taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lionel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Fury!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geno Turekken (ranked 7039 p4p, 7610 weight class) and Kiso Akinaga (ranked 575 p4p, 596 weight class). Akinaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The HU - Wolf Totem. Kiso Akinaga will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geno Turekken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiso Akinaga!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turekken.
Akinaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turekken slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Turekken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turekken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akinaga throws a left that rocks Turekken and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Akinaga dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Turekken regain composure!
It looks like Geno Turekken has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga trying to control the action but Turekken is working from the bottom.
Akinaga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Akinaga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turekken is looking to reverse the position.
Akinaga scores with punches from side control.
Akinaga controlling from side mount.
Akinaga throwing strikes but Turekken manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turekken moves into full mount!
Turekken prevents Akinaga from getting the reversal.
Turekken controlling his opponent.
Akinaga wants to hold on but Turekken pushes him away.
Akinaga is desperately trying to improve his position but Turekken has a good base and remains in mount.
Turekken definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akinaga wants to hold on but Turekken pushes him away.
Turekken tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga is looking to improve his position but Turekken isn't that keen on the idea.
Akinaga tries to hold on but Turekken postures up.
Turekken controlling from mount.
Turekken trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Akinaga wants to hold on but Turekken pushes him away.
Akinaga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Turekken haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turekken looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Turekken looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turekken'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.
Akinaga tries to lock up and control but Turekken gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turekken postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Akinaga looks a forlorn figure.
Turekken lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turekken with shots to the head and body - Akinaga looks very uncomfortable down there.
Akinaga working to try and regain half guard.
Turekken controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga wants to hold on but Turekken pushes him away.
Turekken lands a big elbow.
Akinaga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Turekken avoids the attempt from Akinaga to control.
Turekken scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Akinaga?
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!
Turekken controlling the pace for now.
Akinaga is trying desperately to improve position.
Turekken content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geno Turekken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geno Turekken's cut.
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.
Akinaga connects with a body shot.
Turekken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good shot there by Turekken.
A slow jab from Akinaga misses its intended target.
A jab-cross combination lands for Akinaga and sends Turekken crashing to the mat! Akinaga follows him down to the mat - Turekken regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
 Turekken is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Turekken kicks off Akinaga and gets to his feet.
Akinaga dances in with a quick combination. Turekken is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Akinaga snaps Turekken's head back. Turekken stumbles backwards against the cage. Akinaga steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Turekken's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Turekken just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiso Akinaga!
A very excited looking Kiso Akinaga 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hooper (ranked 2494 p4p, 6788 weight class) and DrRockso RockNRollClown (ranked 151 p4p, 259 weight class). Lukas Hooper has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, DrRockso RockNRollClown!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
RockNRollClown tries to clinch there but Hooper circles away.
RockNRollClown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
RockNRollClown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hooper counters with a single leg into guard. RockNRollClown didn't expect that.
Hooper passes RockNRollClown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hooper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hooper content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down RockNRollClown for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. RockNRollClown is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lukas Hooper!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barthelemy Makanaki (ranked 5190 p4p, 5591 weight class) and Romero Duno (ranked 558 p4p, 583 weight class). Romero Duno is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barthelemy Makanaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romero Duno!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duno connects with a body shot that sends Makanaki's belly button to the back.
Duno throws a sloppy head kick and Makanaki moves out of range easily.
Duno pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Makanaki back to the cage. Duno follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Makanaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duno avoids it really well and circles away.
Makanaki throws a series of punches but Duno avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duno.
Makanaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makanaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duno moves into the clinch successfully.
Duno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duno throws a sloppy head kick and Makanaki moves out of range easily.
Duno tries a head kick but it misses.
Makanaki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makanaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Makanaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Duno.
Makanaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Duno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duno stuns Makanaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duno throws a head kick that misses.
Duno moves into range and clinches up with Makanaki.
Makanaki is working for takedown but Duno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duno trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Duno.
Makanaki tightens his grip and picks Duno up, before dumping him to the ground. Duno manages to land in guard.
Makanaki is breathing heavily.
Makanaki is standing up over Duno. Duno looks to escape but Makanaki dives into side control.
Makanaki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duno wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A lull in the action here as Makanaki stalls from top position.
Duno pushes Makanaki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Makanaki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Makanaki is looking to take a break and control but Duno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duno can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duno is trying to buck Makanaki off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duno wants to get back to his feet but Makanaki is dominant here and he's now got Duno's back!
Makanaki keeps control of the position easily here as Duno tries to buck him off.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duno is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Duno showing good submission defense here.
Duno is trying to stand back up.
Makanaki has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Duno's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romero Duno dominated that 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.
Duno pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Makanaki back to the cage. Duno follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Makanaki shoots in but Duno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barthelemy Makanaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Duno.
Makanaki with a poor takedown
and Duno counters with a nice uppercut.
Duno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duno 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.
Makanaki is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Duno moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romero Duno!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derick Muise (ranked 2021 p4p, 2139 weight class) and Robert Schafer (ranked 260 p4p, 273 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Muise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Schafer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muise has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muise throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muise.
Schafer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muise ducks under a wild hook from Schafer.
Muise scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Derick Muise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muise swings widly with a right hand
and Schafer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schafer lands with an uppercut that bounces Muise off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Derick Muise has been cut.
Muise misses with a hook.
Schafer lands with an overhand left.
Muise swings for the body but Schafer moves out of range.
Muise moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muise misses with an uppercut.
Schafer feints a jab promting Muise to slip. Schafer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Muise slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Muise jabs Schafer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muise jabs at Schafer's body.
Schafer ducks under a wild hook from Muise.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schafer! But no joy.
Muise loads up on a big right hand but Schafer slips the punch.
Schafer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schafer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Schafer misses the target.
Muise throws a shot from downtown. Schafer moves away and avoids it.
Schafer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muise definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Muise scores with the left hand. Schafer knows he should have avoided that one.
Schafer tries to keep at a distance but Muise has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muise lands an elbow that stopped Schafer in his tracks for a moment.
Muise misses with an elbow strike.
Muise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schafer has a couple of punches blocked by Muise.
Muise throws an elbow that misses.
Muise misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schafer scores with a shot to the side of Muise's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muise.
Schafer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schafer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muise has him pressed against the cage.
Schafer scores with a hook to the body.
Schafer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muise tries to work over Schafer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schafer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muise digs a right hand into Schafer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schafer's gas tank.
Schafer working aggressively here.
Schafer takes an elbow to the temple.
Muise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schafer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schafer tries to work over Muise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muise lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Schafer fails to land.
Schafer struggles to land a body shot inside as Muise controls his hands.
Schafer has a couple of punches blocked by Muise.
Muise leaning his opponent against the cage.
Muise lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schafer backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schafer tries to work over Muise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schafer working aggressively here.
A short right from Muise on the inside.
Schafer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schafer throws a punch but it's blocked by Muise.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schafer tries to circle away but Muise has him pinned against the cage.
Schafer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muise slows down the pace here.
Muise lands a shoulder strike.
Muise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schafer wants to get back to striking at distance but Muise won't allow it.
We've been informed that Schafer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Muise scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muise lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muise swings wildly with an uppercut but Schafer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schafer wants to get back to striking at distance but Muise won't allow it.
Schafer has a couple of punches blocked by Muise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muise lands an elbow inside that Schafer shrugs off.
Muise gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Muise lands with a short shot to the head.
Schafer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muise lands an elbow just above Schafer 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Muise.
 Schafer is rocked!
Muise has Schafer pressed against the cage. He pushes Schafer back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Muise throws a beautiful elbow that sends Schafer crashing to the floor! Muise piles on the pressure with more strikes! Schafer is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derick Muise!
Our winner, Derick Muise, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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