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Empire: Midweek Bash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Ruiz (ranked 4714 p4p, 5014 weight class) and Artis Freibergs (ranked 444 p4p, 455 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artis Freibergs!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freibergs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruiz swivels and escapes.
Freibergs drives through and clinches with Ruiz against the cage.
Ruiz decides to pull guard.
Freibergs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Freibergs wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
Ruiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freibergs manages to get himself to full guard.
Ruiz controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz wants to stand but Freibergs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Freibergs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz 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.
Ruiz stands and throws Freibergs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ruiz cracks Freibergs with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Freibergs is trying to control Ruiz's posture but Ruiz avoids it.
Freibergs tries to buck Ruiz off but Ruiz is having none of it.
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.
Ruiz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freibergs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ruiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Freibergs sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruiz tries to stand but Freibergs is controlling his head.
Ruiz staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freibergs wants to control but Ruiz postures up.
Freibergs is looking for a sweep.
Freibergs being controlled for a moment.
Ruiz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Freibergs should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Freibergs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruiz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Freibergs some visible discomfort.
Freibergs can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Freibergs is trying to escape the position but Ruiz is controlling the position.
Ruiz cracks Freibergs with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ruiz controls the position.
Freibergs wants to control but Ruiz postures up.
Freibergs gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ruiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freibergs is trying to escape the mount.
Ruiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Ruiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Freibergs's guard.
Freibergs is trying to control the position but Ruiz postures up.
Ruiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Freibergs controls Ruiz momentarily but Ruiz frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ruiz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Freibergs's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Freibergs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruiz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Freibergs's guard.
Ruiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ruiz being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz postures up and lands a big shot to Freibergs's brow.
Freibergs is trying to keep Ruiz in close.
Freibergs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruiz controls the pace.
Ruiz throwing strikes from guard but Freibergs blocks nicely.
Ruiz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ruiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freibergs can do to turn this around?
Ruiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freibergs tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Freibergs is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ruiz off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
I would not like to be Freibergs right now.
Ruiz punishes Freibergs with strikes from the back mount.
Ruiz biding his time, controlling Freibergs.
Ruiz landing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz controls the action.
Ruiz lands a shot to the body.
Ruiz working for a choke but Freibergs reverses nicely into Ruiz 's guard.
Ruiz has control of Freibergs's left arm, preventing Freibergs from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freibergs is posturing up here but Ruiz has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Freibergs tries to roll out but it's too tight and Freibergs has to tap! Slick submission there by Ruiz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenn Ruiz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Barnes (ranked 3133 p4p, 2738 weight class) and Elam Armis (ranked 414 p4p, 376 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elam Armis!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Armis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Armis blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Armis feints the counter takedown.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Armis counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Armis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Armis scores with punches from side control.
Armis working away.
Armis working the ground and pound but Barnes is defending the strikes.
Armis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Barnes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barnes to see if he's OK.
Armis lands a few punches from side control.
Armis working the head with strikes.
Barnes seems a little lost for a moment, as Armis dominates the positioning.
Barnes dodges the ground and pound from Armis.
Armis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Armis landing strikes.
Barnes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Armis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armis on the ground.
Armis working the body and head with strikes.
Barnes taking a bit of punishment here - Armis scoring with strikes.
Armis tries to score with some ground and pound. Barnes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Armis working the head with strikes.
Barnes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnes tries to get out of the position.
Armis throwing strikes but Barnes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis is looking for a sweep.
Barnes trying to control the position but Armis is working away.
Armis manages to get back to half guard.
Barnes stops Armis from getting back to his feet.
Armis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Armis tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Armis defending well though.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnes prevents Armis from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis keeping hold of Barnes's head, controlling as best he can.
Armis is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Armis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armis gets back to full guard.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Armis keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Armis pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Armis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barnes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis throws a big elbow that misses.
Armis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Armis is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Armis lands a couple of elbows.
Armis trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Armis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armis postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.
Armis landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elam Armis dominated that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Armis keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armis has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Armis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Armis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Armis shoots in but no luck this time.
Armis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnes manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Armis keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw 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!
Barnes tries to buck Armis off but Armis is having none of it.
Barnes taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Armis landing a few strikes.
Armis working the body and head with strikes.
Armis trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Armis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Armis scoring with punches from side control.
Armis grinds an elbow into Barnes's temple.
Barnes looks to move to half guard but instead Armis has passed into mount! Damn!
Barnes is in a horrible position here. Armis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Armis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnes?
Armis with good strikes from the mount here!
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
Armis landing strikes from the mount and Barnes is in trouble!
Armis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barnes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armis landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis avoids the attempt from Barnes to control.
Armis landing strikes from the mount and Barnes is in trouble!
Armis controlling his opponent.
Armis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Armis lands a big elbow.
Armis raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Barnes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Armis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barnes is in a horrible position here. Armis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
 Barnes is rocked!
Barnes is in a horrible position here. Armis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Barnes scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Armis land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Armis stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elam Armis!
Our winner, Elam Armis, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Of Skalitz (ranked 2453 p4p, 2960 weight class) and Carlos Calderwood (ranked 345 p4p, 402 weight class). Calderwood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Another One Bites The Dust. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Of Skalitz!
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, Carlos Calderwood!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderwood checks a leg kick.
Of Skalitz misses the jab.
It seemed like Calderwood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Of Skalitz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calderwood has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Of Skalitz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Calderwood scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Calderwood.
Of Skalitz slips under a jab.
Carlos Calderwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calderwood avoids the body shot from Of Skalitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderwood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Of Skalitz throws a low kick but Calderwood avoids it.
Calderwood thows a body kick. Of Skalitz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Of Skalitz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderwood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Henry Of Skalitz has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Of Skalitz, as that shot connected.
Calderwood throws a leg kick which misses Of Skalitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Skalitz tries to avoid it.
Of Skalitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Skalitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Calderwood lands a really nice looking cross but Of Skalitz seems unphased.
Calderwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Calderwood walks into a straight right hand from Of Skalitz.
Calderwood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calderwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Skalitz throws out the jab.
And Calderwood responds with a good body kick, but Of Skalitz manages to step out the way in time.
Of Skalitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Of Skalitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calderwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Skalitz lands a big uppercut and Calderwood crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Calderwood looks OK. Of Skalitz waves Calderwood back to his feet!
 Calderwood is rocked!
 It looks like Carlos Calderwood has been cut.
A slow jab from Of Skalitz misses its intended target.
Calderwood is still on wobbly legs! Can Of Skalitz finish him?
A bone on bone clash there as Calderwood blocks the leg kick.
Of Skalitz throws a leg kick but Calderwood checks it.
Calderwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calderwood is looking for the big counter here.
Of Skalitz throws a poor cross that misses
letting Calderwood counter with a right hand.
Of Skalitz throws a jab when Calderwood was well out of range.
Of Skalitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calderwood seems to have recovered his senses.
Of Skalitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calderwood.
Of Skalitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Skalitz misses the jab.
Calderwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Skalitz throws a low kick but Calderwood avoids it.
Calderwood raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Calderwood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Of Skalitz throws a head kick that misses
and Calderwood makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Of Skalitz really felt that one!
Of Skalitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Of Skalitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Of Skalitz checks the leg kick.
Calderwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood looks to clinch
and Of Skalitz scores with a counter punch that sends Calderwood to the canvas! Of Skalitz smells blood - he's punishing Calderwood with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Calderwood has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Of Skalitz!
Our winner, Henry Of Skalitz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Kaloev (ranked 3332 p4p, 6533 weight class) and Big Smoke (ranked 346 p4p, 496 weight class). Smoke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It Was A Good Day. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdul Kaloev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Smoke!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoke throws a nice looking combination but Kaloev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaloev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kaloev fails with a takedown attempt.
Kaloev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smoke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaloev shoots in and bounces Smoke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smoke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kaloev is controlling him.
Kaloev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smoke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaloev defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaloev tries to free his leg and advance position but Smoke is retaining full guard.
Kaloev trying to control the position from guard on top but Smoke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smoke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaloev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaloev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaloev pushes down on Smoke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smoke manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kaloev keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Smoke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smoke misses the jab.
Smoke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Smoke does no damage.
Smoke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaloev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Kaloev passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Smoke!
Smoke wants to hold on but Kaloev pushes him away.
Kaloev is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smoke has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kaloev tries to control but Smoke wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoke blocking the ground and pound.
Kaloev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kaloev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kaloev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kaloev wants to finish this one by submission but Smoke is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kaloev.
Kaloev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kaloev really is a fat lump.
Smoke is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smoke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaloev has hold of Smoke's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smoke manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kaloev tries to control but Smoke wriggling away.
Kaloev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smoke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kaloev won't let Smoke get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kaloev working for a submission but Smoke is keeping him at bay.
Kaloev sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoke is squirming around, avoiding Kaloev's attempts to control the action.
Kaloev thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kaloev trying to control but Smoke is having none of it.
Smoke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kaloev tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Smoke is working to get back to half guard.
Kaloev jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smoke manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaloev trying to control the position but Smoke is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Kaloev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smoke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smoke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaloev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaloev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smoke counters with a straight right hand.
Kaloev shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaloev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Kaloev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smoke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaloev shoots in looking for a takedown. Smoke tries to sprawl out of it but Kaloev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smoke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smoke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaloev circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaloev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaloev tries for a takedown but Smoke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abdul Kaloev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke looks to land a combination but Kaloev avoids it well.
Kaloev shoots in for a double leg but Smoke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smoke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smoke throws a head kick that misses.
Kaloev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smoke defends it nicely.
Smoke darts in and clinches Kaloev up against the cage.
Kaloev wants to take the fight to the mat but Smoke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kaloev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaloev can't get the takedown.
Smoke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Big Smoke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaloev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smoke but Smoke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Kaloev with that takedown attempt.
Smoke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaloev. Kaloev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kaloev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smoke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smoke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smoke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaloev fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smoke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smoke throws a series of punches but Kaloev avoids them all with ease.
Kaloev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smoke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoke swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Smoke misses.
Smoke is breathing heavily.
Smoke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaloev tries for a takedown but Smoke circles away easily
and Smoke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smoke misses with a few strikes there.
Kaloev shoots in but Smoke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smoke throws a looping overhand right but Kaloev ducks down to avoid it.
Kaloev fails with the takedown.
Smoke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kaloev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kaloev pushes down on Smoke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaloev is taking a breather. Smoke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smoke is staying active underneath Kaloev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kaloev wants to free his trapped foot but Smoke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kaloev seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Smoke is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Abdul Kaloev!
Big Smoke was interviewed post fight and said 'Yeah I admit I lost but oh well, coming back home I'll get to enjoy a number 9 and an extra dip.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Mia (ranked 4871 p4p, 5233 weight class) and Khabib Chiamev (ranked 552 p4p, 571 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Damian Mia has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Damian Mia seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Chiamev!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chiamev defends well and Mia ends up having to push Chiamev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chiamev shoots in for a takedown but Mia shows good takedown defense.
Mia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mia fails with a takedown attempt.
Chiamev shoots in for a takedown but Mia shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chiamev.
Mia tries to counter with a takedown but Chiamev is quick to defend against it.
Damian Mia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Chiamev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiamev has control of Mia's left arm, preventing Mia from doing any damage.
Mia pushing down on Chiamev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mia trying to pass the guard but Chiamev defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chiamev wants to get back to full guard.
Mia moves into full mount! Chiamev won't be happy about that!
Mia takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Chiamev is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Mia off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Mia is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiamev is keeping busy.
Mia controls the action.
Mia tries to keep control of the position but Chiamev is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Chiamev do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mia is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chiamev has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mia biding his time, looking for the opening.
Mia keeps control of the position as Chiamev tries to break free.
Chiamev prevents Mia from getting a body triangle.
Mia has his arm under Chiamev's chin here. Game over son! Mia squeezes tightly and Chiamev is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Mia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Kallas (ranked 2331 p4p, 2549 weight class) and Tavaris Fulton (ranked 248 p4p, 264 weight class). Fulton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In My Projects. Tavaris Fulton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Kallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tavaris Fulton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kallas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kallas winds up and cracks Fulton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kallas lands a nice short elbow.
Kallas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fulton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kallas.
Ground and pound from Kallas.
Kallas tries to pass to full mount but Fulton defends it.
Kallas moves nicely into side control.
Fulton sneaks back into half guard.
Kallas throwing shots but Fulton is blocking nicely.
Kallas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fulton defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kallas is looking to advance position but Fulton won't allow it.
Kallas working over Fulton with some ground and pound. Fulton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fulton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kallas.
Kallas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
It looks like Tavaris Fulton has been cut.
Kallas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kallas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kallas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kallas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kallas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kallas lands a nice short elbow.
The cut above Tavaris Fulton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kallas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tavaris Fulton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fulton is defending against the submission attempts here by Kallas.
Fulton has hold of Kallas's hands but Kallas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tavaris Fulton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arnold Kallas!
Arnold Kallas very nearly forgot to thank PEAK amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Tavaris Fulton was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not happy about it, but I'll get back in the gym in the next few days. I want to fight again as soon as I can. That's what I do. I fight for the fans as often as I can. Thank you!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donny Jones (ranked 5168 p4p, 4873 weight class) and Alberto Rossi (ranked 427 p4p, 415 weight class). Rossi has chosen FOLKSTONE - Frammenti as his entrance music. Alberto Rossi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donny Jones's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alberto Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rossi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rossi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi moves into full guard.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones is posturing up here but Rossi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jones tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jones has to tap! Slick submission there by Rossi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alberto Rossi!
After winning the bout, Alberto Rossi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ienas Sarandas (ranked 6303 p4p, 6607 weight class) and Riaan Pierce (ranked 604 p4p, 616 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ienas Sarandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riaan Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce throws a good cross that connects.
Pierce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sarandas's head backwards.
We've been told by Sarandas's head coaches at PEAK MMA Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pierce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sarandas lands with a nice body punch.
Sarandas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierce.
Sarandas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pierce takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Riaan Pierce has been cut.
Pierce lands a jab to the head.
Sarandas scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarandas lands a nice hook to Pierce's body. Pierce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sarandas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierce scores with a sloppy right hand. Sarandas should have avoided that one.
Sarandas is looking to wear down Pierce with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pierce connects with a single shot there.
Pierce swinging wildly here.
Pierce defending well as Sarandas loads up on a big left hand.
Pierce tests Sarandas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarandas.
Sarandas misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Sarandas misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pierce finds it's way through Sarandas's defenses.
Nice body punch from Sarandas.
Pierce scores with a jab. Sarandas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sarandas with a nice cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarandas.
Sarandas just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pierce.
Nice shot lands for Pierce.
Pierce throws a hook to the side of Sarandas's head but Sarandas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Sarandas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pierce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarandas throwing a counter right hand but Pierce manages to avoid it.
Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sarandas.
Pierce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sarandass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Sarandas does no damage.
Pierce takes one to the side of the head.
Pierce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sarandas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas misses with a body shot.
Pierce blocks a jab.
Pierce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sarandas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Riaan Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Sarandas has knocked Pierce down with a huge combo! Sarandas steps away and waves a wobbly Pierce back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pierce is rocked!
Pierce defending well as Sarandas loads up on a big left hand.
Pierce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierce throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sarandas on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarandas. Pierce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarandas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierce moves away.
Pierce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sarandas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierce slips under a jab from Sarandas.
Sarandas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sarandas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sarandas misses with a wild body shot.
Pierce defending well as Sarandas loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pierce connects with a nice looking jab.
Sarandas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Riaan Pierce's cut even more.
Sarandas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danga de danga de dang - Pierce scores with a four punch combination!
Sarandas moves forwards but Pierce connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pierce is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sarandas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sarandas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierce manages to avoid it.
Pierce scores with a jab. Sarandas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sarandas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pierce in his tracks.
Sarandas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sarandas throws a looping overhand right but Pierce ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Pierce has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pierce connects with a right hand. Sarandas shakes it off.
Sarandas misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Pierce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarandas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierce was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarandas.
Sarandas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sarandas throws a hook but Pierce blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarandas tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierce slips under a jab.
Sarandas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Sarandas misses its intended target.
Pierce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sarandas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sarandas throws a jab when Pierce was well out of range.
Pierce with a hook.
Sarandas throws a series of punches but Pierce moves out of range.
Sarandas throws a body punch but Pierce moves out of range.
Sarandas throws a jab when Pierce was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierce scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Sarandas finds it's target.
Sarandas throws out a loose jab but Pierce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riaan Pierce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Riaan Pierce'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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarandas. Pierce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Sarandas moves out of range.
Sarandas throws a jab when Pierce was well out of range.
Pierce moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sarandas throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Sarandas misses.
Sarandas connects with a body shot.
Sarandas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarandas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Sarandas.
Sarandas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierce.
Pierce defending well as Sarandas loads up on a big left hand.
Sarandas misses with a series of wild punches.
Riaan Pierce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarandas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierce.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarandas throws a big shot that misses.
Pierce listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce throws out a powerful jab.
A lazy left from Pierce finds it's target.
Pierce closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good shot there by Pierce.
Pierce throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sarandas on the side of the head.
Pierce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sarandas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pierce misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sarandas misses with a body shot.
Sarandas misses with a straight left.
Sarandas misses with a looping right.
Sarandas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sarandas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sarandas misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Pierce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarandas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierce moves away.
Sarandas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Sarandas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarandas takes a swing at Pierce's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Sarandas misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Pierce.
Sarandas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierce.
Pierce lands a jab-cross combination.
Pierce connects with the punch.
Sarandas clobbers Pierce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sarandas misses with a hook. Pierce ducked under it nicely.
Sarandas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Pierce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sarandas thuds a left hand into Pierce's body.
Pierce uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sarandas has time to react.
Pierce connects with a looping right hand.
Pierce might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pierce moves out of range as Sarandas strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pierce!
Sarandas misses with a straight left.
Pierce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sarandas throws a hook but Pierce avoids it easily.
Sarandas throws a nice looking combination but Pierce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Pierce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sarandas takes a swing at Pierce's ribcage but misses.
Pierce lands a two punch combo.
Pierce misses the jab.
Pierce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pierce takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce with a hook.
Sarandas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarandas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Pierce.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
Pierce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sarandas looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierce is just out of range.
Pierce slips a straight right by Sarandas.
Pierce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pierce lands with an uppercut that bounces Sarandas off the cage and back into range.
Pierce lunges at Sarandas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarandas's hand.
Sarandas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierce scores with a nice head shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sarandas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sarandas loads up on a big right hand but Pierce slips the punch.
Sarandas missing with a left hand there. Pierce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sarandas lands a head shot.
The cut above Riaan Pierce's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A swing and a miss from Sarandas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierce defending well as Sarandas loads up on a big left hand.
Pierce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riaan Pierce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Riaan Pierce's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sarandas scores with a jab.
Pierce scores with a decent looking hook.
Pierce lunges at Sarandas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarandas's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pierce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riaan Pierce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarandas throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierce throws out a counter right but Sarandas avoids it with no problem.
Sarandas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pierce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarandas.
Pierce looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pierce lands with a hook. Sarandas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pierce slips a jab from Sarandas.
Sarandas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierce lunges at Sarandas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarandas's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarandas misses with a wild body shot.
Sarandas dodges the punch combination from Pierce.
Pierce scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pierce.
Pierce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sarandas.
Pierce connects with a looping right hand.
Pierce lands with a hook. Sarandas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sarandas throws a hook but Pierce blocks it.
Pierce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarandas. Pierce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarandas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Pierce connects with a jab.
Sarandas misses with a body shot.
Sarandas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sarandas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierce.
Sarandas throws a hook but Pierce blocks it.
Pierce moves out of range as Sarandas strikes.
Pierce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sarandas. Sarandas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarandas. Pierce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pierce.
Pierce throws a jab when Sarandas was well out of range.
Pierce lands with a straight right. Sarandas didn't see that one coming.
Pierce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierce! But no joy.
Pierce misses with the combination.
Sarandas missing with a left hand there. Pierce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sarandas connects with a looping right hand.
Sarandas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sarandas takes a swing at Pierce's ribcage but misses.
Pierce looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sarandas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierce.
Sarandas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierce doesn't seem bothered though.
Pierce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pierce lands a jab.
Sarandas throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarandas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas lands an overhand right.
Pierce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sarandas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sarandas ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Sarandas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pierce on the side of the head.
Sarandas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sarandas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Sarandas as he connects with a hook.
Ienas Sarandas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierce is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarandas finish him?
Riaan Pierce's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pierce walks straight into a right hand from Sarandas - that's dropped him! Sarandas jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pierce from any more punishment! Pierce complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ienas Sarandas!
Ienas Sarandas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Williams (ranked 24443 p4p, 1357 weight class) and Boris The Animal (ranked 504 p4p, 160 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris The Animal!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from The Animal misses.
Williams tries to clinch up but The Animal circles away and keeps his distance.
The Animal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Animal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Animal throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams tries to clinch up
and The Animal counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Animal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Animal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams tries to clinch up but The Animal circles away and keeps his distance.
The Animal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams wants to clinch
and The Animal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Animal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with The Animal.
The Animal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams misses with some punches.
The Animal lands a shot to the body.
A short right from The Animal on the inside.
The Animal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Animal lands a body shot.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by The Animal.
The Animal gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
The Animal lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by The Animal.
The Animal gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams is rocked!
A hook to the body from The Animal.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Animal lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Animal pushes Williams against the cage. The Animal is working some dirty boxing. The Animal pushes off with a quick right hook! Williams goes down! Williams tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! The Animal moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris The Animal!
Boris The Animal spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hinski Grang (ranked 4263 p4p, 2485 weight class) and Jerome Biggs (ranked 493 p4p, 316 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to JID - Ed, Edd & Eddy. Hinski Grang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hinski Grang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Grang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Biggs is looking for the big counter here.
Biggs slips under a jab.
Grang looks to throw the jab but Biggs is out of range.
Biggs pushes Grang up against the cage in a clinch.
Biggs lands a body shot.
Biggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Grang tries to circle away but Biggs has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Grang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Biggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grang's efforts to push away.
Grang throws a punch but it's blocked by Biggs.
Grang working hard to break the clinch.
Biggs should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grang.
Biggs prevents Grang from breaking the clinch.
Grang breaks from the clinch.
Grang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grang scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Jerome Biggs has been cut.
Biggs ducks under a wild hook from Grang.
Grang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Biggs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Biggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grang's efforts to push away.
Biggs prevents Grang from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grang fails to land.
Grang breaks from the clinch.
Grang tries to bum rush Biggs with a series of wild strikes but Biggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grang looks to land a combination but Biggs avoids it well.
Biggs moves out of range as Grang strikes.
Biggs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grang throws a combination that misses
and Biggs moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Biggs.
A frustrated look appears on Grang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Biggs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grang's efforts to push away.
Grang is trying to break the clinch but Biggs is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Biggs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Biggs throws an elbow but misses.
Biggs lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biggs.
Grang blocks an elbow strike.
Grang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biggs just leaning against Grang, taking a breather.
Grang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grang tries to break free but Biggs pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Grang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Biggs scores with a shot to the side of Grang's head.
Grang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Biggs.
Biggs wants to counter the offense by Grang and move into the clinch position.
Grang throws a series of punches but Biggs moves out of range.
Grang is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grang doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Grang misses the target.
Biggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Biggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Biggs'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.
Grang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grang misses with a hook.
Grang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Biggs darts in and clinches Grang up against the cage.
Grang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Biggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Biggs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Grang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Biggs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biggs.
Grang can't break the clinch.
Biggs lands an uppercut.
Grang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Biggs has him pressed against the cage.
Grang is trying to push Biggs away but Biggs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Biggs breaks from the clinch.
Grang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hinski Grang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grang throws an overhand right that lands on Biggs's shoulder, as Biggs tries to avoid the shot.
Biggs has closed the distance and engaged Grang in a clinch.
Biggs presses Grang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Grang fails to land.
Biggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grang backwards.
Grang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Biggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Biggs's cut.
That's time! Grang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Grang misses.
Grang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Biggs moves into the clinch.
Grang misses with some punches.
Biggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Biggs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grang is looking to break free of the clinch but Biggs has double underhooks.
Biggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grang throws the left hand but Biggs avoids the punch easily.
Biggs defending well as Grang loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Grang. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Grang misses.
Hinski Grang is winning the standup battle so far.
Biggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biggs misses with a body punch
and Grang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grang throws a series of punches but Biggs moves out of range.
Grang misses with a hook. Biggs ducked under it nicely.
Grang throws out a loose jab but Biggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grang stalks Biggs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Biggs's face. Biggs staggers backwards, shaken.
Biggs has Grang up against the cage in a clinch.
Grang takes a shot to the head.
Biggs breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Grang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Biggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Biggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Biggs moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Biggs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Biggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Biggs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biggs.
Biggs lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Biggs.
A short right from Biggs.
Grang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Biggs has him pressed against the cage.
Grang wants to get back to striking at distance but Biggs won't allow it.
Grang misses with some punches.
Biggs pushes Grang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Biggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Biggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grang backwards.
Biggs pressing his opponent against the cage.
Biggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Biggs prevents Grang from breaking the clinch.
Biggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Biggs to work.
Grang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Biggs has him pressed against the cage.
Grang tries to break free but Biggs pushes him back against the cage.
Grang blocks an elbow strike.
Grang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grang working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Biggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Biggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biggs stuns Grang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hinski Grang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biggs ducks under a wild hook from Grang.
Biggs darts in and clinches Grang up against the cage.
Grang tries to circle away but Biggs has him pinned against the cage.
Grang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Biggs has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Biggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biggs lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grang avoids the elbow strike from Biggs, against the cage.
Grang has a couple of punches blocked by Biggs.
Grang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biggs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biggs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Biggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Biggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grang fails to land with a series of punches.
Biggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Biggs takes the fight into the clinch.
Grang is looking to break free of the clinch but Biggs has double underhooks.
Grang is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from Biggs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Biggs controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Biggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grang throws a jab but it's blocked by Biggs.
Grang misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs scores with a shot to the body.
Grang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Biggs throws out a counter right but Grang avoids it with no problem.
Biggs clinches with his opponent.
Biggs slows down the pace here.
Biggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Grang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grang throws a punch but it's blocked by Biggs.
Grang misses with a punch on the inside.
Grang tries to break the clinch but Biggs is controlling the position.
Grang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grang up against the cage.
Grang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Biggs on the inside.
Biggs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grang wants to get back to striking at distance but Biggs won't allow it.
Grang tries to break the clinch but Biggs is controlling the position.
Grang misses with the head strike.
Biggs stalling.
The referee calls for Biggs to work.
Biggs continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A nice left hand lands by Grang.
A short left from Biggs.
Grang working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Biggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grang tries to break the clinch but Biggs is controlling the position.
Biggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Biggs stalling the fight.
Biggs taking a breather.
Biggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Biggs.
Biggs is working Grang over against the cage.
Grang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biggs'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.
Biggs effectively controlling the action here.
Biggs receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Grang misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs blocking some punches.
Grang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jerome Biggs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Biggs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grang working hard to break the clinch.
Grang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grang has had enough of the clinch but Biggs keeps him there for the moment.
Biggs lands an elbow just above Grang 's eye.
Biggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Biggs.
Biggs stalls.
Grang manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grang scores with a decent looking hook.
Biggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Biggs moves into range and clinches up with Grang.
Hinski Grang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerome Biggs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggs prevents Grang from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Biggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Biggs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Biggs!
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A | B |
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A | B |
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