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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laughing Panda (ranked 581 p4p, 403 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 13 p4p, 8 weight class). Apollo Creed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laughing Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Creed.
Creed lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the liver by Creed. Beautiful body shot.
Panda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Creed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Creed lands with a hook. Panda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Panda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Creed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Creed connects with a jab.
 Panda is rocked!
Panda shoots in but Creed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oh Panda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laughing Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creed darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Panda's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Creed before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollo Creed!
During a confident post fight interview, Apollo Creed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roder Control (ranked 1173 p4p, 387 weight class) and Padraig Ahearn (ranked 37 p4p, 12 weight class). Control has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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 White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roder Control!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn scores with a shot to the body.
Ahearn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Roder Control has been cut.
A jab from Ahearn misses.
Control misses the body punch
and Ahearn counters with a series of strikes. Control will be more careful next time no doubt.
Control is breathing heavily.
Control gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Control throws a right hand that misses
and Ahearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Control waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahearn.
It seemed like Ahearn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Ahearn.
Ahearn scores with a sloppy right hand. Control should have avoided that one.
Control is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahearn bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Control! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Control is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahearn drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ahearn seems to have locked his on tight now - Control screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ahearn, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Padraig Ahearn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everest Frank (ranked 372 p4p, 741 weight class) and Kyle Chapman (ranked 11 p4p, 18 weight class). Frank comes into the arena with Knife Talk x Drake ft. 21 Savage x Project Pat blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everest Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chapman as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Chapman misses its intended target.
Frank moves into the clinch.
Chapman can't find room to land a body shot as Frank controls the action.
Frank is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chapman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everest Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frank takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Frank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chapman keeps working.
Frank will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Frank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Frank missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frank controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chapman keeps working.
We've been hearing that Frank has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Frank controlling the action here.
Frank is looking to take a break and control but Chapman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frank lands a nice short elbow.
 It looks like Kyle Chapman has been cut.
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.
Chapman won't allow Frank to pass to mount.
Frank missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chapman defending well though.
Frank slips a nice elbow through Chapman's hands, connecting with Chapman's forehead.
Frank is looking to stall here but Chapman recovers full guard.
Frank scoring with punches to the head and body.
That has opened up Kyle Chapman's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kyle Chapman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Everest Frank!
A very excited looking Everest Frank 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tungsten (ranked 974 p4p, 299 weight class) and Adams Bricks (ranked 27 p4p, 10 weight class). Tungsten comes to the cage accompanied by Cover of The Rolling Stone by Dr. Hook. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Tungsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Bricks!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tungsten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tungsten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bricks's head backwards.
Tungsten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tungsten missing with a left hand there. Bricks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tungsten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tungsten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bricks under the eye.
Bricks ducks under a wild hook from Tungsten.
Bricks connects with a right hand. Tungsten shakes it off.
Bricks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tungsten.
Tungsten throws a jab when Bricks was well out of range.
Oooooh!!! Tungsten has knocked Bricks down with a huge combo! Tungsten steps away and waves a wobbly Bricks back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Bricks is rocked!
It looks like Adams Bricks has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tungsten slips under a jab.
Tungsten connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Bricks out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terry Tungsten!
During a confident post fight interview, Terry Tungsten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Smash (ranked 278 p4p, 494 weight class) and Sinun Blacktoe (ranked 5 p4p, 18 weight class). Sergeant Smash has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergeant Smash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinun Blacktoe!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Smash. That snapped Blacktoe's head back.
Smash seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smash wants it to stay on the feet.
Smash cracks Blacktoe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Blacktoe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Smash finish him?
It looks like Sinun Blacktoe has been cut.
Smash drops Blacktoe with a huge uppercut! Blacktoe drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Smash is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergeant Smash!
Sergeant Smash opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Lopez (ranked 249 p4p, 1393 weight class) and Akwasi Nti (ranked 4 p4p, 43 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Dylan - Hurricane. Nti has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Carlos Lopez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Akwasi Nti!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopez takes the fight into the clinch.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Lopez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Carlos Lopez has been cut.
Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Nti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Nti prevents a body shot from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nti looks winded!
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez lands a right hand.
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Lopez lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Lopez as the two fighters clinch.
Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nti takes a shot to the head.
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nti takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Lopez pushes Nti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
Lopez lands a hook that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Lopez.
Lopez is leaning against Nti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Nti is rocked!
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
Nti is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Lopez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nti to his knees! Lopez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Lopez!
After winning the bout, Carlos Lopez 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Montenegro (ranked 613 p4p, 639 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 15 p4p, 17 weight class). Montenegro comes to the cage accompanied by Battle. Axel Montenegro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abdullah Zaire's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Montenegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Montenegro's half guard.
Zaire tries to pass to full mount but Montenegro defends it.
Zaire stalling.
Zaire is pressing down on Montenegro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Montenegro is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire is still trying to improve position.
Zaire has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at White Eagle. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montenegro is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montenegro is just riding it out for now. Zaire eventually gives up the hold.
Zaire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montenegro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zaire might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Montenegro haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Montenegro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Montenegro tries to get out of the position.
Zaire trying to control the pace.
Montenegro's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zaire looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zaire is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Montenegro defends it well.
Zaire keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Zaire might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zaire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zaire drives through and clinches with Montenegro against the cage.
Zaire pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zaire is trying to control the position but Montenegro postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Montenegro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zaire trying to keep a closed guard but Montenegro is proving a slippery customer.
Montenegro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zaire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Montenegro has managed to get both his arms back between Zaire's legs - danger averted.
Montenegro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Montenegro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Montenegro defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zaire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Montenegro has managed to get both his arms back between Zaire's legs - danger averted.
Zaire has an active guard here but Montenegro has managed to pass into half guard.
Montenegro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zaire on the ground.
Zaire moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montenegro stands up over Zaire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zaire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Montenegro moves in looking to clinch but Zaire pushes him off.
Zaire clinches with his opponent.
Zaire has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Montenegro uses from the top position.
Zaire is pulling down on Montenegro's head. It's preventing any offense from Montenegro, at least for the moment.
Montenegro throwing strikes from guard but Zaire blocks nicely.
Montenegro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Montenegro doesn't defend quickly enough and Zaire has managed to lock this one up! Can Montenegro escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Zaire on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abdullah Zaire!
A relieved looking Abdullah Zaire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Cosby (ranked 166 p4p, 1762 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 6 p4p, 53 weight class). Cosby comes to the cage accompanied by I Want Your Sex. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti moves out of range as Cosby strikes.
Nti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cosby on the side of the head.
Cosby misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Cosby misses its intended target.
Nti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cosby throws the left hand but Nti avoids the punch easily.
Cosby tries to bum rush Nti with a series of wild strikes but Nti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cosby throws a shot from downtown. Nti moves away and avoids it.
Cosby misses with an uppercut.
Cosby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosby misses the target.
Nti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cosby.
Cosby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nti.
Nti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cosby throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Nti misses its intended target.
Nti throws a hook but Cosby blocks it.
Phil Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosby misses the jab.
No joy there for Cosby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosby misses the target.
A nice side step and Nti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
Cosby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cosby looks to land a left hand but Nti moved out of range nicely.
Nti connects with a right hand. Cosby shakes it off.
Nti swings for the body but Cosby moves out of range.
Nti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cosby.
A swing and a miss from Cosby.
Cosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cosby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Nti misses.
Nti walks into a straight right hand from Cosby.
It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Nti.
A jab lands there for Nti.
Cosby throws a big shot that misses.
Cosby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti digs a good body shot into Cosby's ribs.
Cosby misses with a combination
and Nti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nti throws an overhand right that lands on Cosby's shoulder, as Cosby tries to avoid the shot.
Cosby misses with a combination
and Nti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Nti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheers as Cosby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nti doesn't seem phased though.
Cosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cosby looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cosby looks to land a combination. Nti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cosby misses with a wild combination.
Cosby moves away from the strike by Nti.
Cosby throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Cosby's head but Cosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Nti misses.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cosby throws out a loose jab but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cosby had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nti scores with a hook to the body. Cosby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nti cracks Cosby with a good jab.
Nti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosby.
Nti slips under a jab from Cosby.
Cosby lands with an overhand left.
Cosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Nti misses.
Cosby looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
Nti blocks a jab.
Cosby swings widly with a right hand
and Cosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nti misses with a looping right.
Nti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cosby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Cosby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Nti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Cosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nti throws out a powerful jab.
Cosby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cosby missing with a left hand there. Nti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Nti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nti cracks Cosby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nti tries to clinch up but Cosby circles away and keeps his distance.
Nti lands a slapping body shot.
Nti works Cosby's body with a nice hook.
Nti lands a really nice looking cross but Cosby seems unphased.
A big left from Cosby misses.
Cosby avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cosby, pushing him back against the cage.
Nti lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Nti.
Cosby misses with a hook
and Nti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cosby missing with a left hand there. Nti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cosby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cosby misses with a looping right.
Nti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nti thuds a left hand into Cosby's body.
Cosby throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters with a nice uppercut.
Cosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nti slips under a jab.
Nti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Cosby walks into a jab.
Nti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cosby throws an overhand right that lands on Nti's shoulder, as Nti tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Nti misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Cosby.
Nti connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Cosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kwame Nti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Cosby.
Nti needs to keep his hands up - Cosby had a free shot at his head there.
Nti misses with a hook. Cosby ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Nti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nti slips a jab and a cross from Cosby.
Cosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cosby's hands.
Cosby throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Nti finds it's target.
Cosby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cosby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nti misses the jab.
Cosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Cosby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
As Cosby backs off Nti throws a huge counter combo but Cosby manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nti to score with a decent uppercut.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Cosby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cosby misses with the combination.
Nti punishes Cosby's body with a nice straight punch.
Nti lands a glancing blow to the side of Cosby's head.
Nti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cosby swings widly with a right hand
and Nti counters with a nice uppercut.
Cosby throws out a loose jab but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosby misses with a right hand
and Nti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cosby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cosby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cosby misses with a hook.
Cosby walks into a stiff left hand from Nti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti with a nice cross.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
Nti lunges at Cosby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cosby's hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cosby ducks right into an uppercut from Nti.
A punch lands to the side of Cosby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cosby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nti sizes up Cosby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cosby fails to land with a series of punches.
Nti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nti moves away from the strike by Cosby.
Cosby throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters with a left to the body.
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!
Cosby catches Nti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cosby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cosby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cosby throws a poor cross that misses
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nti darts in and clinches Cosby up against the cage.
Cosby has picked Nti up - he's going for a ride! Cosby dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cosby trying to mount his opponent but Nti defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti is controlling Cosby's trapped leg to prevent Cosby from advancing to side control.
Cosby is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nti is refusing to be controlled, as Cosby sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nti can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosby is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nti connects with a body shot.
Cosby looks to land a combination but Nti avoids it well.
Cosby throws a right hand that Nti ducks under and follows up with a left that Nti also avoids with ease.
Nti lands with a good body shot.
Nti thuds a left hand into Cosby's body.
Nti scores with a decent looking hook.
Cosby scores with the left hand. Nti knows he should have avoided that one.
Nti slips under a jab from Cosby.
Nti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cosby circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby catches Nti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cosby tries to move into range but Nti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cosby under the eye.
Cosby swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a hook
and Nti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nti's corner calls for a 1-2. Nti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Cosby's head but Cosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cosby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nti lands with a shot to the body.
Cosby misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cosby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nti lands a nice shot that snaps Cosby's head back.
Nti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nti throws out a counter right but Cosby avoids it with no problem.
Nti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cosby at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nti scores with a hook to the body. Cosby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Cosby misses its intended target.
Phil Cosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti connects with a body shot.
Nti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cosby throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Nti works over Cosby's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, jab by Nti - just one landing.
Cosby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
Nti jabs Cosby right on the nose. Cosby blinks but takes it well.
Cosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cosby throwing a counter right hand but Nti manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Cosby misses.
Cosby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
Cosby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cosby is rocked!
Nti lands an overhand right.
Oh Cosby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nti digs a good hook to Cosby's body.
A lazy left from Nti finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti moves out of range of the strikes.
Cosby misses with a left hand
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nti cracks Cosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cosby doesn't seem bothered though.
Nti clinches up against the cage.
Nti scores with a hook to the body.
Nti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cosby's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cosby drops to his knees and Nti pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwame Nti!
In his post fight interview, Kwame Nti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ladislas Galopin (ranked 86 p4p, 1146 weight class) and Aderbar Moura (ranked 2 p4p, 34 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ladislas Galopin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ladislas Galopin 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislas Galopin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbar Moura!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura takes one to the side of the head.
Moura misses with a takedown
and Galopin counters with a nice uppercut.
Moura walks into a left hand.
Moura is rocked!
Moura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Galopin counters with a huge left! Moura is in big trouble! He's backing up but Galopin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Moura from any more damage. A dominating finish by Galopin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ladislas Galopin!
After winning the bout, Ladislas Galopin 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramesses Rei (ranked 406 p4p, 144 weight class) and Big Smoke (ranked 9 p4p, 3 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smoke's choice of entrance music: Big Smoke's Order. Ramesses Rei has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramesses Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Smoke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smoke's head.
Ramesses Rei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smoke tries to clinch but Rei moves away
and Rei counters with a nice body shot.
Smoke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rei.
Smoke takes one to the side of the head.
Rei avoids the body shot from Smoke.
Smoke moves in looking to clinch but Rei pushes him off.
Smoke misses the shot to the body.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rei just misses with a punch to the body.
Smoke loads up on a big right hand but Rei slips the punch.
Rei takes a swing at Smoke's ribcage but misses.
Rei misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smoke throws a hook but Rei blocks it.
Smoke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smoke avoids the body shot from Rei.
Rei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Rei.
Rei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smoke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rei throws a good cross that connects.
Rei is looking to wear down Smoke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smoke thuds a left hand into Rei's body.
Smoke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rei misses with an uppercut. Smoke saw that one coming.
Smoke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rei stuns Smoke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rei lands with a hook. Smoke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rei stuns Smoke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rei can't find room to land a body shot as Smoke controls the action.
Smoke tries to work over Rei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rei tries to work over Smoke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Smoke.
Smoke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smoke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rei or not.
Rei is breathing heavily.
Smoke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smoke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smoke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smoke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smoke's elbow.
Smoke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smoke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rei backwards.
Smoke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smoke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smoke.
Smoke lands with a light punch inside.
Smoke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smoke manages to break the clinch.
Rei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smoke drops Rei with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rei looks back up at him and smiles so Smoke waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rei is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smoke is stalking Rei. Rei circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Smoke, and it's lights out! Rei really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Smoke!
Our winner, Big Smoke, 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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