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RISE 40: Philippe v Officer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icarus Aphelios (ranked 6654 p4p, 5636 weight class) and Laurenz Thibodeaux (ranked 679 p4p, 625 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Icarus Aphelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laurenz Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aphelios connects with a body shot.
Aphelios drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aphelios wants to control from the top but Thibodeaux keeps moving.
Aphelios postures up and lands a big shot to Thibodeaux's brow.
Aphelios content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aphelios with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aphelios throws an elbow that misses. Thibodeaux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aphelios's guard. Nice move by Thibodeaux!
Aphelios throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux wants to pass the guard but Aphelios is keeping the position.
Thibodeaux trying to control but Aphelios is working from the bottom.
Thibodeaux stands and throws Aphelios's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux wants to control but Aphelios is keeping him busy.
Thibodeaux misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aphelios defending against the ground and pound.
Aphelios gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Aphelios blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux wants to control but Aphelios is keeping him busy.
Aphelios is looking to control Thibodeaux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aphelios avoid being mounted?
Aphelios is looking for a sweep. Thibodeaux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aphelios keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aphelios works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aphelios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux wants to control from the top but Aphelios keeps moving.
Thibodeaux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thibodeaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Aphelios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thibodeaux enables Aphelios to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thibodeaux manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Aphelios's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Thibodeaux managing to control the position.
Aphelios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aphelios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aphelios's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aphelios missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aphelios trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibodeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aphelios connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thibodeaux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thibodeaux pulls Aphelios in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aphelios accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aphelios with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aphelios is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Aphelios trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aphelios landing with the ground and pound.
Aphelios throwing strikes but missing.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Aphelios from controlling successfully.
Aphelios throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thibodeaux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thibodeaux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aphelios moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thibodeaux must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thibodeaux looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Icarus Aphelios dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Thibodeaux gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aphelios to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aphelios trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibodeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thibodeaux working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aphelios working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aphelios wants to control from the top but Thibodeaux keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aphelios is in close to Thibodeaux's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aphelios in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aphelios throwing strikes from guard but Thibodeaux blocks nicely.
Aphelios won't allow Thibodeaux to sweep him here.
Aphelios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aphelios looking to sit in guard and control but Thibodeaux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aphelios throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Aphelios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thibodeaux throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aphelios is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thibodeaux being controlled here momentarily.
Aphelios manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thibodeaux manages to get himself to full guard.
Aphelios is looking to work some ground and pound but Thibodeaux has wrist control.
Aphelios trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Aphelios postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aphelios 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.
Aphelios missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aphelios loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aphelios throws an elbow that misses. Thibodeaux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aphelios's guard. Nice move by Thibodeaux!
Thibodeaux throws a big right hand that misses.
Thibodeaux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aphelios is keeping the position for now.
Aphelios has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aphelios keeping moving, preventing Thibodeaux from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux controlling from the top position.
Thibodeaux tries to free his leg and advance position but Aphelios is retaining full guard.
Thibodeaux stopping the sweep attempt from Aphelios.
Thibodeaux is looking to work some ground and pound but Aphelios has wrist control.
Aphelios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aphelios drives through with a takedown into Thibodeaux's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aphelios accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aphelios is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thibodeaux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aphelios.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Icarus Aphelios dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thibodeaux gets caught napping as Aphelios dives in and scores a takedown. Thibodeaux manages to retain guard.
Aphelios trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Aphelios won't allow Thibodeaux to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aphelios accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aphelios throws an elbow that misses. Thibodeaux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aphelios's guard. Nice move by Thibodeaux!
Thibodeaux's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aphelios wants to sweep here but Thibodeaux controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux trying to control but Aphelios is working from the bottom.
Aphelios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thibodeaux is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux trying to control but Aphelios is working from the bottom.
Aphelios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thibodeaux trying to control but Aphelios is working from the bottom.
My spies in ubergym inform me that Thibodeaux has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Thibodeaux looking to pass the guard.
Thibodeaux wants to control from the top but Aphelios keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thibodeaux postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aphelios scores with a jab to the body.
Aphelios jabs Thibodeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aphelios misses the shot to the body.
Aphelios bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Aphelios misses with a takedown attempt - Thibodeaux sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thibodeaux shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aphelios 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.
Thibodeaux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aphelios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Aphelios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aphelios pulls Thibodeaux in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aphelios working a defensive guard here.
Thibodeaux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thibodeaux throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aphelios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thibodeaux drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aphelios is looking for a sweep.
Aphelios manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aphelios moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thibodeaux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thibodeaux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aphelios swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aphelios wants to sweep but no luck.
Aphelios is trying to keep Thibodeaux in close.
Aphelios pulls Thibodeaux in to control the position.
Aphelios is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aphelios not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aphelios is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Thibodeaux reverses the position - he's now on top in Aphelios's guard.
Laurenz Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Icarus Aphelios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aphelios wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Laurenz Thibodeaux.
Well Aphelios has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Icarus Aphelios!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 3661 p4p, 23264 weight class) and Silver Bullion (ranked 74 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Silver Bullion!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bullion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shklyarskiy counters with a straight right hand.
Shklyarskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bullion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shklyarskiy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shklyarskiy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Shklyarskiy.
Bullion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bullion tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy is having none of it.
A punch combination from Shklyarskiy misses.
Bullion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bullion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shklyarskiy ducks right into an uppercut from Bullion.
Shklyarskiy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bullion darts in looking for a takedown but Shklyarskiy gets double underhooks and turns Bullion into the cage.
It looked like Shklyarskiy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bullion is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Shklyarskiy misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws a series of punches but Bullion moves out of range.
Bullion throws a combination that misses
letting Shklyarskiy counter with a right hand.
Bullion tries for a takedown but Shklyarskiy circles away easily
and Bullion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edmund Shklyarskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silver Bullion.
Shklyarskiy throws a shot from downtown. Bullion moves away and avoids it.
Bullion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shklyarskiy circles away.
Bullion looks winded!
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Bullion avoids it easily.
A jab from Shklyarskiy misses.
Bullion shoots and misses
and Shklyarskiy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shklyarskiy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from Bullion. Those never looked like landing.
Shklyarskiy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silver Bullion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a right hand but Bullion moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Edmund Shklyarskiy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot.
Bullion blocks a jab.
Bullion lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shklyarskiy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullion has a takedown stuffed.
A quick step to the side and Shklyarskiy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bullion fails with a takedown attempt.
Bullion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shklyarskiy swivels and escapes.
Shklyarskiy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shklyarskiy lands a nice looking body shot.
Shklyarskiy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bullion tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shklyarskiy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shklyarskiy clobbers Bullion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shklyarskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bullion is looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy is avoiding it.
Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bullion's head backwards.
Bullion closes the distance and pushes Shklyarskiy back into the cage.
Shklyarskiy breaks from the clinch.
Bullion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shklyarskiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shklyarskiy dodges the punch combination from Bullion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws a looping overhand right but Bullion ducks down to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bullion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bullion has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bullion moves in looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy pushes him off.
Shklyarskiy throws a looping overhand right but Bullion ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Shklyarskiy.
Bullion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Bullion does no damage.
Bullion tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shklyarskiy counters with a left to the body.
Bullion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shklyarskiy lands with a hook. Bullion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bullion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shklyarskiy finds it's way round the side to connect with Bullion's head.
Shklyarskiy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut there from Shklyarskiy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bullion takes one to the chin there.
Bullion tries to clinch there but Shklyarskiy circles away.
Shklyarskiy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Bullion is looking to clinch.
Shklyarskiy lands a two punch combo.
Bullion walks into a jab.
Bullion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shklyarskiy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bullion moves in looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy pushes him off.
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild combination.
Bullion unleashes a big counter combination but Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Shklyarskiy misses.
Bullion slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Bullion is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bullion slips a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy avoids the body shot from Bullion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Shklyarskiy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bullion fails to land with a series of punches.
Shklyarskiy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bullion can do to turn this around?
Bullion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shklyarskiy.
Bullion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bullion tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy is having none of it.
Shklyarskiy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bullion doesn't seem bothered though.
Edmund Shklyarskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Shklyarskiy misses with a double jab.
Bullion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shklyarskiy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Silver Bullion has been cut.
Bullion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shklyarskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bullion was well out of range. Poor timing from Shklyarskiy.
Bullion moves in looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy pushes him off.
Shklyarskiy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bullion momentarily.
A punch combination from Bullion misses.
Shklyarskiy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bullion ducks under a wild hook from Shklyarskiy.
Bullion is breathing heavily.
Bullion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shklyarskiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bullion darts in trying to clinch
and Bullion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy connects with a body shot that sends Bullion's belly button to the back.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy right hand but Bullion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shklyarskiy connects with a body shot.
Bullion tries to close the distance and clinch but Shklyarskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bullion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bullion slips a jab and a cross from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut.
Bullion tries to clinch up.
Shklyarskiy lands a head shot.
Shklyarskiy lands a jab to the nose.
Bullion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shklyarskiy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bullion scrambles back to his feet.
Bullion misses with a wild combination.
Bullion is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shklyarskiy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bullion.
Bullion slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a right hand but Bullion moved out of range.
Bullion moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shklyarskiy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bullion under the eye.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab when Bullion was well out of range.
Bullion wants to counter with a clinch but Shklyarskiy pushes him away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shklyarskiy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bullion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shklyarskiy, pushing him back against the cage.
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver Bullion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullion drops his hands momentarily and Shklyarskiy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bullion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shklyarskiy manages to break the clinch.
Bullion moves to clinch but Shklyarskiy breaks away
and Shklyarskiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bullion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shklyarskiy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shklyarskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bullion throws out the jab.
Shklyarskiy is looking for a counter combo.
Shklyarskiy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bullion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bullion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bullion's head backwards.
Shklyarskiy throws a nice looking combination but Bullion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shklyarskiy misses with a double jab.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Bullion blocks it.
Shklyarskiy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bullion doesn't seem bothered though.
Bullion avoids the body shot from Shklyarskiy.
Bullion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bullion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shklyarskiy, pushing him back against the cage.
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch.
Bullion tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy is having none of it.
Shklyarskiy is looking to counter punch.
Shklyarskiy lunges at Bullion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bullion's hand.
Shklyarskiy lands with an overhand left.
Bullion lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shklyarskiy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bullion at a distance.
Shklyarskiy lands a jab to Bullion's midsection.
Bullion defending well as Shklyarskiy loads up on a big left hand.
Bullion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy's corner calls for a 1-2. Shklyarskiy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shklyarskiy lands with a good body shot.
Bullion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shklyarskiy.
Bullion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy fails to land with a series of punches.
Shklyarskiy throws a series of punches but Bullion moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy tests Bullion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bullion defending well as Shklyarskiy loads up on a big left hand.
Bullion slips under a jab.
Bullion lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot.
Bullion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bullion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shklyarskiy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bullion fails to land with a series of punches.
Shklyarskiy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body punch
and Bullion counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bullion.
Shklyarskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Shklyarskiy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silver Bullion's cut.
That's time! Shklyarskiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Bullion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Bullion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shklyarskiy throws out the jab.
Bullion moves in looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy pushes him off.
Bullion tries to clinch there but Shklyarskiy circles away.
Bullion is looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy is avoiding it.
Bullion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shklyarskiy manages to break the clinch.
Bullion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bullion unleashes a big counter combination but Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut.
Bullion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shklyarskiy but Shklyarskiy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shklyarskiy lands a right hook to the body.
Bullion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bullion 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.
Bullion moves out of range of the strikes.
Shklyarskiy throws the left hand but Bullion avoids the punch easily.
Shklyarskiy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shklyarskiy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab when Bullion was well out of range.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice uppercut.
Shklyarskiy lands with a nice body punch.
Bullion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shklyarskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bullion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bullion ducks right into an uppercut from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy cracks Bullion with an open hand slap.
 Bullion is rocked!
Shklyarskiy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bullion is still on wobbly legs! Can Shklyarskiy finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shklyarskiy walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bullion drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Shklyarskiy swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bullion's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmund Shklyarskiy!
Edmund Shklyarskiy looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Fuck inbred alt right'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 4458 p4p, 4253 weight class) and Max Watson (ranked 555 p4p, 536 weight class). Max Watson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Watson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watson connects with a body shot.
Brock misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Brock moved out of range.
Brock ducks right into an uppercut from Watson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Watson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brock jabs Watson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Watson slaps away a takedown attempt from Brock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brock swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brock's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson jabs Brock right on the nose. Brock blinks but takes it well.
Brock misses with a straight right.
Brock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brock momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Watson. That snapped Brock's head back.
Max Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson throws a shot to the body.
Brock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brock jabs at Watson's body.
A cross from Watson lands.
Watson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brock on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watson 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.
Brock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brock misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brock staying out of range there.
Brock throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Watson finds it's target.
Brock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Watson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brock's head backwards.
Brock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a left to the body.
Watson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brock being controlled here momentarily.
Brock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watson can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Brock swinging wildly here.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Watson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brock takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Brock's head but Brock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Brock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
Watson lands a right hook to the body.
Brock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Watson dominated that round.
That's time! Brock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brock throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brock misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Watson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watson with a jab.
Brock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watson did well to prevent Brock getting side control.
Watson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson is looking to improve his position.
Watson is doing well to control the position and prevent Brock from advancing to side control.
Brock winds up and cracks Watson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brock.
Brock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brock is trying to control the action in half guard but Watson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is looking to improve his position.
Watson has a hand on Brock's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brock takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Watson wants to hold on but Brock pushes him away.
Brock throws some wild stikes that Watson manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to escape the mount.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watson is looking to escape.
Watson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Brock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brock lands a big elbow.
Watson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brock working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Watson is rocked!
Brock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watson looks a forlorn figure.
Watson is still in real trouble! Can Brock finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Brock! Watson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eddie Brock!
Eddie Brock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 3518 p4p, 4015 weight class) and Owen Bennett (ranked 459 p4p, 514 weight class). Giro Inhanamoto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Owen Bennett's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giro Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Bennett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bennett misses with a takedown attempt - Inhanamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Inhanamoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Owen Bennett has been cut.
Inhanamoto jabs at Bennett's body.
Inhanamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Bennett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Giro Inhanamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Bennett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Inhanamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Bennett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inhanamoto swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto connects with a looping right hand.
Inhanamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett looks winded!
Inhanamoto drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bennett right on the button. Bennett goes down! Inhanamoto follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Inhanamoto gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giro Inhanamoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Giro Inhanamoto 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Pym (ranked 2585 p4p, 4118 weight class) and Lars Phantom (ranked 328 p4p, 500 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Pym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Phantom!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phantom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pym avoids the body shot from Phantom.
Pym throws a body punch but Phantom moves out of range.
Phantom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pym was well out of range. Poor timing from Phantom.
Phantom looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pym preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pym is pulling down on Phantom's head. It's preventing any offense from Phantom, at least for the moment.
Phantom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Phantom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pym has his foot on Phantom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Phantom works his way back into a safe position though.
Phantom being controlled here momentarily.
Phantom trying to control but Pym is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phantom postures up in Pym's guard and throws a big left but Pym blocks it.
Phantom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Phantom trying to control the position from guard on top but Pym is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pym pulls Phantom in close to prevent any damage.
Pym avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pym is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Phantom defends well.
Phantom scoring with some ground and pound.
Phantom landing with the ground and pound.
Phantom passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pym prevents Phantom from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pym taking punishment in the form of punches.
Phantom tries to score with some ground and pound. Pym controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Phantom tries to score with some ground and pound. Pym controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pym is working to avoid the ground and pound but Phantom connects with a decent elbow.
Phantom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pym keeps working.
Phantom connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pym some visible discomfort.
Phantom sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pym is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Phantom is looking to take a break and control but Pym is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pym is looking for a sweep.
Pym is breathing heavily.
Phantom scoring with punches and elbows.
Phantom cracks Pym with a big elbow.
Pym on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pym tries to get out of the position.
Pym wants to control but Phantom postures up.
Pym looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pym is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Phantom lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phantom in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pym is not content to let Phantom control the position.
Pym on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Phantom is chipping away with strikes.
Pym tries to buck Phantom off but Phantom is having none of it.
Phantom just content to control the position.
Phantom cracks Pym with a big right hand but Pym just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pym holding on.
Phantom landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phantom is working Pym over with some ground and pound from side control.
Phantom tries to move to mount but Pym blocks the move with his legs.
Pym takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Phantom landing a few strikes.
Phantom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pym keeps working.
Phantom lands a nice forearm strike.
 Pym is rocked!
Phantom working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Pym is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phantom in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Pym looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Phantom turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Phantom!
A very excited looking Lars Phantom 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 Khuchtei Bokhchuud (ranked 2399 p4p, 2734 weight class) and Walter Wiener (ranked 48 p4p, 56 weight class). Bokhchuud's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ErgeSholee Biste Turda. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhchuud drives through and clinches with Wiener against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiener dodges an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
A short left from Bokhchuud.
Wiener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiener throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bokhchuud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiener moves out of range of the body kick from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch up but Wiener keeps it at a distance.
Bokhchuud takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiener looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wiener.
Wiener throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by clinching up but Wiener breaks away and moves out of range.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch there but Wiener circles away.
Wiener throws a fast counter high kick but Bokhchuud manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener thuds his shin into the meat of Bokhchuud's side.
Wiener lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wiener misses with a body kick.
Bokhchuud has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wiener.
Bokhchuud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wiener blocking some punches.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow inside that Wiener shrugs off.
Bokhchuud lands a damaging elbow.
Bokhchuud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiener has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiener wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bokhchuud prevents Wiener from breaking the clinch.
Wiener blocks the elbow strike.
Bokhchuud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiener tries to land knees in the clinch but Bokhchuud avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiener wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bokhchuud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bokhchuud is leaning against Wiener and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wiener escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bokhchuud closes the distance and clinches.
Wiener pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bokhchuud misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Bokhchuud checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bokhchuud pushes Wiener up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiener wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bokhchuud throws an elbow but misses.
Bokhchuud misses with a knee strike.
Wiener tries to break the clinch but Bokhchuud is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud misses with a knee strike.
Wiener avoids a wild elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud lands a left hand.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow inside.
I was talking to Bokhchuud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wiener is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bokhchuud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bokhchuud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiener has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bokhchuud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bokhchuud misses with the head strike.
Wiener avoiding damage.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Wiener has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wiener breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bokhchuud takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Wiener moves out of range.
Bokhchuud moves in looking to clinch but Wiener pushes him off.
Wiener unleashes a big counter combination but Bokhchuud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wiener is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wiener lands a head kick. Bokhchuud smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch
and Wiener counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Wiener tries to keep at a distance but Bokhchuud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wiener pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bokhchuud is looking to land body kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Khuchtei Bokhchuud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bokhchuud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wiener scores with a kick to the body.
Bokhchuud looks to land a right hand but Wiener moved out of range.
Bokhchuud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiener.
Bokhchuud blocks a head kick by Wiener.
Wiener scores with a head kick.
Wiener is looking to land body kicks.
Bokhchuud throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiener throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bokhchuud clinches.
Wiener wants to get back to striking at distance but Bokhchuud won't allow it.
Bokhchuud tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiener avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud digs a right hand into Wiener's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wiener's gas tank.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud tries to work over Wiener's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiener stalling in the clinch but Bokhchuud improves position.
Bokhchuud working Wiener over with knees to the body.
Wiener is looking to control Bokhchuud's arms but Bokhchuud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiener has his back to the cage.
Bokhchuud scores a nice knee to the body.
Bokhchuud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bokhchuud is defending well for now.
Wiener can't break the clinch.
Wiener tries to circle away but Bokhchuud has him pinned against the cage.
Wiener has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiener's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bokhchuud lands an elbow just above Wiener 's eye.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiener leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bokhchuud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bokhchuud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiener.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow inside.
Bokhchuud pushes Wiener back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bokhchuud can't find room to land a body shot as Wiener controls the action.
Bokhchuud lands with a right to the head.
Wiener wants to get back to striking at distance but Bokhchuud won't allow it.
Wiener blocks an elbow strike.
Wiener on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiener is trying to push Bokhchuud away but Bokhchuud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bokhchuud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bokhchuud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wiener.
Bokhchuud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bokhchuud cracks Wiener with a nice body shot.
Wiener looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud looking to throw knees to the head but Wiener is blocking nicely.
Bokhchuud unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Wiener's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bokhchuud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiener's brow.
Bokhchuud lands a right hand.
Bokhchuud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiener blocks it with crossed arms.
Bokhchuud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiener can do to turn this around?
Bokhchuud tries to throw a body punch but Wiener avoids it by throwing Bokhchuud back against the cage.
Bokhchuud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow over the top.
Bokhchuud misses with a body punch.
Bokhchuud tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiener avoids the damage to the body.
Bokhchuud missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener blocks a body shot from Bokhchuud.
Wiener is pushing Bokhchuud up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bokhchuud struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiener controls his hands.
Wiener is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wiener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bokhchuud clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiener avoiding damage as Bokhchuud throws knees to the body.
Wiener blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bokhchuud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiener's brow.
Wiener tries to break the clinch but Bokhchuud is controlling the position.
Bokhchuud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bokhchuud misses with a head kick.
Bokhchuud moves in looking to clinch but Wiener pushes him off.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiener defending well as Bokhchuud loads up on a big left hand.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Wiener is having none of it.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch there but Wiener circles away.
Bokhchuud rushes Wiener and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow strike.
Bokhchuud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiener.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiener blocks an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Wiener escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walter Wiener seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bokhchuud throws a push kick but Wiener slaps the foot to one side.
Bokhchuud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiener keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Wiener is having none of it.
Bokhchuud moves out of range of the body kick from Wiener.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bokhchuud crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wiener - the referee stops the clock and Bokhchuud gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wiener. Bokhchuud manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bokhchuud doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiener circles away.
Wiener is looking for the big counter here.
Bokhchuud has Wiener up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bokhchuud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiener fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bokhchuud manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Bokhchuud.
Wiener thinks about the counter body kick.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud avoids the head kick by Wiener.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Wiener is having none of it.
Wiener is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wiener avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiener follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wiener manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bokhchuud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bokhchuud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiener.
Wiener thinks about the counter body kick.
Bokhchuud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiener keeps the fight on the outside.
Bokhchuud moves into range and clinches up with Wiener.
Wiener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bokhchuud is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiener paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bokhchuud misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Wiener's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wiener tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bokhchuud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiener sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bokhchuud backing away here, and Wiener unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bokhchuud throws a nice looking combination but Wiener bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bokhchuud has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wiener keeps the fight on the outside.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch there but Wiener circles away.
Wiener scores with a head kick. Bokhchuud tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bokhchuud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch.
Bokhchuud is looking to clinch.
Wiener swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiener looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiener throws a low kick but Bokhchuud moves out of range easily.
Bokhchuud is looking to counter the offense by Wiener and move into the clinch.
Walter Wiener has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bokhchuud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiener follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Walter Wiener.
I think Bokhchuud has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
After the big win, Khuchtei Bokhchuud made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Granger (ranked 1155 p4p, 2175 weight class) and Klaus Chugman (ranked 26 p4p, 46 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman scores with a nice head shot.
Chugman slips under a jab.
Chugman misses with a hook.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Chugman throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chugman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chugman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chugman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chugman seems to be working for a kimura but Granger defends the submission attempt.
Granger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chugman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Granger makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chugman wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chugman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Granger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Granger throws a poor cross that misses
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Granger kicks Chugman off and gets back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Chugman.
Chugman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Granger pinned against the cage. Granger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Granger thows a left - swing and a miss!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Granger enables Chugman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Granger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chugman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Granger is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger wants to stand up but Chugman is controlling him.
Chugman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chugman stops Granger from standing up.
Chugman pushes down on Granger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chugman with the ground and pound but Granger uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Granger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Granger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Granger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chugman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chugman prevents Granger from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chugman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Granger tests Chugman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chugman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Granger misses.
Chugman shoots in looking for a takedown but Granger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chugman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Frank Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Chugman.
Granger lands a right hook to the body.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Chugman feints the counter takedown.
Chugman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Granger misses the target.
Granger tries to keep at a distance but Chugman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chugman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chugman looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Granger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chugman tries to clinch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chugman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Granger won't allow Chugman to pass to mount.
Granger pushes Chugman off looking to stand but Chugman dives back in and keeps control.
Chugman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Granger scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Chugman manages to mount him!
Granger is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Granger looks a forlorn figure.
Chugman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Granger is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Granger and Chugman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chugman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chugman in side control, throwing shots but Granger defends.
Granger parries the strikes from Chugman easily there. Chugman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Granger to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Granger is trying to buck Chugman off.
Chugman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chugman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chugman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chugman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chugman controls the position from side control.
Granger wants to get back to his feet but Chugman drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman trying to control the action but Granger is working from the bottom.
Granger throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Chugman goes for a double leg but Granger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Granger continues to drive forward.
A counter left hand to the body from Granger misses its target.
Chugman rushes Granger and presses him up against the cage.
Chugman has Granger pushed against the cage.
Chugman stalling in the clinch.
Chugman slowing the pace effectively.
Chugman slowing the pace effectively.
Chugman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Granger smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to clinch.
Chugman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chugman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Granger.
Granger misses with a leg kick.
Chugman feints the counter takedown.
Granger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chugman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Granger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frank Granger is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chugman ducks right into an uppercut from Granger.
Frank Granger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Granger throws a jab but it's blocked by Chugman.
Granger keeps the fight on the outside.
Chugman tries to clinch but Granger moves away
and Granger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Granger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chugman.
Granger scores with a nice head shot.
Granger throws a hook but Chugman avoids it easily.
Chugman drives through and clinches with Granger against the cage.
Chugman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Granger kicks off Chugman and gets to his feet.
Chugman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Chugman feints the counter takedown.
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!
Granger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Granger is looking to stand up but Chugman isn't so interested in that idea.
Chugman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Granger is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger pushes Chugman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Granger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chugman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granger tries a low kick but Chugman avoids it.
Chugman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Granger misses with a straight left.
Chugman rushes Granger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Granger breaks from the clinch.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chugman was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Chugman defending well as Granger loads up on a big left hand.
Chugman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chugman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Granger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chugman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to pass the guard but Granger is keeping the position.
Granger has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Chugman is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chugman has Granger pressed against the cage.
Chugman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chugman is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman trying to control the position but instead, Granger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chugman into the cage.
Chugman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Granger up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frank Granger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Klaus Chugman.
Granger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Granger throws a series of strikes that have Chugman backpedaling.
Chugman shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chugman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman darts in trying to clinch
enabling Granger to counter with a crisp jab.
Chugman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chugman closes the distance and clinches up with Granger, looking for a takedown. Chugman pushes Granger against the cage but Granger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Klaus Chugman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Chugman.
Chugman rushes Granger and presses him up against the cage.
Granger prevents the takedown attempt.
Chugman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Granger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chugman can do to turn this around?
Granger is trying to break the clinch but Chugman has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
Granger blocks a body shot from Chugman.
Granger gets underhooks to prevent Chugman's takedown attempt.
Chugman is trying to maintain a safe position but Granger gets an underhook and turns Chugman into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Granger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Granger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Granger!
A relieved looking Frank Granger 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 Vincent Lemieux (ranked 942 p4p, 919 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 26 p4p, 21 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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World class 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 34 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lemieux moves forwards but Half Assed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Half Assed connects with a nice looking jab.
Half Assed throws a looping overhand right but Lemieux ducks down to avoid it.
Half Assed slips a jab from Lemieux.
Half Assed misses with a hook.
Anti Half Assed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Half Assed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lemieux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Half Assed lands a really nice looking cross but Lemieux seems unphased.
Half Assed lands a two punch combo.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Half Assed moves out of range.
Lemieux misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Half Assed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Half Assed throws a jab but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Half Assed scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Lemieux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Half Assed! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Half Assed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lemieux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Half Assed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lemieux.
Half Assed throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Half Assed shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lemieux napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lemieux tries to improve position but can't.
Half Assed taking a break here but Lemieux is having none of it and regains half guard.
Lemieux manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lemieux misses with a wild body shot.
Lemieux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Half Assed missing with a left hand there. Lemieux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Half Assed throws a hook but Lemieux avoids it easily.
Lemieux is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Half Assed avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Half Assed scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the body from Lemieux misses
and Half Assed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Half Assed goes for a double leg but Lemieux avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lemieux continues to drive forward.
Half Assed punishes Lemieux's body with a nice straight punch.
Lemieux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Half Assed throws out the jab.
Half Assed's corner calls for a 1-2. Half Assed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lemieux. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Half Assed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Half Assed keeps the fight on the outside.
Half Assed misses with a looping right.
Lemieux is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Half Assed.
A swing and a miss from Half Assed.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Half Assed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Half Assed misses with a looping left.
Half Assed scores with a hook.
Lemieux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Half Assed.
Half Assed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lemieux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lemieux has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Half Assed cracks Lemieux with a good jab.
Half Assed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemieux lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Half Assed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemieux is rocked!
Half Assed walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lemieux drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Half Assed swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lemieux's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anti Half Assed!
A victorious Anti Half Assed thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 1550 p4p, 1875 weight class) and Warrant Officer (ranked 32 p4p, 43 weight class). Philippe comes to the cage accompanied by Chant vaudou haitien. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Warrant Officer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Officer misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
Officer throws a right hand that misses
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Officer looks to land a left hand but Philippe moved out of range nicely.
And Philippe counters with a quick kick to the body but Officer blocks it.
A left and a right from Philippe both land. Nice combination.
Philippe feints a jab promting Officer to slip. Philippe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Officer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Officer misses with a right hand
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Officer closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Officer wants to get back to striking at distance but Philippe won't allow it.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Officer is trying to push Philippe away but Philippe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Officer wants to break free but Philippe has control.
Officer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Officer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philippe gets through Officer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Officer.
Philippe lands a nice uppercut.
Philippe tries to work over Officer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philippe lands with a light punch inside.
Philippe misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Officer avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Officer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Philippe.
Officer working hard to break the clinch.
Officer manages to break the clinch.
Philippe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Philippe lands with a right hand.
Officer misses with a hook
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Officer is rocked!
Philippe cracks Officer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Philippe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Officer to stand back up!
Officer is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Officer throws an off balance right hand
and Philippe scores with a counter punch that sends Officer to the canvas! Philippe smells blood - he's punishing Officer with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Officer has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pound Town INC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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