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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Gerber (ranked 3238 p4p, 1613 weight class) and Aleks Nik (ranked 399 p4p, 231 weight class). 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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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 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerber staying out of range there.
Nik walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nik misses the jab.
Nik swings widly with a right hand
and Gerber counters with a nice kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Nik misses
enabling Gerber to counter with a crisp jab.
Nik throws a body shot but no joy.
Gerber walks into a left hand.
Gerber thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nik if he has to take too many more of those.
Gerber misses with a leg kick
and Nik counters with a one-two to the body.
Gerber swings for the body but Nik moves out of range.
Nik appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerber connects with a body shot that sends Nik's belly button to the back.
Nik misses the shot to the body.
Nik misses with a straight left.
Gerber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gerber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Animal Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Nik walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gerber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik throws a body punch but Gerber moves out of range.
Gerber misses with a kick to the body.
Gerber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nik.
Gerber misses with an uppercut
letting Nik counter with a right hand.
A jab from Nik misses.
Gerber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gerber scrambles back to his feet.
Nik misses with a two punch combination.
Nik lands with a good body shot.
Nik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nik misses with a straight left.
Nik misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Gerber tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gerber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nik looks to land a combination but Gerber avoids it well.
Nik throws a poor cross that misses
and Gerber counters with a stiff right hand.
Nik just misses with a punch to the body.
Nik just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerber with a nice calf kick.
Gerber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nik looks to land a left hand but Gerber moved out of range nicely.
Gerber lands a head kick. Nik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nik thuds a left hand into Gerber's body.
Gerber looks to score with a jab to the body but Nik is just out of range.
Gerber lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber connects with a body shot.
Nik misses with an uppercut
and Gerber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nik thinking.
A head kick misses from Gerber.
Nik misses with a right hand
and Nik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nik lands a jab to the nose.
Nik throws a jab but it's blocked by Gerber.
Gerber is looking to wear down Nik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerber manages to avoid it.
As Nik backs away, Gerber returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gerber throws a body kick that misses.
Gerber throws a body punch but Nik moves out of range.
Nik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gerber counters with a stiff right hand.
Gerber throws a wild body kick that Nik sees coming a mile off.
Good shot there by Nik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gerber misses the target.
Gerber lands the left hand.
Gerber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nik throws out the jab.
Gerber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gerber slips under a jab from Nik.
Gerber is looking to score with low kicks.
Nik looks to land a right hand but Gerber moved out of range.
Gerber lands a nice shot to the body.
Gerber looks for the body kick but Nik saw that one coming.
Nik is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nik dips to his left and cracks Gerber with an uppercut!
Gerber throws a hook to the side of Nik's head but Nik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gerber misses with a low kick.
Nik doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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 Romulus Gerber will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nik defending well as Gerber loads up on a big left hand.
Nik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gerber, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Nik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Gerber tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gerber.
Nik misses with an uppercut
and Gerber counters with a straight right hand.
Gerber lands a glancing blow to the side of Nik's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik lands with an overhand left.
Nik misses with a low kick.
Nik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gerber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nik.
Nik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber throws a head kick that misses.
Nik throws out a counter right but Gerber avoids it with no problem.
Nik just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gerber lunges at Nik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nik's hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gerber.
Nik misses with an uppercut. Gerber saw that one coming.
Nik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gerber.
Nik missing with a left hand there. Gerber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Gerber misses the target.
Gerber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gerber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nik swings widly with a right hand
and Gerber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nik moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber thuds his right hand into Nik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nik misses with a low kick.
Gerber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Aleks Nik has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nik misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Gerber misses the target.
Nik lands a jab to Gerber's midsection.
Gerber scores with a nice strike.
Gerber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nik momentarily.
Gerber lands a nice shot to the body.
Nik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerber moves away.
Romulus Gerber is winning the standup battle so far.
Nik throws a combination that misses
and Nik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Nik as Gerber shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik misses with a left hand
and Gerber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gerber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gerber misses with a wild body shot.
Nik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nik moves away from the strike by Gerber.
Gerber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nik.
Gerber throws a jab when Nik was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gerber misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gerber.
Nik misses with a hook
and Gerber counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gerber throws a front kick aimed at Nik's knee but Nik avoids it well.
Gerber moves out of range as Nik strikes.
Nik throws a poor cross that misses
and Gerber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nik thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik scoring well with a low kick there.
Nik blocks a head kick by Gerber.
Gerber lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nik lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nik throws a low kick, looking for Gerber's leg but Gerber calmly moves out of range.
Gerber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nik momentarily.
Nik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerber punishes Nik's body with a nice straight punch.
Gerber lands a right hook to the body.
Nik misses with a shot to the body
and Gerber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Gerber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleks Nik's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nik lands a head shot.
Nik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nik slips a jab from Gerber.
Gerber tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nik defends well and Gerber ends up having to push Nik into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Nik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gerber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nik is looking to break free of the clinch but Gerber has double underhooks.
Gerber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gerber looks for the body kick but Nik saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik swinging wildly here.
Nik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nik scores with a sloppy right hand. Gerber should have avoided that one.
Nik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gerber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aleks Nik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Nik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gerber doesn't seem phased though.
Gerber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gerber takes a swing at Nik's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gerber. Nik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gerber. That's going to slow Nik down.
Gerber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nik misses with a lunging right hand
and Nik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nik misses with a shot to the body
and Gerber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nik is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gerber with a body shot.
Nik ducks under a wild hook from Gerber.
Nik throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gerber to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Nik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nik throws a shot from downtown. Gerber moves away and avoids it.
Nik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice cross by Nik.
Romulus Gerber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab lands there for Gerber.
Nik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerber manages to avoid it.
Gerber lands a glancing blow to the side of Nik's head.
Gerber slips a straight right by Nik.
Nice uppercut lands for Gerber. That snapped Nik's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik swings for the body but Gerber moves out of range.
Nik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Nik catches Gerber right on the button with a cross.
Gerber cracks Nik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gerber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gerber lands a nice hook to Nik's body. Nik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nik lands with a shot to the body.
Nik misses with the combination.
Nik fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Nik misses
and Gerber counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerber misses with a body shot.
Gerber lands a nice shot that snaps Nik's head back.
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!
Nik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gerber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nik with a jab.
Nik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nik. Gerber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gerber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Nik. Those never looked like landing.
Aleks Nik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerber cracks Nik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gerber digs a good body shot into Nik's ribs.
Gerber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nik's head.
Nik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Gerber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gerber, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Gerber!
Romulus Gerber 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Broderick (ranked 2348 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 313 p4p, 269 weight class). Voronin has chosen Katyusha as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin misses with a left hand
and Voronin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Voronin throws a body kick that misses.
Broderick clinches with his opponent.
Broderick working Voronin over with knees to the body.
Broderick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Broderick scores with a shoulder strike.
Broderick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Broderick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Broderick avoiding damage.
Broderick slows down the pace here.
Broderick seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Broderick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Voronin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Broderick lands a shot to the body.
Voronin looks winded!
Broderick blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Broderick .
Broderick misses with a knee strike.
Voronin managing to block the knees to the body from Broderick .
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Broderick lands a shoulder strike.
Broderick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Broderick tries a knee to the head but Voronin blocks it.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Broderick working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Broderick just leaning against Voronin, taking a breather.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broderick .
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Broderick effectively controlling the action here.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
Voronin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Our sources have told us that Broderick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
Broderick misses with a knee strike.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Broderick .
Broderick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broderick lands a good knee to the midsection. Voronin won't want to take too many of those.
Broderick works on Voronin's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Broderick .
Broderick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voronin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Broderick lands with a right to the head.
Broderick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Broderick controls the action.
Broderick scores with a knee to the head.
Broderick prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Broderick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Broderick connects with a knee to the head.
Broderick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick pushes Voronin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Broderick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Voronin or not.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Voronin tries to work over Broderick 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Broderick scores with a knee to the head.
Voronin tries a body shot but Broderick blocks it.
Broderick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Broderick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Broderick .
Voronin tries a body shot but Broderick blocks it.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Broderick avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Broderick lands a nice uppercut.
Broderick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Broderick .
Broderick crunches a lovely knee into Voronin's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broderick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Broderick 's elbow.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Broderick .
Broderick lands with a right to the head.
Voronin tries to work over Broderick 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Broderick pushes Voronin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Broderick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Broderick drops Voronin with a big knee straight up the middle! Voronin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Voronin is rocked!
It looks like Andriy Voronin has been cut.
Voronin looks to land a right hand but Broderick moved out of range.
Broderick looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Voronin is still on wobbly legs! Can Broderick finish him?
Broderick cracks a nice hook into Voronin's ribs.
Broderick scores with a decent looking hook.
Broderick misses the shot to the body.
Voronin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Broderick s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin digs a good hook to Broderick 's body.
Voronin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Voronin seems to have recovered his senses.
Broderick lands a big uppercut and Voronin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Voronin looks OK. Broderick waves Voronin back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Broderick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andriy Voronin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Voronin throws a series of punches but Broderick avoids them all with ease.
Voronin misses with a body shot
and Broderick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Voronin thinking.
Voronin wants to clinch
and Broderick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronin thows a leg kick but Broderick checks it
and Broderick counters with a big left hand that crumples Voronin! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunter Broderick !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 1166 p4p, 1723 weight class) and Raykuza Maui (ranked 38 p4p, 66 weight class). Delsarte comes to the cage accompanied by Ah Non Cest Terrible. 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 37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Delsarte misses with a wild combination.
Delsarte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maui if he has to take too many more of those.
Delsarte throws a lazy head kick
and Maui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte keeps the fight on the outside.
Delsarte swings for the body but Maui moves out of range.
Maui looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maui takes the fight into the clinch.
Delsarte digs a right hand into Maui's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maui's gas tank.
Delsarte missing with knees to the body.
Delsarte lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Maui.
Delsarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maui backwards.
Delsarte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delsarte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delsarte digs a right hand into Maui's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maui's gas tank.
Delsarte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delsarte lands a head kick!
Maui gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maui manages to break the clinch.
Delsarte works the jab nicely.
Maui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delsarte misses with a low kick as Maui jumps back.
Maui tries to clinch up.
Maui takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delsarte throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maui takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Delsarte tries to bum rush Maui with a series of wild strikes but Maui uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delsarte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maui! But no joy.
Delsarte misses with a body shot.
Delsarte lands with a cross.
Delsarte connects with a leg kick.
Delsarte throws a body punch but Maui moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Delsarte.
Delsarte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maui. That did some damage!
Delsarte throws a sloppy head kick and Maui moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Maui misses its intended target.
Delsarte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maui clinches with his opponent.
Delsarte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Delsarte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maui in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Delsarte gets through Maui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maui blocks an elbow strike from Delsarte.
A shot in the inside from Maui.
Delsarte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delsarte lands the left hand.
Maui tries to clinch up but Delsarte circles away and keeps his distance.
Delsarte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Delsarte blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Delsarte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maui on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delsarte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Delsarte thuds a left hand into Maui's body.
Delsarte misses with a wild body shot.
Maui throws a fast counter high kick but Delsarte manages to duck under it in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maui shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delsarte but Delsarte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maui takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maui has closed the distance and engaged Delsarte in a clinch.
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Maui controls his hands.
Maui swings wildly with an uppercut but Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maui working aggressively here.
Delsarte tries a body shot but Maui blocks it.
Maui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delsarte tries to work over Maui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delsarte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maui.
Delsarte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Delsarte.
Maui feints a counter leg kick.
Maui wants to clinch up but Delsarte keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Delsarte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Delsarte scores with a jab. Maui acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maui misses with an uppercut.
Maui tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delsarte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It appears Delsarte was looking to counter with a kick there.
Maui is looking to clinch but Delsarte is avoiding it.
Maui avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Maui on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maui takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui throws a leg kick that misses.
Maui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delsarte.
Maui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maui takes the fight into the clinch.
Delsarte is leaning against Maui and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raykuza Maui seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte throws an elbow that misses.
Delsarte throws an elbow but it misses.
Delsarte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maui's defenses.
Delsarte lands a left hand.
Delsarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maui closes the distance and clinches.
Delsarte misses with a punch on the inside.
Delsarte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maui prevents a body shot from Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a shoulder strike.
Delsarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Maui avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
Delsarte lands with a short shot to the head.
Maui lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Maui avoiding damage as Delsarte throws knees to the body.
Delsarte working aggressively here.
Maui blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Maui lands a hook that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Delsarte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maui can do to turn this around?
Delsarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delsarte.
Maui throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Maui scores with a nice short uppercut.
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Maui controls his hands.
Maui's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Delsarte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delsarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maui wants to stall.
Maui trying to stall but Delsarte improves his position.
Maui working aggressively here.
Maui lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delsarte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delsarte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delsarte tries a body shot but Maui blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Maui.
Maui swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maui blocks a body shot from Delsarte.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Maui avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
Delsarte blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maui misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maui avoids the elbow strike from Delsarte, against the cage.
Maui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Maui controls his hands.
Delsarte wants to break free but Maui has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delsarte.
Maui has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Delsarte.
Maui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delsarte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delsarte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maui avoiding damage.
Maui lands a left hand.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is getting worse.
Delsarte being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delsarte.
Delsarte scores with a hook to the body.
Maui is looking to control Delsarte's arms but Delsarte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maui has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delsarte pushes off an throws an elbow but Maui leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maui lands a right hand.
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!
Maui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Delsarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maui blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Maui fails to land.
Delsarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delsarte breaks the clinch.
Maui gets a clinch.
Maui has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
Maui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maui misses with the head strike.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Maui.
Maui misses with a punch on the inside.
Delsarte throws a head punch that misses.
Maui throws a punch but it's blocked by Delsarte.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raykuza Maui will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Delsarte 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.
Delsarte connects with a solid leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Maui checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Delsarte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Delsarte.
Delsarte thumps Maui with a low kick.
Delsarte scores with a nice strike.
Delsarte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maui replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Delsarte blocks it well.
Maui takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delsarte swats away the attempt to clinch by Maui.
Maui takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maui finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Delsarte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delsarte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maui clinches up against the cage.
Delsarte lands a shot to the body.
Maui swings wildly with an uppercut but Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maui.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delsarte.
Maui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maui swings wildly with an uppercut but Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maui lands a nice uppercut.
Delsarte can't find room to land a body shot as Maui controls the action.
Delsarte tries to throw a body punch but Maui avoids it by throwing Delsarte back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maui has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte tries to work over Maui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delsarte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maui misses with a punch on the inside.
Delsarte lands a nice uppercut.
Maui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Delsarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delsarte pushes off an throws an elbow but Maui leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maui working aggressively here.
Maui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delsarte throws a wild body kick that Maui sees coming a mile off.
Delsarte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maui has time to react.
Delsarte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Delsarte misses with a body shot
and Maui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Delsarte thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maui shoots in for a takedown but Delsarte shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte misses with a body kick.
Gauthier Delsarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delsarte throws a lazy uppercut
and Maui counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maui.
Maui manages to break the clinch.
Delsarte misses with a kick to the body.
Maui closes the distance and clinches.
Maui takes a shot to the head.
Maui throws a punch but it's blocked by Delsarte.
A shot in the inside from Maui.
Delsarte has a couple of punches blocked by Maui.
Maui has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte breaks from the clinch.
Maui takes the fight into the clinch.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maui lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delsarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delsarte working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maui tries to close the distance and clinch but Delsarte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maui doesn't manage to clinch there - Delsarte circles away.
Delsarte misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Delsarte.
Delsarte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maui is able to avoid easily.
Delsarte clobbers Maui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delsarte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gauthier Delsarte is winning the standup battle so far.
Delsarte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maui moves into the clinch.
Delsarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delsarte looking to throw knees to the head but Maui is blocking nicely.
Maui lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier Delsarte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Delsarte 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Delsarte!
Gauthier Delsarte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Raykuza Maui spoke after the fight, saying 'There's a reason this guy is a legend, shit like that. There's no shame in losing to that guy. I had fun, i'm sure he did too and so did the fans. I love y'all. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Henrique (ranked 372 p4p, 1153 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 62 p4p, 180 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music. Bruno Henrique had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique throws a hook but Edmonds blocks it.
Edmonds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Henrique's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab lands there for Henrique.
Henrique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmonds.
Edmonds connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Edmonds scores with a four punch combination!
Edmonds lunges at Henrique with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henrique's hand.
Edmonds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henrique throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Henrique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmonds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henrique.
Henrique throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edmonds decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henrique's guard.
Henrique is looking to stand back up but Edmonds counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Henrique.
Edmonds controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Edmonds not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edmonds wants to pass the guard but Henrique is defending well.
Edmonds is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henrique sees it coming and defends easily.
Edmonds is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Henrique is just riding it out for now. Edmonds eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henrique defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Edmonds in particular looking to stall.
Edmonds passes to full mount!
Edmonds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henrique on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henrique tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Henrique has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Edmonds looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Edmonds controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edmonds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henrique is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Edmonds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henrique to score with a decent uppercut.
Edmonds connects with a single shot there.
Edmonds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henrique.
Henrique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Henrique misses its intended target.
Edmonds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henrique connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edmonds momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Henrique. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds scores with a jab to the head.
Bruno Henrique is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Henrique finds it's target.
Henrique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edmonds.
Edmonds scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique lands a two punch combo.
Bruno Henrique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edmonds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Henrique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henrique is trying to keep Edmonds in close.
Edmonds slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Edmonds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henrique is keeping the position for now.
Henrique looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Edmonds looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Edmonds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henrique manages to avoid it.
Edmonds cracks Henrique with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Edmonds.
Henrique lands a nice shot to the body.
Edmonds cracks Henrique with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henrique misses with a jab to the body
and Edmonds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmonds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Henrique misses its intended target.
Edmonds feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique lands a slapping body shot.
John Edmonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henrique slips under a jab from Edmonds.
Henrique just misses with a punch to the body.
Henrique avoids the body shot from Edmonds.
Edmonds walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henrique lunges at Edmonds with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edmonds's hand.
Henrique uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edmonds has time to react.
Henrique connects with a right hand. Edmonds shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Edmonds as he connects with a hook.
Edmonds misses with a wild combination.
Edmonds staying out of range there.
Edmonds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henrique's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edmonds misses with a takedown
and Henrique counters with a nice uppercut.
Henrique fails to land with a series of punches.
Henrique misses the jab.
Henrique drops Edmonds with a beautiful combination! Edmonds stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henrique is looking for the KO!
Edmonds is rocked!
Edmonds 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.
Edmonds looks to land a combination but Henrique avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Henrique misses the target.
Henrique chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edmonds can pounce on him.
Edmonds looks to throw the jab but Henrique is out of range.
Edmonds defending well as Henrique loads up on a big left hand.
Henrique misses with a straight right.
Edmonds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henrique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Henrique, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Henrique dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Edmonds jabs Henrique right on the nose. Henrique blinks but takes it well.
Edmonds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henrique's head.
Edmonds cracks Henrique with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henrique lands a head shot.
Henrique takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henrique lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henrique just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Edmonds.
Edmonds looks to land a combination. Henrique sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henrique gets caught flat footed, as Edmonds shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Henrique wants to get back to his feet but Edmonds passes into half guard.
Henrique knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edmonds on the ground.
Henrique is trying to control Edmonds's posture. Edmonds takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Henrique! Edmonds is rotating here... this could be the end... Henrique is out! Edmonds has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Edmonds!
John Edmonds 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Klose (ranked 1168 p4p, 597 weight class) and Vincent Lomax (ranked 162 p4p, 93 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinrich Klose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomax scores with a nice strike.
Lomax lands a leg kick that knocks Klose off balance momentarily.
Lomax throws a wild body kick that Klose sees coming a mile off.
Lomax takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Klose fails to land.
Klose throws a punch but it's blocked by Lomax.
Klose misses with a punch on the inside.
Klose working aggressively here.
Klose wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Klose.
Klose managing to block the knees to the body from Lomax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klose swings wildly with an uppercut but Lomax uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Klose.
Lomax lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lomax tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klose avoids it.
Klose can't find room to land a body shot as Lomax controls the action.
Klose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klose misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klose working aggressively here.
Lomax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klose blocks it with crossed arms.
Lomax misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Klose.
Klose wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lomax is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klose is defending well for now.
Klose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Lomax.
Lomax struggles to land a body shot inside as Klose controls his hands.
Klose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Klose fails to land.
Klose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klose misses with the head strike.
Klose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lomax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lomax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lomax digs a right hand into Klose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klose's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lomax is looking to clinch but Klose is avoiding it.
Lomax 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.
Vincent Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Klose crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lomax - the referee stops the clock and Klose gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lomax. Klose manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Klose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Klose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Klose misses.
Klose shoots and misses
and Lomax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lomax clobbers Klose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Heinrich Klose has been cut.
Lomax with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Klose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lomax counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lomax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klose manages to avoid it.
Lomax clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Klose fails to land.
Klose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax lands a body punch.
Klose is breathing heavily.
Lomax lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax working Klose over with knees to the body.
Lomax lands a body shot.
Lomax lands an uppercut.
Lomax landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lomax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lomax landing knees to the body.
Lomax connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klose's face.
Lomax scores with a shot to the side of Klose's head.
A shot in the inside from Lomax.
Lomax lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lomax.
Lomax scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Lomax.
Lomax using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lomax lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klose backwards.
Klose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax presses Klose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Klose misses with the head strike.
Lomax goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lomax lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klose backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klose has a couple of punches blocked by Lomax.
Lomax unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lomax scores with a hook to the body.
Lomax lands a shot to the body.
Lomax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lomax using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lomax trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lomax.
A right hand to the body from Lomax.
Lomax working Klose over with knees to the body.
Lomax cracks Klose with a nice body shot.
Lomax lands with a light punch inside.
Lomax lands an uppercut.
Lomax throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kloses head.
Lomax drops Klose with a big knee straight up the middle! Klose is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Klose is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Lomax.
Oh Klose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klose misses with a lunging right hand
and Lomax counters with a nice leg kick.
Klose seems to have got his legs back now.
Lomax bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klose's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lomax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Klose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lomax ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Lomax.
Lomax lunges at Klose with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klose's hand.
Lomax moves into the clinch successfully.
Lomax throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kloses head.
Klose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lomax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heinrich Klose's cut is getting worse.
Lomax struggles to land a body shot inside as Klose controls his hands.
Lomax dips a shoulder and cracks Klose with a mighty uppercut! Klose falls back against the cage and Lomax unloads with a barrage of strikes! Klose is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lomax screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Lomax!
Vincent Lomax 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 Maxim Menshikov (ranked 524 p4p, 1019 weight class) and Full Time Panda (ranked 15 p4p, 31 weight class). Maxim Menshikov 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 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxim Menshikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Full Time Panda!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Panda throws out a counter right but Menshikov avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Menshikov, as that shot connected.
It looks like Full Time Panda has been cut.
Panda staying out of range there.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Menshikov misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Menshikov scores with a nice head shot.
Panda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Menshikov.
Menshikov jabs Panda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Menshikov misses the jab.
Menshikov misses with an uppercut. Panda saw that one coming.
Menshikov sets himself, and Panda steps forward looking for the clinch! Menshikov avoids it this time.
Menshikov drops Panda with a big left hand! Panda is injured, injured bad! Menshikov jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Menshikov!
Maxim Menshikov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Dankovich (ranked 246 p4p, 830 weight class) and Santu Avisu Kona (ranked 41 p4p, 131 weight class). Anzor Dankovich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Santu Avisu Kona'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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santu Avisu Kona!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avisu Kona throws a sloppy body shot
and Dankovich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Avisu Kona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avisu Kona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dankovich.
Dankovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dankovich misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Avisu Kona's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dankovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Avisu Kona ducks under a wild hook from Dankovich.
Avisu Kona throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dankovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dankovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avisu Kona. Avisu Kona obviously looking to wear him down.
Avisu Kona misses with a right hand
and Dankovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avisu Kona throws a jab when Dankovich was well out of range.
Dankovich takes one to the chin there.
Dankovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avisu Kona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dankovich.
Dankovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Avisu Kona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Dankovich throws a leg kick but Avisu Kona moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avisu Kona lands with a good body shot.
Avisu Kona lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Avisu Kona does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avisu Kona. Dankovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dankovich tries to counter by clinching up but Avisu Kona breaks away and moves out of range.
Dankovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Avisu Kona throws a poor cross that misses
and Dankovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Avisu Kona thinking.
Dankovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avisu Kona misses with a body shot
and Dankovich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Avisu Kona looks winded!
Avisu Kona throws a body punch but Dankovich moves out of range.
Dankovich slips a jab and a cross from Avisu Kona.
Dankovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Avisu Kona just manages to avoid it.
Dankovich moves out of range as Avisu Kona strikes.
Avisu Kona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dankovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Avisu Kona ducks under a wild hook from Dankovich.
Avisu Kona let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Avisu Kona throws an off balance right hand
and Dankovich counters by clinching up.
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!
Dankovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Dankovich pushes Avisu Kona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Avisu Kona blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dankovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dankovich.
Avisu Kona blocks a body shot from Dankovich.
Dankovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avisu Kona dodges an elbow strike from Dankovich.
Avisu Kona blocks a body shot from Dankovich.
Avisu Kona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Avisu Kona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dankovich scores with a sloppy right hand. Avisu Kona should have avoided that one.
Santu Avisu Kona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Avisu Kona crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dankovich - the referee stops the clock and Avisu Kona gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dankovich. Avisu Kona manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Avisu Kona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dankovich.
Dankovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Avisu Kona takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Avisu Kona checks a leg kick.
Avisu Kona misses with an uppercut.
Dankovich tried to counter with a leg kick but Avisu Kona avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich looks for the body kick but Avisu Kona saw that one coming.
Avisu Kona throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dankovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Dankovich misses the target.
It seemed like Avisu Kona was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dankovich stuns Avisu Kona with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dankovich cracks Avisu Kona with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Avisu Kona throws a body punch but Dankovich moves out of range.
Avisu Kona throws a leg kick
and Dankovich counters with a solid body kick.
Dankovich looks to land a body kick but Avisu Kona moved away.
Dankovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dankovich slips a straight right by Avisu Kona.
Dankovich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dankovich lands a right hook to the body.
Dankovich lands a really nice looking cross but Avisu Kona seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dankovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Avisu Kona takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dankovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Avisu Kona lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Avisu Kona misses with a straight left.
Avisu Kona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avisu Kona misses with a right hand
and Dankovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dankovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Dankovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Avisu Kona's head backwards.
Avisu Kona gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 444 p4p, 228 weight class) and Rob Roy (ranked 62 p4p, 30 weight class). Better Dead 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy lands with a nice body kick.
Roy walks into a stiff left hand from Dead.
Roy scoring well with a low kick there.
Dead avoids the body shot from Roy.
Dead throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Dead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dead rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roy counters with a leg kick.
Dead scores with a nice head shot.
Dead misses with a hook
and Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roy avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy works the jab nicely.
Dead on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roy counters with a nice right hand that sends Dead toppling to the canvas! Dead scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Roy finish him?!
Dead is rocked!
Roy walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dead drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Roy swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dead's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Roy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Owens (ranked 120 p4p, 316 weight class) and Mikhail Popkov (ranked 19 p4p, 50 weight class). 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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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Owens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Popkov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Owens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popkov looks to land a right hand but Owens moved out of range.
Popkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Owens to score with a decent uppercut.
Popkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Popkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Popkov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Owens with a body shot.
Popkov misses with a straight right.
Owens looks to throw the jab but Popkov is out of range.
Popkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Popkov tries to bum rush Owens with a series of wild strikes but Owens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popkov moves out of range as Owens throws a body kick.
Popkov connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popkov catches Owens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Owens misses.
Popkov tries to move into range but Owens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Popkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Owens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mikhail Popkov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkov avoids the head kick by Owens.
Owens cracks Popkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Owens.
Popkov throws a right hand that misses
and Owens counters with an inside leg kick.
Popkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Owens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Owens slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Popkov.
Owens slips under a jab from Popkov.
Owens misses the shot to the body.
Owens misses with a kick to the body.
Popkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Owens.
Popkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Owens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popkov moves out of range as Owens strikes.
Owens misses with an uppercut
and Popkov counters with a straight right hand.
Popkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Owens. Owens obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owens throws a right hand that misses
and Popkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Owens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popkov throws a nice looking combination but Owens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Owens walks into a left hand.
Owens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popkov.
Donk. Popkov catches Owens right on the button with a cross.
Owens lands with an overhand left.
Owens moves out of range of the strikes.
Popkov connects with a right hand. Owens shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens scores with a punch to the head.
Owens connects with a leg kick.
Owens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Owens has closed the distance and engaged Popkov in a clinch.
I was talking to Owens's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Owens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Owens lands an elbow inside that Popkov shrugs off.
Popkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Owens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popkov blocks an elbow strike from Owens.
Owens blocks a body shot from Popkov.
Popkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Owens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Popkov's efforts to push away.
Owens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Owens swings wildly with an uppercut but Popkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owens has Popkov pressed against the cage, preventing Popkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Owens misses with an elbow over the top.
Owens lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Owens on the inside.
That has opened up Mikhail Popkov's cut even more.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Owens.
Owens scores with a shot to the side of Popkov's head.
Popkov is rocked!
The cut above Mikhail Popkov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Owens misses with the head strike.
Popkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Owens has him pressed against the cage.
Owens working aggressively here.
Owens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Popkov backwards.
Popkov has had enough of the clinch but Owens keeps him there for the moment.
Owens throws an elbow but it misses.
Popkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Popkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Owens finish him?
Popkov is trying to break the clinch but Owens has him pressed against the cage.
Owens dips a shoulder and cracks Popkov with a mighty uppercut! Popkov falls back against the cage and Owens unloads with a barrage of strikes! Popkov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Owens screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Owens!
Mustafa Owens retains his middleweight title!
Mustafa Owens 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between LaTroy Johnson (ranked 80 p4p, 303 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 4 p4p, 8 weight class). McDonald has chosen Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother as his entrance music. 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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDonald finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for McDonald. That snapped Johnson's head back.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonald blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
McDonald looks winded!
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Jab from Johnson.
It looks like Jim Bob McDonald has been cut.
Johnson cracks McDonald with a big right hand and McDonald goes down!
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!
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson gets to his feet. McDonald looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonald's head.
McDonald glances at the clock... BAM! Johnson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends McDonald crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, McDonald is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LaTroy Johnson!
After winning the bout, LaTroy Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jim Bob McDonald had this to say: 'A country boy can survive'.
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