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WVT 27: Smith v Son PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fox (ranked 4914 p4p, 5006 weight class) and Caleb DeCoteau (ranked 195 p4p, 198 weight class). 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 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb DeCoteau!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeCoteau to score with a decent uppercut.
Fox lands a nice leg kick that just misses DeCoteau's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from DeCoteau misses.
Fox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by DeCoteau.
Fox lands with a short shot to the head.
DeCoteau keeps control of Fox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
Fox misses with the head strike.
DeCoteau slows down the pace here.
Fox is looking to break free of the clinch but DeCoteau has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on DeCoteau - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
DeCoteau is looking to control Fox's arms but Fox gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeCoteau has his back to the cage.
Fox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DeCoteau has him pressed against the cage.
Fox breaks the clinch.
Fox tries to bum rush DeCoteau with a series of wild strikes but DeCoteau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeCoteau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fox drives through and clinches with DeCoteau against the cage.
DeCoteau blocks an elbow strike.
Fox prevents a body shot from DeCoteau.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as DeCoteau controls his hands.
DeCoteau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeCoteau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by DeCoteau or perhaps it was just good defense by Fox, which made it look bad.
DeCoteau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
DeCoteau looks to land a left hand but Fox moved out of range nicely.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeCoteau.
DeCoteau misses with an uppercut
and Fox counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
DeCoteau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox working hard to break the clinch.
DeCoteau slows down the pace here.
Fox breaks from the clinch.
DeCoteau lands a really nice looking cross but Fox seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeCoteau misses with a wild body shot.
Fox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fox clinches up with DeCoteau and pushes him back against the cage.
DeCoteau lands an uppercut.
DeCoteau lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau tightens his grip and picks Fox up, before dumping him to the ground. Fox manages to land in guard.
Fox trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau throwing strikes but missing.
DeCoteau looking to sit in guard and control but Fox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
DeCoteau is trying to keep Fox in close.
Fox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
DeCoteau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
DeCoteau looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fox is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
DeCoteau is trying to control the position but Fox postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Fox tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
DeCoteau looking for submissions off his back.
DeCoteau is trying to control but can't.
DeCoteau is trying to get back to full guard.
DeCoteau is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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 Jack Fox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fox takes the fight into the clinch.
DeCoteau scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.
Fox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeCoteau blocks it with crossed arms.
DeCoteau has a couple of punches blocked by Fox.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
DeCoteau stalls.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeCoteau shoots in looking for a takedown. Fox tries to sprawl out of it but DeCoteau keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox slips a straight right by DeCoteau.
As DeCoteau looks to move away, Fox throws a big counter combo but DeCoteau just gets out of the way.
DeCoteau slips under a jab.
DeCoteau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. DeCoteau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caleb DeCoteau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoteau avoids the body shot from Fox.
Good exchange - Fox coming out on top.
DeCoteau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeCoteau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as DeCoteau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fox doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fox.
DeCoteau throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeCoteau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeCoteau throws a leg kick
and Fox counters by moving into the clinch.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeCoteau's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Fox.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to land a knee to the head but DeCoteau blocks with his arms.
DeCoteau tries to pull guard but Fox holds him up against the cage and eventually DeCoteau drops back down to his feet.
DeCoteau prevents Fox from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
DeCoteau pushes Fox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox tries to land knees in the clinch but DeCoteau avoids the damage to the body.
DeCoteau blocks an uppercut.
DeCoteau misses with a body punch.
DeCoteau tries a body shot but Fox blocks it.
Still in the clinch, DeCoteau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeCoteau avoids the head kick by Fox.
Fox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
DeCoteau has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
DeCoteau looking to score a takedown here. Fox is defending well but DeCoteau drives through and ends up in Fox's guard.
Fox wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and DeCoteau manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
DeCoteau lands a couple of digs.
Fox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caleb DeCoteau has got the better of the ground game so far.
DeCoteau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fox looking to control.
DeCoteau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
DeCoteau has gone for a leg lock! Fox slips out almost immediately though and dives into DeCoteau's guard.
Fox is looking to stand up but DeCoteau won't let him.
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 Jack Fox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fox avoids the body shot from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fox finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under DeCoteau's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Fox falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb DeCoteau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Noriega (ranked 1353 p4p, 1838 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 51 p4p, 71 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noriega might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha. 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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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 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Watch Out Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ronaldo misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick from Noriega, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Noriega throws a head kick but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Noriega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Noriega chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ronaldo can pounce on him.
Ronaldo lands with a shot to the body.
Ronaldo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Noriega will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronaldo clinches up with Noriega and pushes him back against the cage.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hand to the body from Ronaldo.
Noriega lands a shot to the body.
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo.
Noriega prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Noriega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Noriega backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Noriega controls the action.
Noriega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Noriega has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo stalling.
Ronaldo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noriega's defenses.
Noriega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noriega tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Noriega fails to land.
Ronaldo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noriega's defenses.
 It looks like Pablo Noriega has been cut.
Ronaldo lands a nice elbow.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Noriega really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ronaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Noriega has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Noriega is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Noriega struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
A short left from Ronaldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noriega throws an elbow but misses.
Noriega misses with a punch to the body.
Noriega misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Noriega is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo is controlling him.
Noriega lands an uppercut.
Noriega lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ronaldo cracks Noriega with a nice body shot.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noriega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronaldo is working Noriega over against the cage.
Good body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noriega's defenses.
Noriega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo throws an elbow but it misses.
Noriega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Noriega is trying to push Ronaldo away but Ronaldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Noriega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Noriega working aggressively here.
Noriega throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Ronaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noriega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Noriega fails to land.
Noriega avoids the elbow strike from Ronaldo, against the cage.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Noriega.
Ronaldo presses Noriega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Noriega lands a good knee to the midsection. Ronaldo won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Noriega.
Ronaldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noriega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noriega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noriega throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
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!
Noriega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ronaldo misses with an elbow over the top.
Noriega creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ronaldo's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo blocks an elbow strike from Noriega.
Noriega prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noriega backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noriega throws an elbow but misses.
Ronaldo lands an elbow just above Noriega 's eye.
Noriega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Noriega trying to land knees to the body.
Noriega misses with a knee to the head.
Noriega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronaldo is defending well for now.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo lands with a left to the head.
Ronaldo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noriega's defenses.
Ronaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noriega backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega working aggressively here.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Noriega uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Noriega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Noriega avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Noriega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Noriega's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ronaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noriega on the side of the head.
Noriega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ronaldo misses with a straight left.
Noriega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo slips under a jab.
Ronaldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Noriega on the side of the head.
Ronaldo is looking to chop away at Noriega's legs.
Noriega blocks a head kick by Ronaldo.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noriega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ronaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Noriega was looking to counter with a kick there.
Noriega looks to land a combination but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Ronaldo connects with a looping right hand.
Ronaldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo throws a sloppy head kick and Noriega moves out of range easily.
Noriega looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ronaldo thows a body kick. Noriega tries to catch it but that hurt him.
No joy there for Ronaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronaldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo connects with a body shot that sends Noriega's belly button to the back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Noriega's head.
Ronaldo throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
Noriega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Noriega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ronaldo's sensitive parts.
Ronaldo thumps Noriega with a low kick.
Ronaldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ronaldo digs a good body shot into Noriega's ribs.
Ronaldo throws the kick towards the body but Noriega avoids it.
Noriega moves out of range as Ronaldo strikes.
Noriega half committed to a counter leg kick.
Noriega lands with a straight right. Ronaldo didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
A big right from Ronaldo misses.
Noriega throws a good cross that connects.
Noriega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses the jab.
Noriega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
Noriega attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Noriega shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Noriega throws a body shot but no joy.
Noriega missing with a left hand there. Ronaldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Ronaldo thuds his right hand into Noriega's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ronaldo throws an off balance right hand
and Noriega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick as Noriega jumps back.
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noriega attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Ronaldo as he connects with a hook.
Ronaldo cracks Noriega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noriega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a hook. Noriega ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Noriega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ronaldo lands a jab to the head.
Ronaldo lands with an uppercut that bounces Noriega off the cage and back into range.
 Noriega is rocked!
Ronaldo throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Noriega crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Watch Out Ronaldo!
Our winner, Watch Out Ronaldo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Pablo Noriega was interviewed post fight and said 'Don’t Worry Im Gonna Put A Hit On Him Ese'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 3724 p4p, 5546 weight class) and Wesley Clark (ranked 149 p4p, 209 weight class). Panayotov comes to the cage accompanied by Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Clark!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clark.
Panayotov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark misses with a takedown
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nikolay Panayotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Clark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Panayotov.
Clark let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark with a poor takedown
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panayotov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Clark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Panayotov tries to avoid it but Clark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Panayotov to the ground. Panayotov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov throws a body kick that misses.
Clark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Panayotov defends it nicely.
Clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Wesley Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panayotov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Panayotov lands a glancing blow to the side of Clark's head.
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Panayotov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panayotov.
Clark throws a counter combo.
Clark looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Panayotov wants to get back to his feet.
Clark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panayotov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov pushes Clark off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panayotov throws a good cross that connects.
Clark gets a double leg takedown into Panayotov's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Clark postures up in Panayotov's guard and throws a big left but Panayotov blocks it.
Clark won't allow Panayotov to get back to his feet.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clark throws a big elbow that misses.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Panayotov has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clark postures up in Panayotov's guard and throws a big left but Panayotov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clark throwing strikes from guard but Panayotov blocks nicely.
Clark won't allow Panayotov to get back to his feet.
Clark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clark lands a couple of digs.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark throws a strike but Panayotov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Panayotov is breathing heavily.
Panayotov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Panayotov passes Clark's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
Panayotov wants to stand up but Clark has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Clark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
Clark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
Panayotov wants to stand up but Clark has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Clark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Panayotov is going to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Panayotov throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panayotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Clark goes for a double leg but Panayotov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Panayotov continues to drive forward.
Panayotov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clark manages to circle out of the way.
Panayotov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Clark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Panayotov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Clark is trying hard to land a takedown here. Panayotov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikolay Panayotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Clark.
Clark goes for a double leg but Panayotov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Panayotov continues to drive forward.
Clark takes one to the side of the head.
Wesley Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Panayotov circles away.
Clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark is breathing heavily.
Panayotov scores with a body shot.
Clark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries for a takedown but Panayotov circles away easily
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panayotov.
Clark tries for a takedown but Panayotov circles away easily
and Panayotov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clark gets the takedown into side control.
Panayotov pushes Clark away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Clark gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Clark 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.
Clark prevents Panayotov from escaping the position.
Clark working the strikes but Panayotov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Clark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Panayotov is trying to stand back up but Clark is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panayotov wants to get back to his feet.
Panayotov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Panayotov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clark.
Ground and pound from Clark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark throws a strike but Panayotov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Panayotov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clark postures up in Panayotov's guard and throws a big left but Panayotov blocks it.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark postures up in Panayotov's guard and throws a big left but Panayotov blocks it.
Clark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panayotov is looking to stand up but Clark isn't so interested in that idea.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panayotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Panayotov has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
Panayotov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown. Panayotov tries to sprawl out of it but Clark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Panayotov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panayotov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark shoots for a double leg takedown but Panayotov sprawls well. He's pushed Clark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Panayotov scores with a decent looking hook.
Nikolay Panayotov is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark shoots in for a double leg but Panayotov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Panayotov throws a head kick that misses.
Clark tries for a takedown but Panayotov circles away easily
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Panayotov lands with a good body shot.
Panayotov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Panayotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Panayotov misses the target.
Clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Panayotov to counter with a crisp jab.
Panayotov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown. Panayotov tries to sprawl out of it but Clark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Panayotov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Panayotov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nikolay Panayotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark slips a jab from Panayotov.
Panayotov thuds his shin into the meat of Clark's side.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Panayotov's waist but Panayotov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clark off to one side.
Panayotov throws a head kick that half lands.
Panayotov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Panayotov misses the target.
Clark fails to land the takedown.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panayotov throws out the jab.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark with a poor takedown
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Clark fails with the takedown
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Panayotov scores with a three punch combo!
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Panayotov shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panayotov misses the shot to the body.
Panayotov slaps away a takedown attempt from Clark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Panayotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panayotov.
Clark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Clark manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Panayotov finds it's target.
Clark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Panayotov did well to prevent Clark getting side control.
Clark prevents Panayotov from standing back up.
Clark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panayotov's head.
Panayotov is trying to stand back up but Clark is controlling him
Clark lands with a punch from half guard.
Clark thows a huge punch but Panayotov dodges it nicely.
Clark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Panayotov pushes Clark off and gets back to his feet.
Clark drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four 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!
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panayotov wants to get back to his feet but Clark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clark tries to free his leg and advance position but Panayotov is retaining full guard.
Clark throws an elbow that misses. Panayotov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clark's guard. Nice move by Panayotov!
Clark has a closed guard, preventing Panayotov from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wesley Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolay Panayotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panayotov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Panayotov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Panayotov has managed to get both his arms back between Clark's legs - danger averted.
Clark has a closed guard, preventing Panayotov from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Panayotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Panayotov, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Panayotov!
Nikolay Panayotov 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 Walter Wiener (ranked 2363 p4p, 2303 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 92 p4p, 84 weight class). Walter Wiener could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lyle Alzado's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado lands a big right hand that sends Wiener crashing to the mat! Alzado stays standing though and waves Wiener back to his feet!
Wiener is rocked!
Alzado fakes the body blow, causing Wiener to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Wiener goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lyle Alzado!
Lyle Alzado thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Strdoza (ranked 2326 p4p, 1808 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 90 p4p, 70 weight class). Dunham has chosen Im Forever Blowing Bubbles as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 16 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strdoza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dunham!
Dunham tries to clinch but Strdoza moves out of range.
Strdoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dunham can pounce on him.
Dunham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dunham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strdoza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Strdoza there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham cracks Strdoza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been informed that Dunham has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dunham throws a push kick but Strdoza slaps the foot to one side.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Dunham scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dunham is looking to land body kicks.
Pete Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham tries to land a body kick
and Strdoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunham has managed to clinch.
Strdoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Chad Strdoza has been cut.
Strdoza is looking to take this one to the mat.
A body shot lands from Dunham.
Dunham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Strdoza tries to pull guard but Dunham forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dunham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dunham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dunham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strdozas head.
Dunham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strdoza is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dunham.
Oh Strdoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strdoza is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham stops a takedown attempt from Strdoza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Strdoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strdoza takes an elbow to the temple.
Strdoza takes a shot to the head.
Strdoza tries to pull guard but Dunham won't allow it.
Dunham dips a shoulder and cracks Strdoza with a mighty uppercut! Strdoza falls back against the cage and Dunham unloads with a barrage of strikes! Strdoza 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 - Dunham screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Dunham!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Narushima (ranked 956 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Luka Marka (ranked 29 p4p, 37 weight class). Narushima comes to the cage accompanied by Chemistry - Heartbeat (Deepforces Remix). Marka has chosen HADES as his entrance music. Luka Marka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Narushima !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Marka!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Narushima throws a jab when Marka was well out of range.
Marka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Narushima throws a hook but Marka blocks it.
Marka with the counter takedown but Narushima avoids it easily.
Marka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Narushima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Narushima sends Marka crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Narushima is motioning to the referee to let Marka up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Marka is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marka 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.
Narushima throws out a loose jab but Marka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marka throws a jab when Narushima was well out of range.
It looked like Narushima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marka throws a hook but Narushima blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Narushima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Narushima slips under a jab.
Narushima scores with a decent looking hook.
Marka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Marka.
It looks like Leonardo Narushima has been cut.
Marka throws a body shot but no joy.
Marka just misses with a punch to the body.
Marka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Narushima misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a hook but Marka blocks it.
Marka with the counter takedown but Narushima avoids it easily.
Marka scores with a body shot.
Marka misses with a looping right.
Marka misses the jab.
Narushima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Narushima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Narushima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narushima .
Marka looks to throw the jab but Narushima is out of range.
Narushima throws a good cross that connects.
Narushima misses with a wild body shot.
Marka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Narushima lands a big right hand that sends Marka crashing to the mat! Narushima stays standing though and waves Marka back to his feet!
Marka is still on wobbly legs! Can Narushima finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Marka finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Narushima 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marka lands with a cross.
Marka seems to have recovered his senses.
Marka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narushima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Narushima is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Narushima looks to land a body kick but Marka moved away.
The fighters circling - Narushima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marka throws a big shot that misses.
Narushima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marka misses with a left hand
and Narushima counters with a straight right hand.
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marka can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marka cracks Narushima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marka lands with a right hand.
Marka tests Narushima 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Narushima misses.
Marka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Marka swings widly with a right hand
and Narushima counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marka scores with the left hand. Narushima knows he should have avoided that one.
Narushima is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Narushima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Marka might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Narushima has got the better of the exchanges.
Narushima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marka misses with a looping left.
Narushima throws out a loose jab but Marka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narushima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narushima swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marka looks to land a right hand but Narushima moved out of range.
Narushima is looking to counter punch.
Marka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Narushima momentarily.
Narushima moves away from the strike by Marka.
A little feinted left hand from Narushima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marka throws a jab but it's blocked by Narushima .
An attempted straight right counter from Narushima misses the target.
A big left from Narushima misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Marka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marka misses with a left hand
and Narushima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narushima takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marka slips a straight right by Narushima .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Marka misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Marka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Narushima 's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marka throws a lazy right hand but Narushima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marka misses with a body shot
and Marka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narushima looks to land a left hand but Marka moved out of range nicely.
Marka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circling - Marka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Narushima misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marka throws a series of punches but Narushima moves out of range.
Narushima avoids the body shot from Marka.
A little feinted left hand from Narushima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima swings widly with a right hand
so Marka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marka wants to pass the guard but Narushima is keeping the position.
Narushima has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Narushima 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.
Narushima is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Narushima on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Narushima tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Narushima pulls Marka in close to prevent any damage.
Narushima has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice cross by Marka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marka misses the shot to the body.
Narushima cracks Marka with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Marka looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Narushima finish him?
Marka is rocked!
Marka misses with an uppercut. Narushima saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Narushima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Narushima looks to land a left hand but Marka moved out of range nicely.
And Marka tries to counter it with a takedown but Narushima pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima moves out of range as Marka strikes.
Narushima quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Marka misses with a looping left.
Narushima swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narushima manages to avoid it.
Marka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narushima misses with a hook. Marka ducked under it nicely.
Marka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've been told by Narushima 's head coaches at KFA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Narushima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Narushima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Narushima 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Narushima !
Leonardo Narushima 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Joestar (ranked 1281 p4p, 921 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 44 p4p, 27 weight class). Joestar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coda - Bloody Stream. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Sharma misses the target.
Joestar walks into a straight right hand from Sharma.
It looks like Johan Joestar has been cut.
Joestar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joestar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joestar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sharma to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharma misses the target.
Joestar throwing a counter right hand but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Sharma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sharma loads up on a big right hand but Joestar slips the punch.
Joestar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sharma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joestar.
Sharma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharma. Joestar does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joestar throws a right hand that Sharma ducks under and follows up with a left that Sharma also avoids with ease.
Joestar misses with a looping right.
Sharma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rohith Sharma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharma lands a big right hand that sends Joestar crashing to the mat! Sharma stays standing though and waves Joestar back to his feet!
Joestar is rocked!
Johan Joestar's cut is getting worse.
Joestar walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Joestar limp body while Sharma jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rohith Sharma!
Rohith Sharma made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prana Halo (ranked 875 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Chief Red Eagle (ranked 25 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Prana Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Red Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Red Eagle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Halo prevents Red Eagle from standing back up.
Halo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Red Eagle keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo seems to be working for a kimura but Red Eagle defends the submission attempt.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura but Red Eagle is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Eagle is defending against the submission attempts here by Halo.
Halo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Halo is working for a submission of some sort.
Halo prevents Red Eagle from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Red Eagle is defending against the submission attempts here by Halo.
Halo is working for a submission of some sort.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura but Red Eagle is defending well.
Halo is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halo is working for a kimura but Red Eagle is defending it quite comfortably.
Halo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Halo 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.
Halo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Red Eagle defends it well.
Red Eagle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Red Eagle manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prana Halo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo gets tackled into the cage by Red Eagle. Red Eagle maintains the clinch.
Red Eagle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Halo has clasped his hands together around Red Eagle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Red Eagle tries to escape but Halo is in control.
Prana Halo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Red Eagle is trying to escape and Halo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Red Eagle is forced to tap! Nice work there by Halo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Prana Halo!
Prana Halo 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 487 p4p, 511 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 11 p4p, 18 weight class). Hanayama comes to the cage accompanied by Hanayama vs Katsumi. 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 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaoru Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchusuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanayama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Hanayama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tchusuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanayama to score with a decent uppercut.
Tchusuk 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.
Tchusuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanayama.
Tchusuk looks to throw the jab but Hanayama is out of range.
Tchusuk misses with a wild combination.
Hanayama lands with a cross.
Hanayama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tchusuk throws a hook but Hanayama blocks it.
Tchusuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hanayama to counter with a crisp jab.
Tchusuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanayama slips under a jab from Tchusuk.
Hanayama is looking to counter punch.
Tchusuk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A cross from Hanayama lands.
Hanayama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanayama slips a straight right by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tchusuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Tchusuk throws a hook but Hanayama avoids it easily.
Hanayama throws a jab when Tchusuk was well out of range.
Tchusuk throws a leg kick but Hanayama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looks like Hanayama has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tchusuk moves out of range as Hanayama strikes.
Hanayama connects with a crisp jab.
Tchusuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanayama throws a lazy uppercut
and Tchusuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanayama's knee momentarily.
Tchusuk delivers a nice body kick.
Hanayama misses with a looping left.
Hanayama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tchusuk drives through and clinches with Hanayama against the cage.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchusuk lands an uppercut.
It looks like Kaoru Hanayama has been cut.
Tchusuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tchusuk blocking some punches.
Hanayama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk tries to throw a body punch but Hanayama avoids it by throwing Tchusuk back against the cage.
Tchusuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hanayama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Tchusuk lands a left hand.
Tchusuk lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk manages to break the clinch.
Hanayama throws a shot from downtown. Tchusuk moves away and avoids it.
Hanayama walks into a straight right hand from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tchusuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tchusuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tchusuk loads up on a big right hand but Hanayama slips the punch.
Tchusuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanayama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tchusuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tchusuk throws a front kick aimed at Hanayama's knee but Hanayama avoids it well.
Tchusuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanayama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchusuk is just out of range.
Hanayama with a jab.
Tchusuk takes one on the button.
Hanayama slips under a jab.
Tchusuk tries to move into range but Hanayama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanayama moves out of range as Tchusuk strikes.
Hanayama lands a jab to Tchusuk's midsection.
Hanayama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanayama.
Tchusuk counters with a body kick.
Tchusuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tchusuk lands a jab to the head.
Hanayama is rocked!
Hanayama glances at the clock... BAM! Tchusuk nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Hanayama crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Hanayama is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Tchusuk!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 338 p4p, 361 weight class) and Hueng Son (ranked 9 p4p, 13 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with IS THIS LOVE blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hueng Son!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Son shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Son's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Son.
Son throws a big shot that misses.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut
enabling Son to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Son drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Smith defends it well.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Son ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Son throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Son takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Son misses with a low kick.
And Smith counters with a quick kick to the body but Son blocks it.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Smith counters with a quick kick to the body but Son blocks it.
Son 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.
Hueng Son seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Son throws out the jab.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Son looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Son scores with a leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch there but Son circles away.
Son was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Son clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenny Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Son misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Son misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Son throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Son misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Son throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Son's knee momentarily.
Smith lands a head shot.
Son is rocked!
Smith darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Son's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Smith before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Smith!
A relieved looking Kenny Smith 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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