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Bellicose XXVII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 4967 p4p, 4776 weight class) and Tim Udrich (ranked 490 p4p, 480 weight class). Tim Udrich has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Udrich!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Udrich! But no joy.
Brown clinches.
Udrich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Udrich tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Udrich blocking some punches.
Udrich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Udrich blocks it.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udrich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Udrich looking to slow down the pace here.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Udrich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Udrich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Udrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Udrich told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Udrich controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Udrich.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Udrich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Udrich fails to land.
Udrich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Udrich misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Udrich takes a shot to the head.
Udrich lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
 It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Udrich.
Brown is pushing Udrich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown tries to work over Udrich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Udrich.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Udrich misses with an elbow strike.
Udrich stalling in the clinch.
Udrich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Udrich misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Udrichs head.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Udrich is working Brown over against the cage.
Udrich wants to stall.
Udrich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Udrich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Udrich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Udrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown tries a body shot but Udrich blocks it.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Udrich controls the action.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Udrich's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udrich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Udrich fails to land.
Brown lands a left hand.
Udrich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Udrich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Udrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Udrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Udrich.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Udrich missing with knees to the body.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Udrich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Udrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udrich scores with a knee to the head.
Udrich misses with a knee to the head.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Udrich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udrich misses with an elbow strike.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Udrich has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown prevents a body shot from Udrich.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Udrich controls the action.
Udrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Udrich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown working aggressively here.
Udrich swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Udrich backwards.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 John Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Udrich backs up against the cage.
Udrich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Udrich is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Udrich circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Brown tries to clinch but Udrich moves out of range.
Udrich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Udrich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown closes the distance but Udrich moves to the side
and Udrich counters with a straight right hand.
Udrich gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Udrich manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udrich is trying to keep Brown in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Udrich is keeping the position for now.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown is trying for a kimura here. Udrich looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Brown wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Murphy (ranked 2918 p4p, 3831 weight class) and Karel Sup (ranked 103 p4p, 130 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paddy Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Sup.
Nice shot by Sup.
It looks like Paddy Murphy has been cut.
Sup looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paddy Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Sup slips the punch.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sup misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy slips a straight right by Sup.
Sup uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Sup's shoulder, as Sup tries to avoid the shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sup has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sup keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy with a jab.
Sup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sup moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy connects with the punch.
A big right from Sup misses.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy throws the left hand but Sup avoids the punch easily.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Sup ducks down to avoid it.
Sup blocks a jab.
Sup lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Sup knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy throws a jab when Sup was well out of range.
Sup blocks a jab.
Sup gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sup slips a straight right by Murphy.
Sup looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Sup uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Sup circles away.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sup tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sup to the ground. Sup escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sup.
Sup lands the left hand.
Sup shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Sup keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Sup moves away and avoids it.
Sup throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sup misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sup scores with a hook.
Paddy Murphy's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sup moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Sup.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Sup's head.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Sup's head back.
Sup slips a straight right by Murphy.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Sup swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy cracks Sup with an open hand slap.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Sup's head but Sup sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sup.
Murphy throws the left hand but Sup avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sup.
Sup misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sup slips a jab from Murphy.
Sup is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Murphy.
Sup closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sup swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Sup closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. Sup pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paddy Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karel Sup.
Murphy misses with a hook. Sup ducked under it nicely.
Sup keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sup! But no joy.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Sup ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Sup swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Sup moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Sup is looking for the big counter here.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Sup was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sup looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy slips under a jab from Sup.
Sup slips under a jab.
Sup ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Sup.
Murphy slips a straight right by Sup.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sup.
Sup lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paddy Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sup staying out of range there.
Sup thuds his right hand into Murphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sup moves into the clinch.
Sup working aggressively here.
Sup prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sup is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sup connects with a single shot there.
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 Paddy Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sup jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Sup counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paddy Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sup ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Sup ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Sup misses the jab.
Sup slips under a jab.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Sup moved out of range.
Sup looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Sup sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sup ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Paddy Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Sup ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy slips under a jab from Sup.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sup misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Sup slips the punch.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy jabs Sup right on the nose. Sup blinks but takes it well.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sup sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Sup misses with a hook.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Sup on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sup moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sup fails to land.
Sup lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Sup tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Sup back against the cage.
Sup tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sup is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sup softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Sup has the dominant position.
Sup lands with a right to the head.
Sup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sup throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sup scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sup misses with a body punch.
Sup presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sup with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sup slips under a jab from Murphy.
Sup uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Sup throws a one two combo.
Sup throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Sup.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sup's hands.
Sup tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy scores with a jab. Sup acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Sup goes for a double leg but Murphy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murphy continues to drive forward.
Sup missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sup looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sup.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Sup moved out of range nicely.
Sup swings widly with a right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws the left hand but Sup avoids the punch easily.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Sup slips the punch.
Sup is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sup keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Sup scores with a jab.
Jeez, Paddy Murphy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Sup ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Sup takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sup ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Sup ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sup connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paddy Murphy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karel Sup!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Vinge (ranked 6202 p4p, 2029 weight class) and Stanislav Strakapoud (ranked 588 p4p, 295 weight class). The key to victory for Jimmie Vinge has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmie Vinge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislav Strakapoud!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strakapoud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vinge sprawls well. Vinge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strakapoud gets slowly back to his feet.
Vinge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strakapoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinge.
Vinge misses with a straight right.
Strakapoud steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vinge.
Strakapoud darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vinge wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strakapoud looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vinge regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strakapoud looking to pass the guard.
Strakapoud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vinge keeping full guard, as Strakapoud tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strakapoud throws a big right hand that misses.
Strakapoud looking to pass the guard.
Vinge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vinge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vinge is trying to keep Strakapoud in close.
Strakapoud looking to pass the guard.
Strakapoud sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vinge's guard.
Strakapoud 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.
Strakapoud seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinge is trying to get back to full guard.
Strakapoud is working for a kimura but Vinge is defending it quite comfortably.
Vinge holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Strakapoud is working for a submission of some sort.
Strakapoud wants to free his trapped foot but Vinge is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Strakapoud is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vinge.
Strakapoud stops Vinge from standing up.
Strakapoud drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Strakapoud jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Strakapoud postures up in Vinge's guard and throws a big left but Vinge blocks it.
Strakapoud is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Strakapoud thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vinge is trying to control the position but Strakapoud postures up.
Vinge pulls Strakapoud in close to his closed guard and prevents Strakapoud from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Strakapoud looking to pass the guard.
Vinge trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Strakapoud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vinge is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vinge sizes up Strakapoud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vinge misses with a lunging right hand
and Strakapoud counters with a shoot takedown. Vinge fights it but they end up in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Strakapoud dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vinge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Strakapoud.
Strakapoud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vinge.
Strakapoud blocks a jab.
Vinge loads up on a big right hand but Strakapoud slips the punch.
Strakapoud tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vinge sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strakapoud somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strakapoud is defended easily by Vinge.
Jimmie Vinge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Strakapoud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinge lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strakapoud shoots for a double leg takedown but Vinge sprawls well. He's pushed Strakapoud's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vinge throws a body shot but no joy.
Strakapoud darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vinge keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Strakapoud seems to be looking for submissions.
Strakapoud is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strakapoud wants to pass the guard but Vinge is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinge is trying to stand back up but Strakapoud is controlling him
Vinge regains full guard. Nicely done.
Strakapoud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vinge is keeping the position for now.
Stanislav Strakapoud has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strakapoud slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vinge regains half guard.
Strakapoud has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Strakapoud throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Strakapoud wants to finish this one by submission but Vinge is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Strakapoud.
Vinge has given up his back here. Will Strakapoud look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strakapoud has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Vinge tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud wants to take Vinge's back but he can't do it this time.
Strakapoud has control of Vinge's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vinge regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Vinge bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vinge wants to get up but he can't break Strakapoud's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Strakapoud can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vinge controls the pace.
Strakapoud has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vinge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strakapoud has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vinge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vinge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud 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.
Vinge got a little sloppy there for a moment and Strakapoud has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vinge has managed to get both his arms back between Strakapoud's legs - danger averted.
Vinge is stalling in the full guard.
Strakapoud has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Vinge is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Strakapoud.
Vinge controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinge tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Strakapoud trying to remain calm as Vinge controls from the top position.
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 Jimmie Vinge will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Strakapoud with a poor takedown
and Vinge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strakapoud thinking.
Vinge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strakapoud moves away.
Vinge throws a leg kick but Strakapoud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Strakapoud wants to counter the offense by Vinge and move into the clinch position.
Vinge swings for the body but Strakapoud moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Vinge. No joy for Strakapoud on that attempt.
Strakapoud shoots in looking for a takedown. Vinge tries to sprawl out of it but Strakapoud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vinge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jimmie Vinge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Strakapoud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strakapoud is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vinge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strakapoud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Strakapoud tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vinge defends well and Strakapoud ends up having to push Vinge into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vinge half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strakapoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinge.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vinge.
Strakapoud goes for a double leg but Vinge avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vinge continues to drive forward.
As Strakapoud backs away, Vinge returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Strakapoud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vinge sprawls well. Vinge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strakapoud gets slowly back to his feet.
Strakapoud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strakapoud tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vinge defends well and Strakapoud ends up having to push Vinge into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vinge looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinge connects with a leg kick.
Strakapoud dives in and grabs Vinge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vinge pushes down on Strakapoud's head and hops out.
Vinge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strakapouds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vinge fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strakapoud, pushing him back against the cage.
Vinge misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinge.
A head punch on the inside from Vinge fails to land.
Strakapoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinge is leaning against Strakapoud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strakapoud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Vinge fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinge.
Vinge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strakapoud looking for a takedown.
Vinge lands a hook that snaps the head of Strakapoud backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Vinge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vinge misses with a body punch.
Vinge stalling the fight.
Vinge pushes Strakapoud back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vinge throws a head punch that misses.
Vinge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinge gets through Strakapoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Vinge.
A nice left hand lands by Vinge.
Vinge has a couple of punches blocked by Strakapoud.
Still in the clinch, Vinge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vinge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinge lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Vinge's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinge throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strakapoud is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Strakapoud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vinge seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Strakapoud can turn it around.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinge scores with a shot to the side of Strakapoud's head.
 Strakapoud is rocked!
Vinge misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinge lands a left hand.
Strakapoud is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinge finish him?
Vinge lands with a short shot to the head.
Vinge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strakapoud can do to turn this around?
Vinge lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vinge scores with a hook to the body.
Vinge digs a right hand into Strakapoud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strakapoud's gas tank.
Vinge swings wildly with an uppercut but Strakapoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimmie Vinge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vinge gets through Strakapoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vinge creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Strakapoud with a big uppercut! Strakapoud tries to clinch up but Vinge pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Strakapoud to the mat! Strakapoud covers up and Vinge unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmie Vinge!
Jimmie Vinge 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Average Tycoon Player (ranked 1667 p4p, 2591 weight class) and Frankee Guh Noo (ranked 70 p4p, 94 weight class). Guh Noo has chosen 2Pac - All Eyez On Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Average Tycoon Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankee Guh Noo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guh Noo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tycoon Player.
Guh Noo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tycoon Player with a body shot.
Tycoon Player connects with a jab.
We've been informed that Guh Noo 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.
Tycoon Player scores with a nice body kick.
Guh Noo throws a body shot but no joy.
Guh Noo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guh Noo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tycoon Player is just out of range.
Tycoon Player swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guh Noo moves to clinch but Tycoon Player breaks away
letting Tycoon Player counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Frankee Guh Noo has been cut.
A big left from Tycoon Player misses.
Guh Noo throws out a counter right but Tycoon Player avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon Player cracks Guh Noo with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Guh Noo tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tycoon Player pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Guh Noo is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Average Tycoon Player!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Cap (ranked 3601 p4p, 2139 weight class) and Antoine Milfort (ranked 417 p4p, 265 weight class). Milfort comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whiskey Myers - Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Antoine Milfort 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Cap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antoine Milfort!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milfort throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cap misses with a straight left.
Milfort goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cap swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cap lands a jab to Milfort's midsection.
Robert Cap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Cap.
Milfort swings for the body but Cap moves out of range.
Cap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cap keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Milfort tries to clinch but Cap moves out of range.
No joy there for Cap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milfort uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cap.
Milfort looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Milfort throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milfort instigates a clinch.
Milfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cap is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cap is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Milfort is looking to control Cap's arms but Cap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Milfort has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milfort trying to stall but Cap improves his position.
Milfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Cap.
Cap misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milfort.
Cap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milfort blocking some punches.
I was talking to Cap's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee calls for Cap to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Milfort doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cap stalling the fight.
Milfort digs a right hand into Cap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cap's gas tank.
Milfort misses with a body punch.
Milfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Milfort doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milfort tries to throw a body punch but Cap avoids it by throwing Milfort back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cap stalling the fight.
Milfort misses with a body punch.
Cap lands a shoulder strike.
Milfort effectively controlling the action here.
Cap is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cap.
Milfort blocks an elbow strike from Cap.
Milfort takes a shot to the head.
Cap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cap lands with a right to the head.
Milfort stalling the fight.
Cap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milfort backwards.
Cap throws a head punch that misses.
Cap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milfort backwards.
Cap trying to stall but Milfort improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cap taking a breather.
Cap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Cap - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Milfort doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cap throws a head punch that misses.
Milfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milfort misses with the head strike.
Milfort struggles to land a body shot inside as Cap controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Milfort throws a head punch that misses.
Milfort has had enough of the clinch but Cap keeps him there for the moment.
Cap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Antoine Milfort has been cut.
Cap stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cap dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cap stalling.
Milfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Milfort misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Cap.
Milfort misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cap misses with a punch to the body.
Milfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cap stalling.
Cap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Milfort throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cap tries to land knees in the clinch but Milfort avoids the damage to the body.
Milfort is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Milfort digs a right hand into Cap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cap's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Cap dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine Milfort's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Milfort pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Milfort misses.
Cap throws a right hand that Milfort ducks under and follows up with a left that Milfort also avoids with ease.
Cap misses with a body shot.
Milfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cap.
A swing and a miss from Cap.
Cap loads up on a big right hand but Milfort slips the punch.
Milfort swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cap swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milfort looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cap lands with an uppercut that bounces Milfort off the cage and back into range.
Milfort misses with an uppercut.
Cap defending well as Milfort loads up on a big left hand.
Cap takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Milfort.
Cap throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Milfort crashing down! Milfort tries to stagger back to his feet but Cap just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Milfort asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Cap!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lew (ranked 1708 p4p, 1745 weight class) and Vlad Tepes lV (ranked 236 p4p, 241 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Tepes lV!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Lew.
Lew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Lew misses.
Lew looks to throw the jab but Tepes lV is out of range.
Lew throws a chopping leg kick but Tepes lV manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tepes lV moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tepes lV uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lew.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lew.
Lew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tepes lV throws a hook but Lew blocks it.
Lew is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tepes lV on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tepes lV checks a low kick from Lew.
Julius Lew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Tepes lV misses its intended target.
Lew throws out a loose jab but Tepes lV uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lew misses with a left hand
and Tepes lV counters with a good low kick that Lew was not able to check.
Tepes lV is looking to slow Lew down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes lV misses with a takedown attempt - Lew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes lV.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tepes lV checks a leg kick.
Tepes lV checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tepes lV looks to score with a jab to the body but Lew is just out of range.
Lew went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tepes lV pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lew is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Lew misses.
Tepes lV only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tepes lV looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lew is fending him off so far but Tepes lV persists. Nope, Lew circles away and we're back to standing.
Lew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes lV throws a body punch but Lew moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lew.
Lew looks to land a left hand but Tepes lV moved out of range nicely.
Lew stuffs the takedown attempt from Tepes lV. Tepes lV gets slowly back to his feet.
Julius Lew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Tepes lV.
Tepes lV pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lew scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lew looks to land a right hand but Tepes lV moved out of range.
A low kick from Tepes lV is predictable there
and Lew makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lew throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tepes lV feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Lew misses.
Tepes lV jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tepes lV misses the shot to the body.
Julius Lew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tepes lV is defended easily by Lew.
Tepes lV jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes lV steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lew.
Tepes lV now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes lV slips under a jab.
Lew bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tepes lV's head backwards.
Lew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tepes lV looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tepes lV gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lew throws a looping overhand right but Tepes lV ducks down to avoid it.
Tepes lV uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lew.
Tepes lV misses with a kick to the body
letting Lew counter with a right hand.
Tepes lV throws a body kick that misses.
Lew misses with a hook
letting Tepes lV counter with a right hand.
Lew throws a low kick but Tepes lV moves out of range easily.
Lew connects with a solid leg kick.
Tepes lV shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lew delivers a nice body kick.
Lew uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tepes lV has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lew tried to score with a low kick but Tepes lV checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lew listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tepes lV blocks the body kick.
Lew throws a body kick that misses
and Tepes lV counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lew!
Lew gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lew wants to get back to full guard but Tepes lV has passed into side control.
Lew is not content to let Tepes lV control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lew is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Lew dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tepes lV.
Lew throws a big shot that misses.
Tepes lV tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tepes lV has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lew listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lew staying out of range there.
Lew connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tepes lV moves out of range of the leg kick from Lew.
Lew misses with an uppercut. Tepes lV saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Lew misses the target.
Tepes lV swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lew stuffs the takedown.
Tepes lV throws a jab but it's blocked by Lew.
Lew cracks Tepes lV with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lew throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lew scores with a push kick.
Tepes lV tries a head kick but it misses.
Lew lands a leg kick that knocks Tepes lV off balance momentarily.
Lew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes lV can do to turn this around?
Lew tries to clinch up.
Tepes lV looks to score with a jab to the body but Lew is just out of range.
Tepes lV lunges at Lew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lew's hand.
Tepes lV cracks Lew with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lew throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot by Lew.
Lew takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes lV steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lew.
Tepes lV swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Julius Lew is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Tepes lV.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Tepes lV was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tepes lV's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Lew misses its intended target.
Lew throws a head kick that misses
and Tepes lV counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tepes lV shoots in looking for a takedown but Lew manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tepes lV's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tepes lV shoots in and gets a takedown into Lew's guard.
Lew looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lew looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tepes lV's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lew working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tepes lV has passed into half guard!
Lew actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes lV wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lew keeps working.
Tepes lV takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lew on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lew is staying active underneath Tepes lV, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lew looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tepes lV stalling.
Nice strikes from Tepes lV there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lew looking for submissions off his back.
Tepes lV wants to control but Lew is keeping him busy.
Tepes lV is controlling the pace.
Lew is staying active underneath Tepes lV, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tepes lV seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tepes lV prevents Lew from improving his position.
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 Julius Lew will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lew throws a hook but Tepes lV avoids it easily.
Tepes lV finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lew swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tepes lV.
Lew connects with a leg kick.
Tepes lV pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lew dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tepes lV. That did some damage!
Tepes lV shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from Lew misses its intended target.
Lew lands a lovely overhand right.
Tepes lV misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tepes lV under the eye.
Tepes lV moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes lV misses with a body shot
and Lew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lew throws the kick towards the body but Tepes lV avoids it.
Lew throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tepes lV or perhaps it was just good defense by Lew, which made it look bad.
Lew scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Tepes lV.
Lew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lew tries a low kick but Tepes lV avoids it.
Lew blocks a head kick by Tepes lV.
Tepes lV shoots in and gets a takedown into Lew's guard.
Lew has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tepes lV should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lew has tightened it up now! Tepes lV should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julius Lew!
An out of breath Julius Lew thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Miller (ranked 1061 p4p, 2556 weight class) and Okoro Igwe (ranked 162 p4p, 358 weight class). Joel Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Okoro Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igwe missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Igwe thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Igwe. That snapped Miller's head back.
Igwe throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Igwe manages to avoid it.
Igwe jabs at Miller's body.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Igwe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Igwe.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Igwe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller throws a hook but Igwe avoids it easily.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Igwe's head but Igwe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Igwe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okoro Igwe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Igwe throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Igwe manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Miller's head coaches at Is It Avatary Enough? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Igwe misses.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Igwe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Miller slips under a jab from Igwe.
A quick step to the side and Miller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Igwe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Igwe.
Miller is looking to counter punch.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Igwe cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
Igwe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Igwe moves away.
Donk. Miller catches Igwe right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igwe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Igwe counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Igwe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Miller avoids the body shot from Igwe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Igwe. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Igwe misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Igwe misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Igwe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Igwe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Igwe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Miller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Igwe misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Igwe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Igwe misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Igwe scores with a nice strike.
Igwe throws a shot to the body.
Igwe throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Nice shot by Miller.
Igwe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, jab by Igwe - just one landing.
Igwe looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Igwe misses with a looping left.
Igwe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Igwe misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Igwe looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Igwe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Igwe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Igwe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Igwe punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Igwe misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Igwe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Igwe.
A counter left hand to the body from Miller misses its target.
Igwe tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Okoro Igwe dominated that round.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Igwe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Igwe throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Igwe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Igwe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Miller misses the target.
Okoro Igwe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Igwe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Igwe connects with a crisp jab.
Igwe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Igwe saw that one coming.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Igwe misses with a wild body shot.
Miller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Igwe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miller rather than just go for the knockout.
Igwe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Miller misses the target.
Igwe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miller's head.
A jab lands there for Igwe.
Igwe throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Igwe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Igwe misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Igwe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Igwe throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Igwe unleashes a big counter combination but Miller bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igwe lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Igwe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Igwe misses with a hook
and Miller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Igwe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Igwe missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Miller avoids the body shot from Igwe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Igwe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Igwe looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Igwe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Igwe.
Igwe lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igwe misses with a straight left.
Igwe swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller walks into a left hand.
Igwe throws a body shot but no joy.
Igwe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miller lands a big right hand that sends Igwe crashing to the mat! Miller stays standing though and waves Igwe back to his feet!
Igwe is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Miller engages and cracks Igwe with a massive lead left hook - Igwe tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Miller is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joel Miller!
During a confident post fight interview, Joel Miller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamil Hurst (ranked 846 p4p, 2232 weight class) and Marko Zrinski (ranked 116 p4p, 280 weight class). Hurst comes into the arena with Keep Their Heads Ringin' blaring out of the sound system. Zrinski has chosen Devil eyes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamil Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Zrinski!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zrinski misses with a right hand
and Hurst counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zrinski!
Hurst grinds an elbow into Zrinski's temple.
Hurst is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zrinski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hurst throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hurst throws a strike aimed at the side of Zrinski's head but Zrinski avoids it well.
Hurst controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Zrinski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hurst staying calm.
Zrinski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hurst is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zrinski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hurst tries to score with some ground and pound. Zrinski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst lands some shots froms side control.
Zrinski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Hurst seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zrinski is looking for a sweep.
Hurst is chipping away with strikes.
Hurst working the head with strikes.
Zrinski can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zrinski keeps working.
Hurst scoring with punches and elbows.
Hurst is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zrinski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zrinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurst. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hurst misses with the ground and pound.
Hurst trying to control the action but Zrinski is working from the bottom.
Zrinski struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hurst haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hurst trying to control the action but Zrinski is working from the bottom.
Zrinski controls the position for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurst fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamil Hurst dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hurst misses with a left hand
and Zrinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Zrinski. Beautiful body shot.
Hurst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zrinski can do to turn this around?
Zrinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurst.
Zrinski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hurst is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Zrinski finds it's way through Hurst's defenses.
Hurst lands with a straight right. Zrinski didn't see that one coming.
Zrinski misses with a kick to the body.
Hurst is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zrinski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zrinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurst fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hurst fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamil Hurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zrinski throws out a counter right but Hurst avoids it with no problem.
Jamil Hurst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurst throws out a loose jab but Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurst cracks a nice hook into Zrinski's ribs.
Zrinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marko Zrinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurst blocks the body kick.
Hurst misses with a takedown
and Hurst takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jamil Hurst has been cut.
Hurst lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Zrinski finds it's way through Hurst's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst connects with a single shot there.
Hurst misses with a takedown attempt
and Zrinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurst pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Zrinski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hurst looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hurst misses with a body shot.
Zrinski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zrinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zrinski wants it to stay on the feet.
Zrinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zrinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zrinski cracks Hurst with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Zrinski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hurst to stand back up!
 Hurst is rocked!
Hurst leaves his chin hanging out and Zrinski seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Hurst crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Zrinski!
A relieved looking Marko Zrinski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 392 p4p, 929 weight class) and Vinicius Kicklighter (ranked 60 p4p, 127 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Kicklighter!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Kicklighter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kicklighter walks into a left hand.
It looks like Vinicius Kicklighter has been cut.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Kicklighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Kicklighter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa defending well as Kicklighter loads up on a big left hand.
Kicklighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Kicklighter lands.
Kicklighter throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Nice shot by Kicklighter.
Kicklighter misses with a straight right.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Kicklighter there.
Kicklighter throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kicklighter throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kicklighter misses with a looping right.
Kicklighter connects with a single shot there.
Kicklighter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicklighter.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Kicklighter ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kicklighter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Kicklighter throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Kicklighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Kicklighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A cross from Kicklighter lands.
Kicklighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Kicklighter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kicklighter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicklighter misses with a hook
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kicklighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Kicklighter misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Kicklighter looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Kicklighter slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicklighter.
The fighters circling - Kicklighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kicklighter misses with a right hand
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kicklighter throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kicklighter.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Kicklighter avoided it.
Kicklighter misses with a hook.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kicklighter moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Kicklighter moves out of range easily.
Kicklighter lands a lovely overhand right.
Kicklighter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kicklighter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kicklighter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kicklighter misses.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kicklighter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
Kicklighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kicklighter lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
Kicklighter missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vinicius Kicklighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Kicklighter knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa moves out of range as Kicklighter strikes.
Kicklighter misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Kicklighter misses
and Kicklighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kicklighter eats them both and turns towards Barbosa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicklighter keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Kicklighter misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa moves out of range as Kicklighter strikes.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Kicklighter scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Kicklighter throws a head kick that misses.
Kicklighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Kicklighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kicklighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Kicklighter throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kicklighter's sensitive parts.
Kicklighter misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kicklighter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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 Junior Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kicklighter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kicklighter misses with a looping right.
Kicklighter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kicklighter tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kicklighter tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kicklighter misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Kicklighter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kicklighter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kicklighter misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Kicklighter.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Kicklighter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kicklighter with a jab.
A jab from Kicklighter misses.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Kicklighter avoided it.
A low kick lands for Kicklighter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Kicklighter.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter throws a shot to the body.
Good work by Kicklighter as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
Kicklighter scores with a jab.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Kicklighter's ribs.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kicklighter misses the jab.
Jab by Kicklighter.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kicklighter moves away.
Kicklighter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Vinicius Kicklighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Kicklighter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicklighter throws a good cross that connects.
Kicklighter misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good standup being displayed there by Kicklighter as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
Kicklighter misses with a body shot.
Kicklighter throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kicklighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kicklighter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kicklighter misses the jab.
Kicklighter throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Kicklighter tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kicklighter is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Kicklighter tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kicklighter momentarily.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kicklighter dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Kicklighter's shoulder, as Kicklighter tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kicklighter misses its intended target.
Kicklighter misses with a straight left.
Kicklighter 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.
Kicklighter throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Kicklighter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kicklighter throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes that sends Kicklighter to the canvas! Barbosa follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
That has opened up Vinicius Kicklighter's cut even more.
Barbosa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kicklighter manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!
Kicklighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but Kicklighter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
A head punch on the inside from Kicklighter fails to land.
Kicklighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Kicklighter as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicklighter throws out the jab.
Kicklighter with a nice calf kick.
Kicklighter throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Kicklighter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Kicklighter down.
Barbosa moves out of range as Kicklighter strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Kicklighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Kicklighter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kicklighter is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Kicklighter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kicklighter's cut.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kicklighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Kicklighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kicklighter scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Kicklighter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Kicklighter misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Kicklighter dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
Kicklighter blocks the body kick.
Kicklighter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kicklighter misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Kicklighter slips the punch.
It seemed like Kicklighter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kicklighter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
A big right from Kicklighter misses.
Kicklighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kicklighter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kicklighter moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Kicklighter blocks the leg kick.
Kicklighter missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicklighter throws out the jab.
Kicklighter throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kicklighter moves away.
Kicklighter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Kicklighter's head but Kicklighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kicklighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicklighter throws out the jab.
Kicklighter lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicklighter scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kicklighter cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Kicklighter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Kicklighter.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kicklighter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kicklighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Jab from Barbosa.
Kicklighter throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kicklighter slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Kicklighter saw that one coming.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kicklighter's ribcage but misses.
Kicklighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa moves out of range as Kicklighter strikes.
Kicklighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
You can see that Kicklighter has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheers as Kicklighter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicklighter slips a jab from Barbosa.
Kicklighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kicklighter misses with a hook
and Barbosa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Kicklighter.
Kicklighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kicklighter throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kicklighter throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Kicklighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kicklighter lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Barbosa.
I think Barbosa 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vinicius Kicklighter!
An out of breath Vinicius Kicklighter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Adlehyde (ranked 93 p4p, 564 weight class) and Marcus Hansen (ranked 10 p4p, 75 weight class). Hansen has chosen Black Sabbath - Iron Man 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Adlehyde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hansen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Adlehyde misses with a two punch combination.
Adlehyde throws a jab when Hansen was well out of range.
Adlehyde scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Hansen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adlehyde lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adlehyde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansen throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Adlehyde on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hansen staying out of range there.
Hansen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Adlehyde looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Adlehyde misses the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hansen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Hansen misses
and Adlehyde counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hansen! Adlehyde lets Hansen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hansen is rocked!
It looks like Marcus Hansen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adlehyde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hansen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hansen is still on wobbly legs! Can Adlehyde finish him?
Adlehyde goes for a small jab and connects. Now Adlehyde goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Hansen stumbles back but Adlehyde runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Hansen to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Hansen will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Adlehyde!
Jack Adlehyde retains his welterweight title!
Jack Adlehyde decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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