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DMMA 201 Outback vs Roos 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Johan Talo (ranked 3308 p4p, 3884 weight class) and Adrian Atkins (ranked 382 p4p, 434 weight class). Adrian Atkins 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 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, Kauko Johan Talo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adrian Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talo throws a leg kick which misses Atkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Atkins tries to avoid it.
Atkins dives in and grabs Talo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Talo pushes down on Atkins's head and hops out.
Atkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Talo tries to counter with a takedown but Atkins is quick to defend against it.
Atkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Talo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kauko Johan Talo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Atkins.
Atkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Atkins has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Talo!
Talo is trying to escape the mount.
Talo is working hard here to advance position.
Talo blocking the ground and pound.
Atkins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkins wants to pass the guard but Talo is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atkins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Talo!
Talo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Atkins working for a guillotine from mount but Talo is in no mood to give up.
Talo is looking to improve his position but Atkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Atkins throws some wild stikes that Talo manages to avoid easily.
Talo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Atkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Talo is looking to escape.
Atkins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Atkins is pressing down on Talo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Talo is holding on for now.
Atkins passes to side control.
Atkins working away.
Atkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Talo tries to improve position but can't.
Talo wants to control but Atkins postures up.
Talo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Talo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talo is controlling the pace.
Atkins gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins working a defensive guard here.
Atkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Atkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Talo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Talo has managed to get both his arms back between Atkins's legs - danger averted.
Talo trying to control but Atkins is working from the bottom.
Atkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Talo manages to get himself to full guard.
Atkins trying to control but Talo is working from the bottom.
Talo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins looking to pass the guard.
Atkins drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Atkins as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Talo screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Atkins! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Adrian Atkins!
Adrian Atkins 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ledoux (ranked 981 p4p, 1344 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 129 p4p, 174 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Ledoux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misawa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ledoux back to the cage. Misawa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Pierre Ledoux has been cut.
Ledoux shoots for a takedown but Misawa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Misawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Misawa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ledoux. Ledoux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Misawa closes the distance and clinches.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
Misawa 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.
Ledoux tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Misawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that Ledoux shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Misawa.
Ledoux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ledoux is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Ledoux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ledoux has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Misawa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Misawa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Misawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ledoux has Misawa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Misawa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ledoux blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ledoux's defenses.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Misawa lands a shot to the body.
Ledoux tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ledoux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pierre Ledoux's cut is getting worse.
Ledoux avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Ledoux 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa prevents the takedown attempt.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that Ledoux shrugs off.
Pierre Ledoux's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ledoux tries to pull guard but Misawa holds him up against the cage and eventually Ledoux drops back down to his feet.
Ledoux looking for a takedown.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
Misawa lands an uppercut.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Ledoux 's eye.
Jeez, Pierre Ledoux's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ledoux drops down looking for an ankle pick but Misawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Misawa forces Ledoux back against the cage and clinches.
Ledoux avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Misawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Misawa prevents the takedown attempt.
Ledoux wants a takedown but no success here.
Ledoux is breathing heavily.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pierre Ledoux's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mitsu Misawa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 2502 p4p, 2624 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 121 p4p, 131 weight class). Delsarte has chosen Ah Non Cest Terrible as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gauthier Delsarte will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte tries to land a front kick but Vyr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vyr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vlastimil Vyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delsarte lands a high kick!
Vyr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Delsarte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vyr lands a right hand.
Delsarte prevents a body shot from Vyr.
Vyr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delsarte looking to slow down the pace here.
Vyr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vyr misses with a punch on the inside.
Delsarte has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vyr after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vyr gets through Delsarte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Delsarte blocks a body shot from Vyr.
Vyr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vyr swings wildly with an uppercut but Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vyr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vyr avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vyr fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delsarte.
Vyr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Delsarte is looking to control Vyr's arms but Vyr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Delsarte has his back to the cage.
Vyr is pushing Delsarte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Delsarte trying to stall but Vyr improves his position.
Vyr gets underhooks to prevent Delsarte's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Vyr scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vyr fails to land.
A short right from Vyr.
Delsarte tries to score a body lock takedown but Vyr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vlastimil Vyr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Delsarte.
Delsarte working aggressively here.
Delsarte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vyr working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Vyr.
 It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte wants a takedown but no success here.
Vyr throws a punch but it's blocked by Delsarte.
Vyr has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
Vyr misses with a knee to the head.
Delsarte wants to take the fight to the mat but Vyr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vyr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vyr with a knee to the head.
Delsarte is working for takedown but Vyr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vyr misses with a punch on the inside.
Delsarte being controlled against the cage.
Delsarte letting Vyr take a breather here.
Delsarte blocks an elbow strike from Vyr.
Vyr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vyr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vyr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delsarte drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vyr pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte slips under a jab.
Vyr cracks Delsarte with an uppercut from hell and Delsarte crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Vyr's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
 Delsarte is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vyr postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Delsarte's head off the mat! Delsarte is out! He's out! Vyr jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vlastimil Vyr!
The defeated Gauthier Delsarte had this to say: 'Ill Train Real Hard And Win Again '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kokkoro Kirin (ranked 1740 p4p, 1600 weight class) and Hero Primo (ranked 90 p4p, 84 weight class). Kokkoro Kirin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kokkoro Kirin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hero Primo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirin misses with a hook
and Primo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kokkoro Kirin has been cut.
Primo misses with a body shot.
Primo ducks under a wild hook from Kirin.
Primo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kirin blocks it well.
Kirin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Primo is looking to land body kicks.
Primo blocks a jab.
Kirin dips to his left and cracks Primo with an uppercut!
Primo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Primo 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.
Primo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirin moves away.
Primo scores with a hook to the body. Kirin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Primo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Primo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Primo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kirin misses.
Kirin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kirin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Primo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kirin misses the shot to the body.
Primo loads up on a big right hand but Kirin slips the punch.
Kirin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kirin lands a head kick!
Primo lands with a cross.
Kirin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Primo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirin cracks Primo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Primo.
Primo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Primo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirin circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirin misses with a left hand
and Primo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo throws a lazy right hand but Kirin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Primo! But no joy.
Primo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Primo misses with an uppercut.
Kirin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Primo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kirin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Primo. That did some damage!
Primo throws the left hand but Kirin avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Kirin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Primo.
Kirin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Primo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Primo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kirin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kirin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Primo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Primo throws a big shot that misses.
Kirin throws a right hand that misses
and Primo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Primo cracks Kirin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kirin in his tracks.
Primo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirin.
Kirin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Primo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Primo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kirin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirin throws a body kick that misses
and Primo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kirin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Primo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kokkoro Kirin's cut is getting worse.
Primo lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Kirin falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hero Primo!
Hero Primo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Coleman (ranked 1624 p4p, 1205 weight class) and Vern Vurris (ranked 200 p4p, 146 weight class). Chad Coleman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vern Vurris's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vern Vurris!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurris is looking to clinch but Coleman is avoiding it.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Vurris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vurris flicks out a counter leg kick but Coleman steps away.
Vurris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vurris wants it to stay on the feet.
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vurris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coleman circles away quickly and effectively.
Coleman shoots in but Vurris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vurris's waist but Vurris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
Vurris throws out a counter right but Coleman avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Vurris misses.
Coleman throws a series of punches but Vurris moves out of range.
Coleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vurris defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Vurris as Coleman shoots in.
Vurris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice takedown defense from Vurris. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
Vurris moves to clinch but Coleman breaks away
and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown. Vurris fights it but they end up in guard.
Vurris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vurris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coleman 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.
Vurris working a defensive guard but Coleman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Vurris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman trying to control the action but Vurris is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working away.
Vurris is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Coleman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vurris has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vurris tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coleman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control the position but Vurris is working away.
Vurris tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vurris working to try and regain half guard.
Vurris sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris wants to improve his position but Coleman is controlling well.
Coleman is thwarting Vurris's attempts to control the position.
Vurris tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.
Vurris is pressing down on Coleman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vurris trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Chad Coleman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coleman throws a body punch but Vurris moves out of range.
Vurris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vurris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Vurris does no damage.
Vurris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vurris has a takedown stuffed.
Coleman scores with a takedown into Vurris's guard.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but Vurris is working from the bottom.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Vurris is pulling down on Coleman's head. It's preventing any offense from Coleman, at least for the moment.
Coleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vurris keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vurris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Coleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vurris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coleman checks it well.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Coleman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vurris to the ground. Coleman is now in Vurris's guard.
Vurris has his hands on Coleman's head, controlling the position.
Coleman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vurris looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vurris looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vurris!
Chad Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurris wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
Vurris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vurris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vurris is working Coleman over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vurris controlling the position from side mount.
Vurris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Coleman some visible discomfort.
Vurris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Coleman regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman trying to control from the bottom.
Vurris is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vurris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Coleman sees it coming and defends easily.
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 Chad Coleman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Coleman checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Vurris.
Coleman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vurris wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vurris keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman is working Vurris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Vurris keeps moving.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Vurris 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.
Coleman landing some decent shots from guard.
Vern Vurris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vurris trying to control the position here.
Coleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Coleman trying to control but Vurris is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Vurris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurris stuffs the takedown.
Vurris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vurris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coleman under the eye.
Coleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vurris swivels and escapes.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vurris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vurris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vurris pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman distracts Vurris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coleman drops back looking for a leg! Vurris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vurris manages to kick Coleman off! Coleman jumps back into Vurris's guard.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vurris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vurris throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Coleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chad Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vurris looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Coleman!
Chad Coleman 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koa Bouddi (ranked 775 p4p, 862 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 53 p4p, 58 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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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koa Bouddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouddi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Asch throws a counter combo.
Bouddi tries to clinch up but Van Asch circles away and keeps his distance.
Bouddi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bouddi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Asch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Asch avoids a wild elbow strike from Bouddi.
Van Asch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Asch has had enough of the clinch but Bouddi keeps him there for the moment.
Van Asch avoids a wild elbow strike from Bouddi.
Van Asch pushes Bouddi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouddi closes the distance and clinches.
Van Asch blocks an elbow strike.
Bouddi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bouddi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bouddi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Van Asch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bouddi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Asch, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Asch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bouddi pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Asch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bouddi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Asch blocks the elbow strike.
Van Asch scores with a hook to the body.
Van Asch avoids a wild elbow strike from Bouddi.
Van Asch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Asch blocks the elbow strike.
Van Asch blocks an elbow strike from Bouddi.
Van Asch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch avoids a wild elbow strike from Bouddi.
Van Asch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bouddi has Van Asch up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Asch dodges an elbow strike from Bouddi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Asch avoids the elbow strike from Bouddi, against the cage.
Van Asch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bouddi backwards.
Van Asch misses with a body punch.
Van Asch blocks an elbow strike.
Bouddi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bouddi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Asch struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouddi controls his hands.
Bouddi misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch tries to throw a body punch but Bouddi avoids it by throwing Van Asch back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bouddi throws an elbow but misses.
Van Asch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Asch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouddi's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bouddi throws an elbow but misses.
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bouddi wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi moves in looking to clinch but Van Asch pushes him off.
Bouddi tries to clinch up.
Bouddi forces Van Asch back against the cage and clinches.
Bouddi throws an elbow that misses.
Bouddi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Asch misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Asch blocks an elbow strike.
Van Asch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Asch works on Bouddi's body with a couple of short punches.
Bouddi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Asch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bouddi backwards.
Van Asch blocks an elbow strike.
Van Asch is trying to force a seperation but Bouddi has the dominant position.
Bouddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Asch struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouddi controls his hands.
Bouddi prevents a body shot from Van Asch.
Van Asch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch blocks the elbow strike.
Van Asch blocks the elbow strike.
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch keeps the fight on the outside.
Bouddi doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Asch circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouddi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Asch raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bouddi fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouddi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Asch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Asch throws a big shot that misses.
Bouddi is looking to clinch but Van Asch is avoiding it.
Van Asch swats away the attempt to clinch by Bouddi.
Van Asch steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koos Van Asch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koa Bouddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouddi is looking to clinch but Van Asch is avoiding it.
Bouddi is looking to clinch but Van Asch is avoiding it.
Bouddi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bouddi clinches.
Van Asch swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouddi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Asch manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch misses with a series of wild punches.
Bouddi tries to clinch but Van Asch moves out of range.
Bouddi wants to clinch but Van Asch slips to the side
and Bouddi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi tries to clinch up but Van Asch circles away and keeps his distance.
Bouddi tries to clinch but Van Asch moves away
and Bouddi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bouddi avoids the head kick by Van Asch.
Bouddi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bouddi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Asch.
Bouddi tries to clinch but Van Asch is having none of it.
Van Asch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bouddi tries to clinch there but Van Asch circles away.
A nice side step and Van Asch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bouddi is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Van Asch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Asch swats away the attempt to clinch by Bouddi.
Van Asch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Asch. Bouddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bouddi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Asch works on Bouddi's body with a couple of short punches.
Bouddi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch blocks an elbow strike.
Van Asch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouddi's elbow.
Van Asch struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouddi controls his hands.
Van Asch swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouddi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koa Bouddi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Asch scores with a shot to the side of Bouddi's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Asch.
Van Asch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Van Asch.
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!
Van Asch takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Asch dodges an elbow strike from Bouddi.
Bouddi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Asch's defenses.
Bouddi blocks an uppercut.
Bouddi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bouddi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Asch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Asch misses with the head strike.
Van Asch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Asch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Asch dodges an elbow strike from Bouddi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi blocking some punches.
Bouddi misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Asch tries a body shot but Bouddi blocks it.
Bouddi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bouddi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Asch avoids a wild elbow strike from Bouddi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Asch.
Bouddi pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Asch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Asch lands a hook that snaps the head of Bouddi backwards.
Good body shot from Van Asch.
A short right from Van Asch.
Van Asch scores with a shot to the side of Bouddi's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Van Asch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Asch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Asch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bouddi moves in looking to clinch but Van Asch pushes him off.
Bouddi clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouddi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Asch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bouddi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Asch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bouddi darts in trying to clinch
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Asch keeps the fight on the outside.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Asch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bouddi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Asch.
Bouddi fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bouddi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Van Asch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bouddi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Asch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Asch misses.
Bouddi tries to clinch but Van Asch moves out of range.
Bouddi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut.
Bouddi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bouddi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Asch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Asch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch misses with a hook.
Bouddi tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Asch! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Van Asch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouddi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Asch! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi wants to clinch.
Koos Van Asch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bouddi doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Asch circles away.
Bouddi tries to clinch up.
Bouddi moves to clinch but Van Asch breaks away
and Van Asch counters with a good low kick that Bouddi was not able to check.
Van Asch scores with a sloppy right hand. Bouddi should have avoided that one.
Bouddi tries to clinch up
enabling Van Asch to counter with a crisp jab.
Koa Bouddi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Asch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch swats away the attempt to clinch by Bouddi.
Van Asch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bouddi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Asch throws a sloppy head kick and Bouddi moves out of range easily.
Bouddi doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Asch circles away.
Van Asch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Asch jabs at Bouddi's body.
Van Asch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Asch throws a right hand that Bouddi ducks under and follows up with a left that Bouddi also avoids with ease.
Van Asch misses with a straight right.
Bouddi slips a straight right by Van Asch.
Bouddi moves to clinch but Van Asch breaks away
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bouddi fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouddi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bouddi is looking to clinch but Van Asch is avoiding it.
It seemed like Van Asch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Asch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Asch counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Asch counters with a crisp one two that drops Bouddi! Van Asch thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bouddi to his feet! Bouddi is in big trouble!
 Bouddi is rocked!
Bouddi wants to clinch
and Bouddi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Bouddi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouddi throws a body punch but Van Asch moves out of range.
Koos Van Asch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouddi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Asch throws out a counter right but Bouddi avoids it with no problem.
Bouddi seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Van Asch misses.
Bouddi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bouddi moves in looking to clinch but Van Asch pushes him off.
Bouddi doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Asch circles away.
Van Asch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Asch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bouddi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bouddi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Asch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koos Van Asch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Asch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
During a confident post fight interview, Koos Van Asch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 872 p4p, 876 weight class) and Roman Zhdanov (ranked 49 p4p, 50 weight class). Zhdanov has chosen Малиновая Лада (Raspberry Lada) by Gayazov$ Brother$ 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Zhdanov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beardsley lunges at Zhdanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zhdanov's hand.
Zhdanov scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Zhdanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beardsley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zhdanov throws a body kick that misses
and Beardsley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beardsley throws a wild body kick that Zhdanov sees coming a mile off.
Zhdanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Beardsley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beardsley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Zhdanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Beardsley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhdanov lands a slapping body shot.
Beardsley is breathing heavily.
Zhdanov throws a shot from downtown. Beardsley moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley avoids a kick to the body.
Beardsley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zhdanov manages to circle out of the way.
Zhdanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beardsley on the side of the head.
Zhdanov misses with a wild body shot.
Zhdanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Beardsley.
Zhdanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beardsley.
Zhdanov throws a shot to the body.
Zhdanov misses with an uppercut.
Beardsley scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov misses with a hook.
Beardsley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
A jab from Zhdanov misses.
A little feinted left hand from Beardsley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhdanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beardsley.
Zhdanov misses with a looping right.
Beardsley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zhdanov.
Beardsley gets tackled into the cage by Zhdanov. Zhdanov maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Beardsley fails to land.
Beardsley pushes Zhdanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beardsley managing to block the knees to the body from Zhdanov.
Beardsley lands a nice uppercut.
Zhdanov blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley tries to throw a body punch but Zhdanov avoids it by throwing Beardsley back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhdanov.
Beardsley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zhdanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beardsley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beardsley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beardsley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beardsley misses with a body punch.
Beardsley blocks a body shot from Zhdanov.
Beardsley scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhdanov.
Beardsley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beardsley tries to pull guard but Zhdanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Beardsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beardsley fails to pull guard.
Zhdanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Beardsley tries to throw a body punch but Zhdanov avoids it by throwing Beardsley back against the cage.
Beardsley lands an uppercut.
Beardsley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zhdanov.
I was talking to Beardsley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Zhdanov as the two fighters clinch.
Zhdanov lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beardsley scores with a shot to the side of Zhdanov's head.
Beardsley tries to throw a body punch but Zhdanov avoids it by throwing Beardsley back against the cage.
Zhdanov misses with a body punch.
Beardsley working aggressively here.
Zhdanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhdanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beardsley is defending well for now.
Beardsley drags the fight down to the ground.
Zhdanov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beardsley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zhdanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zhdanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zhdanov throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Zhdanov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beardsley misses with an uppercut. Zhdanov saw that one coming.
Beardsley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Zhdanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zhdanov lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Beardsley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhdanov throws a shot from downtown. Beardsley moves away and avoids it.
Beardsley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zhdanov manages to circle out of the way.
Zhdanov darts in and clinches Beardsley up against the cage.
Beardsley tries to pull guard but Zhdanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Beardsley drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beardsley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhdanov digs a right hand underneath Beardsley's ribcage. Beardsley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zhdanov trying to land knees to the body.
Zhdanov lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands an uppercut.
Beardsley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zhdanov to keep the fight standing.
Zhdanov lands with a left to the head.
Beardsley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman Zhdanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beardsley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhdanov blocks a body shot from Beardsley.
Beardsley tries to pull guard but Zhdanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Beardsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhdanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhdanov lands a right hand.
Peter Beardsley's cut is getting worse.
Zhdanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Beardsley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beardsley jumps guard but Zhdanov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zhdanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beardsley's elbow.
Zhdanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beardsley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zhdanov walks away with a smile on his face. Beardsley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhdanov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov digs a good body shot into Beardsley's ribs.
Zhdanov scores with a nice right hand.
Zhdanov looks to land a right hand but Beardsley moved out of range.
Beardsley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhdanov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zhdanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beardsley struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhdanov controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhdanov.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhdanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhdanov.
Beardsley managing to block the knees to the body from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zhdanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beardsley's face.
Beardsley prevents a body shot from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhdanov lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beardsley's elbow.
Zhdanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Beardsley controls his hands.
Beardsley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhdanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zhdanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhdanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Peter Beardsley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zhdanov scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Zhdanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhdanov missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Beardsley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beardsley gets control of Zhdanov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beardsley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Zhdanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beardsley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zhdanov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beardsley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zhdanov defends well.
Beardsley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peter Beardsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhdanov wants to control from the top but Beardsley keeps moving.
Zhdanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beardsley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beardsley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zhdanov controls the pace.
Zhdanov wants to control from the top but Beardsley keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Zhdanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Beardsley slips a jab from Zhdanov.
Jab, jab by Zhdanov - just one landing.
Zhdanov lands a nice looking body kick.
Roman Zhdanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhdanov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zhdanov walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Beardsley drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Zhdanov swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Beardsley's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Zhdanov!
Our winner, Roman Zhdanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lee (ranked 1467 p4p, 1190 weight class) and Tiago Lima (ranked 76 p4p, 62 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Lima!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves out of range as Lima strikes.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Tiago Lima has been cut.
Lima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Lima's shoulder, as Lima tries to avoid the shot.
Alexander Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lima throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Alexander Lee has been cut.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lima looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee tries to bum rush Lima with a series of wild strikes but Lima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lima throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Lima moves out of range easily.
Lima connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima cracks Lee with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lima has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lee to stand back up!
Alexander Lee's cut is getting worse.
Nice shot by Lee.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee sends Lima crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lee is motioning to the referee to let Lima up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lima is rocked!
That has opened up Tiago Lima's cut even more.
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!
Lima lands a big uppercut and Lee crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lee looks OK. Lima waves Lee back to his feet!
Lima is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Lima moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lima counters with a nice right hand that sends Lee toppling to the canvas! Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lima finish him?!
Lee is rocked!
Alexander Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lima get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Lima stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Lee runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Lee!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alexander Lee made sure he mentioned Silverguard Outfitters 🛡, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 600 p4p, 909 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 91 p4p, 138 weight class). Swole Ricky Martin 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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lalime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lalime is able to avoid easily.
Martin lands an overhand right.
Lalime leaves his chin hanging out and Martin seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Lalime crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Swole Ricky Martin!
Swole Ricky Martin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macca Outback (ranked 132 p4p, 44 weight class) and Cooper Roos (ranked 15 p4p, 7 weight class). Roos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: EASY MONEY. 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 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Roos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Outback checks it well.
Outback misses the shot to the body.
Roos defending well as Outback loads up on a big left hand.
Roos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Outback throws a jab when Roos was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Roos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback manages to break the clinch.
Outback misses with a body shot.
Roos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Outback paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Outback is looking to counter punch.
Outback throws a lazy right hand but Roos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roos! But no joy.
Outback's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roos under the eye.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roos moves away.
Macca Outback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Outback thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roos throws a leg kick
and Outback counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Outback.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Outback with a body shot.
Roos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roos tries a quick counter leg kick but Outback is wise to it.
Outback misses with a wild body shot.
Outback throws an overhand right that lands on Roos's shoulder, as Roos tries to avoid the shot.
Roos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Roos has closed the distance and engaged Outback in a clinch.
Roos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Outback has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roos trying to land knees to the body.
Roos gets through Outback's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roos misses with a knee strike.
Roos tries a body shot but Outback blocks it.
Roos missing with knees to the body.
Roos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roos lands with a right to the head.
Roos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Outback misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Outback.
Outback scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Outback escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roos throws a looping overhand right but Outback ducks down to avoid it.
Outback scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Cooper Roos has been cut.
Roos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outback.
Outback pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roos raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Outback lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roos doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Outback.
Roos with a nice calf kick.
Roos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roos misses with the head strike.
Outback scores with a hook to the body.
Roos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Outback backwards.
Roos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Outback backwards.
Outback misses with a hook from the clinch.
Outback lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Roos fails to land.
Outback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macca Outback dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cooper Roos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Outback lands a big uppercut and Roos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Roos looks OK. Outback waves Roos back to his feet!
Roos is rocked!
Outback is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roos can do to turn this around?
Outback scores with a jab to the body.
Roos is still on wobbly legs! Can Outback finish him?
That kick from Outback tenderised Roos's leg. Roos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Outback fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Roos square on the jaw! Damn, Roos is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Macca Outback!
Macca Outback bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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