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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Steel (ranked 2453 p4p, 2496 weight class) and Jake Conway (ranked 253 p4p, 256 weight class). Daniel Steel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel clinches with his opponent.
Conway struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Steel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conway smiles and moves away.
Steel slips a straight right by Conway.
Steel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jake Conway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel jabs at Conway's body.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conway.
It looked like Steel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Conway.
Conway slips a jab from Steel.
Conway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel scores with a hook to the body. Conway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conway misses the jab.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Conway.
A head kick misses from Conway.
A punch lands to the side of Conway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Conway tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Conway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Conway scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
 It looks like Daniel Steel has been cut.
Conway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conway takes one on the button.
 It looks like Jake Conway has been cut.
Steel misses the jab.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Conway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Steel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Conway slips the punch.
Steel checks a leg kick.
Steel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conway momentarily.
Steel avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel has Conway up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Conway.
Conway with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steel misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Steel as the two fighters clinch.
Steel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Conway looks winded!
Steel lands a shot to the body.
Steel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Conway to keep the fight standing.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
Steel lands a hook that snaps the head of Conway backwards.
Conway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Conway uses from the top position.
Steel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conway controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Conway can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steel seems keen to control Conway's posture.
Steel seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Conway wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Conway tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel is retaining full guard.
Conway must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steel working for a triangle but Conway defends it easily.
Conway slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Conway is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Steel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Conway is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Conway might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Steel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Conway looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
A combination from Conway does no damage.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Conway.
Conway scores with a shot to the body.
Conway tries to clinch up.
Steel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Conway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel avoids the body shot from Conway.
A little feinted left hand from Steel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Conway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel throws a one two combo.
Conway slips under a jab from Steel.
Steel thuds a left hand into Conway's body.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conway can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Steel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Steel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conway throws a leg kick
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conway walks into a straight right hand from Steel.
Conway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel lands the left hand.
That has opened up Jake Conway's cut even more.
Conway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Conway throws a leg kick
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steel connects with a superb combination that knocks Conway out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Steel before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Conway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Steel!
Daniel Steel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 2622 p4p, 2361 weight class) and Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 187 p4p, 173 weight class). Kazimierz comes into the arena with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4 blaring out of the sound system. Tzeng comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mantra Chant kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 35 - 2, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shu Fang Tzeng!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazimierz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tzeng on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kazimierz connects with a nice short shot to Tzeng's temple.
Tzeng is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kazimierz pulls his head out easily.
Tzeng is looking to improve his position.
Tzeng keeps trying to improve his position.
Tzeng looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz working the head and body with strikes.
Kazimierz escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tzeng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kazimierz feints a jab promting Tzeng to slip. Kazimierz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tzeng slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kazimierz throws a head kick but Tzeng moves out of range.
Tzeng decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tzeng is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kazimierz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kazimierz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kazimierz wants to get back to full guard.
Kazimierz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tzeng is working for a kimura but Kazimierz is defending it quite comfortably.
Kazimierz trying to hold on to Tzeng's head to control him but Tzeng postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz moves into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tzeng advances to half guard.
Tzeng is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kazimierz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tzeng.
Tzeng is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz is trying to maintain the position but Tzeng is very close to passing his half guard.
Tzeng wants to pass to mount but Kazimierz is defending the position.
Kazimierz gets full guard.
Kazimierz has control of Tzeng's left arm, preventing Tzeng from doing any damage.
Tzeng won't allow Kazimierz to get back to his feet.
Kazimierz is trying to keep Tzeng in close.
Kazimierz looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazimierz, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kazimierz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kazimierz is on top in guard.
Tzeng is trying to control the position but Kazimierz postures up.
Tzeng has an active guard here but Kazimierz has managed to pass into half guard.
Kazimierz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kazimierz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tzeng is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kazimierz connects with a nice short shot to Tzeng's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Kazimierz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kazimierz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tzeng tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kazimierz is in Tzeng's guard.
Tzeng is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kazimierz with a nice head shot there.
Tzeng throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kazimierz escapes and throws Tzeng's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kazimierz scoring with punches from side control.
Kazimierz scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzeng is being controlled here.
Tzeng is trying to control Kazimierz's posture but Kazimierz avoids it.
Kazimierz landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz lands some shots froms side control.
Kazimierz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tzeng keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kazimierz misses with a kick to the body
so Tzeng counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kazimierz is looking to stand back up but Tzeng counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kazimierz.
Kazimierz is looking to improve his position.
Kazimierz is trying to maintain the position but Tzeng is very close to passing his half guard.
Kazimierz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kazimierz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kazimierz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kazimierz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tzeng has Kazimierz in his guard.
Kazimierz controlling from the top position.
Tzeng looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kazimierz passes into half guard.
Kazimierz escapes and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tzeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kazimierz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tzeng wants it to stay on the feet.
Tzeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazimierz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tzeng decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kazimierz's guard.
Kazimierz trying to keep a closed guard but Tzeng is proving a slippery customer.
Tzeng is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kazimierz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kazimierz has escaped and now he's on top!
Kazimierz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tzeng 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tzeng has an active guard here but Kazimierz has managed to pass into half guard.
Tzeng tries to get to full guard but Kazimierz has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazimierz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tzeng regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kazimierz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Kazimierz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kazimierz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tzeng is trying to defend but Kazimierz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kazimierz prevents Tzeng from improving his position.
Kazimierz controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzeng moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz gets to his feet. Tzeng looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kazimierz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tzeng can do to turn this around?
Kazimierz throws a body kick that misses.
Kazimierz shoots in and gets a takedown into Tzeng's guard.
Kazimierz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tzeng is looking for a triangle here but Kazimierz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tzeng tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tzeng is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kazimierz decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tzeng to his feet.
Kazimierz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kazimierz or perhaps it was just good defense by Tzeng, which made it look bad.
Kazimierz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tzeng is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kazimierz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kazimierz.
Tzeng closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kazimierz quickly recovers to half guard.
Kazimierz has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tzeng is on him like a limpet, forcing Kazimierz back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazimierz is trying to pull guard but Tzeng has him pressed against the cage.
Tzeng successfully pulls guard.
Tzeng working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kazimierz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kazimierz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tzeng keeping full guard, as Kazimierz tries to pass.
Kazimierz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng looking for a guillotine here but Kazimierz defends easily.
Kazimierz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shu Fang Tzeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksander Kazimierz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazimierz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kazimierz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kazimierz misses with a head kick.
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tzeng slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kazimierz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tzeng's guard.
Tzeng looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kazimierz passes into half guard.
Tzeng is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Kazimierz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazimierz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Kazimierz!
Aleksander Kazimierz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Burrows (ranked 781 p4p, 935 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 60 p4p, 72 weight class). Burrows comes to the cage accompanied by Baba O'Riley. Tico has chosen Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stuart Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows connects with a nice looking jab.
Tico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tico throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tico has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tico avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burrows has a takedown stuffed.
Tico looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burrows feints a jab promting Tico to slip. Burrows then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tico slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Burrows throws an overhand right that lands on Tico's shoulder, as Tico tries to avoid the shot.
Tico swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burrows feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burrows lands with a good body shot.
Burrows defending well as Tico loads up on a big left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Burrows has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
No joy there for Burrows, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tico scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burrows takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tico slips a jab from Burrows.
Burrows misses with a right hand
and Tico counters with a nice body shot.
Tico misses the shot to the body.
Tico lands a glancing blow to the side of Burrows's head.
Burrows misses with the combination.
Tico now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tico takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tico throws a jab when Burrows was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows connects with a nice looking jab.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tico's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrows trying to control but Tico is working from the bottom.
Burrows stopping the sweep attempt from Tico.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burrows wants to control from the top but Tico keeps moving.
Tico has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burrows slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows preventing the sweep.
Burrows stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice cross by Burrows.
Burrows takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tico just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Burrows misses.
Burrows on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tico Tico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows looks to land a right hand but Tico moved out of range.
Burrows throws a looping overhand right but Tico ducks down to avoid it.
Tico looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burrows lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Burrows misses
and Tico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tico closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tico swinging wildly here.
Tico is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burrows rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tico tries to score with a low kick but Burrows moves his leg out of the way.
Burrows lands a jab to Tico's midsection.
Burrows on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burrows lands with a nice body punch.
Burrows misses with a shot to the body
and Tico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Stuart Burrows will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Burrows.
Tico prevents Burrows from moving into mount.
Tico is trying to improve his position.
Burrows is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tico has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burrows wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tico, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tico keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows is staying tight to Tico's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Burrows swings around for an armbar but Tico sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Burrows's guard.
Burrows wants to sweep but no luck.
Tico controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burrows is controlling Tico's posture.
Burrows is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burrows is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tico is aware though and is defending well.
Burrows is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tico defends it easily.
Burrows is trying to control the position but Tico postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stuart Burrows is winning the standup battle so far.
Burrows fails with a takedown attempt.
Burrows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tico was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrows.
Burrows falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tico counters with a nice body kick.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burrows manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burrows. Tico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burrows closes the distance and clinches up with Tico, looking for a takedown. Burrows pushes Tico against the cage but Tico circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tico chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burrows shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tico pinned against the cage. Tico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tico connects with a jab.
Tico slaps away a takedown attempt from Burrows, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burrows with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tico counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tico throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burrows looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tico!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico 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!
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tico looks to land a left hand but Burrows moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burrows is defended easily by Tico.
Donk. Tico catches Burrows right on the button with a cross.
Burrows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burrows prevents Tico from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows wants to take a breather but Tico is having none of it.
Burrows is working for a submission of some sort.
Burrows is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tico reverses the position - he's now on top in Burrows's guard.
Burrows pulls Tico in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tico postures up.
Tico is pushing down on Burrows's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burrows is fighting to maintain full guard but Tico has managed to sneak the leg through.
Burrows trying to control from the bottom.
Tico controlling the pace.
Burrows is trying to control but can't.
Tico sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Burrows trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico controlling his opponent.
Burrows is looking to get to half guard.
Tico controlling the position easily from mount.
Burrows is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Burrows sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tico wants to free his trapped foot but Burrows is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burrows gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Tico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tico has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Tico!
Tico Tico bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 2760 p4p, 2221 weight class) and Alexander Lee (ranked 147 p4p, 121 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Vyr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vyr connects with a body shot.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vyr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vyr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Vyr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vyr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vyr blocks a head kick by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
We've been informed that Lee 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.
Vyr throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vyr counters with a straight right hand.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Vyr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vyr counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Vyr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Vyr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Vyr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vyr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vyr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vyr takes one to the side of the head.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Vyr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vyr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee scores with a head kick.
It looks like Vlastimil Vyr has been cut.
Donk. Lee catches Vyr right on the button with a cross.
Vyr has managed to clinch.
Vyr trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vyr into the cage.
Vyr has Lee pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee letting Vyr take a breather here.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Vyr.
Vyr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Vyr stalls.
Vyr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Vyr avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Vyr working aggressively here.
Vyr stalling in the clinch.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vyr stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vyr.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Vyr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vyr is struggling to control the position.
Vyr wants to stall.
Vyr controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vyr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlastimil Vyr.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vyr.
A quick step to the side and Vyr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee lands a left and a right that send Vyr crashing to the mat, dazed. Lee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee with a jab.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Vyr jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Vyr throws a big shot that misses.
Lee sends Vyr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lee is motioning to the referee to let Vyr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Vyr is rocked!
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vyr.
Vyr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Vyr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! A monster head kick from Lee and Vyr falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexander Lee!
Alexander Lee took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sakura Style for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Valentine (ranked 883 p4p, 762 weight class) and Razkan Karmax (ranked 122 p4p, 108 weight class). Karmax has chosen BloodSports as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Razkan Karmax!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Karmax as Valentine shoots in.
Jab by Valentine.
It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
Valentine connects with a leg kick.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karmax.
As Karmax backs away, Valentine returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Karmax cracks Valentine with a good jab.
Karmax falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valentine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Karmax as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine 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.
Karmax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Karmax throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karmax fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valentine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karmax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
A big left from Valentine misses.
Valentine scores with a nice strike.
Karmax throws an off balance right hand
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Karmax has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Valentine connects with a solid leg kick.
Karmax looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Valentine.
 Karmax is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Karmax is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Valentine yanks on the arm and Karmax is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Valentine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lou Valentine!
A relieved looking Lou Valentine 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 Jake Reaper (ranked 767 p4p, 716 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 95 p4p, 81 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pavel Kostov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reaper moves out of range of the body kick from Kostov.
Jake Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Reaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reaper swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostov.
Reaper connects with the punch.
Reaper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
A swing and a miss from Reaper.
Reaper rushes Kostov and presses him up against the cage.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Reaper.
A right hand to the body from Kostov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
Kostov gets through Reaper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kostov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reaper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kostov blocks a body shot from Reaper.
Reaper blocking some punches.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov gets through Reaper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kostov.
Reaper is working Kostov over against the cage.
Reaper wants to break free but Kostov has control.
Kostov lands with a short shot to the head.
Reaper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reaper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reaper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kostov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reaper misses with a combination
and Kostov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kostov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kostov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reaper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reaper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kostov blocks a head kick by Reaper.
Kostov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kostov thows a leg kick but Reaper checks it
and Reaper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reaper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Kostov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kostov throws a shot to the body.
Reaper is looking to clinch but Kostov is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov blocks a head kick by Reaper.
Kostov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A leg kick checked by Reaper.
Reaper tries to clinch but Kostov moves out of range.
Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
Reaper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reaper 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.
Kostov can't find room to land a body shot as Reaper controls the action.
Reaper breaks from the clinch.
Kostov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reaper on the side of the head.
Reaper moves into the clinch.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kostov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reaper or not.
Nice body punch from Kostov.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov cracks Reaper with a nice body shot.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Reaper blocking some punches.
Kostov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kostov lands with a light punch inside.
Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Kostov is controlling him.
Kostov takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is trying to break free.
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reaper prevents a body shot from Kostov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kostov.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Kostov.
Kostov lands a left hand.
Kostov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
Kostov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
Kostov is looking to control Reaper's arms but Reaper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kostov has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostov.
Kostov tries to work over Reaper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reaper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Reaper.
Kostov lands a right hand.
Kostov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reapers head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reaper blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov works on Reaper's body with a couple of short punches.
Reaper is trying to push Kostov away but Kostov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a head punch that misses.
Reaper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kostov lands a right hand.
Kostov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reaper seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kostov can turn it around.
Kostov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike.
Kostov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kostov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov has a couple of punches blocked by Reaper.
Kostov pushes Reaper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kostov.
Kostov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
Reaper working hard to break the clinch.
Reaper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reaper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostov lands with a shot to the body.
Reaper tries to clinch but Kostov is having none of it.
Kostov tries to clinch up.
Kostov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reaper scores with a head kick. Kostov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice cross by Kostov.
Kostov pushes Reaper up against the cage in a clinch.
Reaper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reaper tries to break the clinch but Kostov is controlling the position.
Kostov wants to stall.
Reaper swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reaper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Kostov.
Kostov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kostov blocks a head kick by Reaper.
Kostov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reaper.
Kostov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kostov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Reaper.
Kostov with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reaper stalks Kostov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kostov's face. Kostov staggers backwards, shaken.
Reaper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kostov misses with a low kick.
Reaper is looking for a counter combo.
Kostov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper lands a really nice looking cross but Kostov seems unphased.
Reaper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
Kostov misses the jab.
Reaper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kostov's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kostov.
Reaper throws the kick towards the body but Kostov avoids it.
Jake Reaper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reaper drops his hands momentarily and Kostov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reaper avoids the body shot from Kostov.
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reaper moves into the clinch.
Reaper prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kostov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov blocks a body shot from Reaper.
Kostov blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kostov lands with a straight right. Reaper didn't see that one coming.
Kostov lands a jab to the head.
Kostov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kostov moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Reaper misses the target.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kostov misses with a body shot.
Kostov thuds his shin into the meat of Reaper's side.
Kostov connects with a solid leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kostov.
Kostov misses the jab.
Reaper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kostov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Reaper misses.
Kostov throws a jab but it's blocked by Reaper.
Kostov throws out a loose jab but Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostov blocks a head kick by Reaper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a head kick that misses.
Kostov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kostov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reaper. Reaper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reaper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reaper is looking for a counter combo.
Kostov loads up on a big right hand but Reaper slips the punch.
Kostov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reaper.
Kostov moves into range and clinches up with Reaper.
Reaper throws a head punch that misses.
Reaper tries a body shot but Kostov blocks it.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Kostov prevents Reaper from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kostov.
Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reaper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reaper misses with a body shot.
Reaper wants to clinch.
Reaper lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper tries a head kick but it misses.
Kostov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pavel Kostov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reaper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kostov doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostov blocks a head kick by Reaper.
A left lands for Kostov.
Reaper throws a right hand that Kostov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kostov also avoids with ease.
Kostov scores with a spinning back kick!
Kostov ducks under a wild hook from Reaper.
Reaper moves into the clinch.
Kostov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reaper's elbow.
Kostov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kostov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kostov tries a body shot but Reaper blocks it.
Kostov pushes Reaper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Reaper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kostov.
Pavel Kostov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kostov rushes Reaper and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kostov.
Reaper cracks Kostov with a nice body shot.
A short right from Kostov.
Kostov digs a right hand into Reaper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reaper's gas tank.
Kostov scores with a hook to the body.
Kostov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reaper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reaper takes a shot to the head.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavel Kostov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kostov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reaper.
A short body shot lands from Kostov as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kostov.
Reaper wants to break free but Kostov has control.
Kostov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kostov.
Reaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov is leaning against Reaper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kostov tries to work over Reaper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostov has double underhooks.
Reaper wants to get back to striking at distance but Kostov won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kostov.
Kostov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reapers head.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kostov is struggling to control the position.
Kostov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kostov is working Reaper over against the cage.
Reaper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Kostov.
Reaper blocks a body shot from Kostov.
A body shot lands from Kostov.
Kostov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Kostov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kostov.
A short left from Kostov.
Kostov pushes Reaper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kostov lands a body shot.
Jake Reaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kostov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kostov scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
A hook to the body from Kostov.
Kostov lands a left hand.
Reaper is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostov has double underhooks.
Reaper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Kostov.
Kostov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kostov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kostov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kostov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kostov.
A hook to the body from Kostov.
A short uppercut from Kostov.
A short uppercut from Kostov.
A short right from Kostov on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kostov pushes Reaper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kostov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reaper tries a body shot but Kostov blocks it.
Kostov lands a hook that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kostov.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Reaper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Kostov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kostov scores with a shoulder strike.
Reaper is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostov has double underhooks.
Kostov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reaper swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kostov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reaper lands with a light punch inside.
Reaper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reaper can't break the clinch.
Kostov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kostov lands with a short shot to the head.
Reaper swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reaper's elbow.
Reaper blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kostov scores with a hook to the body.
Reaper blocks a body shot from Kostov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reaper tries to circle away but Kostov has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Kostov.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Reaper controls his hands.
Kostov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kostov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kostov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Kostov!
Pavel Kostov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall Jr (ranked 462 p4p, 409 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 66 p4p, 54 weight class). Theorist has chosen MoonDeity - WAKE UP! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25 - 20 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall Jr gets a double leg takedown into Theorist's guard.
Dall Jr is fighting to break Theorist's control of his arms but Theorist is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dall Jr passes Theorist's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Theorist is looking to improve his position.
Theorist keeping control of the position.
Dall Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dall Jr prevents Theorist from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist is trying to maintain the position but Dall Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Dall Jr is pressing down on Theorist's thigh, looking to free his foot. Theorist is holding on for now.
Theorist wants to control but Dall Jr is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist gets full guard.
Theorist keeping full guard, as Dall Jr tries to pass.
Dall Jr passes into half guard.
Dall Jr wants to pass to mount but Theorist is defending the position.
Theorist manages to get to full guard.
Theorist is pulling down on Dall Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Dall Jr, at least for the moment.
Dall Jr preventing the sweep.
Dall Jr passes Theorist's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist wants to improve his position but Dall Jr is controlling well.
Theorist is looking to control Dall Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Theorist avoid being mounted?
Theorist moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Theorist is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dall Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Theorist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dall Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Dall Jr pushing down on Theorist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Theorist is looking to improve his position.
Dall Jr wants to pass the guard but Theorist is defending well.
Dall Jr is thwarting Theorist's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Theorist is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Galen Dall Jr!
A relieved looking Galen Dall Jr 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Prix (ranked 529 p4p, 815 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 61 p4p, 88 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Prix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hurry's hands.
Hurry misses with a head kick.
Hurry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prix misses with a looping left.
Prix lands a slapping body shot.
Prix throws a jab when Hurry was well out of range.
Hurry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Prix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prix misses with a few strikes there.
Hurry tries to clinch but Prix moves out of range.
Hurry staying out of range there.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses.
Hurry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prix.
Hurry throws an overhand right that lands on Prix's shoulder, as Prix tries to avoid the shot.
Hurry moves into the clinch.
Hurry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prix breaks the clinch.
Hurry tests Prix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prix avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry misses with the combination.
Hurry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prix.
Hurry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hurry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prix misses with a straight left.
Hurry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Prix with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurry misses the target.
Prix avoids the head kick by Hurry.
Hurry lands a nice shot that snaps Prix's head back.
Hurry has Prix up against the cage in a clinch.
Prix breaks the clinch.
Hurry throws a head kick but Prix moves out of range.
Hurry looks to land a right hand but Prix moved out of range.
Prix clobbers Hurry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hurry misses the shot to the body.
Hurry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prix.
Hurry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prix blocks a head kick by Hurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurry avoids the body shot from Prix.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses.
Hurry dips to his left and cracks Prix with an uppercut!
Hurry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hurry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hurry misses with a body shot.
Hurry scores with a shot to the body.
Prix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurry moves away.
Hurry catches Prix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hurry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prix.
Hurry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hurry throws a right hand that Prix ducks under and follows up with a left that Prix also avoids with ease.
Prix throws out a loose jab but Hurry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurry throws a sloppy head kick and Prix moves out of range easily.
Prix slips a jab and a cross from Hurry.
Prix blocks a head kick by Hurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prix throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hurry.
Prix lunges at Hurry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hurry's hand.
Prix just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hurry.
Hurry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Cyrus Prix has been cut.
Prix throws an overhand right that lands on Hurry's shoulder, as Hurry tries to avoid the shot.
Hurry tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Prix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Prix is looking to chop away at Hurry's legs.
Hurry shapes to counter with a head kick.
Prix avoids the head kick by Hurry.
Hurry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prix.
Prix thumps Hurry with a low kick.
Hurry tries to clinch up but Prix circles away and keeps his distance.
Prix misses with a hook. Hurry ducked under it nicely.
Hurry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prix.
Prix loads up on a big right hand but Hurry slips the punch.
Hurry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Hurry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hurry tries to clinch but Prix is having none of it.
Hurry digs a good body shot into Prix's ribs.
Prix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurry throws a head kick but Prix moves out of range.
Hurry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurry connects with a high kick.
Hurry staying out of range there.
Hurry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hurry wants to clinch.
Prix misses with a hook. Hurry ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Hurry does no damage.
Prix is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Prix avoids the head kick by Hurry.
Prix slips under a jab from Hurry.
Prix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Never Hurry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cyrus Prix's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Prix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hurry avoids the body shot from Prix.
Hurry missing with a left hand there. Prix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Never Hurry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prix throws a sloppy head kick and Hurry moves out of range easily.
Hurry slips a jab from Prix.
Prix moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHurry.
Jab from Prix.
Hurry misses with a head kick.
Hurry throws a head kick but Prix moves out of range.
Prix throwing a counter right hand but Hurry manages to avoid it.
Prix keeps the fight on the outside.
Prix misses with an uppercut
and Hurry counters with a nice body shot.
Prix drops Hurry with a big left hand! Hurry is injured, injured bad! Prix jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Prix!
Cyrus Prix 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorgen Kruth (ranked 99 p4p, 412 weight class) and Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 9 p4p, 31 weight class). Kruth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Hole Sun- Soundgarden. 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 bantamweight 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 Los Angeles, Jorgen Kruth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akhtankhanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Kruth's head.
Kruth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Akhtankhanov stuffs the takedown attempt from Kruth. Kruth gets slowly back to his feet.
Akhtankhanov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Kruth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kruth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akhtankhanov circles away.
Kruth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akhtankhanov throws a big shot that misses.
Akhtankhanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akhtankhanov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorgen Kruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruth goes for a double leg but Akhtankhanov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Akhtankhanov continues to drive forward.
Kruth looking for a takedown.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch.
Akhtankhanov scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruth shoots in looking for a takedown but Akhtankhanov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kruth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kruth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Akhtankhanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kruth is out of range and Akhtankhanov settles back down.
Akhtankhanov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kruth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akhtankhanov as he jumps to the side.
Kruth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kruth looks to throw the jab but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Akhtankhanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kruth.
Kruth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Akhtankhanov counters with a good low kick that Kruth was not able to check.
Kruth fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Akhtankhanov to the ground. Kruth is now in Akhtankhanov's guard.
Kruth looking to sit in guard and control but Akhtankhanov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kruth looking for a guillotine here but Akhtankhanov defends easily.
Akhtankhanov won't allow Kruth to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akhtankhanov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akhtankhanov is keeping the position for now.
Kruth 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.
Kruth trying to control but Akhtankhanov is working from the bottom.
Akhtankhanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Akhtankhanov, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kruth is working hard here to advance position.
Kruth has gone for a leg lock! Akhtankhanov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kruth's guard.
Akhtankhanov content to stall in guard here.
Kruth is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Akhtankhanov frees his head nicely. Oh but Kruth has switched to an armbar! Akhtankhanov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jorgen Kruth!
Jorgen Kruth retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Jorgen Kruth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Boy Walton (ranked 257 p4p, 169 weight class) and Daniel Spong (ranked 34 p4p, 21 weight class). Daniel Spong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Boy Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Spong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton throws a looping overhand right but Spong ducks down to avoid it.
Spong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walton as he jumps to the side.
Walton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spong on the side of the head.
Spong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walton under the eye.
Walton misses with a head kick.
Spong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A cross from Walton lands.
Spong's corner calls for a 1-2. Spong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walton tries to sprawl but Spong drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spong slips a nice elbow through Walton's hands, connecting with Walton's forehead.
Walton is trying to maintain the position but Spong is very close to passing his half guard.
Spong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spong.
Walton trying to control but Spong postures up.
Spong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walton's head.
Spong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walton trying to hold on to Spong's head to control him but Spong postures up.
Spong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spong looks to land a strike but Walton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Spong is working Walton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spong trying to control but Walton is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spong landing some decent shots from guard.
Spong sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spong has managed to get both his arms back between Walton's legs - danger averted.
Spong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spong trying to control but Walton is working from the bottom.
Walton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spong pushing down on Walton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Walton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spong wants to pass to mount but Walton is defending the position.
Spong prevents Walton from improving his position.
Spong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spong trying to mount his opponent but Walton defends it.
Spong thows a huge punch but Walton dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton is trying to get back to full guard.
Walton taking some punishment here, with Spong in his half guard.
Spong working the head and body with strikes.
Walton wants to get back to full guard.
Walton is looking to control Spong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walton avoid being mounted?
Walton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spong postures up.
Spong cracks Walton with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spong.
Walton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Spong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spong dives in and grabs Walton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walton pushes down on Spong's head and hops out.
Spong scores with a nice right hand.
Walton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spong will feel that in the morning.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spong.
Spong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walton's waist but Walton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spong off to one side.
John Boy Walton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Spong.
Walton throws a body kick that misses
and Spong counters with a takedown into side control.
Walton is trying to improve his position.
Walton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spong's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Spong prevents Walton from improving his position.
Spong trying to advance position but Walton counters by regaining guard.
Spong trying to control but Walton is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Walton's head.
Spong landing with the ground and pound.
Spong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walton pulls Spong in close to prevent any damage.
Walton controls Spong momentarily but Spong frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spong content to stall in guard here.
Spong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two 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.
Walton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spong is aware though and is defending well.
Walton pulls Spong in close to prevent any damage.
Spong postures up and lands a big shot to Walton's brow.
Spong tries to free his leg and advance position but Walton is retaining full guard.
Spong landing with the ground and pound.
Spong passes into half guard.
Spong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spong prevents Walton from improving his position.
Spong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walton is rocked!
It looks like John Boy Walton has been cut.
Spong creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Walton is out cold and this one is all over! Spong climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Spong!
Daniel Spong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, John Boy Walton stepped up to the mic, saying 'Mr Pickles, I’m sorry I let you down my friend.'.
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