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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurmio comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmio throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Hurmio lands a head kick. Hammer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurmio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hurmio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hurmio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hurmio stops Hammer from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hammer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hurmio working Hammer over with strikes.
Hurmio lands strikes from half guard.
Hurmio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurmio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hurmio prevents Hammer from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmio cracks Hammer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hurmio lands a big elbow.
Hammer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hurmio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hurmio lands a nice shot to the head.
Hammer takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hurmio's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tuomari Hurmio!
Tuomari Hurmio 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 Arn De Gothia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Meranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Gothia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die for Metal. Meranda has chosen Whats Beef as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arn De Gothia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Meranda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gothia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meranda slaps away a takedown attempt from De Gothia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Meranda checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from De Gothia.
De Gothia has a takedown stuffed.
De Gothia goes for a double leg but Meranda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Meranda continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arn De Gothia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Gothia pushes Meranda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Meranda scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from De Gothia.
De Gothia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meranda is keeping busy.
Meranda tries to work over De Gothia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meranda tries to throw a body punch but De Gothia avoids it by throwing Meranda back against the cage.
Meranda tries a body shot but De Gothia blocks it.
Meranda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Gothia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meranda or not.
Meranda tries to work over De Gothia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meranda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gothia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meranda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Gothia stalling against the cage.
De Gothia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meranda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Gothia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meranda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from De Gothia.
De Gothia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meranda.
De Gothia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Gothia instigates a clinch.
De Gothia misses with a hook to the ribs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Meranda has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Meranda misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Meranda fails to land.
De Gothia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meranda is keeping busy.
De Gothia prevents a body shot from Meranda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Meranda.
De Gothia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meranda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Gothia was well out of range. Poor timing from Meranda.
De Gothia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Gothia misses with the head strike.
Meranda misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meranda lands an uppercut.
Meranda pushes De Gothia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by De Gothia.
A short left from Meranda.
De Gothia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Gothia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meranda.
Meranda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meranda is working De Gothia over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Meranda.
Meranda throws a punch but it's blocked by De Gothia.
Meranda lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Gothia is breathing heavily.
Meranda misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meranda.
Meranda scores with a shot to the side of De Gothia's head.
De Gothia lands a hook that snaps the head of Meranda backwards.
Meranda misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Gothia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from De Gothia fails to land.
A short right from Meranda.
Meranda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meranda misses with a punch to the body.
De Gothia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meranda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Gothia blocks an uppercut.
De Gothia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meranda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Gothia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meranda scrambles back to his feet.
De Gothia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Gothia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Gothia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Gothia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meranda, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, De Gothia scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Gothia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meranda backwards.
De Gothia working aggressively here.
Meranda lands with a left to the head.
De Gothia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meranda up against the cage.
Meranda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Gothia backwards.
Nice body punch from Meranda - that landed with a thud.
Meranda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Gothia throws a punch but it's blocked by Meranda.
Meranda blocks a body shot from De Gothia.
Meranda working aggressively here.
Meranda struggles to land a body shot inside as De Gothia controls his hands.
Meranda struggles to land a body shot inside as De Gothia controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meranda tries to work over De Gothia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meranda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Gothia's elbow.
De Gothia tries a body shot but Meranda blocks it.
Meranda scores with a shoulder strike.
Meranda blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Meranda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Gothia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Gothia tries a body shot but Meranda blocks it.
Meranda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Gothia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Gothia misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Gothia blocks a body shot from Meranda.
Meranda misses with the head strike.
De Gothia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Gothia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meranda tries to work over De Gothia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meranda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for De Gothia.
Meranda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Gothia misses with the head strike.
Meranda misses with a body punch.
De Gothia scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Gothia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meranda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meranda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Gothia backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gothia throws a punch but it's blocked by Meranda.
De Gothia is trying to maintain a safe position but Meranda gets an underhook and turns De Gothia into the cage.
De Gothia gets through Meranda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Gothia blocks a body shot from Meranda.
Meranda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Gothia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Gothia slips under a jab from Meranda.
Meranda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Gothia circles away quickly and effectively.
Meranda tries to clinch up.
Meranda lands a body shot.
Meranda blocks a low kick nicely.
De Gothia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meranda.
De Gothia scores with a head kick.
De Gothia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meranda but Meranda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meranda. De Gothia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arn De Gothia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gothia scoring well with a low kick there.
De Gothia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meranda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meranda jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Gothia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Gothia.
De Gothia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Gothia. Meranda shrugs it off though.
Meranda lands a nice hook to De Gothia's body. De Gothia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Gothia thumps Meranda with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Meranda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Gothia closes the distance and pushes Meranda back into the cage.
Meranda can't find room to land a body shot as De Gothia controls the action.
Meranda misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Gothia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gothia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Meranda.
Meranda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meranda can't find room to land a body shot as De Gothia controls the action.
Gustavo Meranda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meranda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meranda cracks De Gothia with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Gothia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meranda can't find room to land a body shot as De Gothia controls the action.
Meranda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Gothia's elbow.
Meranda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meranda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meranda lands a body shot.
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!
Meranda misses with a punch on the inside.
Meranda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Gothia.
De Gothia has a couple of punches blocked by Meranda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meranda.
Meranda tries a body shot but De Gothia blocks it.
Meranda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meranda throws a head punch that misses.
Meranda lands a nice shot to the body.
Meranda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Gothias head.
De Gothia has a couple of punches blocked by Meranda.
Meranda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Gothia.
Meranda tries a body shot but De Gothia blocks it.
De Gothia has a couple of punches blocked by Meranda.
De Gothia is trying to break the clinch but Meranda has him pressed against the cage.
Meranda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Gothia.
Meranda misses with a punch to the body.
De Gothia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meranda misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Gothia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Gothia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meranda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Gothia moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Meranda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Gothia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meranda momentarily.
De Gothia avoids the body shot from Meranda.
Nice body punch from Meranda.
De Gothia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meranda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meranda misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Gothia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meranda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from De Gothia - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Meranda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meranda.
Meranda working aggressively here.
De Gothia swings wildly with an uppercut but Meranda uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Gothia blocking some punches.
De Gothia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Gothia misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gothia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meranda swings for the body but De Gothia moves out of range.
De Gothia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Meranda on his heels. He'll look to pass Meranda's guard now, I'm sure.
De Gothia wants to pass the guard but Meranda is keeping the position.
De Gothia prevents Meranda from getting back to his feet.
De Gothia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Meranda's guard.
De Gothia is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meranda keeping moving, preventing De Gothia from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gothia advances to half guard.
De Gothia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
De Gothia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Meranda defends it well.
Meranda won't allow De Gothia to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gothia is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Meranda as he works his way to full guard.
Arn De Gothia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Gothia tries to free his leg and advance position but Meranda is retaining full guard.
Meranda keeping moving, preventing De Gothia from controlling successfully.
De Gothia wants to pass the guard but Meranda is keeping the position.
Meranda is looking to stand up but De Gothia isn't so interested in that idea.
Gustavo Meranda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Gothia wants to control from the top but Meranda keeps moving.
De Gothia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Gothia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meranda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meranda wants to stand up but De Gothia is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arn De Gothia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meranda 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Meranda!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Harris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Rivers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Rivers throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Harris.
A head kick misses from Harris.
The fighters circle, before Harris throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rivers's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Harris lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ron Harris!
Ron Harris bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Joe Rivers was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalac has chosen Amazing - Kanye West as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdeno Chara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chara is working for a submission of some sort.
Chara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chara is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chara is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zalac has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zalac is desperately trying to improve his position but Chara has a good base and remains in mount.
Chara misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chara wants to control the pace but Zalac is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chara working for a guillotine from mount but Zalac is in no mood to give up.
Chara wants to control but Zalac has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Chara seems to be working for a kimura but Zalac defends the submission attempt.
Chara seems to be working for a kimura but Zalac defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chara is trying to control the action in half guard but Zalac is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chara wants to work for an arm triangle but Zalac is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chara thows a huge punch but Zalac dodges it nicely.
Zalac is trying to control but can't.
Chara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chara is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Zalac still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Zalac has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara is trying to get back to half guard.
Chara is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Chara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zalac wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chara, who protects the arm well.
Zalac working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chara wants to control but Zalac postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalac is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chara is looking to improve his position.
Chara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zalac's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zalac's back!
Zalac tries to break free.
Chara looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Zalac taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zdeno Chara!
A relieved looking Zdeno Chara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Alen Zalac had this to say: 'Apologize to fans!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcom McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Country Grammar. Tommy Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
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266 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcom McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martinez.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGregor doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
McGregor looks winded!
Martinez lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as McGregor crumples to the floor! Martinez milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Martinez!
Tommy Martinez retains his heavyweight title!
Tommy Martinez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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