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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rosario Fusco (ranked 7373 p4p, 635 weight class) and Travis Dillon (ranked 4257 p4p, 435 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rosario Fusco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Dillon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusco throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.
Fusco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fusco doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillon circles away.
Dillon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dillon throws a jab but it's blocked by Fusco.
Fusco lands a jab to Dillon's midsection.
A big right from Fusco misses.
Fusco throws a right hand that misses
and Fusco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fusco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillon.
Fusco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fusco throws out a loose jab but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon misses the jab.
Fusco sizes up Dillon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Fusco. That snapped Dillon's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Fusco as he connects with a hook.
Fusco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dillon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fusco misses with a straight right.
Dillon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fusco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusco lands a nice shot to the body.
Fusco throws an overhand right that lands on Dillon's shoulder, as Dillon tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Dillon misses.
Fusco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dillon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fusco throws an off balance right hand
and Dillon counters with a straight right hand.
Fusco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dillon counters with a one-two to the body.
Dillon throws a lazy right hand but Fusco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fusco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillon missing with a left hand there. Fusco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rosario Fusco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillon tries to keep at a distance but Fusco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fusco misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillon tries to work over Fusco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fusco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dillon backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillon blocks an uppercut.
Dillon is trying to force a seperation but Fusco has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fuscos head.
Dillon misses with the head strike.
Dillon throws a head punch that misses.
Fusco misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fusco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Fusco.
Fusco blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillon.
Dillon has a couple of punches blocked by Fusco.
Dillon is trying to push Fusco away but Fusco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dillon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dillon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Fusco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Fusco.
Fusco pushes Dillon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dillon lands a hook that snaps the head of Fusco backwards.
Dillon working aggressively here.
Fusco misses with a punch on the inside.
Fusco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fusco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dillon misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fusco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Fusco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fusco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fusco tries to throw a body punch but Dillon avoids it by throwing Fusco back against the cage.
A short right from Dillon on the inside.
Fusco is rocked!
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Fusco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fusco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fusco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fusco seems to have got his legs back now.
Dillon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fusco swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon lands with a right to the head.
Dillon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Fusco.
Fusco with a jab.
Fusco cracks Dillon with a good jab.
Fusco wants to clinch but Dillon slips to the side
and Dillon counters with a huge left! Fusco is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dillon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fusco from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dillon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Dillon!
Travis Dillon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Hightower (ranked 24397 p4p, 756 weight class) and Orc Mismash (ranked 24692 p4p, 782 weight class). Mismash comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain - Power of the Horde kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Orc Mismash will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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234 lbs
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280 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrik Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orc Mismash!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mismash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hightower as he jumps to the side.
Mismash shoots for a takedown but Hightower saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mismash is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hightower sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henrik Hightower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orc Mismash.
Mismash tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hightower sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mismash somewhat.
Mismash is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hightower's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mismash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hightower definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hightower avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mismash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower pushes Mismash off looking to stand but Mismash dives back in and keeps control.
Mismash lands with a punch from half guard.
Mismash is looking to advance position but Hightower won't allow it.
Mismash throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mismash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hightower blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mismash.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mismash throwing shots but Hightower is blocking nicely.
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. Mismash connects with a nice short shot to Hightower's temple.
Mismash is working for a submission of some sort.
Mismash is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hightower sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mismash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hightower taking some punishment here, with Mismash in his half guard.
Mismash working Hightower over with strikes.
Mismash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mismash seems to be looking for submissions.
Mismash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mismash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hightower's head.
Mismash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mismash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hightower tries to roll over but Mismash keeps him under control.
Hightower is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mismash.
Mismash working the head and body with strikes.
Mismash throwing shots but Hightower is blocking nicely.
Mismash is working for a kimura but Hightower is defending it quite comfortably.
Hightower is defending against the submission attempts here by Mismash.
Hightower is looking to control Mismash's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hightower avoid being mounted?
Mismash seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hightower taking some punishment here, with Mismash in his half guard.
Mismash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hightower trying to control here.
Mismash is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hightower doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mismash.
Mismash looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hightower with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hightower keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hightower tries to get to full guard but Mismash has control of the leg.
Mismash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orc Mismash 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.
Mismash changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hightower tries to avoid it but Mismash manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hightower to the ground. Hightower escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mismash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hightower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Hightower. No joy for Mismash on that attempt.
Mismash shoots in looking for a takedown but Hightower manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mismash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henrik Hightower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orc Mismash.
Mismash fails with a takedown attempt.
Hightower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mismash.
Mismash is breathing heavily.
Hightower throws a head kick that misses.
Mismash avoids the head kick by Hightower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mismash fails to land the takedown.
Hightower lands a big head kick that sends Mismash tumbling to the mat! Hightower takes a step backwards and waves Mismash back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mismash shoots in for a takedown but Hightower shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mismash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mismash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hightower keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hightower is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Hightower.
Henrik Hightower is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mismash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hightower circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mismash tries for a takedown but Hightower sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hightower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mismash has his takedown stuffed
and Hightower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Orc Mismash has been cut.
Hightower misses with a two punch combination.
Mismash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hightower is fending him off so far but Mismash persists. Nope, Hightower circles away and we're back to standing.
Orc Mismash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hightower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mismash tries for a takedown but Hightower sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mismash blocks a head kick by Hightower.
Mismash fails to land the takedown.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hightower here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower throws a head kick but Mismash moves out of range.
Mismash throws a nice looking combination but Hightower bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mismash blocks a head kick by Hightower.
Hightower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mismash feints and as Hightower raises his hands in defense, Mismash changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hightower manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mismash manages to get himself to full guard.
Mismash looking to control.
Hightower with a nice head shot there.
Hightower not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mismash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower preventing the sweep.
Hightower looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hightower lands a couple of elbows.
Hightower is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mismash can do to turn this around?
Hightower is in close to Mismash's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Orc Mismash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hightower controlling from the top position.
Mismash trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Hightower dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orc Mismash's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mismash fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hightower lands a leg kick that knocks Mismash off balance momentarily.
Hightower slaps away a takedown attempt from Mismash, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mismash misses with a takedown attempt
and Hightower decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mismash's guard.
Henrik Hightower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orc Mismash.
Mismash can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hightower controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower continues to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower stopping the sweep attempt from Mismash.
Mismash tries to strike from the bottom.
Mismash looking to control.
Hightower content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Mismash does no damage.
Mismash fails to land with a series of punches.
Mismash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower throws a head kick that misses.
Mismash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hightower moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henrik Hightower is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hightower looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hightower connects with a high kick.
Mismash shoots in for a takedown but Hightower shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Hightower.
A head kick misses from Hightower.
Hightower dodges the punch combination from Mismash.
Mismash with a poor takedown
and Hightower moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mismash misses with a few strikes there.
Hightower stuffs the takedown.
Hightower thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mismash if he has to take too many more of those.
Hightower lands with a nice combination. Mismash backs away looking to recover.
Hightower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hightower looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hightower defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mismash.
Mismash misses with a takedown attempt
and Hightower makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mismash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mismash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mismash fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hightower sprawls well initially but Mismash persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hightower pushes Mismash off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mismash fails with a takedown attempt.
Hightower scores with a hook.
Mismash fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Hightower showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hightower has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Hightower!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Dryll (ranked 7003 p4p, 697 weight class) and Sheamus Meallan (ranked 7705 p4p, 726 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Dryll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheamus Meallan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Meallan misses.
Meallan throws an overhand right that lands on Dryll's shoulder, as Dryll tries to avoid the shot.
Dryll on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Evan Dryll has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Dryll.
It looked like Dryll was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dryll changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dryll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meallan.
Meallan throws a hook to the side of Dryll's head but Dryll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meallan scores with the left hand. Dryll knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Meallan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dryll is looking to counter punch.
Meallan scores with a jab.
Dryll slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dryll slips under a jab from Meallan.
Sheamus Meallan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meallan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meallan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dryll throws a nice looking combination but Meallan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meallan misses with a looping right.
Dryll lands a jab.
A big right from Dryll misses.
Meallan throws a looping overhand right but Dryll ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Meallan misses.
Dryll throws a right hand that Meallan ducks under and follows up with a left that Meallan also avoids with ease.
Meallan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dryll will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dryll fails to land with a series of punches.
Meallan misses with a straight left.
Dryll seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab by Meallan.
Meallan misses with an uppercut. Dryll saw that one coming.
Dryll rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meallan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dryll misses with a wild combination.
Meallan cracks Dryll with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dryll tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Meallan pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dryll is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sheamus Meallan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan McKenzie Jr (ranked 6645 p4p, 675 weight class) and Gootti Kustaa (ranked 6955 p4p, 694 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan McKenzie Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gootti Kustaa!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kustaa throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling McKenzie Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Gootti Kustaa has been cut.
Kustaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKenzie Jr.
Kustaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKenzie Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
McKenzie Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McKenzie Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Kustaa misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kustaa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McKenzie Jr did well to prevent Kustaa getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kustaa in particular looking to stall.
Kustaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kustaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McKenzie Jr's head.
Kustaa tries to pass the half guard into mount. McKenzie Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McKenzie Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kustaa is controlling the pace.
Kustaa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Kustaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kustaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McKenzie Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kustaa on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kustaa in particular looking to stall.
Kustaa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McKenzie Jr moves away from the strike by Kustaa.
Kustaa shoots in for a double leg but McKenzie Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McKenzie Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kustaa in his tracks.
McKenzie Jr throws a combination that misses
and Kustaa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie Jr is staying active underneath Kustaa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kustaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kustaa slows the pace down in half guard.
McKenzie Jr taking some punishment here, with Kustaa in his half guard.
Kustaa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McKenzie Jr tries to roll over but Kustaa keeps him under control.
Kustaa drops an elbow to the side of McKenzie Jr's head.
Kustaa slips a nice elbow through McKenzie Jr's hands, connecting with McKenzie Jr's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McKenzie Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kustaa winds up and cracks McKenzie Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kustaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McKenzie Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Kustaa.
Kustaa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kustaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kustaa is nestled in close to McKenzie Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kustaa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gootti Kustaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gootti Kustaa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McKenzie Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kustaa gets the takedown into side control.
Kustaa looks up at the clock and then as McKenzie Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kustaa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McKenzie Jr is rocked!
It looks like Dan McKenzie Jr has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
An elbow from Kustaa crashes against the mat.
Check out the look on Kustaa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh McKenzie Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKenzie Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kustaa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McKenzie Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Kustaa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McKenzie Jr!
Kustaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie Jr tries to hold on but Kustaa postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa controlling from the full mount.
Kustaa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dan McKenzie Jr's cut is getting worse.
Kustaa postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have McKenzie Jr in real trouble here! The ref calls for McKenzie Jr to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gootti Kustaa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lilja Halvarsson (ranked 3952 p4p, 475 weight class) and Mike Grey (ranked 6536 p4p, 669 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lilja Halvarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Grey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halvarsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Grey instigates a clinch.
Grey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Halvarsson did well to prevent Grey getting side control.
Well, if Grey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Halvarsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grey tries to stand and escape but Halvarsson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey is looking to take a break and control but Halvarsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grey wants to pass the guard but Halvarsson is defending well.
Halvarsson is staying active underneath Grey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Halvarsson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Halvarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Grey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Halvarsson enables Grey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Halvarsson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Halvarsson keeping full guard, as Grey tries to pass.
Grey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Halvarsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Halvarsson, not yet.
Grey trying to control the position from guard on top but Halvarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halvarsson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Halvarsson keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
Halvarsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grey is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halvarsson tries to pull guard but Grey holds him up against the cage and eventually Halvarsson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lilja Halvarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey gets control of Halvarsson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grey will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halvarsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halvarsson has managed to get both his arms back between Grey's legs - danger averted.
Halvarsson stopping the sweep attempt from Grey.
Grey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Halvarsson trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halvarsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Halvarsson trying to control the position here.
Halvarsson working a defensive guard but Grey manages to pass into side control anyway.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halvarsson keeps working.
Grey landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Grey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Halvarsson has his takedown stuffed
and Grey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halvarsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Halvarsson somewhat.
Grey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick by Halvarsson misses
and Grey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halvarsson tries to roll over but Grey keeps him under control.
Grey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grey stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Halvarsson on his heels. He'll look to pass Halvarsson's guard now, I'm sure.
Halvarsson keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
Grey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halvarsson holds on and takes a little breather.
Grey wants to control from the top but Halvarsson keeps moving.
Grey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Halvarsson is looking for a sweep. Grey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halvarsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey is trying to control. Halvarsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Halvarsson is looking to improve his position.
Grey is working for a submission of some sort.
Grey is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Halvarsson reverses the position - he's now on top in Grey's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halvarsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Halvarsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Halvarsson trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
Halvarsson wants to pass the guard but Grey is keeping the position.
Grey pulls Halvarsson in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grey looking to control.
Halvarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halvarsson preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grey.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grey leaves Halvarsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grey looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lilja Halvarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halvarsson tries to clinch but Grey is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Grey 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grey looking to score a takedown here. Halvarsson is defending well but Grey drives through and ends up in Halvarsson's guard.
Grey trying to control but Halvarsson is working from the bottom.
Grey preventing the sweep.
Grey trying to move into half guard but instead Halvarsson has managed to sweep!
Grey looking for a guillotine here but Halvarsson defends easily.
Grey wants to control but Halvarsson passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halvarsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halvarsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grey trying to control from the bottom.
Halvarsson stands up and beckons Grey to join him on the feet.
Grey clinches up against the cage.
Grey wants the takedown. Halvarsson is fighting it off but Grey persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Halvarsson's guard against the cage.
Halvarsson pushes Grey off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws a body punch but Halvarsson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halvarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halvarsson throws a leg kick but Grey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Halvarsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Grey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halvarsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grey's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Halvarsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grey working for a triangle but Halvarsson defends it easily.
Halvarsson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to stand up but Halvarsson is controlling him.
Grey looking to control.
Grey is striking but Halvarsson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Halvarsson trying to pass the guard but Grey defending well.
Grey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halvarsson is looking to take a break and control but Grey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grey is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Halvarsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grey is looking to control Halvarsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grey avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lilja Halvarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grey 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Grey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Silva (ranked 6075 p4p, 575 weight class) and Hartley Stone (ranked 7926 p4p, 649 weight class). Jon Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hartley Stone!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arvins Bootcamp in the buildup to the fight.
Stone leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stone to the mat. Stone regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stone uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silva has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stone to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Stone stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stone manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Stone wants to break free but Silva has control.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva 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.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stone looks winded!
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Stone is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva working Stone over with strikes.
Stone is rocked!
Silva scores with a big shot! Stone's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Stone! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Silva!
A relieved looking Jon Silva 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 Shazaam McDaniels (ranked 2947 p4p, 305 weight class) and King Hippo (ranked 4845 p4p, 479 weight class). The key to victory for Shazaam McDaniels has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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232 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shazaam McDaniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Hippo!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniels lands a two punch combo.
It looks like King Hippo has been cut.
Hippo clinches with his opponent.
McDaniels stops a takedown attempt from Hippo.
Hippo fails to pull guard.
Hippo is trying to pull guard but McDaniels turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shazaam McDaniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Hippo.
McDaniels tries to break free but Hippo pushes him back against the cage.
Hippo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hippo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McDaniels gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hippo gets control of McDaniels's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hippo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDaniels being controlled here momentarily.
McDaniels preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniels has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hippo is proving hard to escape from.
Hippo is looking to cinch up a triangle. McDaniels throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hippo's body to avoid the submission. Hippo has instead reached around McDaniels's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hippo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). King Hippo!
King Hippo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Knockdown Clothes, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tucker (ranked 3166 p4p, 401 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 4210 p4p, 503 weight class). John Tucker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zabit Samedov's chin.
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209 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a head kick but Samedov moves out of range.
Tucker misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tucker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Zabit Samedov has been cut.
Tucker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tucker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samedov drives through and clinches with Tucker against the cage.
Samedov lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like John Tucker has been cut.
Samedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samedov lands a nice elbow.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Samedov avoids the damage to the body.
Samedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tucker.
Samedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Tucker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
I was talking to Tucker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Tucker manages to break the clinch.
Tucker swings for the body but Samedov moves out of range.
Samedov darts in and clinches Tucker up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike.
Samedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Samedov keeps him there for the moment.
Tucker scores with a shot to the side of Samedov's head.
Samedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tucker avoids the elbow strike from Samedov, against the cage.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Samedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Samedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samedov takes the fight into the clinch.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tucker misses.
Samedov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
John Tucker's cut is getting worse.
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!
Tucker misses with a double jab
and Samedov counters with a two punch combo.
Samedov drops his hands momentarily and Tucker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Samedov slips a jab from Tucker.
Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tucker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tucker takes a swing at Samedov's ribcage but misses.
Tucker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Samedov moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samedov throws an elbow but misses.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samedov throws an elbow but misses.
Tucker controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samedov.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samedov tries to clinch up.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Samedov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Samedov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Samedov looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.
Tucker throws a big shot that misses.
Tucker scores with the left hand. Samedov knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Zabit Samedov's cut even more.
Tucker misses with a few strikes there.
Samedov clinches with his opponent.
Samedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John Tucker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice left hand lands by Samedov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samedov.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samedov clinches up with Tucker and pushes him back against the cage.
Samedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Samedov is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Samedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeez, John Tucker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Samedov misses with the head strike.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Samedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Samedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker is rocked!
Samedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samedov has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Tucker - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Samedov, and another! Tucker is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Zabit Samedov!
Zabit Samedov made sure to mention his sponsor, Phantom Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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