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UnderGround FC 129 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Malone (ranked 6835 p4p, 3043 weight class) and Vaai Finau (ranked 630 p4p, 379 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaai Finau!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finau checks a low kick from Malone.
Malone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finau to score with a decent uppercut.
Malone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finau missing with a left hand there. Malone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malone swings widly with a right hand
enabling Finau to counter with a crisp jab.
Finau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malone.
Finau looks to land a combination but Malone avoids it well.
Malone darts in and clinches Finau up against the cage.
Malone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Finau slowing the pace effectively.
Finau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malone's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Finau.
Finau scores with a shoulder strike.
Finau controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Finau.
Finau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Malone breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Finau.
Malone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 It looks like Vaai Finau has been cut.
Finau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finau with a hook.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finau moves away.
Malone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finau takes a swing at Malone's ribcage but misses.
John Malone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Finau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finau throws a series of punches but Malone avoids them all with ease.
Finau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malone needs to keep his hands up - Finau had a free shot at his head there.
Malone moves to clinch but Finau breaks away
and Finau counters with a good low kick that Malone was not able to check.
Finau moves out of range of the strikes.
Finau scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malone defending well though.
Malone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau misses with a head shot. Malone uses the momentum to regain guard.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Finau from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finau throwing strikes from guard but Malone blocks nicely.
Finau tries to free his leg and advance position but Malone is retaining full guard.
Malone wants to sweep but no luck.
Finau throws a big elbow that misses.
Malone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Malone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Finau lands a head shot.
Malone misses with a low kick.
Malone misses with a straight left.
Finau throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like John Malone has been cut.
Finau misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Malone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malone ducks right into an uppercut from Finau.
 Malone is rocked!
Malone misses with a looping left.
Malone wants to clinch.
Malone throws a body shot but no joy.
Finau clobbers Malone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Malone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finau slips a straight right by Malone.
Malone gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Finau gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Malone is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaai Finau!
Vaai Finau seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marilin Manson (ranked 2727 p4p, 24036 weight class) and Kyle Clint (ranked 117 p4p, 234 weight class). Manson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Juicy. Kyle Clint acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marilin Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Clint!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clint avoids the head kick by Manson.
Manson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clint sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Manson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manson fails with the takedown.
Manson moves into range and clinches up with Clint.
Manson drops Clint with a big knee straight up the middle! Clint is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Clint is rocked!
It looks like Kyle Clint has been cut.
Marilin Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manson pushes Clint up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manson has Clint pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Clint is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Manson - that's hurt Clint badly! Oh, another knee lands and Clint is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Clint doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Marilin Manson!
Marilin Manson 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 3010 p4p, 4047 weight class) and Jo Chewy (ranked 160 p4p, 201 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jo Chewy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun lands with an uppercut that bounces Chewy off the cage and back into range.
Jun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jun swings for the body but Chewy moves out of range.
Chewy has Jun up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Chewy on the inside.
Chewy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chewy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chewy throws an elbow that misses.
Jun trying to control the position but instead, Chewy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jun into the cage.
Chewy swings wildly with an uppercut but Jun uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun is trying to break free.
Jun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chewy misses with a looping left.
Jun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chewy tries to clinch but Jun moves out of range.
Jun is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chewy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chewy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jun misses with a wild body shot.
Chewy has managed to clinch.
Chewy misses with a punch to the body.
Chewy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chewy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jun tries to keep at a distance but Chewy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chewy throws a head punch that misses.
Chewy prevents Jun from breaking the clinch.
Jun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chewy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jun scores with a jab to the body.
Jun walks into a straight right hand from Chewy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chewy moves into the clinch successfully.
Jun blocks an uppercut.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Chewy working aggressively here.
Jun avoids the elbow strike from Chewy, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jun.
A short right from Chewy on the inside.
Chewy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chewy lands a shoulder strike.
Jun taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Jun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jun throws a body punch but Chewy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chewy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jun at a distance.
Jun misses with an uppercut. Chewy saw that one coming.
Chewy throws a hook but Jun avoids it easily.
Jun throws a body punch but Chewy moves out of range.
Jun is looking to wear down Chewy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch lands to the side of Jun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chewy avoids the body shot from Jun.
Chewy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jun.
Chewy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chewy slips under a jab.
Chewy clinches up against the cage.
Jun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jun blocking some punches.
Chewy misses with the head strike.
Chewy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chewy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jun backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Jun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chewy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chewy lands with a hook. Jun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chewy takes one to the chin there.
Chewy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chewy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Chewy.
Jun wants to break free but Chewy has control.
Jun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chewy's elbow.
Jun breaks the clinch.
Chewy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chewy takes one to the side of the head.
Chewy thuds a left hand into Jun's body.
Chewy moves into range and clinches up with Jun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jo Chewy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chewy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chewy throws a lazy right hand but Jun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jun lands a nice hook to Chewy's body. Chewy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zhang Jun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jun takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chewy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chewy throws a hook to the side of Jun's head but Jun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chewy staying out of range there.
Jun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chewy avoids the body shot from Jun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun throws a shot from downtown. Chewy moves away and avoids it.
Jun slips under a jab from Chewy.
Jun swings for the body but Chewy moves out of range.
Chewy wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Jun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chewy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chewy punishes Jun's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chewy pushes Jun up against the cage in a clinch.
Chewy prevents Jun from breaking the clinch.
Jun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Chewy does it's job there.
Jun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Jun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chewy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jun.
Zhang Jun is winning the standup battle so far.
Chewy tries to bum rush Jun with a series of wild strikes but Jun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jun jabs at Chewy's body.
Jun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chewy.
Chewy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chewy tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chewy throws a shot from downtown. Jun moves away and avoids it.
Chewy rushes Jun and presses him up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chewy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jun's elbow.
Jun prevents a body shot from Chewy.
Chewy working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chewy.
Chewy is struggling to control the position.
Jun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chewy is keeping busy.
Jun wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chewy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chewy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jun misses with a hook.
Chewy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chewy tries to clinch but Jun moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chewy scores with a hook.
Jun throws a hook but Chewy blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chewy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chewy cracks Jun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chewy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jun looks to throw the jab but Chewy is out of range.
Jun misses with the combination.
Chewy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jun scores with a jab. Chewy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A cross from Chewy lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jun ducks under a wild hook from Chewy.
Chewy scores with a nice right hand.
Chewy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chewy works Jun's body with a nice hook.
Jun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chewy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jun.
Chewy wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
Chewy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Chewy lands.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chewy tries to counter with a clinch but Jun shakes him off and moves away.
Chewy connects with the punch.
Chewy lunges at Jun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jun's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jo Chewy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Jun misses with an uppercut. Chewy saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Chewy.
Chewy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot by Jun.
Chewy's corner calls for a 1-2. Chewy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chewy slips a jab and a cross from Jun.
Jo Chewy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chewy throws a body punch but Jun moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun swings for the body but Chewy moves out of range.
Chewy scores with a hook.
Jun throws a hook to the side of Chewy's head but Chewy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chewy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chewy lands with a right hand.
Chewy stuns Jun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chewy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jun.
Jun looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Chewy.
A big right from Chewy misses.
Jun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chewy manages to avoid it.
Chewy is looking to clinch but Jun is avoiding it.
Chewy ducks under a wild hook from Jun.
Chewy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jun misses with the combination.
Chewy thuds his right hand into Jun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jo Chewy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun misses with a wild body shot.
Chewy clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Jun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chewy moves away.
Chewy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jun.
Chewy scores with a jab.
Jun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chewy tries to clinch but Jun moves out of range.
Chewy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jun is looking to counter punch.
Chewy walks into a straight right hand from Jun.
Chewy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun misses with a body shot.
Chewy misses the jab.
Chewy misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. Chewy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jun looks to throw the jab but Chewy is out of range.
Jun throws a series of punches but Chewy moves out of range.
Chewy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chewy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jun has time to react.
Jun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jun misses with a straight left.
Chewy connects with the punch.
A cross from Jun lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chewy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jun.
Jun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chewy misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jun sets himself, and Chewy steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
Jun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chewy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jun.
Jun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chewy moves into the clinch.
Jun misses with a body punch.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
Jun tries to work over Chewy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jo Chewy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chewy 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jo Chewy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jo Chewy waved his t-shirt featuring Pit Bull Development's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everett Arroyo (ranked 2935 p4p, 2003 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 364 p4p, 258 weight class). Torsten has chosen Temple of Odin as his entrance music. Baldur Torsten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Everett Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo looks to land a right hand but Torsten moved out of range.
Arroyo 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.
Torsten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torsten connects with the punch.
It looks like Everett Arroyo has been cut.
Torsten looks to throw the jab but Arroyo is out of range.
Torsten lands with an overhand left.
Torsten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torsten avoids the head kick by Arroyo.
Torsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arroyo doesn't seem bothered though.
Arroyo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arroyo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torsten.
A good leg kick by Torsten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arroyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Torsten defends well and Arroyo ends up having to push Torsten into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torsten crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arroyo - the referee stops the clock and Torsten gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arroyo. Torsten manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torsten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arroyo is rocked!
Everett Arroyo's cut is getting worse.
Torsten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Arroyo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baldur Torsten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torsten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arroyo seems to have got his legs back now.
Arroyo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Torsten misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Arroyo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Torsten misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arroyo throws a right and a left that Torsten avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a series of wild punches.
Torsten avoids the head kick by Arroyo.
Torsten misses with a hook.
Arroyo misses with a lunging right hand
and Torsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arroyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arroyo throws the left hand but Torsten avoids the punch easily.
Torsten doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Torsten misses with a looping right.
Torsten throws a front kick that sends Arroyo stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torsten.
A head kick misses from Arroyo.
Arroyo with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torsten.
Arroyo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torsten.
Torsten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arroyo misses with a wild body shot.
Torsten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torsten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arroyo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Torsten.
Arroyo is breathing heavily.
Arroyo tries to land a body kick
and Torsten counters with a crisp right hand that drops Arroyo! Torsten lets Arroyo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arroyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torsten walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Arroyo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Torsten swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Arroyo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldur Torsten!
During a confident post fight interview, Baldur Torsten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Cutlas (ranked 2596 p4p, 1376 weight class) and Tyrone Biggs (ranked 283 p4p, 166 weight class). Tyrone Biggs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcin Cutlas's chin.
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Cutlas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutlas tries to counter with a takedown but Biggs is quick to defend against it.
Cutlas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cutlas misses the shot to the body.
Biggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Biggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cutlas is looking to counter the offense by Biggs and move into the clinch.
Biggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cutlas.
Biggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cutlas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cutlas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cutlas.
I was talking to Cutlas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cutlas has a couple of punches blocked by Biggs.
Cutlas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cutlas tries a body shot but Biggs blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cutlas fails to land.
Cutlas blocks a body shot from Biggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutlas tries to throw a body punch but Biggs avoids it by throwing Cutlas back against the cage.
Cutlas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Biggs can't find room to land a body shot as Cutlas controls the action.
Cutlas tries a body shot but Biggs blocks it.
Biggs tries to break the clinch but Cutlas is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Biggs - that landed with a thud.
Cutlas lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutlas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cutlas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Biggss head.
Cutlas has a couple of punches blocked by Biggs.
Cutlas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biggs's elbow.
Cutlas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biggs backwards.
Cutlas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biggs prevents a body shot from Cutlas.
Biggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biggs misses with a double jab.
Biggs throws a leg kick but Cutlas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Biggs swinging wildly here.
Cutlas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Biggs on the side of the head.
Biggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cutlas.
Cutlas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutlas manages to avoid it.
Cutlas tries to counter by clinching up but Biggs breaks away and moves out of range.
Cutlas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cutlas misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Biggs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs ducks under a wild hook from Cutlas.
Biggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Biggs misses with a body kick.
Cutlas misses with a looping right.
Biggs unleashes a big counter combination but Cutlas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cutlas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cutlas lands a nice looking body shot.
Biggs walks into a jab.
Cutlas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Biggs counters with a two punch combo.
Biggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutlas manages to avoid it.
Cutlas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Biggs.
Nice defenses there by Biggs.
Cutlas cracks Biggs with a good jab.
Cutlas throws a looping overhand right but Biggs ducks down to avoid it.
Biggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cutlas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Biggs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cutlas cracks Biggs with a big elbow.
Biggs taking punishment in the form of punches.
Biggs is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas working the ground and pound.
Biggs is still in real trouble! Can Cutlas finish him?
Cutlas is putting a hurting on Biggs here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cutlas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Biggs to see if he's OK.
Cutlas lands a strong strike to the head of Biggs. That's dazed him! Cutlas looking to finish here. Biggs is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Cutlas lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcin Cutlas!
Our winner, Marcin Cutlas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Zdravkov (ranked 2309 p4p, 3053 weight class) and Marin Ivanov (ranked 320 p4p, 382 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdravko Zdravkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marin Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zdravkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ivanov's waist but Ivanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zdravkov off to one side.
Ivanov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zdravkov quickly recovers to half guard.
Zdravkov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanov.
Zdravkov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Zdravkov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zdravkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zdravkov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zdravkov looking for a guillotine here but Ivanov defends easily.
Zdravkov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ivanov throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zdravkov missing with punches from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ivanov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Zdravkov 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.
Ivanov blocks the strikes from Zdravkov.
Ivanov blocks the strikes from Zdravkov.
Zdravkov works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov passes Zdravkov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zdravkov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zdravkov is keeping the position for now.
Zdravkov looking for a sweep. Not yet Zdravkov, not yet.
Zdravkov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zdravkov with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Ivanov can't handle though.
Zdravkov is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zdravkov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ivanov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zdravkov striking from the bottom.
Zdravkov strikes from his own guard.
Ivanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Zdravkov has wrist control.
Zdravkov wants to sweep here but Ivanov controlling him for the moment.
Zdravkov scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Zdravkov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ivanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ivanov cracks Zdravkov with a solid left hand.
Zdravkov punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from Zdravkov.
Zdravkov is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
Zdravkov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov cracks Zdravkov with a solid left hand.
Zdravkov scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Zdravkov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zdravkov wants to sweep here but Ivanov controlling him for the moment.
Ivanov throwing strikes but missing.
Zdravkov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ivanov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ivanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zdravkov is looking for a triangle but Ivanov pushes his legs off easily.
Ivanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zdravkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zdravkov throws a couple of heel strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkov striking from the bottom.
Zdravkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zdravkov lands a decent shot there.
Zdravkov throws a couple of heel strikes.
Ivanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zdravkov striking from the bottom here.
Zdravkov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ivanov is aware though and is defending well.
Ivanov chips away with some ground and pound.
Zdravkov has momentary wrist control but Ivanov slips an elbow through the middle.
Zdravkov working a defensive guard here.
Zdravkov striking from his own guard.
Ivanov passes Zdravkov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zdravkov punching from the bottom.
Zdravkov is looking for a sweep. Ivanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zdravkov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ivanov is working away from the top position though.
Ivanov trying to pass the guard but Zdravkov defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkov striking from the bottom.
Zdravkov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zdravkov is defending against the submission attempts here by Ivanov.
Zdravkov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ivanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ivanov's back!
Zdravkov gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Zdravkov throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ivanov could be in trouble here!
Zdravkov landing with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zdravkov is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ivanov. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Zdravkov looking for the choke from the back.
Ivanov is taking damage to the body and head.
Ivanov is trying to shake Zdravkov off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Zdravkov won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Ivanov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zdravkov did well to prevent Ivanov getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marin Ivanov dominated that round.
That's time! Zdravkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ivanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ivanov tries to sprawl but Zdravkov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ivanov is trying to stand up here but Zdravkov is controlling him well.
Zdravkov slips a nice elbow through Ivanov's hands, connecting with Ivanov's forehead.
Zdravkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ivanov pushes Zdravkov off looking to stand but Zdravkov dives back in and keeps control.
Ivanov taking some punishment here, with Zdravkov in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zdravkov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ivanov!
Zdravkov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ivanov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The referee warns Ivanov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zdravkov with shots to the head and body - Ivanov looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zdravkov lands a big elbow.
Ivanov is rocked!
Ivanov wants to get back to his feet.
Ivanov is still in real trouble! Can Zdravkov finish him?
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Ivanov takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Zdravkov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zdravko Zdravkov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Busk (ranked 1606 p4p, 1895 weight class) and Beck Lee (ranked 185 p4p, 214 weight class). Kieran Busk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieran Busk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Busk lands a jab-cross combination.
Busk pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Busk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Busk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Busk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Busk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Busk.
Lee is looking to control Busk's arms but Busk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Busk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Busk avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Busk blocks an uppercut.
Busk blocks an uppercut.
Busk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Busk misses with the head strike.
Busk tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Busk back against the cage.
Busk lands with a light punch inside.
Busk misses with some punches.
Busk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee blocks a body shot from Busk.
Busk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busk cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Busk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Busk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to stall.
Busk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee working aggressively here.
Busk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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.
Busk struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Busk struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Busk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Busk presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Busk.
Busk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Busk gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Busk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Busk tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Busk.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Busk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Busk cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Busk lands with a short shot to the head.
Busk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee is rocked!
Nice body punch from Busk.
Busk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busk is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Busk is working Lee over against the cage.
Busk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Busk tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Busk back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Busk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Busk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busk lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee blocks a body shot from Busk.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Busk tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Busk presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Busk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Busk struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Busk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Busk tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee prevents a body shot from Busk.
Busk misses with a punch to the body.
Busk lands a right hand.
Lee working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Busk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Busk 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.
Busk ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws the left hand but Busk avoids the punch easily.
Busk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Busk defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Busk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Busk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Busk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Busk misses with a body punch.
Lee has Busk pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Busk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busk tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Busk back against the cage.
Busk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Busk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Busk is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Busk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Busk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Busk keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Busk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busk tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Busk lands a shot to the body.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Busk controls his hands.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Busk tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kieran Busk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Busk tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Busk misses with some punches.
Busk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Busk controls his hands.
Busk lands a nice uppercut.
Lee looking to stall.
Busk struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee prevents a body shot from Busk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busk throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Busk lands a shoulder strike.
Busk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Busk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee is looking to control Busk's arms but Busk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Busk lands a shot to the body.
Busk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee is trying to push Busk away but Busk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Busk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Busk.
Busk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Busk tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Busk back against the cage.
Busk can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Busk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Busk lands a shoulder strike.
Busk lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Busk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Busk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Busk can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Busk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Busk finish him?
Lee blocks a body shot from Busk.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Busk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Busk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Busk dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Busk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Busk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Busk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Busk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Busk there.
Busk has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Busk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Busk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Busk struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Busk.
Lee working aggressively here.
Busk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Busk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Busk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Busk misses with the head strike.
Busk struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Busk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Busk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Busk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busk tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Busk lands a nice shot to the body.
Busk lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Busk's elbow.
Busk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Busk.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Busk improves position.
Busk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beck Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee blocks a body shot from Busk.
Busk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Busk controls the action.
Busk lands with a short shot to the head.
Busk lands a big right hand that drops Lee! The killer instinct kicks in and Busk finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Busk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kieran Busk!
Kieran Busk 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 1164 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Spinning Fire (ranked 143 p4p, 173 weight class). The key to victory for Thom Tharrier has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier misses with a left hand
and Fire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fire.
Tharrier wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Fire manages to pass to side control.
Fire looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tharrier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fire controlling the pace.
Tharrier tries to kick Fire off in order to stand up. Fire Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Tharrier is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fire asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fire lands a few punches from side control.
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.
Tharrier is trying to buck Fire off.
Fire lands a nice forearm strike.
Fire is working Tharrier over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tharrier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tharrier tries to get out of the position.
Tharrier wants to get back to his feet but Fire drags him back down.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire grinds an elbow into Tharrier's temple.
Tharrier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fire connects with a decent elbow.
Fire is working Tharrier over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fire working the body and head with strikes.
Tharrier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fire on the ground.
Tharrier takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fire working the head with strikes.
Tharrier is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fire has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fire working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fire scoring with punches from side control.
Fire looks up at the clock and then as Tharrier takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fire smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tharrier pushes Fire away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fire gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tharrier taking a bit of punishment here - Fire scoring with strikes.
Fire lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tharrier down.
Tharrier is letting Fire control him for a moment.
Tharrier wants to get back to his feet but Fire drags him back down.
Fire controls the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Tharrier's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fire prevents Tharrier from escaping the position.
Tharrier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fire connects with a decent elbow.
Tharrier is trying to escape the position but Fire is controlling the position.
Fire cracks Tharrier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Tharrier's face as Fire controls the position.
Fire lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tharrier down.
Tharrier is trying to get back to his feet.
Fire in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fire working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fire in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tharrier being controlled for a moment.
Fire lands some shots froms side control.
Fire taking a breather here.
Fire lands a nice forearm strike.
Tharrier is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fire working the ground and pound from side control.
Tharrier takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fire lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here.
It looks like Fire might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Fire's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tharrier tries to escape but Fire is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinning Fire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tharrier misses with a body punch
so Fire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fire 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.
Fire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fire passes into half guard.
Tharrier is trying to stand.
Fire seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tharrier is trying to stand back up but Fire is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fire performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tharrier pushes Fire off looking to stand but Fire dives back in and keeps control.
Fire takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Fire there.
Fire looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tharrier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fire perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tharrier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tharrier is trying to stand.
Tharrier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fire scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fire passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tharrier!
Fire has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tharrier's face.
Fire controlling the pace for now.
More stalling from Fire.
Fire cracks Tharrier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tharrier squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fire lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Fire is landing with some decent strikes but Tharrier is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tharrier is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tharrier covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spinning Fire!
An out of breath Spinning Fire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 1237 p4p, 686 weight class) and Cross A Zoo (ranked 182 p4p, 103 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cross A Zoo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Zoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lancaster.
Some wild striking there from Lancaster.
A Zoo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lancaster is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on A Zoo's shoulder, as A Zoo tries to avoid the shot.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but A Zoo slips the punch.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
A Zoo is looking for the big counter here.
A Zoo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lancaster swings for the body but A Zoo moves out of range.
A Zoo throws a leg kick but Lancaster moved away.
A Zoo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A Zoo moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
A Zoo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lancaster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A Zoo throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster throws a right hand that A Zoo ducks under and follows up with a left that A Zoo also avoids with ease.
Lancaster throws a right and a left that both miss.
A Zoo throws a wild body kick that Lancaster sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on A Zoo's shoulder, as A Zoo tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. A Zoo doesn't seem bothered though.
Lancaster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lancaster scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A Zoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A Zoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Lancaster checks a leg kick nicely.
A Zoo works the jab nicely.
A Zoo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but A Zoo is just out of range.
Lancaster is looking to wear down A Zoo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lancaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A Zoo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lancaster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A Zoo has closed the distance and engaged Lancaster in a clinch.
A Zoo blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lancaster tries a body shot but A Zoo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
Lancaster tries to work over A Zoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A Zoo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
A Zoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but A Zoo avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster dodges an elbow strike from A Zoo.
A Zoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster tries to work over A Zoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it misses.
A Zoo lands a damaging elbow.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as A Zoo controls the action.
Lancaster tries to break free but A Zoo pushes him back against the cage.
A Zoo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lancaster tries to work over A Zoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A Zoo throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from A Zoo.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo misses with some punches.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but A Zoo avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
A Zoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as A Zoo controls the action.
A Zoo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A Zoo working aggressively here.
A Zoo blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster blocks the elbow strike.
A Zoo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
A Zoo lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye.
A short right from A Zoo on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
A Zoo throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster breaks from the clinch.
Lancaster swings for the body but A Zoo moves out of range.
A Zoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
A Zoo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lancaster lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A Zoo misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from A Zoo.
A Zoo looks to land a combination. Lancaster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
A Zoo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A Zoo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A Zoo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lancaster circles away.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
A Zoo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lancaster.
Henry Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A Zoo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A Zoo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lancaster circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster swings for the body but A Zoo moves out of range.
Lancaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent A Zoo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A Zoo forces Lancaster back against the cage and clinches.
Lancaster breaks from the clinch.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cross A Zoo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lancaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A Zoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from A Zoo.
A Zoo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lancaster throws a shot to the body.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A Zoo moves into range and clinches up with Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
A Zoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cross A Zoo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A Zoo prevents a body shot from Lancaster.
A Zoo throws an elbow that misses.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Lancaster - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Lancaster wants to break free but A Zoo has control.
A Zoo lands with a light punch inside.
A Zoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lancaster avoids the elbow strike from A Zoo, against the cage.
Lancaster avoiding damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by A Zoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from A Zoo.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
A Zoo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A Zoo slips a straight right by Lancaster.
A Zoo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lancaster throws a shot to the body.
Lancaster swings for the body but A Zoo moves out of range.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the body
and A Zoo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lancaster throws a nice looking combination but A Zoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lancaster throws a body punch but A Zoo moves out of range.
A Zoo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lancaster takes a swing at A Zoo's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A Zoo is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Lancaster there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but A Zoo is just out of range.
A Zoo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A Zoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
A Zoo tries to counter with a clinch but Lancaster shakes him off and moves away.
A Zoo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lancaster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! A Zoo scrambles back to his feet.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
A Zoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Lancaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from A Zoo.
Henry Lancaster is winning the standup battle so far.
A Zoo misses with a head kick.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A Zoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
A Zoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lancaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. A Zoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A Zoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A Zoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
A Zoo moves in looking to clinch but Lancaster pushes him off.
A Zoo misses with a low kick as Lancaster jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A Zoo closes the distance and clinches.
A Zoo prevents a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster dodges an elbow strike from A Zoo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lancaster.
A Zoo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lancaster's efforts to push away.
A Zoo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as A Zoo controls his hands.
A Zoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster blocks the elbow strike.
A Zoo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lancasters head.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as A Zoo controls his hands.
Lancaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lancaster lunges at A Zoo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by A Zoo's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by A Zoo.
A Zoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
A lazy left from Lancaster finds it's target.
Lancaster throws a body punch but A Zoo moves out of range.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but A Zoo moved out of range.
A Zoo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lancaster back to the cage. A Zoo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lancaster thuds a left hand into A Zoo's body.
Lancaster misses with a jab to the body
letting A Zoo counter with a right hand.
A Zoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lancaster cracks A Zoo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cross A Zoo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but A Zoo slips the punch.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A Zoo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A Zoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
A Zoo throws a front kick aimed at Lancaster's knee but Lancaster avoids it well.
Lancaster keeps the fight on the outside.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but A Zoo manages to avoid it.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and A Zoo counters with a two punch combo.
Lancaster throws a body punch but A Zoo moves out of range.
Lancaster takes a swing at A Zoo's ribcage but misses.
Oooooh!!! A Zoo has knocked Lancaster down with a huge combo! A Zoo steps away and waves a wobbly Lancaster back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lancaster is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but A Zoo manages to avoid it.
A Zoo wants to counter the offense by Lancaster and move into the clinch position.
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cross A Zoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A Zoo throws a hook to the side of Lancaster's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lancaster swings for the body but A Zoo moves out of range.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
A Zoo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Zoo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the body
and A Zoo counters with a big right hand! Oh Lancaster is in trouble here! A Zoo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cross A Zoo!
Cross A Zoo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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