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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Social Justice Warrior (ranked 4352 p4p, 23735 weight class) and Shin Tsu (ranked 464 p4p, 632 weight class). Shin Tsu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Social Justice Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shin Tsu!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Warrior.
Warrior seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tsu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tsu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Warrior fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tsu.
Warrior lands a nice looking body kick.
Tsu swings widly with a right hand
and Warrior counters with an outside leg kick.
Warrior scores with a punch to the head.
Warrior connects with a leg kick.
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!
Warrior lands a big head kick that sends Tsu tumbling to the mat! Warrior takes a step backwards and waves Tsu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Tsu is rocked!
Tsu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tsu is still on wobbly legs! Can Warrior finish him?
Warrior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsu seems to have recovered his senses.
Warrior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsu swings widly with a right hand
and Warrior counters with a good low kick that Tsu was not able to check.
Warrior moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tsu swings widly with a right hand
and Warrior counters with a leg kick.
Tsu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warrior counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior with the inside leg kick.
Warrior fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsu looks winded!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Warrior.
Warrior throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Tsu colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Warrior as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Tsu is left battered and dazed whilst Warrior and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Social Justice Warrior!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brick Shithouse (ranked 4395 p4p, 22057 weight class) and Lazar Markov (ranked 569 p4p, 758 weight class). Lazar Markov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brick Shithouse's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brick Shithouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazar Markov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shithouse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Markov.
Shithouse fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shithouse moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shithouse connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Markov momentarily.
Shithouse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shithouse throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Markov crashing down! Markov tries to stagger back to his feet but Shithouse just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Markov asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick Shithouse!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Tonu (ranked 4347 p4p, 7239 weight class) and Oleg Liguy (ranked 512 p4p, 647 weight class). Edward Tonu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Tonu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Liguy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Liguy to the mat! Liguy manages to get full guard.
Tonu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tonu is looking to pass into half guard but Liguy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Liguy is in guard.
Tonu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tonu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liguy is looking to work some ground and pound but Tonu has wrist control.
Tonu wants to stand and escape but Liguy is having none of it.
Tonu looking to control.
Liguy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Liguy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Liguy cracks Tonu with a solid left hand.
Liguy preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonu is pulling down on Liguy's head. It's preventing any offense from Liguy, at least for the moment.
Liguy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tonu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Liguy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonu trying to keep a closed guard but Liguy is proving a slippery customer.
Tonu has momentary wrist control but Liguy slips an elbow through the middle.
Tonu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liguy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Liguy is fighting to break Tonu's control of his arms but Tonu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tonu wants to sweep here but Liguy controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonu looking for a guillotine here but Liguy defends easily.
Tonu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liguy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tonu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liguy wants to control from the top but Tonu keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tonu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liguy manages to get himself to full guard.
Tonu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonu is looking to pass into half guard but Liguy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Liguy is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonu wants to sweep here but Liguy controlling him for the moment.
Tonu wants to stand up but Liguy is controlling him.
Tonu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tonu wants to sweep here but Liguy controlling him for the moment.
Liguy landing some decent shots from guard.
Tonu is trying to control the position but Liguy postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liguy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tonu has momentary wrist control but Liguy slips an elbow through the middle.
Tonu is trying to keep Liguy in close.
Liguy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liguy scoring with some ground and pound.
Liguy is looking to work some ground and pound but Tonu has wrist control.
Liguy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Liguy lands a couple of digs.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tonu holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Liguy postures up and lands a big shot to Tonu's brow.
Tonu seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tonu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liguy stands up over Tonu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
 Tonu is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Liguy dominated that round.
That's time! Tonu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Liguy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Liguy trying to control the position but Tonu is working away.
Tonu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Liguy's best efforts.
Tonu is positioning himself well to prevent Liguy advancing to mount.
Tonu wants to improve his position but Liguy is controlling well.
Tonu is trying to maintain the position but Liguy is very close to passing his half guard.
Liguy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonu wants to control but Liguy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Liguy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Liguy is trying to work for a kimura but Tonu is defending well.
Tonu is controlling Liguy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonu wants to control but Liguy is keeping busy.
Liguy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Liguy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tonu tries to get to full guard but Liguy has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Liguy.
Tonu tries to roll over but Liguy keeps him under control.
Liguy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tonu trying to control but Liguy postures up.
Tonu keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liguy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tonu gets back to full guard.
Tonu has control of Liguy's left arm, preventing Liguy from doing any damage.
Liguy stands up out of Tonu's guard for a moment - Tonu manages to land a nice upkick.
Tonu has his foot on Liguy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liguy works his way back into a safe position though.
Tonu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tonu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tonu controlling the position.
Liguy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liguy distracts Tonu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liguy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Liguy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tonu's head.
Oh Tonu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liguy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tonu seems to have got his legs back now.
Oleg Liguy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tonu looking to control.
Liguy throws a big elbow that misses.
Liguy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Liguy lands a couple of elbows.
Liguy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tonu controlling the position.
Tonu wants to hit a sweep here but Liguy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tonu there!
Tonu is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonu regains half guard.
Tonu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tonu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tonu keeping hold of Liguy's head, controlling as best he can.
Liguy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Liguy cracks Tonu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonu gets back to half guard.
Tonu gets full guard.
Liguy with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Liguy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tonu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Liguy dives in and scores a takedown into Tonu's guard.
Tonu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Liguy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tonu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Liguy has Tonu in his guard.
Tonu forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonu is trying to control the action in half guard but Liguy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Liguy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Liguy trying to hold on to Tonu's head to control him but Tonu postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonu wants to control but Liguy is keeping him busy.
Tonu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Liguy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tonu prevents Liguy from standing back up.
Tonu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Liguy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tonu is pressing down on Liguy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liguy is holding on for now.
Tonu wants to control but Liguy is keeping him busy.
Tonu trying to mount his opponent but Liguy defends it.
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.
Tonu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liguy keeps working.
Tonu wants to free his trapped foot but Liguy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tonu trying to control the action but Liguy is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Liguy.
Tonu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Liguy.
Tonu is looking to reverse the position.
Liguy working away.
Liguy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonu wants to control but Liguy postures up.
Tonu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tonu moves into full guard.
Liguy won't allow Tonu to sweep him here.
Liguy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tonu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tonu looking for a guillotine here but Liguy defends easily.
Liguy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tonu's head.
Liguy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tonu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liguy landing some decent shots from guard.
Liguy scoring with some ground and pound.
Liguy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Liguy with a nice head shot there.
Liguy is looking to work some ground and pound but Tonu has wrist control.
Liguy trying to control but Tonu is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Liguy.
Edward Tonu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oleg Liguy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tonu being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oleg Liguy.
Well Liguy 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Liguy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Butane (ranked 2754 p4p, 4913 weight class) and Tony Huge (ranked 285 p4p, 452 weight class). Butane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Genesis. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hulk Butane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Huge!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huge's sensitive parts.
Butane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huge has his takedown stuffed
and Butane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Huge throws a series of punches but Butane moves out of range.
Huge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butane swinging wildly here.
Butane jabs Huge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Huge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Butane - just one landing.
Butane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huge's sensitive parts.
Butane cracks a nice hook into Huge's ribs.
Butane dips to his left and cracks Huge with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huge misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huge is defended easily by Butane.
Hulk Butane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Huge.
Huge ducks right into an uppercut from Butane.
Huge slips a jab and a cross from Butane.
Butane connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Huge.
Huge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown attempt by Huge or perhaps it was just good defense by Butane, which made it look bad.
Huge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Butane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Butane coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huge tries a head kick but it misses.
Huge throws a head kick but Butane moves out of range.
Butane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Huge wants to clinch.
Butane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Butane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Butane looks to score with a jab to the body but Huge is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Butane. That's going to slow Huge down.
Huge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Butane but Butane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butane is looking to slow Huge down with leg kicks.
Huge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Butane as he jumps to the side.
Butane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huge misses with a takedown attempt
and Butane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butane lands a lovely overhand right.
Huge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Butane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Butane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Huge looks winded!
Jab by Butane.
Huge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Butane can pounce on him.
Huge takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butane with the inside leg kick.
Butane cracks Huge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huge doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Huge.
Butane scores with a jab to the body.
Butane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Huge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Butane with a nice calf kick.
Butane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Butane digs a good hook to Huge's body.
Butane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Huge misses with a takedown
and Butane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Butane, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huge has his takedown stuffed
and Butane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huge. That did some damage!
Butane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Butane as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Butane dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Butane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Butane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Huge moves in looking to clinch but Butane pushes him off.
Butane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Huge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Butane misses with a wild combination.
Huge swings for the body but Butane moves out of range.
Butane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Butane connects with a right hand. Huge shakes it off.
Huge is rocked!
Butane digs a good body shot into Huge's ribs.
Butane lands with a nice body punch.
Butane connects with a looping right hand.
Huge is still on wobbly legs! Can Butane finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huge tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Butane counters with an outside leg kick.
Huge seems to have recovered his senses.
Butane thuds a left hand into Huge's body.
Huge is trying desperately to land a takedown but Butane is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Huge.
Huge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tony Huge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butane looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Huge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Huge is breathing heavily.
Butane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Huge under the eye.
Huge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body kick from Butane.
Butane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Butane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Butane is looking to slow Huge down with leg kicks.
Huge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Butane connects with a right that clearly hurt Huge. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Butane proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Huge collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Butane!
In his post fight interview, Hulk Butane gave a big smile as he said 'I was looking forward to knockin this sucka out with a combo.'.
Tony Huge spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey maaann'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Athanas (ranked 4357 p4p, 14509 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 426 p4p, 617 weight class). Athanas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HELLAS. Ajax Athanas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jenik Krejza's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ajax Athanas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athanas scores with a jab to the jaw.
 It looks like Jenik Krejza has been cut.
Athanas moves out of range of the body kick.
Athanas lands a body shot.
Athanas is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Krejza flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Krejza is out cold! Athanas holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ajax Athanas!
Ajax Athanas 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bastyn Dall (ranked 4592 p4p, 1621 weight class) and Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 439 p4p, 190 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Bride - Beast. Da Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3. Leonardo Da Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 34 - 31 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva misses with a looping left.
Dall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dall lands a jab to the head.
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Dall throws a low kick but Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Dall tries to land a leg kick but Da Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Dall shoots in and drives through. Da Silva sprawls well.
Dall clinches with his opponent.
Dall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dall misses with a body punch.
Dall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dall breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by Dall. Dall maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Silva lands an uppercut.
Dall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Da Silva's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Dall swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dall struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Silva controls his hands.
Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dall's half guard.
Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dall regains full guard. Nicely done.
Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Da Silva won't allow Dall to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Da Silva won't allow Dall to sweep him here.
Da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dall is keeping the position for now.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
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!
Dall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Da Silva defends well.
Da Silva advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dall tries to bench press Da Silva off him but Da Silva keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva works to advance to full mount. Dall defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Da Silva prevents Dall from getting the reversal.
Da Silva takes Dall's back.
Da Silva working for the choke.
Da Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dall is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dall defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Da Silva's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall trying to control the action but Da Silva just sinks the hooks in.
Da Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dall has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dall is really stuck here.
Dall defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Well, with Da Silva on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Dall is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Dall turns into Da Silva and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Da Silva lands a head shot.
Da Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Da Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall doesn't seem phased though.
Dall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dall. That did some damage!
Dall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva jabs at Dall's body.
Da Silva leaves Dall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Silva cracks Dall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva thumps Dall with a low kick.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
It seemed like Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Da Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dall controls Da Silva momentarily but Da Silva frees himself.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Dall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leonardo Da Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Silva preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva advances to half guard.
Dall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Da Silva is working away from the top position though.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Da Silva has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Dall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dall trying to control from the bottom.
Da Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dall is just riding it out for now. Da Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Da Silva has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva passes to side control.
Da Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dall, who protects the arm well.
Da Silva advances nicely into full mount.
Da Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Da Silva wants to take Dall's back here but Dall is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Da Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Da Silva is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Da Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Dall manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Da Silva is on top in guard.
Dall controls Da Silva momentarily but Da Silva frees himself.
Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Da Silva forces his way into half guard.
Da Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dall!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dall.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dall.
Dall trying to control the position but Da Silva is working away.
An elbow from Dall crashes against the mat.
Dall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Da Silva is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dall is trying to control but Da Silva manages to pass to mount!
Da Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is looking to work his way around to Dall's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Da Silva prevents Dall from getting the reversal.
Da Silva pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dall is trying desperately to improve position.
Dall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dall wants to control but Da Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Da Silva trying to control the action but Dall is working from the bottom.
Da Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Da Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dall can't escape the position.
Da Silva has hold of Dall's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dall manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Leonardo Da Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dall is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to control the pace but Dall is squirming around nicely.
Da Silva moves to take his opponent's back.
Da Silva working for a choke but Dall is defending well.
I really don't envy Dall right now.
Da Silva has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Dall has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall trying to control but not successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Silva 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Da Silva!
An out of breath Leonardo Da Silva 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 599 p4p, 1687 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 78 p4p, 194 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. 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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33
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Gracie backs off Bear throws a huge counter combo but Gracie manages to avoid it all.
Gracie 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.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Bear was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bear throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bear scores with a shot to the body.
Bear takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Bear's belly button to the back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Bear checks it.
Bear swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bear on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bear fails to land with a series of punches.
Bear chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bear looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bear can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Bear prevents Gracie from improving position.
Gracie working away.
That's two 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.
Bear might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bear is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Gracie lands some shots froms side control.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bear takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.
Bear tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gracie trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear throws Gracie to one side and escapes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Bear moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Bear checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Bear's front leg but catches the back leg as Bear tries to avoid it.
Bear throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Bear was not able to check.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Bear. Those never looked like landing.
Bear on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Bear now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bear looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bear on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Wayne Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Bear avoids it well and moves away.
Bear lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie punishes Bear's body with a nice straight punch.
John Wayne Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Bear's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bear has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Bear's belly button to the back.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Bear didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bear manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Bear on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bear closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bear lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Bear defends it easily.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bear defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bear working a defensive guard here.
Bear is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bear wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bear is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Bear's brow.
Bear is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bear manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Bear is proving a slippery customer.
Bear trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bear misses with an uppercut.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Bear is looking for the big counter here.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
As Gracie backs off Bear throws a huge counter combo but Gracie manages to avoid it all.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Bear throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bear on the side of the head.
Bear takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bear sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
Teddy Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Bear misses its intended target.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bear misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie lands some shots froms side control.
Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bear is looking to reverse the position.
Bear is trying to escape the position but Gracie is controlling the position.
Bear is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
John Wayne Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to reverse the position.
Bear can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bear keeps working.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Gracie 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Bear is keeping him busy.
Bear bucks up and tries to throw Gracie off but instead Gracie has got his back!
Good control from Gracie.
Gracie looking for the RNC.
Bear tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie is trying to stick to Bear's back but Bear is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bear wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie pushes down on Bear's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bear is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Gracie clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bear's head backwards.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bear's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Bear's head but Bear sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bear doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bear moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie lands with a hook. Bear tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Bear looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie punishes Bear's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie is keen to just control but Bear is a slippery customer.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bear is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Bear's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bear is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bear is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Bear is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bear's face.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Bear is rocked!
Gracie loads up with a big shot that hurts Bear! He's pulled Gracie in close but Gracie has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Bear survive? More strikes from Gracie and Bear is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Wayne Gracie!
John Wayne Gracie retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, John Wayne Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Teddy Bear stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tonight wasn't my night, but i'll learn and come back stronger.'.
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