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Grunge 36: Pretty Noose PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sub Machine (ranked 4089 p4p, 6782 weight class) and Bjorg Fjordlinginsson (ranked 368 p4p, 491 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sub Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorg Fjordlinginsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machine.
Machine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fjordlinginsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fjordlinginsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fjordlinginsson drops back looking for a leg! Machine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Machine manages to kick Fjordlinginsson off! Fjordlinginsson jumps back into Machine's guard.
Machine keeping full guard, as Fjordlinginsson tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Machine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fjordlinginsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fjordlinginsson drops back looking for a leg! Machine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Machine manages to kick Fjordlinginsson off! Fjordlinginsson jumps back into Machine's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fjordlinginsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fjordlinginsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fjordlinginsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fjordlinginsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Machine has his foot on Fjordlinginsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fjordlinginsson works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Machine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fjordlinginsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Fjordlinginsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fjordlinginsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Machine is retaining full guard.
Fjordlinginsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fjordlinginsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Machine keeping moving, preventing Fjordlinginsson from controlling successfully.
Fjordlinginsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fjordlinginsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Machine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Machine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine working a defensive guard here.
Fjordlinginsson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fjordlinginsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Machine dives on top into guard.
Fjordlinginsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fjordlinginsson keeping moving, preventing Machine from controlling successfully.
Fjordlinginsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Machine defends it easily.
Fjordlinginsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Machine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fjordlinginsson keeping moving, preventing Machine from controlling successfully.
Fjordlinginsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Machine trying to control the position from guard on top but Fjordlinginsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machine tries to free his leg and advance position but Fjordlinginsson is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machine trying to control the position from guard on top but Fjordlinginsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fjordlinginsson looking for a guillotine here but Machine defends easily.
Fjordlinginsson keeping moving, preventing Machine from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorg Fjordlinginsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Machine tries to sprawl but Fjordlinginsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Machine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fjordlinginsson is thwarting Machine's attempts to control the position.
Machine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Machine.
Fjordlinginsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fjordlinginsson forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjordlinginsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machine defending well though.
Machine looking for submissions off his back.
Fjordlinginsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjordlinginsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Fjordlinginsson is trying to work for a kimura but Machine is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Machine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fjordlinginsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fjordlinginsson postures up in Machine's guard and throws a big left but Machine blocks it.
Machine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Fjordlinginsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Fjordlinginsson is sitting in close to Machine's body. Machine has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fjordlinginsson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fjordlinginsson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Machine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sub Machine!
Sub Machine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dio (ranked 2078 p4p, 5715 weight class) and Pele Ronaldo (ranked 229 p4p, 532 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio stuns Ronaldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ronaldo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dio circles away.
Dio misses with a wild combination.
Ronaldo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
John Dio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooh!!! Dio has knocked Ronaldo down with a huge combo! Dio steps away and waves a wobbly Ronaldo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Pele Ronaldo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dio drops Ronaldo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ronaldo looks back up at him and smiles so Dio waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Ronaldo is rocked!
Dio wobbles Ronaldo with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Dio dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Ronaldo to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Dio!
After winning the bout, John Dio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lodzov Hugs (ranked 3088 p4p, 3321 weight class) and Rodney Smith (ranked 290 p4p, 306 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: HighWay to Hell. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lodzov Hugs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugs looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith throws a fast counter high kick but Hugs manages to duck under it in time.
Hugs shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hugs ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Hugs seems unphased.
Hugs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hugs working away.
Hugs working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hugs working the head and body with strikes.
Smith wants to control but Hugs postures up.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Hugs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hugs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hugs creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Hugs has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hugs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Hugs cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith tries to bench press Hugs off him but Hugs keeps the position.
Hugs is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hugs cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hugs working the body and head with strikes.
Hugs tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hugs working the head with strikes.
Smith manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hugs's best efforts.
Ground and pound from Hugs.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Hugs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hugs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hugs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hugs is working away from the top position though.
Hugs lands with a punch from half guard.
Hugs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to roll over but Hugs keeps him under control.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hugs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hugs.
Hugs prevents Smith from improving his position.
Hugs passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hugs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith is rocked!
Smith bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Hugs finish him?
Hugs looking for a sweep. Not yet Hugs, not yet.
Smith wants to control from the top but Hugs keeps moving.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hugs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Hugs's legs - danger averted.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hugs manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Hugs in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hugs passes into half guard.
Smith won't allow Hugs to pass to mount.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Hugs landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hugs connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hugs manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith trying to control but Hugs is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lodzov Hugs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hugs lands with a good body shot.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hugs.
A cross from Smith lands.
Hugs shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hugs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Hugs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hugs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Hugs ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hugs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lodzov Hugs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugs struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Hugs can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hugs is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hugs has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith is keen to just control but Hugs is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hugs tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Hugs won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Hugs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith prevents Hugs from improving his position.
Hugs moves into full guard.
Hugs is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Hugs is keeping the position.
Smith trying to control but Hugs is working from the bottom.
Hugs looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith passes Hugs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith is working for a kimura but Hugs is defending it quite comfortably.
Hugs is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Hugs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Hugs defends it.
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on Hugs's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hugs.
Hugs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lodzov Hugs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hugs manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hugs tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Hugs is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hugs rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Smith's guard! Nice work there by Hugs!
Hugs trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hugs postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith working for a triangle but Hugs defends it easily.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hugs throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hugs uses it to pass to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hugs lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hugs looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Hugs moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmith.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Hugs is out of range.
Hugs gets a takedown into half guard.
Hugs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hugs. Oh but Smith has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hugs goes limp - he's gone! Smith jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodney Smith!
Rodney Smith took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Lodzov Hugs was interviewed post fight and said 'this was bullshit'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bastyn Dall (ranked 5699 p4p, 20222 weight class) and Petr Kotrc (ranked 426 p4p, 558 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bride - Beast. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 36 - 35 - 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 8 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petr Kotrc!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall moves into range and clinches up with Kotrc.
Dall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body kick from Dall.
A left lands for Dall.
Bastyn Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall scores with a nice right hand.
Dall lunges at Kotrc with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kotrc's hand.
Kotrc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kotrc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall slaps away a takedown attempt from Kotrc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That kick from Dall tenderised Kotrc's leg. Kotrc is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kotrc takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kotrc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kotrc on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kotrc shoots in looking for a takedown. Dall tries to sprawl out of it but Kotrc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bastyn Dall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Kotrc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a head kick but Kotrc moves out of range.
Kotrc on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kotrc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dall swivels and escapes.
Dall lands with an uppercut that bounces Kotrc off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick from Dall, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kotrc shoots for a double leg takedown but Dall sprawls well. He's pushed Kotrc's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kotrc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall jabs Kotrc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kotrc looks to land a combination but Dall avoids it well.
That kick from Dall tenderised Kotrc's leg. Kotrc is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dall connects with a leg kick.
Kotrc takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotrc gets caught napping as Dall dives in and scores a takedown. Kotrc manages to retain guard.
Dall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dall advances position into side control!
Dall misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dall slows the pace down.
Dall is looking to take a break and control but Kotrc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dall advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall with the ground and pound from mount.
Dall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kotrc tries to hold on but Dall pushes him away.
Dall pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dall controlling from mount.
Kotrc is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kotrc is controlling an arm, preventing Dall from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Dall lands a couple of good shots and Kotrc has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dall is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dall has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kotrc's body.
Dall lands a shot to the body.
Dall working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Kotrc is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Dall has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Kotrc taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bastyn Dall!
A relieved looking Bastyn Dall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Savage Randy (ranked 4382 p4p, 11863 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 521 p4p, 728 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Savage Randy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Savage Randy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Savage Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy lands a slapping body shot.
Punchy throws a hook to the side of Randy's head but Randy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randy lands the left hand.
Randy avoids the body shot from Punchy.
Randy looks for the body kick but Punchy saw that one coming.
Randy lands a right hook to the body.
Punchy misses with a few strikes there.
Randy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Randy lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch lands to the side of Punchy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Punchy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randy scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punchy throws a series of punches but Randy avoids them all with ease.
Randy slips under a jab.
Punchy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Randy counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Randy's head coaches at Marijuana Gardens that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Punchy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Punchy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Randy.
Punchy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Randy. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy moves forwards but Randy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Randy lands with a right hand.
It looks like Trent Punchy has been cut.
Punchy looks winded!
Both fighters circling a little - Randy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Randy lands a big right hand that sends Punchy crashing to the mat! Randy stays standing though and waves Punchy back to his feet!
Punchy is rocked!
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!
Randy drops Punchy with a big left hand! Punchy is injured, injured bad! Randy jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Savage Randy!
Savage Randy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Trent Punchy had this to say: 'Me Mum... she had it pretty hard ay. Lots of cock for cash.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 2106 p4p, 789 weight class) and Beta Knox (ranked 240 p4p, 96 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. This should be a great matchup!
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chang throws Knox to one side and escapes!
Chang misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox has his takedown stuffed
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for Knox with that takedown attempt.
Chang misses with a hook to the body
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knox dives in and scores a takedown into Chang's guard.
Chang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knox postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Knox is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chang holds on and takes a little breather.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Knox stops Chang from standing up.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chang trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
Knox scores with a takedown into Chang's guard.
Chang wants to stand up but Knox is controlling him.
Chang trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Chang has control of Knox's left arm, preventing Knox from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chang wants to stand but Knox is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knox shoots in but Chang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bruce Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox cracks Chang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Chang's head back.
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox avoids the head kick by Chang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Chang throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox dives in and grabs Chang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chang pushes down on Knox's head and hops out.
Chang is looking to counter punch.
Knox has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chang in his tracks.
Chang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Chang's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chang. Chang obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chang is fending him off so far but Knox persists. Nope, Chang circles away and we're back to standing.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chang ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Chang moves away from the strike by Knox.
Chang misses with a low kick.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chang with a body shot.
Knox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chang is fending him off so far but Knox persists. Nope, Chang circles away and we're back to standing.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
Knox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Knox postures up.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang has control of Knox's left arm, preventing Knox from doing any damage.
Knox prevents Chang from getting back to his feet.
Chang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knox.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chang is trying to keep Knox in close.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Knox catches Chang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox goes for a double leg but Chang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chang continues to drive forward.
Bruce Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
Nice shot by Knox.
Chang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chang stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Knox with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Chang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chang.
Chang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
A telegraphed right hand from Chang misses the target.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chang throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knox.
Chang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Knox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knox somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chang stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Chang will probably get the nod.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chang throws a big shot that misses.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chang.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chang holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang looking for a sweep. Not yet Chang, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is working Chang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chang wants to sweep here but Knox controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chang is on top in guard.
Chang won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Chang wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Chang tries to stand but Knox is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox 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.
Chang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knox is keeping the position for now.
Chang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chang lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Knox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bruce Chang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Knox looking to score a takedown here. Chang is defending well but Knox drives through and ends up in Chang's guard.
Chang is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Knox presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang lands an uppercut.
Chang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chang clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Chang tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chang is desperately trying to improve his position but Knox has a good base and remains in mount.
Knox throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chang because Knox loaded up on that one.
Chang is desperately trying to improve his position but Knox has a good base and remains in mount.
Chang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Knox scoring with strikes but Chang is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Chang!
Bruce Chang took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Beta Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Novoselic (ranked 1483 p4p, 2077 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 218 p4p, 281 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Novoselic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novoselic throws a low kick but Papadopoulos moves out of range easily.
Papadopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Papadopoulos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Novoselic circles away quickly and effectively.
Novoselic throws a looping overhand right but Papadopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Papadopoulos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook.
Novoselic misses with a wild body shot.
Novoselic misses with a straight left.
Papadopoulos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Novoselic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Papadopoulos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos cracks Novoselic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Novoselic throws a jab when Papadopoulos was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novoselic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Papadopoulos is out of range and Novoselic settles back down.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Novoselic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Novoselic 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.
Novoselic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Papadopoulos's hands.
Papadopoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Novoselic pinned against the cage. Novoselic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Novoselic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Novoselic.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Novoselic connects with a body shot that sends Papadopoulos's belly button to the back.
Novoselic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Novoselic defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopoulos connects with a nice looking jab.
Novoselic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Papadopoulos dips to his left and cracks Novoselic with an uppercut!
Novoselic looks to land a right hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range.
Novoselic throws a leg kick
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Novoselic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papadopoulos defending well as Novoselic loads up on a big left hand.
Novoselic swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novoselic cracks Papadopoulos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic throws a right hand that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Novoselic scores with a jab.
A big right from Novoselic misses.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Papadopoulos misses.
Novoselic scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Novoselic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Novoselic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papadopoulos, as that shot connected.
Papadopoulos clinches up against the cage.
Novoselic misses with some punches.
Novoselic breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Papadopoulos misses.
Novoselic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Papadopoulos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Novoselic avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Novoselic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Papadopoulos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Novoselic misses with a hook.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Novoselic on the side of the head.
Papadopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Novoselic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Novoselic jabs Papadopoulos right on the nose. Papadopoulos blinks but takes it well.
Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Novoselic was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
Novoselic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Papadopoulos just manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the body.
Alex Novoselic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papadopoulos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
Novoselic checks a low kick from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Novoselic doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Novoselic is looking to land body kicks.
Novoselic avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Novoselic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Papadopoulos checks it well.
Papadopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping right.
Novoselic thows a leg kick but Papadopoulos checks it
and Papadopoulos counters with a right hand to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Novoselic seems unphased.
Novoselic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Novoselic.
Novoselic blocks a jab.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but Novoselic moves out of range.
Papadopoulos throws a series of punches but Novoselic moves out of range.
Novoselic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Novoselic moves away.
Papadopoulos tries a head kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novoselic.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Novoselic tries a low kick but Papadopoulos avoids it.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Novoselic misses the target.
Papadopoulos slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Papadopoulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Novoselic.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Novoselic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Novoselic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Papadopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Novoselic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Novoselic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Novoselic.
Novoselic avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Novoselic moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos misses with a few strikes there.
Novoselic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Papadopoulos's corner calls for a 1-2. Papadopoulos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Novoselic scores with a punch to the head.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Novoselic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papadopoulos, as that shot connected.
Novoselic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Papadopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Papadopoulos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Novoselic under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
Novoselic lands with a hook. Papadopoulos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Papadopoulos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Novoselic avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Papadopoulos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Novoselic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos cracks a nice hook into Novoselic's ribs.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot.
Novoselic moves out of range of the strikes.
Novoselic throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Papadopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Novoselic slips a jab and a cross from Papadopoulos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Novoselic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Papadopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Novoselic lands a jab to the head.
Papadopoulos scores with a decent looking hook.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Novoselic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Novoselic lands a jab to the nose.
Papadopoulos looks for a takedown but Novoselic sprawls well.
Papadopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Novoselic lands with a nice body kick.
Papadopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Novoselic throwing a counter right hand but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Novoselic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circling - Papadopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Novoselic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Novoselic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Papadopoulos. That did some damage!
Novoselic keeps the fight on the outside.
Novoselic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Novoselic throws a wild body kick that Papadopoulos sees coming a mile off.
Papadopoulos throws a jab when Novoselic was well out of range.
Papadopoulos slips a straight right by Novoselic.
Novoselic with a hook.
Papadopoulos avoids the head kick by Novoselic.
Novoselic throws a shot from downtown. Papadopoulos moves away and avoids it.
Novoselic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Papadopoulos on the side of the head.
Novoselic misses with a left hand
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Novoselic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Papadopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Novoselic lands a front kick.
A lazy left from Novoselic finds it's target.
Novoselic misses with a looping right.
Novoselic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Papadopoulos missing with a left hand there. Novoselic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Novoselic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
No joy there for Papadopoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Papadopoulos misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novoselic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Avraam Papadopoulos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Novoselic misses with a looping left.
Papadopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Novoselic misses with a looping left.
Novoselic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch but Novoselic is having none of it.
Papadopoulos wants to land a leg kick but Novoselic is out of range.
Papadopoulos shoots in and drives through. Novoselic sprawls well.
Papadopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Novoselic throws a looping overhand right but Papadopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Novoselic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papadopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Novoselic.
Novoselic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Novoselic swats away the attempt to clinch by Papadopoulos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the body.
Novoselic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Novoselic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Papadopoulos looks to throw the jab but Novoselic is out of range.
Papadopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Novoselic misses with a hook
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Novoselic lands a body shot.
Novoselic connects with an inside leg kick.
Novoselic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Novoselic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Papadopoulos scrambles back to his feet.
Novoselic tries to work over Papadopoulos's front leg with a kick but Papadopoulos checks it.
Good work by Papadopoulos as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Novoselic jabs Papadopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Avraam Papadopoulos 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Papadopoulos misses.
A slow jab from Novoselic misses its intended target.
Novoselic throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Papadopoulos.
Novoselic slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
Novoselic scoring well with a low kick there.
Novoselic walks into a stiff left hand from Papadopoulos.
Alex Novoselic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick from Novoselic misses.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Novoselic.
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot.
Novoselic misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Papadopoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papadopoulos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Papadopoulos looks to land a right hand but Novoselic moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic just misses with a punch to the body.
Novoselic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Papadopoulos slips under a jab from Novoselic.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novoselic.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Novoselic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papadopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Novoselic.
Novoselic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Novoselic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Novoselic missing with a left hand there. Papadopoulos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papadopoulos misses with a left hand
and Novoselic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Papadopoulos's knee momentarily.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos slips a straight right by Novoselic.
Novoselic lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic slips under a jab.
Novoselic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Novoselic's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos scores with a one two! Novoselic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Novoselic blocks a jab.
Novoselic misses with a body shot.
Novoselic throws a body kick that misses.
Novoselic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Papadopoulos takes the fight into the clinch.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Novoselic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Novoselic.
Well Papadopoulos 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Military Industrial Complex (ranked 931 p4p, 2542 weight class) and Henry Wallace (ranked 107 p4p, 255 weight class). Complex comes to the cage accompanied by Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash. Henry Wallace will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Military Industrial Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Complex looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Complex shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wallace sprawls well. Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Complex gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Complex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
We've been informed that Wallace 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.
Complex takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wallace connects with a body shot that sends Complex's belly button to the back.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Complex moved out of range nicely.
Wallace's corner calls for a 1-2. Wallace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Complex is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Complex counters with a straight right hand.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Henry Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Complex decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Complex sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Complex is very close to passing his half guard.
Wallace is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Complex in particular looking to stall.
Wallace is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Complex seems content to control.
Complex 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace wants to control but Complex is keeping busy.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Complex is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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.
Wallace is looking to control Complex's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wallace avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Complex is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wallace taking some punishment here, with Complex in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Complex seems content to control.
Complex is looking for a kimura here.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Complex is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Complex lands a nice short elbow.
Complex scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wallace gets full guard.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Complex slips an elbow through the middle.
Complex lands a couple of elbows.
Complex is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Complex is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Complex wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wallace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Complex slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Complex might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Complex being controlled here momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Complex landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Military Industrial Complex dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wallace misses the jab.
Complex scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Complex is looking to land body kicks.
Complex throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Henry Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Complex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Complex moved out of range.
Complex blocks a head kick by Wallace.
Complex moves out of range as Wallace strikes.
Wallace connects with a body shot.
Complex misses the shot to the body.
Wallace thows a leg kick but Complex checks it
and Complex counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wallace thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Complex if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Complex.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Complex thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wallace if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Complex scores with a sloppy right hand. Wallace should have avoided that one.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace stuffs the takedown attempt from Complex. Complex gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a one two combo.
Wallace swings for the body but Complex moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
Complex throws a solid leg kick but Wallace takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Complex.
Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallace throws a body punch but Complex moves out of range.
Complex scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Complex is looking to wear down Wallace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Complex misses with a leg kick.
Wallace throws a predictable looking body shot
and Complex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Complex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace swings for the body but Complex moves out of range.
Wallace cracks Complex with an open hand slap.
Wallace moves out of range of the body kick from Complex.
Wallace is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Complex throws a leg kick which misses Wallace's front leg but catches the back leg as Wallace tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Complex walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Complex throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Complex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Complex misses.
Complex on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Complex takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab by Wallace.
Complex lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wallace at a distance.
Wallace dips to his left and cracks Complex with an uppercut!
Wallace scores with a punch to the head.
Wallace delivers a nice body kick.
Wallace misses with a hook. Complex ducked under it nicely.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Complex misses with a looping left.
Complex defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Complex half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Complex shoots in.
A head kick by Wallace misses
and Complex counters with a nice body shot.
Complex throws a body kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Wallace.
 Complex is rocked!
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Complex is just out of range.
Oh Complex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace takes a swing at Complex's ribcage but misses.
Wallace has managed to clinch.
Complex seems to have got his legs back now.
Complex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Complex misses with a low kick.
Complex takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wallace has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wallace throws a predictable looking body shot
and Complex counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wallace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Complex on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Complex manages to avoid it.
Complex bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wallace tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex 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.
Complex working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Wallace is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Complex has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Wallace taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Military Industrial Complex!
During a confident post fight interview, Military Industrial Complex 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 477 p4p, 1984 weight class) and Butch Steel (ranked 65 p4p, 277 weight class). Bulletzowich comes to the cage accompanied by THUNDERCAT - THEM CHANGES. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Steel!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a leg kick
and Bulletzowich counters with a nice body shot.
Bulletzowich 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.
Steel lunges at Bulletzowich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bulletzowich's hand.
Bulletzowich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Bulletzowich appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Steel enables Bulletzowich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Steel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bulletzowich wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulletzowich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steel trying to keep a closed guard but Bulletzowich is proving a slippery customer.
Bulletzowich wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throwing strikes but missing.
Steel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Steel seems keen to control Bulletzowich's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bulletzowich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel misses with a left hand
and Bulletzowich counters with a one-two to the body.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich scores with a hook to the body. Steel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bulletzowich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bulletzowich staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Steel misses.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Bulletzowich saw that one coming.
Steel misses with a hook
and Bulletzowich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steel won't be happy with that.
Steel explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Bulletzowich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steel.
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steel.
Bulletzowich lands a body shot.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Butch Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulletzowich ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
Bulletzowich slips a jab from Steel.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but Bulletzowich ducks down to avoid it.
Bulletzowich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Bulletzowich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel swings widly with a right hand
and Bulletzowich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steel misses with a kick to the body.
Bulletzowich has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Bulletzowich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bulletzowich manages to break the clinch.
Bulletzowich misses the shot to the body.
Bulletzowich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bulletzowich moves out of range of the strikes.
Bulletzowich throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel swings for the body but Bulletzowich moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bulletzowich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel throws the kick towards the body but Bulletzowich avoids it.
Steel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bulletzowich dives in and scores a takedown into Steel's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulletzowich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bulletzowich is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel has wrist control.
Bulletzowich throws an elbow that misses. Steel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bulletzowich's guard. Nice move by Steel!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bulletzowich's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bulletzowich holds on and takes a little breather.
Bulletzowich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bulletzowich's guard.
Bulletzowich looking for a sweep. Not yet Bulletzowich, not yet.
Steel tries to stand but Bulletzowich is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulletzowich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steel is one step ahead there.
Steel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bulletzowich is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Bulletzowich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bulletzowich lands a body shot.
Bulletzowich swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel.
Steel lands with a cross.
Bulletzowich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bulletzowich lands a head shot.
Steel takes a swing at Bulletzowich's ribcage but misses.
Bulletzowich attempts a counter takedown but Steel avoids it well and moves away.
Bulletzowich darts in looking for a takedown but Steel gets double underhooks and turns Bulletzowich into the cage.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Bulletzowich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bulletzowich.
A short right from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulletzowich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Bulletzowich avoids a kick to the body.
Bulletzowich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steel under the eye.
Boris Bulletzowich is winning the standup battle so far.
Bulletzowich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Bulletzowich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bulletzowich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bulletzowich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bulletzowich scores with a nice right hand.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulletzowich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Steel misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bulletzowich backwards.
Steel misses with a punch to the body.
Steel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Stalling in the clinch from Bulletzowich.
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!
Bulletzowich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bulletzowich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Bulletzowich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulletzowich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Bulletzowich is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bulletzowich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bulletzowich walks into a left hand.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Bulletzowich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A quick step to the side and Bulletzowich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulletzowich works the jab nicely.
Bulletzowich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bulletzowich lands with a straight right. Steel didn't see that one coming.
Steel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steel connects with a right hand. Bulletzowich shakes it off.
Bulletzowich lands a jab.
Bulletzowich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich with a jab.
Bulletzowich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Butch Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bulletzowich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Bulletzowich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bulletzowich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bulletzowich postures up and lands a big shot to Steel's brow.
Bulletzowich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boris Bulletzowich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bulletzowich trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bulletzowich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bulletzowich throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steel wants to stand and escape but Bulletzowich is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulletzowich moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Bulletzowich dominated that second round.
That's time! Bulletzowich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bulletzowich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Steel misses.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bulletzowich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bulletzowich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
Bulletzowich throws a combination. Steel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bulletzowich throws a series of strikes that have Steel backpedaling.
Bulletzowich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steel lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulletzowich.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bulletzowich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bulletzowich scrambles back to his feet.
Steel takes one to the chin there.
Steel misses the jab.
Steel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bulletzowich connects with a crisp jab.
Bulletzowich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel misses with a hook.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel scores with a jab to the head.
Steel walks into a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Bulletzowich as he connects with a hook.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Bulletzowich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bulletzowich changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bulletzowich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel lands with a cross.
Steel misses with a hook. Bulletzowich ducked under it nicely.
Bulletzowich lands a jab.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulletzowich throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Bulletzowich slips the punch.
A lazy body kick from Steel
and Bulletzowich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bulletzowich lands the left hand.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Steel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bulletzowich is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Bulletzowich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bulletzowich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bulletzowich misses with a wild combination.
Bulletzowich lands with a nice body punch.
Bulletzowich ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel throws a leg kick
and Bulletzowich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulletzowich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steel did well to prevent Bulletzowich getting side control.
Bulletzowich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bulletzowich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steel defends it well.
Bulletzowich 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.
Bulletzowich slips a nice elbow through Steel's hands, connecting with Steel's forehead.
Bulletzowich is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bulletzowich is trying to control. Steel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bulletzowich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Bulletzowich trying to control from half guard but Steel is working away.
Bulletzowich is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Steel!
Bulletzowich looking to land elbow strikes but Steel uses the position to regain half guard.
Steel is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Bulletzowich clearly takes 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.
Bulletzowich scores with a nice head shot.
Bulletzowich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bulletzowich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel takes a swing at Bulletzowich's ribcage but misses.
Bulletzowich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulletzowich.
Steel clobbers Bulletzowich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bulletzowich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Bulletzowich connects with a crisp jab.
Bulletzowich scores with a takedown into Steel's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulletzowich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bulletzowich trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bulletzowich won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Bulletzowich from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Bulletzowich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bulletzowich controls the position from side control.
Steel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bulletzowich asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bulletzowich slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich cracks Steel with a big elbow.
Bulletzowich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bulletzowich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steel defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Bulletzowich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bulletzowich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Steel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bulletzowich content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bulletzowich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steel scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Bulletzowich had his way with Butch Steel in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bulletzowich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Steel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bulletzowich staying out of range there.
Bulletzowich scores with a jab.
Steel misses with a hook. Bulletzowich ducked under it nicely.
Bulletzowich lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bulletzowich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Bulletzowich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Bulletzowich scores with a jab.
Bulletzowich throws a series of strikes that have Steel backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel misses with a hook.
Bulletzowich connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Bulletzowich counters with a left to the body.
Bulletzowich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Bulletzowich coming out on top.
Steel throws the left hand but Bulletzowich avoids the punch easily.
Bulletzowich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steel under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich cracks Steel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steel throws a body punch but Bulletzowich moves out of range.
Steel connects with a right hand. Bulletzowich shakes it off.
Bulletzowich throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Steel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bulletzowich is in Steel's guard.
Bulletzowich throwing strikes but missing.
Bulletzowich stops Steel from standing up.
Bulletzowich 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulletzowich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Butch Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulletzowich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Steel cracks Bulletzowich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bulletzowich throws a shot to the body.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulletzowich.
Steel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel misses the jab.
Steel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steel gets tackled into the cage by Bulletzowich. Bulletzowich maintains the clinch.
Bulletzowich stalling in the clinch but Steel improves position.
Bulletzowich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel cracks Bulletzowich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throws a series of strikes that have Steel backpedaling.
Bulletzowich scores with a jab to the head.
Steel is looking to chop away at Bulletzowich's legs.
Bulletzowich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bulletzowich throwing shots but Steel is blocking nicely.
Bulletzowich is keen to just control but Steel is a slippery customer.
Bulletzowich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Bulletzowich throwing shots but Steel is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Bulletzowich is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Steel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel misses with a hook. Bulletzowich ducked under it nicely.
Bulletzowich throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Bulletzowich goes for a double leg but Steel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steel continues to drive forward.
Bulletzowich taking a breather.
Bulletzowich manages to pull guard.
Steel throws a big right hand that misses.
Steel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bulletzowich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steel lands a couple of elbows.
Boris Bulletzowich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bulletzowich is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Bulletzowich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bulletzowich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Bulletzowich!
Boris Bulletzowich retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Boris Bulletzowich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Butch Steel spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm an old fucking man, why am I still fighting???'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kallio (ranked 520 p4p, 1813 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 74 p4p, 254 weight class). Kimmo Kallio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Logan Justis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kallio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justis avoids the head kick by Kallio.
Kallio fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Kallio's head coaches at Malmi Aitta that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A combination from Justis does no damage.
Kallio throws a counter high kick but Justis was just alert enough to avoid it.
Justis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kallio. Justis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kallio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kallio misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Justis 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justis! But no joy.
Kallio works Justis's body with a nice hook.
Kallio misses with a body shot.
Justis throws a counter combo.
Kallio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio throws a series of punches but Justis avoids them all with ease.
Justis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Kallio gets caught flat footed, as Justis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Justis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Justis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kallio misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kallio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kallio.
Good leg kick by Kallio.
Kallio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justis doesn't seem bothered though.
Justis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kallio. Kallio obviously looking to wear him down.
Kallio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justis.
Kallio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kallio misses with a head kick.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kallio thuds his right hand into Justis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallio feints and then cracks Justis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justis down.
Kallio misses with a straight right.
Kallio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Justis moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kallio throws a push kick but Justis slaps the foot to one side.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kallio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kallio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Justis just manages to avoid it.
Justis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kallio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimmo Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
No joy there for Kallio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kallio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good shot there by Kallio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis swings for the body but Kallio moves out of range.
Justis swings widly with a right hand
and Kallio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justis avoids the body shot from Kallio.
Justis is looking for the big counter here.
Kallio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kallio misses with a body shot.
Justis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallio.
Kallio misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio throws a jab but it's blocked by Justis.
A leg kick checked by Justis.
Kallio misses with a series of wild punches.
Justis throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Kallio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kallio scores with a hook to the body. Justis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Justis throws a head kick but Kallio moves out of range.
Justis blocks a head kick by Kallio.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Kallio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kallio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Kallio throws an off balance right hand
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Justis throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Kimmo Kallio has been cut.
Justis slips a jab and a cross from Kallio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kallio finds it's target.
Kallio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Justis misses with a hook. Kallio ducked under it nicely.
Justis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kallio throws the kick towards the body but Justis avoids it.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kallio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justis.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kallio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kallio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A left lands for Justis.
Kallio throws a lazy right hand but Justis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Justis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kallio misses
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kallio is rocked!
Justis blocks the body kick.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oh Kallio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kimmo Kallio is winning the standup battle so far.
Justis throws a head kick but Kallio moves out of range.
Justis throws a hook to the side of Kallio's head but Kallio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kallio throws a body kick that misses
and Justis counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Kallio out cold! What a finish! Justis is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Logan Justis!
Logan Justis is the new welterweight champion!
Logan Justis very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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