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Byzantium 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winky Medina (ranked 5129 p4p, 6300 weight class) and Zhao An (ranked 500 p4p, 583 weight class). An has chosen Hong Ting - Lotus Out of Water as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Winky Medina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zhao An!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An lands a high kick!
Medina lands with a shot to the body.
An throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Medina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Medina moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
An shoots in and drives through. Medina sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from An. Medina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Medina works An's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for An.
An fails with a takedown attempt.
Medina is looking to counter punch.
Medina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooh!!! Medina has knocked An down with a huge combo! Medina steps away and waves a wobbly An back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 An is rocked!
 It looks like Zhao An has been cut.
Medina throws an overhand right that has An reeling! Medina follows up with more punches and An is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Winky Medina!
In defeat, Zhao An stepped up to the mic, saying 'Evil wins this one. But peace always returns.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romus Dewastator (ranked 24952 p4p, 6833 weight class) and I Made Sukerti McGregor (ranked 802 p4p, 744 weight class). Sukerti McGregor has chosen Kecak Janger Remix as his entrance music. Romus Dewastator has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romus Dewastator !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, I Made Sukerti McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dewastator drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sukerti McGregor looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dewastator stopping the sweep attempt from Sukerti McGregor.
Dewastator distracts Sukerti McGregor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dewastator working some strikes from top position.
Dewastator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dewastator postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sukerti McGregor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dewastator .
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sukerti McGregor has eaten all the pies!
Dewastator makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dewastator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dewastator trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewastator throwing strikes from guard but Sukerti McGregor blocks nicely.
Dewastator with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dewastator connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewastator trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dewastator postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dewastator with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dewastator in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dewastator 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.
Dewastator lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dewastator throwing strikes from guard but Sukerti McGregor blocks nicely.
Dewastator postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sukerti McGregor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dewastator with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dewastator 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dewastator won't allow Sukerti McGregor to sweep him here.
Dewastator gets to his feet. Sukerti McGregor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dewastator tries to clinch up.
Dewastator moves into the clinch successfully.
Sukerti McGregor blocks an uppercut.
Dewastator working aggressively here.
Dewastator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sukerti McGregor has him pressed against the cage.
Dewastator slows down the pace here.
Sukerti McGregor blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dewastator 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dewastator pulls guard.
Dewastator on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dewastator tries to get out of the position.
Dewastator doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dewastator has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dewastator has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dewastator doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dewastator working a defensive guard here.
Dewastator tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dewastator pulls Sukerti McGregor in close to his closed guard and prevents Sukerti McGregor from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dewastator moves into the clinch.
Sukerti McGregor blocks an uppercut.
Dewastator breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewastator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Sukerti McGregor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dewastator fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dewastator throws a right and a left that Sukerti McGregor avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romus Dewastator dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dewastator lands a two punch combo.
Sukerti McGregor darts in looking for a takedown but Dewastator gets double underhooks and turns Sukerti McGregor into the cage.
Dewastator clinches with his opponent.
Sukerti McGregor prevents a body shot from Dewastator .
Dewastator is trying to force a seperation but Sukerti McGregor has the dominant position.
Dewastator tries to circle away but Sukerti McGregor has him pinned against the cage.
Dewastator is looking to break free of the clinch but Sukerti McGregor has double underhooks.
Sukerti McGregor jumps guard but Dewastator stands there with Sukerti McGregor around his waist. Sukerti McGregor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dewastator leaning against his opponent.
Sukerti McGregor is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewastator content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dewastator wants a takedown.
Dewastator pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewastator thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dewastator throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sukerti McGregor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dewastator swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Dewastator is pulling down on Sukerti McGregor's head to control his posture.
Dewastator is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sukerti McGregor can do to turn this around?
Dewastator 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sukerti McGregor stopping the sweep attempt from Dewastator .
Dewastator is working hard here to advance position.
Dewastator is controlling Sukerti McGregor's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dewastator trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dewastator moves into the clinch.
Dewastator jumps guard but Sukerti McGregor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dewastator can't find room to land a body shot as Sukerti McGregor controls the action.
Dewastator wants to get back to striking at distance but Sukerti McGregor won't allow it.
Sukerti McGregor blocks an uppercut.
Dewastator tries to pull guard but Sukerti McGregor won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romus Dewastator . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dewastator throws a head punch that misses.
Dewastator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dewastator misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dewastator darts in and clinches Sukerti McGregor up against the cage.
Dewastator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewastator drives through and clinches with Sukerti McGregor against the cage.
Sukerti McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Dewastator .
Dewastator is stalling here.
Dewastator wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sukerti McGregor can't get the takedown.
Dewastator gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dewastator seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dewastator missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sukerti McGregor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dewastator scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dewastator connects with a nice short shot to Sukerti McGregor's temple.
Sukerti McGregor is trying to maintain the position but Dewastator is very close to passing his half guard.
Sukerti McGregor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dewastator .
Dewastator winds up and cracks Sukerti McGregor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dewastator working the head and body with strikes.
Romus Dewastator overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dewastator drops an elbow to the side of Sukerti McGregor's head.
Dewastator looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sukerti McGregor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewastator stands up out of the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dewastator is looking to clinch.
Dewastator is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romus Dewastator dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dewastator rushes Sukerti McGregor and presses him up against the cage.
Dewastator can't break the clinch.
Dewastator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dewastator fails to pull guard.
Sukerti McGregor breaks from the clinch.
Dewastator tries to close the distance and clinch but Sukerti McGregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dewastator gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sukerti McGregor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dewastator 's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewastator can't break the clinch.
Dewastator manages to pull guard.
Dewastator tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewastator looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sukerti McGregor is one step ahead there.
Sukerti McGregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dewastator seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dewastator lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dewastator throwing strikes from guard but Sukerti McGregor blocks nicely.
Dewastator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dewastator is looking to work some ground and pound but Sukerti McGregor has wrist control.
Dewastator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dewastator cracks Sukerti McGregor with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewastator landing some decent shots from guard.
Sukerti McGregor 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.
Dewastator throwing strikes but missing.
Sukerti McGregor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dewastator 's guard.
Sukerti McGregor preventing the sweep.
Sukerti McGregor is fighting to break Dewastator 's control of his arms but Dewastator is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewastator throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sukerti McGregor stopping the sweep attempt from Dewastator .
Dewastator punching from the bottom.
I Made Sukerti McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dewastator strikes from his own guard.
Dewastator pulls Sukerti McGregor in close to his closed guard and prevents Sukerti McGregor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dewastator lands with a heel strike from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Dewastator . Those never looked like landing.
Dewastator moves into range and clinches up with Sukerti McGregor.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dewastator landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dewastator .
Dewastator jumps guard.
Sukerti McGregor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sukerti McGregor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dewastator punching to the body, from the bottom.
Dewastator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dewastator is pulling down on Sukerti McGregor's head. It's preventing any offense from Sukerti McGregor, at least for the moment.
Romus Dewastator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sukerti McGregor preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sukerti McGregor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dewastator trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romus Dewastator showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dewastator 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Romus Dewastator !
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Romus Dewastator !
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Romus Dewastator !
Romus Dewastator wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 4229 p4p, 1699 weight class) and Duncan Farquharson (ranked 440 p4p, 194 weight class). Farquharson has chosen Danny Vera - Roller Coaster as his entrance music. Duncan Farquharson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquharson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Farquharson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Farquharson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris throws a nice looking combination but Farquharson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farquharson counters with a good low kick that Norris was not able to check.
Norris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farquharson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Norris's knee momentarily.
Farquharson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Farquharson counters with a body kick.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Farquharson counters with a three punch combo that has Norris backing up. Norris nods at Farquharson to acknowledge the strikes.
Norris is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris looks to land a combination but Farquharson avoids it well.
Farquharson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Chuck Norris has been cut.
Norris misses with a double jab
and Farquharson counters with a hugh head kick that removes Norris from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Duncan Farquharson!
During a confident post fight interview, Duncan Farquharson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Gow (ranked 6631 p4p, 3216 weight class) and Narayan Nassau (ranked 693 p4p, 426 weight class). Gow comes to the cage accompanied by Undertaker theme song. Narayan Nassau is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaun Gow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Narayan Nassau!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Nassau.
Nassau leaves Gow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nassau scores with a jab.
Nassau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gow on the side of the head.
Nassau cracks Gow with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gow tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Nassau pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gow is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Narayan Nassau!
Narayan Nassau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Shaun Gow spoke after the fight, saying 'I've made a severe and continuous lapse of my judgement '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perrin Abarra (ranked 4387 p4p, 2370 weight class) and Gunnar Goransson (ranked 522 p4p, 294 weight class). Goransson has chosen Fintelligens as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gunnar Goransson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perrin Abarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Goransson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abarra shoots in for a takedown but Goransson shows good takedown defense.
Abarra slips a straight right by Goransson.
Abarra misses with a takedown attempt - Goransson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goransson looks to score with a jab to the body but Abarra is just out of range.
Goransson connects with the punch.
Abarra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abarra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abarra lands in his opponent's guard.
Abarra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abarra trying to control but Goransson is working from the bottom.
Goransson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abarra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abarra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abarra looking to pass the guard.
Abarra landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goransson seems keen to control Abarra's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goransson wants to sweep but no luck.
Goransson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goransson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Abarra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Goransson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abarra gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Goransson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abarra defends well.
Abarra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goransson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abarra has managed to get both his arms back between Goransson's legs - danger averted.
Abarra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goransson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abarra has managed to get both his arms back between Goransson's legs - danger averted.
Abarra works over Goransson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goransson is trying to control the position but Abarra postures up.
Abarra controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goransson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Goransson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Abarra is stalling in the full guard.
Goransson working for a triangle but Abarra defends it easily.
Goransson working a defensive guard but Abarra passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goransson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Goransson.
Abarra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goransson has his foot on Abarra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abarra works his way back into a safe position though.
Goransson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abarra controls the pace.
Goransson wants to sweep but no luck.
Goransson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abarra is aware though and is defending well.
Goransson trying to control the position.
Abarra postures up and lands a big shot to Goransson's brow.
Goransson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goransson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Abarra throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarra stands up over Goransson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abarra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goransson tries to strike from the bottom.
Goransson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Abarra preventing the sweep.
Goransson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abarra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goransson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abarra trying to control but Goransson is working from the bottom.
Abarra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunnar Goransson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goransson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abarra will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Abarra pulls Goransson in close to prevent any damage.
Abarra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goransson stopping the sweep attempt from Abarra.
Goransson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abarra lands a decent punch to the body there.
Abarra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunnar Goransson has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goransson stands and throws Abarra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Abarra can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarra is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Abarra is trying to control Goransson's posture but Goransson avoids it.
Goransson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Abarra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Goransson is putting a hurting on Abarra here, landing some big shots from side control.
Abarra on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Abarra dodges the ground and pound from Goransson.
Goransson landing a few strikes.
Goransson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Abarra looks calm but he's in trouble here. Goransson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Abarra is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Goransson lets go of the hold and Abarra can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gunnar Goransson!
A very excited looking Gunnar Goransson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jones (ranked 749 p4p, 1558 weight class) and Reed Richards (ranked 112 p4p, 207 weight class). Reed Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reed Richards!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Richards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Richards moved out of range nicely.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Richards has time to react.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones lands with a hook. Richards tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards throws a fast counter high kick but Jones manages to duck under it in time.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Richards doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones cracks Richards on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Richards falls backwards against the cage. Jones follows up with more strikes that drop Richards to his knees. Jones keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Richards! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Jones!
Ray Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambroos De Vries (ranked 2410 p4p, 4039 weight class) and Khosrov Hashempour (ranked 265 p4p, 425 weight class). De Vries comes to the cage accompanied by Eskimo Callboy - Hypa Hypa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambroos De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Khosrov Hashempour!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries instigates a clinch.
A short right from Hashempour.
It looks like Ambroos De Vries has been cut.
Hashempour blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hashempour lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hashempour.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
Hashempour lands with a left to the head.
De Vries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hashempour's elbow.
Hashempour misses with a punch on the inside.
Hashempour has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
Our sources have told us that De Vries has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch on the inside from Hashempour fails to land.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hashempour has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hashempour misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
Hashempour misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hashempour creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Hashempour fails to land.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Hashempour uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries is looking to control Hashempour's arms but Hashempour gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Vries has his back to the cage.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
Hashempour lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hashempour tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hashempour misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
De Vries blocking some punches.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hashempour in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Vries lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Khosrov Hashempour has been cut.
Hashempour looks winded!
De Vries throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hashempour blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from De Vries.
De Vries lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashempour.
De Vries content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Vries leaning against his opponent.
De Vries working Hashempour over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hashempour.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vries.
De Vries tries a body shot but Hashempour blocks it.
De Vries gets through Hashempour's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Vries lands a nice knee to the body.
Hashempour takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Vries throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hashempour blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
De Vries slowing the pace effectively.
Hashempour tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hashempour on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hashempour misses with the head strike.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hashempour fails to land.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
De Vries pushes Hashempour back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hashempour takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Vries digs a right hand into Hashempour's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hashempour's gas tank.
Hashempour takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Vries lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
Hashempour misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vries lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hashempour or not.
De Vries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hashempour.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Vries lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike.
De Vries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hashempour backwards.
Hashempour prevents a body shot from De Vries.
De Vries slowing the pace effectively.
De Vries tries a body shot but Hashempour blocks it.
De Vries is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Vries lands with a short shot to the head.
De Vries controlling the action here for a moment.
De Vries is working Hashempour over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Vries will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hashempour up against the cage.
A short left from De Vries.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries pushes Hashempour back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Vries lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Vries lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hashempour.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Vries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vries.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ambroos De Vries dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
De Vries comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Vries moves into the clinch.
De Vries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Vries connects with a knee to the head.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries lands a good knee to the midsection. Hashempour won't want to take too many of those.
De Vries lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from De Vries on the inside.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vries lands a right hand.
A short right from De Vries.
De Vries manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hashempour is breathing heavily.
De Vries is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashempour.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
De Vries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vries digs a right hand underneath Hashempour's ribcage. Hashempour let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Vries presses Hashempour against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hashempour takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hashempour's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Vries lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Vries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Vries has Hashempour pressed against the cage.
De Vries seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
De Vries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Vries.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
De Vries digs a right hand underneath Hashempour's ribcage. Hashempour let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Vries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hashempour backwards.
Still in the clinch, De Vries scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Vries lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hashempour or not.
Hashempour letting De Vries take a breather here.
De Vries cracks Hashempour with a nice body shot.
Ambroos De Vries has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Vries.
De Vries lands a body punch.
De Vries misses with a body punch.
De Vries dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries misses with a punch to the body.
Hashempour tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hashempour can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from De Vries.
A short body shot lands from De Vries as the two fighters clinch.
De Vries lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hashempour backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hashempour in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
A left hand lands to the body for De Vries.
De Vries scores a nice knee to the body.
De Vries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
De Vries lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
De Vries with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vries working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Vries pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Vries tries to work over Hashempour's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
De Vries just leaning against Hashempour, taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with De Vries for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
De Vries tries to throw a body punch but Hashempour avoids it by throwing De Vries back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
De Vries is leaning against Hashempour and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Vries lands a body punch.
De Vries lands a nice knee to the body.
Hashempour takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Vries lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Vries content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Vries's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Vries - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vries tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ambroos De Vries dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Hashempour blocks a head kick by De Vries.
De Vries lands with a kick to the temple. Hashempour shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Khosrov Hashempour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries connects with a single shot there.
De Vries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashempour.
A left lands for Hashempour.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vries fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hashempour throws a hook but De Vries blocks it.
De Vries is looking to clinch.
Hashempour misses with a looping left.
De Vries connects with a jab.
Hashempour throws an overhand right that lands on De Vries's shoulder, as De Vries tries to avoid the shot.
De Vries staying out of range there.
Hashempour throws a hook to the side of De Vries's head but De Vries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hashempour looks to throw the jab but De Vries is out of range.
De Vries lands with a good body shot.
De Vries uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vries changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries has Hashempour up against the cage in a clinch.
Hashempour takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hashempour swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Hashempour controls the action.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
De Vries lands a body shot.
De Vries stalling.
A bit of stalling here from De Vries.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hashempour lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Vries - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Hashempour controls the action.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Hashempour blocks with his arms.
De Vries works on Hashempour's body with a couple of short punches.
De Vries lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from De Vries.
A short right from De Vries.
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!
De Vries controlling the action here for a moment.
Hashempour is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hashempour has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries stalling against the cage.
Hashempour digs a right hand into De Vries's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Vries's gas tank.
De Vries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hashempour fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vries.
De Vries tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Vries cracks Hashempour with a nice body shot.
De Vries lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries digs a right hand into Hashempour's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hashempour's gas tank.
De Vries scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hashempour up against the cage.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Hashempour controls the action.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Hashempour controls the action.
De Vries lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hashempour misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hashempour throws a head punch that misses.
De Vries lands a good knee to the midsection. Hashempour won't want to take too many of those.
De Vries lands a shoulder strike.
De Vries lands an elbow just above Hashempour 's eye.
A hook to the body from De Vries.
De Vries pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries has Hashempour pressed against the cage.
Hashempour takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hashempour has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
De Vries avoiding damage.
A short right from De Vries.
De Vries tries a body shot but Hashempour blocks it.
De Vries blocking some punches.
Hashempour's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashempour.
A short left from De Vries.
De Vries lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from De Vries - that landed with a thud.
De Vries leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khosrov Hashempour has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ambroos De Vries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Vries lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ambroos De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Vries 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ambroos De Vries!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ambroos De Vries!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Ambroos De Vries!
Ambroos De Vries wins by unanimous decision!
Ambroos De Vries decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Paulik (ranked 6537 p4p, 2125 weight class) and Nils Norling (ranked 688 p4p, 291 weight class). Norling has chosen Scarlet - Age of seduction as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Paulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nils Norling!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulik goes for a double leg but Norling avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Norling continues to drive forward.
Norling breaks the clinch.
Paulik doesn't manage to clinch there - Norling circles away.
Norling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paulik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norling sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norling is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Paulik shoots and misses
and Norling counters with a nice uppercut.
Norling drops Paulik with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Paulik! Norling dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Norling!
In his post fight interview, Nils Norling started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seattle Seahawks (ranked 4244 p4p, 4954 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 442 p4p, 500 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seattle Seahawks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seahawks fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith shoots and misses
and Seahawks counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seahawks defends it nicely.
Seahawks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seahawks pinned against the cage. Seahawks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seattle Seahawks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Seahawks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Seahawks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seahawks drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Seahawks is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Seahawks.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Seahawks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seahawks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Seahawks!
Smith goes for a double leg but Seahawks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seahawks continues to drive forward.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Seahawks's knee but Seahawks avoids it well.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seahawks circles away.
Seahawks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Seattle Seahawks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Seahawks defends well and Smith ends up having to push Seahawks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Seahawks scores with a three punch combo!
Smith is rocked!
Seahawks wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seahawks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Seahawks gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seahawks pinned against the cage. Seahawks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seahawks misses with a combination
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Seahawks wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Seahawks has him pressed against the cage.
Seahawks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith has Seahawks pressed against the cage, preventing Seahawks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith has Seahawks pressed against the cage, preventing Seahawks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seahawks walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Seahawks shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Seahawks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws a body punch but Seahawks moves out of range.
As Smith looks to move away, Seahawks throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Seahawks fails to land with a series of punches.
Seahawks throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Seahawks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seahawks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Seahawks tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seahawks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seahawks is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Seahawks ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Seahawks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Seahawks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Seahawks throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seahawks defends it nicely.
Seahawks is looking for a counter combo.
Seahawks fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seahawks throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Seahawks looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Seahawks.
Seahawks slips under a jab.
Seahawks is looking to clinch.
Smith feints and as Seahawks raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Seahawks blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seattle Seahawks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seahawks defends it nicely.
Seahawks with a poor takedown
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Seahawks is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Seahawks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Seahawks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Seahawks scoring with some ground and pound.
Seahawks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seahawks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Seahawks finish him?
Seahawks connects with a superb combination that knocks Smith out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Seahawks before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seattle Seahawks!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 252 p4p, 1092 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 41 p4p, 131 weight class). Svyatogor comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Espen - Silent Storm. Noah Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svyatogor throws a shot to the body.
Svyatogor misses with a looping right.
Anderson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor misses with a body shot.
Svyatogor moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAnderson.
Svyatogor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Svyatogor misses.
Anderson flicks out a counter leg kick but Svyatogor steps away.
Svyatogor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Svyatogor is looking to counter punch.
Svyatogor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svyatogor scores with a body shot.
Svyatogor throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Svyatogor misses the body punch
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAnderson.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Svyatogor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svyatogor.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Svyatogor misses.
Anderson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Svyatogor looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dimitri Svyatogor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Svyatogor misses the target.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson swings for the body but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Svyatogor misses the jab.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svyatogor lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Svyatogor throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Svyatogor.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Svyatogor backs off Anderson throws a huge counter combo but Svyatogor manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Svyatogor misses.
Anderson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Svyatogor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Svyatogor.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svyatogor works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Svyatogor dominated 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.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Svyatogor off balance momentarily.
Svyatogor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A swing and a miss from Svyatogor.
Nice jab there from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Svyatogor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svyatogor misses with a hook
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Dimitri Svyatogor has been cut.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Svyatogor lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svyatogor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Svyatogor cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws a body shot but no joy.
Svyatogor moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Svyatogor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Svyatogor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson slips under a jab from Svyatogor.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Anderson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Svyatogor has got the better of the exchanges.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Svyatogor throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Svyatogor moved away.
Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svyatogor throws out the jab.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svyatogor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
A jab from Anderson misses.
Svyatogor staying out of range there.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Svyatogor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Svyatogor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svyatogor was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Svyatogor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Svyatogor throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svyatogor moves out of range of the strikes.
Svyatogor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Svyatogor misses its intended target.
Anderson throws a big counter head kick but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Svyatogor checks a leg kick.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Svyatogor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Svyatogor throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a hook but Svyatogor avoids it easily.
It looked like Svyatogor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Svyatogor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svyatogor throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svyatogor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svyatogor with a nice cross.
Svyatogor misses with a looping left.
Svyatogor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson slips a jab from Svyatogor.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Svyatogor with a body shot.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor misses with a body shot.
Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
Svyatogor misses with a looping left.
Anderson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice cross by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor misses with a hook.
Svyatogor throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svyatogor throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svyatogor.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
As Anderson looks to move away, Svyatogor throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Svyatogor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Svyatogor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svyatogor misses the shot to the body.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Svyatogor with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Svyatogor clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Svyatogor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Svyatogor moved away.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Dimitri Svyatogor is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svyatogor. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Svyatogor cracks Anderson with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svyatogor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Svyatogor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Svyatogor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
A jab from Svyatogor misses.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noah Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svyatogor connects with a jab.
Svyatogor throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Svyatogor really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Svyatogor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a body punch but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Anderson slips under a jab from Svyatogor.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
Oooooh!!! Anderson has knocked Svyatogor down with a huge combo! Anderson steps away and waves a wobbly Svyatogor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Svyatogor is rocked!
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svyatogor.
Oh Svyatogor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svyatogor throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Svyatogor throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Svyatogor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Svyatogor! Anderson dives in looking to finish! Svyatogor is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Anderson!
Noah Anderson is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Noah Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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