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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Steve (ranked 24712 p4p, 6816 weight class) and Will Jackson (ranked 367 p4p, 338 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scooter Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from Steve lands.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Steve lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Steve blocks a jab.
Steve is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Scooter Steve has been cut.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve slips a jab from Jackson.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Training Grounds in the buildup to the fight.
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Good shot there by Steve.
Steve 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.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Steve.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Steve takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve slips under a jab.
Steve avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jab, jab by Steve - just one landing.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steve lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steve went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
Steve cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Steve lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Steve there.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve blocks an elbow strike.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Will Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scooter Steve's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson scores with a jab.
 Steve is rocked!
Steve glances at the clock... BAM! Jackson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Steve crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Steve is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Jackson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 6028 p4p, 3083 weight class) and Edson Tavares (ranked 461 p4p, 296 weight class). Tavares is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya (Instrumental). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tavares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like Edson Tavares has been cut.
Tavares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tavares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellacuria counters with a big right hand! Oh Tavares is in trouble here! Ellacuria follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Ellacuria!
Edson Tavares spoke after the fight, saying 'Crap. I shouldn't have missed it like this.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Chonen (ranked 3079 p4p, 2440 weight class) and Calle Hogerstrom (ranked 181 p4p, 144 weight class). Calle Hogerstrom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryo Chonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calle Hogerstrom!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chonen misses with a hook. Hogerstrom ducked under it nicely.
Hogerstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chonen throws out the jab.
Hogerstrom slips a jab from Chonen.
Chonen misses with a double jab
and Hogerstrom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chonen thinking.
Chonen lands an overhand right.
It looks like Calle Hogerstrom has been cut.
A big right from Hogerstrom misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hogerstrom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chonen throws a looping overhand right but Hogerstrom ducks down to avoid it.
Chonen throws a lazy right hand but Hogerstrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chonen ducks right into an uppercut from Hogerstrom.
Chonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogerstrom lands with a shot to the body.
Chonen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Chonen lands with a right hand.
Hogerstrom connects with an inside leg kick.
Hogerstrom connects with a body shot that sends Chonen's belly button to the back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogerstrom punishes Chonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Chonen looks to land a left hand but Hogerstrom moved out of range nicely.
Hogerstrom cracks Chonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hogerstrom jabs at Chonen's body.
Hogerstrom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Chonen misses the jab.
Chonen misses with a double jab.
Hogerstrom misses with a body kick.
Chonen missing with a left hand there. Hogerstrom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogerstrom looks to throw a body kick
and Chonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogerstrom connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Hogerstrom throws out a powerful jab.
Chonen is rocked!
Hogerstrom throws a series of punches but Chonen moves out of range.
Oh Chonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hogerstrom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chonen in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogerstrom throws an overhand right that drops Chonen like a sack of potatoes! Hogerstrom dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calle Hogerstrom!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Kurschmann (ranked 4237 p4p, 2110 weight class) and Adilson Rodrigues (ranked 484 p4p, 262 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Kurschmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adilson Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurschmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurschmann throws a shot to the body.
Kurschmann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodrigues lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Frank Kurschmann has been cut.
Rodrigues misses with a jab to the body
and Kurschmann counters with a crisp one two that drops Rodrigues! Kurschmann thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rodrigues to his feet! Rodrigues is in big trouble!
 Rodrigues is rocked!
Rodrigues bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kurschmann comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Rodrigues falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Rodrigues was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Kurschmann!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 1870 p4p, 2492 weight class) and Davon Davis (ranked 269 p4p, 352 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis jabs Wife right on the nose. Wife blinks but takes it well.
Wife lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wife avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis lands a body shot.
Wife closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wife throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wife throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wife lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
Davis jabs at Wife's body.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wife checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wife throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Wife showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Wife was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Wife's ribs.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wife.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wife throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wife is able to avoid easily.
Davis slips a jab from Wife.
Davis connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis gets a clinch.
Wife throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wife breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wife uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis sizes up Wife with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Wife misses its intended target.
Davis defending well as Wife loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Wife 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wife throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters by clinching up.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wife escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wife misses with a wild body shot.
Wife stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wife throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wife fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wifes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wife is looking to counter punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wife checks a leg kick.
Wife tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Wife backwards.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wife backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Wife's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wife bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Wife ducks down to avoid it.
Wife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wife punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis defending well as Wife loads up on a big left hand.
Davis takes a swing at Wife's ribcage but misses.
Wife throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Davon Davis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Wife does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wife misses with a two punch combination.
Wife blocks a jab.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wife throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Wife takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wife looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis defending well as Wife loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Davis misses.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Davis misses.
Wife catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wife takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wife moves out of range of the strikes.
Wife loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis slips under a jab from Wife.
Wife is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donk. Wife catches Davis right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Wife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis slips a jab from Wife.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Wife moved out of range.
Wife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Wife.
Davis throws a body punch but Wife moves out of range.
Davis throws a right hand that Wife ducks under and follows up with a left that Wife also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Wife on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wife doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Wife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Wife takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wife lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wife just misses with a punch to the body.
Wife doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davon Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Wife throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wife throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis blocks a jab.
Wife misses with a straight left.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Wife's head but Wife sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wife throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wife smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Davon Davis's cut even more.
Wife scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wife misses with a body shot.
Davis with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Wife misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis pushes Wife up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wife scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wife lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Third Wife will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wife misses with a straight right.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
Wife moves out of range as Davis strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Wife misses the target.
A combination from Wife does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Wife throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wife moves away.
Wife throws a big shot that misses.
Wife throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wife uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davis has time to react.
Wife misses the jab.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wife looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wife counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Wife.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wife was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis moves out of range as Wife strikes.
Wife throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Davis throws a hook but Wife avoids it easily.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wife has time to react.
Davis throws a jab when Wife was well out of range.
Wife takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Davis scores with a hook.
Wife misses with a looping right.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wife throws out the jab.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Wife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Wife lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Wife lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis misses with some punches.
Wife blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wife presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Wife.
The cut above Davon Davis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wife breaks from the clinch.
Wife cracks Davis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wife has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Davis to stand back up!
Davis is rocked!
Wife fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Wife finish him?
Wife lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Wife circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Davis to the canvas! Davis doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wife keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Third Wife!
Third Wife is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Third Wife thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Clones Jr (ranked 1378 p4p, 3683 weight class) and Mike Milligan (ranked 184 p4p, 447 weight class). Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gary - Niggah Poetry. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Clones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Milligan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr avoids the body shot from Milligan.
Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milligan staying out of range there.
Milligan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jr moves away.
Jr throws a series of punches but Milligan avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG TRAINING GROUNDS in the buildup to the fight.
Milligan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Milligan's shoulder, as Milligan tries to avoid the shot.
Milligan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jr scores with a counter punch that sends Milligan to the canvas! Jr smells blood - he's punishing Milligan with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Milligan has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Clones Jr!
Don Clones Jr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 1190 p4p, 2063 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 54 p4p, 85 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cobb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You dropped the Bomb on me. Semmy Cobb had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kueller fails to land with a series of punches.
Kueller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kueller throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Kueller throws a right hand that misses
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
A jab from Kueller misses.
Kueller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A cross from Kueller lands.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Kueller ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Kueller slips under a jab from Cobb.
Kueller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kueller throws a series of punches but Cobb moves out of range.
Kueller tries to clinch up but Cobb circles away and keeps his distance.
Kueller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cobb misses its target.
Cobb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Kueller throws a sloppy head kick
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kueller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cobb counters with a left right combination that sends Kueller crashing to the mat - Cobb wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Kueller out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semmy Cobb!
A very excited looking Semmy Cobb 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren McCarty (ranked 617 p4p, 7238 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 9 p4p, 216 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren McCarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCarty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dammon scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from McCarty misses.
Dammon with the counter takedown but McCarty avoids it easily.
McCarty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCarty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Dammon tries to counter it with a takedown but McCarty pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCarty lands the left hand.
McCarty misses with an uppercut. Dammon saw that one coming.
Dammon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCarty defends it well.
McCarty takes a swing at Dammon's ribcage but misses.
McCarty drops Dammon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dammon looks back up at him and smiles so McCarty waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dammon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! McCarty connects with the perfect overhand right and Dammon falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for McCarty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren McCarty!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Steve (ranked 413 p4p, 1158 weight class) and Chuck Bomba (ranked 5 p4p, 14 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bomba's choice of entrance music: Guns Are Drawn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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257
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Bomba!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bomba misses the target.
Steve appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steve throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steve looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body kick from Bomba.
A swing and a miss from Bomba.
Bomba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bomba 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.
Steve slips a straight right by Bomba.
Steve throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Bomba moves away and avoids it.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bomba is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bomba throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
A lazy left from Steve finds it's target.
Bomba avoids the head kick by Steve.
Steve catches Bomba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomba.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bomba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve throws a hook but Bomba blocks it.
Bomba blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve cracks Bomba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bomba takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steve misses the jab.
Yago Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve slips a jab from Bomba.
Bomba throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Bomba scores with a spinning back kick!
Steve tries to land a front kick but Bomba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomba. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Steve scores with the left hand. Bomba knows he should have avoided that one.
Steve moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Bomba does it's job there.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
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!
Bomba staying out of range there.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Bomba.
A big left from Bomba misses.
Bomba misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bomba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bomba appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bomba throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve misses with a leg kick
and Bomba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Steve.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bomba.
Steve half committed to a counter leg kick.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Bomba.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Bomba off the cage and back into range.
Steve sizes up Bomba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bomba lands a nice looking body kick.
Steve is looking to land body kicks.
Bomba throws a sloppy body shot
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bomba is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bomba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
And Bomba responds with a good body kick, but Steve manages to step out the way in time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bomba checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Bomba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bomba ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Steve dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bomba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steve throws a chopping leg kick but Bomba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steve takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Bomba counters with a straight right hand.
Bomba throws a solid leg kick but Steve takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bomba.
A slow jab from Bomba misses its intended target.
Bomba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Bomba counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomba scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bomba avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve moves out of range as Bomba throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Steve checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bomba's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bomba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve tests Bomba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bomba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bomba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bomba throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Bomba lands with a nice body punch.
Bomba lands a jab.
Steve feints and then cracks Bomba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bomba down.
Bomba misses with an uppercut.
Bomba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bomba misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steve lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bomba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bomba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bomba. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bomba finds it's target.
Bomba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steve lands a high kick!
Steve takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steve throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bomba.
Bomba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steve with a body shot.
Steve takes one on the button.
Bomba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bomba looks to land a body kick but Steve moved away.
Bomba throws out a powerful jab.
Bomba throws a low kick but Steve moves out of range easily.
Bomba lands a nice hook to Steve's body. Steve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bomba blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bomba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steve.
Bomba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bomba throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Steve was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bomba.
Bomba swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Bomba throws a leg kick but Steve sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Bomba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bomba misses with a body kick.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomba looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Steve misses.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bomba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve lands a nice looking body kick.
Bomba tries a low kick but Steve avoids it.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bomba.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bomba.
Bomba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomba throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bomba.
Steve moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomba. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomba lands a body shot.
Bomba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bomba connects with a solid leg kick.
Bomba swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Jab by Steve.
Bomba throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bomba misses with a low kick.
Bomba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steve misses with a hook.
Bomba bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bomba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Bomba.
Bomba throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomba clinches up with Steve and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a shot to the body.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Bomba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Steve.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steve lands a shot to the body.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Bomba avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Good body shot from Steve.
Steve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bomba.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bomba.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Steve clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left lands for Steve.
Bomba misses with a straight left.
Steve lands with a nice body kick.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steve throws a body punch but Bomba moves out of range.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Steve misses the jab.
Steve takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bomba moves out of range of the strikes.
Bomba throws a combination that misses
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomba moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve lands with a kick to the temple. Bomba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bomba checks a low kick from Steve.
Steve will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
Bomba misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Steve, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Bomba saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Bomba misses.
Bomba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bomba tries to score with a low kick but Steve moves his leg out of the way.
Steve scores with a spinning back kick!
Steve cracks Bomba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bomba throws out the jab.
Bomba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bomba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steve lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch lands to the side of Bomba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bomba punishes Steve's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve scores with a leg kick.
Bomba throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve pushes Bomba away with a front kick.
Bomba is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steve throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Steve connects with a single shot there.
Bomba walks into a left hand.
Steve thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bomba if he has to take too many more of those.
Steve scores with a hook to the body. Bomba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steve is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bomba throws a big shot that misses.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Bomba is just out of range.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Yago Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Bomba.
Bomba connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomba. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Bomba off the cage and back into range.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bomba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Steve had his way with Chuck Bomba in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bomba throws a big shot that misses.
Steve's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bomba under the eye.
Chuck Bomba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bomba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bomba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bomba looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Bomba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steve shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bomba eats them both and turns towards Steve to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Chuck Bomba has been cut.
Steve gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bomba.
Bomba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Bomba 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.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bomba.
Bomba throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bomba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steve counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bomba is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomba throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bomba can do to turn this around?
Steve with the inside leg kick.
Steve misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Bomba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steve throws a body punch but Bomba moves out of range.
Crunch! Steve slams his shin into Bomba's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Bomba does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Bomba misses
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Steve catches Bomba right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Steve finds it's target.
Bomba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
A good leg kick by Bomba.
Steve lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steve scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bomba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve defending well as Bomba loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Steve lands.
Bomba throws out a leg kick but Steve moves out of range and Bomba only half commits.
Steve smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steve works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick from Steve, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bomba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve scores with the left hand. Bomba knows he should have avoided that one.
Bomba throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bomba loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bomba moves forwards but Steve connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yago Steve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bomba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steve finds it's way round the side to connect with Bomba's head.
Bomba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve avoids the body shot from Bomba.
Steve has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bomba.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yago Steve showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steve 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yago Steve!
Yago Steve retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Yago Steve 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsugu Takeishi (ranked 2067 p4p, 2211 weight class) and Mark Lesnar (ranked 86 p4p, 88 weight class). Takeishi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kabuki Gomen-Jyo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitsugu Takeishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar throws a body punch but Takeishi moves out of range.
Takeishi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Takeishi clinches with his opponent.
Takeishi gets underhooks to prevent Lesnar's takedown attempt.
Lesnar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Takeishi lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to Takeishi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lesnar has Takeishi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Takeishi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Takeishi looking to stall.
Takeishi misses with the head strike.
Takeishi leaning against his opponent.
Lesnar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitsugu Takeishi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeishi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lesnar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown.
Lesnar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeishi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeishi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lesnar misses with a body punch.
Takeishi digs a right hand into Lesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesnar's gas tank.
Lesnar looks winded!
Takeishi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takeishi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeishi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Takeishi.
Takeishi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takeishi lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Takeishi.
Takeishi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lesnar working aggressively here.
Takeishi missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Takeishi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar tries to work over Takeishi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takeishi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takeishi lands a shot to the body.
Lesnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Takeishi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeishi lands a nice shot to the body.
Takeishi scores with a shoulder strike.
Takeishi cracks Lesnar with a nice body shot.
Takeishi lands a shot to the body.
Takeishi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Takeishi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lesnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnar throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Takeishi.
Takeishi lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar takes a shot to the head.
Takeishi pushes Lesnar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takeishi controlling the action here for a moment.
Takeishi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Takeishi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeishi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsugu Takeishi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
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.
Takeishi moves into range and clinches up with Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takeishi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takeishi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to score a body lock takedown but Takeishi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Takeishi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lesnar up against the cage.
Takeishi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeishi lands with a short shot to the head.
Takeishi being controlled against the cage.
Lesnar blocks an elbow strike from Takeishi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Takeishi - that landed with a thud.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Takeishi stalls.
Takeishi lands with a left to the head.
Lesnar looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitsugu Takeishi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lesnar is trying to stall.
Lesnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeishi.
Lesnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Takeishi.
Takeishi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Takeishi manages to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Takeishi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takeishi lands a shot to the body.
Takeishi throws an elbow but it misses.
Takeishi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takeishi presses Lesnar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takeishi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Mark Lesnar's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Takeishi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takeishi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takeishi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeishi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lesnar to his knees! Takeishi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsugu Takeishi!
An out of breath Mitsugu Takeishi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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