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HFC 89 - Tonissaar vs McGregor PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Doom (ranked 4987 p4p, 23257 weight class) and Macho Man Randy (ranked 537 p4p, 660 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinny Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Macho Man Randy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doom.
The crowd cheers as Doom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Randy doesn't seem phased though.
Doom cracks Randy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Randy tries to counter it with a takedown but Doom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Randy slips under a jab from Doom.
Randy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doom throws a head kick that misses
and Randy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Doom manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randy was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
Randy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Doom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Randy back to the cage. Doom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 Randy is rocked!
Randy misses the shot to the body.
Randy is still on wobbly legs! Can Doom finish him?
Doom throws a jab but it's blocked by Randy.
The fighters circling - Randy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randy seems to have recovered his senses.
Doom has managed to clinch.
Randy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Doom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Randy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom is trying to get back to full guard.
Doom punching from the bottom.
Randy wants to take a breather but Doom is having none of it.
Randy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Doom defends it well.
Doom's coaches at Pound Town Athletics have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Randy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Doom is just riding it out for now. Randy eventually gives up the hold.
Randy seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Randy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Randy wants to work for an arm triangle but Doom is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Randy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Randy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doom doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Randy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Randy seems to be working for a kimura but Doom defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Randy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Doom could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Randy has cracked it and Doom is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Randy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Macho Man Randy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Hotman (ranked 3983 p4p, 4033 weight class) and Muamer Tomovic (ranked 369 p4p, 375 weight class). Cole Hotman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Muamer Tomovic's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Hotman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muamer Tomovic!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotman throws a head kick that Tomovic semi-blocks.
 It looks like Muamer Tomovic has been cut.
Tomovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hotman counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Hotman.
As Hotman backs off Tomovic throws a huge counter combo but Hotman manages to avoid it all.
Tomovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hotman counters with an inside leg kick.
Hotman throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Tomovic stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Hotman follows into mount!
Tomovic is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big strike lands for Hotman! That's really hurt Tomovic and he's turned his back - Hotman keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hotman jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Hotman!
In his post fight interview, Cole Hotman 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Ragnarsson (ranked 1487 p4p, 841 weight class) and Aatreya Mahrishi (ranked 225 p4p, 125 weight class). Mahrishi has chosen On the Precipe of Defeat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aatreya Mahrishi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Mahrishi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahrishi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Aatreya Mahrishi has been cut.
Mahrishi misses with a hook
and Mahrishi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mahrishi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mahrishi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ragnarsson misses with a double jab.
Mahrishi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahrishi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Mahrishi to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnarsson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMahrishi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahrishi lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Ragnarsson misses.
Mahrishi throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like Ragnar Ragnarsson has been cut.
Mahrishi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 Ragnarsson is rocked!
Ragnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Mahrishi counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Ragnarsson badly! He tries to strike back but Mahrishi puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Ragnarsson out cold! Oh man, Ragnarsson will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aatreya Mahrishi!
Aatreya Mahrishi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Bang (ranked 2431 p4p, 2058 weight class) and Daniel Koh (ranked 244 p4p, 210 weight class). Bang comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Lemmy Bang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Koh's chin.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lemmy Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Koh!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang scores with a jab to the body.
Koh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koh scoring well with a low kick there.
Koh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bang throws out the jab.
Bang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bang throws a jab but it's blocked by Koh.
Koh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bang lands with a straight right. Koh didn't see that one coming.
Bang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koh was well out of range. Poor timing from Bang.
Koh throws a counter combo.
We've been told by Bang's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bang swings for the body but Koh moves out of range.
Koh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bang.
Bang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bang breaks from the clinch.
Bang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bang throws a lazy right hand but Koh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koh scores with a jab to the body.
Koh moves forwards but Bang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koh slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
Koh feints a counter leg kick.
Bang punishes Koh's body with a nice straight punch.
Koh misses with a straight right.
Bang takes a swing at Koh's ribcage but misses.
Bang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koh.
Koh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Koh has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Bang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bang throws an off balance right hand
and Bang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bang throws a body shot but no joy.
Koh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bang misses with a double jab.
Bang fails to land with a series of punches.
Bang scores with a three punch combo!
Koh is rocked!
Bang fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Koh to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Koh looks to clinch but Bang throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Koh taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lemmy Bang!
A victorious Lemmy Bang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Dilbrandt (ranked 983 p4p, 996 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 57 p4p, 59 weight class). Dilbrandt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock the Dragon. Kock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In court. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kock on the side of the head.
Kock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kock misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Kock misses.
Kock throws a looping overhand right but Dilbrandt ducks down to avoid it.
Kock swings for the body but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
We've been informed that Kock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick from Kock, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Kock looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
Dilbrandt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kock.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kock avoids the body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dilbrandt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a push kick but Kock slaps the foot to one side.
Dilbrandt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kock walks into a left hand.
Dilbrandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kock blocks the leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when Kock was well out of range.
Kock tries a quick counter leg kick but Dilbrandt is wise to it.
Kock throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kock under the eye.
David Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight left.
Dilbrandt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kock on the side of the head.
Dilbrandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kock.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Kock is out of range.
Kock slips a jab from Dilbrandt.
Kock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Kock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but Kock moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Dilbrandt as he connects with a hook.
Dilbrandt lands a nice shot to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kock.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick, looking for Kock's leg but Kock calmly moves out of range.
Kock misses with a head kick.
A jab from Dilbrandt finds it's way through Kock's defenses.
Kock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilbrandt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kock moves out of range as Dilbrandt throws a body kick.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
Kock is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dilbrandt slips under a jab.
Dilbrandt misses with a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Kock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the body kick.
Dilbrandt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt avoids the head kick by Kock.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dilbrandt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Kock responds with a good body kick, but Dilbrandt manages to step out the way in time.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice head shot.
Dilbrandt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kock feints a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dilbrandt.
Kock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dilbrandt swings widly with a right hand
and Kock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dilbrandt thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilbrandt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt tries a low kick but Kock avoids it.
Dilbrandt scores with a jab to the body.
Dilbrandt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kock misses.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
Kock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dilbrandt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dilbrandt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kock counters with a straight right hand.
Kock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kock 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.
Kock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Dilbrandt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilbrandt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilbrandt moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Dilbrandt dominated that round.
That's time! Dilbrandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab from Kock.
Dilbrandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kock can do to turn this around?
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Kock slips the punch.
Kock throws an overhand right that lands on Dilbrandt's shoulder, as Dilbrandt tries to avoid the shot.
Kock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a sloppy head kick and Kock moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Kock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dilbrandt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dilbrandt back to the cage. Kock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Kock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dilbrandt.
Danga de danga de dang - Kock scores with a four punch combination!
Dilbrandt moves into the clinch.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Kock.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Kock misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Kock - that landed with a thud.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Kock controls the action.
Kock tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kock.
Kock blocking some punches.
Kock blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Kock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilbrandt is looking to slow Kock down with leg kicks.
Kock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Kock's ribcage but misses.
Kock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the body kick from Kock.
Kock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dilbrandt lands with a good body shot.
Dilbrandt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dilbrandt throws a poor cross that misses
and Kock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice side step and Kock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Kock throws a hook but Dilbrandt blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Kock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut
and Kock counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Dilbrandt.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kock.
Kock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilbrandt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dilbrandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt dodges the punch combination from Kock.
Kock throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kock checks a leg kick nicely.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot.
Kock thows a body kick. Dilbrandt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kock throws a lazy head kick
and Dilbrandt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Kock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dilbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dilbrandt under the eye.
Kock misses with an uppercut. Dilbrandt saw that one coming.
Kock misses with a looping left.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dilbrandt, as that shot connected.
Kock throws a head kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick
and Kock counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the side of Kock's head but Kock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kock lands a nice looking body shot.
Kock throws a hook but Dilbrandt avoids it easily.
Kock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kock staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Dilbrandt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kock doesn't seem phased though.
Kock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt with a nice calf kick.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up
and Kock counters with a nice leg kick.
Kock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt connects with a leg kick.
David Dilbrandt is winning the standup battle so far.
Kock moves out of range of the leg kick from Dilbrandt.
Kock misses with a body shot
and Dilbrandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Kock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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 David Dilbrandt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Dilbrandt misses its intended target.
Dilbrandt connects with a single shot there.
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kock.
It looked like Dilbrandt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kock lands an overhand right.
Dilbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kock! But no joy.
Kock misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kock cracks Dilbrandt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kock misses with a body shot
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice uppercut.
Kock swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilbrandt.
Kock swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilbrandt.
Kock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kock looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt tries to throw a body punch but Kock avoids it by throwing Dilbrandt back against the cage.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt blocks a low kick nicely.
Kock misses with a low kick.
Kock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dilbrandt pushes Kock up against the cage in a clinch.
Kock blocks an elbow strike from Dilbrandt.
Kock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt 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.
Dilbrandt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Dilbrandt as he connects with a hook.
Dilbrandt looks to land a left hand but Kock moved out of range nicely.
Dilbrandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dilbrandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batang Kock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt connects with a jab.
Dilbrandt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kock is able to avoid easily.
Dilbrandt scoring well with a low kick there.
Dilbrandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kock slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
Kock is looking for the big counter here.
Dilbrandt moves away from the strike by Kock.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kock doesn't seem bothered though.
Kock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick which misses Kock's front leg but catches the back leg as Kock tries to avoid it.
Dilbrandt lands a jab to Kock's midsection.
Kock tries to land a leg kick but Dilbrandt saw it coming and moves away.
Kock misses with a straight left.
Dilbrandt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kock just manages to avoid it.
Kock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dilbrandt doesn't seem bothered though.
Dilbrandt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kock. Kock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dilbrandt's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt lands an overhand right.
Kock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilbrandt.
Nice defenses there by Dilbrandt.
Kock throws a nice looking combination but Dilbrandt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kock blocks a low kick nicely.
Kock misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch but Kock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Kock misses.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice head shot.
Kock misses with a body shot.
Dilbrandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on Kock's shoulder, as Kock tries to avoid the shot.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
David Dilbrandt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock motions for Dilbrandt to come forward. Kock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt wants to clinch up but Kock keeps it at a distance.
Kock is looking for the big counter here.
Dilbrandt works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Kock avoids the punch easily.
Kock throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kock. That did some damage!
Kock misses with an uppercut
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kock thinking.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt throws a nice looking combination but Kock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dilbrandt. Those never looked like landing.
As Dilbrandt backs off Kock throws a huge counter combo but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it all.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but Kock moves out of range.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Kock misses with a hook
and Dilbrandt counters with an outside leg kick.
Kock throws a head kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Kock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dilbrandt finds it's way round the side to connect with Kock's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Dilbrandt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilbrandt 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Dilbrandt!
David Dilbrandt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Batang Kock spoke after the fight, saying 'I have never Lost a fight.I am undefeated.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 863 p4p, 850 weight class) and Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 130 p4p, 129 weight class). Hanayama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Plan Three - Tigress. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaoru Hanayama!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai Kung lands a slapping body shot.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Hanayama avoids it easily.
Tai Kung definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hanayama avoids the head kick by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung misses with a left hand
and Hanayama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanayama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tai Kung scores with a head kick.
It looks like Kaoru Hanayama has been cut.
A slow jab from Tai Kung misses its intended target.
Hanayama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung looks to land a body kick but Hanayama moved away.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Hanayama blocks it.
Tai Kung throws a sloppy head kick and Hanayama moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Hanayama coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Hanayama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tai Kung tries to land a front kick but Hanayama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanayama throws out a counter right but Tai Kung avoids it with no problem.
Hanayama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Tai Kung.
Hanayama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Hanayama avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung walks into a stiff left hand from Hanayama.
Tai Kung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tai Kung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanayama throws a lazy uppercut
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp right that sends Hanayama to the canvas! Tai Kung follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manolito Tai Kung!
Manolito Tai Kung 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Olsen (ranked 740 p4p, 531 weight class) and Joao Andrade (ranked 113 p4p, 78 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Joao Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade with a hook.
Andrade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Olsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrade scrambles back to his feet.
Andrade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olsen moves into the clinch.
Olsen lands an uppercut.
Andrade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andrade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olsen pushes Andrade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Olsen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Olsen prevents a body shot from Andrade.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olsen.
Andrade swings wildly with an uppercut but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrade lands a hook that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Olsen has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
Andrade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andrade trying to land knees to the body.
Olsen lands a right hand.
Andrade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrade moves out of range as Olsen strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen gets a clinch.
Andrade swings wildly with an uppercut but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen working aggressively here.
Andrade throws a head punch that misses.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olsen presses Andrade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrade.
Olsen tries a body shot but Andrade blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrade.
Olsen trying to land knees to the body.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Olsen controls the action.
Andrade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Olsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Olsen lands a shot to the body.
Andrade swings wildly with an uppercut but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is working Andrade over against the cage.
Olsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsen lands an uppercut.
Andrade presses Olsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Andrade misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Olsen tries to work over Andrade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrade manages to break the clinch.
Olsen tries to clinch but Andrade is having none of it.
Andrade throws out a counter right but Olsen avoids it with no problem.
Olsen tries to clinch
and Andrade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Olsen's knee momentarily.
Andrade misses with a right hand
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen tries to clinch but Andrade moves out of range.
A big right from Andrade misses.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Olsen looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.
Andrade unleashes a big counter combination but Olsen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Olsen instigates a clinch.
Andrade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Olsen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andrade can turn it around.
Andrade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Olsen.
Andrade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrade.
A right hook to the body lands for Andrade.
Andrade breaks the clinch.
Olsen throws a hook to the side of Andrade's head but Andrade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrade lands with an uppercut that bounces Olsen off the cage and back into range.
Andrade tests Olsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andrade swings for the body but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrade stalks Olsen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Olsen's face. Olsen staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Andrade misses its intended target.
Olsen cracks Andrade with an open hand slap.
Andrade checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andrade doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olsen slips under a jab from Andrade.
Olsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrade misses with a straight right.
Olsen closes the distance and clinches.
Olsen misses with some punches.
Andrade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.
Olsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrade throws out the jab.
Olsen clinches.
Andrade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrade tries a body shot but Olsen blocks it.
Olsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olsen throws a head punch that misses.
Olsen tries a body shot but Andrade blocks it.
Olsen misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao Andrade will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Olsen moves forwards but Andrade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Olsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andrade is able to avoid easily.
Andrade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Olsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Andrade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen wants to clinch.
Olsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrade circles away.
Joao Andrade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
Olsen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Andrade 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 Olsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andrade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olsen lunges at Andrade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andrade's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen clinches up with Andrade and pushes him back against the cage.
Andrade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andrade scores with a shot to the side of Olsen's head.
Olsen lands an elbow inside that Andrade shrugs off.
It looks like Joao Andrade has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrade.
Andrade digs a right hand into Olsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olsen's gas tank.
Andrade wants to get back to striking at distance but Olsen won't allow it.
Olsen blocks an uppercut.
Andrade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olsen.
Olsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Olsen misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrade.
Olsen throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Andrade.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olsen.
Olsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Olsen managing to block the knees to the body from Andrade.
Olsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrade breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands with a right hand.
Olsen misses with a straight left.
Olsen backing away here, and Andrade unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Andrade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andrade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andrade clobbers Olsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Olsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andrade lands a big head kick that sends Olsen tumbling to the mat! Andrade takes a step backwards and waves Olsen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Olsen is rocked!
Olsen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Andrade swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joao Andrade!
In his post fight interview, Joao Andrade 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 1495 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Rebel Smith (ranked 196 p4p, 226 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Smith misses.
Dudayev throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Dudayev darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith works on Dudayev's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith tries a body shot but Dudayev blocks it.
Smith letting Dudayev take a breather here.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dudayev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dudayev lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Still in the clinch, Dudayev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dudayev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudayev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a body punch but Dudayev moves out of range.
Dudayev misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudayev moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dudayev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dudayev closes the distance and clinches.
Dudayev blocks an uppercut.
Dudayev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudayev controls his hands.
Dudayev blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Dudayev avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Dudayev blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Dudayev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudayev.
Dudayev blocking some punches.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Dudayev.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudayev controls his hands.
Dudayev has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dudayev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Dudayev controls the action.
Dudayev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dudayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Dudayev avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith misses the body punch
enabling Dudayev to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Dudayev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudayev.
Smith takes a swing at Dudayev's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dudayev.
Dudayev clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dudayev circles away quickly and effectively.
Dudayev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Dudayev throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Dudayev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudayev is looking to clinch.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudayev.
Dudayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dudayev tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dudayev circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith cracks Dudayev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudayev scores with a nice right hand.
Dudayev closes the distance and clinches.
Dudayev prevents a body shot from Smith.
Dudayev scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dudayev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dudayev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith swings for the body but Dudayev moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Dudayev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudayev darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Dudayev stalling the fight.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dudayev tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dudayev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Akhmed Dudayev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dudayev clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Dudayev.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Dudayev just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Smith tries a body shot but Dudayev blocks it.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dudayev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudayev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dudayev blocks a body shot from Smith.
Dudayev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Dudayev had a free shot at his head there.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dudayev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dudayev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith 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.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dudayev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dudayev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dudayev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudayev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dudayev rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Smith misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudayev misses with a straight left.
Dudayev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dudayev tries to clinch up.
Dudayev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dudayev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dudayev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Dudayev slips the punch.
Dudayev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dudayev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Dudayev.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith tests Dudayev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Dudayev.
Dudayev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Dudayev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith takes a swing at Dudayev's ribcage but misses.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhmed Dudayev is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudayev manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Dudayev lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dudayev tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Dudayev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dudayev lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Dudayev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Dudayev. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Dudayev finds it's target.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudayev tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dudayev is rocked!
Dudayev is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Smith doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Dudayev crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Dudayev's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rebel Smith!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rebel Smith made sure he mentioned FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Veidt (ranked 378 p4p, 734 weight class) and Luke Glanton (ranked 40 p4p, 82 weight class). Veidt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alien Weaponry. Glanton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Teardrop. Luke Glanton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Veidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Glanton!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Veidt misses the target.
Glanton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Glanton throws a lazy right hand but Veidt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veidt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glanton misses with a double jab.
Glanton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Glanton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Veidt to score with a decent uppercut.
Veidt lands a nice shot that snaps Glanton's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glanton shoots for a double leg takedown but Veidt sprawls well. He's pushed Glanton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Veidt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andy Veidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Glanton.
Veidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veidt forces Glanton back against the cage and clinches.
Glanton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glanton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Glanton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glanton misses with a punch on the inside.
Veidt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Veidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Glanton.
Glanton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glanton.
Glanton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veidt working aggressively here.
Glanton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glanton working aggressively here.
A short right from Veidt.
Veidt misses with some punches.
Glanton misses with a body punch.
Glanton tightens his grip and picks Veidt up, before dumping him to the ground. Veidt manages to land in guard.
Glanton stays in close to Veidt's body and controls the position.
Glanton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Veidt seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Glanton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glanton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Veidt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Glanton has Veidt in his guard.
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!
Glanton 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.
Glanton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Glanton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Glanton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glanton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Glanton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Veidt defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glanton trying to control the position.
Glanton working for submissions but it's allowed Veidt to get to half guard.
Glanton looking for submissions off his back.
Veidt stands up from half guard.
Glanton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Veidt's half guard.
Veidt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veidt clobbers Glanton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Veidt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glanton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veidt scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veidt misses with a looping left.
Glanton gets a takedown into half guard.
Glanton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Veidt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Glanton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Veidt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Glanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Glanton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glanton shoots and misses
and Glanton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veidt clinches.
Veidt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glanton's elbow.
A hook to the body from Veidt.
Glanton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Veidt manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glanton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Veidt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Veidt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Veidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veidt lands an uppercut.
Glanton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andy Veidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Glanton.
Glanton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glanton goes for a takedown attempt but Veidt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Veidt is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veidt lands a jab to the nose.
Andy Veidt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Glanton does it's job there.
Glanton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glanton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Veidt's waist but Veidt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Glanton off to one side.
Veidt wants to clinch.
Glanton shoots in for a takedown but Veidt shows good takedown defense.
Glanton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Veidt circles away.
Andy Veidt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veidt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Veidt staying out of range there.
Veidt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Andy Veidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veidt stuffs the takedown.
Glanton is breathing heavily.
Veidt tries to clinch there but Glanton circles away.
Veidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glanton misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Veidt to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Veidt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veidt scores with a shot to the body.
Glanton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Veidt closes the distance and pushes Glanton back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glanton.
Veidt lands a body punch.
Veidt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glanton's elbow.
Veidt pushes Glanton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veidt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Veidt.
A short left from Veidt.
Glanton has a couple of punches blocked by Veidt.
Andy Veidt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veidt.
Veidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Veidt digs a right hand into Glanton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Glanton's gas tank.
Veidt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glanton can do to turn this around?
Glanton goes for a takedown attempt but Veidt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glanton lands a nice looking body shot.
Veidt lands a slapping body shot.
Veidt scores with a three punch combo!
Andy Veidt is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Glanton working aggressively here.
Glanton working hard to break the clinch.
Glanton can't get the takedown.
Veidt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glanton swings wildly with an uppercut but Veidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Glanton.
Glanton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Veidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Glanton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glanton throws a punch but it's blocked by Veidt.
Veidt gets underhooks to prevent Glanton's takedown attempt.
Veidt tries to throw a body punch but Glanton avoids it by throwing Veidt back against the cage.
Glanton tries to score a body lock takedown but Veidt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Glanton has a couple of punches blocked by Veidt.
Glanton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Veidt - just one landing.
Veidt lands with a right hand.
Veidt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Glanton is rocked!
Veidt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Glanton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Veidt!
Veidt throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Veidt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Veidt moves into range and clinches up with Glanton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veidt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glanton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Glanton looking for a takedown.
Veidt working aggressively here.
Veidt lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Veidt on the inside.
Veidt takes a shot to the head.
Glanton wants a takedown but no success here.
Andy Veidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Glanton.
Veidt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veidt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Veidt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glanton's elbow.
Veidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veidt misses with a punch to the body.
Glanton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veidt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glanton lands a nice uppercut.
Veidt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glanton backwards.
Veidt tries to throw a body punch but Glanton avoids it by throwing Veidt back against the cage.
Veidt lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veidt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glanton wants a takedown but no success here.
Veidt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veidt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Veidt tries a body shot but Glanton blocks it.
Glanton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glanton is working for takedown but Veidt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Veidt lands a nice uppercut.
Glanton tries for a takedown but Veidt manages to get underhooks.
Glanton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Veidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Veidt.
Veidt misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veidt.
Glanton struggles to land a body shot inside as Veidt controls his hands.
Veidt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Veidt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glanton lands a left hand.
Veidt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glanton wants a takedown.
Glanton blocking some punches.
Veidt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veidt pushes Glanton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glanton working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Veidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veidt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glanton backwards.
Glanton takes a shot to the head.
Glanton is still on wobbly legs! Can Veidt finish him?
Glanton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glanton seems to have recovered his senses.
Veidt can't find room to land a body shot as Glanton controls the action.
Veidt misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Veidt as Glanton tries to tie him up.
Veidt tries to work over Glanton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veidt lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glanton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Glanton.
Veidt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Veidt.
Glanton blocking some punches.
Glanton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glanton misses the jab.
Glanton avoids the body shot from Veidt.
Andy Veidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Glanton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Veidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veidt looks to land a combination. Glanton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice takedown defense from Veidt. No joy for Glanton on that attempt.
Veidt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Veidt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Veidt slips a straight right by Glanton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glanton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glanton connects with a jab.
Glanton connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veidt slaps away a takedown attempt from Glanton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Veidt cracks Glanton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Veidt forces Glanton back against the cage and clinches.
Veidt lands with a short shot to the head.
Luke Glanton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glanton takes a shot to the head.
Veidt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glanton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glanton can't get the takedown.
Veidt is pressed up against the cage. Glanton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Veidt down to the mat. Veidt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Veidt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Veidt 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Veidt!
A very excited looking Andy Veidt 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 151 p4p, 337 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 20 p4p, 47 weight class). McGregor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Drop'em . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonissaar slips under a jab.
Tonissaar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tonissaar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Tonissaar is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tonissaar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGregor.
McGregor is looking to slow Tonissaar down with leg kicks.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGregor takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
McGregor loads up on a big right hand but Tonissaar slips the punch.
McGregor misses the jab.
A punch combination from McGregor misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGregor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tonissaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
McGregor has Tonissaar pushed against the cage.
McGregor looking to slow down the pace here.
Tonissaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonissaar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGregor leaning against his opponent.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
Tonissaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tonissaar.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tonissaar.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonissaar tries to work over McGregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonissaar misses with a body punch.
McGregor lands a nice uppercut.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonissaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.
Nice body punch from Tonissaar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonissaar has a couple of punches blocked by McGregor.
Tonissaar tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGregor blocks a body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar letting McGregor take a breather here.
Tonissaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGregor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGregor avoiding damage.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGregor tries to work over Tonissaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonissaar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGregor or not.
McGregor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar tries to throw a body punch but McGregor avoids it by throwing Tonissaar back against the cage.
Tonissaar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonissaar lands with a right to the head.
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGregor looks winded!
Tonissaar struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
Tonissaar letting McGregor take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tonissaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGregor misses with some punches.
McGregor misses with some punches.
Tonissaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonissaar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGregor or not.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tonissaar as McGregor tries to tie him up.
Tonissaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonissaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonissaar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tonissaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tonissaar works on McGregor's body with a couple of short punches.
Tonissaar blocks a body shot from McGregor.
A short body shot lands from Tonissaar as the two fighters clinch.
McGregor lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baruto Tonissaar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tonissaar jabs at McGregor's body.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
McGregor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGregor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tonissaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGregor on the side of the head.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonissaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tonissaar lands a jab to McGregor's midsection.
McGregor misses with a right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a leg kick.
Tonissaar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar scoring well with a low kick there.
McGregor digs a good body shot into Tonissaar's ribs.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.
Tonissaar swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
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!
McGregor tries to clinch
and Tonissaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGregor doesn't seem bothered though.
McGregor looks to clinch
and Tonissaar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Tonissaar.
McGregor checks a leg kick.
A low kick from McGregor is predictable there
and Tonissaar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.
That kick from McGregor tenderised Tonissaar's leg. Tonissaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tonissaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but McGregor moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Tonissaar as he connects with a hook.
Tonissaar takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.
Tonissaar fakes the leg kick and cracks McGregor in the body.
McGregor connects with a right hand. Tonissaar shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. McGregor catches Tonissaar right on the button with a cross.
McGregor has Tonissaar up against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
Tonissaar blocks a body shot from McGregor.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tonissaar as McGregor tries to tie him up.
Tonissaar working aggressively here.
Tonissaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonissaar tries to work over McGregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Tonissaar controls the action.
McGregor scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Tonissaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tonissaar tries to work over McGregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonissaar struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
McGregor blocks a body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonissaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonissaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tonissaar prevents a body shot from McGregor.
McGregor lands with a left to the head.
McGregor lands a body punch.
McGregor is trying to maintain a safe position but Tonissaar gets an underhook and turns McGregor into the cage.
McGregor blocking some punches.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonissaar lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGregor lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGregor lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from McGregor.
Tonissaar can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
Tonissaar struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar scores with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonissaar swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonissaar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonissaar.
Come on McGregor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Tonissaar misses with a punch on the inside.
McGregor avoiding damage.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonissaar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baruto Tonissaar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGregor lands with an uppercut that bounces Tonissaar off the cage and back into range.
Tonissaar looks for the body kick but McGregor saw that one coming.
Tonissaar checks the leg kick.
Tonissaar is looking to wear down McGregor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tonissaar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
McGregor throws out a powerful jab.
McGregor is looking to chop away at Tonissaar's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGregor takes one to the side of the head.
McGregor checks a leg kick nicely.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGregor thuds a left hand into Tonissaar's body.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the body
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Tonissaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses the body punch
and McGregor counters with a good low kick that Tonissaar was not able to check.
McGregor checks a low kick from Tonissaar.
McGregor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tonissaar counters with a straight right hand.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the leg kick from McGregor.
Tonissaar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGregor cracks Tonissaar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGregor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGregor with a nice cross.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor misses with a straight right.
McGregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Tonissaar. Beautiful body shot.
McGregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tonissaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor 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.
Conor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.
Tonissaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonissaar lands with a straight right. McGregor didn't see that one coming.
A big left from McGregor misses.
Tonissaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGregor.
Tonissaar misses with a double jab.
Tonissaar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot
and McGregor counters with a two punch combo.
McGregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tonissaar throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGregor.
A countering left hand to the body from McGregor misses.
Tonissaar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the body.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by McGregor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGregor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar checks a leg kick nicely.
Baruto Tonissaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as McGregor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from McGregor misses.
Tonissaar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGregor on the side of the head.
Tonissaar lands with a hook. McGregor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGregor is rocked!
McGregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonissaar finish him?
Tonissaar lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - McGregor can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Tonissaar and McGregor drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Tonissaar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baruto Tonissaar!
A victorious Baruto Tonissaar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Conor McGregor stepped up to the mic, saying 'The fight as everyone can see, didn't go the way I wanted it to go, but, this is the fight game, learned new things today, move on, first recovery, then jump in the gym, train harder. Thanks for the support! Humble in defeat, humble in victory!'.
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