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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Danger (ranked 3349 p4p, 5421 weight class) and Giovante Zilinski (ranked 414 p4p, 558 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giovante Zilinski!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zilinski throws a looping overhand right but Danger ducks down to avoid it.
Danger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Danger closes the distance but Zilinski moves to the side
letting Zilinski counter with a right hand.
Danger closes the distance and clinches.
Zilinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Zilinski has a couple of punches blocked by Danger.
I was talking to Danger's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Danger.
Danger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zilinski misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zilinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zilinski.
Zilinski blocks an uppercut.
Zilinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Danger.
A short right from Danger on the inside.
Danger breaks from the clinch.
Zilinski just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger gets a clinch.
Danger struggles to land a body shot inside as Zilinski controls his hands.
Danger blocking some punches.
Zilinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Danger.
Danger throws a punch but it's blocked by Zilinski.
Zilinski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danger or not.
Zilinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Danger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zilinski's elbow.
Zilinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zilinski misses with the head strike.
Zilinski blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Danger.
Danger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zilinski eats them both and turns towards Danger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Giovante Zilinski has been cut.
Danger moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zilinski.
Danger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zilinski misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zilinski fails to land.
Danger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zilinski backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zilinski.
Zilinski working aggressively here.
Danger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zilinski's elbow.
Zilinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danger effectively controlling the action here.
Danger blocking some punches.
Zilinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danger lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zilinski.
Zilinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Danger working aggressively here.
Danger lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zilinski.
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 Danny Danger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giovante Zilinski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zilinski blocks the body kick.
Danger closes the distance but Zilinski moves to the side
and Zilinski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Danger misses with a body shot
and Zilinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danger staying out of range there.
Danger throws a leg kick but Zilinski moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zilinski! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zilinski.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Danger, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger misses with a hook to the body
and Zilinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zilinski.
Danny Danger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zilinski throws a solid leg kick but Danger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zilinski.
Danger checks the leg kick.
Danger lands a big head kick that sends Zilinski tumbling to the mat! Danger takes a step backwards and waves Zilinski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Zilinski is rocked!
Danger jabs Zilinski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zilinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Danger finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danger lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Zilinski falls backwards - clearly groggy! Danger dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Danger!
A victorious Danny Danger 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan David Franco (ranked 2444 p4p, 5168 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 335 p4p, 571 weight class). Johnson has chosen Young Maylay - San Andreas Theme Song as his entrance music. Juan David Franco had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan David Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Franco circles away easily
and Franco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Franco.
Franco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco lands with a shot to the body.
Franco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franco lands the left hand.
Franco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Franco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Franco sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Franco scores with a nice head shot.
Franco lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands a right hook to the body.
Franco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Franco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Franco as he connects with a hook.
Johnson is rocked!
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
Franco cracks Johnson with a hook to the temple - Johnson is on wobbly legs here! Franco swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Johnson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Franco wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juan David Franco!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Juan David Franco made sure he mentioned KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Carl Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Aye man ima whip yo ass'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb Jr (ranked 3085 p4p, 3525 weight class) and Ellis Leeuman (ranked 411 p4p, 456 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellis Leeuman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr swings for the body but Leeuman moves out of range.
Leeuman tries to clinch but Bomb Jr moves out of range.
Bomb Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Bomb Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Leeuman throws a looping overhand right but Bomb Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Bomb Jr catches Leeuman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bomb Jr staying out of range there.
Leeuman avoids the head kick by Bomb Jr.
Leeuman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bomb Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leeuman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bomb Jr with a nice calf kick.
Bomb Jr throws a series of punches but Leeuman avoids them all with ease.
Leeuman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomb Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomb Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leeuman moves out of range as Bomb Jr throws a body kick.
James Bomb Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomb Jr cracks Leeuman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bomb Jr connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeuman dodges the punch combination from Bomb Jr.
Leeuman feints the counter takedown.
Bomb Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bomb Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leeuman misses with a body shot.
Leeuman misses with a hook. Bomb Jr ducked under it nicely.
Bomb Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leeuman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bomb Jr throws a leg kick but Leeuman moved away.
Leeuman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bomb Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bomb Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leeuman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bomb Jr 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 Leeuman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leeuman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bomb Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been informed that Leeuman 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.
Bomb Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bomb Jr tries to work over Leeuman's front leg with a kick but Leeuman checks it.
Bomb Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leeuman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeuman throws a body punch but Bomb Jr moves out of range.
A slow jab from Leeuman misses its intended target.
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!
Bomb Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bomb Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bomb Jr is looking to chop away at Leeuman's legs.
Leeuman avoids the body shot from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leeuman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bomb Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leeuman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bomb Jr under the eye.
Bomb Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Bomb Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Leeuman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leeuman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James Bomb Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leeuman checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leeuman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bomb Jr at a distance.
Bomb Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bomb Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Bomb Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Leeuman moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Bomb Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Bomb Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leeuman. Bomb Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomb Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Leeuman misses the jab.
Bomb Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Leeuman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bomb Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Leeuman lands a slapping body shot.
Bomb Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeuman moves away.
Leeuman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bomb Jr misses the shot to the body.
Bomb Jr tries to land a front kick but Leeuman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leeuman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bomb Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leeuman thuds his right hand into Bomb Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bomb Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leeuman can do to turn this around?
Bomb Jr is looking to chop away at Leeuman's legs.
Leeuman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bomb Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeuman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Leeuman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leeuman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leeuman throws a looping overhand right but Bomb Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Bomb Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leeuman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bomb Jr slips a jab from Leeuman.
Leeuman moves in looking to clinch but Bomb Jr pushes him off.
Leeuman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leeuman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bomb Jr is looking to wear down Leeuman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bomb Jr.
Leeuman tries to clinch up but Bomb Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Bomb Jr lands a high kick!
It looks like Ellis Leeuman has been cut.
Bomb Jr misses with a low kick.
Bomb Jr scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr misses with a body shot.
Leeuman doesn't manage to clinch there - Bomb Jr circles away.
Bomb Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leeuman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bomb Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Leeuman misses the target.
Bomb Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leeuman 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.
Leeuman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leeuman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bomb Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bomb Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leeuman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bomb Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leeuman slips a jab and a cross from Bomb Jr.
Leeuman throws out a counter right but Bomb Jr avoids it with no problem.
Bomb Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Bomb Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ellis Leeuman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bomb Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeuman was well out of range. Poor timing from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr dips to his left and cracks Leeuman with an uppercut!
Bomb Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leeuman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bomb Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leeuman.
Nice uppercut there from Bomb Jr.
Leeuman dodges the punch combination from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr misses with a low kick.
Bomb Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Bomb Jr lands a body shot.
Bomb Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leeuman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomb Jr takes a swing at Leeuman's ribcage but misses.
Leeuman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leeuman is out of range and Bomb Jr settles back down.
Leeuman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James Bomb Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Leeuman throws the left hand but Bomb Jr avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Bomb Jr tenderised Leeuman's leg. Leeuman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leeuman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeuman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bomb Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Bomb Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bomb Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leeuman.
James Bomb Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bomb Jr connects with a single shot there.
Bomb Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leeumans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leeuman just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Bomb Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bomb Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leeuman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bomb Jr blocks a jab.
Leeuman moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomb Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bomb Jr works the jab nicely.
Leeuman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bomb Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeuman manages to avoid it.
Leeuman lands a glancing blow to the side of Bomb Jr's head.
Leeuman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bomb Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bomb Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Bomb Jr throws a front kick that sends Leeuman stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leeuman avoids the head kick by Bomb Jr.
Leeuman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bomb Jr.
Leeuman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bomb Jr.
Leeuman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ellis Leeuman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leeuman checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bomb Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bomb Jr 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bomb Jr!
A relieved looking James Bomb Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phet Mongkut (ranked 2145 p4p, 3747 weight class) and Lewis Pendragon (ranked 218 p4p, 352 weight class). Mongkut comes to the cage accompanied by Piphat Ensemble. Lewis Pendragon 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phet Mongkut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mongkut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Pendragon there.
Pendragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Pendragon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mongkut throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mongkut listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pendragon lands with a nice body punch.
Pendragon lands a nice looking body shot.
Pendragon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pendragon stuns Mongkut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mongkut throws a series of punches but Pendragon avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Mongkut is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Pendragon - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Mongkut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mongkut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Pendragon lands.
Phet Mongkut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon checks a leg kick nicely.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut.
Mongkut misses with a kick to the body.
Pendragon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mongkut misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a shot from downtown. Mongkut moves away and avoids it.
Mongkut is looking to counter the offense by Pendragon and move into the clinch.
Mongkut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pendragon throws out a counter right but Mongkut avoids it with no problem.
Mongkut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pendragon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pendragon throws a body shot but no joy.
Mongkut throws a body punch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mongkut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pendragon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A head kick misses from Mongkut.
Pendragon throws a looping overhand right but Mongkut ducks down to avoid it.
Pendragon moves out of range as Mongkut throws a body kick.
Good exchange - Pendragon coming out on top.
Mongkut tries to clinch up but Pendragon circles away and keeps his distance.
Mongkut throws a leg kick but Pendragon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mongkut throws a wild body kick that Pendragon sees coming a mile off.
Mongkut tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Pendragon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Mongkut moves out of range.
Mongkut takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mongkut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Pendragon finds it's way through Mongkut's defenses.
We've been told by Mongkut's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pendragon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pendragon counters with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon cracks Mongkut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 Mongkut is rocked!
Mongkut gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Mongkut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pendragon ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mongkut out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lewis Pendragon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Shamrock (ranked 2570 p4p, 2338 weight class) and Rick Richardson (ranked 260 p4p, 240 weight class). Shamrock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Canned Heat- Going Up The Country. Richardson has chosen Make The Money as his entrance music. Rick Richardson 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Richardson.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richardson slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Richardson throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamrock misses its target.
Richardson slips under a jab.
Richardson cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
Richardson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shamrock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shamrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Richardson misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richardson! But no joy.
Richardson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richardson. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamrock misses with a left hand
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Richardson throws a right and a left that Shamrock avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson lands with an overhand left.
Richardson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Richardson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Richardson as he connects with a hook.
Shamrock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Richardson with a hook.
Rick Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Richardson is just out of range.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Richardson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Richardson looking to score a takedown here. Shamrock is defending well but Richardson drives through and ends up in Shamrock's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson won't allow Shamrock to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson stands and throws Shamrock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Richardson controlling the position.
Shamrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Richardson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shamrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Richardson dominated that round.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Richardson lands a jab.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Richardson.
Richardson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Richardson as he connects with a hook.
Shamrock walks into a stiff left hand from Richardson.
Richardson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Richardson wants to slow Shamrock down by chopping away at his legs.
Richardson misses with a body punch
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Richardson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shamrock is looking to wear down Richardson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Richardson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Richardson.
Richardson scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Shamrock does it's job there.
Richardson scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Richardson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richardson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shamrock walks into a left hand.
Richardson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Richardson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Shamrock misses the body punch
enabling Richardson to counter with a crisp jab.
Richardson thuds a left hand into Shamrock's body.
Richardson throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Richardson throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Richardson.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Richardson misses its intended target.
Richardson scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Richardson finds it's target.
Richardson misses with a straight right.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Richardson.
Richardson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Richardson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Richardson's body.
Rick Richardson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Shamrock blocks the low kick.
Richardson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Richardson misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Richardson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Shamrock misses with a body kick.
Richardson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richardson scores with a jab. Shamrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Richardson ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a swing at Richardson's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Richardson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Richardson. Those never looked like landing.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Richardson moves out of range.
Richardson misses with a right hand
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Richardson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Richardson.
Richardson throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Richardson misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Richardson as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Richardson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richardson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Richardson scores with a nice strike.
Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richardson with the inside leg kick.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Richardson's shoulder, as Richardson tries to avoid the shot.
Richardson lands with a straight right. Shamrock didn't see that one coming.
Richardson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Richardson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Richardson is defended easily by Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richardson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Richardson throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Brandon Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Richardson just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Shamrock keeps it at a distance.
Shamrock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Richardson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Richardson moves away and avoids it.
Richardson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a nice body kick.
Richardson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Richardson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slow jab from Richardson misses its intended target.
Brandon Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richardson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Richardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richardson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Richardson!
During a confident post fight interview, Rick Richardson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seok Yi (ranked 1738 p4p, 2896 weight class) and Eddie Wilson (ranked 189 p4p, 288 weight class). Yi comes into the arena with Chris Travis - We Up blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seok Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Wilson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi staying out of range there.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Wilson misses.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yi.
Yi is looking to counter punch.
Yi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Wilson.
Yi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wilson slips under a jab from Yi.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yi.
Wilson throws a jab when Yi was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Yi misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Wilson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wilson scores with a nice head shot.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yi misses with a straight left.
Wilson walks into a jab.
Wilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yi tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Yi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Yi has managed to clinch.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yi throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yi misses with some punches.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yi is keeping busy.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yi.
Yi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yi digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yi misses with some punches.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Yi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Yi lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yi lands an uppercut.
Wilson trying to stall but Yi improves his position.
Wilson is looking to control Yi's arms but Yi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilson has his back to the cage.
Wilson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Yi has denied him.
Yi jumps guard but Wilson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yi scores with a hook to the body.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Yi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Yi throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson moves out of range as Yi strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Yi looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Yi tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Yi looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Yi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Seok Yi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Yi.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Yi avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Yi slips under a jab from Wilson.
Yi rushes Wilson and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson is trying to maintain a safe position but Yi gets an underhook and turns Wilson into the cage.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yi misses with a straight left.
Wilson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yi jabs at Wilson's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilson.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson swings for the body but Yi moves out of range.
Yi throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yi.
Yi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yi moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yi is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Yi.
Yi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Yi blocks an uppercut.
Yi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Yi tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yi.
Yi working aggressively here.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Yi misses with the head strike.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson looking to slow down the pace here.
Yi misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yi.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Yi is controlling the position.
Yi misses with a body punch.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yi's face.
Wilson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Yi.
A short right from Yi on the inside.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Yi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Yi is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seok Yi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Yi slips under a jab.
Yi misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Wilson.
Wilson takes one on the button.
Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from Yi.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
Wilson throws a head kick but Yi moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Yi tries to move into range but Wilson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
Yi slips a jab from Wilson.
Yi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Yi saw that one coming.
Yi lands a jab to the head.
Yi catches Wilson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yi tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Yi throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Yi catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Yi's head.
Yi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Yi clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson has Yi pressed against the cage.
Yi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Yi.
Yi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Yi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yi.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Yi misses with a body punch.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Yi presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yi lands a nice uppercut.
Yi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
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!
Yi lands a body shot.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Yi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilson smiles and moves away.
Wilson misses with a hook to the body
and Yi counters with a nice uppercut.
Yi misses with a straight left.
Yi wants to clinch.
Seok Yi is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yi throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Yi ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yi misses with a straight right.
Eddie Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seok Yi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seok Yi!
During a confident post fight interview, Seok Yi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sulimbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 5454 p4p, 1475 weight class) and CG Mannheim (ranked 258 p4p, 88 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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143
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Cardio machine |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sulimbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, CG Mannheim!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhtankhanov feints and then cracks Mannheim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mannheim down.
Mannheim misses with a looping left.
Mannheim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannheim throws an overhand right that lands on Akhtankhanov's shoulder, as Akhtankhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Mannheim.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Mannheim blocks it.
Akhtankhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannheim.
Akhtankhanov scoring well with a low kick there.
Akhtankhanov feints and then cracks Mannheim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mannheim down.
Mannheim moves out of range of the leg kick from Akhtankhanov.
Mannheim looks for a takedown but Akhtankhanov sprawls well.
A punch lands to the side of Mannheim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akhtankhanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mannheim lands a jab to the nose.
That kick from Akhtankhanov tenderised Mannheim's leg. Mannheim is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akhtankhanov misses the jab.
Akhtankhanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mannheim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akhtankhanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akhtankhanov is looking to counter punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akhtankhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akhtankhanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mannheim fails with a takedown attempt.
Akhtankhanov moves away from the strike by Mannheim.
Mannheim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akhtankhanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mannheim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick which misses Mannheim's front leg but catches the back leg as Mannheim tries to avoid it.
Mannheim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akhtankhanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannheim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akhtankhanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mannheim lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov gets caught napping as Mannheim dives in and scores a takedown. Akhtankhanov manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannheim won't allow Akhtankhanov to get back to his feet.
Mannheim tries to free his leg and advance position but Akhtankhanov is retaining full guard.
Akhtankhanov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mannheim is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mannheim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Akhtankhanov is looking to stand up but Mannheim isn't so interested in that idea.
Mannheim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akhtankhanov is keeping the position for now.
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 Sulimbek Akhtankhanov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov staying out of range there.
Mannheim looks to land a right hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range.
Akhtankhanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mannheim doesn't seem bothered though.
Mannheim lands a jab to the head.
Mannheim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhtankhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannheim.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mannheim's head backwards.
Mannheim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mannheim lands a jab to the nose.
Mannheim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtankhanov lands a slapping body shot.
Akhtankhanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mannheim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov digs a good body shot into Mannheim's ribs.
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!
Mannheim misses the shot to the body.
Mannheim looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhtankhanov is just out of range.
Akhtankhanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mannheim.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab.
Mannheim just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov thuds a left hand into Mannheim's body.
The crowd cheers as Akhtankhanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mannheim doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannheim shoots for a takedown but Akhtankhanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mannheim throws a big shot that misses.
Akhtankhanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannheim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mannheim backs up against the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. That's going to slow Mannheim down.
Mannheim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akhtankhanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Akhtankhanov scores with a nice head shot.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mannheim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akhtankhanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mannheim scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Akhtankhanov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mannheim misses the body punch
and Akhtankhanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akhtankhanov walks into a left hand.
Akhtankhanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mannheim can do to turn this around?
Mannheim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akhtankhanov throws a body punch but Mannheim moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov lands with an overhand left.
Mannheim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab.
Akhtankhanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Akhtankhanov - just one landing.
Akhtankhanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov scores with a leg kick.
Mannheim takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
Mannheim looks to throw the jab but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Mannheim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mannheim digs a good body shot into Akhtankhanov's ribs.
Akhtankhanov with the inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mannheim.
Akhtankhanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mannheim feints the counter takedown.
Akhtankhanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akhtankhanov scores with the left hand. Mannheim knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akhtankhanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mannheim avoids the body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Akhtankhanov.
Mannheim throws a hook but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sulimbek Akhtankhanov 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!
Akhtankhanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sulimbek Akhtankhanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mannheim throws a nice looking combination but Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mannheim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akhtankhanov.
Mannheim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mannheim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. That's going to slow Mannheim down.
A nice leg kick from Akhtankhanov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannheim throws a body punch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab from Mannheim.
Akhtankhanov is looking to counter the offense by Mannheim and move into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Akhtankhanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mannheim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akhtankhanov can pounce on him.
Akhtankhanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akhtankhanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannheim is just out of range.
Mannheim with the counter takedown but Akhtankhanov avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov takes a swing at Mannheim's ribcage but misses.
Akhtankhanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mannheim.
Mannheim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhtankhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannheim.
Akhtankhanov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Akhtankhanov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akhtankhanov with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannheim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Decent striking displayed by Akhtankhanov there.
Akhtankhanov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannheim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhtankhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannheim.
Mannheim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Akhtankhanov counters with a series of strikes. Mannheim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mannheim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov lands a right hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mannheim. Those never looked like landing.
Sulimbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannheim staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Mannheim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akhtankhanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mannheim throws a poor cross that misses
and Akhtankhanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Mannheim misses with a right hand
letting Akhtankhanov counter with a right hand.
Mannheim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhtankhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannheim.
Akhtankhanov throws a body punch but Mannheim moves out of range.
Mannheim takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannheim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akhtankhanov catches Mannheim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A low kick lands for Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mannheim's hands.
Mannheim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mannheim falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Akhtankhanov counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Akhtankhanov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akhtankhanov misses with a wild body shot.
Mannheim throws a looping overhand right but Akhtankhanov ducks down to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov with a nice calf kick.
Akhtankhanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sulimbek Akhtankhanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Mannheim slips under a jab.
Mannheim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mannheim moves out of range of the leg kick from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannheim is just out of range.
Mannheim avoids the body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Mannheim throws a looping overhand right but Akhtankhanov ducks down to avoid it.
Mannheim lunges at Akhtankhanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akhtankhanov's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannheim swings for the body but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov connects with an inside leg kick.
Sulimbek Akhtankhanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akhtankhanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
CG Mannheim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akhtankhanov cracks Mannheim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sulimbek Akhtankhanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Akhtankhanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sulimbek Akhtankhanov!
Sulimbek Akhtankhanov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Albatross (ranked 1627 p4p, 1601 weight class) and Calle Hogerstrom (ranked 99 p4p, 97 weight class). Johnny Albatross could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Calle Hogerstrom's chin.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calle Hogerstrom!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogerstrom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Albatross's head.
Good shot there by Albatross.
Hogerstrom lands the left hand.
Albatross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hogerstrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hogerstrom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Calle Hogerstrom has been cut.
Hogerstrom throws a body punch but Albatross moves out of range.
Albatross is looking for a counter combo.
Hogerstrom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Albatross.
Hogerstrom has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice shot lands for Hogerstrom.
Albatross connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albatross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogerstrom looks to throw the jab but Albatross is out of range.
Hogerstrom moves out of range of the body kick.
Albatross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Albatross.
Hogerstrom throws out a leg kick but Albatross moves out of range and Hogerstrom only half commits.
Albatross quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Albatross lands a slapping body shot.
Albatross misses with a body kick.
Hogerstrom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Albatross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Albatross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Albatross's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hogerstrom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Albatross scrambles back to his feet.
Albatross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hogerstrom.
A combination from Albatross does no damage.
Hogerstrom misses with a left hand
and Albatross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hogerstrom thinking.
Hogerstrom connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogerstrom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Albatross's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hogerstrom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Albatross throws a head kick but Hogerstrom moves out of range.
Albatross looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogerstrom is just out of range.
Albatross sends Hogerstrom crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Albatross is motioning to the referee to let Hogerstrom up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hogerstrom is rocked!
That has opened up Calle Hogerstrom's cut even more.
Hogerstrom tries to clinch
and Albatross counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Hogerstrom off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Albatross follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Hogerstrom was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mac Burns (ranked 1298 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Tor KillsInWater (ranked 11 p4p, 24 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor Mac Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tor KillsInWater!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KillsInWater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns misses with the combination.
KillsInWater ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. KillsInWater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
KillsInWater throws a shot to the body.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zenarals' House in the buildup to the fight.
KillsInWater throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burns tries to bum rush KillsInWater with a series of wild strikes but KillsInWater uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and KillsInWater counters with a body kick that stops Burns in his tracks momentarily.
Burns looks to land a left hand but KillsInWater moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and KillsInWater releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
KillsInWater misses the shot to the body.
KillsInWater motions for Burns to come forward. KillsInWater throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
KillsInWater connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns digs a right hand underneath KillsInWater's ribcage. KillsInWater let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through KillsInWater's defenses.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Tor KillsInWater has been cut.
KillsInWater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
KillsInWater digs a right hand underneath Burns's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
KillsInWater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
KillsInWater is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now KillsInWater has his back to the cage.
KillsInWater tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing KillsInWater back against the cage.
KillsInWater misses with a hook from the clinch.
KillsInWater misses with a hook from the clinch.
KillsInWater is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but KillsInWater avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
KillsInWater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns lands a left hand.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and KillsInWater avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
KillsInWater makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
KillsInWater lands with a short shot to the head.
KillsInWater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt KillsInWater or not.
KillsInWater swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
KillsInWater misses with the head strike.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
KillsInWater pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
KillsInWater misses with a punch to the body.
Burns blocks a body shot from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the cage.
A short right from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but KillsInWater is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of KillsInWater backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
KillsInWater looks winded!
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Burns cracks KillsInWater with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Mac Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tor KillsInWater's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
KillsInWater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
KillsInWater throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that KillsInWater can do to turn this around?
Burns lands with a kick to the temple. KillsInWater shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
KillsInWater lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.
Connor Mac Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right.
KillsInWater is rocked!
Burns misses with a hook
and KillsInWater makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but KillsInWater ducks down to avoid it.
KillsInWater looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns looks to land a right hand but KillsInWater moved out of range.
KillsInWater darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping KillsInWater at a distance.
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!
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater lands a right hand.
Burns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
KillsInWater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
KillsInWater tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but KillsInWater blocks with his arms.
KillsInWater lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
KillsInWater blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
KillsInWater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
KillsInWater misses with a short punch on the inside.
KillsInWater tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing KillsInWater back against the cage.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Burns cracks KillsInWater with a nice body shot.
KillsInWater is breathing heavily.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and KillsInWater avoids it.
KillsInWater lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from KillsInWater.
Burns with a knee to the head.
Burns is really struggling to find his range with his punches. KillsInWater's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
KillsInWater throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Burns darts in trying to clinch
enabling KillsInWater to counter with a crisp jab.
KillsInWater is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout.
Burns looks to land a right hand but KillsInWater moved out of range.
KillsInWater misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from KillsInWater. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns misses with a double jab
and KillsInWater counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and KillsInWater counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Mac Burns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tor KillsInWater's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Burns throws a hook but KillsInWater blocks it.
Tor KillsInWater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KillsInWater scores with a shot to the body.
Burns clinches up with KillsInWater and pushes him back against the cage.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
KillsInWater digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater lands an overhand right.
KillsInWater has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
KillsInWater swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns moves out of range as KillsInWater throws a body kick.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but KillsInWater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on KillsInWater's shoulder, as KillsInWater tries to avoid the shot.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but KillsInWater is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a left hand
and KillsInWater counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burns. KillsInWater shrugs it off though.
KillsInWater ducks right into an uppercut from Burns.
Burns throws a body kick that misses
and KillsInWater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connor Mac Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns lands a front kick.
KillsInWater scores with a nice right hand.
Burns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from KillsInWater. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns blocks a leg kick.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by KillsInWater.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns misses with a right hand
and KillsInWater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns is rocked!
KillsInWater ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
KillsInWater loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
KillsInWater explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
KillsInWater is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
KillsInWater connects with a solid leg kick.
KillsInWater cracks Burns with a right hand to the side of the head.
KillsInWater throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns throws a lazy head kick
letting KillsInWater counter with a right hand.
KillsInWater tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burns lands a jab to KillsInWater's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Connor Mac Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns throws a hook but KillsInWater blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tor KillsInWater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Mac Burns!
A relieved looking Connor Mac Burns thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 167 p4p, 599 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 6 p4p, 18 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuentes.
Goodman tries to counter with a clinch but Fuentes shakes him off and moves away.
Fuentes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodman.
Goodman wants to slow Fuentes down by chopping away at his legs.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Fuentes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Goodman misses.
Goodman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fuentes throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Fuentes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman 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.
Fuentes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goodman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Goodman misses with a kick to the body
and Fuentes counters with a straight right hand.
Goodman wants to clinch
and Fuentes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goodman throws a lazy uppercut
and Fuentes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fuentes drops Goodman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Goodman looks back up at him and smiles so Fuentes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Goodman wants to clinch but Fuentes slips to the side
and Goodman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman is rocked!
Goodman throws a lazy uppercut
and Fuentes counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Fuentes!
Pedro Fuentes retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Pedro Fuentes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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