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CDFC 15: Zeigler vs Tarver PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floruit Biggus (ranked 6759 p4p, 6498 weight class) and Will Hart (ranked 453 p4p, 443 weight class). Floruit Biggus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Floruit Biggus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Hart!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Biggus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Biggus looking to score a takedown here. Hart is defending well but Biggus drives through and ends up in Hart's guard.
Hart can't keep his opponent in guard - Biggus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart gets back to full guard.
Biggus stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart is still trying to improve position.
Biggus forces his way into half guard.
Hart is refusing to be controlled, as Biggus sits in half guard.
Hart is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggus trying to control the action but Hart is working from the bottom.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Biggus 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.
Hart punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Hart wants to improve his position but Biggus is controlling well.
Hart is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Hart is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hart is in a horrible position here. Biggus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hart wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Biggus is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Hart with him. Hart is trying to defend but Biggus has an arm under the chin now! Hart grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Floruit Biggus!
During a confident post fight interview, Floruit Biggus 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Efraim Diveroli (ranked 6595 p4p, 6783 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 676 p4p, 685 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Efraim Diveroli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diveroli has his takedown stuffed
and Susi counters with a right hand to the body.
Susi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diveroli takes one to the chin there.
Diveroli shoots in and drives through. Susi sprawls well.
No luck for Diveroli with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efraim Diveroli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Efraim Diveroli has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diveroli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Susi counters with a left to the body.
Diveroli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diveroli has his takedown stuffed
and Susi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diveroli is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi lands a big right hand that sends Diveroli crashing to the mat! Susi stays standing though and waves Diveroli back to his feet!
Susi lands a right hook to the body.
Susi throws an overhand right that drops Diveroli like a sack of potatoes! Susi dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Susi!
Kaarlo Susi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Efraim Diveroli had this to say: 'I’m a young gun but don’t worry I’ll be back '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeno Christ (ranked 4991 p4p, 6393 weight class) and Kevin Jensen (ranked 541 p4p, 613 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeno Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Jensen misses
and Christ counters with a three punch combo that has Jensen backing up. Jensen nods at Christ to acknowledge the strikes.
Jensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jensen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christ takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Christ 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.
Jensen tries to clinch but Christ moves out of range.
Christ feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jensen sprawling to the canvas! Jensen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Christ finish him?!
 Jensen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ throws an uppercut from hell that sends Jensen clean off his feet! He's out cold! Christ stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeno Christ!
A victorious Jeno Christ thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kevin Jensen was interviewed post fight and said 'congrats to my opponent. I'll work harder and be back stronger next time.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sajit Dopinder (ranked 4969 p4p, 6869 weight class) and Sean Stevenson Jr (ranked 283 p4p, 340 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sajit Dopinder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Stevenson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dopinder works Stevenson Jr's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Dopinder.
Stevenson Jr dodges the punch combination from Dopinder.
Dopinder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dopinder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevenson Jr slips a straight right by Dopinder.
Dopinder lands with a nice combination. Stevenson Jr backs away looking to recover.
Stevenson Jr moves away from the strike by Dopinder.
Stevenson Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dopinder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dopinder throws a body shot but no joy.
Dopinder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dopinder throws a body shot but no joy.
Dopinder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dopinder throws a hook but Stevenson Jr avoids it easily.
Dopinder misses with a few strikes there.
Dopinder swings for the body but Stevenson Jr moves out of range.
Stevenson Jr throws a counter combo.
Dopinder connects with a body shot.
Dopinder throws a big shot that misses.
Dopinder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Dopinder.
Dopinder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevenson Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dopinder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stevenson Jr throws a counter combo.
Dopinder misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dopinder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stevenson Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Dopinder. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dopinder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevenson Jr counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dopinder misses with a double jab
and Stevenson Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Dopinder misses with a low kick.
Dopinder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dopinder misses with the combination.
Dopinder looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson Jr is just out of range.
Stevenson Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dopinder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stevenson Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Dopinder throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson Jr throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dopinder misses the jab.
Stevenson Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stevenson Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dopinder.
Stevenson Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch combination from Dopinder misses.
Stevenson Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Dopinder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dopinder!
Stevenson Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dopinder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dopinder tries to bum rush Stevenson Jr with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dopinder swings for the body but Stevenson Jr moves out of range.
Dopinder misses with a double jab.
Dopinder connects with a body shot that sends Stevenson Jr's belly button to the back.
Dopinder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Stevenson Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dopinder throws a front kick aimed at Stevenson Jr's knee but Stevenson Jr avoids it well.
Dopinder throws a body punch but Stevenson Jr moves out of range.
Dopinder lands with a cross.
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!
Dopinder misses with the combination.
Dopinder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dopinder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dopinder pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stevenson Jr is out of range and Dopinder settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dopinder. Stevenson Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dopinder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dopinder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stevenson Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dopinder looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson Jr is just out of range.
Stevenson Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sajit Dopinder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dopinder cracks Stevenson Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dopinder throws a chopping leg kick but Stevenson Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Dopinder misses the target.
Stevenson Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dopinder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stevenson Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Dopinder backing up. Dopinder nods at Stevenson Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
 Dopinder is rocked!
Dopinder throws an off balance right hand
and Stevenson Jr counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Dopinder has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sean Stevenson Jr!
Sean Stevenson Jr 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 Uno Muerto (ranked 4132 p4p, 6088 weight class) and David Skafte (ranked 256 p4p, 320 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uno Muerto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Skafte!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skafte misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Muerto misses its intended target.
Skafte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skafte throws the left hand but Muerto avoids the punch easily.
Skafte misses with an uppercut. Muerto saw that one coming.
Muerto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Skafte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muerto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skafte manages to circle out of the way.
Muerto looks to throw the jab but Skafte is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Skafte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Skafte throws a looping overhand right but Muerto ducks down to avoid it.
Muerto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skafte.
Skafte misses with a looping right.
Skafte throws a lazy right hand but Muerto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muerto catches Skafte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muerto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muerto wants to clinch but Skafte slips to the side
and Skafte counters with a straight right hand.
Skafte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muerto circles away quickly and effectively.
Skafte misses with a hook.
Muerto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skafte.
Skafte throws a poor cross that misses
and Muerto counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Muerto.
Skafte misses with a looping left.
Skafte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muerto on the side of the head.
Muerto feints and then cracks Skafte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skafte down.
Skafte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muerto at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muerto. That's going to slow Skafte down.
Muerto misses with a series of wild punches.
Skafte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Muerto misses with a body shot.
David Skafte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muerto scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Muerto does no damage.
Skafte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Muerto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muerto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skafte throws out the jab.
Muerto moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muerto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skafte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerto throws a jab but it's blocked by Skafte.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch but Skafte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muerto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Skafte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muerto.
Skafte throws a hook to the side of Muerto's head but Muerto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skafte misses with a double jab.
Muerto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skafte.
Skafte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muerto moves out of range as Skafte strikes.
Muerto throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Skafte to counter with a crisp jab.
Muerto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Skafte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skafte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Skafte backs away, Muerto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Skafte misses its intended target.
Skafte scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerto has Skafte up against the cage in a clinch.
Muerto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skafte is defending well for now.
Skafte tries to circle away but Muerto has him pinned against the cage.
Skafte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skafte lands an overhand right.
Muerto blocks a jab.
Muerto moves forwards but Skafte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skafte loads up on a big right hand but Muerto slips the punch.
Muerto tries to clinch but Skafte moves out of range.
Skafte misses with a looping left.
Skafte 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.
Skafte misses with a hook
and Muerto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skafte thinking.
Skafte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Muerto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Skafte throws a body punch but Muerto moves out of range.
Muerto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Skafte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skafte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muerto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Skafte's knee momentarily.
Muerto lands a nice shot that snaps Skafte's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skafte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skafte misses with an uppercut
and Muerto counters with a leg kick.
Skafte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muerto circles away quickly and effectively.
Skafte looks winded!
Muerto slips a jab from Skafte.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skafte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skafte throws out a counter right but Muerto avoids it with no problem.
Skafte throws a series of punches but Muerto avoids them all with ease.
Skafte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muerto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Skafte backs up against the cage.
Muerto throws a hook but Skafte blocks it.
Muerto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skafte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Muerto wants to clinch but Skafte slips to the side
enabling Skafte to counter with a crisp jab.
Muerto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muerto tries to counter by clinching up but Skafte breaks away and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Skafte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skafte defending well as Muerto loads up on a big left hand.
Skafte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Skafte finds it's way through Muerto's defenses.
Muerto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skafte scores with a jab. Muerto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Skafte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skafte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muerto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skafte counters with a straight right hand.
Skafte looks to land a right hand but Muerto moved out of range.
Muerto ducks under a wild hook from Skafte.
Muerto ducks under a wild hook from Skafte.
Muerto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Skafte looks to move away, Muerto throws a big counter combo but Skafte just gets out of the way.
Muerto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skafte throws out the jab.
Skafte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muerto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muerto tries to clinch there but Skafte circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Skafte.
Muerto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muerto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muerto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skafte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muerto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muerto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Skafte throws a jab when Muerto was well out of range.
Skafte throws a hook to the side of Muerto's head but Muerto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muerto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch but Skafte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skafte lands with an uppercut that bounces Muerto off the cage and back into range.
Muerto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muerto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skafte moves away.
Muerto tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Skafte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skafte misses with a right hand
and Muerto counters with a left and a right that stings Skafte.
Skafte throws a lazy uppercut
and Skafte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerto connects with a leg kick.
David Skafte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skafte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muerto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skafte.
Skafte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muerto. Muerto obviously looking to wear him down.
Muerto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skafte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skafte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muerto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Skafte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muerto feints and then cracks Skafte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skafte down.
Muerto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skafte misses with a hook.
Muerto slips a jab from Skafte.
Muerto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Skafte.
Muerto tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Skafte counter with a right hand.
Skafte just misses with a punch to the body.
Skafte is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerto throws a series of punches but Skafte moves out of range.
Nice shot by Skafte.
Muerto connects with a solid leg kick.
Skafte dodges the punch combination from Muerto.
Skafte misses with a straight right.
Muerto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muerto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Skafte misses the target.
Muerto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muerto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skafte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skafte misses with an uppercut
and Muerto counters with an outside leg kick.
Skafte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Muerto finds it's way through Skafte's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muerto tries to clinch up.
Skafte cracks Muerto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skafte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skafte cracks a nice hook into Muerto's ribs.
Muerto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skafte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skafte misses with a double jab.
Skafte throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick lands for Muerto.
Muerto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skafte.
Muerto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muerto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skafte.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Skafte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Skafte looks to land a left hand but Muerto moved out of range nicely.
Uno Muerto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muerto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skafte.
Muerto lands a leg kick that knocks Skafte off balance momentarily.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch but Skafte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skafte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skafte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muerto manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Skafte misses.
Skafte throws a lazy right hand but Muerto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skafte loads up on a big right hand but Muerto slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from Skafte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muerto throws an overhand right that lands on Skafte's shoulder, as Skafte tries to avoid the shot.
Skafte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Muerto misses.
Muerto scores with a one two! Skafte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skafte throws a shot from downtown. Muerto moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skafte misses the jab.
Muerto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skafte.
Good leg kick by Muerto.
Skafte tries to bum rush Muerto with a series of wild strikes but Muerto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muerto tries to counter by clinching up but Skafte breaks away and moves out of range.
Skafte misses with a lunging right hand
and Muerto counters with an outside leg kick.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch but Skafte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skafte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skafte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muerto.
Muerto just misses with a punch to the body.
Muerto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Muerto.
Skafte misses with a double jab.
Muerto looks to score with a jab to the body but Skafte is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skafte misses with a lunging right hand
and Muerto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skafte swings for the body but Muerto moves out of range.
Muerto misses with an uppercut.
Skafte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muerto is looking to counter punch.
Skafte looks to land a right hand but Muerto moved out of range.
Muerto throws out a loose jab but Skafte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Skafte misses.
Muerto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muerto wants to clinch.
Muerto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muerto misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skafte misses with a left hand
and Muerto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muerto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skafte.
Muerto blocks a jab.
Muerto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Skafte.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch but Skafte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skafte throws a lazy uppercut
and Muerto counters by moving into the clinch.
Skafte is trying to push Muerto away but Muerto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Skafte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skafte is trying to break free.
Skafte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skafte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muertos head.
A frustrated look appears on Skafte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muerto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skafte blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skafte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muerto lands an elbow inside that Skafte shrugs off.
Skafte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muerto ducks under a wild hook from Skafte.
Muerto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muerto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skafte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muerto throws a right and a left that Skafte avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Muerto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muerto swings for the body but Skafte moves out of range.
Muerto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Muerto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skafte.
Skafte misses with a hook. Muerto ducked under it nicely.
Muerto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Muerto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muerto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Skafte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Uno Muerto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Skafte.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Uno Muerto.
I think Skafte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Skafte!
A very excited looking David Skafte 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Garic (ranked 3572 p4p, 5400 weight class) and Bertil Brutal (ranked 453 p4p, 594 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Garic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertil Brutal!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutal throws a poor cross that misses
and Garic counters with a nice body shot.
Garic digs a good hook to Brutal's body.
Garic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brutal moves away.
Garic takes a swing at Brutal's ribcage but misses.
Bertil Brutal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garic misses the jab.
Garic slips under a jab.
Garic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brutal looks winded!
Garic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brutal checks it well.
Garic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brutal checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Brutal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brutal misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garic throws a lazy right hand but Brutal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brutal.
Garic ducks right into an uppercut from Brutal.
Brutal clobbers Garic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brutal throws out a counter right but Garic avoids it with no problem.
Brutal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brutal misses with a two punch combination.
Garic throws a series of punches but Brutal avoids them all with ease.
Garic misses with an uppercut. Brutal saw that one coming.
Garic throws a leg kick but Brutal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garic throws a big shot that misses.
Brutal lands with an overhand left.
Brutal throws a right hand that misses
and Garic counters with a left to the body.
Garic throws a body shot but no joy.
Brutal's coach down at Sprawl & Brawl was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brutal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brutal misses with an uppercut. Garic saw that one coming.
Garic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brutal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garic slips under a jab.
Brutal throws a hook but Garic avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garic throws a combination. Brutal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Bertil Brutal has been cut.
Garic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brutal at a distance.
Garic misses with the combination.
Brutal dodges the punch combination from Garic.
Garic misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutal scores with a punch to the head.
Garic misses the body punch
and Brutal counters with a stiff right hand.
Garic slips a jab and a cross from Brutal.
Garic throws a body punch but Brutal moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Garic.
Garic misses with a head kick.
Garic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brutal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garic.
Brutal misses with a looping left.
Garic moves out of range as Brutal strikes.
A jab from Brutal misses.
Garic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garic throws a solid leg kick but Brutal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garic.
Garic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garic misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Garic does it's job there.
Brutal is rocked!
Garic batters Brutal with a massive right followed by a huge left! Brutal is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Garic lands a final crushing right hand to drop Brutal to the mat with a gruesome thud! Garic is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lee Garic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conny Ponny (ranked 3264 p4p, 4325 weight class) and Bradley Wallace (ranked 400 p4p, 496 weight class). Bradley Wallace will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conny Ponny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bradley Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Ponny blocks the leg kick.
Wallace wants to slow Ponny down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ponny.
Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ponny counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good body shot from Ponny.
Good body shot from Ponny.
Wallace letting Ponny take a breather here.
Wallace stalling in the clinch but Ponny improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ponny is leaning against Wallace and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ponny lands with a short shot to the head.
Ponny stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ponny lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponny lands with a light punch inside.
Ponny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wallace fails to pull guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ponny - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ponny lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wallace.
Ponny digs a right hand underneath Wallace's ribcage. Wallace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ponny lands a body punch.
Ponny lands with a left to the head.
Ponny stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Ponny.
Ponny presses Wallace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ponny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Ponny swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wallace does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ponny misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Ponny counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ponny misses the target.
Conny Ponny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ponny stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponny effectively controlling the action here.
Ponny lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ponny.
Ponny content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ponny lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponny.
Ponny is pushing Wallace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ponny is struggling to control the position.
Ponny lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ponny.
Wallace tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ponny smiles and moves away.
Conny Ponny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Wallace.
Ponny scoring well with a low kick there.
Ponny checks a leg kick.
Wallace throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ponny counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Ponny.
Ponny throws a big counter combination but Wallace scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ponny misses with a looping left.
Ponny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace shoots for a takedown but Ponny saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Wallace misses
and Ponny moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conny Ponny dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wallace tries to clinch but Ponny moves out of range.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ponny throwing a counter right hand but Wallace manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ponny throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wallace avoids it.
Wallace connects with a body shot that sends Ponny's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Wallace feints a jab promting Ponny to slip. Wallace then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ponny slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bradley Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ponny gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Ponny.
A hook to the body from Ponny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Ponny as the two fighters clinch.
Ponny is pushing Wallace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Ponny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponny lands a right hand.
Come on Ponny - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Ponny.
Wallace takes a shot to the head.
Ponny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ponny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Ponny throws an off balance right hand
and Wallace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ponny lands with a good body shot.
Wallace motions for Ponny to come forward. Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Wallace tries to get set, Ponny tries to push him back and clinch up but Wallace manages to avoid the attempt.
Ponny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ponny misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Ponny.
Ponny throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ponny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Wallace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ponny.
Ponny cracks Wallace with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
Ponny connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Ponny misses.
Wallace tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wallace slips a straight right by Ponny.
Ponny scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponny dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Ponny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wallace is looking to score with low kicks.
Ponny cracks Wallace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ponny throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Conny Ponny is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallace throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ponny moves into the clinch.
Ponny lands a shoulder strike.
Ponny avoiding damage.
Ponny lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponny.
Ponny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conny Ponny has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Ponny forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but Ponny has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ponny walks away with a smile on his face. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Conny Ponny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Wallace.
Wallace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wallace there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponny works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Ponny.
Wallace tries a low kick but Ponny avoids it.
Wallace throws a front kick aimed at Ponny's knee but Ponny avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conny Ponny dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ponny misses the shot to the body.
Ponny checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Wallace tries to get set, Ponny tries to push him back and clinch up but Wallace manages to avoid the attempt.
Ponny connects with an inside leg kick.
Ponny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wallace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ponny back to the cage. Wallace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice leg kick from Ponny, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace misses with a low kick as Ponny jumps back.
Ponny moves out of range of the body kick.
Ponny throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
Wallace unleashes a big counter combination but Ponny bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Ponny counters with a good low kick that Wallace was not able to check.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Ponny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Ponny.
Ponny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Ponny throws a lazy body kick
and Wallace counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Wallace misses with the body kick
and Ponny counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Ponny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Wallace wants to clinch up but Ponny keeps it at a distance.
Ponny tries to counter by clinching up but Wallace breaks away and moves out of range.
Ponny connects with a leg kick.
Wallace is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ponny.
Ponny scoring well with a low kick there.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Ponny counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ponny is struggling to control the position.
Ponny is working Wallace over against the cage.
Ponny will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wallace up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponny scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Ponny is controlling him.
Wallace fails to pull guard.
Wallace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ponny stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Ponny.
Ponny controlling the action here for a moment.
Ponny is pushing Wallace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Conny Ponny.
A slow jab from Ponny misses its intended target.
Wallace goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
Ponny tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by Ponny there.
Wallace misses with a leg kick.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
Ponny lands a really nice looking cross but Wallace seems unphased.
Conny Ponny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ponny to score with a decent uppercut.
Ponny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Ponny checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Ponny.
Ponny connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ponny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ponny, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick from Wallace misses.
Ponny is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wallace.
Ponny misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Ponny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wallace throws a hook but Ponny avoids it easily.
As Wallace tries to get set, Ponny tries to push him back and clinch up but Wallace manages to avoid the attempt.
Bradley Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ponny clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conny Ponny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ponny 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conny Ponny!
Conny Ponny bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Ragnarsson (ranked 3366 p4p, 3341 weight class) and Toppo Damorning (ranked 412 p4p, 410 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olaf Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toppo Damorning!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damorning's elbow.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnarsson letting Damorning take a breather here.
Ragnarsson missing with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Damorning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Ragnarsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Damorning tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ragnarsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.
It looks like Toppo Damorning has been cut.
Damorning takes an elbow to the forehead.
Damorning avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Damorning controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson blocks an elbow strike from Damorning.
Damorning blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Damorning avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Damorning controls his hands.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Toppo Damorning's cut even more.
Damorning tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damorning tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ragnarsson smiles and moves away.
Olaf Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toppo Damorning.
Ragnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Toppo Damorning's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ragnarsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Damorning leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Toppo Damorning's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Olaf Ragnarsson!
Olaf Ragnarsson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sega Genesis (ranked 3450 p4p, 2853 weight class) and Jarkko Ahola (ranked 425 p4p, 348 weight class). Genesis comes to the cage accompanied by SSSEEEEGGGGAAAAAA!! Sonic the hedgehogs theme song . Jarkko Ahola has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sega Genesis 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sega Genesis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Ahola.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genesis manages to avoid it.
Genesis blocks a jab.
Ahola throws a shot from downtown. Genesis moves away and avoids it.
Ahola walks into a straight right hand from Genesis .
Ahola throws a body punch but Genesis moves out of range.
Genesis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ahola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Genesis s head.
Genesis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahola backwards.
Genesis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ahola fails to land.
Ahola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Genesis s head.
Ahola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Genesis .
Genesis blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Ahola fails to land.
Ahola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Genesis controls his hands.
Ahola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahola scores with a shoulder strike.
Ahola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Genesis has Ahola pushed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ahola.
Ahola misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahola throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahola.
Genesis misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahola scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahola creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Genesis 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Genesis drops to his knees and Ahola pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarkko Ahola!
An out of breath Jarkko Ahola thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Sega Genesis stepped up to the mic, saying 'GAME OVER....'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziegler (ranked 2681 p4p, 1267 weight class) and Antonio Tarver (ranked 172 p4p, 76 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Ziegler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Tarver!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziegler scores with a jab. Tarver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ziegler gets tackled into the cage by Tarver. Tarver maintains the clinch.
Tarver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tarver jumps guard but Ziegler stands there with Tarver around his waist. Tarver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tarver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tarver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ziegler defends it easily.
Tarver is trying to control the position but Ziegler postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarver is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ziegler defends well.
Ziegler is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ziegler's guard.
Ziegler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ziegler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ziegler tries to get out of the position.
Tarver drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Tarver as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Ziegler screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Tarver! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Antonio Tarver!
Our winner, Antonio Tarver, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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