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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mai Punani (ranked 5352 p4p, 5834 weight class) and Murderous Warmonger (ranked 187 p4p, 199 weight class). Mai Punani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Murderous Warmonger's chin.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mai Punani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murderous Warmonger!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warmonger scores with a jab to the jaw.
 It looks like Mai Punani has been cut.
Punani definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Punani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Warmonger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Punani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warmonger was well out of range. Poor timing from Punani.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Warmonger! But no joy.
Warmonger misses with a straight right.
Warmonger sends Punani crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Warmonger is motioning to the referee to let Punani up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Punani is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warmonger fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Punani out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Murderous Warmonger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Vieira (ranked 4334 p4p, 3927 weight class) and Bertel Haardt (ranked 153 p4p, 141 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haardt looks to clinch
and Vieira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haardt pushes Vieira off looking to stand but Vieira dives back in and keeps control.
Haardt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vieira.
Vieira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haardt is looking to escape.
Vieira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Haardt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vieira.
Haardt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vieira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haardt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vieira's head.
Haardt stuffs the takedown attempt from Vieira. Vieira gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haardt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vieira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haardt throws a nice head kick!
Vieira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haardt counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haardt is looking to clinch.
Vieira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haardt counters with a two punch combo.
Haardt lands with a shot to the body.
Haardt lands a jab-cross combination.
Bertel Haardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira walks straight into a right hand from Haardt - that's dropped him! Haardt jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Vieira from any more punishment! Vieira complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bertel Haardt!
After the big win, Bertel Haardt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russel Wilson (ranked 2529 p4p, 24104 weight class) and James Shortman (ranked 87 p4p, 241 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Russel Wilson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Russel Wilson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russel Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Shortman!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson gets caught flat footed, as Shortman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wilson pulls Shortman in close to prevent any damage.
Wilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shortman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shortman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shortman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wilson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wilson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wilson!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shortman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shortman wants to work for an arm triangle but Wilson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shortman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is defending against the submission attempts here by Shortman.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wilson moves into full guard.
Shortman preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shortman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wilson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shortman, into his guard.
Wilson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wilson lands a couple of elbows.
Wilson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
 It looks like James Shortman has been cut.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Shortman to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Wilson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Shortman pulls down on the head and he's put Wilson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Shortman!
James Shortman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marwin Mueller (ranked 2046 p4p, 6261 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 294 p4p, 712 weight class). Cormier is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Face the Pain. Daniel Cormier is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marwin Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mueller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mueller working the ground and pound.
Cormier is looking for a sweep.
Mueller cracks Cormier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cormier is trying to get back to half guard.
Mueller cracks Cormier with a big elbow.
Cormier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Mueller crashes against the mat.
Mueller scoring with punches from side control.
Mueller throws a strike aimed at the side of Cormier's head but Cormier avoids it well.
Mueller is looking to take a break and control but Cormier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mueller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cormier tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller working the body and head with strikes.
It looks like Daniel Cormier has been cut.
Cormier is looking to reverse the position.
Mueller landing a few strikes.
Cormier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mueller connects with a decent elbow.
Mueller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mueller cracks Cormier with a big elbow.
Mueller in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cormier tries to improve position but can't.
Mueller is putting a hurting on Cormier here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mueller scoring with punches and elbows.
Mueller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
 Cormier is rocked!
That has opened up Daniel Cormier's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller lands a strong strike to the head of Cormier. That's dazed him! Mueller looking to finish here. Cormier is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Mueller lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marwin Mueller!
A victorious Marwin Mueller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Daniel Cormier spoke after the fight, saying 'You don't quit after you get beat. You pick yourself up, and you start rebuilding to accomplish your goals'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Heimo (ranked 2148 p4p, 2535 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 126 p4p, 148 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger moves away from the strike by Heimo.
Heimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Heimo.
Heimo misses the jab.
Tiger feints a counter leg kick.
Tiger tries to bum rush Heimo with a series of wild strikes but Heimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger moves out of range as Heimo throws a body kick.
Tiger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heimo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heimo throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Heimo cracks Tiger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heimo misses with a body kick.
Heimo takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Heimo throws a head kick that misses.
Tiger scores with a hook.
Heimo misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
Tiger jabs Heimo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimo throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimo thuds a left hand into Tiger's body.
Heimo misses the body punch
and Tiger counters with a shoot takedown. Heimo fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger trying to control but Heimo is working from the bottom.
Heimo has control of Tiger's left arm, preventing Tiger from doing any damage.
Tiger preventing the sweep.
Heimo trying to control the position.
Tiger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heimo keeping full guard, as Tiger tries to pass.
Tiger trying to control but Heimo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger stops Heimo from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Heimo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Heimo is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tiger is fighting to break Heimo's control of his arms but Heimo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiger with a hook.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiger darts in looking for a takedown but Heimo gets double underhooks and turns Tiger into the cage.
Heimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Heimo.
Tiger connects with a solid leg kick.
Heimo misses with a low kick.
Heimo misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Tiger.
Heimo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger's coach down at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tiger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tiger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heimo's head.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimo manages to avoid it.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Heimo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heimo can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimo.
Tiger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heimo lands a right hook to the body.
Heimo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tiger counters with a three punch combo that has Heimo backing up. Heimo nods at Tiger to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimo. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiger! But no joy.
Tiger slips under a jab from Heimo.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Heimo punishes Tiger's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiger connects with a solid leg kick.
Aleksi Heimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimo lands with a good body shot.
Heimo motions for Tiger to come forward. Heimo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heimo misses with a body shot.
Tiger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heimo throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimo lands with a shot to the body.
Heimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tiger is defended easily by Heimo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a head kick but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heimo lands with a nice body punch.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but Heimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heimo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimo. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimo.
Heimo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiger lands with a slapping head kick.
Heimo digs a good hook to Tiger's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heimo takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Aleksi Heimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger avoids a kick to the body.
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 Aleksi Heimo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Heimo throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
Heimo lands with a good body shot.
Tiger digs a good hook to Heimo's body.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Tiger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Heimo.
Heimo throws a leg kick that misses.
Tiger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the liver by Heimo. Beautiful body shot.
Tiger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Heimo!
Tiger working away.
Heimo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tiger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Heimo is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tiger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tiger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tiger prevents Heimo from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tiger in particular looking to stall.
Heimo tries to get to full guard but Tiger has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger is looking to take a break and control but Heimo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiger controlling the action here.
Tiger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiger controlling the pace.
Tiger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Heimo trying to control here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Heimo tries to get to full guard but Tiger has control of the leg.
Tiger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiger slips under a jab.
Great Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heimo throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heimo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heimo looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimo.
Heimo throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Heimo is looking to wear down Tiger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters circling a little - Heimo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiger slips a straight right by Heimo.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimo is just out of range.
Heimo punishes Tiger's body with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Tiger blocks the low kick.
Heimo lands with a good body shot.
Tiger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger connects with an inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Tiger both land. Nice combination.
Heimo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimo.
Tiger tries to land a leg kick but Heimo saw it coming and moves away.
Tiger throws a series of strikes that have Heimo backpedaling.
Heimo throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
Heimo's corner calls for a 1-2. Heimo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Heimo digs a good hook to Tiger's body.
Tiger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heimo.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo works Tiger's body with a nice hook.
Tiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heimo lands a right hook to the body.
Heimo throws a leg kick but Tiger moved away.
Tiger throws a counter combo.
Aleksi Heimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimo.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger throws a head kick but Heimo moves out of range.
Tiger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Great Tiger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Heimo checks a low kick from Tiger.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick from Heimo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Heimo blocks the leg kick.
Tiger throws a hook but Heimo avoids it easily.
Tiger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimo. That did some damage!
Heimo throws a lazy body kick
and Tiger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiger throws the left hand but Heimo avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Heimo misses its intended target.
Tiger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Tiger.
Heimo motions for Tiger to come forward. Heimo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger moves out of range as Heimo strikes.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heimo throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger cracks a nice hook into Heimo's ribs.
Heimo lands with a right hand.
Heimo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heimo throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Tiger misses.
Tiger tries to bum rush Heimo with a series of wild strikes but Heimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tiger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heimo's guard.
Tiger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heimo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiger being controlled here momentarily.
Heimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Heimo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger is trying to control the position but Heimo postures up.
Tiger looking for a guillotine here but Heimo defends easily.
Heimo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Heimo slips nicely into half guard.
Heimo wants to free his trapped foot but Tiger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tiger is doing well to control the position and prevent Heimo from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo wants to pass the guard but Tiger is defending well.
Tiger keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Heimo is looking to pass Tiger's guard but actually Tiger recovers to full guard.
Tiger is controlling Heimo's posture.
Tiger looking to control.
Tiger managing to control the position.
Heimo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heimo advances position into side control!
Heimo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tiger!
Heimo is looking to work his way around to Tiger's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Heimo working for a guillotine from mount but Tiger is in no mood to give up.
Tiger wants to hold on but Heimo pushes him away.
Aleksi Heimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heimo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Tiger is holding on tight.
Heimo is working for a guillotine from mount but Tiger frees his head quite easily.
Tiger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksi Heimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heimo, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksi Heimo!
Our winner, Aleksi Heimo, 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 771 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 43 p4p, 66 weight class). De Geno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DE MEXICO SONG. 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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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
Ruenroeng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng lands with a good body shot.
Ruenroeng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - De Geno coming out on top.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Geno.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruenroeng slips a jab from De Geno.
De Geno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for De Geno.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruenroeng throws a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as De Geno blocks the low kick.
Ruenroeng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Geno finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruenroeng's head.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from De Geno misses.
We've been informed that Ruenroeng 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.
De Geno cracks Ruenroeng with an open hand slap.
Ruenroeng thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ruenroeng.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
Ruenroeng stuns De Geno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruenroeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
De Geno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruenroeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab.
Ruenroeng appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ruenroeng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range.
Ruenroeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
Despite the aggression on Ruenroeng's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruenroeng scores with a decent looking hook.
De Geno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruenroeng blocks a jab.
De Geno works over Ruenroeng's head and body with a nice combination.
Ruenroeng moves away from the strike by De Geno.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruenroeng counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from De Geno.
Ruenroeng slips under a jab from De Geno.
De Geno throws a poor cross that misses
and De Geno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruenroeng missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno misses with a straight left.
De Geno with a nice cross.
Ruenroeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
Ruenroeng only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range.
De Geno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Geno.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
Ruenroeng connects with an inside leg kick.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch.
Ruenroeng moves away from the strike by De Geno.
Decent striking displayed by Ruenroeng there.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno cracks Ruenroeng with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Geno misses with a left hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a straight right hand.
De Geno misses with a right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Geno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruenroeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruenroeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruenroeng moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruenroeng.
A combination from De Geno does no damage.
De Geno's corner calls for a 1-2. De Geno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruenroeng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from De Geno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range nicely.
De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruenroeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Geno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Geno throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruenroeng scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Geno takes one on the button.
Ruenroeng connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Geno's hands.
A jab from De Geno misses.
De Geno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruenroeng's head backwards.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Geno throws a jab when Ruenroeng was well out of range.
Ruenroeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Geno with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
Ruenroeng lands a head shot.
Ruenroeng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
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 Pablo De Geno will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Geno moves out of range as Ruenroeng throws a body kick.
Ruenroeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
De Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice body kick.
Ruenroeng takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
De Geno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Geno's corner calls for a 1-2. De Geno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Geno defending well as Ruenroeng loads up on a big left hand.
De Geno blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
De Geno jabs Ruenroeng to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from De Geno.
A jab from De Geno misses.
Ruenroeng looks to land a right hand but De Geno moved out of range.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Geno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruenroeng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Geno lands a jab to the nose.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruenroeng misses with a leg kick
and De Geno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Geno misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruenroeng takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
De Geno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruenroeng has time to react.
Good exchange - De Geno coming out on top.
Ruenroeng defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Ruenroeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from De Geno. Those never looked like landing.
Ruenroeng misses with a series of wild punches.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head but Ruenroeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruenroeng slips a straight right by De Geno.
Ruenroeng misses the jab.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but De Geno checks it.
Ruenroeng feints and then cracks De Geno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Geno down.
De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruenroeng.
Pablo De Geno is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes.
De Geno backing away here, and Ruenroeng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruenroeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Ruenroeng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Geno staying out of range there.
De Geno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruenroeng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
De Geno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pablo De Geno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruenroeng is looking to land body kicks.
De Geno throwing a counter right hand but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Geno checks a leg kick.
De Geno throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by De Geno.
De Geno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruenroeng circles away quickly and effectively.
De Geno moves out of range of the body kick from Ruenroeng.
A right-left combo lands from De Geno.
Ruenroeng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from De Geno misses.
Ruenroeng loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
Ruenroeng shapes to counter with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Geno misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruenroeng! But no joy.
De Geno throws the left hand but Ruenroeng avoids the punch easily.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruenroeng at a distance.
De Geno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruenroeng under the eye.
De Geno misses with the combination.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Geno has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
Ruenroeng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruenroeng connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Geno. De Geno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Geno misses with a lunging right hand
and De Geno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruenroeng paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruenroeng throws a hook but De Geno blocks it.
De Geno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Geno misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely.
De Geno blocks the body kick.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruenroeng just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by De Geno.
De Geno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo De Geno will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruenroeng plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruenroeng lands a head kick!
Ruenroeng has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Geno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruenroeng counters with a body kick.
De Geno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Geno misses with a looping right.
De Geno throws a right hand that Ruenroeng ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruenroeng also avoids with ease.
De Geno moves out of range of the body kick.
De Geno's corner calls for a 1-2. De Geno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruenroeng scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Geno lands a jab.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head but Ruenroeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Ruenroeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from De Geno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes.
De Geno throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick, looking for De Geno's leg but De Geno calmly moves out of range.
Ruenroeng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruenroeng.
De Geno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruenroeng can pounce on him.
De Geno checks a leg kick.
De Geno defending well as Ruenroeng loads up on a big left hand.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot.
Ruenroeng let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
Nice shot by De Geno.
De Geno lands a lovely overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab.
Ruenroeng lands a glancing blow to the side of De Geno's head.
Nice defenses there by De Geno.
Ruenroeng tried to score with a low kick but De Geno checks it.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick as De Geno jumps back.
De Geno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a one-two to the body.
De Geno throws a jab when Ruenroeng was well out of range.
De Geno lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruenroeng off the cage and back into range.
De Geno slips under a jab.
De Geno blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
De Geno misses with a hook.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
Ruenroeng replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Geno blocks it well.
Ruenroeng throws a jab but it's blocked by De Geno.
A shot to the body from De Geno misses
and Ruenroeng makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Geno lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruenroeng defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
Samak Ruenroeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Geno looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
Ruenroeng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Geno.
Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
Ruenroeng has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Geno thuds his right hand into Ruenroeng's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Geno throws out a powerful jab.
De Geno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Geno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruenroeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
Ruenroeng now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ruenroeng throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruenroeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from De Geno lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruenroeng scores with a jab. De Geno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Geno scores with a nice right hand.
De Geno throws a series of strikes that have Ruenroeng backpedaling.
De Geno misses with a right hand
and Ruenroeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ruenroeng. Those never looked like landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruenroeng - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Geno throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruenroeng throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
De Geno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo De Geno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Geno 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo De Geno!
A victorious Pablo De Geno 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 401 p4p, 518 weight class) and Mike Okafor (ranked 60 p4p, 75 weight class). Hilly comes to the cage accompanied by Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. This should be a great matchup!
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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Hilly's shoulder, as Hilly tries to avoid the shot.
Okafor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Okafor is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Okafor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Okafor lands with a straight right. Hilly didn't see that one coming.
Okafor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okafor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Hilly ducks down to avoid it.
Hilly throws an overhand right that lands on Okafor's shoulder, as Okafor tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Okafor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okafor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Okafor.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Okafor.
The crowd cheers as Okafor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hilly doesn't seem phased though.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okafor.
Okafor scores with a spinning back kick!
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Okafor scores with a sloppy right hand. Hilly should have avoided that one.
Okafor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hilly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okafor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hilly momentarily.
Hilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Hilly counters with a series of strikes. Okafor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hilly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Okafor.
Okafor connects with an inside leg kick.
Okafor throws a jab but it's blocked by Hilly.
Hilly is looking to counter the offense by Okafor and move into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okafor. That's going to slow Hilly down.
Okafor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hilly.
Okafor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okafor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Hilly avoids it with no problem.
Mike Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hilly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by Okafor - just one landing.
Okafor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okafor swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly throws a big counter combination but Okafor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hilly is looking to wear down Okafor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Okafor moves out of range as Hilly strikes.
Okafor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Hilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor throws a jab but it's blocked by Hilly.
Okafor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hilly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hilly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick by Okafor misses
and Hilly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Okafor there.
Okafor scores with a decent looking hook.
Okafor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Hilly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Okafor.
Hilly throws a big shot that misses.
Hilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hilly misses with a looping right.
Hilly defending well as Okafor loads up on a big left hand.
Hilly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Okafor.
Okafor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Okafor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hilly momentarily.
Okafor avoids the body shot from Hilly.
Okafor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okafor misses with a hook. Hilly ducked under it nicely.
Hilly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Okafor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hilly's head.
Hilly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Okafor in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Okafor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hilly is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Hilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
Okafor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hilly misses with a right hand
and Hilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Okafor.
Okafor throws a nice looking combination but Hilly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Hilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a body kick.
Hilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Okafor lands a glancing blow to the side of Hilly's head.
Okafor fails to land with a series of punches.
Hilly tries to counter by clinching up but Okafor breaks away and moves out of range.
Hilly misses with a body punch
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
Hilly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mike Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hilly slips under a jab.
Hilly throwing a counter right hand but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okafor misses with a body kick.
Okafor throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilly takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
Hilly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Okafor scores with a nice right hand.
Okafor slips a jab from Hilly.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
As Okafor tries to get set, Hilly tries to push him back and clinch up but Okafor manages to avoid the attempt.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okafor moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okafor misses with a hook
and Hilly counters with a nice body shot.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Hilly moved out of range.
Hilly misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okafor.
Okafor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilly.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okafor - that will leave a mark!
Okafor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hilly throws a series of punches but Okafor moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Okafor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okafor.
Hilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Okafor scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Okafor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Okafor - just one landing.
Okafor thuds his shin into the meat of Hilly's side.
Okafor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Okafor.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Okafor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hilly's sensitive parts.
Okafor cracks Hilly with an open hand slap.
Okafor lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Okafor.
Okafor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okafor connects with a leg kick.
Okafor digs a good hook to Hilly's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Hilly saw that one coming.
Okafor thumps Hilly with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly blocks a jab.
Hilly throws a nice looking combination but Okafor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Okafor.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor connects with a single shot there.
Okafor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hilly tries to counter by clinching up but Okafor breaks away and moves out of range.
Hilly defending well as Okafor loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Hilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hilly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab from Okafor.
Okafor lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Okafor scores with a nice right hand.
Okafor misses with a low kick.
Hilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Okafor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Okafor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hilly throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Hilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okafor connects with an inside leg kick.
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okafor throws the left hand but Hilly avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hilly misses the target.
Okafor works the jab nicely.
Okafor jabs Hilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okafor jabs Hilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hilly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Okafor. That snapped Hilly's head back.
Okafor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor moves out of range as Hilly strikes.
Hilly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Hilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hilly takes one to the chin there.
Hilly misses with a double jab.
Hilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Okafor.
Okafor tries to land a leg kick but Hilly saw it coming and moves away.
Hilly ducks right into an uppercut from Okafor.
Bill Hilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Okafor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Okafor connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Okafor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okafor 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Okafor!
Mike Okafor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 228 p4p, 1006 weight class) and Arlo Rochester (ranked 29 p4p, 132 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rochester's choice of entrance music: Tech N9ne- Dysfunctional. 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Holloway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlo Rochester!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway clinches.
Rochester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holloway is keeping busy.
Rochester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Holloway.
Rochester throws a head punch that misses.
Holloway swings wildly with an uppercut but Rochester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holloway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rochester throws an elbow that misses.
Rochester tries to throw a body punch but Holloway avoids it by throwing Rochester back against the cage.
Holloway lands a hook that snaps the head of Rochester backwards.
Holloway lands a shot to the body.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Rochester.
Rochester misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Holloway.
A head punch on the inside from Holloway fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holloway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rochester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holloway presses Rochester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holloway.
Holloway lands with a left to the head.
Holloway blocks a body shot from Rochester.
Holloway 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holloway prevents a body shot from Rochester.
Still in the clinch, Holloway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holloway misses with a punch on the inside.
Holloway lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holloway.
Holloway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holloway digs a right hand underneath Rochester's ribcage. Rochester let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Holloway.
Holloway lands with a right to the head.
Rochester throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Rochester on the inside.
Rochester jumps guard but Holloway stands there with Rochester around his waist. Rochester gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holloway.
A shot in the inside from Holloway.
Rochester is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rochester misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rochester has a couple of punches blocked by Holloway.
Holloway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holloway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rochester is rocked!
Holloway lands with a right to the head.
Rochester is still on wobbly legs! Can Holloway finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rochester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holloway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rochester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rochester seems to have recovered his senses.
Holloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holloway lands a hook that snaps the head of Rochester backwards.
Rochester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holloway misses with some punches.
Rochester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holloway works on Rochester's body with a couple of short punches.
Holloway gets through Rochester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holloway.
Rochester misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Holloway.
Holloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holloway closes the distance and clinches.
Holloway scores with a shot to the side of Rochester's head.
Holloway scores with a shot to the side of Rochester's head.
Holloway lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holloway scores with a shot to the side of Rochester's head.
Holloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holloway thumps Rochester with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holloway doesn't manage to clinch there - Rochester circles away.
Holloway throws a poor cross that misses
and Rochester counters with a takedown into side control.
Rochester looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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Rochester working away.
Rochester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holloway keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Holloway's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holloway prevents Rochester from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway gets back to half guard.
Rochester is pressing down on Holloway's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holloway is holding on for now.
Holloway manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rochester takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holloway scoring well with a low kick there.
Holloway throws a body punch but Rochester moves out of range.
Rochester tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Holloway forces Rochester back against the cage and clinches.
Holloway manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Holloway dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rochester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holloway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holloway thuds his right hand into Rochester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Arlo Rochester has been cut.
Holloway forces Rochester back against the cage and clinches.
Holloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holloway throws a hook to the side of Rochester's head but Rochester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rochester tries to counter by closing the distance.
Holloway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rochester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holloway cracks Rochester with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rochester looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Holloway finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holloway gets a clinch.
Holloway lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rochester throws an elbow but misses.
Holloway pushes Rochester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holloway gets through Rochester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holloway leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway is stalling here.
Holloway seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Holloway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holloway blocks a body shot from Rochester.
Rochester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holloway lands a nice shot to the body.
Rochester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rochester blocking some punches.
Rochester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holloway lands a hook that snaps the head of Rochester backwards.
Rochester jumps guard but Holloway stands there with Rochester around his waist. Rochester gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rochester misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holloway.
A right hook to the body lands for Holloway.
Holloway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holloway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rochester or not.
Rochester is breathing heavily.
Holloway is working Rochester over against the cage.
Holloway slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rochester takes a shot to the head.
Holloway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holloway drops Rochester onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rochester is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Holloway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holloway just leaning against Rochester, taking a breather.
Rochester misses with a body punch.
Holloway creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rochester with a big uppercut! Rochester tries to clinch up but Holloway pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rochester to the mat! Rochester covers up and Holloway unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Max Holloway!
Max Holloway retains his lightweight title!
Max Holloway very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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