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SFL 145 | Barbarian vs Slam II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernand Duif (ranked 2016 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 286 p4p, 225 weight class). Mike Haggar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernand Duif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Haggar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Haggar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. Duif controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Haggar cracks Duif with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haggar cracks Duif with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haggar is putting a hurting on Duif here, landing some big shots from side control.
Duif gets back to half guard.
Duif on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Duif's hands, connecting with Duif's forehead.
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!
Duif tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Haggar is just content to waste time from the top position. Duif takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duif keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Duif is keeping the position.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar stands and throws Duif's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haggar trying to control the position but Duif is working away.
Haggar working the body and head with strikes.
Duif sneaks back into half guard.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Haggar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Haggar winds up and cracks Duif with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duif defending well though.
Duif has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duif wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Duif dodges it nicely.
Haggar throws a strike but Duif avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Duif has wrist control.
Haggar is fighting to break Duif's control of his arms but Duif is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Haggar postures up in Duif's guard and throws a big left but Duif blocks it.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Duif.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Duif uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Duif!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duif wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Duif won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Duif wants to pass the guard but Haggar is keeping the position.
Haggar can't keep his opponent in guard - Duif advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Duif content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Duif is just content to waste time from the top position. Haggar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duif is one step ahead there.
Duif controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Duif trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Duif's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duif controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Duif's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Duif is just out of range.
Duif looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Haggar scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duif walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haggar shoots for a double leg takedown but Duif sprawls well. He's pushed Haggar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haggar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haggar clobbers Duif with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Haggar.
Duif tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haggar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haggar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duif's head.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duif as he jumps to the side.
Duif takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duif throws a head kick but Haggar moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Haggar.
Haggar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haggar avoids the head kick by Duif.
Duif keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Haggar or perhaps it was just good defense by Duif, which made it look bad.
Fernand Duif has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Duif tries to sprawl but Haggar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duif avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Duif dodges it nicely.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duif has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haggar is working away from the top position though.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar trying to control the action but Duif is working from the bottom.
Haggar wants to advance to full mount but Duif doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Duif.
Haggar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duif is keeping the position for now.
Duif lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haggar is on top in guard.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duif preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duif wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Haggar trying to control the position but Duif is working away.
Haggar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Duif regains half guard, as Haggar was trying to land strikes.
Duif won't allow Haggar to pass to mount.
Duif is looking to improve his position.
Duif has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Duif dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duif wants to get back to full guard.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Duif's hands, connecting with Duif's forehead.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haggar is trying to control. Duif wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Duif is refusing to be controlled, as Haggar sits in half guard.
Duif keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Duif to regain full guard.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Duif's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No joy there for Haggar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haggar scores with a nice right hand.
Haggar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haggar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duif manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Duif wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Haggar manages to pass to side control.
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duif does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar misses with a head shot. Duif uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar stands and throws Duif's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Duif is working to avoid the ground and pound but Haggar connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Haggar in side control, throwing shots but Duif defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duif is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Haggar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haggar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Duif is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Haggar is trying to ground and pound but Duif uses the momentary lack of control by Haggar to regain half guard.
Haggar winds up and cracks Duif with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fernand Duif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duif is looking to improve his position.
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haggar is looking to stall here but Duif recovers full guard.
Haggar is in close to Duif's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Duif looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Duif keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar postures up in Duif's guard and throws a big left but Duif blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Duif is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duif's head.
Duif controlling Haggar's posture.
Duif is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duif swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duif preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Duif is keeping the position.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duif works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duif utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haggar cracks Duif with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haggar 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McGuire (ranked 817 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Fedor Shabanov (ranked 130 p4p, 197 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for McGuire.
Shabanov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGuire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 It looks like Fedor Shabanov has been cut.
Shabanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Shabanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGuire blocks a jab.
Kevin McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire rushes Shabanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Shabanov's head.
Shabanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Shabanov controls the action.
A short right from Shabanov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shabanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shabanov misses with a body punch.
Shabanov lands a nice uppercut.
Shabanov throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Shabanov is trying to break free.
Shabanov misses with some punches.
McGuire cracks Shabanov with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shabanov breaks the clinch.
Shabanov missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shabanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shabanov leaves McGuire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Shabanov is out of range.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Shabanov slips under a jab.
Shabanov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGuire trying to control from half guard but Shabanov is working away.
McGuire prevents Shabanov from standing back up.
McGuire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McGuire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shabanov tries to kick McGuire off but McGuire keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov pushes McGuire off but McGuire dives into side control.
McGuire tries to advance to mount but Shabanov denies him.
McGuire prevents Shabanov from escaping the position.
McGuire tries to advance to mount but Shabanov denies him.
Shabanov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shabanov is not content to let McGuire control the position.
Shabanov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGuire drops his shoulder and cracks Shabanov with a huge uppercut! Shabanov goes down! Can McGuire finish him?
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!
McGuire passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shabanov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McGuire has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Shabanov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shabanov tries to keep at a distance but McGuire has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from McGuire.
McGuire lands an uppercut.
McGuire wants the takedown. Shabanov is fighting it off but McGuire persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shabanov's guard against the cage.
Shabanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGuire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shabanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shabanov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
McGuire lands a right hand.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shabanov can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Shabanov lands a body punch.
Shabanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire lands a body punch.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
Shabanov is breathing heavily.
Shabanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shabanov swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kevin McGuire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shabanov working aggressively here.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Shabanov avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Shabanov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but McGuire is unloading with more strikes now! Shabanov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McGuire!
A victorious Kevin McGuire 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tu Barrels (ranked 1109 p4p, 1083 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 175 p4p, 170 weight class). Bleeding Spanner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrels misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Spanner.
Barrels avoids the head kick by Spanner.
Barrels avoids the head kick by Spanner.
Barrels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spanner throws a fast counter high kick but Barrels manages to duck under it in time.
Spanner moves out of range of the body kick.
Barrels works over Spanner's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Barrels seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barrels misses the jab.
Spanner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spanner lands with a slapping head kick.
Barrels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spanner.
A head kick misses from Spanner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spanner slips under a jab from Barrels.
Spanner is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jab, jab by Barrels - just one landing.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses.
Barrels throws a leg kick but Spanner moved away.
Barrels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Barrels.
Spanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barrels getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner throws a sloppy head kick and Barrels moves out of range easily.
Spanner takes one on the button.
Spanner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barrels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barrels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spanner.
Barrels misses with an uppercut. Spanner saw that one coming.
Spanner lands with a kick to the temple. Barrels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barrels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spanner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barrels throws a big shot that misses.
Barrels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spanner.
A jab from Barrels misses.
Barrels throws a leg kick but Spanner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrels.
Crunch! Barrels slams his shin into Spanner's torso.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barrels.
Spanner looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels scores with a nice strike.
That has opened up Bleeding Spanner's cut even more.
Bleeding Spanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spanner.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrels throws a shot from downtown. Spanner moves away and avoids it.
Barrels scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barrels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spanner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barrels moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barrels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spanner walks straight into a right hand from Barrels - that's dropped him! Barrels jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Spanner from any more punishment! Spanner 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 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tu Barrels!
A relieved looking Tu Barrels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Bleeding Spanner had this to say: 'That was fucking bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Akinwande (ranked 435 p4p, 274 weight class) and Ivan Samsonov (ranked 72 p4p, 53 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Akinwande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Samsonov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samsonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinwande.
Samsonov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Samsonov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akinwande throws a low kick, looking for Samsonov's leg but Samsonov calmly moves out of range.
Akinwande moves into the clinch.
Akinwande 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.
Akinwande tries to throw a body punch but Samsonov avoids it by throwing Akinwande back against the cage.
Akinwande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samsonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samsonov is trying to force a seperation but Akinwande has the dominant position.
Akinwande cracks Samsonov with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samsonov.
Akinwande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ivan Samsonov has been cut.
Akinwande lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samsonov wants to get back to striking at distance but Akinwande won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samsonov trying to stall but Akinwande improves his position.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akinwande.
Akinwande tries to work over Samsonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akinwande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Akinwande.
Samsonov looks winded!
Samsonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akinwande lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Akinwande.
Akinwande stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akinwande lands an elbow inside.
Samsonov takes a shot to the head.
Samsonov wants to get back to striking at distance but Akinwande won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Akinwande - that landed with a thud.
Akinwande softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Samsonov.
Samsonov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Akinwande lands with a short shot to the head.
Akinwande lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinwande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akinwande lands a hook that snaps the head of Samsonov backwards.
Samsonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akinwande's elbow.
Akinwande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akinwande.
A right handed body shot lands from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akinwande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akinwande scores with a shot to the side of Samsonov's head.
Akinwande lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande lands a body shot in the clinch.
Samsonov prevents a body shot from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands a left hand.
Akinwande lands a body shot in the clinch.
Akinwande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akinwande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akinwande lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akinwande clinches with his opponent.
Akinwande lands a nice elbow.
Akinwande lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Akinwande.
A right hook to the body lands for Akinwande.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akinwande.
Akinwande scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Akinwande.
Akinwande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akinwande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akinwande. Samsonov shrugs it off though.
A shot to the liver by Akinwande. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Akinwande. That snapped Samsonov's head back.
Akinwande closes the distance and clinches.
Akinwande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akinwande lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samsonov backwards.
Samsonov tries to break the clinch but Akinwande is controlling the position.
Akinwande stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akinwande lands a nice shot to the body.
Samsonov blocks a body shot from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akinwande scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akinwande lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akinwande digs a right hand underneath Samsonov's ribcage. Samsonov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akinwande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samsonov's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Akinwande scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akinwande lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Akinwande as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Akinwande scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akinwande moves into the clinch.
Samsonov is trying to break the clinch but Akinwande has him pressed against the cage.
Akinwande lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Akinwande.
Akinwande throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akinwande breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Akinwande.
Akinwande pushes Samsonov up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akinwande.
Samsonov has had enough of the clinch but Akinwande keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Akinwande.
Akinwande cracks Samsonov with a nice body shot.
Akinwande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samsonov blocks a body shot from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Akinwande.
Akinwande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samsonov's defenses.
Akinwande digs a right hand underneath Samsonov's ribcage. Samsonov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Samsonov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A solid leg kick lands there for Akinwande.
Akinwande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samsonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinwande.
Samsonov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Akinwande punishes Samsonov's body with a nice straight punch.
Samsonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akinwande.
Akinwande has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Akinwande.
A short right from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands with a left to the head.
Akinwande lands a nice elbow.
Akinwande pushes Samsonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samsonov wants to get back to striking at distance but Akinwande won't allow it.
Samsonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akinwande connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinwande throws a body punch but Samsonov moves out of range.
Akinwande looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samsonov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov moves out of range of the body kick from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands a nice looking kick to the body. Samsonov takes a step back to recover.
Henry Akinwande is winning the standup battle so far.
Samsonov throws a lazy head kick
and Samsonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Akinwande.
Akinwande scores with a nice head shot.
Samsonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akinwande manages to break the clinch.
Akinwande throws a leg kick but Samsonov checks it.
Samsonov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akinwande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samsonov's sensitive parts.
Akinwande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samsonov can do to turn this around?
Akinwande looks to score with a jab to the body but Samsonov is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Samsonov! But no joy.
Akinwande is looking to clinch.
Samsonov blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Samsonov! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Akinwande there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick lands for Akinwande.
Samsonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akinwande.
Akinwande cracks Samsonov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Samsonov throws a hook but Akinwande blocks it.
Akinwande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samsonov. That did some damage!
Akinwande throws a leg kick
and Samsonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samsonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinwande.
Crunch! Akinwande slams his shin into Samsonov's torso.
Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samsonov.
Samsonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Samsonov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akinwande.
Akinwande misses with a body shot
and Samsonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry Akinwande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akinwande.
Akinwande fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akinwande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samsonov throws out a counter right but Akinwande avoids it with no problem.
Akinwande lands with a straight right. Samsonov didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samsonov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinwande with the inside leg kick.
Samsonov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Samsonov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Samsonov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Akinwande.
Akinwande lands a nice hook to Samsonov's body. Samsonov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akinwande scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akinwande cracks Samsonov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Akinwande has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Samsonov's cut.
That's time! Akinwande's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Samsonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akinwande.
Akinwande cracks Samsonov with a good jab.
Samsonov throws an off balance right hand
and Akinwande counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samsonov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akinwande. Akinwande obviously looking to wear him down.
Akinwande lands a big head kick that sends Samsonov tumbling to the mat! Akinwande takes a step backwards and waves Samsonov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Samsonov is rocked!
Akinwande throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Samsonov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Samsonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Akinwande finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Akinwande.
Samsonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Akinwande swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Samsonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akinwande clobbers Samsonov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akinwande lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samsonov at a distance.
Akinwande jabs Samsonov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samsonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinwande fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samsonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinwande.
Akinwande is looking to slow Samsonov down with leg kicks.
Akinwande fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Samsonov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akinwande misses with a jab to the body
and Samsonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akinwande misses with a body shot.
Samsonov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akinwande is looking to slow Samsonov down with leg kicks.
Akinwande lands a nice shot to the body.
Akinwande jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Samsonov scores with a head kick.
Akinwande fakes the leg kick and cracks Samsonov in the body.
Henry Akinwande is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akinwande.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinwande punishes Samsonov's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akinwande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samsonov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akinwande connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Samsonov scrambles back to his feet.
Akinwande buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Akinwande. Beautiful body shot.
Samsonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akinwande buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akinwande just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samsonov 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.
Akinwande lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akinwande changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Akinwande.
Samsonov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akinwande lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Samsonov misses.
Samsonov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akinwande lands with a hook. Samsonov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akinwande lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akinwande throws the kick towards the body but Samsonov avoids it.
Akinwande ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande throws a leg kick which misses Samsonov's front leg but catches the back leg as Samsonov tries to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Akinwande.
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!
Akinwande scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akinwande drives through and clinches with Samsonov against the cage.
Samsonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samsonov can't find room to land a body shot as Akinwande controls the action.
Samsonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samsonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivan Samsonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akinwande can't find room to land a body shot as Samsonov controls the action.
Akinwande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akinwande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samsonov backwards.
Samsonov misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akinwande throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Akinwande showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akinwande 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Akinwande!
Henry Akinwande took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Ivan Samsonov was interviewed post fight and said 'ĐźŃтин Ńбьет меня Đ·Đ° ŃŤŃ‚Đľ поражение'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 805 p4p, 261 weight class) and Techno Viking (ranked 129 p4p, 51 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 47 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Techno Viking!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking cracks Slice with a good jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slice.
Viking takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slice lands a really nice looking cross but Viking seems unphased.
Slice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viking.
A low kick from Slice is predictable there
and Viking counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Slice lands a jab to the nose.
Slice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Viking on the side of the head.
Slice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Viking momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice misses with a lunging right hand
and Viking counters with a nice uppercut.
Slice cracks Viking with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Viking looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Slice finish him?
Viking is rocked!
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viking switches off momentarily and Slice cracks him with a monster right hand! Viking topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Slice dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Slice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeronimo Puno (ranked 222 p4p, 866 weight class) and Andy Viking (ranked 41 p4p, 134 weight class). Puno comes to the cage accompanied by RAGS 2 RICHES. Jeronimo Puno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puno misses with an uppercut
and Viking counters with a stiff right hand.
Puno rushes Viking and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Viking lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jeronimo Puno has been cut.
Viking throws an elbow but it misses.
Viking misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viking misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puno.
Viking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puno lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Andy Viking has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Puno has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Viking avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Viking landing knees to the head.
Viking tries to land knees in the clinch but Puno avoids the damage to the body.
Viking misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viking is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Viking goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viking misses with the head strike.
Viking pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Viking tries to land a knee to the head but Puno blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puno's elbow.
Viking missing with knees to the body.
Viking tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Viking.
Viking's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Puno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno lands a body shot.
Puno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viking is rocked!
Viking looks winded!
Puno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Viking is still on wobbly legs! Can Puno finish him?
Puno unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Viking! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Puno is unloading with more strikes now! Viking drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeronimo Puno!
A very excited looking Jeronimo Puno 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 524 p4p, 338 weight class) and Alborz Mumu (ranked 82 p4p, 63 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alborz Mumu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Mumu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Mumu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khan 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.
Mumu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mumu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Mumu blocks a jab.
Mumu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan misses with a hook. Mumu ducked under it nicely.
Mumu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mumu ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Mumu moves out of range easily.
Mumu misses with a few strikes there.
Khan throws a hook but Mumu avoids it easily.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mumu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Mumu counters with a body kick.
Mumu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mumu is keeping busy.
Mumu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan effectively controlling the action here.
Mumu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mumu back against the cage.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Mumu controls the action.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Mumu in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Mumu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumu.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Mumu controls the action.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Mumu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mumu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Mumu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mumu misses with some punches.
Mumu managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Mumu misses with the head strike.
Mumu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mumu misses with some punches.
Mumu blocking some punches.
Khan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mumu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mumu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mumu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mumu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Mumu can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Mumu throws an elbow that misses.
Mumu is working Khan over against the cage.
Mumu lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mumu fails to land.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mumu.
Khan pushes Mumu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Mumu lands a left hand.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Mumu working aggressively here.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mumu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mumu's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Mumu fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mumu.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Mumu breaks the clinch.
Mumu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mumu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Mumu.
Mumu throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Mumu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Mumu throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Mumu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alborz Mumu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mumu scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Mumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Mumu.
Genghis Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Mumu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mumu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Khan! Mumu lets Khan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Khan is rocked!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mumu 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.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Mumu engages and cracks Khan with a massive lead left hook - Khan tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Mumu is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alborz Mumu!
During a confident post fight interview, Alborz Mumu 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oulu Laine (ranked 180 p4p, 237 weight class) and Billy Bob Brown (ranked 33 p4p, 46 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Laine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Oulu Laine has been cut.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Laine.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Billy Bob Brown has been cut.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by Laine there.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine misses with a hook.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laine misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Laine throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Laine throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 Oulu Laine will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown moves to clinch but Laine breaks away
and Laine counters with an inside leg kick.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine moves out of range as Brown strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
Laine throws a lazy body kick
and Brown counters with a nice right hand that sends Laine toppling to the canvas! Laine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Brown finish him?!
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Laine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laine lands with a right hand.
Laine throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown sizes up Laine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine is looking for a counter combo.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown drops Laine with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Laine looks back up at him and smiles so Brown waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a two punch combo.
Laine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown slips under a jab.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laine.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Laine's knee but Laine avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Laine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Laine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Billy Bob Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laine fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Brown shrugs it off though.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a hook
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laine throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Laine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Laine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Laine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Laine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laine lands with a 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!
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Laine throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oulu Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laine 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oulu Laine!
After winning the bout, Oulu Laine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Harrison (ranked 126 p4p, 77 weight class) and Massive Wanker (ranked 22 p4p, 14 weight class). Wanker has chosen Running Free as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Massive Wanker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wanker.
Wanker misses with a two punch combination.
Wanker lands with a nice body punch.
Wanker slips under a jab.
Wanker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wanker throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Wanker 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.
Harrison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Massive Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wanker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a body punch
and Wanker counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrison checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Wanker.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Harrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wanker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sean Harrison has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wanker. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wanker.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wanker to score with a decent uppercut.
Harrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Wanker counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison swings widly with a right hand
and Wanker counters with a left hand that sends Harrison to the canvas!
Sean Harrison's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wanker wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Wanker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wanker forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
Wanker seems to be looking for submissions.
Harrison's coaches at Andy's Sweaty Men have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
Wanker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wanker wants to take a breather but Harrison is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harrison defends it well.
Wanker trying to control from half guard but Harrison is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Harrison is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harrison is squirming around, avoiding Wanker's attempts to control the action.
Wanker swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Harrison is now in Wanker's guard. A big mistake from Wanker there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Wanker is tightening it up a little... Harrison has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Harrison reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Harrison taps out! Nice BJJ there by Wanker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Massive Wanker!
An out of breath Massive Wanker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor The Barbarian (ranked 17 p4p, 51 weight class) and Ben Slam (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor The Barbarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Slam!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Barbarian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from The Barbarian misses.
Slam moves out of range as The Barbarian strikes.
The Barbarian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As The Barbarian backs off Slam throws a huge counter combo but The Barbarian manages to avoid it all.
Slam with the inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from The Barbarian. Those never looked like landing.
Slam swings widly with a right hand
and The Barbarian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Barbarian slips a straight right by Slam.
Slam misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Barbarian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slam moves away.
Slam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Barbarian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Slam misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Barbarian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.
Slam moves forwards but The Barbarian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slam throws a poor cross that misses
and The Barbarian counters with an outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Slam misses its intended target.
The Barbarian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slam throws out the jab.
Slam checks a low kick from The Barbarian.
Slam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Barbarian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Barbarian throws a lazy uppercut
and Slam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slam lands a nice shot that snaps The Barbarian's head back.
It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
Slam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Barbarian cracks Slam with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Slam looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can The Barbarian finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slam misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Slam misses.
Slam avoids the head kick by The Barbarian.
Slam tries a low kick but The Barbarian avoids it.
Slam lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Barbarian will feel that in the morning.
Slam throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from The Barbarian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Barbarian throws a wild body kick that Slam sees coming a mile off.
Slam defending well as The Barbarian loads up on a big left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Barbarian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Slam - the referee stops the clock and The Barbarian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Slam. The Barbarian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab, jab by Slam - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slam jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Slam.
Slam lands a big uppercut and The Barbarian crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but The Barbarian looks OK. Slam waves The Barbarian back to his feet!
The Barbarian is rocked!
A low kick from Slam misses
enabling The Barbarian to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Ben Slam's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slam misses with an uppercut
letting The Barbarian counter with a right hand.
Slam throws a low kick, looking for The Barbarian's leg but The Barbarian calmly moves out of range.
The Barbarian lands with a straight right. Slam didn't see that one coming.
The cut above Ben Slam's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slam misses with a straight left.
The Barbarian throws a counter high kick but Slam was just alert enough to avoid it.
It looks like The Barbarian has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Slam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slam with a nice cross.
Conor The Barbarian's cut is getting worse.
Slam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Barbarian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Barbarian connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Slam.
The Barbarian sends Slam crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! The Barbarian is motioning to the referee to let Slam up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Slam is rocked!
Ben Slam's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Slam's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Conor The Barbarian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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