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SFL 158 | Conor vs Wanker III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gustafsson (ranked 2335 p4p, 1826 weight class) and Hristo Mihailov (ranked 312 p4p, 264 weight class). Hristo Mihailov 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hristo Mihailov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailov throws a head kick but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Mihailov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mihailov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gustafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustafsson.
Mihailov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustafsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Mihailov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mihailov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gustafsson counters with a nice body shot.
Gustafsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rasmus's Fun House in the buildup to the fight.
Mihailov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gustafsson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustafsson thumps Mihailov with a low kick.
Gustafsson stuns Mihailov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mihailov looks winded!
Gustafsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mihailov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mihailov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustafsson circles away.
Hristo Mihailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gustafsson lands a nice hook to Mihailov's body. Mihailov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gustafsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mihailov backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Hristo Mihailov has been cut.
Gustafsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gustafsson lands a jab to Mihailov's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gustafsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gustafsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gustafsson is looking to wear down Mihailov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gustafsson lands with an overhand left.
Gustafsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gustafsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gustafsson scores with a jab to the head.
Mihailov misses with a wild combination.
Gustafsson scores with a nice head shot.
Gustafsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mihailov darts in and clinches Gustafsson up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gustafsson lands with a light punch inside.
Mihailov 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.
Mihailov is trying to pull guard but Gustafsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mihailov tries to pull guard but Gustafsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Mihailov drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gustafsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gustafsson taking a breather.
Gustafsson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gustafsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mihailov letting Gustafsson take a breather here.
Mihailov is trying to force a seperation but Gustafsson has the dominant position.
Gustafsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mihailov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mihailov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oscar Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hristo Mihailov.
Mihailov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mihailov is trying to force a seperation but Gustafsson has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gustafsson on the inside.
Mihailov is trying to push Gustafsson away but Gustafsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mihailov tries to pull guard but Gustafsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gustafsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mihailov blocks a body shot from Gustafsson.
Mihailov tries to pull guard but Gustafsson won't allow it.
Mihailov is working for takedown but Gustafsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Gustafsson.
Mihailov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gustafsson misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gustafsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gustafsson stalling against the cage.
Come on Gustafsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mihailov breaks the clinch.
Gustafsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mihailov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gustafsson scores with a jab to the head.
Mihailov takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mihailov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses.
Mihailov with the counter takedown but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
Gustafsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mihailov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gustafsson counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Gustafsson both land. Nice combination.
Mihailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustafsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mihailov under the eye.
Gustafsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mihailov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gustafsson lands a jab to Mihailov's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Gustafsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hristo Mihailov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gustafsson lands a right hook to the body.
Gustafsson cracks Mihailov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gustafsson avoids a kick to the body.
Mihailov wants to clinch.
It looked like Gustafsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mihailov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gustafsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Gustafsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mihailov takes one to the chin there.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustafsson lands a really nice looking cross but Mihailov seems unphased.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that Gustafsson avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihailov misses with a two punch combination.
Mihailov is breathing heavily.
Gustafsson thumps Mihailov with a low kick.
No joy there for Mihailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Gustafsson tenderised Mihailov's leg. Mihailov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gustafsson lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mihailov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oscar Gustafsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustafsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gustafsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gustafsson drops Mihailov with a beautiful combination! Mihailov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gustafsson is looking for the KO!
 Mihailov is rocked!
Gustafsson is stalking Mihailov. Mihailov circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Gustafsson, and it's lights out! Mihailov really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar Gustafsson!
Oscar Gustafsson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 1345 p4p, 1267 weight class) and Ivan Samsonov (ranked 201 p4p, 184 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Samsonov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar defending well as Samsonov loads up on a big left hand.
Samsonov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Haggar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haggar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haggar throws a body punch but Samsonov moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haggar.
Samsonov regains half guard, as Haggar was trying to land strikes.
Samsonov looking for submissions off his back.
Haggar stalling away here and it's allowed Samsonov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Haggar 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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Haggar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Samsonov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samsonov's head.
Samsonov pulls Haggar in close to prevent any damage.
Haggar cracks Samsonov with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar postures up.
Haggar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Samsonov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samsonov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samsonov won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samsonov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Samsonov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Samsonov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haggar's guard.
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samsonov stays in close to Haggar's body and controls the position.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov controlling from the top position.
Haggar lands a decent punch to the body there.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Samsonov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haggar wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Samsonov has taken Haggar's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Haggar has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan Samsonov!
Ivan Samsonov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Akinwande (ranked 393 p4p, 799 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 67 p4p, 131 weight class). Bleeding Spanner told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 21 - 13 - 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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande moves in looking to clinch but Spanner pushes him off.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akinwande throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanner throws an off balance right hand
and Akinwande cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Akinwande blocks a head kick by Spanner.
Akinwande swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spanner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Henry Akinwande has been cut.
A head kick by Spanner misses
and Akinwande counters with a leg kick.
Spanner throws a sloppy head kick and Akinwande moves out of range easily.
Spanner just misses with a punch to the body.
Akinwande swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akinwande showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spanner.
Spanner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akinwande.
Spanner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Akinwande.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses.
Akinwande swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinwande wants to land a leg kick but Spanner is out of range.
Akinwande throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner connects with a high kick.
Akinwande avoids the head kick by Spanner.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akinwande lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spanner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spanner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Spanner does no damage.
Spanner with a hook.
Akinwande avoids the head kick by Spanner.
Akinwande looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akinwande, pushing him back against the cage.
Spanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akinwande.
Spanner trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akinwande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spanner misses with a punch to the body.
Akinwande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akinwande misses with a punch on the inside.
Spanner tries to work over Akinwande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akinwande lands an elbow that stopped Spanner 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!
Still in the clinch, Spanner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akinwande presses Spanner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akinwande.
Spanner lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Spanner.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Akinwande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akinwande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Spanner throws a sloppy head kick and Akinwande moves out of range easily.
Spanner lands a head shot.
Akinwande connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spanner momentarily.
Spanner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akinwande throws out the jab.
Spanner moves to clinch but Akinwande breaks away
and Akinwande counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Bleeding Spanner's cut even more.
Spanner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akinwande. Akinwande obviously looking to wear him down.
Spanner throws a sloppy head kick and Akinwande moves out of range easily.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akinwande half committed to a counter leg kick.
Spanner scores with a head kick. Akinwande tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Akinwande.
Spanner connects with the punch.
Akinwande fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spanner is out of range.
Spanner throws a lazy head kick
and Akinwande counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spanner misses with a head kick.
It looked like Akinwande wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Akinwande swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Akinwande.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akinwande tests Spanner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Bleeding Spanner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Spanner swats away the attempt to clinch by Akinwande.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akinwande.
Akinwande thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akinwande misses the shot to the body.
Spanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akinwande tried to counter with a leg kick but Spanner avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Spanner misses
and Akinwande counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinwande takes a shot to the head.
Spanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Akinwande controls his hands.
Akinwande tries to work over Spanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spanner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akinwande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akinwande lands an elbow inside that Spanner shrugs off.
Bleeding Spanner'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 Bleeding Spanner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Akinwande!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Henry Akinwande waved his t-shirt featuring Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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 Tu Barrels (ranked 1423 p4p, 1156 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 209 p4p, 170 weight class). Barrels comes to the cage accompanied by Lock stock and. Tu Barrels 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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Barrels.
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Barrels throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Barrels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Barrels misses its intended target.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barrels.
Barrels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barrels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Barrels bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barrels throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan slips a straight right by Barrels.
A cross from Barrels lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a half hearted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barrels.
Barrels throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries a quick counter leg kick but Barrels is wise to it.
Khan misses the jab.
Barrels lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Barrels catches Khan napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Khan to the canvas!
Khan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khan is still in real trouble! Can Barrels finish him?
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Khan pulls Barrels in close to prevent any damage.
Barrels looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barrels trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.
Khan throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan with a nice head shot there.
Barrels pulls Khan in close to prevent any damage.
Barrels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khan postures up in Barrels's guard and throws a big left but Barrels blocks it.
Barrels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barrels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet.
Khan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barrels is keeping the position for now.
Khan trying to control but Barrels is working from the bottom.
Barrels looking to control.
Khan is in close to Barrels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barrels wants to get back to his feet but Khan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khan scoring with some ground and pound.
Barrels wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrels is on top in guard.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan pulls Barrels in close to his closed guard and prevents Barrels from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barrels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Khan prevents Barrels from moving into mount.
Khan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Barrels is working hard here to advance position.
Barrels throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barrels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Khan stops Barrels from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrels in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here as Barrels stalls from top position.
Khan regains half guard.
Barrels prevents Khan from improving his position.
Khan taking some punishment here, with Barrels in his half guard.
That has opened up Genghis Khan's cut even more.
Barrels looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barrels is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barrels tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Genghis Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barrels lands a high kick to the side of Khan's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Barrels dives into guard, looking to finish.
Barrels is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Genghis Khan'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 Genghis Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tu Barrels!
A very excited looking Tu Barrels 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gervais Lavigne (ranked 341 p4p, 635 weight class) and Anni Skystalker (ranked 22 p4p, 71 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Anni Skystalker!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavigne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skystalker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skystalker missing with a left hand there. Lavigne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lavigne swats away the attempt to clinch by Skystalker.
Skystalker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lavigne. Skystalker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lavigne throws a leg kick but Skystalker moved away.
Anni Skystalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skystalker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skystalker is leaning against Lavigne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skystalker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skystalker tightens his grip and picks Lavigne up, before dumping him to the ground. Lavigne manages to land in guard.
Skystalker content to stall in guard here.
Lavigne 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.
Lavigne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavigne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavigne looking to control.
Skystalker throws a big right hand that misses.
Skystalker trying to control but Lavigne is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Skystalker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Skystalker with the ground and pound but Lavigne regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Skystalker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Skystalker trying to control the action but Lavigne is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Skystalker.
Skystalker is thwarting Lavigne's attempts to control the position.
Skystalker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Skystalker is trying to control the action in half guard but Lavigne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Skystalker is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lavigne still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lavigne has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Lavigne tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lavigne's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lavigne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skystalker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Skystalker actively working from the bottom here.
Skystalker moves into full guard.
Skystalker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skystalker keeping moving, preventing Lavigne from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lavigne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skystalker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lavigne is working hard here to advance position.
Skystalker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lavigne passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Skystalker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Skystalker is letting Lavigne control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skystalker misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anni Skystalker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Skystalker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lavigne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skystalker.
Skystalker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lavigne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skystalker postures up in Lavigne's guard and throws a big left but Lavigne blocks it.
Skystalker looking to pass the guard.
Lavigne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skystalker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lavigne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skystalker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker throws a strike but Lavigne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Skystalker wants to control the position but Lavigne says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lavigne wants to free his trapped foot but Skystalker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lavigne is just content to waste time from the top position. Skystalker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lavigne would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Skystalker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lavigne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skystalker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skystalker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lavigne defends well.
Skystalker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skystalker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lavigne defends well.
Skystalker keeping full guard, as Lavigne tries to pass.
Skystalker keeping moving, preventing Lavigne from controlling successfully.
Skystalker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skystalker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker working for submissions but it's allowed Lavigne to get to half guard.
Skystalker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lavigne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lavigne's back!
Lavigne is taking damage to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skystalker is working for a rear naked choke. Lavigne is not defending it well and Skystalker has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Lavigne refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Lavigne's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anni Skystalker!
After the fight, Anni Skystalker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McGuire (ranked 374 p4p, 283 weight class) and Alborz Mumu (ranked 62 p4p, 45 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. 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 19 - 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 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alborz Mumu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumu forces McGuire back against the cage and clinches.
Mumu misses with a body punch.
McGuire digs a right hand into Mumu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mumu's gas tank.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Mumu.
Mumu can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire just leaning against Mumu, taking a breather.
McGuire fails to pull guard.
McGuire controlling the action here for a moment.
McGuire misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mumu.
Good body shot from McGuire.
Mumu struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mumu uses from the top position.
McGuire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mumu is aware though and is defending well.
Mumu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mumu wants to control from the top but McGuire keeps moving.
Mumu got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGuire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mumu has managed to get both his arms back between McGuire's legs - danger averted.
Mumu controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McGuire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mumu defends it easily.
Mumu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mumu advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire gets back to full guard.
Mumu is stalling in the full guard.
Mumu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGuire is looking for a sweep.
Mumu working away.
McGuire sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is trying to maintain the position but Mumu is very close to passing his half guard.
Mumu trying to control from half guard but McGuire is working away.
McGuire is looking for a sweep. Mumu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGuire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
Mumu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGuire with the inside leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As McGuire backs off Mumu throws a huge counter combo but McGuire manages to avoid it all.
McGuire lands a body shot.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McGuire throws a low kick but Mumu avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McGuire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Mumu throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Mumu tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mumu can do to turn this around?
Mumu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mumu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Mumu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Mumu checks it
and Mumu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mumu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuire cracks Mumu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGuire throws a nice looking combination but Mumu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mumu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McGuire blocks it well.
Mumu looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Mumu defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from McGuire is predictable there
and Mumu counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, jab by Mumu - just one landing.
It looks like Kevin McGuire has been cut.
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Mumu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu cracks McGuire with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McGuire looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mumu finish him?
Alborz Mumu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Mumu as McGuire shoots in.
Mumu has McGuire up against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumu controls his hands.
A short right from Mumu on the inside.
Mumu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu misses with a punch to the body.
Mumu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Mumu works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
Mumu lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Mumu lands with a right to the head.
 McGuire is rocked!
Mumu lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh McGuire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mumu lands a big right hand that drops McGuire! The killer instinct kicks in and Mumu finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mumu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alborz Mumu!
After winning the bout, Alborz Mumu 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 Jeronimo Puno (ranked 248 p4p, 363 weight class) and Sean Harrison (ranked 40 p4p, 58 weight class). Puno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RAGS 2 RICHES. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 17 - 7 - 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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison connects with a right hand. Puno shakes it off.
It looks like Jeronimo Puno has been cut.
Puno throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Puno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Puno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puno ducks right into an uppercut from Harrison.
Nice uppercut there from Harrison.
Jeronimo Puno's cut is getting worse.
Puno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrison cracks Puno with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harrison has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Puno to stand back up!
Puno is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison throws an overhand right that drops Puno like a sack of potatoes! Harrison dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Harrison!
Post fight, Sean Harrison stared into the camera and said 'Kilo vs me would take max 3 minutes, either way. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oulu Laine (ranked 152 p4p, 389 weight class) and Panda Aorigele (ranked 30 p4p, 66 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Aorigele has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
Oulu Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aorigele moves away.
Aorigele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aorigele slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Aorigele.
Aorigele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Laine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Laine as the two fighters clinch.
Aorigele tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Aorigele back against the cage.
Laine letting Aorigele take a breather here.
Aorigele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Aorigele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aorigele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Aorigele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aorigele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aorigele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Laine wants to break free but Aorigele has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aorigele.
Laine tries to break the clinch but Aorigele is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aorigele struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Aorigele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Laine manages to break the clinch.
Laine misses with a hook
enabling Aorigele to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Oulu Laine has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Aorigele does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Aorigele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aorigele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooh!!! Aorigele has knocked Laine down with a huge combo! Aorigele steps away and waves a wobbly Laine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Laine is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine scores with a hook to the body. Aorigele takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Laine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine seems to have got his legs back now.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aorigele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Aorigele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aorigele manages to avoid it.
Aorigele misses with a hook.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Aorigele.
Aorigele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aorigele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aorigele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laine misses with a body punch
and Aorigele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and Aorigele counters with a nice uppercut.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Aorigele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aorigele lands a big uppercut and Laine crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Laine looks OK. Aorigele waves Laine back to his feet!
Aorigele wants to clinch up but Laine keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Laine slams his shin into Aorigele's torso.
Laine scores with a jab. Aorigele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aorigele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aorigele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aorigele clinches with his opponent.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aorigele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aorigele avoids the body shot from Laine.
Aorigele blocks a head kick by Laine.
Laine scores with a hook.
Laine slips under a jab from Aorigele.
Aorigele takes one to the side of the head.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aorigele finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Laine looks to land a body kick but Aorigele moved away.
It seemed like Aorigele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aorigele has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Aorigele misses with a body shot.
Aorigele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine misses with the combination.
Laine cracks Aorigele with a good jab.
Aorigele misses with a hook
and Laine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That kick from Laine tenderised Aorigele's leg. Aorigele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Aorigele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine misses with a two punch combination.
Laine lunges at Aorigele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aorigele's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine works over Aorigele's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Panda Aorigele has been cut.
Aorigele 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.
Aorigele clinches up against the cage.
Aorigele misses with a punch on the inside.
Aorigele tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Aorigele back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Panda Aorigele will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aorigele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aorigele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Laine looks to land a body kick but Aorigele moved away.
A little jabbing left from Aorigele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
It looks like Laine has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Aorigele.
Laine lands a nice shot to the body.
Laine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aorigele if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Laine.
Laine lands with a straight right. Aorigele didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aorigele scores with a punch to the head.
Laine scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Laine.
Aorigele throws a right and a left that Laine avoids nicely.
Laine swinging wildly here.
Laine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aorigele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aorigele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laine momentarily.
Donk. Laine catches Aorigele right on the button with a cross.
Aorigele closes the distance and pushes Laine back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aorigele scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aorigele.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Aorigele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Aorigele lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Aorigele as the two fighters clinch.
Aorigele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine working hard to break the clinch.
Aorigele stalling in the clinch but Laine improves position.
Aorigele prevents Laine from breaking the clinch.
Aorigele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panda Aorigele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laine blocks a body shot from Aorigele.
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aorigele wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aorigele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aorigele takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aorigele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aorigele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Aorigele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Laine.
Aorigele feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Laine sprawling to the canvas! Laine rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Aorigele finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aorigele drops Laine with a naaaaasty hook - Laine is in real trouble here! Aorigele dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panda Aorigele!
Panda Aorigele 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Brown (ranked 104 p4p, 233 weight class) and Dennis Rader (ranked 20 p4p, 38 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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rader.
Rader misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a nice right hand that sends Rader toppling to the canvas! Rader scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Brown finish him?!
It looks like Dennis Rader has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Rader.
Brown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rader just manages to avoid it.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rader counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Billy Bob Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rader to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rader loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown misses with a hook
and Rader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rader slips under a jab.
Rader misses with a straight left.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rader counter with a right hand.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Rader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rader has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Rader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Rader misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Rader 's knee.
A leg kick checked by Rader.
Rader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rader ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook. Rader ducked under it nicely.
Rader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook but Rader blocks it.
Brown is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rader's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rader works the jab nicely.
Rader misses with a straight left.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheers as Rader lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Brown swings for the body but Rader moves out of range.
Rader throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Rader 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.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Rader counters with a crisp one two that drops Brown! Rader thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brown to his feet! Brown is in big trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Rader moved out of range.
Rader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rader staying out of range there.
Rader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rader throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rader staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Rader counters with a nice uppercut.
Rader is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rader moves away.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Rader saw it coming and moves away.
Rader unleashes a big counter combination but Brown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the body from Rader misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown misses with a body shot
enabling Rader to counter with a crisp jab.
Rader gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Rader manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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 Billy Bob Brown will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rader missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rader sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Rader checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Rader counters with a straight right hand.
Rader throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to slow Rader down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rader.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
letting Rader counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Rader misses.
Rader drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Rader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Rader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Rader misses with a looping left.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brown scores with the left hand. Rader knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Rader throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown misses with a low kick as Rader jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws the left hand but Rader avoids the punch easily.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Rader counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
A low kick lands for Rader.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Rader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Rader.
Brown tries to clinch but Rader moves out of range.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rader counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rader throws out the jab.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves out of range as Rader strikes.
Brown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rader just manages to avoid it.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Rader misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Rader throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Rader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown blocks a jab.
Rader defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Rader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dennis Rader will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rader scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dennis Rader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rader! But no joy.
Rader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Rader's head but Rader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown cracks Rader with a good jab.
Brown misses with a hook
and Rader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rader checks it well.
Rader takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader slips under a jab from Brown.
As Brown backs off Rader throws a huge counter combo but Brown manages to avoid it all.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rader! But no joy.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Rader's front leg but catches the back leg as Rader tries to avoid it.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rader is out of range and Brown settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown misses with a hook
and Rader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rader swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown tries to work over Rader's front leg with a kick but Rader checks it.
Brown drops Rader with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rader 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.
Rader is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Rader misses.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Rader saw that one coming.
Rader throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Rader flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rader is out cold! Brown holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Bob Brown!
After winning the bout, Billy Bob Brown 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 Conor The Barbarian (ranked 19 p4p, 60 weight class) and Massive Wanker (ranked 4 p4p, 10 weight class). Wanker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Running Free. Massive Wanker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 37 - 10 - 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 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Massive Wanker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Wanker finds it's way through The Barbarian's defenses.
It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
The Barbarian closes the distance and clinches.
Wanker fails to pull guard.
The Barbarian misses with a knee strike.
The Barbarian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wanker is defending well for now.
I was talking to The Barbarian's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wanker tries to pull guard but The Barbarian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wanker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Barbarian to keep the fight standing.
Conor The Barbarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massive Wanker.
Wanker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The Barbarian preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wanker is on top in guard.
Wanker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Barbarian keeping moving, preventing Wanker from controlling successfully.
Wanker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wanker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wanker advances nicely into full mount.
The Barbarian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wanker on the ground.
Wanker working for a submission but The Barbarian is keeping him at bay.
The Barbarian stops Wanker from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Wanker goes for an armbar but he's not got it… The Barbarian turns into him and now he's in Wanker's guard.
The Barbarian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wanker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Barbarian has managed to get both his arms back between Wanker's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wanker pulls The Barbarian in close to prevent any damage.
The Barbarian wants to stand but Wanker is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Barbarian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Barbarian wanted to stand there but Wanker had control of the position.
Wanker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Barbarian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wanker trying to keep a closed guard but The Barbarian is proving a slippery customer.
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.
The Barbarian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Barbarian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wanker is proving hard to escape from.
Wanker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Barbarian manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wanker wants to control from the top but The Barbarian keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Massive Wanker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor The Barbarian's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Barbarian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Barbarian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wanker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wanker managing to block the knees to the body from The Barbarian.
Wanker drags the fight down to the ground.
The Barbarian stands up from Wanker's guard - The Barbarian perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Barbarian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Barbarian misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Barbarian lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wanker tries to pull guard but The Barbarian won't allow it.
Wanker blocks an uppercut.
Wanker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Barbarian to keep the fight standing.
Conor The Barbarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massive Wanker.
Wanker is trying to pull guard but The Barbarian has him pressed against the cage.
Wanker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Barbarian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker tries to pull guard but The Barbarian won't allow it.
The Barbarian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wanker tries to pull guard but The Barbarian holds him up against the cage and eventually Wanker drops back down to his feet.
The Barbarian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Barbarian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wanker backwards.
The Barbarian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wanker blocks it with crossed arms.
The Barbarian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wanker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Barbarian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conor The Barbarian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wanker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from The Barbarian misses the target.
The Barbarian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wanker jumps guard but The Barbarian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Barbarian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Barbarian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wanker is defending well for now.
Wanker fails to pull guard.
The Barbarian manages to break the clinch.
The Barbarian is looking to clinch but Wanker is avoiding it.
The Barbarian drives through and clinches with Wanker against the cage.
Wanker tries to pull guard but The Barbarian won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Barbarian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wanker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Barbarian walks away with a smile on his face. Wanker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wanker closes the distance but The Barbarian moves to the side
and The Barbarian counters with a stiff right hand.
The Barbarian slips a jab from Wanker.
The Barbarian gets a clinch.
Conor The Barbarian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wanker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Barbarian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wanker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Barbarian to keep the fight standing.
Wanker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wanker pulls The Barbarian into guard.
The Barbarian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wanker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wanker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Barbarian tries to stand but Wanker is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian won't allow Wanker to sweep him here.
Wanker trying to control the position.
The Barbarian wanted to stand there but Wanker had control of the position.
The Barbarian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wanker can do to turn this around?
Wanker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wanker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Barbarian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Barbarian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wanker controls The Barbarian momentarily but The Barbarian frees himself.
Wanker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wanker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wanker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Barbarian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Barbarian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wanker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Barbarian has managed to get both his arms back between Wanker's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor The Barbarian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conor The Barbarian's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wanker loads up on a big right hand but The Barbarian slips the punch.
Wanker throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Barbarian.
Wanker throws a jab when The Barbarian was well out of range.
Wanker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from The Barbarian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wanker fakes the leg kick and cracks The Barbarian in the body.
The Barbarian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wanker misses with a body kick.
The Barbarian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wanker avoiding damage as The Barbarian throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Barbarian scores with a knee to the head.
The Barbarian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Barbarian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wanker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Barbarian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wanker looks to score with a jab to the body but The Barbarian is just out of range.
Wanker swats away the attempt to clinch by The Barbarian.
Massive Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian wants to clinch up but Wanker keeps it at a distance.
Wanker throws a looping overhand right but The Barbarian ducks down to avoid it.
Wanker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Barbarian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wanker throws a head kick but The Barbarian moves out of range.
Wanker throws a body shot but no joy.
The Barbarian pushes Wanker up against the cage in a clinch.
The Barbarian scores a nice knee to the body.
The Barbarian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Barbarian misses with a knee to the head.
The Barbarian misses with a knee to the head.
Wanker decides to pull guard.
Wanker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Barbarian is aware though and is defending well.
The Barbarian tries to stand but Wanker is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wanker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Barbarian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wanker is proving hard to escape from.
Wanker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Barbarian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker trying to keep a closed guard but The Barbarian is proving a slippery customer.
Wanker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Barbarian defends well.
Wanker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Barbarian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wanker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wanker is looking to slow The Barbarian down with leg kicks.
The Barbarian darts in and clinches Wanker up against the cage.
The Barbarian throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Barbarian throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Barbarian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Barbarian misses with a knee to the head.
Wanker jumps guard but The Barbarian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Barbarian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wanker blocks it with crossed arms.
The Barbarian lands with a short shot to the head.
The Barbarian tries to land a knee to the head but Wanker blocks with his arms.
The Barbarian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Barbarian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Barbarian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wanker blocks it with crossed arms.
Wanker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wanker avoiding damage as The Barbarian throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor The Barbarian clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Conor The Barbarian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wanker looks to score with a jab to the body but The Barbarian is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from The Barbarian misses its target.
Wanker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Wanker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wanker's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Barbarian under the eye.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Barbarian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wanker jumps guard but The Barbarian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Barbarian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Barbarian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wanker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Barbarian crunches a lovely knee into Wanker's ribcage.
The Barbarian missing with knees to the body.
Wanker is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The Barbarian lands a knee to the head.
The Barbarian tries to land knees in the clinch but Wanker avoids the damage to the body.
The Barbarian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wanker avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wanker avoids it.
The Barbarian with a knee to the head.
The Barbarian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wanker blocks it with crossed arms.
The Barbarian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wanker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wanker is trying to pull guard but The Barbarian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Conor The Barbarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massive Wanker.
A short uppercut from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian looking to throw knees to the head but Wanker is blocking nicely.
The Barbarian scores a nice knee to the body.
The Barbarian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wanker blocks it with crossed arms.
The Barbarian looking to throw knees to the head but Wanker is blocking nicely.
The Barbarian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wanker drags the fight down to the ground.
Wanker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Barbarian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Barbarian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Barbarian postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Barbarian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Massive Wanker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wanker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Barbarian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Barbarian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Barbarian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Barbarian takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian tries to land a knee to the head but Wanker blocks with his arms.
Wanker tries to pull guard but The Barbarian won't allow it.
The Barbarian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Barbarian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wanker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Barbarian smiles and moves away.
Wanker scores with a punch to the head.
Wanker just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Wanker.
The Barbarian half committed to a counter leg kick.
The Barbarian tries to clinch there but Wanker circles away.
Wanker throws a counter combo.
The Barbarian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wanker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wanker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Massive Wanker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wanker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Barbarian has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wanker.
The Barbarian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Barbarian is looking to clinch but Wanker is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Wanker misses.
A jab from Wanker finds it's way through The Barbarian's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Barbarian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wanker with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Barbarian counters with a stiff right hand.
Wanker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Barbarian tries to clinch but Wanker moves out of range.
The Barbarian is looking to clinch but Wanker is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Conor The Barbarian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conor The Barbarian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Barbarian darts in and clinches Wanker up against the cage.
Wanker jumps guard but The Barbarian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Barbarian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wanker's face.
The Barbarian misses with a knee strike.
The Barbarian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wanker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Barbarian swings wildly with an uppercut but Wanker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Barbarian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wanker is trying to pull guard but The Barbarian has him pressed against the cage.
Conor The Barbarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massive Wanker.
Wanker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wanker tries to pull guard but The Barbarian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker is trying to pull guard but The Barbarian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wanker tries to pull guard but The Barbarian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wanker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The Barbarian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Massive Wanker has been cut.
The Barbarian tries a knee to the head but Wanker blocks it.
The Barbarian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wanker tries to pull guard but The Barbarian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Barbarian throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wanker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wanker drags the fight down to the ground.
Wanker trying to control the position.
Wanker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Barbarian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Barbarian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wanker is trying to keep The Barbarian in close.
Massive Wanker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian tries to stand but Wanker is controlling from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wanker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The Barbarian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wanker is controlling him.
Wanker trying to control the position from guard on top but The Barbarian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Barbarian haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wanker wants to pass the guard but The Barbarian is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Barbarian moves out of range of the body kick from Wanker.
The Barbarian is looking to clinch but Wanker is avoiding it.
Wanker throws a fast counter high kick but The Barbarian manages to duck under it in time.
The Barbarian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Wanker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Barbarian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Barbarian takes one to the chin there.
The Barbarian doesn't manage to clinch there - Wanker circles away.
Wanker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Barbarian.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wanker or perhaps it was just good defense by The Barbarian, which made it look bad.
The Barbarian tries to clinch up.
The Barbarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wanker.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Barbarian tries to clinch but Wanker moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wanker.
Wanker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Barbarian's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Massive Wanker.
I think The Barbarian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Conor The Barbarian 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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