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Bellicose 118 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Boner (ranked 23186 p4p, 23953 weight class) and Rich Goins (ranked 629 p4p, 671 weight class). Rich Goins 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Boner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rich Goins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goins slaps away a takedown attempt from Boner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boner gets a double leg takedown into Goins's guard.
Boner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goins's head.
Goins keeping moving, preventing Boner from controlling successfully.
Boner connects with a couple of short punches.
Goins wants to stand up but Boner is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goins wants to stand but Boner is controlling the position.
Boner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boner working some strikes from top position.
Boner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boner stops Goins from standing up.
Boner throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boner is in close to Goins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boner won't allow Goins to get back to his feet.
Boner trying to control the position from guard on top but Goins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boner lands a couple of elbows.
Boner prevents Goins from getting back to his feet.
Boner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goins's head.
Goins wants to get back to his feet but Boner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goins is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boner postures up in Goins's guard and throws a big left but Goins blocks it.
Boner with a nice head shot there.
Goins wants to stand up but Boner is controlling him.
Boner wants to pass the guard but Goins is keeping the position.
Boner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boner stops Goins from standing up.
Goins keeping moving, preventing Boner from controlling successfully.
Goins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boner prevents Goins from getting back to his feet.
Boner is working Goins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins wants to stand up but Boner is controlling him.
Goins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boner.
Boner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boner scoring with some ground and pound.
Boner throws a big right hand that misses.
Boner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boner throwing strikes but missing.
Goins wants to get back to his feet but Boner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goins's head.
Boner wants to pass the guard but Goins is keeping the position.
Boner slips nicely into half guard.
Goins is trying to stand up here but Boner is controlling him well.
Goins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goins wants to get back to his feet.
Boner drops an elbow to the side of Goins's head.
Goins has hold of Boner's hands but Boner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boner throwing shots but Goins is blocking nicely.
Goins is trying to stand back up but Boner is controlling him
Boner slips a nice elbow through Goins's hands, connecting with Goins's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goins 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boner winds up and cracks Goins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
 Goins is rocked!
Boner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goins is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Boner 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.
Boner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Boner.
Goins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goins is still in real trouble! Can Boner finish him?
Boner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goins tries to kick Boner off but Boner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Goins seems to have recovered his senses.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boner connects with a nice short shot to Goins's temple.
Boner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goins can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boner scores with a big shot! Goins's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Goins! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Boner!
Johnny Boner managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Neon Zombie, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brain Rupture (ranked 4871 p4p, 6122 weight class) and Stella Fella (ranked 457 p4p, 505 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brain Rupture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stella Fella!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rupture. Fella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rupture misses with a wild body shot.
Rupture fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fella sprawls well initially but Rupture persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rupture lands with a punch from half guard.
Fella slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fella working a defensive guard here.
Rupture postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rupture lands a couple of digs.
Fella can't keep his opponent in guard - Rupture advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rupture lands a nice short elbow.
Fella is rocked!
Rupture is thwarting Fella's attempts to control the position.
Fella is still in real trouble! Can Rupture finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fella can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fella seems to have recovered his senses.
Fella is looking for a sweep. Rupture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fella really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rupture. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupture seems to be looking for submissions.
We've been hearing that Rupture has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fella trying to hold on to Rupture's head to control him but Rupture postures up.
Ground and pound from Rupture.
Fella is looking to improve his position.
Rupture creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Fella is out cold and this one is all over! Rupture climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brain Rupture!
After the big win, Brain Rupture made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Neon Zombie and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dogo Musaga (ranked 4284 p4p, 23875 weight class) and RaeRae Usman (ranked 529 p4p, 653 weight class). Usman has chosen Yaba Buluku as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dogo Musaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RaeRae Usman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musaga keeps the fight on the outside.
Musaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Usman manages to avoid it.
Usman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Musaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Usman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musaga.
Musaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Musaga closes the distance and pushes Usman back into the cage.
Musaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Musaga.
Usman tries to pull guard but Musaga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Usman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Musaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Usman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Usman jumps guard but Musaga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dogo Musaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RaeRae Usman.
Usman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Musaga lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Musaga as the two fighters clinch.
Musaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Usman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Musaga walks away with a smile on his face. Usman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Musaga scores with a nice right hand.
Dogo Musaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musaga throws a leg kick but Usman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Usman tries to counter with a clinch but Musaga shakes him off and moves away.
Usman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Musaga throws out the jab.
Usman moves away from the strike by Musaga.
Usman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Usman gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Usman.
Usman takes a shot to the head.
Musaga lands with a left to the head.
Musaga pushes Usman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Musaga lands a right hand.
Usman is trying to pull guard but Musaga has him pressed against the cage.
Musaga lands a body shot.
Usman looks winded!
Musaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Usman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Musaga scores with a shot to the side of Usman's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Musaga on the inside.
Usman is rocked!
Musaga misses with some punches.
Usman is still on wobbly legs! Can Musaga finish him?
Musaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Usman.
A head punch on the inside from Musaga fails to land.
Usman seems to have recovered his senses.
Musaga lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musaga creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Usman with a big uppercut! Usman tries to clinch up but Musaga pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Usman to the mat! Usman covers up and Musaga unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dogo Musaga!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dogo Musaga made sure he mentioned Real Men Juice, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated RaeRae Usman had this to say: 'I'd like to thank my opponent for helping me to train harder than I ever had before. I'll be back, and ready to fight again soon!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glacius Frank Jr. (ranked 3960 p4p, 4188 weight class) and Robert Cap (ranked 503 p4p, 522 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glacius Frank Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Cap!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cap slips a jab from Frank Jr..
Frank Jr. throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jab from Cap.
Glacius Frank Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank Jr. throws the left hand but Cap avoids the punch easily.
Frank Jr. gets tackled into the cage by Cap. Cap maintains the clinch.
Cap misses with some punches.
Frank Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cap's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Cap fails to land.
Frank Jr. pushes Cap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Frank Jr. has a couple of punches blocked by Cap.
Cap works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frank Jr. lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Frank Jr.'s coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frank Jr. throws a punch but it's blocked by Cap.
Cap presses Frank Jr. against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frank Jr. tries to work over Cap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frank Jr. has a couple of punches blocked by Cap.
Cap trying to stall but Frank Jr. improves his position.
Cap lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cap working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank Jr. working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cap lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Frank Jr..
Cap prevents a body shot from Frank Jr..
Cap can't find room to land a body shot as Frank Jr. controls the action.
Cap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cap misses with a punch on the inside.
Cap has a couple of punches blocked by Frank Jr..
Frank Jr. blocks a body shot from Cap.
Frank Jr. lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frank Jr. scores with a shoulder strike.
Frank Jr. misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frank Jr. blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank Jr..
Frank Jr. tries to work over Cap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frank Jr. misses with the head strike.
Frank Jr. gets through Cap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cap is looking to control Frank Jr.'s arms but Frank Jr. gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cap has his back to the cage.
Frank Jr. misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Cap to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frank Jr. throws a head punch that misses.
Frank Jr. misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank Jr..
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frank Jr..
Cap wants to stall.
Cap has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Frank Jr. seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cap can turn it around.
Frank Jr. can't find room to land a body shot as Cap controls the action.
Frank Jr. tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank Jr. misses with some punches.
Cap lands with a right to the head.
Frank Jr. swings wildly with an uppercut but Cap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cap tries to land a knee to the head but Frank Jr. blocks with his arms.
Frank Jr. lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cap throws an elbow but it misses.
Frank Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank Jr. throws a head punch that misses.
Cap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cap works on Frank Jr.'s body with a couple of short punches.
Cap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frank Jr. backwards.
Cap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cap has a couple of punches blocked by Frank Jr..
Cap prevents a body shot from Frank Jr..
Cap blocks an uppercut.
Frank Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Cap avoids it by throwing Frank Jr. back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cap.
Frank Jr. swings wildly with an uppercut but Cap uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cap takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Frank Jr. tries a body shot but Cap blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cap.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cap takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Frank Jr. blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frank Jr. misses with a punch on the inside.
Frank Jr. gets through Cap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cap is working Frank Jr. over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cap working aggressively here.
Frank Jr. tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cap lands with a light punch inside.
Frank Jr. throws a punch but it's blocked by Cap.
Cap pushes Frank Jr. back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frank Jr. has a couple of punches blocked by Cap.
Frank Jr. blocks an uppercut.
Cap misses with a punch on the inside.
Frank Jr. misses with a punch on the inside.
Cap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frank Jr.'s elbow.
Frank Jr. tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cap's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Cap will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cap misses with a wild combination.
Cap lands a right hook to the body.
Robert Cap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frank Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
Cap let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cap connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Cap. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cap.
Frank Jr. bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cap looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank Jr. is just out of range.
Frank Jr. throws a quick counter head kick but Cap was just out of range.
Cap lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 Frank Jr. is rocked!
Cap drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Frank Jr.'s head, knocking him out cold! Cap is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Cap!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Os (ranked 3333 p4p, 3136 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 419 p4p, 397 weight class). Faolin has chosen It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Os!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Os scores with a nice right hand.
Os is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faolin.
Faolin misses the shot to the body.
Os looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Os lands a jab to Faolin's midsection.
Faolin cracks Os with an open hand slap.
A right-left combo lands from Os.
Os scores with a nice right hand.
Faolin ducks under a wild hook from Os.
Os pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faolin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice cross by Os.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Os throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faolin counters by moving into the clinch.
Os working hard to break the clinch.
Os wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faolin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Os uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Os has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Os.
Faolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Os escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Os just misses with a punch to the body.
Faolin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Os.
Faolin moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Os misses its intended target.
Faolin misses with a body shot.
Os misses the jab.
Faolin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pete Os seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faolin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Os.
Faolin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Os.
Faolin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Os.
A nice side step and Faolin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Os throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faolin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Os lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Os cracks Faolin with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Os pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faolin. Os does a little dance to reset his feet.
Os lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Os misses with the combination.
Faolin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Os defending well as Faolin loads up on a big left hand.
Faolin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Faolin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Os doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Os lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Faolin backs up against the cage.
Faolin moves in looking to clinch but Os pushes him off.
A punch combination from Os misses.
Faolin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot lands for Faolin.
Os fails to land with a series of punches.
Faolin defending well as Os loads up on a big left hand.
Os misses with a two punch combination.
Faolin moves forwards but Os connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Os fails to land with a series of punches.
Os misses with a left hand
and Faolin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faolin slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faolin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Faolin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Os up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Faolin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin scores with a shoulder strike.
Faolin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Os has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faolin obliges.
Os swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faolin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Os lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faolin controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faolin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Os throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Faolin on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Os dominated that round.
That's time! Os's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Os throws a lazy right hand but Faolin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faolin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Joey Faolin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Os looks to land a left hand but Faolin moved out of range nicely.
Faolin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Os with a body shot.
Os takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Pete Os has been cut.
The fighters circling - Faolin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Os scores with the left hand. Faolin knows he should have avoided that one.
Faolin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Faolin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Os as he connects with a hook.
Os misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Os moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut there from Os.
Os lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Os misses with a hook.
Faolin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Os connects with a right hand. Faolin shakes it off.
Faolin moves out of range of the strikes.
Os connects with a looping right hand.
Os connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faolin. Faolin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Faolin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Faolin takes a swing at Os's ribcage but misses.
Os throws a sloppy body shot
and Faolin counters with a right hand to the body.
Os blocks a jab.
Os throws the left hand but Faolin avoids the punch easily.
Os avoids the body shot from Faolin.
Os swings for the body but Faolin moves out of range.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Faolin knocks Os out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joey Faolin!
A victorious Joey Faolin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Murphy (ranked 2762 p4p, 4349 weight class) and Chiharu Shiba (ranked 368 p4p, 533 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Shiba has chosen Sick Puppies - Survive as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiharu Shiba!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like Chiharu Shiba has been cut.
Shiba misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shiba 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 Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Shiba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Shiba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shiba gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paddy Murphy!
A relieved looking Paddy Murphy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikemba Okoye (ranked 2443 p4p, 3289 weight class) and Alexander Korolev (ranked 323 p4p, 436 weight class). Alexander Korolev has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikemba Okoye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Korolev!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korolev throws a combination that misses
letting Okoye counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Okoye.
It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
Korolev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okoye.
A little feinted left hand from Okoye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Okoye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okoye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Korolev misses with an uppercut. Okoye saw that one coming.
Okoye misses with a kick to the body.
Korolev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okoye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Korolev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Korolev misses with a shot to the body
and Okoye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Korolev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Korolev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoye moves away.
A big right from Korolev misses.
Alexander Korolev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoye lands with a good body shot.
Korolev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okoye.
A slow jab from Korolev misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Korolev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okoye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Korolev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okoye.
Korolev misses with a hook
and Okoye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Korolev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Korolev throws a hook but Okoye avoids it easily.
Okoye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Korolev staying out of range there.
Korolev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Korolev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Korolev misses with a hook. Okoye ducked under it nicely.
Okoye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Korolev.
Korolev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okoye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Okoye to counter with a crisp jab.
Korolev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okoye doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoye buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Korolev misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Korolev tries to get set, Okoye tries to push him back and clinch up but Korolev manages to avoid the attempt.
An inside leg kick from Okoye misses.
Korolev scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Korolev misses.
Okoye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
Okoye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Korolev.
Okoye is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okoye.
Korolev throws the left hand but Okoye avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Korolev.
Korolev misses with an uppercut. Okoye saw that one coming.
Korolev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okoye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev misses with a double jab
and Okoye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Korolev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Okoye connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Okoye.
A swing and a miss from Okoye.
Korolev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okoye lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Korolev misses with a straight right.
As Korolev backs away, Okoye returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Okoye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
Korolev throws a right and a left that Okoye avoids nicely.
Okoye looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Korolev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Korolev throws a poor cross that misses
and Okoye counters with a straight right hand.
Okoye with a nice calf kick.
Okoye tries to clinch but Korolev moves out of range.
Korolev misses with a straight left.
Okoye throwing a counter right hand but Korolev manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korolev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korolev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okoye fires out a quick counter leg kick but Korolev just manages to avoid it.
Korolev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korolev throws a jab but it's blocked by Okoye.
Korolev throws the left hand but Okoye avoids the punch easily.
Okoye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okoye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Korolev scores with a hook.
Okoye ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Korolev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okoye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korolev.
Korolev misses with a right hand
and Okoye counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Korolev lands with a shot to the body.
Okoye slips a jab and a cross from Korolev.
Okoye looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Korolev misses the target.
Korolev misses with a wild combination.
Korolev lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Korolev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Korolev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okoye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korolev. Okoye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korolev throws a jab when Okoye was well out of range.
Korolev throws a lazy uppercut
and Okoye counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from Korolev misses.
Okoye is looking to counter punch.
Korolev checks a low kick from Okoye.
Okoye takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Okoye ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Okoye misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Korolev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okoye slips a jab and a cross from Korolev.
Okoye looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Okoye moves out of range as Korolev strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye looks to land a left hand but Korolev moved out of range nicely.
Korolev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Korolev.
Korolev throws a poor cross that misses
and Okoye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korolev swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoye.
Alexander Korolev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev misses with a right hand
letting Okoye counter with a right hand.
Okoye lands a jab to Korolev's midsection.
Korolev throws out a loose jab but Okoye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korolev connects with the punch.
Korolev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okoye buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Korolev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korolev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoye manages to avoid it.
Korolev looks to land a left hand but Okoye moved out of range nicely.
Okoye swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Korolev 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.
Korolev takes a swing at Okoye's ribcage but misses.
Okoye throwing a counter right hand but Korolev manages to avoid it.
Korolev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okoye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okoye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
Okoye misses with a looping left.
Korolev throws a poor cross that misses
and Okoye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okoye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korolev throws a series of punches but Okoye moves out of range.
Korolev misses with a right hand
and Okoye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korolev throws a nice looking combination but Okoye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okoye slips a jab and a cross from Korolev.
Okoye connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Korolev scores with a nice right hand.
Okoye looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Korolev catches Okoye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Korolev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okoye makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Korolev is breathing heavily.
Okoye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Korolev.
Okoye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korolev.
Korolev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Okoye misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Korolev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okoye dodges the punch combination from Korolev.
As Korolev tries to get set, Okoye tries to push him back and clinch up but Korolev manages to avoid the attempt.
Okoye ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okoye.
Okoye dips to his left and cracks Korolev with an uppercut!
A combination from Korolev does no damage.
Nice shot by Korolev.
An inside leg kick lands from Okoye.
Okoye misses with an uppercut. Korolev saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Korolev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okoye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Korolev.
Okoye slips a jab from Korolev.
Okoye looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Okoye tries to clinch but Korolev is having none of it.
Okoye moves away from the strike by Korolev.
A telegraphed right hand from Korolev misses the target.
Okoye misses the shot to the body.
Korolev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okoye tries to counter by clinching up but Korolev breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korolev throws a shot from downtown. Okoye moves away and avoids it.
Okoye slips a jab and a cross from Korolev.
Okoye tried to counter with a leg kick but Korolev avoided it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Okoye lands.
Korolev misses with an uppercut. Okoye saw that one coming.
Okoye misses with a body shot.
Alexander Korolev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korolev swings widly with a right hand
and Okoye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Korolev misses with a hook.
Okoye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korolev.
A little feinted left hand from Okoye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Korolev misses.
Okoye tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Korolev manages to circle out of the way.
Okoye wants to clinch.
Okoye fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Korolev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Korolev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Korolev throws a lazy right hand but Okoye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Korolev just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Okoye as he connects with a hook.
Korolev throws a right hand that Okoye ducks under and follows up with a left that Okoye also avoids with ease.
Korolev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okoye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Korolev slips under a jab.
Okoye pivots, looking for a leg kick but Korolev is out of range and Okoye settles back down.
Korolev throws a body shot but no joy.
Korolev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okoye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okoye appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Korolev checks a low kick from Okoye.
Korolev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Okoye misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korolev swings for the body but Okoye moves out of range.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korolev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okoye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korolev.
Okoye slips under a jab from Korolev.
Okoye scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye swings for the body but Korolev moves out of range.
Okoye takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Okoye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Okoye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korolev.
Korolev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okoye has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okoye there as he acknowledges the shot.
Korolev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoye manages to avoid it.
Korolev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Korolev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okoye.
Korolev misses with a left hand
and Okoye counters with a left to the body.
Okoye tries to clinch but Korolev is having none of it.
Korolev throws a big shot that misses.
Okoye is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Korolev finds it's way through Okoye's defenses.
No joy there for Korolev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okoye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Okoye does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korolev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Korolev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okoye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korolev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okoye throws a body shot but no joy.
Okoye with the inside leg kick.
Korolev throws an off balance right hand
and Okoye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Okoye.
No joy there for Korolev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Korolev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okoye moves out of range of the strikes.
Korolev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Korolev misses the target.
Okoye ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Korolev throws a lazy right hand but Okoye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Okoye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Korolev.
As Korolev backs away, Okoye returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Korolev.
Korolev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Korolev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okoye lands with a hook. Korolev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okoye misses with a wild body shot.
Korolev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Korolev misses the shot to the body.
Korolev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okoye.
Okoye takes a swing at Korolev's ribcage but misses.
Korolev misses with a looping right.
Okoye takes a swing at Korolev's ribcage but misses.
Okoye staying out of range there.
A jab from Korolev finds it's way through Okoye's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korolev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okoye holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Okoye tries to pull guard but Korolev won't allow it.
Okoye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okoye misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoye tries to pull guard but Korolev holds him up against the cage and eventually Okoye drops back down to his feet.
Okoye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Korolevs head.
Okoye is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Korolev manages to break the clinch.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korolev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Korolev as he connects with a hook.
Korolev misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Korolev breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ikemba Okoye.
I think Korolev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Alexander Korolev!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Alexander Korolev!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Alexander Korolev!
Alexander Korolev wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Alexander Korolev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 2307 p4p, 3264 weight class) and Antoine Milfort (ranked 311 p4p, 432 weight class). Roberts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spiders and Snakes - Jim Stafford. Milfort comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whiskey Myers - Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jake Roberts could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antoine Milfort's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antoine Milfort!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milfort.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milfort jabs Roberts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roberts takes one to the side of the head.
Roberts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Milfort is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Milfort avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Roberts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Milfort's head.
Roberts throws a solid leg kick but Milfort takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roberts.
A jab from Roberts misses.
Milfort throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Roberts walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts lands a nice shot that snaps Milfort's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Milfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts jabs at Milfort's body.
Roberts has closed the distance and engaged Milfort in a clinch.
Roberts has a couple of punches blocked by Milfort.
Milfort taking a breather.
Roberts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milfort misses with a body punch.
Roberts struggles to land a body shot inside as Milfort controls his hands.
Roberts scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Milfort.
Milfort blocking some punches.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Roberts's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Roberts trying to stall but Milfort improves his position.
Milfort lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberts or not.
Roberts tries to throw a body punch but Milfort avoids it by throwing Roberts back against the cage.
Milfort makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Milfort misses with some punches.
Milfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milfort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Roberts tries a body shot but Milfort blocks it.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Milfort misses.
Roberts throws a big counter combination but Milfort scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
Roberts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Milfort works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milfort swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roberts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milfort lands a really nice looking cross but Roberts seems unphased.
Roberts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Milfort misses.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Milfort throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Roberts thumps Milfort with a low kick.
Milfort slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Milfort checks a leg kick nicely.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Milfort moves out of range easily.
Milfort throws a poor cross that misses
and Roberts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roberts.
Roberts working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roberts 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.
Milfort 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milfort striking off his back but it's not causing Roberts any problems.
Roberts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milfort managing to control the position.
Roberts tries to free his leg and advance position but Milfort is retaining full guard.
Milfort throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Roberts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roberts works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Roberts is trying to control. Milfort wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roberts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roberts wants to take a breather but Milfort is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Milfort sees it coming and defends easily.
Milfort desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Roberts wants to pass to mount but Milfort is defending the position.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Milfort dodges it nicely.
Roberts trying to mount his opponent but Milfort defends it.
Milfort has his hands clasped together around Roberts's back. He's all about the action.
Milfort manages to get to full guard.
Roberts prevents Milfort from getting back to his feet.
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 Jake Roberts will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Milfort bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roberts's head.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Milfort moves out of range.
Milfort moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Milfort moves out of range as Roberts throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Roberts.
Antoine Milfort seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milfort lands the left hand.
Roberts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roberts lands a nice looking body kick.
Milfort scores with a punch to the head.
Milfort moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milfort ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roberts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roberts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Milfort moves out of range of the leg kick from Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts throws a head kick that Milfort semi-blocks.
Donk. Milfort catches Roberts right on the button with a cross.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milfort lands a nice looking body shot.
Milfort has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roberts.
Roberts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Milfort.
A nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat of the thigh.
Milfort connects with a body shot that sends Roberts's belly button to the back.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Milfort.
Milfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts misses with an uppercut. Milfort saw that one coming.
Roberts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roberts moves out of range as Milfort strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milfort throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Roberts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roberts takes one to the chin there.
Roberts pushes Milfort away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts needs to keep his hands up - Milfort had a free shot at his head there.
Milfort misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Milfort just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Milfort avoids them all with ease.
Milfort let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A low kick lands for Roberts.
Milfort 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.
Milfort wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milfort.
As Milfort backs away, Roberts returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Milfort misses with a looping right.
Milfort throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Milfort throws a low kick but Roberts moves out of range easily.
Milfort throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Milfort swinging wildly here.
A big left from Milfort misses.
A low kick lands for Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milfort moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Milfort tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Milfort throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Roberts changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milfort misses with a leg kick.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Milfort.
Roberts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roberts throws a head kick but Milfort moves out of range.
Roberts walks into a left hand.
Milfort takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Milfort tests Roberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Milfort misses.
Roberts half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Milfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Milfort avoids it well and moves away.
Milfort pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roberts is out of range and Milfort settles back down.
Roberts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milfort throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Milfort looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts throwing a counter right hand but Milfort manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milfort throws out the jab.
Roberts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Milfort with a nice cross.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milfort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Milfort's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Milfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Roberts.
Roberts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Milfort was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antoine Milfort will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Roberts slips under a jab.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Milfort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milfort fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roberts on the side of the head.
Milfort throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts thuds his right hand into Milfort's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roberts is looking to chop away at Milfort's legs.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts slips under a jab from Milfort.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Milfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Milfort backs away, Roberts returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Roberts throws out a leg kick but Milfort moves out of range and Roberts only half commits.
Roberts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Milfort on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roberts. Roberts obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milfort.
Roberts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Milfort in his tracks.
Milfort swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Milfort feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roberts avoids the body shot from Milfort.
A swing and a miss from Milfort.
Milfort scores with a jab to the head.
Roberts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milfort.
Milfort with a nice cross.
Milfort listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Roberts.
Milfort looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Milfort scores with a hook to the body. Roberts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milfort throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Milfort lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roberts lands a leg kick that knocks Milfort off balance momentarily.
Milfort cracks Roberts with a good jab.
Roberts is rocked!
Milfort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts misses with a hook.
Milfort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Milfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts swings widly with a right hand
and Milfort counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Milfort.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Milfort, as that shot connected.
Jake Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts moves forwards but Milfort connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Roberts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Milfort moves out of range easily.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milfort moves away.
Roberts seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milfort throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Roberts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Milfort has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milfort.
Milfort lands the left hand.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milfort.
A big right from Milfort misses.
Roberts scores with a hook.
Milfort throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Milfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Milfort throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts moves out of range as Milfort strikes.
Milfort works Roberts's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Milfort misses.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Milfort.
Roberts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milfort scores with a sloppy right hand. Roberts should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milfort's corner calls for a 1-2. Milfort obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Milfort.
Milfort misses with a hook.
Roberts tried to score with a low kick but Milfort checks it.
Milfort blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Milfort lands a nice shot that snaps Roberts's head back.
Good shot there by Roberts.
Milfort scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Milfort misses.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts misses with a looping right.
Milfort lands a lovely overhand right.
Milfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milfort looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Antoine Milfort is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Milfort connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Milfort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Milfort has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Antoine Milfort!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Antoine Milfort!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Antoine Milfort!
Antoine Milfort wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Antoine Milfort thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toppo Damorning (ranked 2310 p4p, 3794 weight class) and Vedran Mihaljevic (ranked 93 p4p, 147 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Toppo Damorning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedran Mihaljevic!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damorning looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damorning shoots in for a double leg but Mihaljevic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mihaljevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic lands an overhand right.
It looks like Toppo Damorning has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mihaljevic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vedran Mihaljevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihaljevic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damorning shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mihaljevic sprawls well. Mihaljevic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damorning gets slowly back to his feet.
Mihaljevic feints a jab promting Damorning to slip. Mihaljevic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Damorning slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaljevic scores with a jab. Damorning acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Damorning on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mihaljevic. Mihaljevic obviously looking to wear him down.
Mihaljevic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mihaljevic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mihaljevic scores with a jab. Damorning acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mihaljevic stuffs the takedown attempt from Damorning. Damorning gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toppo Damorning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaljevic has closed the distance and engaged Damorning in a clinch.
Mihaljevic scores with a shot to the side of Damorning's head.
Mihaljevic prevents Damorning from breaking the clinch.
Mihaljevic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mihaljevic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damorning's hands.
Mihaljevic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Damorning has time to react.
Damorning shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mihaljevic defends it nicely.
Mihaljevic lands with a nice combination. Damorning backs away looking to recover.
Damorning shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mihaljevic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damorning as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damorning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Mihaljevic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaljevic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Toppo Damorning's cut is getting worse.
Mihaljevic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damorning.
Mihaljevic closes the distance and clinches up with Damorning, looking for a takedown. Mihaljevic pushes Damorning against the cage but Damorning circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damorning tries to counter with a takedown but Mihaljevic is quick to defend against it.
Mihaljevic scores with a jab. Damorning acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damorning or perhaps it was just good defense by Mihaljevic, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mihaljevic! But no joy.
Mihaljevic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mihaljevic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damorning takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mihaljevic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mihaljevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mihaljevic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic lands a lovely overhand right.
Mihaljevic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damorning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mihaljevic 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.
Mihaljevic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Damorning momentarily.
Damorning shoots in for a takedown but Mihaljevic shows good takedown defense.
Mihaljevic lunges at Damorning with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damorning's hand.
Mihaljevic connects with a crisp jab.
Mihaljevic lands a body shot.
Mihaljevic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Toppo Damorning's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice shot lands for Mihaljevic.
Damorning takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damorning fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mihaljevic lands with an uppercut that bounces Damorning off the cage and back into range.
Mihaljevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Damorning drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mihaljevic sprawls and moves away.
That kick from Mihaljevic tenderised Damorning's leg. Damorning is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mihaljevic lands a slapping body shot.
Mihaljevic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Damorning momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damorning looks for a takedown but Mihaljevic sprawls well.
It seemed like Mihaljevic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mihaljevic cracks Damorning with a good jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mihaljevic!
Mihaljevic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mihaljevic duly obliges.
Jeez, Toppo Damorning's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mihaljevic with a nice cross.
Damorning is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Toppo Damorning's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vedran Mihaljevic!
Vedran Mihaljevic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurki Potku (ranked 378 p4p, 610 weight class) and Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 57 p4p, 92 weight class). Thibodeaux Jr. comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rags2Riches kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurki Potku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux Jr. releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Potku blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Potku is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux Jr.. Beautiful body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a big head kick that sends Potku tumbling to the mat! Thibodeaux Jr. takes a step backwards and waves Potku back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kurki Potku has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body punch but Potku moves out of range.
Potku appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Potku slips the punch.
Potku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Potku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a head shot.
Potku throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a head kick but Potku moves out of range.
Potku changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the body punch
and Potku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux Jr. throws the left hand but Potku avoids the punch easily.
Potku half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thibodeaux Jr. circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Potku drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Thibodeaux Jr. follows Potku to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr., made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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FIGHT
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