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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikie Lee (ranked 2471 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Danny Danger (ranked 358 p4p, 298 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Danger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Danger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danger counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Danger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Danger counters with a nice body shot.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Danger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Danger counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikie Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danger finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee throws a head kick but Danger moves out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Danger moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Danger! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danger seems to be stalking Lee here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Lee drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Danger!
After winning the bout, Danny Danger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Mikie Lee was interviewed post fight and said 'No way he beats me clean. He has to be juicing. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Klimenko (ranked 1782 p4p, 1180 weight class) and Deepen Cider (ranked 263 p4p, 183 weight class). Klimenko comes to the cage accompanied by TWIST HIS D*CK. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Granite 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deepen Cider!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider throws a body shot but no joy.
Cider lands a glancing blow to the side of Klimenko's head.
Cider scores with a jab. Klimenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cider throws a lazy uppercut
letting Klimenko counter with a right hand.
Cider misses the body punch
and Klimenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cider misses with a left hand
and Klimenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Klimenko is looking to counter punch.
Cider lunges at Klimenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klimenko's hand.
Cider changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Cider misses
enabling Klimenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Deepen Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cider throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Klimenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Cider looks to land a right hand but Klimenko moved out of range.
Klimenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cider finds it's way round the side to connect with Klimenko's head.
Cider misses with a shot to the body
and Klimenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cider scores with a hook to the body. Klimenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klimenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cider throws a big shot that misses.
Klimenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cider.
Klimenko connects with a body shot that sends Cider's belly button to the back.
Klimenko scores with a kick to the body.
Cider throws a big shot that misses.
And Klimenko counters with a quick kick to the body but Cider blocks it.
Klimenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Good exchange - Klimenko coming out on top.
Klimenko takes one to the side of the head.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klimenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider misses with a right hand
and Klimenko counters with a nice body kick.
Cider looks winded!
Cider has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Klimenko.
Cider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cider throws a sloppy body shot
and Klimenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cider slips a jab from Klimenko.
Cider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cider blocks the body kick.
Klimenko lands an overhand right.
Klimenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cider. Klimenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider swings widly with a right hand
and Klimenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klimenko.
Klimenko is looking to counter punch.
Cider looks to throw the jab but Klimenko is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klimenko lands with a shot to the body.
Klimenko moves away from the strike by Cider.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Klimenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cider misses with an uppercut
and Klimenko counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cider! Klimenko lets Cider back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Cider is rocked!
Cider misses with a straight left.
Cider scores with a shot to the body.
Klimenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Klimenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Klimenko. Beautiful body shot.
Cider misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Klimenko.
Cider throws out a counter right but Klimenko avoids it with no problem.
Cider throws a right hand that misses
and Klimenko counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cider avoids the body shot from Klimenko.
Klimenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cider swings for the body but Klimenko moves out of range.
Klimenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Klimenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cider lands a nice shot to the body.
Klimenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Klimenko scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider ducks right into an uppercut from Klimenko.
Cider misses with a hook.
Klimenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Klimenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cider looks to land a right hand but Klimenko moved out of range.
Cider moves away from the strike by Klimenko.
A countering left hand to the body from Cider misses.
Klimenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider.
Klimenko throws a big counter combination but Cider scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Cider misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cider misses with a wild body shot.
Klimenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cider is breathing heavily.
Cider throws a shot from downtown. Klimenko moves away and avoids it.
Klimenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cider misses with a straight right.
Klimenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Cider misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cider. Klimenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klimenko throwing a counter right hand but Cider manages to avoid it.
Klimenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cider can do to turn this around?
A decent looking cross lands there for Klimenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider swings for the body but Klimenko moves out of range.
Klimenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cider throws out the jab.
Cider takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klimenko drops Cider with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cider looks back up at him and smiles so Klimenko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cider is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimenko finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klimenko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Klimenko lands a front kick.
Cider seems to have recovered his senses.
Klimenko cracks Cider with a hook to the temple - Cider is on wobbly legs here! Klimenko swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Cider falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Klimenko wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zachary Klimenko!
Zachary Klimenko 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Rolf (ranked 1187 p4p, 2778 weight class) and David Eagle (ranked 166 p4p, 374 weight class). Rolf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AVGN Theme Song. Eagle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pay money To my Pain - Weight of my pride. Jakob Rolf could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Eagle's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eagle.
Eagle connects with a right hand. Rolf shakes it off.
We've been hearing reports that Rolf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Eagle missing with a left hand there. Rolf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rolf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rolf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Eagle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eagle is trying to get back to half guard.
Rolf controls the position.
Eagle tries to improve position but can't.
Rolf is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Eagle is trying to escape and Rolf transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Eagle is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rolf! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jakob Rolf!
During a confident post fight interview, Jakob Rolf thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nils Hoglander (ranked 1233 p4p, 971 weight class) and Ruud Altena (ranked 168 p4p, 138 weight class). Altena has chosen Grontapu by Double Rock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nils Hoglander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ruud Altena!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoglander lands with an overhand left.
Altena plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hoglander lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoglander throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoglander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Altena.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoglander misses the target.
Altena moves out of range of the leg kick from Hoglander.
Hoglander throws a jab but it's blocked by Altena.
Altena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoglander.
Altena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoglander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Altena misses with a kick to the body.
Hoglander bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Altena's head.
Altena misses with an uppercut
and Hoglander counters with a three punch combo that has Altena backing up. Altena nods at Hoglander to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altena throws a nice outside leg kick.
Altena lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Altena with the inside leg kick.
Hoglander misses with a straight right.
Hoglander walks forward, straight into a front kick from Altena.
Altena blocks a jab.
Hoglander throws a body punch but Altena moves out of range.
Hoglander lands with a straight right. Altena didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoglander slips a straight right by Altena.
A leg kick checked by Hoglander.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Altena.
Altena fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Hoglander.
Altena throws a body punch but Hoglander moves out of range.
Altena just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHoglander.
Altena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoglander, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoglander.
Hoglander pushes Altena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've been informed that Altena has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hoglander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Hoglander.
Altena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoglander manages to avoid it.
Ruud Altena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoglander takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hoglander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Altena moves away.
Altena throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoglander counters with a right hand to the body.
Altena moves in looking to clinch but Hoglander pushes him off.
Hoglander scores with a sloppy right hand. Altena should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Altena.
Hoglander misses with a looping right.
Altena forces Hoglander back against the cage and clinches.
Hoglander breaks from the clinch.
Altena swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoglander.
Hoglander misses with a hook.
Altena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoglander.
Altena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoglander.
Hoglander misses with a low kick.
Altena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Hoglander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Altena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Altena walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hoglander checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoglander avoids the body shot from Altena.
Hoglander throws an overhand right that lands on Altena's shoulder, as Altena tries to avoid the shot.
Altena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altena finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoglander feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Altena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoglander throws a lazy right hand but Altena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoglander lands a jab to Altena's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Altena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Altena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoglander was well out of range. Poor timing from Altena.
Altena misses the jab.
Hoglander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoglander blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Altena, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoglander connects with a nice looking jab.
Altena misses with a body shot.
Hoglander is looking to counter punch.
Altena throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Altena lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoglander at a distance.
Altena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoglander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoglander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoglander throws a looping overhand right but Altena ducks down to avoid it.
Altena with a nice calf kick.
Altena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoglander tries to bum rush Altena with a series of wild strikes but Altena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoglander sizes up Altena with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Altena cracks a nice hook into Hoglander's ribs.
Altena throws a body punch but Hoglander moves out of range.
Altena scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Hoglander misses.
Altena moves away from the strike by Hoglander.
Altena appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Altena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoglander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Altena throws a hook but Hoglander blocks it.
Hoglander does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Altena fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoglander is out of range.
Altena takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Altena is looking to clinch but Hoglander is avoiding it.
Altena avoids the body shot from Hoglander.
A little jabbing left from Altena on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Nils Hoglander will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Altena jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruud Altena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nils Hoglander is winning the standup battle so far.
Altena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Altena throws a looping overhand right but Hoglander ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Hoglander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Altena wants to clinch
and Hoglander counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Altena.
Hoglander throws a lazy right hand but Altena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoglander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Hoglander misses its intended target.
Hoglander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Altena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoglander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Altena looks to land a body kick but Hoglander moved away.
Hoglander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoglander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoglander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoglander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Altena slips a straight right by Hoglander.
Hoglander lands with a straight right. Altena didn't see that one coming.
Altena throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoglander on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoglander misses the shot to the body.
Altena checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Altena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoglander looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoglander as he connects with a hook.
Altena misses the shot to the body.
Hoglander uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Altena misses with a wild combination.
Altena throws a front kick aimed at Hoglander's knee but Hoglander avoids it well.
Altena slips under a jab.
Hoglander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Altena.
Altena darts in trying to clinch
and Hoglander counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoglander is looking to chop away at Altena's legs.
Altena slips a jab from Hoglander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoglander avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoglander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Altena on the side of the head.
Altena ducks under a wild hook from Hoglander.
Altena doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoglander circles away.
Hoglander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Altena scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Altena moves into the clinch.
Hoglander tries to circle away but Altena has him pinned against the cage.
Altena lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoglander can't break the clinch.
Altena misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoglander wants to get back to striking at distance but Altena won't allow it.
Hoglander managing to block the knees to the body from Altena.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altena.
Altena misses with a knee strike.
Hoglander is trying to break the clinch but Altena has him pressed against the cage.
Altena tries to land a knee to the head but Hoglander blocks with his arms.
Altena using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Altena takes a swing at Hoglander's ribcage but misses.
Altena goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Altena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoglander misses with a wild body shot.
Altena slips under a jab.
Altena slips a straight right by Hoglander.
Hoglander throws a good cross that connects.
Hoglander takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hoglander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Hoglander.
A big right from Hoglander misses.
Nice defenses there by Hoglander.
Good shot there by Altena.
Hoglander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Altena misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Altena throws a half hearted mid kick.
Altena tries to clinch up
and Hoglander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Altena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoglander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Altena tests Hoglander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Altena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoglander.
Hoglander misses with a body shot.
Hoglander wants to slow Altena down by chopping away at his legs.
Hoglander takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Altena.
Altena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Altena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoglander moves away.
A big left from Hoglander misses.
Hoglander loads up on a big right hand but Altena slips the punch.
Altena tries to counter with a clinch but Hoglander shakes him off and moves away.
Altena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoglander.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruud Altena will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Altena takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoglander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Altena.
Hoglander on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Altena. Altena obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoglander lands a nice shot that snaps Altena's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoglander misses the target.
Altena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoglander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Altena manages to avoid it.
Hoglander cracks a nice hook into Altena's ribs.
Hoglander checks the leg kick.
Altena scores with a jab to the jaw.
Altena misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altena misses with a combination
and Hoglander counters with a nice body shot.
Hoglander lands a jab to Altena's midsection.
Hoglander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Altena has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoglander looks to land a right hand but Altena moved out of range.
Altena throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoglander throws out a loose jab but Altena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Altena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoglander on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Altena takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Altena just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoglander appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Altena throws a leg kick
and Hoglander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoglander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Altena closes the distance but Hoglander moves to the side
and Hoglander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Altena walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Altena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoglander.
Altena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Altena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Altena on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoglander scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Hoglander.
Altena tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoglander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoglander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Altena.
Altena tries to counter by closing the distance.
Altena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoglander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoglander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Altena avoids the body shot from Hoglander.
An inside leg kick from Altena misses.
Hoglander lands a really nice looking cross but Altena seems unphased.
Hoglander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Altena's head backwards.
Altena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Altena throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoglander counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick by Altena misses
and Hoglander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoglander misses with a straight right.
Altena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Altena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Altena takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Altena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoglander counters with a nice uppercut.
Altena misses with a leg kick
and Hoglander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Altena is rocked!
Altena on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Altena is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoglander finish him?
A slow jab from Altena misses its intended target.
Hoglander digs a good hook to Altena's body.
Altena throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hoglander counter with a right hand.
Altena looks to throw the jab but Hoglander is out of range.
Altena throws a leg kick but Hoglander moved away.
Hoglander drops Altena with a naaaaasty hook - Altena is in real trouble here! Hoglander dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Hoglander!
In his post fight interview, Nils Hoglander started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Raczynski (ranked 803 p4p, 991 weight class) and Atakan Akkaynak (ranked 120 p4p, 157 weight class). Jan Raczynski 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Raczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Atakan Akkaynak!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raczynski misses with a body shot.
Akkaynak feints the counter takedown.
Raczynski connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Atakan Akkaynak has been cut.
Akkaynak moves into range and clinches up with Raczynski.
I was talking to Raczynski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akkaynak working aggressively here.
Akkaynak gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Raczynski regains guard.
Raczynski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akkaynak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Akkaynak looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akkaynak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akkaynak trying to control but Raczynski is working from the bottom.
Akkaynak throws a big elbow that misses.
Akkaynak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raczynski's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Raczynski preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akkaynak is trying to keep Raczynski in close.
Akkaynak isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Raczynski stacks Akkaynak on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Raczynski!
You can see the frustration on Akkaynak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akkaynak dodges the ground and pound from Raczynski.
Akkaynak wants to control but Raczynski postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akkaynak is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raczynski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Akkaynak is pressing down on Raczynski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Akkaynak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raczynski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Akkaynak looking for a triangle here. Raczynski is fighting it but it looks tight! Akkaynak pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Raczynski is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Atakan Akkaynak!
Atakan Akkaynak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Leyton (ranked 300 p4p, 1073 weight class) and Darryl Haze (ranked 44 p4p, 150 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Leyton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darryl Haze !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze throws a leg kick which misses Leyton's front leg but catches the back leg as Leyton tries to avoid it.
Leyton scores with a takedown into Haze 's guard.
Haze had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leyton defends it easily.
Haze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haze working for a triangle but Leyton defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton looking to pass the guard.
Leyton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze controls Leyton momentarily but Leyton frees himself.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Leyton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haze 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.
Leyton landing some decent shots from guard.
Leyton trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Leyton works over Haze with some ground and pound from guard.
Leyton throwing strikes from guard but Haze blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton works over Haze with some ground and pound from guard.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze has momentary wrist control but Leyton slips an elbow through the middle.
Haze is trying to keep Leyton in close.
Leyton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haze keeping moving, preventing Leyton from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze 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.
Leyton throwing strikes from guard but Haze blocks nicely.
Leyton is stalling in the full guard.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leyton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leyton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haze pulls Leyton in close to prevent any damage.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Leyton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Leyton wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Haze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leyton is aware though and is defending well.
Haze keeping moving, preventing Leyton from controlling successfully.
Leyton chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leyton cracks Haze with a solid left hand.
Haze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Leyton dominated that round.
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.
An inside leg kick lands from Haze .
Leyton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab, jab by Haze - just one landing.
Leyton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leyton.
Haze lands a body shot.
Haze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haze connects with a leg kick.
Leyton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haze but Haze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haze digs a good hook to Leyton's body.
Leyton shoots in looking for a takedown. Haze tries to sprawl out of it but Leyton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Haze 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Leyton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leyton misses with a takedown attempt
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Haze .
Leyton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leyton shoots and misses
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leyton.
Haze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leyton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haze but Haze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton fails with a takedown attempt.
Haze lands a leg kick that knocks Leyton off balance momentarily.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leyton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Haze both land. Nice combination.
Haze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darryl Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leyton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leyton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haze lands a glancing blow to the side of Leyton's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze thuds a left hand into Leyton's body.
Haze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leyton with a poor takedown
and Haze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leyton thinking.
A nice leg kick from Haze , right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leyton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leyton's hands.
Leyton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leyton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Haze !
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!
You can see the frustration on Haze 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Leyton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leyton working the ground and pound.
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haze manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leyton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haze on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze tries to get to full guard but Leyton has control of the leg.
Leyton wants to control but Haze is keeping him busy.
Leyton drops an elbow to the side of Haze 's head.
Nice strikes from Leyton there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Haze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Haze scores with a jab. Leyton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haze shoots in for a double leg but Leyton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leyton feinted with a counter takedown.
Leyton avoids the body shot from Haze .
Leyton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haze lands a slapping body shot.
Leyton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leyton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haze .
Leyton staying out of range there.
Leyton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haze . Haze obviously looking to wear him down.
Haze cracks Leyton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze throws a chopping leg kick but Leyton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leyton's sensitive parts.
Leyton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Haze 's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leyton working Haze over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze is trying to control but can't.
Leyton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haze wants to improve his position but Leyton is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Leyton there.
Leyton is trying to control. Haze wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haze is trying to control but can't.
Haze is staying active underneath Leyton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Leyton there.
Leyton drops an elbow to the side of Haze 's head.
Leyton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Leyton 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.
Leyton lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze is looking for a sweep. Leyton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leyton winds up and cracks Haze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Leyton.
Leyton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Haze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haze trying to control here.
Leyton is nestled in close to Haze , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leyton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Haze has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ground and pound from Leyton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to get to full guard but Leyton has control of the leg.
Leyton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haze tries to get to full guard but Leyton has control of the leg.
Timo Leyton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leyton lands strikes from half guard.
Leyton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haze regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leyton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haze is rocked!
Leyton arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Haze 's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Timo Leyton!
Timo Leyton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Kreischer (ranked 742 p4p, 1563 weight class) and Charlie IV (ranked 106 p4p, 205 weight class). Kreischer comes to the cage accompanied by Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone. Charlie IV will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie IV!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by IV.
A slow jab from IV misses its intended target.
Kreischer throws out a loose jab but IV uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kreischer moves away from the strike by IV.
Kreischer stuns IV with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that IV has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kreischer misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - IV throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kreischer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
IV uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
IV misses with a left hand
letting Kreischer counter with a right hand.
It looks like Charlie IV has been cut.
and Kreischer counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts IV! He's just covering up as Kreischer starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichioka Kaori (ranked 253 p4p, 688 weight class) and Charles Luciano (ranked 44 p4p, 101 weight class). Kaori kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is GOZEN. Ichioka Kaori could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Luciano's chin.
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichioka Kaori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano misses with a hook.
We've been told by Kaori's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice shot by Luciano.
Kaori throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano scores with a kick to the body.
Luciano takes one on the button.
Kaori throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Luciano misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano lands a big uppercut and Kaori crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kaori looks OK. Luciano waves Kaori back to his feet!
 Kaori is rocked!
 It looks like Ichioka Kaori has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano cracks Kaori with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Luciano!
Charles Luciano is the new light heavyweight champion!
Charles Luciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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