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WVT 52: Maestre v Beukeboom PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Bandini (ranked 2459 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 312 p4p, 260 weight class). Bandini kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Expanse. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akhmed Dudayev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandini swings for the body but Dudayev moves out of range.
Dudayev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dudayev throws a body punch but Bandini moves out of range.
Bandini appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dudayev throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Bandini counter with a right hand.
Dudayev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bandini throwing a counter right hand but Dudayev manages to avoid it.
Bandini checks a low kick from Dudayev.
Dudayev defending well as Bandini loads up on a big left hand.
Dudayev swings widly with a right hand
and Bandini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudayev thows a leg kick but Bandini checks it
and Dudayev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dudayev thows a leg kick but Bandini checks it
and Bandini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudayev scores with a hook to the body. Bandini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dudayev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bandini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dudayev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bandini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dudayev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bandini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dudayev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bandini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Dudayev misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bandini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dudayev misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Bandini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dudayev misses.
Dudayev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bandini misses with a hook.
Dudayev swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Bandini counter with a right hand.
Bandini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bandini just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Bandini's head coaches at Tiaoali Lvavatai BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Dudayev.
Good leg kick by Dudayev.
Dudayev throws a leg kick
and Bandini counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandini is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bandini is out of range and Dudayev settles back down.
It looked like Bandini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudayev.
Dudayev moves away from the strike by Bandini.
Dudayev throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bandini to counter with a crisp jab.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dudayev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dudayev misses with a leg kick
enabling Bandini to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Bandini.
Dudayev misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Bandini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bandini moves away from the strike by Dudayev.
Bandini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dudayev misses with a leg kick.
Dudayev throws a body punch but Bandini moves out of range.
Dudayev misses with a double jab.
Dudayev thuds his right hand into Bandini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dudayev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bandini throws a lazy right hand but Dudayev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dudayev throws a combination that misses
and Dudayev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudayev digs a good body shot into Bandini's ribs.
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 Mac Bandini will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bandini checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bandini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Dudayev.
Bandini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dudayev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandini is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dudayev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bandini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudayev throws a leg kick but Bandini checks it.
It looked like Bandini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mac Bandini is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dudayev slips a jab from Bandini.
Dudayev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dudayev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dudayev throws a right hand that misses
and Bandini counters with a nice uppercut.
Dudayev throws a low kick, looking for Bandini's leg but Bandini calmly moves out of range.
Dudayev swings for the body but Bandini moves out of range.
Bandini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bandini lands a right hook to the body.
Dudayev misses with a right hand
and Bandini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudayev tries to score with a low kick but Bandini moves his leg out of the way.
Akhmed Dudayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bandini checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bandini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dudayev lands a nice looking body shot.
Bandini misses with a hook. Dudayev ducked under it nicely.
Dudayev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dudayev swings widly with a right hand
and Bandini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudayev. Bandini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bandini clobbers Dudayev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bandini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dudayev tries a quick counter leg kick but Bandini is wise to it.
Bandini swings for the body but Dudayev moves out of range.
Dudayev feints a counter leg kick.
Bandini misses with a left hand
and Dudayev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dudayev avoids the body shot from Bandini.
Dudayev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dudayev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudayev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini throws out a loose jab but Dudayev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudayev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bandini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dudayev. Dudayev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dudayev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Dudayev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bandini throws a hook but Dudayev avoids it easily.
It seemed like Dudayev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandini throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dudayev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bandini thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudayev throws a right hand that Bandini ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandini also avoids with ease.
Bandini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Dudayev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mac Bandini will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Dudayev looks to land a left hand but Bandini moved out of range nicely.
Bandini throwing a counter right hand but Dudayev manages to avoid it.
Bandini misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Bandini.
Bandini is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Dudayev misses.
Bandini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bandini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dudayev. Dudayev obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dudayev throws a jab when Bandini was well out of range.
A low kick from Dudayev misses
and Bandini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bandini throws a hook but Dudayev avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Dudayev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Dudayev.
Bandini is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dudayev misses the body punch
and Bandini counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dudayev misses with a straight right.
Dudayev throws a front kick aimed at Bandini's knee but Bandini avoids it well.
Dudayev misses with a right hand
and Bandini counters with a left to the body.
Akhmed Dudayev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Bandini lands with a right hand.
 Dudayev is rocked!
Dudayev leaves his chin hanging out and Bandini seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dudayev crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mac Bandini!
Mac Bandini opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 2529 p4p, 2693 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 118 p4p, 126 weight class). Lyle Alzado is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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35 - 40 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Good kicks
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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 30 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 40 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babyara drops Alzado with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Alzado looks back up at him and smiles so Babyara waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 It looks like Lyle Alzado has been cut.
Alzado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Babyara.
Lyle Alzado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babyara throws a pinpoint strike between Alzado's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Alzado crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Babyara scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco Babyara!
Francisco Babyara took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mongrel (ranked 2237 p4p, 1139 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 313 p4p, 178 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mongrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongrel throws an off balance right hand
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like John Mongrel has been cut.
Mongrel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mongrel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Logan Justis has been cut.
Justis avoids the head kick by Mongrel.
Justis avoids the body shot from Mongrel.
Mongrel misses the shot to the body.
Mongrel throws a hook to the side of Justis's head but Justis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mongrel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongrel misses with a shot to the body
and Justis counters with a nice body shot.
Mongrel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
Mongrel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis slips under a jab from Mongrel.
John Mongrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mongrel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
Mongrel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Justis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mongrel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mongrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mongrel stalks Justis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Justis's face. Justis staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body punch from Justis.
Mongrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Justis counter with a right hand.
Mongrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Justis counter with a right hand.
Mongrel lands with a kick to the temple. Justis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Mongrel!
Mongrel connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel tries a head kick but it misses.
Mongrel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mongrel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Mongrel both land. Nice combination.
Justis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mongrel tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.
Mongrel is trying to break the clinch but Justis is controlling him.
Justis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justis dodges the punch combination from Mongrel.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A right-left combo lands from Mongrel.
Mongrel is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel scores with a nice strike.
Mongrel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mongrel misses with a head kick.
Justis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mongrel in his tracks.
Good shot there by Justis.
Justis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Justis dodges the punch combination from Mongrel.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mongrel misses with a hook. Justis ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A right-left combo lands from Mongrel.
Mongrel misses with a jab to the body
and Justis counters with a left to the body.
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!
Justis lands with a shot to the body.
Justis moves out of range of the body kick.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mongrel misses with an uppercut.
Mongrel throws the kick towards the body but Justis avoids it.
Justis slips a jab and a cross from Mongrel.
Mongrel works over Justis's head and body with a nice combination.
Mongrel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justis manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mongrel misses with a body kick.
Justis throws out a counter right but Mongrel avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Mongrel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mongrel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John Mongrel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mongrel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Mongrel.
Mongrel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mongrel looks to score with a jab to the body but Justis is just out of range.
Mongrel throws the kick towards the body but Justis avoids it.
Mongrel scores with a decent looking hook.
Mongrel is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mongrel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mongrel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis misses the jab.
Justis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mongrel doesn't seem bothered though.
Justis scores with a hook.
John Mongrel is winning the standup battle so far.
Mongrel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Justis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mongrel.
Despite the aggression on Justis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fighters circling - Justis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mongrel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mongrel misses with a few strikes there.
Justis moves out of range as Mongrel strikes.
Justis tries a low kick but Mongrel avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mongrel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Mongrel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Mongrel misses.
Mongrel misses with a right hand
and Justis counters with a thumping low kick.
Mongrel avoids the head kick by Justis.
Mongrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mongrel throws the left hand but Justis avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mongrel throws a good cross that connects.
Mongrel throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Justis scores with a hook.
Mongrel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?
Mongrel misses with a series of wild punches.
Mongrel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mongrel walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick from Justis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mongrel throws out the jab.
Justis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justis throws a body punch but Mongrel moves out of range.
Justis throws a body punch but Mongrel moves out of range.
Mongrel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Justis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mongrel doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis avoids the head kick by Mongrel.
Mongrel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Justis.
Jab, jab by Justis - just one landing.
John Mongrel's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Justis wants to clinch.
Mongrel misses with a lunging right hand
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
Mongrel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Mongrel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Justis ducks under a wild hook from Mongrel.
Justis moves out of range of the body kick from Mongrel.
Justis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Mongrel does no damage.
Mongrel throws a poor cross that misses
and Justis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mongrel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Justis counters with a straight right hand.
Mongrel misses with a straight left.
Mongrel throws a jab but it's blocked by Justis.
Mongrel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Justis. Justis obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongrel swinging wildly here.
Justis avoids the body shot from Mongrel.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justis moves out of range as Mongrel throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mongrel. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mongrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Justis misses with a hook. Mongrel ducked under it nicely.
Mongrel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Mongrel.
Mongrel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mongrel throws an overhand right that lands on Justis's shoulder, as Justis tries to avoid the shot.
Justis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
John Mongrel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mongrel. Those never looked like landing.
Mongrel misses the body punch
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justis defending well as Mongrel loads up on a big left hand.
Justis blocks a head kick by Mongrel.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy body kick from Mongrel
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mongrel slips a jab from Justis.
Mongrel fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Mongrel throws a right hand that Justis ducks under and follows up with a left that Justis also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Justis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mongrel counters with a one-two to the body.
Mongrel throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
Justis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mongrel.
Justis thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mongrel moves away.
Mongrel throws a wild body kick that Justis sees coming a mile off.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mongrel throws a series of strikes that have Justis backpedaling.
A combination from Mongrel does no damage.
Justis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mongrel misses with a hook
and Justis counters with a nice body shot.
Justis takes one to the chin there.
Mongrel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Justis avoids a kick to the body.
Mongrel backing away here, and Justis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
Justis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mongrel rather than just go for the knockout.
Justis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mongrel throws a poor cross that misses
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mongrel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mongrel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mongrel throws a one two combo.
Mongrel misses with a series of wild punches.
Justis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Mongrel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mongrel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mongrel!
A very excited looking John Mongrel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Logan Justis spoke after the fight, saying 'Well shit'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Abner (ranked 1523 p4p, 1515 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 227 p4p, 226 weight class). Abner's entrance music is Bulls On Parade. A fine choice. 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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abner at a distance.
Abner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
Abner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaire misses with a head kick.
Abner is looking to counter punch.
Zaire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abner.
Zaire throws a jab when Abner was well out of range.
Abner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zaire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abner throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Zaire throws a shot from downtown. Abner moves away and avoids it.
Zaire avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaire misses with a low kick as Abner jumps back.
Abner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Abner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zaire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zaire scoring well with a low kick there.
Abner throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
A good leg kick by Zaire.
Zaire loads up on a big right hand but Abner slips the punch.
Zaire throws a lazy right hand but Abner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
We've been hearing reports that Abner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands a jab to the head.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abner.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Abner is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner swings widly with a right hand
and Zaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaire with the inside leg kick.
Zaire with the inside leg kick.
Zaire lands with a straight right. Abner didn't see that one coming.
Zaire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaire slips a jab and a cross from Abner.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Abner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands a jab to Abner's midsection.
Zaire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zaire throws a chopping leg kick but Abner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zaire.
Abner lands a jab-cross combination.
Abner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zaire has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zaire throws a right hand that misses
and Abner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Abner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zaire.
Zaire jabs Abner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire misses with a lunging right hand
and Abner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abner moves out of range of the body kick.
Abner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zaire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner connects with a right hand. Zaire shakes it off.
Zaire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaire cracks Abner with an open hand slap.
Zaire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaire misses with a hook. Abner ducked under it nicely.
Abner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abner throws out a leg kick but Zaire moves out of range and Abner only half commits.
Good shot there by Abner.
Zaire swings for the body but Abner moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Abner avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Zaire throws a jab when Abner was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Zaire throws a hook to the side of Abner's head but Abner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abner throwing a counter right hand but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Abner moves out of range of the body kick from Zaire.
Abner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaire throws a solid leg kick but Abner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaire.
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Zaire tries to work over Abner's front leg with a kick but Abner checks it.
Good exchange - Zaire coming out on top.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abner.
Zaire lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Abner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abner is looking to counter punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaire.
Zaire lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zaire cracks Abner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abner throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Abner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaire's knee momentarily.
Zaire throws a lazy right hand but Abner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Abner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abner ducks right into an uppercut from Zaire.
 Abner is rocked!
Zaire scores with a sloppy right hand. Abner should have avoided that one.
Oh Abner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaire lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Abner falls backwards - clearly groggy! Zaire dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Zaire!
A relieved looking Abdullah Zaire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Cayden Abner was interviewed post fight and said 'Well that was fun, but the result was all wrong and kinda sucked. Let's do it again!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 1655 p4p, 1859 weight class) and Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 248 p4p, 277 weight class). Gomes has chosen Cheo Gallego - El Anciano y El Niño as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett takes a swing at Gomes's ribcage but misses.
Gomes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garrett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garrett scrambles back to his feet.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Gomes gets the takedown into side control.
Garrett wants to control but Gomes postures up.
Gomes throws an elbow but Garrett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gomes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garrett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gomes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes throws a strike aimed at the side of Garrett's head but Garrett avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Garrett works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gomes prevents Garrett from improving his position.
Gomes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garrett is doing well to control the position and prevent Gomes from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomes trying to control the action but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Gomes is working for a kimura here but Garrett manages to reverse the position and he's now in Gomes's guard.
Garrett stopping the sweep attempt from Gomes.
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
Garrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garrett sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomes's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Garrett there.
Gomes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garrett 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.
Gomes taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Garrett is nestled in close to Gomes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gomes is trying is best to control the position here.
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. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Gomes's temple.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett is nestled in close to Gomes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gomes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garrett working over Gomes with some ground and pound. Gomes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gomes trying to control here.
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. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Gomes's temple.
Gomes is rocked!
Garrett lands a big elbow - Gomes is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Garrett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!
A relieved looking Bo Garrett 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Cynical Christoph (ranked 756 p4p, 1351 weight class) and Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 108 p4p, 188 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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzariello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mazzariello gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christoph manages to break the clinch.
Mazzariello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christoph.
Mazzariello misses with a double jab.
Mazzariello moves in looking to clinch but Christoph pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Christoph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mazzariello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christoph.
Mazzariello swings for the body but Christoph moves out of range.
Christoph throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christoph misses with a body kick.
Mazzariello throws a poor cross that misses
and Christoph counters with a body kick that stops Mazzariello in his tracks momentarily.
Mazzariello has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Christoph.
Nice defenses there by Mazzariello.
Christoph misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick but Christoph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Christoph has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.
Mazzariello thumps Christoph with a low kick.
Mazzariello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mazzariello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christoph throws a quick counter head kick but Mazzariello was just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Christoph misses.
As Christoph backs off Mazzariello throws a huge counter combo but Christoph manages to avoid it all.
Mazzariello lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mazzariello changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Christoph loads up on a big right hand but Mazzariello slips the punch.
Christoph scores with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mazzariello. Beautiful body shot.
Christoph scores with a jab. Mazzariello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello misses with a jab to the body
and Christoph counters with a straight that turns Mazzariello's legs to rubber! Christoph pushes forward with more strikes and Mazzariello goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cynical Christoph!
Our winner, Cynical Christoph, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 915 p4p, 1094 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 143 p4p, 170 weight class). Dunham is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Im Forever Blowing Bubbles. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Nimoy.
We've been told by Nimoy's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dunham throws a hook but Nimoy blocks it.
Nimoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunham.
Dunham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dunham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunham throws a chopping leg kick but Nimoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dunham connects with the punch.
Dunham is looking to slow Nimoy down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunham.
We've been informed that Dunham 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.
Nimoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Dunham is predictable there
and Nimoy counters with a left to the body.
Dunham throws a hook to the side of Nimoy's head but Nimoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunham stuns Nimoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nimoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunham manages to avoid it.
Dunham jabs Nimoy right on the nose. Nimoy blinks but takes it well.
Nimoy's corner calls for a 1-2. Nimoy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dunham throws a hook but Nimoy blocks it.
Nimoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dunham throws a hook but Nimoy blocks it.
Nimoy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dunham avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pete Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nimoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Nimoy as he checks the leg kick.
Dunham scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
Dunham with a nice calf kick.
Nimoy blocks a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nimoy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dunham - the referee stops the clock and Nimoy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dunham. Nimoy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Dunham misses.
Dunham tries to clinch there but Nimoy circles away.
Dunham throws the left hand but Nimoy avoids the punch easily.
Nimoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunham misses with a low kick.
Dunham misses with a looping left.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Dunham manages to avoid it.
Dunham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nimoy is out of range and Dunham settles back down.
Nimoy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nimoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunham connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy defending well as Dunham loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham throws a poor cross that misses
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nimoy.
Dunham throws a leg kick but Nimoy sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
Dunham misses with a hook. Nimoy ducked under it nicely.
Nimoy defending well as Dunham loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Dunham misses
and Nimoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nimoy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dunham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dunham tries to clinch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Dunham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoy throws out the jab.
Dunham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.
Nimoy checks a leg kick.
Nimoy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dunham misses with an uppercut. Nimoy saw that one coming.
Dunham with a jab.
Nimoy scores with a jab to the head.
Dunham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nimoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham misses with a hook. Nimoy ducked under it nicely.
Nimoy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nimoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimoy.
Dunham misses with an uppercut.
Dunham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nimoy throws a lazy right hand but Dunham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunham flicks out a counter leg kick but Nimoy steps away.
Nimoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nimoy misses with a head kick.
Nimoy throws a jab when Dunham was well out of range.
Nimoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nimoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nimoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dunham dodges the punch combination from Nimoy.
A bone on bone clash there as Nimoy blocks the leg kick.
Nimoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nimoy's sensitive parts.
Dunham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Dunham is predictable there
and Nimoy counters with an inside leg kick.
Nimoy thumps Dunham with a low kick.
Nimoy throws a jab when Dunham was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Dunham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dunham.
Dunham drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Nimoy right on the button. Nimoy goes down! Dunham follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dunham gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Dunham!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royal Halsti (ranked 572 p4p, 353 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 95 p4p, 54 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royal Halsti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer throws a right hand that misses
and The Bouncer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halsti with a nice cross.
The Bouncer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Bouncer cracks Halsti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Bouncer lands with a straight right. Halsti didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Royal Halsti has been cut.
The Bouncer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halsti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halsti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Halsti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Bouncer scores with a jab to the head.
The Bouncer swings widly with a right hand
and Halsti counters with a crisp right hand that drops The Bouncer! Halsti lets The Bouncer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The Bouncer is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from The Bouncer misses the target.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut
and Halsti counters with a thumping low kick.
Halsti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Bouncer finds it's way round the side to connect with Halsti's head.
Halsti slips a straight right by The Bouncer.
It looked like Halsti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halsti moves out of range of the leg kick from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer lands with a kick to the temple. Halsti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The Bouncer cracks Halsti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Halsti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer looks to land a combination but Halsti avoids it well.
Halsti ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halsti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bouncer.
Good exchange - The Bouncer coming out on top.
Halsti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benny The Bouncer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halsti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Bouncer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halsti walks into a straight right hand from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a lazy uppercut
and Halsti counters with a nice uppercut.
The Bouncer 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.
Halsti with a hook.
Nice cross by The Bouncer.
Halsti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Bouncer moves away.
The Bouncer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Bouncer throws a poor cross that misses
and Halsti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Bouncer wants to slow Halsti down by chopping away at his legs.
Halsti Throws a clean left jab. Halsti Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with The Bouncer's chin! The Bouncer crumbles to the ground and Halsti follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Halsti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Royal Halsti!
A very excited looking Royal Halsti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 439 p4p, 295 weight class) and Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 19 p4p, 9 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Jorge Cruz Jr 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Knox, which made it look bad.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Knox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Knox misses.
Cruz Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zeta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr gets a clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz Jr tries to clinch up.
A big right from Knox misses.
Cruz Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Cruz Jr moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Cruz Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Knox misses.
A nice side step and Cruz Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cruz Jr moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Cruz Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Knox is not content to let Cruz Jr control the position.
Knox tries to control but Cruz Jr manages to take his back.
Cruz Jr throwing sloppy strikes.
Knox defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cruz Jr's arms.
Cruz Jr biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to escape the position.
Cruz Jr is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Knox defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cruz Jr is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Cruz Jr has the hooks in. Knox is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Cruz Jr tries to keep control of the position but Knox is staying busy.
Cruz Jr throws a series of strikes and Knox wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Knox holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cruz Jr tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cruz Jr looking to control but Knox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz Jr landing punches.
Cruz Jr controlling from mount.
Knox is squirming around, avoiding Cruz Jr's attempts to control the action.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz Jr get's back to his feet.
Cruz Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Cruz Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cruz Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
A lazy body kick from Cruz Jr
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.
Cruz Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns Cruz Jr into the cage.
Knox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Cruz Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz Jr off to one side.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zeta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cruz Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox 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.
Knox throws a monster overhand right that drops Cruz Jr! Knox follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 420 p4p, 2617 weight class) and Bill Beukeboom (ranked 18 p4p, 83 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Beukeboom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Beukeboom looks to move away, Maestre throws a big counter combo but Beukeboom just gets out of the way.
Maestre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beukeboom throws the left hand but Maestre avoids the punch easily.
Maestre throws a shot from downtown. Beukeboom moves away and avoids it.
Beukeboom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beukeboom slips a jab from Maestre.
Maestre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beukeboom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maestre scrambles back to his feet.
Beukeboom throws an overhand right that lands on Maestre's shoulder, as Maestre tries to avoid the shot.
Maestre throws a body punch but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Maestre misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been informed that Beukeboom 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.
Maestre blocks a jab.
Beukeboom misses with a hook.
Beukeboom throws a hook but Maestre avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Maestre.
Beukeboom throws a jab when Maestre was well out of range.
Beukeboom throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Maestre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beukeboom! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maestre throwing a counter right hand but Beukeboom manages to avoid it.
Maestre connects with a nice looking jab.
Beukeboom throws a right hand that misses
and Maestre counters with a stiff right hand.
Maestre circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Beukeboom to the canvas! Beukeboom doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Maestre keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre took some time post fight to say the following; 'UPSET OF THE FUCKING YEAR BABY'.
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