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Bellicose XI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Slice (ranked 1871 p4p, 5264 weight class) and Tyres Widforss (ranked 182 p4p, 365 weight class). Tyres Widforss 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyres Widforss!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice throws a hook to the side of Widforss's head but Widforss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Widforss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slice lands a really nice looking cross but Widforss seems unphased.
Slice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Widforss throws out the jab.
Widforss looks to throw the jab but Slice is out of range.
Slice lands with an overhand left.
Widforss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Widforss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bartholomew Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice missing with a left hand there. Widforss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Slice lands.
Slice ducks under a wild hook from Widforss.
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Widforss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Widforss.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Widforss ducks down to avoid it.
Widforss throws a body shot but no joy.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Widforss.
We've been told by Slice's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Widforss.
Widforss staying out of range there.
Widforss misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Widforss. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Slice there.
Slice lands a glancing blow to the side of Widforss's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice misses with a hook.
Widforss misses with a takedown attempt - Slice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slice leaves Widforss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bartholomew Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyres Widforss.
Slice throws a hook but Widforss blocks it.
Widforss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
Widforss ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Slice is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slice looks to land a left hand but Widforss moved out of range nicely.
Widforss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Slice defends it well.
Widforss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Widforss.
Widforss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Widforss shoots in looking for a takedown. Slice tries to sprawl out of it but Widforss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Widforss misses with a straight right.
Widforss takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Widforss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Widforss checks a low kick from Slice.
Widforss feints the counter takedown.
Widforss throws the left hand but Slice avoids the punch easily.
Widforss lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Widforss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slice looks to land a right hand but Widforss moved out of range.
Widforss throws a lazy right hand but Slice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slice misses the jab.
Widforss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slice.
And Widforss tries to counter it with a takedown but Slice pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
Slice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Widforss.
Slice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Slice misses.
Widforss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Widforss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Widforss somewhat.
Widforss looks to score with a jab to the body but Slice is just out of range.
Widforss slips under a jab.
Widforss loads up on a big right hand but Slice slips the punch.
Slice digs a good hook to Widforss's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Widforss throws a lazy right hand but Slice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Widforss closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Widforss is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Slice defends it well.
Slice throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Slice pushes Widforss off looking to stand but Widforss dives back in and keeps control.
Widforss is trying to work for a kimura but Slice is defending well.
Widforss is working for a submission of some sort.
Widforss stops Slice from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widforss wants to work for an arm triangle but Slice is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Widforss is trying to work for a kimura but Slice is defending well.
Widforss prevents Slice from improving his position.
Widforss stops Slice from getting back to his feet.
Slice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Widforss.
Slice looks like he's trying to stand up.
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 Bartholomew Slice will probably get the nod.
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.
Widforss throws a body shot but no joy.
Slice misses with a hook. Widforss ducked under it nicely.
Slice with a hook.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Widforss ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Widforss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slice throws a sloppy head kick and Widforss moves out of range easily.
Widforss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slice shoots in and bounces Widforss off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Widforss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slice defends well.
Slice got a little sloppy there for a moment and Widforss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slice has managed to get both his arms back between Widforss's legs - danger averted.
Widforss working a defensive guard here.
Slice has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Widforss is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice gets to his feet. Widforss looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Slice connects with a nice looking jab.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Widforss is just out of range.
Widforss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Widforss slips a straight right by Slice.
Widforss lands a jab to Slice's midsection.
Widforss shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Slice is trying to defend but Widforss finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Widforss prevents Slice from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slice slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Widforss trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
Widforss throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widforss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.
Widforss won't allow Slice to get back to his feet.
Widforss trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Widforss drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Widforss jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Widforss prevents Slice from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab, jab by Slice - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Widforss throws a body punch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Widforss lands a head shot.
Bartholomew Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
Widforss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Widforss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Slice explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Slice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Slice.
Widforss misses with a looping left.
Widforss digs a good hook to Slice's body.
Widforss gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Widforss throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slice was covering up waiting for the punch and Widforss finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Slice manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Widforss wants to break free but Slice has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slice.
Slice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Widforss can do to turn this around?
Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Widforss.
Widforss lands with a good body shot.
Widforss darts in looking for a takedown but Slice gets double underhooks and turns Widforss into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Widforss takes a swing at Slice's ribcage but misses.
Widforss misses with a wild body shot.
Widforss moves away from the strike by Slice.
Widforss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
Widforss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Widforss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Slice defends it well.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
And Widforss tries to counter it with a takedown but Slice pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Slice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Widforss's head backwards.
Widforss slips a jab from Slice.
Slice lands the left hand.
Widforss shoots in and drives through. Slice sprawls well.
Widforss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Widforss punishes Slice's body with a nice straight punch.
Slice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slice wants it to stay on the feet.
Bartholomew Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyres Widforss.
Widforss defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice misses with an uppercut. Widforss saw that one coming.
Slice cracks Widforss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slice throws a jab when Widforss was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Slice dominated that second 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. 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.
Widforss shoots in for a takedown but Slice shows good takedown defense.
Widforss with a nice cross.
Widforss manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Slice on his heels. He'll look to pass Slice's guard now, I'm sure.
Widforss stops Slice from standing up.
Slice manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Slice scores with a one two! Widforss had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Widforss.
Widforss throws a jab but it's blocked by Slice.
Slice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Widforss.
Slice misses the jab.
Slice walks into a jab.
Widforss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Widforss changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Slice works Widforss's body with a nice hook.
Widforss slips a jab from Slice.
Widforss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice throws a jab but it's blocked by Widforss.
Widforss slips a jab from Slice.
Widforss changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Widforss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widforss ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
Slice misses with a straight right.
Widforss throws a jab when Slice was well out of range.
Widforss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Widforss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slice as he avoids it easily.
Widforss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slice.
Widforss moves out of range of the leg kick from Slice.
Slice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Widforss lands a nice hook to Slice's body. Slice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Slice is predictable there
and Widforss counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slice!
Slice wants to control but Widforss postures up.
Widforss is trying to get an arm triangle but Slice is defending well.
Widforss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tyres Widforss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Widforss is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slice has escaped the position, nice work there.
Widforss tries to score with some ground and pound. Slice controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Widforss is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Widforss wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Slice, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Widforss thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Widforss has hold of Slice's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Slice seems comfortable defending it but Widforss has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Slice is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Slice is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Widforss couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyres Widforss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kolov (ranked 2496 p4p, 2241 weight class) and Murfum Orcarm (ranked 90 p4p, 78 weight class). Murfum Orcarm is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Kolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Murfum Orcarm!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orcarm.
Kolov lands with an overhand left.
A lazy left from Kolov finds it's target.
Kolov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kolov is defended easily by Orcarm.
Orcarm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolov goes for a double leg but Orcarm avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Orcarm continues to drive forward.
Kolov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orcarm manages to break the clinch.
Kolov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Kolov's head coaches at DC Dragon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the liver by Kolov. Beautiful body shot.
Orcarm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kolov defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kolov leaves Orcarm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dan Kolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murfum Orcarm.
Orcarm fails with the takedown
and Kolov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kolov punishes Orcarm's body with a nice straight punch.
Kolov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orcarm but Orcarm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orcarm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kolov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orcarm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kolov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orcarm drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Orcarm trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orcarm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kolov wants to sweep here but Orcarm controlling him for the moment.
Orcarm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kolov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orcarm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orcarm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kolov looks to land a combination. Orcarm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orcarm was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolov.
Dan Kolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orcarm looks for a takedown but Kolov sprawls well.
Orcarm tries for a takedown but Kolov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kolov throwing a counter right hand but Orcarm manages to avoid it.
Orcarm tries for a takedown but Kolov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Orcarm darts in looking for a takedown but Kolov gets double underhooks and turns Orcarm into the cage.
Kolov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orcarm shoots in for a double leg but Kolov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orcarm looks winded!
Nice uppercut there from Kolov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kolov is defended easily by Orcarm.
Kolov jabs Orcarm right on the nose. Orcarm blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Orcarm easily slips into full mount!
Kolov is looking to get to half guard.
Kolov is bucking up trying to escape but Orcarm cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kolov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Orcarm has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kolov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kolov trying to control but Orcarm is working from the bottom.
Kolov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Kolov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Orcarm fails with the takedown
and Kolov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orcarm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Orcarm tries for a takedown but Kolov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dan Kolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murfum Orcarm.
Kolov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orcarm circles away.
Some wild striking there from Kolov.
Orcarm misses with a takedown attempt - Kolov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Orcarm misses with a takedown
and Kolov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orcarm is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orcarm throws a leg kick
and Kolov counters with a nice body shot.
Kolov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orcarm under the eye.
Kolov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orcarm can do to turn this around?
Orcarm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kolov lunges at Orcarm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orcarm's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolov scores with a nice right hand.
Kolov lands a jab to Orcarm's midsection.
Good shot there by Kolov.
Kolov stuns Orcarm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Kolov lands.
Orcarm has a takedown stuffed.
Kolov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Orcarm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kolov lands with a cross.
Orcarm dives in for a single leg takedown but Kolov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A jab from Kolov does it's job there.
 It looks like Murfum Orcarm has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orcarm has his takedown stuffed
and Kolov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kolov cracks Orcarm with a hook to the temple - Orcarm is on wobbly legs here! Kolov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Orcarm falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kolov wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dan Kolov!
After winning the bout, Dan Kolov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orestes Prometheus (ranked 1168 p4p, 1593 weight class) and Libor Lunak (ranked 30 p4p, 78 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Orestes Prometheus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Libor Lunak!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunak clinches up against the cage.
Prometheus lands with a light punch inside.
Lunak tries a knee to the head but Prometheus blocks it.
Prometheus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lunak misses with a straight left.
Prometheus is looking to counter punch.
Prometheus lands a slapping body shot.
Lunak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prometheus manages to avoid it.
Lunak lands a jab to Prometheus's midsection.
Prometheus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prometheus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lunak looks winded!
Lunak gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Prometheus counter with a right hand.
It looks like Libor Lunak has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prometheus throws a head kick but Lunak moves out of range.
Prometheus feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lunak sprawling to the canvas! Lunak rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Prometheus finish him?!
Lunak swings for the body but Prometheus moves out of range.
Lunak misses with a left hand
and Prometheus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Lunak is rocked!
Lunak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lunak just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPrometheus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lunak glances at the clock... BAM! Prometheus nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Lunak crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Lunak is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orestes Prometheus!
After winning the bout, Orestes Prometheus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichioka Kaori (ranked 885 p4p, 3080 weight class) and Duannis Frank (ranked 131 p4p, 400 weight class). Kaori comes to the cage accompanied by GOZEN. 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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12 - 8 - 0 |
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichioka Kaori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duannis Frank!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kaori doesn't manage to clinch there - Frank circles away.
Kaori misses with a looping right.
Kaori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Frank throws a shot from downtown. Kaori moves away and avoids it.
Kaori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frank loads up on a big right hand but Kaori slips the punch.
Duannis Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank misses with a body shot.
Frank slips a straight right by Kaori.
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.
Kaori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaori defending well as Frank loads up on a big left hand.
Kaori sizes up Frank with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaori ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
A counter left hand to the body from Kaori misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank misses with a left hand
and Kaori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Duannis Frank has been cut.
Frank moves into range and clinches up with Kaori.
Kaori tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
Kaori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaori misses with an elbow strike.
Kaori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaori throwing a counter right hand but Frank manages to avoid it.
Kaori clinches up with Frank and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaori's elbow.
Frank takes a shot to the head.
Frank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaori gets through Frank's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaori throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
Kaori blocks a body shot from Frank.
Kaori tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaori pushes Frank back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaori misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaori breaks the clinch.
Kaori lands a big head kick that sends Frank tumbling to the mat! Kaori takes a step backwards and waves Frank back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Frank is rocked!
Frank glances at the clock... BAM! Kaori nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Frank crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Frank is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ichioka Kaori!
A relieved looking Ichioka Kaori 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Caio Carvalho (ranked 417 p4p, 1636 weight class) and Ike James (ranked 54 p4p, 227 weight class). Carvalho comes to the cage accompanied by Pentagono - É o Moio. Ike James acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike James!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James shoots in but no luck this time.
Carvalho connects with a single shot there.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Carvalho, looking for a takedown. James pushes Carvalho against the cage but Carvalho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
Carvalho moves into range and connects with a jab.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carvalho circles away.
Caio Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ike James.
James shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carvalho quickly recovers to half guard.
Carvalho is trying to get back to full guard.
James is looking for a kimura but Carvalho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for James to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carvalho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho controlling the position.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
James forces his way into half guard.
James is looking to advance position but Carvalho won't allow it.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
James not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
James is working for a kimura but Carvalho is defending it quite comfortably.
Carvalho wants to get back to full guard.
James seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Carvalho has recovered full guard.
Carvalho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
James trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carvalho manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
James has momentary wrist control but Carvalho slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
Carvalho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've been hearing good reports from Carvalho's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Carvalho distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Our spies down at at CHECMATE PRIME MMA inform us that James has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
James lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James is still trying to improve position.
James trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
James is looking to pass into half guard but Carvalho pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Carvalho is in guard.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carvalho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carvalho scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carvalho postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carvalho works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
James has his hands on Carvalho's head, controlling the position.
James is looking for a triangle but Carvalho pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
Carvalho working some strikes from top position.
Carvalho scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James 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.
Carvalho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James wants to improve his position but instead Carvalho has moved into half guard.
Carvalho is looking for a kimura but James is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carvalho to get the leverage.
James wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Carvalho dominated that round.
That's time! Carvalho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James scores with a takedown into Carvalho's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James looking to sit in guard and control but Carvalho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Carvalho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carvalho stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Carvalho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carvalho distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
James won't allow Carvalho to sweep him here.
James wants to pass the guard but Carvalho is keeping the position.
Carvalho is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carvalho looking for a guillotine here but James defends easily.
James preventing the sweep.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Carvalho looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
That's two 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.
James content to stall in guard here.
James stands and throws Carvalho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carvalho is not content to let James control the position.
Carvalho is trying to improve his position.
James in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Carvalho is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ike James!
Our winner, Ike James, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Romero (ranked 779 p4p, 880 weight class) and Jorge Santa Perez (ranked 101 p4p, 116 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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24
177
12 - 6 - 0 |
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10 - 4 - 0 |
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorge Santa Perez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Perez blocks a jab.
Santa Perez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santa Perez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jorge Santa Perez has been cut.
Santa Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Santa Perez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Romero 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santa Perez under the eye.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Santa Perez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romero throws a jab when Santa Perez was well out of range.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santa Perez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santa Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Santa Perez moved out of range nicely.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Santa Perez saw that one coming.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Santa Perez counters with a straight right hand.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Santa Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santa Perez slips under a jab.
Santa Perez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Santa Perez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a hook
and Santa Perez counters with a nice body shot.
Romero clobbers Santa Perez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santa Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero throws a combination that misses
enabling Santa Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Rock Romero has been cut.
Romero cracks Santa Perez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Santa Perez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Romero finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero drops Santa Perez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Santa Perez! Romero dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Romero !
Rock Romero 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dustfinger (ranked 502 p4p, 1292 weight class) and Bob Bronte (ranked 23 p4p, 64 weight class). Dustfinger comes to the cage accompanied by The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash. Bronte comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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268
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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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dustfinger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bronte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dustfinger moves out of range of the strikes.
Dustfinger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bronte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Henry Dustfinger has been cut.
Bronte scores with a hook.
Dustfinger defending well as Bronte loads up on a big left hand.
Dustfinger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bronte loads up on a big right hand but Dustfinger slips the punch.
Bronte throws a lazy uppercut
and Dustfinger counters by moving into the clinch.
Dustfinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dustfinger pushes off an throws an elbow but Bronte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bronte wants to take the fight to the mat but Dustfinger manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dustfinger can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
Dustfinger lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dustfinger.
Bronte pushes Dustfinger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dustfinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dustfinger throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronte lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronte controls his hands.
Bronte misses with some punches.
Dustfinger lands with a left to the head.
Dustfinger can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
Dustfinger lands an elbow just above Bronte 's eye.
It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronte dodges an elbow strike from Dustfinger.
Still in the clinch, Bronte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bronte blocking some punches.
Our sources have told us that Dustfinger has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dustfinger misses with a body punch.
Dustfinger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dustfinger has him pressed against the cage.
Bronte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dustfinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bronte tries to keep at a distance but Dustfinger has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dustfinger tries a body shot but Bronte blocks it.
Dustfinger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronte breaks from the clinch.
Bronte throws a hook but Dustfinger blocks it.
Bronte looks to land a right hand but Dustfinger moved out of range.
Dustfinger is looking to clinch but Bronte is avoiding it.
Bronte swats away the attempt to clinch by Dustfinger.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronte misses the target.
Dustfinger wants to clinch up but Bronte keeps it at a distance.
Bronte misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Bronte.
Dustfinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dustfinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dustfinger staying out of range there.
Bronte 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.
Bronte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dustfinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dustfinger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bronte manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte lands a glancing blow to the side of Dustfinger's head.
Bronte scores with a hook to the body. Dustfinger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bronte keeps the fight on the outside.
Dustfinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dustfinger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bronte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dustfinger tries to clinch up.
Bronte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dustfinger manages to avoid it.
Dustfinger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dustfinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dustfinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bronte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dustfinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dustfinger misses with an elbow over the top.
Bronte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dustfinger misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dustfinger throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronte prevents a body shot from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands with a right to the head.
Bronte tries to throw a body punch but Dustfinger avoids it by throwing Bronte back against the cage.
Bronte can't break the clinch.
Dustfinger throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronte manages to break the clinch.
Dustfinger tries to clinch there but Bronte circles away.
Bronte throws an off balance right hand
and Dustfinger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dustfinger has a couple of punches blocked by Bronte.
Dustfinger has a couple of punches blocked by Bronte.
Dustfinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dustfinger prevents Bronte from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dustfinger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bronte's brow.
Bronte prevents a body shot from Dustfinger.
Bronte dodges an elbow strike from Dustfinger.
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 Henry Dustfinger will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dustfinger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronte looks to throw the jab but Dustfinger is out of range.
Bronte throws a hook but Dustfinger blocks it.
Dustfinger tries to clinch but Bronte is having none of it.
Bronte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bronte swats away the attempt to clinch by Dustfinger.
A big left from Bronte misses.
Bronte is looking to score with low kicks.
Bronte fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dustfinger to the ground. Bronte is now in Dustfinger's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bronte slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bronte is looking to take a break and control but Dustfinger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dustfinger wants to get back to his feet but Bronte is dominant here and he's now got Dustfinger's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bronte working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bronte is looking to control Dustfinger but Dustfinger is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bronte has his opponent's back but Dustfinger is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Bronte.
Bronte scores with a punch to the head.
Bronte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bronte throws out a counter right but Dustfinger avoids it with no problem.
Bronte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dustfinger moves into range and clinches up with Bronte.
Dustfinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronte backwards.
Dustfinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dustfinger lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger lands an elbow inside that Bronte shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dustfinger lands a right hand.
Dustfinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dustfinger throws a head punch that misses.
Bronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronte blocking some punches.
Dustfinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dustfinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dustfinger lands an elbow just above Bronte 's eye.
Bronte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bronte blocks a body shot from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands a hook that snaps the head of Bronte backwards.
Dustfinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte tries to break the clinch but Dustfinger is controlling the position.
Bronte takes an elbow to the temple.
Bronte blocking some punches.
Henry Dustfinger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bronte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bronte dives in and scores a takedown into Dustfinger's guard.
Dustfinger kicks Bronte off and gets to his feet.
Dustfinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Dustfinger.
Dustfinger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dustfinger connects with a nice looking jab.
Henry Dustfinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dustfinger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dustfinger scores with a body shot.
Bronte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bronte misses with a hook. Dustfinger ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger lands a big right hand that sends Bronte crashing to the mat! Dustfinger stays standing though and waves Bronte back to his feet!
Bronte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bronte is breathing heavily.
Dustfinger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dustfinger circles away quickly and effectively.
Dustfinger lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Bronte - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Dustfinger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Dustfinger!
Henry Dustfinger took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam East (ranked 682 p4p, 608 weight class) and Davante Dunbar (ranked 107 p4p, 94 weight class). Dunbar has chosen Mastodon - More Than I Could Chew as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunbar throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
East throwing a counter right hand but Dunbar manages to avoid it.
Dunbar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davante Dunbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunbar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dunbar tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from East misses its target.
Dunbar misses with a few strikes there.
Dunbar lands a jab to East's midsection.
East circles away from the clinch attempt
and East counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Davante Dunbar has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunbar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East throws a hook but Dunbar avoids it easily.
East takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
East takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dunbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
It looked like East wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dunbar throws a right hand that misses
and East counters with a stiff right hand.
East throws a series of punches but Dunbar avoids them all with ease.
Dunbar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dunbar punishes East's body with a nice straight punch.
Dunbar rushes East and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by East.
East tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunbar's elbow.
I was talking to East's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dunbar jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunbar has his foot on East's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. East works his way back into a safe position though.
East knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunbar on the ground.
East got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dunbar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, East has managed to get both his arms back between Dunbar's legs - danger averted.
East avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
East stopping the sweep attempt from Dunbar.
East content to stall in guard here.
Dunbar trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar is looking for a triangle but East pushes his legs off easily.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
East postures up.
Dunbar looking for a triangle here. East is fighting it but it looks tight! Dunbar pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, East is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Davante Dunbar!
A victorious Davante Dunbar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Boy Walton (ranked 699 p4p, 685 weight class) and Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 32 p4p, 19 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Boy Walton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Boy Walton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Boy Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen throws a body kick that misses.
Van Thüringen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walton throws a hook but Van Thüringen avoids it easily.
Walton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Thüringen.
Walton misses with a straight right.
Van Thüringen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walton will feel that in the morning.
Walton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Thüringen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Thüringen moves away.
A head kick by Walton misses
and Van Thüringen counters with a nice uppercut.
Walton misses with the combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Thüringen. Walton shrugs it off though.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Van Thüringen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Van Thüringen as he connects with a hook.
Van Thüringen misses the body punch
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Thüringen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Thüringen moves out of range as Walton strikes.
A little jabbing left from Van Thüringen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Thüringen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Thüringen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walton. Walton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Thüringen lands a nice shot that snaps Walton's head back.
Walton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Thüringen.
Walton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen misses with a wild body shot.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Thüringen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Thüringen connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
Van Thüringen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walton. Walton obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Thüringen scores with a decent looking hook.
Walton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Thüringen connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
Van Thüringen scores with a nice strike.
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Thüringen manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Van Thüringen.
Walton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Walton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Walton throws a leg kick but Van Thüringen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Walton takes one to the chin there.
Van Thüringen misses the body punch
and Van Thüringen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Balthasar Van Thüringen has been cut.
Van Thüringen throws a looping overhand right but Walton ducks down to avoid it.
Walton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Thüringen digs a good body shot into Walton's ribs.
Van Thüringen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walton in his tracks.
Van Thüringen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Thüringen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Thüringen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walton moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Walton.
Van Thüringen throws a head punch that misses.
Van Thüringen swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Thüringen throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Walton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walton throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Thüringen.
Walton misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Thüringen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Thüringen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Van Thüringen as the two fighters clinch.
Van Thüringen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walton is defending well for now.
Van Thüringen misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Thüringen has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Walton misses with an elbow over the top.
Walton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walton misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Van Thüringen tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Van Thüringen back against the cage.
Van Thüringen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Thüringen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton misses with a punch to the body.
Van Thüringen can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Van Thüringen lands a left hand.
Walton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Thüringen tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Van Thüringen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Thüringen is trying to break the clinch but Walton has him pressed against the cage.
Walton controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Thüringen gets an underhook and turns Walton into the cage.
Van Thüringen avoids the elbow strike from Walton, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthasar Van Thüringen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balthasar Van Thüringen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Thüringen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Thüringen misses the shot to the body.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Thüringen slips a straight right by Walton.
Van Thüringen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Van Thüringen lands the left hand.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Van Thüringen moved out of range nicely.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Thüringen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walton on the side of the head.
A left lands for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Thüringen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Thüringen jabs at Walton's body.
Van Thüringen cracks Walton with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Thüringen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Walton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Thüringen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walton needs to keep his hands up - Van Thüringen had a free shot at his head there.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Van Thüringen moved out of range nicely.
Van Thüringen ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Van Thüringen looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
Van Thüringen with a jab.
Van Thüringen fakes the leg kick and cracks Walton in the body.
Walton connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Van Thüringen.
Walton misses with a low kick.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Van Thüringen moved out of range.
Van Thüringen misses with a wild body shot.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Van Thüringen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Thüringen was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Van Thüringen misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Walton misses its target.
Van Thüringen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Thüringen jabs Walton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Thüringen misses the shot to the body.
Walton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Thüringen misses with a body shot.
Walton misses with a body kick.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Thüringen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walton tries to work over Van Thüringen's front leg with a kick but Van Thüringen checks it.
Walton takes one to the chin there.
Van Thüringen connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Thüringen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a nice looking combination but Van Thüringen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Van Thüringen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Van Thüringen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Van Thüringen misses with an uppercut
and Walton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Thüringen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walton moves out of range as Van Thüringen throws a body kick.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Thüringen jabs Walton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Thüringen throws a leg kick which misses Walton's front leg but catches the back leg as Walton tries to avoid it.
Walton looks to throw the jab but Van Thüringen is out of range.
Walton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walton takes a swing at Van Thüringen's ribcage but misses.
Van Thüringen throws a big counter head kick but Walton avoids it with no problem.
Walton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Thüringen misses the shot to the body.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Van Thüringen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands with a shot 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!
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Thüringen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Thüringen throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Thüringen connects with a right hand. Walton shakes it off.
Walton tried to score with a low kick but Van Thüringen checks it.
Walton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Thüringen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Thüringen.
Walton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Thüringen scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Thüringen throws a hook but Walton avoids it easily.
Van Thüringen works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthasar Van Thüringen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Balthasar Van Thüringen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Van Thüringen misses with a straight right.
Walton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Thüringen checks it well.
Walton throws a series of punches but Van Thüringen avoids them all with ease.
Van Thüringen throws the kick towards the body but Walton avoids it.
Van Thüringen misses with a straight right.
Walton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Thüringen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Thüringen lands a slapping body shot.
Van Thüringen misses with a straight right.
Van Thüringen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Thüringen lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Thüringen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Thüringen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Thüringen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands with a straight right. Walton didn't see that one coming.
Van Thüringen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walton. Van Thüringen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Walton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walton avoids the body shot from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Thüringen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Thüringen!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Thüringen connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Walton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Thüringen scores with a nice head shot.
Walton avoids the body shot from Van Thüringen.
Walton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Thüringen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
John Boy Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Thüringen moves away.
Van Thüringen thuds his right hand into Walton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
and Van Thüringen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Thüringen gets tackled into the cage by Walton. Walton maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Thüringen.
Walton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Thüringen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walton jumps guard but Van Thüringen stands there with Walton around his waist. Walton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Thüringen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Walton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Thüringen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Thüringen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Thüringen lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Thüringen digs a good body shot into Walton's ribs.
Van Thüringen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Thüringen scores with a hook to the body. Walton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Thüringen scores with a shot to the body.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Thüringen scores with a jab. Walton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Thüringen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Thüringen lands a nice shot that snaps Walton's head back.
Van Thüringen throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Van Thüringen to counter with a crisp jab.
Walton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Van Thüringen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walton if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Thüringen misses with a body kick.
Walton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Thüringen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walton rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Van Thüringen. Beautiful body shot.
Van Thüringen lands with a straight right. Walton didn't see that one coming.
Nice body punch from Van Thüringen.
A lazy left from Van Thüringen finds it's target.
Van Thüringen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.
Van Thüringen throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walton scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Thüringen thows a body kick. Walton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Walton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Van Thüringen as he checks the leg kick.
Walton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balthasar Van Thüringen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Thüringen moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balthasar Van Thüringen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Thüringen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balthasar Van Thüringen!
After winning the bout, Balthasar Van Thüringen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Adlehyde (ranked 134 p4p, 407 weight class) and Timo Leyton (ranked 18 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Adlehyde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Leyton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adlehyde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Timo Leyton has been cut.
Adlehyde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adlehyde stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adlehyde wants it to stay on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Adlehyde misses its target.
Leyton shoots and misses
enabling Adlehyde to counter with a crisp jab.
Adlehyde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adlehyde connects with a body shot.
Adlehyde moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leyton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adlehyde counters with a crisp right that sends Leyton to the canvas! Adlehyde follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Adlehyde!
Jack Adlehyde retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Jack Adlehyde, 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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