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WVT 92: Siale v Anderson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus St Stone (ranked 4042 p4p, 3056 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 184 p4p, 130 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 24 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Stone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Raper misses.
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raper digs a good body shot into St Stone's ribs.
St Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Raper manages to break the clinch.
Raper misses with a hook to the body
and St Stone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raper throws a hook to the side of St Stone's head but St Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Stone is looking to clinch.
As St Stone backs off Raper throws a huge counter combo but St Stone manages to avoid it all.
Raper scores with a jab to the body.
St Stone darts in trying to clinch
enabling Raper to counter with a crisp jab.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
St Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raper, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Raper.
St Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Stone tries to stall but Raper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raper is trying to push St Stone away but St Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper dodges an elbow strike from St Stone.
Raper lands with a short shot to the head.
Raper breaks the clinch.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Stone counters with a two punch combo.
Raper throws a body punch but St Stone moves out of range.
Raper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper moves out of range.
St Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Stone tries to clinch there but Raper circles away.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper is having none of it.
It seemed like Raper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone closes the distance and pushes Raper back into the cage.
Raper wants to get back to striking at distance but St Stone won't allow it.
Raper breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Stone pushes Raper up against the cage in a clinch.
St Stone keeps control of Raper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raper is looking to break free of the clinch but St Stone has double underhooks.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Raper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raper tries to break the clinch but St Stone is controlling the position.
St Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
Raper is trying to push St Stone away but St Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Stone slips under a jab.
Raper throws a solid leg kick but St Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
Raper takes a swing at St Stone's ribcage but misses.
St Stone tries to clinch there but Raper circles away.
Raper keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raper keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Raper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Stone.
Raper misses with a looping right.
St Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marcus St Stone's cut is getting worse.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper is having none of it.
Raper misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Stone at a distance.
St Stone ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Raper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raper swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Stone wants to clinch up but Raper keeps it at a distance.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Stone.
St Stone moves into the clinch.
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. St Stone moves away and avoids it.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Raper circles away.
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raper grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! St Stone takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Raper cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
Post fight, Biff Raper took to the microphone: 'Good Chin. Huge KO Power. IQ:136.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valtteri Badass (ranked 2541 p4p, 3391 weight class) and Klaus Chugman (ranked 314 p4p, 394 weight class). Klaus Chugman 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valtteri Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass throws a looping overhand right but Chugman ducks down to avoid it.
Valtteri Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chugman rushes Badass and presses him up against the cage.
Chugman wants to break free but Badass has control.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Chugman walks into a left hand.
Chugman fails with a takedown attempt.
Chugman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chugman showed some decent athleticism there.
Badass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chugman.
Badass's coaches at Champion Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Chugman seems to be working for a kimura but Badass defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chugman is trying to control the action in half guard but Badass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Badass is looking to control Chugman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Badass avoid being mounted?
Chugman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chugman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Badass defending well though.
Badass is trying to stand back up but Chugman is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Badass is looking to control Chugman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Badass avoid being mounted?
Chugman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chugman is stalling here. Badass is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chugman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Badass has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chugman looks to move to half guard but instead Badass has passed into mount! Damn!
Chugman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Badass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chugman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chugman gets back to half guard.
Chugman wants to control but Badass is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chugman regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badass slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chugman trying to keep a closed guard but Badass is proving a slippery customer.
Chugman looking for a guillotine here but Badass defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chugman is controlling Badass's posture.
Badass will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chugman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Badass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chugman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Badass's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Badass managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klaus Chugman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chugman throws a body shot but no joy.
Badass looks to land a left hand but Chugman moved out of range nicely.
Chugman just misses with a punch to the body.
Chugman avoids the body shot from Badass.
Chugman doesn't manage to clinch there - Badass circles away.
Badass throws a hook to the side of Chugman's head but Chugman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch but Badass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chugman is looking to clinch but Badass is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Badass.
Chugman wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman misses with a looping right.
Chugman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badass.
Chugman moves in looking to clinch but Badass pushes him off.
Nice straight punches there by Badass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Badass.
Chugman throws a body punch but Badass moves out of range.
Badass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman takes the fight into the clinch.
Badass prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chugman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chugman swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chugman tries to clinch up but Badass circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Chugman with that takedown attempt.
Badass moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Badass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chugman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badass was well out of range. Poor timing from Chugman.
Chugman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chugman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badass.
Badass takes a swing at Chugman's ribcage but misses.
Valtteri Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chugman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass looks to land a right hand but Chugman moved out of range.
Chugman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badass throws out the jab.
Valtteri Badass is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valtteri Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Chugman.
Chugman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chugman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Badass throws a shot from downtown. Chugman moves away and avoids it.
Badass throws a hook but Chugman avoids it easily.
Chugman slips a straight right by Badass.
Chugman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badass scores with a leg kick.
Badass staying out of range there.
Chugman moves out of range of the strikes.
Chugman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Badass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badass misses with a straight left.
Chugman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Badass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chugman moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman rushes Badass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chugman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chugman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Badass's efforts to push away.
Chugman looking to slow down the pace here.
Chugman digs a right hand into Badass's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badass's gas tank.
Chugman trying to control the position but instead, Badass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chugman into the cage.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chugman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Badass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Badass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Badass throws a front kick aimed at Chugman's knee but Chugman avoids it well.
Badass lands a nice hook to Chugman's body. Chugman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chugman avoids the body shot from Badass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badass is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Badass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chugman moves out of range as Badass strikes.
Chugman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chugman has his takedown stuffed
and Badass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chugman ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Chugman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chugman closes the distance and clinches.
Chugman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Badass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badass wants to break free but Chugman has control.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Chugman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Badass manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Chugman keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valtteri Badass dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch but Badass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badass tried to counter with a leg kick but Chugman avoided it.
Badass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chugman can do to turn this around?
Badass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chugman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Badass tries a low kick but Chugman avoids it.
Chugman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Badass misses with a leg kick.
Chugman with the counter takedown but Badass avoids it easily.
Chugman misses with the combination.
Chugman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badass.
A jab from Chugman misses.
Chugman misses with a looping left.
Chugman doesn't manage to clinch there - Badass circles away.
Badass leaves Chugman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass defending well as Chugman loads up on a big left hand.
Chugman is looking to clinch but Badass is avoiding it.
Chugman cracks Badass with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chugman blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass avoids the body shot from Chugman.
A low kick from Badass is predictable there
and Chugman counters with a takedown into side control.
Badass is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badass is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Chugman working away.
Badass is trying to get back to half guard.
Chugman wants to control but Badass is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass is holding Chugman down, trying to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chugman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Badass managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chugman.
Chugman tries for a kimura but Badass is defending well.
Chugman tries to advance position but instead Badass slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is trying to work for a kimura but Badass is defending well.
Chugman wants to advance to full mount but Badass doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Badass is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four 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.
Chugman throwing strikes from guard but Badass blocks nicely.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Badass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A lazy left from Badass finds it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chugman moves in looking to clinch but Badass pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chugman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badass throws a leg kick
so Chugman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Klaus Chugman.
I think Chugman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Klaus Chugman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Klaus Chugman thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Joestar (ranked 1880 p4p, 1258 weight class) and Aron Egomi (ranked 90 p4p, 72 weight class). Joestar comes to the cage accompanied by Coda - Bloody Stream. Egomi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hand of doom by Manowar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aron Egomi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Joestar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joestar throws out the jab.
Joestar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egomi with the counter takedown but Joestar avoids it easily.
Joestar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Egomi is out of range and Joestar settles back down.
Joestar throws a leg kick
and Egomi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Joestar!
Joestar tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Joestar is trying to stand up here but Egomi is controlling him well.
Joestar wants to get back to full guard but Egomi has passed into side control.
Egomi decides to stand back up. Egomi steps back and let's Joestar get back to his feet.
Joestar looks to land a left hand but Egomi moved out of range nicely.
Egomi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joestar defends it well.
Joestar scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Aron Egomi has been cut.
Joestar throws a push kick but Egomi slaps the foot to one side.
Joestar looks to land a left hand but Egomi moved out of range nicely.
Egomi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joestar defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar misses with a low kick as Egomi jumps back.
Egomi feints the counter takedown.
Joestar tries to score with a low kick but Egomi moves his leg out of the way.
Egomi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joestar defends it well.
Joestar wants to slow Egomi down by chopping away at his legs.
Joestar throws a leg kick but Egomi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Egomi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Joestar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joestar looks to land a left hand but Egomi moved out of range nicely.
Egomi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joestar defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egomi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Joestar gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Joestar!
Johan Joestar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Trubitsyn (ranked 3799 p4p, 3321 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 425 p4p, 390 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Trubitsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn throws a wild body kick that Trubitsyn sees coming a mile off.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch up but Vovchanchyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
Vovchanchyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trubitsyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Vovchanchyn slams his shin into Trubitsyn's torso.
Vovchanchyn throws a sloppy head kick
and Trubitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooh!!! Vovchanchyn has knocked Trubitsyn down with a huge combo! Vovchanchyn steps away and waves a wobbly Trubitsyn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Trubitsyn is rocked!
It looks like Igor Trubitsyn has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Trubitsyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trubitsyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trubitsyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trubitsyn misses with a looping right.
Trubitsyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trubitsyn misses with a double jab.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Trubitsyn head around and knocks him out cold! Vovchanchyn hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Vovchanchyn!
A very excited looking Igor Vovchanchyn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 368 p4p, 455 weight class) and Rokken Roll (ranked 56 p4p, 70 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodaxe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roll falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Roll darts in and clinches Bloodaxe up against the cage.
Bloodaxe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bloodaxe tries a body shot but Roll blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roll blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roll swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodaxe misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Roll working aggressively here.
Roll scores with a hook to the body.
Bloodaxe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roll successfully pulls guard.
Bloodaxe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll keeping full guard, as Bloodaxe tries to pass.
Roll looking for a sweep. Not yet Roll, not yet.
Roll is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bloodaxe defends well.
Bloodaxe controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roll is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bloodaxe defends well.
Roll looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bloodaxe advances to half guard.
Roll is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll works his way to full guard. Good work.
Roll is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bloodaxe frees his head nicely. Oh but Roll has switched to an armbar! Bloodaxe is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rokken Roll!
An out of breath Rokken Roll thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassus Fett (ranked 860 p4p, 740 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 51 p4p, 46 weight class). Cassus Fett has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier slips a straight right by Fett.
Despite the aggression on Tharrier's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fett misses with a jab to the body
and Tharrier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tharrier throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Fett.
Tharrier tries to close the distance and clinch but Fett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tharrier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tharrier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tharrier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fett misses with a few strikes there.
Fett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tharrier avoids the body shot from Fett.
Tharrier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tharrier tries to move into range but Fett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier swings widly with a right hand
and Fett counters with a straight right hand.
Fett lands with a straight right. Tharrier didn't see that one coming.
Fett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fett lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Fett misses the target.
Tharrier steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fett jabs Tharrier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A cross from Fett lands.
Fett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tharrier misses with a head kick.
Thom Tharrier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tharrier counters with a leg kick.
Fett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier lands with a good body shot.
Fett lands with an overhand left.
Fett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice side step and Tharrier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cassus Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tharrier throws a hook but Fett avoids it easily.
Tharrier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fett.
Fett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tharrier counters with a big right hand! Oh Fett is in trouble here! Tharrier follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thom Tharrier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 1185 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Bryan Gracie (ranked 173 p4p, 149 weight class). Gracie has chosen Limp Bizkit - Rollin' as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Bryan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nimoy tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nimoy to the ground. Nimoy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie trying to control the action but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nimoy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Nimoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie has an Americana. Nimoy didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bryan Gracie!
Bryan Gracie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Van Den Born (ranked 738 p4p, 845 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 109 p4p, 127 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ko Van Den Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Born steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Van Den Born is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Den Born throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peterson.
Van Den Born ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Van Den Born throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Den Born will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Van Den Born throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Van Den Born.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Den Born moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Van Den Born ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Van Den Born counters with a straight right hand.
Van Den Born with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Den Born cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Den Born throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been informed that Peterson 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.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
It looked like Van Den Born was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Den Born.
Peterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Den Born keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Van Den Born takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Den Born moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Van Den Born on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Van Den Born misses
and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Den Born won't be happy with that.
Peterson with the ground and pound but Van Den Born regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Van Den Born avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a head shot. Van Den Born uses the momentum to regain guard.
Peterson throws a strike but Van Den Born rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Den Born regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Peterson stands up over Van Den Born, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Den Born works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson stops Van Den Born from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Van Den Born uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Van Den Born!
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson looking to sit in guard and control but Van Den Born gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peterson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peterson 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.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson is looking to sweep but instead, Van Den Born has passed into half guard.
Peterson is pressing down on Van Den Born's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Van Den Born sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Den Born uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Van Den Born misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Van Den Born.
Peterson looking to score a takedown here. Van Den Born is defending well but Peterson drives through and ends up in Van Den Born's guard.
Van Den Born has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Peterson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Peterson has Van Den Born pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Den Born manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Van Den Born manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
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!
Peterson is looking for a takedown.
Ko Van Den Born has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
A short uppercut from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Born lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peterson just leaning against Van Den Born, taking a breather.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Den Born working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Den Born lands with a right to the head.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Den Born is defending well.
Van Den Born throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Den Born softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Born fails to land.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson goes for a takedown attempt but Van Den Born pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Den Born counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Peterson!
Peterson gets back to full guard.
Peterson 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.
Van Den Born throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Van Den Born controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Den Born content to stall in guard here.
Van Den Born continues to stall.
Van Den Born trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Den Born takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Peterson misses with a hook. Van Den Born ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Den Born on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Den Born uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Den Born has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Den Born's head.
Nice defenses there by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Van Den Born works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
Van Den Born looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson with a hook.
Van Den Born throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson dips to his left and cracks Van Den Born with an uppercut!
Peterson looks to land a combination but Van Den Born avoids it well.
Peterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Den Born pinned against the cage. Van Den Born gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson checks a low kick from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Van Den Born throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Den Born swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born misses with a looping left.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson 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.
Peterson cracks Van Den Born with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peterson misses with a body shot
and Van Den Born counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Den Born uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Van Den Born throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Van Den Born throws a low kick, looking for Peterson's leg but Peterson calmly moves out of range.
Peterson feints the counter takedown.
Van Den Born connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Van Den Born knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dylan Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Den Born doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Den Born lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ko Van Den Born dominated that second round.
That's time! Van Den Born's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Van Den Born swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson takes a swing at Van Den Born's ribcage but misses.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Den Born is looking to wear down Peterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Van Den Born slips the punch.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Van Den Born throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Van Den Born sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peterson misses the jab.
Van Den Born chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Den Born throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Den Born tries to sprawl but Peterson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Van Den Born is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Den Born defending well though.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Den Born keeps working.
Van Den Born is trying to stand up here but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson tries to pass to full mount but Van Den Born defends it.
Van Den Born has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Den Born keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Den Born regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Den Born working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Van Den Born wants to stand but Peterson is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Den Born keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Van Den Born swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Den Born counters with an outside leg kick.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Van Den Born didn't see that one coming.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Den Born swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Van Den Born misses with a low kick.
Ko Van Den Born is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Van Den Born tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Van Den Born was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Den Born. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Den Born throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Van Den Born moved out of range nicely.
Van Den Born is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Peterson misses with a right hand
letting Van Den Born counter with a right hand.
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Van Den Born.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Van Den Born.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Den Born misses the target.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Van Den Born is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Van Den Born staying out of range there.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson lands a jab to the nose.
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peterson looks for a takedown but Van Den Born sprawls well.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Van Den Born moves away and avoids it.
Van Den Born throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Van Den Born looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born staying out of range there.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Van Den Born avoids nicely.
Van Den Born waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
Our winner, Dylan Peterson, 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 Joey Simone (ranked 465 p4p, 825 weight class) and Seelow Heights (ranked 65 p4p, 122 weight class). Simone comes to the cage accompanied by Gucci Mane - Trap God Intro. 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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seelow Heights!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heights throws a hook but Simone avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Simone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heights takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Simone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Heights misses.
Heights takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heights is looking to score with low kicks.
Simone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heights swats away the attempt to clinch by Simone.
Heights has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heights lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heights swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Simone misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heights misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simone.
Simone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heights moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simone slips a jab and a cross from Heights.
Heights looks to score with a jab to the body but Simone is just out of range.
Simone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heights on the side of the head.
Heights throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heights takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Simone doesn't manage to clinch there - Heights circles away.
Simone looks to land a left hand but Heights moved out of range nicely.
Simone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Simone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heights looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Simone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Simone duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joey Simone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simone is looking to clinch.
Simone lands with a nice body punch.
Simone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Simone throws a body shot but no joy.
Simone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body kick from Heights.
Simone throws a body punch but Heights moves out of range.
Heights throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simone scores with a jab to the body.
Heights misses with a hook
and Simone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simone looks to land a left hand but Heights moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Heights misses.
Simone misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Heights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone misses with an uppercut.
Simone tries to clinch but Heights moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Heights.
A little feinted left hand from Simone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heights throws a low kick but Simone avoids it.
Heights closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simone scores with a shot to the body.
Simone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heights was well out of range. Poor timing from Simone.
A shot to the liver by Simone. Beautiful body shot.
Simone is looking to wear down Heights with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Simone just misses with a punch to the body.
Heights is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Simone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Simone.
Simone lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simone lands a nice shot that snaps Heights's head back.
Simone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heights with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Simone to score with a decent uppercut.
Simone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heights.
Heights takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Simone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heights takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Simone scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heights. Simone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simone lands an overhand right.
Heights takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heights takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heights throws out a loose jab but Simone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heights takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone 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.
Simone scores with a nice strike.
Heights keeps the fight on the outside.
Heights is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Simone with a jab.
Heights lands a body shot.
Simone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Simone misses with a straight right.
Heights closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heights on the side of the head.
A jab from Simone misses.
Simone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heights dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Simone.
Simone misses the shot to the body.
Heights slips a straight right by Simone.
Simone scores with a sloppy right hand. Heights should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heights misses with a shot to the body
and Simone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heights tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simone was well out of range. Poor timing from Heights.
Simone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joey Simone is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Simone misses the target.
Heights waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simone.
Heights pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heights throws a push kick but Simone slaps the foot to one side.
Heights moves out of range of the strikes.
Heights lands a nice looking body shot.
Simone thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Heights on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simone slips under a jab.
Simone lands with a straight right. Heights didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone lands a nice hook to Heights's body. Heights takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simone throws a right and a left that Heights avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simone dodges the punch combination from Heights.
Simone moves into the clinch successfully.
Heights can't break the clinch.
Heights breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Simone misses.
Heights dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simone blocks a low kick nicely.
Simone lands an overhand right.
Simone swings for the body but Heights moves out of range.
Heights is looking for the big counter here.
Heights avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Heights releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Simone lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone throws a series of punches but Heights moves out of range.
Simone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Simone takes a swing at Heights's ribcage but misses.
Heights doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Simone lands with a hook. Heights tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Simone tries to clinch up but Heights circles away and keeps his distance.
Simone looks to score with a jab to the body but Heights is just out of range.
Heights takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Simone.
Simone looks to score with a jab to the body but Heights is just out of range.
Simone moves out of range as Heights strikes.
Simone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heights.
Simone tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Heights manages to circle out of the way.
Heights has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Simone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heights.
Simone throws a right hand that Heights ducks under and follows up with a left that Heights also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone jabs Heights right on the nose. Heights blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heights.
Simone lands with a cross.
Simone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heights can do to turn this around?
Simone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heights was well out of range. Poor timing from Simone.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heights.
Simone misses with a body shot.
Simone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Simone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heights.
Heights takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Simone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heights swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simone throws a lazy uppercut
and Heights makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Simone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heights let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Simone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simone digs a good hook to Heights's body.
Simone tries to clinch up.
Heights replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Simone blocks it well.
Simone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heights.
Heights avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Heights was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heights looks to score with a jab to the body but Simone is just out of range.
Seelow Heights has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simone lands with an uppercut that bounces Heights off the cage and back into range.
Simone scores with a shot to the body.
Heights throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone lands with a right hand.
Heights swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simone counters with a stiff right hand.
Simone throws a good cross that connects.
Heights scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone looks to score with a jab to the body but Heights is just out of range.
Simone lands a lovely overhand right.
Heights walks into a jab.
Simone is looking to clinch but Heights is avoiding it.
Simone lands the left hand.
Simone throws a body shot but no joy.
Simone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heights.
Heights ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simone moves away.
Heights misses with a straight left.
Simone lands a lovely overhand right.
Heights scores with a nice body kick.
Simone scores with a jab to the head.
Simone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heights scores with a hook to the body. Simone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simone cracks a nice hook into Heights's ribs.
Simone clobbers Heights with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heights needs to keep his hands up - Simone had a free shot at his head there.
Heights ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simone moves away.
Heights throws a body punch but Simone moves out of range.
Heights throws a body shot but no joy.
Simone tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Heights manages to circle out of the way.
Heights slips a straight right by Simone.
Heights is trying to counter with his kicks.
Simone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Simone gets a clinch.
Simone tries to pull guard but Heights holds him up against the cage and eventually Simone drops back down to his feet.
Simone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heights's elbow.
Simone is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Heights to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heights stalling in the clinch but Simone improves position.
Simone has a couple of punches blocked by Heights.
Simone throws a punch but it's blocked by Heights.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Simone misses with a punch to the body.
Heights pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heights misses with a body shot
and Simone counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Simone.
Heights throws a body shot but no joy.
Simone just misses with a punch to the body.
Simone jabs Heights right on the nose. Heights blinks but takes it well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Simone here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
No joy there for Heights, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heights's hands.
Heights on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heights takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simone looks to score with a jab to the body but Heights is just out of range.
Simone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Simone scores with a hook.
A shot to the body from Simone misses
and Heights counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joey Simone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heights on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heights throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Simone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heights looks to land a left hand but Simone moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Simone catches Heights right on the button with a cross.
Simone misses with a straight left.
Heights replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Simone blocks it well.
Simone connects with a nice looking jab.
Simone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Simone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simone, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Simone!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Simone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 89 p4p, 194 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 16 p4p, 33 weight class). Anderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chase the bag (King Von) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu throws a shot to the body.
Veainu misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
As Veainu backs off Anderson throws a huge counter combo but Veainu manages to avoid it all.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Veainu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Veainu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Veainu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
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!
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Veainu moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson scores with a jab. Veainu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
Veainu takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Veainu staying out of range there.
Veainu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
Anderson throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson 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.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
Veainu cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veainu scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson slips under a jab from Veainu.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veainu lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veainu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Veainu slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson tries to move into range but Veainu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson misses the jab.
Veainu throws a big counter combination but Anderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Anderson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Veainu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu lands an overhand right.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Veainu should have avoided that one.
Veainu misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Veainu cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Veainu misses the jab.
Veainu lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veainu blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
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 Siale Veainu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderson connects with a right hand. Veainu shakes it off.
Veainu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Veainu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veainu.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Veainu has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veainu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veainu digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Veainu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veainu lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Veainu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Veainu misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Veainu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson throws a head kick but Veainu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Anderson toppling to the canvas! Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
 Anderson is rocked!
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Veainu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Veainu finish him?
Veainu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Veainu drops Anderson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Anderson looks back up at him and smiles so Veainu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Veainu slips under a jab from Anderson.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Veainu jabs at Anderson's body.
Veainu swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Veainu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Veainu jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Veainu slips under a jab from Anderson.
Veainu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Anderson sprawling to the canvas! Anderson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Veainu finish him?!
Anderson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Veainu gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Anderson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siale Veainu!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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