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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gazali Koekemoer (ranked 4211 p4p, 2784 weight class) and Kyle Yike Ii (ranked 464 p4p, 350 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gazali Koekemoer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Yike Ii!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koekemoer throws the left hand but Yike Ii avoids the punch easily.
Yike Ii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yike Ii slips a jab from Koekemoer.
As Koekemoer backs off Yike Ii throws a huge counter combo but Koekemoer manages to avoid it all.
Koekemoer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koekemoer tries to land a front kick but Yike Ii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Yike Ii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koekemoer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koekemoer tries a head kick but it misses.
Koekemoer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yike Ii moves away from the strike by Koekemoer.
Koekemoer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yike Ii defending well as Koekemoer loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koekemoer throws a sloppy head kick and Yike Ii moves out of range easily.
Yike Ii slips a straight right by Koekemoer.
Yike Ii throws a right hand that misses
and Koekemoer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yike Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koekemoer scores with a jab. Yike Ii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koekemoer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yike Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koekemoer is looking to land body kicks.
Yike Ii feints a counter leg kick.
Koekemoer misses with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koekemoer.
Koekemoer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yike Ii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yike Ii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koekemoer.
Yike Ii misses with a straight right.
Koekemoer scores with a nice body kick.
Yike Ii 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.
Koekemoer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yike Ii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koekemoer throws a right hand that misses
and Koekemoer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Koekemoer.
Good exchange - Koekemoer coming out on top.
Yike Ii looks to land a combination but Koekemoer avoids it well.
Yike Ii walks into a stiff left hand from Koekemoer.
Yike Ii connects with a single shot there.
Yike Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koekemoer manages to avoid it.
Koekemoer misses with a hook
and Yike Ii counters with a straight right hand.
Gazali Koekemoer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koekemoer thuds his shin into the meat of Yike Ii's side.
Koekemoer throws a head kick but Yike Ii moves out of range.
Koekemoer misses with a straight left.
Yike Ii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer scores with a nice body kick.
Yike Ii blocks a jab.
Koekemoer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koekemoer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koekemoer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koekemoer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yike Ii misses with a straight left.
Yike Ii gets tackled into the cage by Koekemoer. Koekemoer maintains the clinch.
Koekemoer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yike Ii breaks the clinch.
Yike Ii moves out of range of the body kick from Koekemoer.
Yike Ii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer misses with a left hand
and Yike Ii counters with a straight right hand.
Yike Ii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yike Ii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koekemoer tries to clinch up but Yike Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yike Ii! But no joy.
Yike Ii slips a jab from Koekemoer.
Yike Ii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koekemoer with a body shot.
Koekemoer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Koekemoer looks to land a right hand but Yike Ii moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Yike Ii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koekemoer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yike Ii will feel that in the morning.
Yike Ii on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yike Ii.
Koekemoer lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gazali Koekemoer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Koekemoer blocks a jab.
Koekemoer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yike Ii can do to turn this around?
Koekemoer misses the body punch
and Yike Ii counters with a crisp right hand that drops Koekemoer! Yike Ii lets Koekemoer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Koekemoer is rocked!
Koekemoer looks up at the clock. Bad move! Yike Ii lands a right hand from hell, dropping Koekemoer. Yike Ii pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Yike Ii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Broady Hallows (ranked 3852 p4p, 2102 weight class) and Scott Armstrong (ranked 309 p4p, 181 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 3 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Broady Hallows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong tries to bum rush Hallows with a series of wild strikes but Hallows uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hallows lands an uppercut.
Hallows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Scott Armstrong has been cut.
Hallows lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Hallows lands a right hand.
Hallows misses with an elbow over the top.
Armstrong lands an uppercut.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Hallows's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hallows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Armstrong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hallows lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallows misses with a punch on the inside.
Hallows lands an elbow that stopped Armstrong in his tracks for a moment.
Hallows keeps control of Armstrong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hallows misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hallows swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hallows fails to land.
Hallows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Armstrong stalling against the cage.
Armstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hallows backwards.
Hallows throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Hallows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.
Armstrong lands a shot to the body.
Hallows working aggressively here.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallows pushes Armstrong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hallows.
That has opened up Scott Armstrong's cut even more.
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!
Armstrong avoids the elbow strike from Hallows, against the cage.
Armstrong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hallows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Armstrong avoids the elbow strike from Hallows, against the cage.
Hallows lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Scott Armstrong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hallows lands a hook that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Hallows working aggressively here.
Armstrong lands an uppercut.
Hallows pushes off an throws an elbow but Armstrong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Armstrong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hallows lands a nice elbow.
Hallows blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hallows misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallows keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Armstrong.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Armstrong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Armstrong is trying to push Hallows away but Hallows has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Armstrong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hallows lands a nice knee to the body.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike.
Armstrong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hallows has him pressed against the cage.
Hallows lands with a right to the head.
Scott Armstrong's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hallows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hallows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.
Hallows keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike from Hallows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong works on Hallows's body with a couple of short punches.
Hallows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Armstrong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Broady Hallows!
Our winner, Broady Hallows, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Beard (ranked 2695 p4p, 1589 weight class) and Kurt Zweihander (ranked 291 p4p, 183 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins. 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 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Zweihander!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beard throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zweihander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beard.
Beard wants to clinch.
Beard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zweihander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beard throws a hook to the side of Zweihander's head but Zweihander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beard throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zweihander connects with an inside leg kick.
Beard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zweihander makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zweihander keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zweihander has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Beard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Beard is breathing heavily.
Beard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zweihander.
Zweihander is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beard with a body shot.
Beard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zweihander looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ludus Magnus in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarrod Beard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beard misses with a hook. Zweihander ducked under it nicely.
Beard misses with a left hand
and Zweihander counters with a nice right hand that sends Beard toppling to the canvas! Beard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zweihander finish him?!
Beard is rocked!
 It looks like Jarrod Beard has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zweihander counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Zweihander!
A very excited looking Kurt Zweihander 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hoodoo Brown (ranked 1213 p4p, 879 weight class) and Lester Green (ranked 81 p4p, 64 weight class). Green has chosen This Is Beetle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lester Green 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoodoo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester Green!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids the body shot from Green.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Green didn't expect that.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green is controlling Brown's posture.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Green uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Green!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Green pushes his legs off easily.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown is looking for a triangle here but Green uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Green sees it coming and defends easily.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Green's head.
Brown with the ground and pound but Green uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Green is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown works over Green with some ground and pound from guard.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Brown is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown passes into half guard.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Green avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Green is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hoodoo Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Green misses with a body shot.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoodoo Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Green misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Green replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brown blocks it well.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Green throws a fast counter high kick but Brown manages to duck under it in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown slips under a jab from Green.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Green throws a head kick that half lands.
Brown is rocked!
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown slips a straight right by Green.
Green clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Green pulls his leg out and moves away.
Green connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Brown shoots and misses
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Green lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Green sprawls and moves away.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Green sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoodoo Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown shoots in and bounces Green off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Green holds on and takes a little breather.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Green is pulling down on Brown's head. It's preventing any offense from Brown, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Green preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Green is controlling Brown's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown is fighting to break Green's control of his arms but Green is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Green has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoodoo Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toke Axelsen (ranked 1480 p4p, 1319 weight class) and Muenster Romano (ranked 201 p4p, 174 weight class). Axelsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slipknot - The Virus of Life. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano lands a glancing blow to the side of Axelsen's head.
Axelsen scores with a nice strike.
Axelsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Axelsen throws a lazy right hand but Romano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Axelsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Romano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Axelsen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Axelsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsen.
Romano throws a hook but Axelsen avoids it easily.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Axelsen works Romano's body with a nice hook.
Axelsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axelsen tried to score with a low kick but Romano checks it.
Axelsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano clinches.
Axelsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Romano won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axelsen can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Axelsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Axelsen lands a right hand.
Romano tries to throw a body punch but Axelsen avoids it by throwing Romano back against the cage.
Axelsen breaks from the clinch.
Axelsen throws out a powerful jab.
Axelsen lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Axelsen. Those never looked like landing.
Axelsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Axelsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romano on the side of the head.
Romano misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a leg kick.
Romano throws a body shot but no joy.
Axelsen throws a lazy body kick
and Romano counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano misses the body punch
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsen.
Axelsen throws a big shot that misses.
Axelsen misses with a wild body shot.
Romano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Axelsen with a body shot.
Axelsen scores with a hook.
Axelsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romano's head backwards.
A big right from Romano misses.
Romano clinches up against the cage.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Axelsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Axelsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romano lands a head shot.
Axelsen lands a really nice looking cross but Romano seems unphased.
Axelsen feints and then cracks Romano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romano down.
Axelsen misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Axelsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Axelsen digs a good hook to Romano's body.
Axelsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Romano tries to clinch but Axelsen is having none of it.
Axelsen throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
Toke Axelsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Romano misses its intended target.
Axelsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Axelsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romano.
Romano slips a jab from Axelsen.
Axelsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Axelsen lands a right hook to the body.
Romano checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen pushes Romano away with a front kick.
Axelsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Romano closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Romano. That snapped Axelsen's head back.
Axelsen misses the jab.
Axelsen lands a slapping body shot.
Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romano.
Romano slips under a jab.
Romano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romano throws a jab when Axelsen was well out of range.
Axelsen misses with a hook.
Axelsen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Romano to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Romano counter with a right hand.
Axelsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Axelsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romano throws a hook but Axelsen avoids it easily.
Romano 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.
Axelsen misses the body punch
and Romano counters with a nice uppercut.
Romano misses with a hook. Axelsen ducked under it nicely.
Axelsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Axelsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Axelsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Axelsen misses.
Romano avoids the body shot from Axelsen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romano! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano slips under a jab from Axelsen.
Romano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Axelsen misses
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axelsen jabs at Romano's body.
Romano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Romano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano misses the jab.
Axelsen misses with a body shot
and Romano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Axelsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romano.
Axelsen throws a right hand that misses
and Romano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romano jabs Axelsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axelsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Axelsen swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Axelsen throws out a leg kick but Romano moves out of range and Axelsen only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romano! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Axelsen. Those never looked like landing.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Axelsen is just out of range.
Axelsen throws a right hand that Romano ducks under and follows up with a left that Romano also avoids with ease.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen is looking to score with low kicks.
Romano moves out of range of the strikes.
Axelsen slips under a jab.
Romano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axelsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Romano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axelsen.
A low kick from Axelsen is predictable there
and Romano counters with a stiff right hand.
Romano throws a body punch but Axelsen moves out of range.
Romano checks a leg kick.
Romano ducks under a wild hook from Axelsen.
Romano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Romano tries to clinch but Axelsen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Axelsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axelsen.
Romano slips a straight right by Axelsen.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsen.
Axelsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axelsen.
Axelsen tries to work over Romano's front leg with a kick but Romano checks it.
Axelsen feints and then cracks Romano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romano down.
Axelsen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romano misses with an uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romano thinking.
A nice combination there by Axelsen.
Romano checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Axelsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romano slips under a jab from Axelsen.
A jab from Romano misses.
Axelsen lands with a shot to the body.
Axelsen misses the shot to the body.
Romano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Romano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Axelsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romano counters with a nice uppercut.
Axelsen scores with a jab.
Axelsen looks to throw the jab but Romano is out of range.
Axelsen takes a swing at Romano's ribcage but misses.
Axelsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romano can do to turn this around?
Romano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Romano closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen 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. This is the final round!
Axelsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romano scores with a jab. Axelsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Axelsen digs a good hook to Romano's body.
Axelsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsen.
Romano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Axelsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Axelsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axelsen misses with a right hand
and Romano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Romano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romano. That did some damage!
Romano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Romano tries to clinch up but Axelsen circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Romano blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab by Romano.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Axelsen. Romano shrugs it off though.
Romano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toke Axelsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Romano lands a nice looking body shot.
Axelsen misses with a low kick as Romano jumps back.
Axelsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Axelsen scores with a hook.
Axelsen scores with a punch to the head.
Romano checks a leg kick.
Romano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Axelsen's hands.
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!
Axelsen misses with a body kick.
Axelsen misses the jab.
Muenster Romano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsen manages to avoid it.
Axelsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romano in his tracks.
Axelsen throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
Axelsen misses with a leg kick
and Romano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romano walks into a jab.
Axelsen takes one on the button.
Romano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Axelsen throws out the jab.
Romano scores with a nice right hand.
Axelsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Romano misses.
Romano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Axelsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axelsen avoids the body shot from Romano.
Romano tries to clinch there but Axelsen circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Axelsen misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romano! But no joy.
Romano misses with a looping left.
Axelsen misses with a jab to the body
and Romano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Axelsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romano takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Romano finds it's target.
Romano moves into range and clinches up with Axelsen.
Romano misses with some punches.
Axelsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axelsen misses with the head strike.
Romano throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Romano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Axelsen can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Axelsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axelsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romano checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Axelsen misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romano slips under a jab from Axelsen.
Axelsen lands the left hand.
Axelsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Romano.
Romano avoids the head kick by Axelsen.
Axelsen misses the body punch
enabling Romano to counter with a crisp jab.
Axelsen defending well as Romano loads up on a big left hand.
Axelsen misses with a body shot.
Romano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Axelsen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Romano to counter with a crisp jab.
Romano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Muenster Romano.
I think Axelsen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toke Axelsen!
During a confident post fight interview, Toke Axelsen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tian Long (ranked 6436 p4p, 740 weight class) and Fredrik White (ranked 589 p4p, 99 weight class). White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tian Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrik White!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Fredrik White has been cut.
Long with a hook.
White rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Long tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Long drops back down to his feet.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tian Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White is looking to control Long's arms but Long gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
Long manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from White misses.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fredrik White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White lands a two punch combo.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long ducks under a wild hook from White.
White tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.
Long wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long letting White take a breather here.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Long's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from White does no damage.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Long. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook
and Long counters by clinching up.
White gets underhooks to prevent Long's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
Long jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Long slips under a jab from White.
White lands a two punch combo.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long takes the fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that White has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Long shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Long keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Long momentarily.
White wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Long pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Long breaks the clinch.
Long shoots in but no luck this time.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White rushes Long and presses him up against the cage.
White misses with some punches.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long slips a straight right by White.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White clinches up with Long and pushes him back against the cage.
Long is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tian Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Long darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Long into the cage.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
Long is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Long is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Long blocking some punches.
Long stalling against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Long tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Long drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well.
White gets underhooks to prevent Long's takedown attempt.
Long avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White landing knees to the body.
White misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Long takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Long has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fredrik White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
Long takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White clinches.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White misses with the head strike.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long blocks the elbow strike.
Long is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Long.
Long manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
Tian Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredrik White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long walks into a left hand.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
White tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fredrik White's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Long doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White gets a clinch.
Long drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Long slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Long - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Long tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tian Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White moves into range and clinches up with Long.
Long breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long lands with a short shot to the head.
Long fails to pull guard.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White has closed the distance and engaged Long in a clinch.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Long drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Long avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
A short right from White on the inside.
White throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Long's brow.
Long blocking some punches.
White lands an elbow inside that Long shrugs off.
It looks like Tian Long has been cut.
Long is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fredrik White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Long jumps guard but White stands there with Long around his waist. Long gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Long's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Long looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
White moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Long tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Tian Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik White!
Fredrik White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rose (ranked 1236 p4p, 1106 weight class) and Callum Adams (ranked 148 p4p, 132 weight class). Adams has chosen No Noncesense as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Adams!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose staying out of range there.
Adams lands with a slapping head kick.
Adams takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Adams misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rose misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams wants to slow Rose down by chopping away at his legs.
Adams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Callum Adams has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas Rose's cut is getting worse.
Rose forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.
Thomas Rose's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams lands with a light punch inside.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams working aggressively here.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Adams cracks Rose with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Adams blocks with his arms.
Adams wants to stall.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
That has opened up Callum Adams's cut even more.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Adams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Adams has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rose seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adams can turn it around.
Adams misses with some punches.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.
Adams pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jeez, Thomas Rose's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rose lands a knee to the body.
Adams looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose pushes Adams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
The cut above Callum Adams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Rose dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Adams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Rose misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
Callum Adams's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
Rose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rose there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose tries to move into range but Adams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throwing a counter right hand but Adams manages to avoid it.
Adams scores with a body shot.
Rose sends Adams crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rose is motioning to the referee to let Adams up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Callum Adams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Rose!
Thomas Rose decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Doherty (ranked 587 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Robert Kelly (ranked 86 p4p, 154 weight class). Doherty comes to the cage accompanied by Jeremy- Pearl Jam. Kelly has chosen Rnb (feat. Bandit Gang Marco) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cathal Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to move into range but Doherty moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelly slips under a jab from Doherty.
Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doherty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Doherty thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Doherty misses with a straight right.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doherty.
Doherty connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Doherty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doherty blocks a jab.
Doherty was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doherty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Doherty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doherty looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Doherty looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Doherty scores with a jab to the head.
Kelly shoots in and drives through. Doherty sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Doherty misses the target.
Doherty jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
 Kelly is rocked!
Cathal Doherty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Kelly misses
and Doherty counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cathal Doherty!
Cathal Doherty was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Luciano (ranked 1101 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Tommy Jenkins (ranked 129 p4p, 233 weight class). Tommy Jenkins 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jenkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Tommy Jenkins has been cut.
A combination from Jenkins does no damage.
Jenkins takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Luciano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DF Fitnesscentrum in the buildup to the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luciano throwing a counter right hand but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Luciano gets tackled into the cage by Jenkins. Jenkins maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luciano avoids it.
Luciano tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
Jenkins lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Tony Luciano has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Luciano dodges an elbow strike from Jenkins.
A knee to the head by Jenkins.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside.
Luciano tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luciano.
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!
Jenkins lands an elbow inside.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the cage.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jenkins throws an elbow but misses.
Luciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jenkins.
Jenkins looks winded!
Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luciano lands a left hand.
Jenkins throws an elbow that misses.
Luciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jenkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luciano's brow.
Luciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jenkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luciano's brow.
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luciano cracks Jenkins with a nice body shot.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Luciano.
A short body shot lands from Luciano as the two fighters clinch.
Luciano pushes Jenkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Luciano.
A short left from Luciano.
Luciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jenkins or not.
Luciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Luciano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luciano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jenkins up against the cage.
Luciano works on Jenkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Luciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Luciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
Jenkins takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Luciano.
A body shot lands from Luciano.
Luciano lands a right hand.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luciano scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Luciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luciano tries to land a knee to the head but Jenkins blocks with his arms.
Luciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Luciano lands a nice uppercut.
Jenkins is rocked!
Luciano lands a nice uppercut.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Luciano finish him?
Luciano lands an uppercut.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Jenkins pressed against the cage. Luciano frees himself up and cracks Jenkins with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Jenkins crumples to the floor, out cold! Luciano jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Luciano!
Tony Luciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rade Franjic (ranked 291 p4p, 504 weight class) and Panagiotis Nikolau (ranked 44 p4p, 68 weight class). Panagiotis Nikolau 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rade Franjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panagiotis Nikolau!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franjic misses with a straight right.
Franjic misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikolau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Nikolau.
Franjic slips a straight right by Nikolau.
It looked like Franjic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franjic with a jab.
It looks like Panagiotis Nikolau has been cut.
Franjic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franjic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nikolau lands a big head kick that sends Franjic tumbling to the mat! Nikolau takes a step backwards and waves Franjic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Franjic is rocked!
It looks like Rade Franjic has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franjic moves out of range of the strikes.
Nikolau misses with a kick to the body
and Franjic counters with a stiff right hand.
Franjic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Franjic misses with a wild body shot.
Franjic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nikolau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nikolau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nikolau lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nikolau throws a lazy right hand but Franjic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Nikolau looks to move away, Franjic throws a big counter combo but Nikolau just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franjic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikolau lands a big head kick that sends Franjic tumbling to the mat! Nikolau takes a step backwards and waves Franjic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikolau closes the distance and clinches.
Nikolau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nikolau lands a body punch.
Franjic is trying to force a seperation but Nikolau has the dominant position.
Nikolau blocks an uppercut.
Nikolau prevents a body shot from Franjic.
Nikolau can't find room to land a body shot as Franjic controls the action.
Nikolau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franjic lands with a left to the head.
Nikolau lands a nice shot to the body.
Nikolau lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nikolau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franjic blocks a body shot from Nikolau.
A right handed body shot lands from Nikolau.
Nikolau is working Franjic over against the cage.
Nikolau pushes Franjic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Franjic is breathing heavily.
Nikolau tries a body shot but Franjic blocks it.
Nikolau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nikolau misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolau tries a body shot but Franjic blocks it.
Franjic misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Nikolau - that landed with a thud.
Nikolau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Franjic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikolau lands a nice uppercut.
Nikolau has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Franjic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nikolau can turn it around.
Nikolau lands a hook that snaps the head of Franjic backwards.
Nikolau tries a body shot but Franjic blocks it.
Nikolau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Nikolau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franjic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikolau digs a right hand underneath Franjic's ribcage. Franjic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nikolau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franjic backwards.
Nikolau tries a body shot but Franjic blocks it.
Nikolau lands a left hand.
Franjic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nikolau lands a nice shot to the body.
Nikolau misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolau lands with a right to the head.
Nikolau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franjic prevents a body shot from Nikolau.
Franjic blocks a body shot from Nikolau.
Nikolau tries a body shot but Franjic blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikolau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franjic's elbow.
Nikolau working aggressively here.
Nikolau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nikolau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franjic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Panagiotis Nikolau dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franjic throws a shot from downtown. Nikolau moves away and avoids it.
Nikolau scores with a punch to the head.
Franjic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Franjic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franjic cracks Nikolau with a good jab.
Franjic seems to have got his legs back now.
Nikolau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Nikolau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franjic.
Franjic is looking to counter punch.
Nikolau moves out of range as Franjic throws a body kick.
Nikolau replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Franjic blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franjic gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Nikolau gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panagiotis Nikolau!
Panagiotis Nikolau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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