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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Killa (ranked 3974 p4p, 3727 weight class) and Lost Bet (ranked 425 p4p, 403 weight class). Lost Bet will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Killa !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lost Bet!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bet avoids the head kick by Killa .
Nice uppercut lands for Bet. That snapped Killa 's head back.
Bet scores with a nice strike.
Bet's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bet's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Killa throws a wild body kick that Bet sees coming a mile off.
Bet appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Killa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bet lands a jab to Killa 's midsection.
A nice leg kick from Killa , right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Bet.
Killa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bet throws out a counter right but Killa avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Killa .
Killa avoids the body shot from Bet.
Killa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Killa lands a front kick.
Good work by Killa as he checks the leg kick.
Bet avoids the body shot from Killa .
Killa throws a hook but Bet avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bet lands a body shot.
Killa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bet.
Killa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Killa misses with a hook to the body
and Bet counters with a crisp right that sends Killa to the canvas! Bet follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lost Bet!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steel Iii (ranked 1616 p4p, 3580 weight class) and Kush Cake (ranked 194 p4p, 389 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Steel Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kush Cake!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cake misses with a wild body shot.
Cake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Alex Steel Iii has been cut.
Steel Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel Iii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cake jabs at Steel Iii's body.
Steel Iii moves away from the strike by Cake.
Steel Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cake just misses with a punch to the body.
Cake throws a body punch but Steel Iii moves out of range.
Cake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel Iii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cake scores with a jab to the body.
Steel Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cake.
Steel Iii tries for a takedown but Cake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cake lands a big right hand that sends Steel Iii crashing to the mat! Cake stays standing though and waves Steel Iii back to his feet!
Cake lands a nice hook to Steel Iii's body. Steel Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel Iii is breathing heavily.
Steel Iii walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Steel Iii limp body while Cake jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kush Cake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Komedor DKasada (ranked 1553 p4p, 1595 weight class) and Nedjeljko Markovic (ranked 242 p4p, 247 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Komedor DKasada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nedjeljko Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from DKasada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DKasada misses with a two punch combination.
Markovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
DKasada fails in his attempt to clinch.
DKasada looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DKasada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Markovic.
Markovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DKasada with a jab.
Markovic jabs at DKasada's body.
Markovic misses with a head kick.
Markovic misses with a shot to the body
and DKasada counters with a nice uppercut.
Markovic staying out of range there.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DKasada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DKasada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Markovic throws an off balance right hand
and DKasada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DKasada lands with a cross.
Markovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Markovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DKasada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DKasada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by DKasada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of DKasada.
Markovic misses with a combination
letting DKasada counter with a right hand.
Markovic throws a wild body kick that DKasada sees coming a mile off.
DKasada looks to throw the jab but Markovic is out of range.
Markovic misses with a kick to the body.
It looks like DKasada has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
DKasada connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DKasada throws out a loose jab but Markovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
DKasada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from DKasada.
Nice body punch from DKasada.
Nedjeljko Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Markovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Markovic lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Markovic.
DKasada is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Markovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and DKasada counters with a series of strikes. Markovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
DKasada loads up on a big right hand but Markovic slips the punch.
Markovic lands with a hook. DKasada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
DKasada dips to his left and cracks Markovic with an uppercut!
Markovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big left from DKasada misses.
Markovic swings for the body but DKasada moves out of range.
Markovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Markovic throws a head kick but DKasada moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
DKasada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DKasada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
DKasada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DKasada throws a lazy uppercut
and Markovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DKasada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DKasada throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Markovic misses the target.
DKasada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Markovic doesn't seem bothered though.
DKasada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Markovic lands a leg kick that knocks DKasada off balance momentarily.
Markovic slips a jab from DKasada.
Markovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
DKasada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DKasada moves out of range as Markovic strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DKasada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Markovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from DKasada misses the target.
A head kick by Markovic misses
and DKasada counters with a straight right hand.
DKasada avoids the head kick by Markovic.
Markovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling DKasada to counter with a crisp jab.
Markovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DKasada on the side of the head.
DKasada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Markovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DKasada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DKasada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
DKasada misses with a hook.
DKasada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DKasada throws a jab but it's blocked by Markovic.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but DKasada is just out of range.
Markovic works DKasada's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Komedor DKasada 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.
DKasada has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Markovic.
DKasada 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.
Markovic misses with a leg kick
and DKasada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DKasada lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DKasada looks to score with a jab to the body but Markovic is just out of range.
Markovic throws out a loose jab but DKasada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Markovic misses with a right hand
and DKasada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Markovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
DKasada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Markovic. Those never looked like landing.
Markovic misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic tries to land a front kick but DKasada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Markovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Komedor DKasada is winning the standup battle so far.
Markovic lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DKasada ducks under a wild hook from Markovic.
Markovic throws a sloppy head kick and DKasada moves out of range easily.
Markovic throws a body punch but DKasada moves out of range.
DKasada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Markovic throws the left hand but DKasada avoids the punch easily.
DKasada connects with the punch.
Markovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by DKasada.
A nice leg kick lands there from Markovic.
DKasada blocks a head kick by Markovic.
Markovic connects with a high kick.
Markovic throws a leg kick which misses DKasada's front leg but catches the back leg as DKasada tries to avoid it.
Jab by DKasada.
Markovic throws a jab but it's blocked by DKasada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markovic misses with the body kick
and Markovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from DKasada misses the target.
Markovic misses with a looping right.
Markovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DKasada.
DKasada slips a jab from Markovic.
DKasada throwing a counter right hand but Markovic manages to avoid it.
Markovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Markovic slips under a jab.
DKasada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Markovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Markovic scores with a jab.
DKasada tries to clinch but Markovic moves out of range.
DKasada misses with a lunging right hand
and Markovic counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Markovic.
Markovic throws a sloppy head kick
and DKasada counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DKasada throws a jab but it's blocked by Markovic.
Markovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DKasada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DKasada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
DKasada moves into the clinch.
Markovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DKasada manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from DKasada misses its target.
Markovic is looking to chop away at DKasada's legs.
DKasada loads up on a big right hand but Markovic slips the punch.
DKasada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
DKasada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic feints and then cracks DKasada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DKasada down.
DKasada lands the left hand.
DKasada swinging wildly here.
DKasada takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic lands a glancing blow to the side of DKasada's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DKasada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Markovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DKasada counters with a straight right hand.
Markovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Markovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Markovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DKasada.
DKasada moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
DKasada staying out of range there.
DKasada misses with a looping right.
A jab from Markovic misses.
Markovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nedjeljko Markovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Markovic. That's going to slow DKasada down.
Markovic works DKasada's body with a nice hook.
DKasada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Markovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from DKasada misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from DKasada misses the target.
Markovic throws a hook to the side of DKasada's head but DKasada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DKasada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Markovic drives through and clinches with DKasada against the cage.
Markovic misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic tries to throw a body punch but DKasada avoids it by throwing Markovic back against the cage.
DKasada has a couple of punches blocked by Markovic.
A head punch on the inside from DKasada fails to land.
Markovic works on DKasada's body with a couple of short punches.
Markovic working aggressively here.
Markovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DKasada.
A nice right hand lands inside from DKasada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DKasada takes a shot to the head.
Markovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DKasada's elbow.
Markovic tries a body shot but DKasada blocks it.
Markovic prevents a body shot from DKasada.
Markovic tries to throw a body punch but DKasada avoids it by throwing Markovic back against the cage.
DKasada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Markovic is keeping busy.
Markovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Markovic misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from DKasada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DKasada blocks a head kick by Markovic.
Nice defenses there by DKasada.
A big left from DKasada misses.
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from DKasada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Markovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DKasada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Markovic throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic throws the left hand but DKasada avoids the punch easily.
DKasada steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Markovic. That one must have hurt.
Markovic looks to land a body kick but DKasada moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from DKasada misses the target.
Markovic throws a hook to the side of DKasada's head but DKasada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Markovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DKasada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Markovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Markovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and DKasada counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DKasada throws a jab but it's blocked by Markovic.
A nice side step and Markovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Markovic throws a body punch but DKasada moves out of range.
DKasada tries to clinch up.
DKasada blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DKasada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Markovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Markovic digs a good body shot into DKasada's ribs.
Markovic misses with an uppercut.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DKasada moves away.
DKasada thuds his right hand into Markovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Markovic swings away with a body shot that misses
and DKasada counters with a nice body shot.
Markovic throws a front kick that sends DKasada stumbling back into the cage.
DKasada tries to keep at a distance but Markovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Markovic throws a punch but it's blocked by DKasada.
Markovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Markovic misses with the head strike.
DKasada digs a right hand underneath Markovic's ribcage. Markovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DKasada lands a hook that snaps the head of Markovic backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DKasada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Markovic can't find room to land a body shot as DKasada controls the action.
DKasada misses with the head strike.
Markovic lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Markovic.
A nice left hand lands by Markovic.
DKasada tries to throw a body punch but Markovic avoids it by throwing DKasada back against the cage.
DKasada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DKasada lands a hook that snaps the head of Markovic backwards.
DKasada scores with a shoulder strike.
Markovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by DKasada there.
DKasada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DKasada throws a big counter combination but Markovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Markovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
DKasada takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nedjeljko Markovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Markovic 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nedjeljko Markovic!
An out of breath Nedjeljko Markovic 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 1018 p4p, 1703 weight class) and Arthur Pugsley (ranked 94 p4p, 150 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Pugsley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto forces Pugsley back against the cage and clinches.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pugsley's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
 It looks like Arthur Pugsley has been cut.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a body shot.
Pugsley avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Pugsley stalling the fight.
Pugsley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pugsley's brow.
Yamamoto presses Pugsley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pugsley blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Pugsley is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pugsley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rogerio Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pugsley.
Yamamoto is pushing Pugsley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pugsley pulls guard successfully.
Pugsley looking for a triangle here. Yamamoto is fighting it but it looks tight! Pugsley pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Yamamoto is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Arthur Pugsley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 1353 p4p, 2390 weight class) and Neil Parker (ranked 182 p4p, 311 weight class). Parker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring Me The Horizon - Obey kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Parker!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kakuzo throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kakuzo.
Kakuzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Parker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kakuzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kakuzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Parker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Nakagome Kakuzo has been cut.
Kakuzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kakuzo looks for the body kick but Parker saw that one coming.
Parker is looking for the big counter here.
Kakuzo throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses.
Kakuzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parker but Parker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parker connects with a right hand. Kakuzo shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kakuzo takes one on the button.
Kakuzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker unleashes a big counter combination but Kakuzo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Kakuzo saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Parker. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Kakuzo's defenses.
 Kakuzo is rocked!
Parker looks to land a right hand but Kakuzo moved out of range.
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker connects with a body shot that sends Kakuzo's belly button to the back.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Kakuzo crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Neil Parker!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Neil Parker made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance 🔥, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Krahujec (ranked 1519 p4p, 2074 weight class) and Milan Ponjevic (ranked 235 p4p, 315 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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6 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Krahujec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milan Ponjevic!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krahujec closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Krahujec working the ground and pound.
Ponjevic misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Ponjevic is looking for a sweep.
Krahujec cracks Ponjevic with a big elbow.
Ponjevic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ponjevic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Krahujec connects with a decent elbow.
Krahujec blocks the strikes from Ponjevic.
Ponjevic striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Krahujec scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ponjevic to see if he's OK.
Krahujec cracks Ponjevic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krahujec scoring with punches and elbows.
Ponjevic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponjevic tries to bench press Krahujec off him but Krahujec keeps the position.
Ponjevic striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Krahujec cracks Ponjevic with a big right hand but Ponjevic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ponjevic striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Ponjevic wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Krahujec looks up at the clock and then as Ponjevic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Krahujec smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krahujec grinds an elbow into Ponjevic's temple.
Ponjevic tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Krahujec cracks Ponjevic with a big right hand but Ponjevic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ponjevic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Krahujec cracks Ponjevic with a big elbow.
Ponjevic tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Krahujec is chipping away with strikes.
 Ponjevic is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krahujec scoring with punches from side control.
Ponjevic is still in real trouble! Can Krahujec finish him?
Ponjevic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Krahujec lands a strong strike to the head of Ponjevic. That's dazed him! Krahujec looking to finish here. Ponjevic is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Krahujec lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Krahujec!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michel Santos (ranked 866 p4p, 1124 weight class) and Adrian Sterling (ranked 82 p4p, 101 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. Sterling has chosen Snake by Lil Keed as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
155
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Good knees
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looking to score a takedown here. Sterling is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Sterling's guard.
Sterling is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Santos working some strikes from top position.
Sterling is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sterling actively working from the bottom here.
Sterling is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterling trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sterling looking for submissions off his back.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Sterling is defending well.
Sterling is pressing down on Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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.
Sterling keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sterling is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santos passes into half guard.
Well, if Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sterling actively working from the bottom here.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling looking for submissions off his back.
Sterling is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos is keen to just control but Sterling is a slippery customer.
Santos is pressing down on Sterling's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sterling is holding on for now.
Sterling tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sterling knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos wants to control but Sterling is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sterling looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos works his way into side control.
Sterling is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sterling gets back to half guard.
Sterling trying to control from the bottom.
Sterling tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sterling is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sterling is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Sterling, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sterling was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sterling can do to turn this around?
Sterling looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michel Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sterling escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos landing some decent shots from guard.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sterling is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Sterling 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.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sterling has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Sterling's legs - danger averted.
Santos trying to control but Sterling is working from the bottom.
Santos advances position into side control!
Sterling is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sterling is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position but Sterling is working away.
Santos takes a little break here. Sterling wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sterling manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sterling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sterling seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Santos trying to hold on to Sterling's head to control him but Sterling postures up.
Sterling wants to advance to full mount but Santos doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Santos is trying to control the position but Sterling postures up.
Sterling won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.
Santos wants to sweep here but Sterling controlling him for the moment.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.
We've been informed that Sterling has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sterling controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sterling is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sterling doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sterling is controlling him well.
Sterling is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos tries to bench press Sterling off him but Sterling keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sterling wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos being controlled for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sterling looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sterling tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Santos defends well and Sterling ends up having to push Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sterling closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Sterling tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.
Sterling passes Santos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos kicks Sterling off and gets back to his feet.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Sterling. Sterling gets slowly back to his feet.
Michel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Sterling.
Sterling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sterling off to one side.
Sterling shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Santos throws a jab when Sterling was well out of range.
Sterling tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Santos throws a combination. Sterling tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sterling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Sterling saw that one coming.
Sterling feints the counter takedown.
Sterling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Sterling on that attempt.
Nice shot by Santos.
Sterling takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sterling wants to control but Santos postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Santos is staying active.
Santos scores with punches from side control.
Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sterling manages to get back to half guard.
Sterling is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Sterling defends it.
Sterling is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sterling wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sterling is looking to get to half guard.
Santos wants to control the pace but Sterling is squirming around nicely.
Santos controlling from mount.
Sterling keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adrian Sterling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Santos!
Michel Santos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taz FeoTeo (ranked 775 p4p, 589 weight class) and Levi Daan (ranked 107 p4p, 87 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Taz FeoTeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Daan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daan moves out of range of the strikes.
Daan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
FeoTeo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
FeoTeo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Levi Daan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from FeoTeo.
Daan throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
FeoTeo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
FeoTeo lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daan moves out of range as FeoTeo throws a body kick.
Daan lands a jab.
Daan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping FeoTeo at a distance.
Good work by FeoTeo as he checks the leg kick.
FeoTeo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
FeoTeo tries to land a front kick but Daan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
FeoTeo throws a lazy uppercut
and Daan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps FeoTeo thinking.
FeoTeo thows a leg kick but Daan checks it
and Daan counters with a nice body kick.
FeoTeo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daan looks to land a body kick but FeoTeo moved away.
Daan throws a lazy uppercut
and FeoTeo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract FeoTeo.
FeoTeo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Daan just manages to avoid it.
FeoTeo misses with a looping left.
Daan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts FeoTeo, as that shot connected.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from FeoTeo. Daan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daan is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick from Daan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by FeoTeo as he checks the leg kick.
FeoTeo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
FeoTeo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Daan throws the left hand but FeoTeo avoids the punch easily.
FeoTeo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
FeoTeo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
FeoTeo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daan.
An attempted straight right counter from FeoTeo misses the target.
Daan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daan scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Daan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daan.
FeoTeo throws a lazy uppercut
and Daan counters with a stiff right hand.
Daan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from FeoTeo. Daan shrugs it off though.
Daan misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daan scores with the left hand. FeoTeo knows he should have avoided that one.
Daan catches FeoTeo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Daan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
FeoTeo ducks right into an uppercut from Daan.
Daan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches FeoTeo on the side of the head.
FeoTeo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
FeoTeo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
FeoTeo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Daan.
Levi Daan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Daan jabs FeoTeo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
FeoTeo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daan lands a front kick.
FeoTeo lands an overhand right.
Daan throws a hook to the side of FeoTeo's head but FeoTeo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
FeoTeo misses with a straight right.
Daan throws a body punch but FeoTeo moves out of range.
FeoTeo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Daan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
FeoTeo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and FeoTeo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Daan. Beautiful body shot.
Daan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daan misses with an attempted mid kick.
FeoTeo throwing a counter right hand but Daan manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taz FeoTeo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by FeoTeo.
FeoTeo lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
FeoTeo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
FeoTeo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
FeoTeo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daan throws a wild body kick that FeoTeo sees coming a mile off.
Daan connects with an inside leg kick.
FeoTeo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo tries to land a body kick
and Daan counters with a left to the body.
FeoTeo misses with an uppercut
and Daan counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick from Daan, right into the meat of the thigh.
FeoTeo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
FeoTeo takes a swing at Daan's ribcage but misses.
FeoTeo misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
FeoTeo swings widly with a right hand
and Daan counters with a nice uppercut.
FeoTeo throws the left hand but Daan avoids the punch easily.
Daan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
FeoTeo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Daan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Daan moves out of range as FeoTeo throws a body kick.
FeoTeo misses with a hook. Daan ducked under it nicely.
Daan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and FeoTeo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daan scores with a hook.
FeoTeo misses the body punch
enabling Daan to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daan misses with a hook. FeoTeo ducked under it nicely.
FeoTeo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by FeoTeo.
Jab by FeoTeo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FeoTeo misses with a kick to the body
and Daan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
FeoTeo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daan delivers a nice body kick.
Daan missing with a left hand there. FeoTeo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
FeoTeo sizes up Daan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
FeoTeo misses with a body shot.
FeoTeo throws a hook but Daan avoids it easily.
Daan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Daan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daan with a nice calf kick.
FeoTeo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
FeoTeo avoids the head kick by Daan.
A swing and a miss from FeoTeo.
Daan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
FeoTeo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
FeoTeo throws the kick towards the body but Daan avoids it.
It seemed like Daan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
FeoTeo looks to throw a body kick
and Daan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
FeoTeo misses with a hook
and Daan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo lands a slapping body shot.
FeoTeo lands a slapping body shot.
Daan tries to land a body kick
and FeoTeo counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for FeoTeo.
FeoTeo misses with a straight right.
FeoTeo thuds his right hand into Daan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daan swings for the body but FeoTeo moves out of range.
Daan throws a body kick that misses
and FeoTeo counters with a good low kick that Daan was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but FeoTeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Daan.
FeoTeo misses with the body kick
and Daan counters with a good low kick that FeoTeo was not able to check.
FeoTeo thuds his right hand into Daan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daan misses with a left hand
and FeoTeo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daan is rocked!
Daan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daan is still on wobbly legs! Can FeoTeo finish him?
Daan throws a looping overhand right but FeoTeo ducks down to avoid it.
FeoTeo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Daan seems to have recovered his senses.
Daan lands with a straight right. FeoTeo didn't see that one coming.
Daan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Levi Daan.
Well Daan 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Daan!
Levi Daan 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 Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 1092 p4p, 896 weight class) and Elinho Mineiro (ranked 134 p4p, 114 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Old Leg Tartakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elinho Mineiro!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mineiro moves in looking to clinch but Tartakov pushes him off.
Mineiro missing with a left hand there. Tartakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Tartakov misses the target.
Tartakov moves into the clinch.
Mineiro manages to pull guard.
Mineiro has control of Tartakov's left arm, preventing Tartakov from doing any damage.
Mineiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tartakov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tartakov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mineiro is looking for a triangle but Tartakov pushes his legs off easily.
Tartakov is sitting in close to Mineiro's body. Mineiro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tartakov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tartakov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mineiro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Elinho Mineiro!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marek Brychczy (ranked 634 p4p, 180 weight class) and Otto McBean (ranked 45 p4p, 12 weight class). Marek Brychczy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Brychczy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto McBean!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by McBean.
Brychczy slaps away a takedown attempt from McBean, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As McBean looks to move away, Brychczy throws a big counter combo but McBean just gets out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brychczy.
McBean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brychczy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
McBean gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brychczy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBean.
A big right from Brychczy misses.
Brychczy scores with a hook to the body. McBean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brychczy swings for the body but McBean moves out of range.
McBean is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McBean on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brychczy sprawls well. Brychczy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McBean gets slowly back to his feet.
Marek Brychczy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto McBean.
Brychczy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brychczy swings for the body but McBean moves out of range.
Brychczy missing with a left hand there. McBean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McBean.
Brychczy misses the shot to the body.
McBean shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brychczy. McBean does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBean looks for a takedown but Brychczy sprawls well.
Brychczy misses with an uppercut.
McBean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brychczy swivels and escapes.
McBean takes one on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McBean.
Brychczy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McBean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brychczy.
Marek Brychczy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brychczy misses with a hook. McBean ducked under it nicely.
McBean shoots in and bounces Brychczy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBean content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy keeping full guard, as McBean tries to pass.
McBean drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brychczy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brychczy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brychczy!
Brychczy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
You can see the frustration on McBean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBean gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McBean tries to reverse the position but Brychczy maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McBean tries to lock up and control but Brychczy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McBean looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Brychczy gets his hands free as McBean looks to control.
McBean rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McBean regains full guard. Nicely done.
McBean has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brychczy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Brychczy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Brychczy misses.
Nice body punch from Brychczy.
McBean shoots for a double leg takedown but Brychczy sprawls well. He's pushed McBean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A quick step to the side and Brychczy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Brychczy does it's job there.
Brychczy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brychczy dips to his left and cracks McBean with an uppercut!
McBean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brychczy looks to land a right hand but McBean moved out of range.
Brychczy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Brychczy misses.
Brychczy works McBean's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Brychczy misses its intended target.
Brychczy lands a jab.
McBean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brychczy.
Brychczy throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Brychczy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McBean goes for a double leg but Brychczy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brychczy continues to drive forward.
Marek Brychczy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto McBean.
McBean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McBean tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brychczy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McBean shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brychczy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBean pushing down on Brychczy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McBean is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McBean is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McBean wants to finish this one by submission but Brychczy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McBean.
Brychczy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBean wants to finish this one by submission but Brychczy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McBean.
McBean trying to control but Brychczy is having none of it.
McBean manages to capitalize on a mistake by Brychczy to take his back!
McBean is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brychczy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBean is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brychczy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
McBean is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
McBean is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Brychczy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBean has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
McBean has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Brychczy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
McBean patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
McBean is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Brychczy taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from McBean.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Otto McBean! Otto McBean retains his bantamweight title!
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