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WVT 182: Le Franc v Creed PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Hollow (ranked 3038 p4p, 2986 weight class) and Brooke Marsden (ranked 347 p4p, 342 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marsden's choice of entrance music: Lunatic Fringe. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Hollow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooke Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden lands a two punch combo.
Marsden throws a leg kick
letting Hollow counter with a right hand.
Hollow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hollow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden to score with a decent uppercut.
Marsden connects with a looping right hand.
Hollow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marsden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marsden throws a hook to the side of Hollow's head but Hollow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden.
Hollow appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marsden tests Hollow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marsden moves in looking to clinch but Hollow pushes him off.
Hollow half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brooke Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden throws a poor cross that misses
and Hollow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hollow moves into the clinch successfully.
Hollow struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsden controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden misses with some punches.
Marsden swings wildly with an uppercut but Hollow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hollow on the inside.
Hollow pushes Marsden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marsden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hollow backwards.
Hollow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marsden's efforts to push away.
Marsden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden takes a shot to the head.
Marsden lands an uppercut.
Hollow gets through Marsden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden is trying to force a seperation but Hollow has the dominant position.
Marsden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hollow has Marsden pressed against the cage, preventing Marsden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hollow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hollow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsden backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden misses with a punch on the inside.
Hollow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hollow tries a body shot but Marsden blocks it.
A short right from Hollow.
Marsden is looking to break free of the clinch but Hollow has double underhooks.
Hollow blocks the elbow strike.
Hollow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marsden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marsden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Hollow.
Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Marsden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marsden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hollow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hollow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marsden is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hollow has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Marsden is looking to defend but Hollow has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Marsden! Hollow pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Marsden taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hawk Hollow!
After winning the bout, Hawk Hollow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 3213 p4p, 1950 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 364 p4p, 252 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Hell Yeah. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick Jr is just out of range.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Brunswick Jr.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Brunswick Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Brunswick Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Dingleberry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Jones.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Brunswick Jr throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Brunswick Jr saw that one coming.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Brunswick Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Brunswick Jr throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
A head kick from Jones lands but Brunswick Jr takes it in his stride.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brunswick Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Brunswick Jr slips the punch.
Nice shot by Brunswick Jr.
Bradley Brunswick Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brunswick Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brunswick Jr at a distance.
Brunswick Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brunswick Jr.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brunswick Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brunswick Jr enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brunswick Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones wants to control from the top but Brunswick Jr keeps moving.
Brunswick Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brunswick Jr pulls Jones in to control the position.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brunswick Jr trying to control the position.
Brunswick Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brunswick Jr's guard.
Jones is trying to control. Brunswick Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brunswick Jr defending well though.
Brunswick Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Brunswick Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brunswick Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brunswick Jr defending well though.
Jones is nestled in close to Brunswick Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Brunswick Jr is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brunswick Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Brunswick Jr is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Brunswick Jr keeps moving.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brunswick Jr 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dingleberry Jones 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.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Brunswick Jr lands with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Brunswick Jr.
A slow jab from Brunswick Jr misses its intended target.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones takes a swing at Brunswick Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a push kick but Brunswick Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Brunswick Jr saw that one coming.
Brunswick Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Brunswick Jr counters with a left to the body.
Jones throws a body punch but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Brunswick Jr back into the cage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Brunswick Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Brunswick Jr backwards.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Brunswick Jr controls the action.
Brunswick Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body shot.
Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brunswick Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr checks the leg kick.
Brunswick Jr throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Brunswick Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brunswick Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones throws a hook but Brunswick Jr blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones slips a jab from Brunswick Jr.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones takes a swing at Brunswick Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones is looking to wear down Brunswick Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Brunswick Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones connects with a right hand. Brunswick Jr shakes it off.
Brunswick Jr throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Brunswick Jr only half commits.
Brunswick Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Brunswick Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Brunswick Jr throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones works Brunswick Jr's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brunswick Jr.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley Brunswick Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the body punch
and Brunswick Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brunswick Jr needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Brunswick Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brunswick Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by Brunswick Jr - just one landing.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Brunswick Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Brunswick Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Brunswick Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brunswick Jr sprawls and moves away.
Brunswick Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking to chop away at Brunswick Jr's legs.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones cracks Brunswick Jr with an open hand slap.
Brunswick Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a body punch but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Brunswick Jr
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brunswick Jr won't be happy with that.
Jones trying to control the action but Brunswick Jr is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to move to mount but Brunswick Jr blocks the move with his legs.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick Jr is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Brunswick Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dingleberry Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brunswick Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A countering left hand to the body from Brunswick Jr misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Brunswick Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones misses with a hook
and Brunswick Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brunswick Jr scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Jones misses.
Brunswick Jr wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brunswick Jr takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Brunswick Jr misses the target.
Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones thuds his right hand into Brunswick Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Brunswick Jr moved away.
Brunswick Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brunswick Jr's waist but Brunswick Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Brunswick Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones lands a jab to Brunswick Jr's midsection.
Brunswick Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr staying out of range there.
Brunswick Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Jones lands with a straight right. Brunswick Jr didn't see that one coming.
Brunswick Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brunswick Jr throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Jones moves out of range as Brunswick Jr throws a body kick.
Brunswick Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brunswick Jr misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunswick Jr throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brunswick Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones throws a head kick but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brunswick Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brunswick Jr.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Brunswick Jr slips the punch.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Brunswick Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brunswick Jr blocks a head kick by Jones.
Brunswick Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Brunswick Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunswick Jr.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Brunswick Jr counters with a head kick.
Brunswick Jr throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Brunswick Jr blocking some punches.
Brunswick Jr avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brunswick Jr is trying to break free.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Brunswick Jr avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Brunswick Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Brunswick Jr can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets through Brunswick Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bradley Brunswick Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Jones lands a body punch.
A short left from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries to work over Brunswick Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Brunswick Jr blocks with his arms.
Brunswick Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brunswick Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Dingleberry Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brunswick Jr staying out of range there.
Brunswick Jr takes one on the button.
Brunswick Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Brunswick Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Brunswick Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brunswick Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bradley Brunswick Jr.
I think Jones 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dingleberry Jones!
A very excited looking Dingleberry Jones 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 2099 p4p, 2523 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 303 p4p, 349 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel with a nice cross.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Immanuel keeps it at a distance.
Alexandrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Immanuel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alexandrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Immanuel tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Immanuel lands a right hand.
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Immanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Immanuel postures up.
Alexandrov is looking for a triangle but Immanuel pushes his legs off easily.
Alexandrov working a defensive guard here.
Alexandrov is pulling down on Immanuel's head to control his posture.
Alexandrov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Immanuel is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Alexandrov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Immanuel throws an elbow that misses. Alexandrov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Immanuel's guard. Nice move by Alexandrov!
Alexandrov stands up from Immanuel's guard - Alexandrov perhaps looking for a knockout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a head kick!
Immanuel misses with a hook. Alexandrov ducked under it nicely.
Immanuel misses the shot to the body.
Immanuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Immanuel moves out of range.
Immanuel closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alexandrov fails to pull guard.
Our sources have told us that Immanuel has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Alexandrov crunches a lovely knee into Immanuel's ribcage.
Alexandrov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Immanuel prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alexandrov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Alexandrov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Immanuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Immanuel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Alex Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Immanuel moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a body shot.
Alexandrov scores with a hook to the body.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Immanuel.
Alexandrov has managed to clinch.
Alexandrov pulls guard successfully.
Immanuel throwing strikes but missing.
Immanuel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Immanuel is in close to Alexandrov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexandrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Immanuel.
Immanuel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexandrov wants to stand up but Immanuel is controlling him.
Alexandrov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Alexandrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alexandrov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Immanuel is controlling him.
Immanuel connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov pushes Immanuel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Immanuel is having none of it.
Alexandrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Alexandrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexandrov has Immanuel up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov is working Immanuel over against the cage.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Immanuel.
Immanuel throws a right hand that Alexandrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexandrov also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Alexandrov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alexandrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Immanuel.
Alexandrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yeshua Immanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Alexandrov on the inside.
Alexandrov tries to pull guard but Immanuel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alexandrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Immanuel back against the cage.
Alexandrov pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov controlling Immanuel's posture.
Alexandrov wants to get back to his feet but Immanuel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Immanuel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexandrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alexandrov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Immanuel is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov tries to pull guard but Immanuel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
Immanuel tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Immanuel or not.
Alexandrov tries to work over Immanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Alexandrov as the two fighters clinch.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Alexandrov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alexandrov lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is working Immanuel over against the cage.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Immanuel misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Alexandrov'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.
Alexandrov is working Immanuel over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov pulls guard.
Alexandrov wants to sweep here but Immanuel controlling him for the moment.
Alexandrov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Immanuel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Immanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexandrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands with a good body shot.
Alexandrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexandrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexandrov lands a big head kick that sends Immanuel tumbling to the mat! Alexandrov takes a step backwards and waves Immanuel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Immanuel is rocked!
Alexandrov forces Immanuel back against the cage and clinches.
Alexandrov slows down the pace here.
Immanuel tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Immanuel back against the cage.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Alexandrov.
Oh Immanuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alexandrov pulls guard effortlessly.
Immanuel seems to have got his legs back now.
Immanuel throws a strike but Alexandrov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alexandrov gets to his feet - Immanuel follows without any prompting.
Immanuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alexandrov. Alexandrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexandrov works Immanuel's body with a nice hook.
Alexandrov looks to land a combination but Immanuel avoids it well.
Alexandrov drives through and clinches with Immanuel against the cage.
Alexandrov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov stalls.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Immanuel.
Alexandrov lands a body punch.
Alexandrov works on Immanuel's body with a couple of short punches.
Alexandrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Immanuel scores with a shot to the side of Alexandrov's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Immanuel controls his hands.
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov gets in close and tags Immanuel with a short punch that almost sends Immanuel to the mat! Oh Immanuel is in big trouble! He turns his back on Alexandrov, trying to create some distance but Alexandrov rushes him, striking wildly and Immanuel goes down! The referee tackles Alexandrov into the cage to end the fight! Alexandrov is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Alexandrov!
Alex Alexandrov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Yeshua Immanuel stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 754 p4p, 862 weight class) and Brett Keane (ranked 107 p4p, 119 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chase the bag (King Von). Ryan Anderson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Keane off the cage and back into range.
Keane throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keane avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Keane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
It seemed like Keane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keane.
Anderson defending well as Keane loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Keane blocks a jab.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson defending well as Keane loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Keane saw that one coming.
Keane misses with a straight left.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Keane moves away and avoids it.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Keane.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Keane's head back.
 Keane is rocked!
Anderson moves in close and cracks Keane with a massive right hand! Keane, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Anderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Anderson!
After winning the bout, Ryan Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kersikov (ranked 448 p4p, 567 weight class) and Klaus Chugman (ranked 68 p4p, 81 weight class). Kersikov's entrance music is Re-Style - Spring. A fine choice. Marko Kersikov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman looks to clinch
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chugman tries to clinch up
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chugman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov throwing a counter right hand but Chugman manages to avoid it.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Klaus Chugman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chugman misses with the combination.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman tries to clinch up
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chugman throws an off balance right hand
and as Chugman loses concentration momentarily, Kersikov counters with a picture perfect head kick! Chugman goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marko Kersikov!
Marko Kersikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macka Briggs (ranked 667 p4p, 1022 weight class) and Rufus Rutger (ranked 111 p4p, 166 weight class). Briggs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh. Rutger has chosen Wardance as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs moves into the clinch.
Briggs tries a body shot but Rutger blocks it.
A short right from Briggs on the inside.
Briggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Briggs scores with a four punch combination!
Briggs misses with the combination.
It seemed like Rutger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Briggs misses with a leg kick
enabling Rutger to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Briggs misses with a body shot
and Rutger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
Briggs sets himself, and Rutger steps forward looking for the clinch! Briggs avoids it this time.
Briggs lands with a hook. Rutger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Rufus Rutger has been cut.
Briggs misses with a hook
and Rutger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Rutger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Rutger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutger tries to keep at a distance but Briggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutger lands a right hand.
Briggs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rutger avoids the elbow strike from Briggs, against the cage.
Briggs gets through Rutger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Briggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutger controls his hands.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Briggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Briggs misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Briggs.
Briggs blocking some punches.
Briggs lands a damaging elbow.
Rutger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rutger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Briggs as the two fighters clinch.
Briggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Briggs misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs misses with a right hand
and Rutger counters with a nice uppercut.
Rufus Rutger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Briggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Macka Briggs's cut is getting worse.
Briggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Rutger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Briggs thinking.
Briggs drops his hands momentarily and Rutger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Briggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Briggs motions for Rutger to come forward. Briggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rutger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rutger misses with a wild body shot.
Briggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Briggs clinches up with Rutger and pushes him back against the cage.
Briggs wants a takedown but no success here.
Rutger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Rutger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Briggs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rutger's waist but Rutger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Briggs off to one side.
Rutger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs swings widly with a right hand
and Rutger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Briggs misses the body punch
and Rutger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Briggs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rutger to the mat! Rutger manages to get full guard.
Rutger is wriggling around but Briggs manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutger tries to kick Briggs off but Briggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Briggs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Briggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutger has wrist control.
Briggs wants to pass the guard but Rutger is keeping the position.
Rutger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Briggs with a nice head shot there.
Briggs preventing the sweep.
Briggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macka Briggs dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Briggs shoots in and gets a takedown into Rutger's guard.
Briggs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Briggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutger can do to turn this around?
Briggs wants to control from the top but Rutger keeps moving.
Briggs postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs being controlled here momentarily.
Briggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rutger is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Briggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rutger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Briggs's guard.
Briggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Briggs trying to control the position.
Briggs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rutger manages to get himself to full guard.
Rutger 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Briggs controls the pace.
Briggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutger managing to control the position.
Rutger wants to sweep but no luck.
Rutger controlling Briggs's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rutger working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs lands a body shot.
Briggs has his takedown stuffed
and Rutger counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Rutger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Briggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rutger just misses with a punch to the body.
Macka Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briggs throws a low kick, looking for Rutger's leg but Rutger calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutger! But no joy.
Briggs shoots for a takedown but Rutger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Briggs.
A countering left hand to the body from Rutger misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs misses with a leg kick
and Rutger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutger connects with a right hand. Briggs shakes it off.
Macka Briggs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Briggs connects with a body shot.
Briggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutger tries to counter with a clinch but Briggs shakes him off and moves away.
Briggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice jab there from Briggs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Briggs here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutger blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macka Briggs dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rufus Rutger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briggs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutger circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutger! But no joy.
Briggs lands a jab to Rutger's midsection.
Rutger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Rutger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Briggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutger doesn't seem phased though.
Rutger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rutger counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Briggs has his takedown stuffed
and Rutger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Briggs throws a series of punches but Rutger moves out of range.
Rutger throws out a counter right but Briggs avoids it with no problem.
Briggs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Briggs showed some decent athleticism there.
Briggs is trying to control the action in half guard but Rutger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rutger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Briggs scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Briggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rutger tries to kick Briggs off but Briggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Briggs trying to pass the guard but Rutger defending well.
Briggs working the head and body with strikes.
Briggs is trying to control. Rutger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rutger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rutger tries to kick Briggs off but Briggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Briggs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Briggs distracts Rutger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Briggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutger has wrist control.
Briggs throwing strikes but missing.
Rutger can't keep his opponent in guard - Briggs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Briggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rutger is staying active underneath Briggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs trying to pass the guard but Rutger defending well.
Rutger trying to control here.
Rutger gets back to full guard.
Briggs trying to move into half guard but instead Rutger has managed to sweep!
Rutger wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Briggs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rutger manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macka Briggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Briggs 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macka Briggs!
A victorious Macka Briggs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Bradley (ranked 330 p4p, 681 weight class) and Antonio Luciano (ranked 50 p4p, 115 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Sudbury Saturday Night. On his way into the cage it seems that Derrick Bradley has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Derrick Bradley seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley has managed to clinch.
Bradley misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bradley.
Bradley blocks an elbow strike.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bradley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luciano misses with a hook
and Bradley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luciano lands with a hook. Bradley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Bradley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luciano throws out the jab.
Luciano misses the jab.
Bradley needs to keep his hands up - Luciano had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bradley moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Bradley scores with a sloppy right hand. Luciano should have avoided that one.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Bradley clinches up against the cage.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradley breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
Bradley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luciano throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradley misses the target.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Bradley ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley slips under a jab from Luciano.
Bradley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Luciano thuds his right hand into Bradley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Luciano! Bradley lets Luciano back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Luciano is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a right hand from hell and Luciano is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Bradley!
A relieved looking Derrick Bradley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 147 p4p, 180 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 21 p4p, 26 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Assndrop.
Jimenez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Assndrop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Assndrop misses with a leg kick.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Assndrop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assndrop lands the left hand.
Assndrop with a nice cross.
Assndrop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Assndrop thuds his right hand into Jimenez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Assndrop lands a really nice looking cross but Jimenez seems unphased.
Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Assndrop.
Jimenez is looking to counter punch.
Assndrop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Assndrop throws a low kick but Jimenez avoids it.
Assndrop tries to work over Jimenez's front leg with a kick but Jimenez checks it.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Jimenez lands a front kick.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
Assndrop throws a leg kick but Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jimenez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Assndrop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Assndrop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assndrop looks to throw the jab but Jimenez is out of range.
Jimenez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Assndrop slips the punch.
Jimenez connects with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jimenez!
Jimenez takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Assndrop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jimenez blocks a low kick nicely.
Jimenez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maurits Assndrop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimenez lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assndrop lands a really nice looking cross but Jimenez seems unphased.
Assndrop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jimenez swinging wildly here.
Assndrop misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Assndrop. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assndrop connects with a nice looking jab.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Assndrop ducks down to avoid it.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Assndrop saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Jimenez there.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
It looked like Jimenez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Assndrop jabs Jimenez right on the nose. Jimenez blinks but takes it well.
Jimenez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Assndrop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jimenez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jimenez blocks a jab.
Jimenez throws a big counter combination but Assndrop scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jimenez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Assndrop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jimenez's hands.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Jimenez swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assndrop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
Jimenez walks into a stiff left hand from Assndrop.
Jimenez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assndrop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assndrop looks to throw the jab but Jimenez is out of range.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Assndrop throws a front kick aimed at Jimenez's knee but Jimenez avoids it well.
Assndrop has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Assndrop cracks Jimenez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jimenez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Assndrop misses with a leg kick.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assndrop. That's going to slow Jimenez down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Jimenez throws a series of punches but Assndrop moves out of range.
Jimenez shoots in for a double leg but Assndrop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Assndrop connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jimenez.
Assndrop throws a leg kick that misses.
Jimenez misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Assndrop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Jimenez slips the punch.
Assndrop throws a poor cross that misses
and Jimenez moves into the clinch.
Assndrop is trying to push Jimenez away but Jimenez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jimenez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Assndrop's efforts to push away.
A short right from Jimenez on the inside.
Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assndrop working hard to break the clinch.
Assndrop is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Jimenez lands with a right to the head.
Jimenez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assndrop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assndrop scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diogo Jimenez will probably get the nod.
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.
Jimenez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Assndrop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez cracks Assndrop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Assndrop is looking to slow Jimenez down with leg kicks.
Jimenez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jimenez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop throws a front kick aimed at Jimenez's knee but Jimenez avoids it well.
Jimenez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Assndrop lands with a right hand.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Assndrop moves away and avoids it.
Assndrop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Assndrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assndrop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Jimenez moved out of range nicely.
Assndrop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assndrop misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Jimenez lands but Assndrop takes it in his stride.
Jimenez takes one to the side of the head.
Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assndrop throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
A quick step to the side and Jimenez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assndrop moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Assndrop. That snapped Jimenez's head back.
Jimenez throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Assndrop.
Decent striking displayed by Jimenez there.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop lands a nice shot that snaps Jimenez's head back.
Jimenez tries to score with a low kick but Assndrop moves his leg out of the way.
Jimenez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop cracks Jimenez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jimenez walks into a jab.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Jimenez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jimenez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Assndrop.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assndrop.
Jimenez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Assndrop to score with a decent uppercut.
Assndrop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Assndrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assndrop throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assndrop misses with a lunging right hand
and Jimenez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assndrop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a leg kick but Jimenez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Jimenez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimenez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jimenez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Assndrop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jimenez checks it well.
Assndrop lands with an overhand left.
Jimenez moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Jimenez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jimenez connects with a body shot that sends Assndrop's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
Assndrop throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimenez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Assndrop staying out of range there.
Jimenez lands with a kick to the temple. Assndrop shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jimenez walks into a jab.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimenez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jimenez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop wants to land a leg kick but Jimenez is out of range.
Assndrop wants to land a leg kick but Jimenez is out of range.
Jimenez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Assndrop slips the punch.
Assndrop with a jab.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop tries to score with a low kick but Jimenez moves his leg out of the way.
Jimenez tries to clinch but Assndrop is having none of it.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jimenez fails to land with a series of punches.
Assndrop lands a jab.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assndrop moves away.
Assndrop misses with a hook to the body
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
Good shot there by Assndrop.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Assndrop there.
Jimenez moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Jimenez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimenez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Assndrop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Assndrop blocks a jab.
Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimenez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Assndrop throws a chopping leg kick but Jimenez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Jimenez misses the target.
Assndrop scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Jimenez.
Assndrop jabs Jimenez right on the nose. Jimenez blinks but takes it well.
Jimenez throws a right hand that Assndrop ducks under and follows up with a left that Assndrop also avoids with ease.
Jimenez swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.
Assndrop scores with a hook to the body. Jimenez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jimenez moves into the clinch.
Jimenez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Assndrop backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assndrop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimenez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jimenez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Assndrop throws out a leg kick but Jimenez moves out of range and Assndrop only half commits.
Jimenez clinches.
Jimenez can't find room to land a body shot as Assndrop controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assndrop tried to score with a low kick but Jimenez checks it.
Jab by Assndrop.
Assndrop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jimenez doesn't seem bothered though.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Assndrop moves out of range of the strikes.
Jimenez misses with a head kick.
Assndrop cracks Jimenez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jimenez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Assndrop slips a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assndrop checks a leg kick.
Assndrop slips a straight right by Jimenez.
A punch lands to the side of Jimenez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab lands there for Jimenez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Assndrop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Assndrop scores with a hook.
Assndrop blocks a head kick by Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a jab to Assndrop's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jimenez momentarily.
Assndrop connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Assndrop.
A swing and a miss from Assndrop.
Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assndrop.
Jimenez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Assndrop with a hook.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
Jimenez is looking to clinch.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
Assndrop staying out of range there.
Jimenez lands with a hook. Assndrop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Assndrop misses with a straight right.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Assndrop's head but Assndrop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assndrop throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Assndrop checks a low kick from Jimenez.
Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Jimenez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
Jimenez scores with a head kick.
No joy there for Jimenez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Assndrop motions for Jimenez to come forward. Assndrop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jimenez blocks a jab.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assndrop misses with a straight right.
As Assndrop tries to get set, Jimenez tries to push him back and clinch up but Assndrop manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Assndrop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Assndrop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Assndrop lands a right hook to the body.
Jimenez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assndrop.
Assndrop connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimenez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Assndrop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Assndrop finds it's way through Jimenez's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop with a nice calf kick.
Assndrop checks a leg kick.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop lands with an overhand left.
Some wild striking there from Jimenez.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez scores with a punch to the head.
Jimenez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Jimenez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jimenez is looking to chop away at Assndrop's legs.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maurits Assndrop.
I think Assndrop has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurits Assndrop!
A relieved looking Maurits Assndrop thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuufo Seanoa (ranked 126 p4p, 306 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 12 p4p, 14 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuufo Seanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seanoa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nuufo Seanoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seanoa.
Veainu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seanoa with a body shot.
Seanoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Veainu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seanoa doesn't seem phased though.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seanoa manages to avoid it.
Veainu misses with a left hand
and Seanoa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veainu throws an overhand right that lands on Seanoa's shoulder, as Seanoa tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu gets tackled into the cage by Seanoa. Seanoa maintains the clinch.
Seanoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veainu's elbow.
Seanoa pushes Veainu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Seanoa lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seanoa tries to pull guard but Veainu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Seanoa.
Seanoa jumps guard but Veainu stands there with Seanoa around his waist. Seanoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Veainu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veainu digs a right hand into Seanoa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seanoa's gas tank.
Veainu swings wildly with an uppercut but Seanoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seanoa decides to pull guard.
Seanoa wants to control the position but Veainu says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Seanoa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Seanoa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seanoa gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Veainu is defending well. Seanoa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Veainu has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Seanoa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nuufo Seanoa!
Nuufo Seanoa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 29 p4p, 24 weight class) and Vernon Creed (ranked 4 p4p, 3 weight class). Le Franc comes to the cage accompanied by [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction. Guy Le Franc could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vernon Creed's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vernon Creed!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed lands the left hand.
Creed keeps the fight on the outside.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Creed counters with a good low kick that Le Franc was not able to check.
Creed misses with an uppercut.
Creed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Le Franc connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Creed scrambles back to his feet.
Le Franc moves into the clinch.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le Franc.
Le Franc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Franc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Le Franc stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Franc misses with a hook
enabling Creed to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Franc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creed counters with a body kick.
Creed staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Creed misses.
Le Franc is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Creed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Creed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy Le Franc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Franc misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc lunges at Creed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Creed's hand.
Le Franc drives through and clinches with Creed against the cage.
Le Franc blocking some punches.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
Creed tries a body shot but Le Franc blocks it.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Le Franc breaks the clinch.
Le Franc misses with a straight right.
Le Franc throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Creed moves out of range as Le Franc strikes.
Creed misses with an uppercut. Le Franc saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vernon Creed has been cut.
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
Creed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Franc.
Le Franc is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Creed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Le Franc with a body shot.
Le Franc misses with a double jab
and Creed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Franc is just out of range.
Le Franc scores with a decent looking hook.
A cross from Le Franc lands.
Creed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Le Franc if he has to take too many more of those.
Le Franc has taken the fight to the clinch.
Creed blocks a body shot from Le Franc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Le Franc.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Le Franc avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
A short right from Le Franc.
Creed misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Franc manages to break the clinch.
Le Franc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Franc throws a lazy uppercut
and Creed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Creed throws a leg kick but Le Franc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Creed moves away from the strike by Le Franc.
Creed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Creed slips under a jab.
Creed swings for the body but Le Franc moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vernon Creed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vernon Creed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Creed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Creed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le Franc is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Creed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Franc.
Creed now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Le Franc.
Le Franc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Creed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Franc misses with a right hand
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Franc tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed wants to slow Le Franc down by chopping away at his legs.
Le Franc misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Franc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le Franc tries to clinch up.
Creed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Le Franc under the eye.
Le Franc throws an off balance right hand
and Creed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Le Franc misses with a left hand
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Creed. That's going to slow Le Franc down.
Le Franc wants to clinch.
Creed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Franc closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a shot to the body.
Le Franc blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Creed presses Le Franc against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Creed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Franc backwards.
Good body shot from Creed.
Le Franc takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Franc blocks a body shot from Creed.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Franc controls his hands.
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Creed catches Le Franc right on the button with a cross.
Le Franc tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed slips under a jab from Le Franc.
Le Franc has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Le Franc there as he acknowledges the shot.
Le Franc moves in looking to clinch but Creed pushes him off.
Le Franc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Creed.
Creed throws a body punch but Le Franc moves out of range.
Le Franc closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Le Franc stalling in the clinch but Creed improves position.
Le Franc misses with a punch to the body.
Le Franc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Le Franc seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Creed can turn it around.
Vernon Creed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Le Franc breaks from the clinch.
Creed throws a head kick but Le Franc moves out of range.
Creed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creed doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Creed thinks about the counter body kick.
Creed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Franc went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Franc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Franc tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Franc misses with a double jab
and Creed counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Creed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Franc closes the distance but Creed moves to the side
enabling Creed to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Creed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vernon Creed's cut.
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.
Le Franc throws a big shot that misses.
Creed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Franc wants to clinch
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Franc is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Le Franc wants to clinch
and Creed counters with a nice leg kick.
Le Franc misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut
and Creed counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Creed.
Le Franc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Creed counters with a three punch combo that has Le Franc backing up. Le Franc nods at Creed to acknowledge the strikes.
Le Franc has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc tries to break free but Creed pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Creed.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Franc backwards.
Le Franc working hard to break the clinch.
Le Franc blocks an uppercut.
Creed throws a head punch that misses.
Creed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Le Franc's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Le Franc fails to land.
Creed prevents Le Franc from breaking the clinch.
Creed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Franc controls his hands.
Creed keeps control of Le Franc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Le Francs head.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Le Franc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed.
Creed works on Le Franc's body with a couple of short punches.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc misses with a left hand
and Creed counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Le Franc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Creed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creed avoids the head kick by Le Franc.
Le Franc tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Creed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Creed moves out of range as Le Franc strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Creed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Franc.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Creed! But no joy.
Le Franc misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
Le Franc tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Creed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Le Franc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le Franc misses with a two punch combination.
Creed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Le Franc momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Creed.
Le Franc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Le Franc has closed the distance and engaged Creed in a clinch.
Le Franc is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creed scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Franc bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Creed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Creed really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vernon Creed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Le Franc is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Creed throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Le Franc counters with a two punch combo.
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le Franc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Creed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Creed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Franc tries to clinch up.
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Creed counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Creed lands a slapping body shot.
Creed misses with a body shot.
It looked like Le Franc wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Franc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Franc moves in looking to clinch but Creed pushes him off.
Creed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Creed misses with a wild body shot.
Creed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Franc throwing a counter right hand but Creed manages to avoid it.
Le Franc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Le Franc fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc tries to clinch but Creed is having none of it.
Creed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Le Franc with a body shot.
Le Franc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Le Franc uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Creed has time to react.
Creed lands with a good body shot.
Creed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Creed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Le Franc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed throws a body kick that misses.
Vernon Creed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Franc tries to clinch up but Creed circles away and keeps his distance.
And Creed responds with a good body kick, but Le Franc manages to step out the way in time.
Le Franc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Franc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Creed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Franc scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Franc.
Creed misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Le Franc on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Le Franc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Creed does no damage.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Franc.
As Le Franc backs off Creed throws a huge counter combo but Le Franc manages to avoid it all.
Le Franc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Le Franc rushes Creed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc prevents a body shot from Creed.
Le Franc tries to break free but Creed pushes him back against the cage.
Le Franc scores with a nice hook to the head.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Franc moves out of range as Creed throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Le Franc misses the target.
Creed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Franc lands a left and a right that send Creed crashing to the mat, dazed. Le Franc thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Franc drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Creed right on the button. Creed goes down! Le Franc follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Le Franc gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Le Franc!
Guy Le Franc retains his light heavyweight title!
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