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AFC #18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Garrone (ranked 2805 p4p, 3530 weight class) and Bronson Hamhog (ranked 358 p4p, 428 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francesco Garrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bronson Hamhog!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Hamhog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Bronson Hamhog has been cut.
Garrone throws a right and a left that Hamhog avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Garrone as he connects with a hook.
Garrone slips a straight right by Hamhog.
Garrone connects with a jab.
Garrone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamhog moves away.
Garrone connects with a jab.
Garrone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hamhog swings for the body but Garrone moves out of range.
It looked like Garrone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrone thuds a left hand into Hamhog's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrone scores with a jab to the body.
Hamhog throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range.
Hamhog lands a jab to Garrone's midsection.
Garrone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hamhog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrone lands with a straight right. Hamhog didn't see that one coming.
Garrone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 Hamhog is rocked!
Hamhog misses with a hook. Garrone ducked under it nicely.
Hamhog is still on wobbly legs! Can Garrone finish him?
Hamhog misses with a right hand
and Garrone counters with a straight right hand.
Garrone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrone lands with a good body shot.
Hamhog seems to have recovered his senses.
Francesco Garrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrone lands a left and a right that send Hamhog crashing to the mat, dazed. Garrone thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrone lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hamhog falls backwards - clearly groggy! Garrone dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francesco Garrone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isoa Tawake (ranked 2733 p4p, 2764 weight class) and Sky Jordan (ranked 345 p4p, 349 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isoa Tawake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sky Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Jordan misses the target.
Tawake ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
A swing and a miss from Tawake.
Good leg kick by Tawake.
Jordan misses with a double jab
enabling Tawake to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Tawake.
Jordan throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tawake. That's going to slow Jordan down.
Jordan misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Tawake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tawake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tawake moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Tawake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tawake.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Tawake ducks down to avoid it.
Tawake throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Isoa Tawake has been cut.
Jordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jordan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tawake ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tawake is looking to counter punch.
Sky Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tawake.
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jordan throws a right hand that Tawake ducks under and follows up with a left that Tawake also avoids with ease.
Jordan misses with a hook
and Tawake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tawake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tawake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tawake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tawake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan misses with a left hand
and Tawake counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tawake to counter with a crisp jab.
Tawake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jordan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Tawake jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Tawake.
Nice shot lands for Tawake.
Tawake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Tawake.
Tawake scores with a leg kick.
Jordan walks into a jab.
Tawake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tawake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tawake thinking.
Jordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tawake.
Jordan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tawake.
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tawake is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tawake throws a front kick that sends Jordan stumbling back into the cage.
Jordan digs a good body shot into Tawake's ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tawake - that will leave a mark!
Tawake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jordan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jordan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jordan missing with a left hand there. Tawake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jordan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good exchange - Tawake coming out on top.
Jordan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jordan misses with a hook.
Tawake slips a jab from Jordan.
Jordan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jordan throws a hook but Tawake avoids it easily.
Jordan drops his hands momentarily and Tawake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Jordan misses the target.
Jordan looks to throw the jab but Tawake is out of range.
Tawake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab, jab by Tawake - just one landing.
Jordan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tawake moves away.
Jordan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jordan there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tawake connects with a solid leg kick.
Donk. Tawake catches Jordan right on the button with a cross.
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tawake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jordan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tawake counters with an outside leg kick.
Tawake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Jordan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Tawake moves out of range.
Jordan misses with a left hand
and Tawake counters with a stiff right hand.
Jordan misses with a hook.
Tawake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jordan. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan scores with a three punch combo!
Jordan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tawake. Jordan shrugs it off though.
Jordan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isoa Tawake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jordan misses with a hook. Tawake ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tawake.
Tawake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
A big left from Jordan misses.
A low kick lands for Tawake.
Jordan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tawake slips under a jab from Jordan.
Tawake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
Jordan misses with a lunging right hand
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Tawake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tawake doesn't seem bothered though.
Jordan misses with a right hand
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tawake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jordan's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tawake, as that shot connected.
Jordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tawake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Tawake.
Jordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tawake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jordan misses.
Jordan misses with a lunging right hand
and Tawake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tawake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jordan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tawake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tawake to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Jordan misses.
Tawake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jordan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tawake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Tawake connects with a body shot that sends Jordan's belly button to the back.
We've been informed that Jordan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tawake.
Jordan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Jordan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tawake finds it's way round the side to connect with Jordan's head.
Jordan dodges the punch combination from Tawake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tawake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tawake moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jordan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jordan throws an off balance right hand
letting Tawake counter with a right hand.
Jordan throws an off balance right hand
and Tawake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Isoa Tawake is winning the standup battle so far.
Tawake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tawake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jordan under the eye.
Tawake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tawake scores with a decent looking hook.
Tawake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tawake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jordan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tawake on the side of the head.
Tawake throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Tawake cracks Jordan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of Tawake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 Tawake is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake staying out of range there.
Tawake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jordan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Tawake tenderised Jordan's leg. Jordan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tawake misses with a looping left.
Jordan misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tawake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tawake throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jordan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tawake.
Jordan throws a hook to the side of Tawake's head but Tawake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jordan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tawake makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jordan really felt that one!
Jordan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tawake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jordan throws an overhand right that lands on Tawake's shoulder, as Tawake tries to avoid the shot.
Jordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tawake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jordan tries to bum rush Tawake with a series of wild strikes but Tawake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick from Tawake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan looks to land a left hand but Tawake moved out of range nicely.
Tawake lunges at Jordan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jordan's hand.
Jordan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tawake connects with the punch.
Jordan throws an off balance right hand
and Tawake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tawake scores with the left hand. Jordan knows he should have avoided that one.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tawake can pounce on him.
Jordan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tawake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isoa Tawake's cut.
That's time! Tawake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jordan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jordan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Tawake.
Tawake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jordan is rocked!
Jordan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tawake finish him?
Jordan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Jordan walks into a straight right hand from Tawake.
Tawake cracks Jordan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the body from Jordan misses
and Tawake counters with a head kick.
Tawake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Tawake misses the target.
Tawake lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tawake's head backwards.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Tawake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
Tawake jabs at Jordan's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a left hand
and Tawake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan jabs Tawake right on the nose. Tawake blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick from Tawake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan takes a swing at Tawake's ribcage but misses.
Jordan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tawake.
Tawake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordan.
Jordan scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Tawake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jordan doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Jordan misses.
Tawake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Tawake.
Jordan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jordan misses the jab.
Tawake slips a straight right by Jordan.
Tawake thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jordan throws an overhand right that lands on Tawake's shoulder, as Tawake tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Tawake.
Sky Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tawake lands a really nice looking cross but Jordan seems unphased.
Tawake cracks Jordan with an open hand slap.
Jordan throws an off balance right hand
and Tawake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tawake. That's going to slow Jordan down.
Jordan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jordan throws a nice looking combination but Tawake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tawake was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
Tawake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jordan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tawake. Tawake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jordan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tawake counters with a good low kick that Jordan was not able to check.
Tawake thumps Jordan with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Tawake.
Jordan swings widly with a right hand
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tawake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jordan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Tawake ducks down to avoid it.
Jordan looks to land a combination but Tawake avoids it well.
Tawake lands a nice shot that snaps Jordan's head back.
Jordan misses the jab.
Jordan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tawake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tawake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A right-left combo lands from Tawake.
Tawake dips to his left and cracks Jordan with an uppercut!
Tawake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tawake throwing a counter right hand but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Tawake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jordan misses with a right hand
and Tawake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jordan misses with an uppercut
and Tawake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tawake tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jordan walks straight into a right hand from Tawake - that's dropped him! Tawake jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jordan from any more punishment! Jordan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Isoa Tawake!
A victorious Isoa Tawake thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sabas Mendiola (ranked 1799 p4p, 2481 weight class) and Benjamin Walton (ranked 234 p4p, 320 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sabas Mendiola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Walton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendiola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendiola throws an off balance right hand
and Walton counters with a head kick.
Mendiola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Walton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sabas Mendiola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walton stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendiola. Mendiola gets slowly back to his feet.
Walton throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendiola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendiola scores with a takedown into Walton's guard.
Walton kicks Mendiola off and gets to his feet.
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!
Walton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendiola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola swings widly with a right hand
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendiola misses with a wild body shot.
Walton thinks about the counter body kick.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendiola misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Mendiola blocks the low kick.
Walton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mendiola misses with a hook
and Walton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walton walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Mendiola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendiola jabs Walton right on the nose. Walton blinks but takes it well.
Mendiola misses with a looping right.
Mendiola moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendiola cracks Walton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walton lands with an overhand left.
Mendiola scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Walton cracks Mendiola with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walton dips to his left and cracks Mendiola with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mendiola.
Mendiola wants to control for a moment but Walton uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Mendiola wants to control but Walton is keeping him busy.
Walton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendiola.
Walton wants to get back to full guard.
Mendiola is pressing down on Walton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Walton is holding on for now.
Mendiola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton is looking to improve his position.
Walton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Walton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendiola is working away from the top position though.
Walton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendiola scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walton gets full guard.
Mendiola landing some decent shots from guard.
Mendiola throws an elbow that misses. Walton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendiola's guard. Nice move by Walton!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Walton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Walton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mendiola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendiola was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendiola.
Mendiola ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Mendiola takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendiola.
Walton steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendiola just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton throws a push kick but Mendiola slaps the foot to one side.
Mendiola drops down looking for a counter takedown but Walton sprawls and moves away.
Walton defending well as Mendiola loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendiola throws out the jab.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendiola.
Mendiola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendiola gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendiola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendiola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendiola throws a poor cross that misses
and Walton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Mendiola.
Mendiola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendiola throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Mendiola feints and as Walton raises his hands in defense, Mendiola changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!
Walton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walton darts in and clinches Mendiola up against the cage.
Mendiola blocks a body shot from Walton.
Mendiola is trying to trip Walton. He has hold of a leg but Walton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mendiola persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Walton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola preventing the sweep.
Mendiola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Walton holds on and takes a little breather.
Walton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendiola throwing strikes from guard but Walton blocks nicely.
Walton has momentary wrist control but Mendiola slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendiola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mendiola throws a big elbow that misses.
Walton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendiola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Walton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Walton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Walton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendiola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendiola misses the target.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendiola doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendiola is rocked!
Mendiola walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Walton swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benjamin Walton!
A very excited looking Benjamin Walton rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Whitaker (ranked 2415 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Sacka Potatoes (ranked 293 p4p, 333 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sacka Potatoes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker swings for the body but Potatoes moves out of range.
Whitaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Potatoes ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker.
Sacka Potatoes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potatoes manages to avoid it.
Potatoes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potatoes tries for a takedown but Whitaker circles away easily
and Potatoes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potatoes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frank Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sacka Potatoes.
Potatoes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
Whitaker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Potatoess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whitaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potatoes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Whitaker to the ground. Potatoes is now in Whitaker's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potatoes tries to free his leg and advance position but Whitaker is retaining full guard.
Whitaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whitaker tries to get out of the position.
Potatoes postures up in Whitaker's guard and throws a big left but Whitaker blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potatoes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatoes chips away with some ground and pound.
Whitaker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whitaker is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Potatoes is on top in guard.
Potatoes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Whitaker's guard.
Potatoes is thwarting Whitaker's attempts to control the position.
Potatoes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitaker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Potatoes postures up.
Potatoes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Potatoes looking to pass the guard.
Whitaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Potatoes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Potatoes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whitaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker has momentary wrist control but Potatoes slips an elbow through the middle.
Potatoes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Potatoes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whitaker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Potatoes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whitaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Potatoes advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker punching from the bottom.
Potatoes wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitaker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Whitaker wants to control but Potatoes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Potatoes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Potatoes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Whitaker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Potatoes working the head and body with strikes.
Whitaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Potatoes wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitaker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker wants to control but Potatoes is keeping busy.
Potatoes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Potatoes with a couple of short strikes.
Whitaker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've been informed that Potatoes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Potatoes cracks Whitaker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Whitaker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whitaker is in a horrible position here. Potatoes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Potatoes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Whitaker is in a horrible position here. Potatoes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potatoes punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatoes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Whitaker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Whitaker taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Potatoes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Whitaker is in a horrible position here. Potatoes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Whitaker is rocked!
Potatoes dominating with strikes here.
Oh Whitaker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potatoes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Whitaker hang on?
Whitaker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Whitaker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Whitaker is trying desperately to improve position.
Potatoes lands a big shot to the head and Whitaker winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sacka Potatoes!
During a confident post fight interview, Sacka Potatoes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Cloud (ranked 2803 p4p, 2141 weight class) and Scott Adams (ranked 331 p4p, 264 weight class). Cloud comes to the cage accompanied by Barefoot Ghost Dance on Blood Soaked Soil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Adams!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud lands with a shot to the body.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cloud misses with a looping left.
Adams misses with a left hand
and Cloud counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Scott Adams has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Cloud tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cloud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Scott Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams works Cloud's body with a nice hook.
Cloud avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams digs a good hook to Cloud's body.
A left lands for Adams.
Cloud has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cloud throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Adams cracks Cloud with a good jab.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cloud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
Cloud misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams misses with some punches.
Cloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cloud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Cloud tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cloud wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Cloud.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Adams working aggressively here.
Cloud tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Cloud misses with a body punch.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cloud.
Cloud misses with a punch to the body.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Cloud scores with a hook to the body.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Cloud.
Cloud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adams cracks Cloud with a nice body shot.
Adams presses Cloud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cloud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Cloud.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Cloud avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cloud misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Cloud.
Cloud blocking some punches.
Adams misses with some punches.
Cloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cloud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams misses with some punches.
Cloud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cloud fails to land.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cloud prevents a body shot from Adams.
Cloud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Cloud.
Cloud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cloud scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Adams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Cloud swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Cloud connects with a right hand. Adams shakes it off.
Cloud throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Adams staying out of range there.
Adams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cloud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Cloud misses the target.
Cloud misses the jab.
Cloud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams darts in trying to clinch
and Cloud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cloud works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Adams coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Cloud takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Cloud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams avoids the body shot from Cloud.
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
Adams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cloud's efforts to push away.
Scott Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Cloud manages to break the clinch.
Red Cloud is winning the standup battle so far.
Cloud slips a jab from Adams.
Cloud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Cloud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Cloud swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Cloud ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Cloud scores with a body shot.
Cloud avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams slips under a jab.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cloud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams is looking to clinch but Cloud is avoiding it.
Cloud moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Adams lands a jab to Cloud's midsection.
Cloud cracks Adams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloud slips under a jab from Adams.
Cloud scores with a one two! Adams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adams blocks a body shot from Cloud.
Cloud lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Cloud controls his hands.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Cloud.
Cloud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cloud tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Cloud lands with a light punch inside.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Cloud.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cloud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Cloud misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud lands a body punch.
Cloud misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Adams as the two fighters clinch.
Cloud blocking some punches.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cloud blocks an uppercut.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Cloud working aggressively here.
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 Red Cloud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Adams's cut.
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!
Adams misses with a hook.
Adams scores with a jab to the body.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cloud throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams tries to clinch there but Cloud circles away.
Cloud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adams throws a lazy uppercut
and Cloud makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adams lunges at Cloud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cloud's hand.
Cloud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams lands a jab.
Adams looks to clinch
and Cloud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cloud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cloud's head.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adams lands a jab to the head.
Cloud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Cloud pushes him off.
Adams slips under a jab from Cloud.
Adams clinches with his opponent.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Cloud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cloud stops a takedown attempt from Adams.
Adams tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Cloud controls his hands.
Cloud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cloud wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
Cloud is trying to force a seperation but Adams has the dominant position.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams pushes Cloud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cloud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Cloud.
Cloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams tries to stall but Cloud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cloud gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud is trying to break free.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cloud misses with a punch to the body.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloud uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cloud.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cloud misses with some punches.
Cloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cloud throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams lands an uppercut.
It looks like Red Cloud has been cut.
Cloud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Cloud takes a shot to the head.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams digs a right hand into Cloud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cloud's gas tank.
Cloud lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clouds head.
Cloud misses with a body punch.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Adams.
Adams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cloud or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cloud throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cloud.
A short right from Adams.
Cloud is trying to push Adams away but Adams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Cloud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Cloud.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Adams - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Adams!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guy Test (ranked 2644 p4p, 2261 weight class) and Ray Apollo (ranked 221 p4p, 199 weight class). Apollo has chosen Circus - Britney Spears as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy Test!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo gets the takedown into side control.
Apollo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Test is trying to improve his position.
Apollo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Test has escaped the position, nice work there.
Apollo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Apollo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Apollo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Test tries to escape but Apollo is in control.
Apollo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Apollo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Test is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Test, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Test has escaped the position, nice work there.
Apollo has hold of Test's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Test seems comfortable defending it but Apollo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Test is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Test is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Apollo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ray Apollo!
Our winner, Ray Apollo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Walsh (ranked 1393 p4p, 3331 weight class) and Pax Augustus (ranked 184 p4p, 403 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaiden Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pax Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh misses with the combination.
Augustus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Augustus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Augustus throws a jab but it's blocked by Walsh.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walsh moves away.
It looked like Walsh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walsh misses with a right hand
and Augustus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walsh scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Pax Augustus has been cut.
Walsh throws a hook but Augustus blocks it.
Kaiden Walsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walsh misses with a looping left.
Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
Walsh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Augustus slips under a jab from Walsh.
Walsh misses with a looping right.
Augustus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Walsh misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Walsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
Walsh misses with a hook.
Walsh misses with a right hand
and Augustus counters with a nice uppercut.
Walsh throws a lazy right hand but Augustus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Augustus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Augustus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walsh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Augustus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Augustus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Augustus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walsh throws a shot from downtown. Augustus moves away and avoids it.
Augustus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Augustus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Walsh's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Walsh throws an off balance right hand
and Augustus counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augustus blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Augustus counters with a straight right hand.
Walsh throws a hook but Augustus blocks it.
Walsh walks into a straight right hand from Augustus.
Walsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Augustus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walsh with a jab.
Walsh throws out a loose jab but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Augustus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Walsh misses with a hook
letting Augustus counter with a right hand.
Walsh throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Walsh misses the target.
It seemed like Augustus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walsh missing with a left hand there. Augustus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walsh throws a nice looking combination but Augustus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Augustus misses.
Decent striking displayed by Augustus there.
Augustus blocks a jab.
Walsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augustus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Walsh.
It seemed like Augustus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walsh throws an off balance right hand
letting Augustus counter with a right hand.
Walsh moves in looking to clinch but Augustus pushes him off.
Walsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Augustus slips a jab from Walsh.
Walsh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Augustus swings for the body but Walsh moves out of range.
Walsh drops his hands momentarily and Augustus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walsh loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Augustus looks to land a combination but Walsh avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Walsh.
Augustus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Walsh misses with a left hand
and Walsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Walsh does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus connects with a body shot that sends Walsh's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augustus defending well as Walsh loads up on a big left hand.
Walsh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walsh misses with an uppercut
letting Augustus counter with a right hand.
Walsh misses with an uppercut
and Augustus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Walsh misses.
Walsh darts in trying to clinch
and Augustus counters with a nice uppercut.
Walsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Augustus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walsh misses with a looping left.
Walsh misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Augustus.
Walsh missing with a left hand there. Augustus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pax Augustus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pax Augustus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Augustus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walsh misses with an uppercut
and Augustus counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Walsh misses.
Pax Augustus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walsh throws an off balance right hand
and Augustus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walsh thinking.
Walsh avoids the body shot from Augustus.
Walsh throws a lazy uppercut
and Augustus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Augustus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walsh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Augustus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walsh.
Walsh throws a lazy right hand but Augustus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walsh misses with an uppercut. Augustus saw that one coming.
Walsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Augustus counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kaiden Walsh has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Augustus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walsh swings widly with a right hand
and Augustus counters with a nice uppercut.
Walsh is rocked!
Walsh throws a big shot that misses.
Walsh misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Augustus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Walsh throws a right hand that misses
and Augustus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Augustus misses the shot to the body.
Walsh misses with an uppercut.
Augustus defending well as Walsh loads up on a big left hand.
Walsh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Augustus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walsh misses with a right hand
and Augustus counters with a nice uppercut.
Augustus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walsh misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Augustus to counter with a crisp jab.
Walsh drops his hands momentarily and Augustus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Walsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Walsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh throws a right hand that misses
and Augustus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Augustus cracks Walsh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walsh cracks Augustus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Augustus slips a jab from Walsh.
Walsh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Augustus misses with a looping right.
Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
Walsh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walsh seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Walsh misses its intended target.
Walsh misses with a left hand
and Augustus counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walsh lands with an uppercut that bounces Augustus off the cage and back into range.
Walsh walks into a stiff left hand from Augustus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus steps into range and cracks Walsh with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Walsh flops backwards and Augustus dives into his guard looking to finish!
Augustus postures up in Walsh's guard and throws a big left but Walsh blocks it.
Augustus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Augustus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Augustus trying to control but Walsh is working from the bottom.
Augustus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Augustus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Augustus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Augustus distracts Walsh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Augustus throwing strikes but missing.
Augustus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Augustus.
Augustus postures up in Walsh's guard and throws a big left but Walsh blocks it.
Augustus landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augustus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Augustus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Augustus.
Augustus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walsh keeping moving, preventing Augustus from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Augustus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pax Augustus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Walsh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walsh moves forwards but Augustus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walsh misses with a left hand
and Augustus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walsh clinches up against the cage.
Walsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Augustus.
Walsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walsh.
Walsh blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Augustus.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walsh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walsh misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Augustus.
Augustus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walsh prevents Augustus from breaking the clinch.
Augustus tries to pull guard but Walsh won't allow it.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Augustus.
Walsh lands a body punch.
Walsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Augustus has had enough of the clinch but Walsh keeps him there for the moment.
Kaiden Walsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Walsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Augustus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus jumps guard and drags Walsh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Augustus managing to control the position.
Augustus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Augustus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Walsh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Augustus has control of Walsh's left arm, preventing Walsh from doing any damage.
Augustus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Augustus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walsh manages to avoid it.
Walsh misses with a hook
and Augustus counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
Augustus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Augustus misses.
Walsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Augustus counters with a straight right hand.
Walsh misses with a hook
and Augustus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Walsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walsh scores with a sloppy right hand. Augustus should have avoided that one.
Pax Augustus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Augustus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walsh.
Augustus stuns Walsh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Augustus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walsh throws an off balance right hand
enabling Augustus to counter with a crisp jab.
Walsh wants to clinch
enabling Augustus to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pax Augustus.
I've got Augustus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pax Augustus!
A very excited looking Pax Augustus 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Caius Marius (ranked 345 p4p, 1836 weight class) and Captain Blood (ranked 43 p4p, 242 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Captain Blood was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caius Marius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Captain Blood!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marius just misses with a punch to the body.
Marius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blood at a distance.
Blood throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Captain Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius tests Blood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blood misses with a left hand
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blood is rocked!
Marius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Marius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius lands a body punch.
Blood looks winded!
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
Marius lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood is still on wobbly legs! Can Marius finish him?
A bit of stalling here from Marius.
Blood seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius lands a body punch.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Marius.
A short left from Marius.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Marius.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marius's brow.
A short right from Marius.
Marius lands with a left to the head.
Blood misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Marius lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marius.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius lands with a short shot to the head.
Marius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marius lands a big right hand that drops Blood! The killer instinct kicks in and Marius finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Marius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caius Marius!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Russian (ranked 531 p4p, 1210 weight class) and Quail Contra (ranked 67 p4p, 144 weight class). Contra is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dragonborn. Big Russian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quail Contra's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Russian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quail Contra!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Contra misses with a hook.
Contra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good exchange - Contra coming out on top.
Contra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contra lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheers as Contra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Russian doesn't seem phased though.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Contra.
Jab, jab by Contra - just one landing.
Contra looks to score with a jab to the body but Russian is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Contra.
Contra misses with a looping right.
Contra scores with a hook to the body. Russian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Contra missing with a left hand there. Russian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Contra lands a nice looking body shot.
Quail Contra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russian.
Russian catches Contra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Contra throws a combination that misses
and Russian counters with a series of strikes. Contra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Contra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Contra misses with a hook
and Russian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Contra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Contra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Contra lands an overhand right.
Contra throws a jab but it's blocked by Russian.
Contra throws a big shot that misses.
Contra clobbers Russian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russian drops Contra with a beautiful combination! Contra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Russian is looking for the KO!
Contra lunges at Russian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Russian's hand.
Russian steps in with a hook that catches Contra right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Russian follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Contra looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Russian!
Big Russian is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Big Russian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Quail Contra stepped up to the mic, saying 'I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee...'.
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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