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ENIGMA 181 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Kronke (ranked 3016 p4p, 3717 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 117 p4p, 145 weight class). Kronke comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Eric Kronke has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Kronke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Kronke.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kronke can pounce on him.
Kronke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kronke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kronke throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Kronke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kronke slips under a jab.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kronke throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Kronke.
Kronke throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Kronke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Kronke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a body punch but Kronke moves out of range.
Kronke is looking for a counter combo.
Kronke tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Kronke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Kronke's temple.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith wants to finish this one by submission but Kronke is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Smith.
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!
Smith is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jake Smith!
A pretty intense looking Jake Smith took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Rogers (ranked 2720 p4p, 2884 weight class) and Nedser Kiely (ranked 103 p4p, 113 weight class). Kiely has chosen Hammer Smash Face as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nedser Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Rogers there.
Kiely looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Kiely misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Kiely fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kiely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Kiely lands a jab to the nose.
Rogers swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely lands a jab to Rogers's midsection.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers throwing a counter right hand but Kiely manages to avoid it.
Rogers seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rogers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rogers walks into a left hand.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiely.
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Rogers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiely moves away.
Kiely throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kiely blocks a jab.
Rogers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiely throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Kiely blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Kiely misses.
It looked like Rogers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Decent striking displayed by Kiely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kiely tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiely throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rogers.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Kiely with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rogers throws the left hand but Kiely avoids the punch easily.
Kiely moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Nedser Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.
Rogers blocks a jab.
Kiely throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Rogers lands with a nice body punch.
Rogers lands an overhand right.
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiely slips under a jab from Rogers.
Kiely swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Nedser Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiely lands a glancing blow to the side of Rogers's head.
Kiely is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rogers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kiely throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Rogers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
Rogers throws a low kick but Kiely avoids it.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Kiely misses
and Kiely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiely darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rogers throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely misses with a looping right.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers tries to move into range but Kiely moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but Kiely manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rogers staying out of range there.
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
A little feinted left hand from Rogers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers moves out of range as Kiely strikes.
Rogers defending well as Kiely loads up on a big left hand.
Kiely gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rogers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Kiely moved out of range.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers lands a slapping body shot.
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Kiely.
Sloppy strikes from Rogers. Those never looked like landing.
Rogers staying out of range there.
Rogers looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kiely lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Kiely.
A little feinted left hand from Rogers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Rogers blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nedser Kiely dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rogers moves out of range as Kiely strikes.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Kiely is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kiely swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kiely lands with an overhand left.
Kiely tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiely.
Kiely connects with the punch.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Rogers throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Kiely misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rogers looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Kiely's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiely throws a poor cross that misses
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers is looking to wear down Kiely with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rogers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rogers.
The crowd cheers as Rogers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kiely doesn't seem phased though.
Kiely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers shoots in for a double leg but Kiely sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rogers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kiely bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiely.
Rogers throws the left hand but Kiely avoids the punch easily.
Kiely avoids the body shot from Rogers.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Kiely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogers misses with a double jab.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiely moves away.
Kiely shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely misses with a hook
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A leg kick checked by Kiely.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kiely misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Kiely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiely throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Kiely looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Kiely looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Rogers feinted with a counter takedown.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Kiely lands a jab to the nose.
Nedser Kiely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looks to land a body kick but Kiely moved away.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers cracks Kiely with an open hand slap.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers moves away from the strike by Kiely.
Rogers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kiely on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rogers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely misses with a looping right.
Rogers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rogers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Kiely avoids the body shot from Rogers.
Kiely's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kiely duly obliges.
Rogers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Kiely as he connects with a hook.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers attempts a counter takedown but Kiely avoids it well and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Kiely. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiely.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Rogers throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Rogers moves out of range as Kiely strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Kiely as Rogers shoots in.
Good shot there by Kiely.
Rogers thows a body kick. Kiely tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nedser Kiely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kiely connects with a looping right hand.
Rogers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kiely's head.
Rogers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Rogers throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range.
Rogers works over Kiely's head and body with a nice combination.
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Kiely is out of range.
Rogers moves out of range as Kiely strikes.
Kiely throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely scores with a hook.
Kiely throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Rogers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiely misses with a looping left.
As Kiely backs away, Rogers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kiely just manages to avoid it.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Rogers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kiely throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Kiely connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rogers momentarily.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiely throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Rogers scores with a jab. Kiely acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kiely takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rogers.
Kiely throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiely might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogers takes a swing at Kiely's ribcage but misses.
Kiely looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Kiely backs away, Rogers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiely.
Kiely throws a combination that misses
and Rogers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiely connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
Kiely is working Rogers over against the cage.
Kiely lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiely avoids it.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike.
Rogers goes for a takedown attempt but Kiely pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rogers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kiely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mason Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rogers counters with a right hand to the body.
Rogers connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kiely just manages to avoid it.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rogers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rogers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kiely on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kiely trying to control from the bottom.
Rogers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mason Rogers.
I think Kiely 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nedser Kiely!
After winning the bout, Nedser Kiely 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksud Magomedov (ranked 2568 p4p, 2224 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 95 p4p, 81 weight class). Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Lezginka - Kavkaz. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maksud Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Magomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left and a right from Regueiro both land. Nice combination.
Regueiro lands with a right hand.
Regueiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Regueiro connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Regueiro tries to bum rush Magomedov with a series of wild strikes but Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Magomedov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Regueiro has him pressed against the cage.
Regueiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Regueiro controls the action.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Magomedov walks into a jab.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Regueiro is just out of range.
Magomedov misses with a right hand
and Regueiro counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut. Regueiro saw that one coming.
A head kick by Regueiro misses
and Regueiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Magomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Magomedov.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Regueiro controls his hands.
Regueiro tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Regueiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Regueiro with the counter takedown but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut. Regueiro saw that one coming.
No joy there for Regueiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Regueiro lands a nice shot that snaps Magomedov's head back.
Regueiro has closed the distance and engaged Magomedov in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Regueiro fails to land.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Magomedov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Regueiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Regueiro misses with the head strike.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Regueiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Julio Regueiro's cut even more.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
Regueiro connects with a crisp jab.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick and Magomedov moves out of range easily.
Julio Regueiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Regueiro lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Magomedov. Those never looked like landing.
Regueiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Regueiro.
Magomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regueiro swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov takes one on the button.
Magomedov connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
Magomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Regueiro is trying to defend but Magomedov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Magomedov seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Magomedov is just content to waste time from the top position. Regueiro takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Regueiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov wants to stand but Regueiro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Magomedov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magomedov wants to stand and escape but instead Regueiro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Magomedov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Regueiro dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Magomedov pushes Regueiro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Regueiro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Regueiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Magomedov is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magomedov throws a hook to the side of Regueiro's head but Regueiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Regueiro clinches up against the cage.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro lands with a straight right. Magomedov didn't see that one coming.
Regueiro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the body.
Regueiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Regueiro throws a nice head kick!
Regueiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Regueiro tries to sprawl but Magomedov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Magomedov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Regueiro's thigh. Regueiro counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Magomedov postures up.
Regueiro has a closed guard, preventing Magomedov from standing up.
Regueiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magomedov defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro has a closed guard, preventing Magomedov from standing up.
Magomedov wants to stand and escape but instead Regueiro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Regueiro wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Regueiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Regueiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Regueiro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Magomedov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Magomedov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Regueiro trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Magomedov wants to stand and escape but Regueiro is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Magomedov.
Regueiro is looking for the big counter here.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Regueiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov lands a jab to the nose.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
Regueiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Regueiro clobbers Magomedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov misses with a few strikes there.
Magomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Regueiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magomedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Regueiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Regueiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Julio Regueiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov breaks from the clinch.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
Regueiro stops a takedown attempt from Magomedov.
A short right from Regueiro.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Magomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regueiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regueiro tries to clinch there but Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Regueiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into Regueiro's guard.
Magomedov wants to stand but Regueiro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Regueiro has his hands on Magomedov's head, controlling the position.
Magomedov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Regueiro is proving hard to escape from.
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 Maksud Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro'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!
Magomedov throws the left hand but Regueiro avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magomedov is defended easily by Regueiro.
Regueiro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Magomedov throws a hook but Regueiro blocks it.
Magomedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Regueiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Regueiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Regueiro throws a right and a left that Magomedov avoids nicely.
Magomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Regueiro at a distance.
Regueiro throws a head kick but Magomedov moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Regueiro - just one landing.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magomedov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Regueiro swinging wildly here.
Regueiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Julio Regueiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick and Magomedov moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro tries to clinch there but Magomedov circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magomedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Regueiro has Magomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov fails with the takedown.
Regueiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Regueiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
Regueiro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Regueiro duly obliges.
Regueiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Regueiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Regueiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the body from Magomedov misses
and Regueiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Regueiro lands with a hook. Magomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Magomedov.
Regueiro has Magomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Regueiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Magomedov stuns Regueiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Regueiro defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Regueiro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regueiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Regueiro wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maksud Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Regueiro moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Regueiro.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Regueiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magomedov on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro stuffs the takedown.
Regueiro tries to clinch up.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Regueiro cracks a nice hook into Magomedov's ribs.
Regueiro punishes Magomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magomedov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Regueiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Magomedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Regueiro counter with a right hand.
Jab from Magomedov.
Regueiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magomedov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
Regueiro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Regueiro throws a nice looking combination but Magomedov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regueiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Regueiro lands a high kick!
Magomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro takes one to the chin there.
Magomedov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Regueiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magomedov moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Good body shot from Regueiro.
Regueiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Regueiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Regueiro lands a slapping body shot.
Regueiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomedov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Regueiro.
Magomedov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regueiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Regueiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Regueiro 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Regueiro!
After the fight, Julio Regueiro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Graham (ranked 2269 p4p, 2510 weight class) and Jamal Hudak (ranked 85 p4p, 93 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162
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150
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Hudak!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham throws a series of strikes that have Hudak backpedaling.
It looks like Jamal Hudak has been cut.
Graham gets caught flat footed, as Hudak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hudak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Graham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hudak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hudak creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hudak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Graham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hudak tries to move into full mount but can't pass Graham's legs.
Graham manages to get back to half guard.
Graham tries to get to full guard but Hudak has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hudak looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hudak wants to take a breather but Graham is having none of it.
Graham is looking for a sweep. Hudak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Graham works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hudak wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Hudak stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Graham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Graham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Graham looking for a guillotine here but Hudak defends easily.
Graham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hudak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Graham's head.
Hudak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Graham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hudak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hudak sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudak wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Hudak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Graham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hudak has managed to get both his arms back between Graham's legs - danger averted.
Graham controls Hudak momentarily but Hudak frees himself.
Graham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham wants to sweep here but Hudak controlling him for the moment.
Graham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hudak defends it easily.
Hudak wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Graham is trying to keep Hudak in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hudak works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Graham moves into full guard.
Graham throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hudak escapes and throws Graham's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hudak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hudak cracks Graham with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hudak trying to control the action but Graham is working from the bottom.
Hudak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Graham has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Hudak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Hudak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Graham enables Hudak to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Graham manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hudak is pushing down on Graham's leg trying to pass to half guard. Graham is fighting to maintain full guard but Hudak has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hudak wants to control but Graham is keeping him busy.
Graham wants to control but Hudak is keeping busy.
Hudak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Graham works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudak passes Graham's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Graham wants to control but Hudak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hudak is trying to work for a kimura but Graham is defending well.
Hudak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham gets full guard.
Graham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Graham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hudak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hudak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hudak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hudak working some strikes from top position.
Hudak cracks Graham with a solid left hand.
Hudak drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Graham dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudak trying to keep a closed guard but Graham is proving a slippery customer.
Graham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Graham wants to control from the top but Hudak keeps moving.
Hudak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hudak keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass.
Graham advances to half guard.
Graham is keen to just control but Hudak is a slippery customer.
Hudak manages to get to full guard.
Graham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hudak is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hudak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graham trying to control but Hudak is working from the bottom.
Hudak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graham is one step ahead there.
Hudak keeps trying to improve his position.
Hudak being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hudak pulls Graham in close to prevent any damage.
Graham slips nicely into half guard.
Graham keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jamal Hudak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graham is thwarting Hudak's attempts to control the position.
Hudak is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graham trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hudak just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Hudak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamal Hudak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hudak looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Graham is looking for a triangle but Hudak pushes his legs off easily.
Graham pulls Hudak in close to prevent any damage.
Hudak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Graham looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hudak passes into side control.
Hudak working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham wants to control but Hudak postures up.
Graham gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Graham wants to improve his position but Hudak is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudak seems to be looking for submissions.
Hudak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hudak prevents Graham from improving his position.
Hudak trying to control the action but Graham is working from the bottom.
Hudak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graham is just riding it out for now. Hudak eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hudak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Graham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hudak pulls his head out easily.
Graham is looking for a sweep. Hudak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hudak working Graham over with strikes.
Graham tries to get to full guard but Hudak has control of the leg.
Hudak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hudak wants to take a breather but Graham is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Graham defends it well.
Hudak trying to control the action but Graham is working from the bottom.
Graham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hudak wants to work for an arm triangle but Graham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Graham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hudak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Graham's head.
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.
Graham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hudak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graham wants to sweep but no luck.
Hudak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hudak tries for a kimura but Graham is defending well.
Hudak lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graham tries to improve position but can't.
Graham gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Randy Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Hudak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hudak 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Hudak!
Jamal Hudak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 1688 p4p, 1611 weight class) and Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 64 p4p, 60 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson. Horiguchi has chosen Japanese Imperial Army Death March as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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159
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World class boxer
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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 32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruzeiro defends it well.
A big left from Cruzeiro misses.
Horiguchi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruzeiro connects with a right hand. Horiguchi shakes it off.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping left.
Cruzeiro tries to land a front kick but Horiguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horiguchi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horiguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Horiguchi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cruzeiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro throws a good cross that connects.
Cruzeiro loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
Cruzeiro lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Cruzeiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Horiguchi doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Horiguchi avoids it.
Horiguchi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruzeiro defends it well.
Cruzeiro throws a lazy right hand but Horiguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
Cruzeiro throws out a loose jab but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Julio Cruzeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horiguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horiguchi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cruzeiro tries to bum rush Horiguchi with a series of wild strikes but Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Cruzeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Cruzeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws the kick towards the body but Horiguchi avoids it.
Cruzeiro throws a jab when Horiguchi was well out of range.
Cruzeiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horiguchi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice right hand.
Cruzeiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruzeiro lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick from Cruzeiro misses.
Horiguchi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruzeiro.
Horiguchi with the counter takedown but Cruzeiro avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Horiguchi moves out of range easily.
Horiguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from Cruzeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Cruzeiro misses.
Horiguchi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Julio Cruzeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi walks into a jab.
Cruzeiro lands a jab to Horiguchi's midsection.
Cruzeiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Cruzeiro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horiguchi's head backwards.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping right.
Cruzeiro throws out a leg kick but Horiguchi moves out of range and Cruzeiro only half commits.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Horiguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruzeiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Horiguchi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Cruzeiro.
Horiguchi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruzeiro throws a solid leg kick but Horiguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruzeiro.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Horiguchi moves out of range easily.
Horiguchi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A lazy body kick from Cruzeiro
and Horiguchi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cruzeiro!
An elbow from Horiguchi crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horiguchi in side control, throwing shots but Cruzeiro defends.
Horiguchi is trying to ground and pound but Cruzeiro uses the momentary lack of control by Horiguchi to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro 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.
Cruzeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horiguchi with the counter takedown but Cruzeiro avoids it easily.
Horiguchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Horiguchi moves out of range as Cruzeiro throws a body kick.
Akaro Horiguchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruzeiro tests Horiguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
Cruzeiro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head.
Good leg kick by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Horiguchi blocks the leg kick.
Horiguchi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cruzeiro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cruzeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro tries to score with a low kick but Horiguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Cruzeiro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Horiguchi's head back.
Cruzeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Horiguchi checks it.
Horiguchi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruzeiro defends it well.
Cruzeiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Horiguchi tries to counter it with a takedown but Cruzeiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horiguchi moves away from the strike by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruzeiro throws a wild body kick that Horiguchi sees coming a mile off.
Horiguchi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
And Horiguchi tries to counter it with a takedown but Cruzeiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a lazy right hand but Horiguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horiguchi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruzeiro defends it well.
Cruzeiro lands with a right hand.
Horiguchi checks the leg kick.
Horiguchi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruzeiro defends it well.
Cruzeiro looks to land a combination. Horiguchi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cruzeiro swinging wildly here.
Cruzeiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick which misses Horiguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Horiguchi tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Horiguchi blocks the leg kick.
Horiguchi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horiguchi avoids the head kick by Cruzeiro.
Horiguchi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Horiguchi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cruzeiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping left.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick
and Horiguchi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cruzeiro!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruzeiro dodges the ground and pound from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Horiguchi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruzeiro is avoiding damage well.
Horiguchi misses with the ground and pound.
Horiguchi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cruzeiro sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Horiguchi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Horiguchi throws a strike aimed at the side of Cruzeiro's head but Cruzeiro avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horiguchi tries to score with some ground and pound. Cruzeiro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Horiguchi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi in side control, throwing shots but Cruzeiro defends.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro regains half guard, as Horiguchi was trying to land strikes.
Akaro Horiguchi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Horiguchi throwing shots but Cruzeiro is blocking nicely.
Cruzeiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruzeiro defending well though.
Horiguchi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Horiguchi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horiguchi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruzeiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi thows a huge punch but Cruzeiro dodges it nicely.
Horiguchi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horiguchi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horiguchi can do to turn this around?
Cruzeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
Cruzeiro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horiguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruzeiro misses the jab.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro misses with the combination.
Horiguchi with the counter takedown but Cruzeiro avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Horiguchi tries to counter it with a takedown but Cruzeiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cruzeiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruzeiro misses with a head kick.
Horiguchi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Cruzeiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruzeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruzeiro throws out the jab.
And Horiguchi tries to counter it with a takedown but Cruzeiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cruzeiro throws a shot from downtown. Horiguchi moves away and avoids it.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick as Horiguchi jumps back.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
Horiguchi tries to move into range but Cruzeiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Horiguchi saw that one coming.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
Horiguchi checks a leg kick.
Cruzeiro misses the shot to the body.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruzeiro misses the target.
Horiguchi feints the counter takedown.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Horiguchi avoids it.
Cruzeiro misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Horiguchi blocks a leg kick.
And Horiguchi tries to counter it with a takedown but Cruzeiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cruzeiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruzeiro.
Horiguchi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruzeiro defends it well.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horiguchi with the counter takedown but Cruzeiro avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horiguchi.
Cruzeiro throws a wild body kick that Horiguchi sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruzeiro. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horiguchi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruzeiro defends it well.
Horiguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Horiguchi tries to counter it with a takedown but Cruzeiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruzeiro. That snapped Horiguchi's head back.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Cruzeiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruzeiro swinging wildly here.
Horiguchi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
Horiguchi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruzeiro defends it well.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick which misses Horiguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Horiguchi tries to avoid it.
Cruzeiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horiguchi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horiguchi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruzeiro defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horiguchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruzeiro takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Horiguchi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Akaro Horiguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Cruzeiro misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cruzeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruzeiro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cruzeiro!
Post fight, Julio Cruzeiro took to the microphone: 'Give Me All The Midgets, I’m Taking Over The Openweight Division'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 2455 p4p, 1421 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 90 p4p, 51 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Television - Marquee Moon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws out a counter right but Case avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Case.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Case counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith connects with a single shot there.
 It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Case jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Case throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith swings for the body but Case moves out of range.
Case works the jab nicely.
Case staying out of range there.
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 bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Case lands with a thumping leg kick.
A left lands for Case.
Case thumps Smith with a low kick.
Case misses with a double jab.
Smith throws a hook but Case avoids it easily.
Smith connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Case tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Case.
Some wild striking there from Case.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Case saw that one coming.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Case does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Case.
Nice defenses there by Case.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Case off balance momentarily.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
A cross from Smith lands.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 low kick from Smith is predictable there
enabling Case to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Case tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Case missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Case blocks the body kick.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Case has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith cracks Case with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Case scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Case.
Case cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Case does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Case connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Case. Beautiful body shot.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith checks a low kick from Case.
Smith avoids the body shot from Case.
Case ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Case moves away and avoids it.
Case is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Case paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Case misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Case scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Case sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Case was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Case.
Smith throws a hook but Case avoids it easily.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Case checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Case gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Justin Case's cut is getting worse.
Case misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Case tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Case counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Case lands a jab to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Case is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Case fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Case moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Case fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith misses the jab.
Case takes one on the button.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Case lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Case moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Case throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Case with the inside leg kick.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 Smith is rocked!
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 Justin Case will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Case'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.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Case counters with a left right combination that sends Smith crashing to the mat - Case wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Smith out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Case!
Our winner, Justin Case, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 1431 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 53 p4p, 42 weight class). Mandiang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Oliver Twist. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mandiang misses with a hook. Coker ducked under it nicely.
Coker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Coker moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Coker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Coker throws a head kick but Mandiang moves out of range.
Coker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Coker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
Mandiang lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Coker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coker misses with a looping right.
Mandiang misses with a hook
and Coker counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Coker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandiang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coker looks to score with a jab to the body but Mandiang is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandiang misses the target.
Coker throws a low kick but Mandiang avoids it.
Coker misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mandiang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Coker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mandiang lands a glancing blow to the side of Coker's head.
Mandiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Coker.
Coker is looking to counter punch.
Coker slips under a jab from Mandiang.
Coker scores with a nice right hand.
Coker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang scores with a hook.
Coker throws a head kick but Mandiang moves out of range.
Mandiang avoids the body shot from Coker.
Mandiang jabs Coker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coker throws a leg kick but Mandiang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coker misses with a wild body shot.
Mandiang misses with a hook.
Mandiang lands with a slapping head kick.
 Coker is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Coker collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aboubacar Mandiang!
Our winner, Aboubacar Mandiang, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 773 p4p, 690 weight class) and Cassus Fett (ranked 34 p4p, 27 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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245
22 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Carioni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Fett misses.
We've been told by Carioni's head coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carioni misses with a body shot.
Fett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
Fett misses the jab.
Carioni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carioni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fett.
Carioni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fett moves away.
Carioni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carioni throws a hook to the side of Fett's head but Fett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carioni moves away.
Carioni throws the left hand but Fett avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Carioni misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett lands a jab to the nose.
Fett misses with an uppercut. Carioni saw that one coming.
Carioni blocks a jab.
Fett misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Carioni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carioni counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carioni misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Fett does no damage.
Carioni appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carioni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carioni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carioni dodges the punch combination from Fett.
Carioni throws a combination. Fett tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carioni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Fett tries to counter it with a takedown but Carioni pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodrigo Carioni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fett avoids the head kick by Carioni.
Fett moves forwards but Carioni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fett throws a looping overhand right but Carioni ducks down to avoid it.
Fett fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Carioni misses.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Carioni.
Carioni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fett to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carioni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioni looks to throw the jab but Fett is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Carioni. Beautiful body shot.
Carioni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carioni.
Fett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fett throws a good cross that connects.
Carioni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carioni defending well as Fett loads up on a big left hand.
Fett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carioni under the eye.
Fett throws a right hand that Carioni ducks under and follows up with a left that Carioni also avoids with ease.
Carioni throws a body shot but no joy.
Fett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carioni counters with a straight right hand.
Fett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carioni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carioni.
Carioni looks to throw the jab but Fett is out of range.
Fett misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Fett finds it's target.
Fett slips a straight right by Carioni.
Carioni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fett swings for the body but Carioni moves out of range.
Fett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Fett misses the target.
Carioni looks to land a right hand but Fett moved out of range.
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fett throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Carioni counter with a right hand.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fett throws an overhand right that lands on Carioni's shoulder, as Carioni tries to avoid the shot.
Fett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carioni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Fett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
Fett sizes up Carioni with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carioni misses with a left hand
and Fett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carioni. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Carioni misses.
Fett feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioni ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carioni.
Carioni throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Fett stumbling backwards into the cage! Fett bounces back off the cage towards Carioni, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Carioni lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Carioni celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rodrigo Carioni!
An out of breath Rodrigo Carioni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 483 p4p, 451 weight class) and Tu Barrels (ranked 22 p4p, 25 weight class). Barrels is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lock stock and. Cuervo Oquendo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tu Barrels's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cuervo Oquendo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels misses with an uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Oquendo enables Barrels to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oquendo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barrels's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barrels working some strikes from top position.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oquendo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oquendo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oquendo keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels slips nicely into half guard.
Barrels trying to control from half guard but Oquendo is working away.
Barrels thows a huge punch but Oquendo dodges it nicely.
Barrels misses with a head shot. Oquendo uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oquendo keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Barrels working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Barrels throws a big right hand that misses.
Oquendo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oquendo tries to get out of the position.
Barrels pushing down on Oquendo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oquendo's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Oquendo has hold of Barrels's hands but Barrels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oquendo won't allow Barrels to pass to mount.
Barrels passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barrels misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barrels putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barrels controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oquendo?
Barrels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oquendo?
Barrels pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barrels content just to control the position here.
Oquendo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barrels on the ground.
Oquendo is bucking up trying to escape but Barrels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barrels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oquendo hang on?
Oquendo is rocked!
Barrels loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Oquendo scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Barrels land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Barrels stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels is the new super heavyweight champion!
Tu Barrels decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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