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OFK 397 - Orsic Vs Lee PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tahboule Alawi (ranked 2973 p4p, 2645 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 223 p4p, 204 weight class). Alawi comes into the arena with The Ruler of Everything blaring out of the sound system. Jaroslav comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Sound of Running Feet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tahboule Alawi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaroslav throws a hook but Alawi blocks it.
Jaroslav throws a body kick that misses
and Alawi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alawi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaroslav is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alawi is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alawi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alawi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet but Alawi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jaroslav swinging wildly here.
Alawi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jaroslav to the ground. Alawi is now in Jaroslav's guard.
Alawi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jaroslav is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alawi is controlling him.
Alawi advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alawi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alawi wants to pass to mount but Jaroslav is defending the position.
Alawi controlling the action here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Alawi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alawi continues to hold on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alawi stops Jaroslav from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alawi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jaroslav's half guard.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alawi in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alawi tries to pass to full mount but Jaroslav defends it.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alawi is taking a breather. Jaroslav says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaroslav misses with a body kick.
Alawi slips a jab and a cross from Jaroslav.
Alawi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jaroslav's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tahboule Alawi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jaroslav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the side of Alawi's head but Alawi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alawi feinted with a counter takedown.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick
so Alawi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alawi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alawi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alawi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alawi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav wants to stand but Alawi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaroslav lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaroslav throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alawi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jaroslav!
Alawi looking to control but instead Jaroslav has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Alawi prevents Jaroslav from standing back up.
Alawi is controlling the pace.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alawi is taking a breather. Jaroslav says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Alawi is working for a submission of some sort.
Alawi is controlling the pace.
Alawi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alawi controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav looks like he's trying to stand up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alawi trying to mount his opponent but Jaroslav defends it.
Jaroslav is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jaroslav tries to land a body kick
and Alawi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alawi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jaroslav doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alawi.
Alawi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav is squirming around, avoiding Alawi's attempts to control the action.
Alawi moves to take his opponent's back.
What can Jaroslav do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Alawi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alawi trying to control momentarily.
Alawi keeps control of the position easily here as Jaroslav tries to buck him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tahboule Alawi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jaroslav throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alawi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alawi.
Alawi won't allow Jaroslav to get back to his feet.
Alawi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alawi tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaroslav is retaining full guard.
Alawi pushes down on Jaroslav's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Alawi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Alawi passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi moves to the back.
Jaroslav trying to get back to his feet but Alawi is in full control for now.
Alawi is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Alawi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jaroslav has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Alawi tries to keep control of the position but Jaroslav is staying busy.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav prevents Alawi from getting a body triangle.
Alawi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaroslav can do to turn this around?
Jaroslav trying to get back to his feet but Alawi is in full control for now.
Alawi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Alawi trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jaroslav doesn't escape.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet.
Tahboule Alawi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alawi has good solid back control here.
Alawi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jaroslav knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jaroslav for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alawi has good solid back control here.
Alawi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jaroslav is defending well though. Alawi let's go of the attempt for now.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet.
Tahboule Alawi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alawi keeps control of the position easily here as Jaroslav tries to buck him off.
Jaroslav is trying to stand back up.
Alawi biding his time, controlling Jaroslav.
Felix Jaroslav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tahboule Alawi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alawi, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tahboule Alawi!
Tahboule Alawi 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 Christ (ranked 1934 p4p, 3649 weight class) and Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 103 p4p, 159 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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272
20 - 22 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Kawiwasulu misses.
Christ lands with a nice body punch.
Christ bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kawiwasulu's head backwards.
Kawiwasulu misses with a body shot
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kawiwasulu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawiwasulu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christ lands a leg kick that knocks Kawiwasulu off balance momentarily.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christ is out of range.
Christ feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawiwasulu wants to clinch but Christ slips to the side
and Christ counters with a left to the body.
Christ scores with a jab to the body.
Kawiwasulu looks winded!
Christ lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Christ - that will leave a mark!
Christ scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christ.
Christ is pawing at Kawiwasulu, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Kawiwasulu's nose. Kawiwasulu is badly hurt! Christ pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Kawiwasulu tries desperately to hold on but Christ is relentless in his assault! As Kawiwasulu receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Christ away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Christ!
An out of breath Julio Christ 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morello Hawthorne (ranked 908 p4p, 3608 weight class) and Boko Haram (ranked 76 p4p, 229 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morello Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Boko Haram!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Haram circles away.
Haram fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawthorne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haram gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hawthorne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Haram wants to stand up but Hawthorne is controlling him.
Hawthorne trying to control but Haram is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Haram is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne pushing down on Haram's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hawthorne is looking for a kimura but Haram is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hawthorne to get the leverage.
Hawthorne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haram is defending against the submission attempts here by Hawthorne.
Haram tries to get to full guard but Hawthorne has control of the leg.
Haram is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawthorne is keen to just control but Haram is a slippery customer.
Haram works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawthorne trying to control the position from guard on top but Haram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawthorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawthorne pushes Haram up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawthorne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haram just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hawthorne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haram walks away with a smile on his face. Hawthorne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haram looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
Hawthorne tries to counter with a takedown but Haram is quick to defend against it.
Haram misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hawthorne takes one to the side of the head.
Hawthorne rushes Haram and presses him up against the cage.
Hawthorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Haram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne working aggressively here.
Hawthorne tries to pull guard but Haram holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawthorne drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morello Hawthorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haram leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haram.
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
Hawthorne misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haram.
Hawthorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawthorne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harams head.
Hawthorne gets through Haram's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawthorne is trying to pull guard but Haram turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Haram lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Morello Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hawthorne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haram, pushing him back against the cage.
Haram looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hawthorne manages to pull guard.
Hawthorne pulls Haram in close to prevent any damage.
Hawthorne working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Haram has passed into half guard!
Still in half guard, Haram seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne trying to control but Haram postures up.
Haram content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Haram jumps into side control!
Hawthorne regains half guard.
Hawthorne wants to get back to full guard but Haram has mounted him!
Hawthorne is looking to improve his position but Haram isn't that keen on the idea.
Haram controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne wants to hold on but Haram pushes him away.
Haram stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Hawthorne closes the distance but Haram moves to the side
and Haram counters with a straight right hand.
Hawthorne fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Haram circles away.
Haram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haram pinned against the cage. Haram gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawthorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne blocks a jab.
Haram throws a right and a left that Hawthorne avoids nicely.
Hawthorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Haram circles away.
It seemed like Haram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haram slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawthorne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morello Hawthorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haram misses with a wild body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawthorne shoots in for a double leg but Haram sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haram is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hawthorne shoots in looking for a takedown. Haram tries to sprawl out of it but Hawthorne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haram manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haram appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boko Haram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Hawthorne clinches with his opponent.
Hawthorne lands a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne gets control of Haram's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hawthorne will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Haram avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hawthorne looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Haram passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne tries to roll over but Haram keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haram is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hawthorne trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Haram is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hawthorne is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haram wants to free his trapped foot but Hawthorne is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haram moves nicely into side control.
Hawthorne tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Haram presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hawthorne looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Haram trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Boko Haram has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haram not allowing Hawthorne to control his hands.
Haram is hanging on to Hawthorne's back as he tries to escape.
Haram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Will Haram go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
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.
Haram is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Haram controlling the position well here. Hawthorne rolled but Haram kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Boko Haram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haram 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boko Haram!
Boko Haram 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toe Jam (ranked 1150 p4p, 2191 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 151 p4p, 257 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Jam misses.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Jam.
Jam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Tepes Iii tries to counter it with a takedown but Jam pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jam throws a looping overhand right but Tepes Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Jam.
 It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Jam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii walks into a left hand.
Tepes Iii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tepes Iii moves away from the strike by Jam.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes Iii moves away.
And Tepes Iii tries to counter it with a takedown but Jam pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii slips a straight right by Jam.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Jam's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jam fails to land with a series of punches.
Tepes Iii ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jam misses with a left hand
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tepes Iii preventing the sweep.
Tepes Iii stands up from Jam's guard - Tepes Iii perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tepes Iii blocks a jab.
Jam misses the jab.
Tepes Iii feints the counter takedown.
Jam throws the left hand but Tepes Iii avoids the punch easily.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Jam avoids it easily.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes Iii slips under a jab.
Jam throws the left hand but Tepes Iii avoids the punch easily.
And Tepes Iii tries to counter it with a takedown but Jam pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Some wild striking there from Jam.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Tepes Iii moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Jam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jam misses with a left hand
and Tepes Iii counters with a shoot takedown. Jam fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tepes Iii has passed into side control.
Tepes Iii decides to stand back up.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Tepes Iii moved out of range.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Jam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tepes Iii feints the counter takedown.
Jam missing with a left hand there. Tepes Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tepes Iii slips a jab and a cross from Jam.
Toe Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Tepes Iii moved out of range.
Tepes Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tepes Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Jam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tepes Iii feints the counter takedown.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Tepes Iii drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jam defends it well.
Tepes Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes Iii moves away.
A jab from Jam misses.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jam lands with a hook. Tepes Iii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jam misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Jam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Jam avoids it easily.
Tepes Iii ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam cracks Tepes Iii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes Iii can do to turn this around?
Jam feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tepes Iiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vlad Tepes Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jam swings for the body but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
And Tepes Iii tries to counter it with a takedown but Jam pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jam misses with a straight left.
Jam takes a swing at Tepes Iii's ribcage but misses.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tepes Iii dodges the punch combination from Jam.
Tepes Iii feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam stuns Tepes Iii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jam with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam misses with a few strikes there.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jam misses the shot to the body.
Tepes Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jam.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jam throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jam is trying to get back to full guard.
Tepes Iii decides to stand up.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jam misses the target.
Jam thuds his right hand into Tepes Iii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jam misses with a looping left.
Jam swings widly with a right hand
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jam pulls Tepes Iii in close to his closed guard and prevents Tepes Iii from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tepes Iii is controlling him.
Jam trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii stands up from Jam's guard - Tepes Iii perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tepes Iii.
A big left from Jam misses.
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.
Tepes Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Jam avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. Tepes Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. Tepes Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jam misses with a hook.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Tepes Iii tries to counter it with a takedown but Jam pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Jam.
Tepes Iii feints the counter takedown.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Tepes Iii feints the counter takedown.
Jam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tepes Iii.
That has opened up Vlad Tepes Iii's cut even more.
Toe Jam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jam misses with a straight left.
Tepes Iii moves away from the strike by Jam.
Jam misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Jam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tepes Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tepes Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
Tepes Iii feints the counter takedown.
Jam with a nice cross.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Tepes Iii saw that one coming.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Jam avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Jam.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Tepes Iii moves away and avoids it.
Tepes Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Jam avoids it easily.
Jam fails to land with a series of punches.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam throws an off balance right hand
and Tepes Iii counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jam!
Vlad Tepes Iii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tepes Iii decides to stand back up. Tepes Iii steps back and let's Jam get back to his feet.
Jam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tepes Iii circles away quickly and effectively.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Jam avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam takes a swing at Tepes Iii's ribcage but misses.
Toe Jam is winning the standup battle so far.
Tepes Iii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tepes Iii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tepes Iii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jam misses the jab.
Tepes Iii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jam throws a looping overhand right but Tepes Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Tepes Iii drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jam defends it well.
Jam takes a swing at Tepes Iii's ribcage but misses.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jam defends it well.
Tepes Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Jam.
Tepes Iii feints the counter takedown.
Toe Jam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jam.
Jam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tepes Iii moves away from the strike by Jam.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Tepes Iii tries to counter it with a takedown but Jam pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good exchange - Jam coming out on top.
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!
Nice defenses there by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Jam avoids it easily.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Jam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Jam avoids it easily.
Jam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tepes Iii's head backwards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jam, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jam throws a body shot but no joy.
Tepes Iii defending well as Jam loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Jam avoids it easily.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
Jam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head.
Jam misses with a looping left.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tepes Iii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jam misses the jab.
Tepes Iii drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jam defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tepes Iii ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam throws a jab when Tepes Iii was well out of range.
A big left from Jam misses.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jam throws a jab when Tepes Iii was well out of range.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tepes Iii moves away from the strike by Jam.
Tepes Iii takes one to the side of the head.
Jam lands with a good body shot.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Tepes Iii moved out of range.
Tepes Iii drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jam defends it well.
Vlad Tepes Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jam misses with a straight left.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toe Jam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jam, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toe Jam!
Toe Jam managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Northern Zombie, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 1298 p4p, 1377 weight class) and Matt Cooper (ranked 75 p4p, 80 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 53 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mad Onion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've been told by Mad Onion's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mad Onion tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooper.
Mad Onion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mad Onion swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Mad Onion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mad Onion misses with a two punch combination.
Mad Onion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mad Onion.
Mad Onion scores with a sloppy right hand. Cooper should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooper throws a head kick but Mad Onion moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Mad Onion missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mad Onion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Mad Onion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Mad Onion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mad Onion throws a front kick that sends Cooper stumbling back into the cage.
Mad Onion wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Mad Onion.
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Mad Onion scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
Mad Onion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mad Onion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mad Onion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mad Onion lands a jab to the head.
Mad Onion rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper pushes Mad Onion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mad Onion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mad Onion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
Mad Onion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mad Onion unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooper looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Mad Onion scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Mad Onion to work.
Mad Onion scores a nice knee to the body.
Mad Onion connects with a knee to the head.
Mad Onion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
That has opened up Matt Cooper's cut even more.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mad Onion drops Cooper with a big knee straight up the middle! Cooper is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Cooper is rocked!
Mad Onion closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the cage.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Mad Onion finish him?
Mad Onion lands a vicious elbow to the side of Cooper's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Mad Onion tries to finish him with strikes but Cooper still seems able to defend himself so Mad Onion steps back and lets Cooper get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
A shot to the liver by Mad Onion. Beautiful body shot.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper seems to have recovered his senses.
Mad Onion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper lands with a cross.
Mad Onion lands a slapping body shot.
Nice jab there from Mad Onion.
The cut above Matt Cooper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matt Cooper's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mad Onion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Mad Onion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
Mad Onion tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Mad Onion misses with a hook.
Mad Onion throws a body shot but no joy.
Mad Onion lands a nice shot to the body.
Mad Onion throws a jab when Cooper was well out of range.
Mad Onion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Mad Onion checks a leg kick nicely.
Mad Onion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mad Onion at a distance.
Mad Onion rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Mad Onion throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Mad Onion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad Onion moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion blocking some punches.
Mad Onion looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion landing knees to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Cooper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Mad Onion!
Our winner, Luke Mad Onion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 694 p4p, 2726 weight class) and Adrian Atkins (ranked 81 p4p, 343 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wahwah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atkins rushes Wahwah and presses him up against the cage.
Wahwah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wahwah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wahwah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atkins blocks an elbow strike from Wahwah.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Wahwah blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wahwah.
Wahwah lands a nice shot to the body.
Atkins looks winded!
Wahwah is working Atkins over against the cage.
Wahwah manages to break the clinch.
Adrian Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wahwah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atkins on the side of the head.
It looks like Adrian Atkins has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wahwah cracks Atkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wahwah is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Atkins flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Atkins is out cold! Wahwah holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Wahwah!
Adrian Atkins was interviewed post fight and said 'I get paid either way!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Soares (ranked 629 p4p, 1396 weight class) and Wesley Clark (ranked 73 p4p, 142 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155
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168
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Clark!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Soares tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clark manages to circle out of the way.
Soares jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soares throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Soares cracks Clark with a good jab.
Soares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares darts in and clinches Clark up against the cage.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Soares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Clark.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Soares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soares has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Soares.
Clark gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Soares working a defensive guard here.
Soares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Soares working for a triangle but Clark defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares controls Clark momentarily but Clark frees himself.
Clark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clark is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Soares has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Clark is looking to defend but Soares has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Clark! Soares pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Clark taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gabriel Soares!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 253 p4p, 816 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 34 p4p, 106 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On The Run kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Escalante.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Escalante shakes it off.
Escalante takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escalante moves away.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Escalante saw that one coming.
Escalante throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good shot there by Johnson.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escalante moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Escalante on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escalante takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Escalante should have avoided that one.
Escalante on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escalante takes one on the button.
Escalante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escalante slips a jab from Johnson.
Escalante attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escalante appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escalante misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Escalante avoids it with no problem.
Escalante lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Escalante down.
Escalante clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Escalante.
Escalante lands a nice elbow.
Our sources have told us that Escalante has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Escalante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Escalante misses the shot to the body.
Escalante throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escalante misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Escalante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalante lands a high kick!
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escalante tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson catches Escalante with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escalante takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Escalante connects with a leg kick.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Escalante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good shot there by Escalante.
Escalante takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escalante misses with a leg kick.
Escalante tries to clinch up.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Escalante avoids it with no problem.
Escalante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Escalante rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Escalante drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escalante looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escalante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Escalante moves out of range.
Johnson swings for the body but Escalante moves out of range.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Escalante blocks a jab.
Escalante throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Escalante dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Escalante wants to clinch.
Escalante lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Escalante shakes it off.
Escalante lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escalante doesn't seem phased though.
Escalante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Escalante avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Escalante jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Escalante counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Escalante had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Escalante missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escalante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escalante ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Escalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Escalante's head backwards.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escalante looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Escalante moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Escalante's shoulder, as Escalante tries to avoid the shot.
Escalante throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Escalante misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escalante misses the jab.
That kick from Escalante tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escalantes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson throws a jab when Escalante was well out of range.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Escalante swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escalante dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Escalante swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escalante feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Escalante sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escalante misses with a head kick.
Escalante tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Escalante takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Escalante.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escalante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escalante on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Escalante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson jabs at Escalante's body.
A clash of legs there as Escalante blocks the low kick.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Escalante's head but Escalante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escalante fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson looks for the body kick but Escalante saw that one coming.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Escalante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escalante on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escalante misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escalante.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escalante throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson clobbers Escalante with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decent striking displayed by Escalante there.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Escalante on the side of the head.
Escalante takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Escalante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escalante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Escalante moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escalante under the eye.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Escalante's belly button to the back.
Johnson lunges at Escalante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escalante's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escalante. Escalante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick lands for Escalante.
Escalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Escalante's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escalante has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escalante and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Escalante defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Escalante misses with a low kick.
A jab from Escalante misses.
Johnson cracks Escalante with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escalante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Escalante takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escalante cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Escalante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escalante's head.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Escalante slips the punch.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escalante.
Escalante ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
A left lands for Johnson.
Escalante lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escalante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Escalante lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Escalante fails to land.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Escalante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Escalante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Escalante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donk. Johnson catches Escalante right on the button with a cross.
Escalante throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Escalante makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Escalante moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Escalante with an uppercut!
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Escalante.
A little feinted left hand from Escalante on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escalante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escalante lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Escalante gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escalante fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Escalante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson sizes up Escalante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Escalante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
No joy there for Escalante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escalante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escalante throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Escalante.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escalante walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Escalante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson slips a straight right by Escalante.
Manny Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A lazy left from Escalante finds it's target.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escalante counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Escalante misses with a leg kick.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Escalante has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vicente Escalante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escalante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escalante misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Escalante.
Escalante lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Escalante gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escalante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escalante can pounce on him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Escalante - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Escalante. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Escalante misses with a looping right.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Escalante misses its intended target.
Escalante wants to clinch.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Escalante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson cracks Escalante with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escalante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Escalante is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson throws a jab when Escalante was well out of range.
Escalante is looking to counter punch.
Escalante misses with a low kick.
Escalante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escalante throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson lands a jab.
Jab by Johnson.
Escalante on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Escalante avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Escalante was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escalante.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
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 Vicente Escalante.
I think Johnson 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Manny Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Vicente Escalante had this to say: 'I yam what I yam...that's all I yam.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 146 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Giggle Valentine (ranked 10 p4p, 98 weight class). Biden comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biden lands with an overhand left.
Biden misses with an uppercut. Valentine saw that one coming.
Biden throws the kick towards the body but Valentine avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from Valentine.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
An attempted straight right counter from Biden misses the target.
A slow jab from Biden misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Joe Biden has been cut.
Valentine 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.
Joe Biden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Biden.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Biden throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a right hand
and Biden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Biden.
It looks like Giggle Valentine has been cut.
Valentine throws a shot to the body.
Biden lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Biden swings widly with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Biden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Valentine lands a slapping body shot.
Biden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biden lands with a nice body punch.
Valentine swings widly with a right hand
and Biden counters with a straight right hand.
Biden lands a big uppercut and Valentine crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Valentine looks OK. Biden waves Valentine back to his feet!
Valentine is rocked!
Biden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Valentine is still on wobbly legs! Can Biden finish him?
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biden cracks Valentine on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Valentine falls backwards against the cage. Biden follows up with more strikes that drop Valentine to his knees. Biden keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Valentine! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Biden!
Joe Biden thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mate Orsic (ranked 387 p4p, 249 weight class) and Conor Lee (ranked 48 p4p, 32 weight class). Orsic comes to the cage accompanied by KRS One - Rappaz R. N. Dainja. Mate Orsic had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Conor Lee was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mate Orsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Conor Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orsic.
Orsic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lee is trying to defend but Orsic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lee gets full guard.
Orsic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orsic wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Orsic defends well.
Orsic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Orsic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Orsic has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Orsic trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orsic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Orsic trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Orsic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Orsic escapes and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Orsic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orsic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Orsic's best efforts.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Orsic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lee wants to hold on but Orsic pushes him away.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Orsic has a good base and remains in mount.
Orsic landing punches.
Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Orsic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Orsic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Orsic lands a nice short elbow.
Orsic lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but Orsic is controlling well.
Lee has a hand on Orsic's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Orsic takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orsic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Orsic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orsic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lee turns into him and now he's in Orsic's guard.
Lee trying to control but Orsic is working from the bottom.
Orsic can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lee is trying to control. Orsic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mate Orsic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Lee moves out of range as Orsic strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Lee.
Mate Orsic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orsic throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Orsic.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Orsic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Orsic.
Orsic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee working for a triangle but Orsic defends it easily.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Orsic defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orsic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Orsic lands an elbow.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Orsic cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lee tries to bench press Orsic off him but Orsic keeps the position.
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Orsic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Orsic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Orsic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Lee is pressing down on Orsic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Orsic trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orsic defends it easily.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Orsic defends easily.
Orsic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orsic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lee has his foot on Orsic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Orsic works his way back into a safe position though.
Orsic trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee has an active guard here but Orsic has managed to pass into half guard.
Orsic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Orsic lands with a punch from half guard.
Orsic is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lee is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mate Orsic!
Our winner, Mate Orsic, 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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