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HRL83 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omari Morales (ranked 1489 p4p, 3060 weight class) and Ewgenju Scorfna (ranked 56 p4p, 124 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omari Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ewgenju Scorfna!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales lands with a nice combination. Scorfna backs away looking to recover.
Scorfna moves away from the strike by Morales.
Scorfna moves forwards but Morales connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scorfna.
Morales connects with a nice looking jab.
Morales leaves Scorfna with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morales is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scorfna at a distance.
A left lands for Morales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales scores with a nice head shot.
Morales lands a glancing blow to the side of Scorfna's head.
We've been told by Morales's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morales connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scorfna momentarily.
Nice shot by Morales.
Scorfna drops his hands momentarily and Morales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Omari Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morales feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scorfnas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scorfna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab.
Scorfna tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morales cracks Scorfna with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Morales has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Scorfna to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Scorfna is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with the left hand. Scorfna knows he should have avoided that one.
Morales connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morales with a hook.
Scorfna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales counters with a nice body shot.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewgenju Scorfna.
Scorfna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morales lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Morales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scorfna doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scorfna is defended easily by Morales.
Scorfna fails with the takedown
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ewgenju Scorfna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorfna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morales throws a lazy uppercut
and Scorfna counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scorfna wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales is adopting a defensive guard.
Scorfna wants to pass the guard but Morales is keeping the position.
Scorfna is pushing down on Morales's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morales is fighting to maintain full guard but Scorfna has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morales punching from the bottom.
Scorfna content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morales is pressing down on Scorfna's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omari Morales dominated that round.
That's time! Morales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Scorfna misses with a takedown attempt
and Scorfna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scorfna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scorfna gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scorfna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales slaps away a takedown attempt from Scorfna, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewgenju Scorfna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorfna misses with a takedown attempt
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Morales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scorfna has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morales lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales lands a left and a right that send Scorfna crashing to the mat, dazed. Morales thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Scorfna is rocked!
Morales throws out a loose jab but Scorfna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Morales finds it's target.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scorfna can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scorfna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scorfna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scorfna is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Scorfna is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales tests Scorfna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorfna fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morales grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Scorfna takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Morales cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Omari Morales!
Omari Morales spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Arbeloa (ranked 25438 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Kruce Kanner (ranked 586 p4p, 285 weight class). Kruce Kanner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cesar Arbeloa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kruce Kanner!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arbeloa closes the distance and clinches up with Kanner, looking for a takedown. Arbeloa pushes Kanner against the cage but Kanner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kanner has closed the distance and engaged Arbeloa in a clinch.
Kanner tries a body shot but Arbeloa blocks it.
Kanner misses with a punch to the body.
Kanner's coach down at Gym To Nica was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kanner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Arbeloa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kanner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arbeloa, pushing him back against the cage.
Kanner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arbeloa jumps guard but Kanner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Arbeloa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Kanner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanner.
Arbeloa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 It looks like Cesar Arbeloa has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanner.
Arbeloa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kanner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arbeloa is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanner.
Kanner lands a hook that snaps the head of Arbeloa backwards.
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!
Kanner lands with a left to the head.
Kanner presses Arbeloa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kanner.
Kanner works on Arbeloa's body with a couple of short punches.
Arbeloa gets underhooks to prevent Kanner's takedown attempt.
Kanner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kanner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arbeloa is defending well.
Arbeloa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kanner.
Kanner lands a right hand.
Kanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arbeloa backwards.
Kanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanner goes for a takedown attempt but Arbeloa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kanner has closed the distance and engaged Arbeloa in a clinch.
Kanner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanner lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanner scores with a hook to the body.
Kanner lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kanner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanner lands with a left to the head.
Kanner lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanner.
Good body shot from Kanner.
Kanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arbeloa backwards.
Kanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kanner looking for a takedown.
Kanner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arbeloas head.
Arbeloa takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kanner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kanner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kanner lands a nice uppercut.
Kanner lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanner lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Kanner.
Kanner lands with a right to the head.
Kanner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arbeloa backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kanner.
Kanner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arbeloa or not.
Kanner lands a nice uppercut.
Kanner works on Arbeloa's body with a couple of short punches.
Kanner has Arbeloa pressed against the cage.
Kanner gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arbeloa is staying active underneath Kanner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kanner lands with a punch from half guard.
Kanner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kanner winds up and cracks Arbeloa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kanner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kanner working the head and body with strikes.
 Arbeloa is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanner is looking to take a break and control but Arbeloa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arbeloa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kanner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arbeloa looking for submissions off his back.
Arbeloa is not content to let Kanner control the position.
Kanner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ground and pound from Kanner.
Kanner drops an elbow to the side of Arbeloa's head.
Kanner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Arbeloa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kruce Kanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cesar Arbeloa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kanner pushes Arbeloa up against the cage in a clinch.
Arbeloa seems to have got his legs back now.
Kanner lands with a right to the head.
Arbeloa is rocked!
Kanner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arbeloa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oh Arbeloa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Kanner on the inside.
Kanner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kanner connects with a big uppercut there that sends Arbeloa tumbling to the ground! Kanner follows him down into his guard.
Kanner postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Arbeloa's head off the mat! Arbeloa is out! He's out! Kanner jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kruce Kanner!
A relieved looking Kruce Kanner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Sidorov (ranked 584 p4p, 448 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 24 p4p, 16 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sidorov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sidorov's Heart. Ivan Sidorov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Sidorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidorov shoots and misses
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ivan Sidorov has been cut.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sidorov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from McDonald.
Sidorov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sidorov showed some decent athleticism there.
Sidorov stops McDonald from getting back to his feet.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
Sidorov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDonald does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sidorov controlling the pace.
McDonald trying to hold on to Sidorov's head to control him but Sidorov postures up.
McDonald pushes Sidorov off but Sidorov dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorov controls the position from side control.
McDonald is trying to improve his position.
Sidorov wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
McDonald is looking for a sweep.
Sidorov trying to control the action but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Sidorov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McDonald's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
Sidorov is looking to take a break and control but McDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonald is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sidorov is controlling him well.
Sidorov trying to control the position but McDonald is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McDonald is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sidorov dives in and grabs McDonald's left leg, looking for a takedown. McDonald pushes down on Sidorov's head and hops out.
Sidorov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Sidorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sidorov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sidorov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sidorov prevents McDonald from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sidorov wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from McDonald.
McDonald lands with a left to the head.
Sidorov is working for takedown but McDonald is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on McDonald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sidorov shoots and misses
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sidorov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McDonald as he jumps to the side.
Sidorov closes this distance looking for a takedown but McDonald circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDonald wants it to stay on the feet.
McDonald scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald lands with a hook. Sidorov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sidorov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sidorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivan Sidorov's cut is getting worse.
McDonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Sidorov. Sidorov gets slowly back to his feet.
Sidorov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sidorov lands in his opponent's guard.
Sidorov won't allow McDonald to get back to his feet.
Sidorov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McDonald's guard.
McDonald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Sidorov's cut.
That's time! Sidorov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sidorov dives in and grabs McDonald's left leg, looking for a takedown. McDonald pushes down on Sidorov's head and hops out.
Sidorov misses with a takedown attempt - McDonald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sidorov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Sidorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald connects with a crisp jab.
Sidorov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sidorov shoots in but no luck this time.
McDonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sidorov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from McDonald.
Ivan Sidorov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McDonald lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Sidorov is looking to close the distance but McDonald sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Sidorov crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Sidorov is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nicholas McDonald!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ripp Colton (ranked 5057 p4p, 4020 weight class) and Bas Anderson (ranked 209 p4p, 473 weight class). Bas Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ripp Colton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colton.
A telegraphed right hand from Colton misses the target.
Bas Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Colton pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Colton, which made it look bad.
Colton throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ripp Colton has been cut.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Colton circles away.
Colton misses with a hook.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Colton is trying to defend but Anderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anderson is fighting to break Colton's control of his arms but Colton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Colton seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Colton is keeping the position for now.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anderson being controlled here momentarily.
Colton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Colton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Colton pulls Anderson in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson dives in and grabs Colton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Colton pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
It looked like Colton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colton misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Colton shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Colton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ripp Colton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Anderson.
Colton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Colton.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Colton's guard.
Anderson looks winded!
Colton is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Colton continues to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ripp Colton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colton keeps the fight on the outside.
Colton throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Colton avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Colton.
Colton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Colton's guard.
Colton trying to control the position here.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Colton.
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 Ripp Colton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ripp Colton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Colton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Colton sprawls well. Colton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Colton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Anderson defending well as Colton loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colton misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Colton, which made it look bad.
Ripp Colton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Anderson.
Colton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Colton misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Colton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Colton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colton avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Colton throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson tries to clinch but Colton moves out of range.
Colton misses with an uppercut.
Colton looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Colton misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colton misses with a wild body shot.
Colton swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colton. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colton throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Colton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colton throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Colton regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colton pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Colton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Colton swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Colton.
Colton misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Colton.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Colton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Colton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Colton throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colton has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Colton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colton can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Colton misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Colton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Colton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Colton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Colton misses with the head strike.
Colton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Colton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colton manages to break the clinch.
Colton misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws a counter combo.
Colton throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Colton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ripp Colton'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!
Colton misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Colton. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Colton looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Bas Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Colton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Colton is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Colton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.
Colton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bas Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A big right from Colton misses.
Colton misses with a straight left.
Anderson slips under a jab.
A jab from Colton misses.
Colton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson is looking to clinch but Colton is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Colton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Colton.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Colton. Colton maintains the clinch.
Colton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colton misses with a straight right.
Colton throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colton throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ripp Colton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Anderson.
Colton misses with a body shot.
Colton missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colton throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a fast counter high kick but Colton manages to duck under it in time.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Colton.
Colton misses the shot to the body.
Colton misses with a straight right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colton throws a body shot but no joy.
Colton closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colton swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bas Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ripp Colton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ripp Colton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colton, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ripp Colton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Petric (ranked 383 p4p, 1085 weight class) and Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 53 p4p, 138 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Dren Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric lands a glancing blow to the side of Dren Jr's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dren Jr 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 Petric has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petric and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petric throws a body punch but Dren Jr moves out of range.
Petric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dren Jr.
We've been informed that Dren Jr 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.
Dren Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dren Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petric stuns Dren Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petric throws a jab when Dren Jr was well out of range.
Petric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Petric.
Petric blocks a head kick by Dren Jr.
Dren Jr walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petric takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
Petric misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dren Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Petric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Petric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Petric throws a series of punches but Dren Jr moves out of range.
Dren Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petric lands a jab.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Petric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dren Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Dren Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petric connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petric throws a hook but Dren Jr avoids it easily.
Petric lands with a straight right. Dren Jr didn't see that one coming.
Dren Jr missing with a left hand there. Petric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dren Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petric jabs Dren Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dren Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Dren Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dren Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petric was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petric throws a shot to the body.
Dren Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dren Jr throws a head kick but Petric moves out of range.
Petric misses with a straight right.
Dren Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Dren Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Petric.
Petric connects with the punch.
Ante Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric lands the left hand.
Petric lands a big right hand that sends Dren Jr crashing to the mat! Petric stays standing though and waves Dren Jr back to his feet!
 It looks like Zdravko Dren Jr has been cut.
Dren Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petric throws out the jab.
Dren Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Petric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dren Jr.
Dren Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Petric misses with a body punch
and Dren Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Petric finds it's target.
Petric misses with a looping right.
Petric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dren Jr.
Dren Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petric to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric connects with a single shot there.
Petric misses with a body shot.
Dren Jr needs to keep his hands up - Petric had a free shot at his head there.
Dren Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petric swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petric works the jab nicely.
Dren Jr is rocked!
Dren Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dren Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petric is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petric looks to throw the jab but Dren Jr is out of range.
Dren Jr throws a fast counter high kick but Petric manages to duck under it in time.
Petric throws a jab when Dren Jr was well out of range.
Dren Jr throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dren Jr. Petric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petric misses with a looping left.
Dren Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dren Jr tries to move into range but Petric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dren Jr ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Dren Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Petric dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Nice uppercut there from Petric.
A jab lands there for Petric.
Dren Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Petric finish him?
Dren Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dren Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Dren Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Petric cracks Dren Jr with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dren Jr looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Petric finish him?
Petric throws a series of punches but Dren Jr avoids them all with ease.
Ante Petric is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dren Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petric counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ante Petric!
During a confident post fight interview, Ante Petric thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 244 p4p, 429 weight class) and Arturo Vargas (ranked 14 p4p, 25 weight class). Hog Molly 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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Molly. Vargas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vargas swats away the attempt to clinch by Molly.
Molly looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.
Molly drives through and clinches with Vargas against the cage.
Molly struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
Vargas scores with a hook to the body.
Vargas landing knees to the body.
Molly is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Vargas.
Vargas lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas lands a body punch.
Vargas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Molly backwards.
A short right from Vargas on the inside.
Vargas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Molly is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas dips a shoulder and cracks Molly with a mighty uppercut! Molly falls back against the cage and Vargas unloads with a barrage of strikes! Molly is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Vargas screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Vargas!
An out of breath Arturo Vargas 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 35 p4p, 1790 weight class) and Tevita Maui (ranked 7 p4p, 224 weight class). Jang Jai comes into the arena with Snake Shadow blaring out of the sound system. Maui is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Turn Down For What. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tevita Maui!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maui blocks a jab.
Maui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jang Jai.
It seemed like Maui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maui takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tevita Maui has been cut.
Maui takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jang Jai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maui doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jang Jai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jang Jai throws a big shot that misses.
Jang Jai throws an off balance right hand
letting Maui counter with a right hand.
Jang Jai misses the shot to the body.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui tries to clinch up.
Maui moves out of range of the strikes.
Wang Jang Jai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jang Jai swings widly with a right hand
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jang Jai.
Maui ducks under a wild hook from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai swings widly with a right hand
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jang Jai throws a big shot that misses.
Jang Jai throws an overhand right that lands on Maui's shoulder, as Maui tries to avoid the shot.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maui misses the jab.
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maui tries to clinch but Jang Jai is having none of it.
Jang Jai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maui looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jang Jai misses with a jab to the body
and Maui counters by moving into the clinch.
Jang Jai breaks the clinch.
Maui lands a really nice looking cross but Jang Jai seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jang Jai is looking to counter punch.
Jang Jai slips a jab and a cross from Maui.
Maui has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Jang Jai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Jang Jai backs off Maui throws a huge counter combo but Jang Jai manages to avoid it all.
Jang Jai misses with a hook
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
Jang Jai misses with a straight left.
Maui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a right hand to the body.
Jang Jai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maui lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jang Jai, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Tevita Maui's cut even more.
A big right from Jang Jai misses.
Maui appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jang Jai.
Maui doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maui misses with a looping left.
Jang Jai misses with a straight right.
Jang Jai misses with a combination
and Maui counters with a straight right hand.
Maui looks to throw the jab but Jang Jai is out of range.
No joy there for Maui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jang Jai missing with a left hand there. Maui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maui throws a counter combo.
Maui avoids the body shot from Jang Jai.
It seemed like Maui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jang Jai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jang Jai throws a series of punches but Maui moves out of range.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jang Jai throws a right and a left that Maui avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Maui with that takedown attempt.
Maui defending well as Jang Jai loads up on a big left hand.
Jang Jai throws a big shot that misses.
Jang Jai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Jang Jai misses.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jang Jai throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Maui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jang Jai throws a body punch but Maui moves out of range.
It seemed like Maui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jang Jai swings widly with a right hand
and Maui makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 Wang Jang Jai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tevita Maui's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jang Jai misses the body punch
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
Jang Jai cracks Maui with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wang Jang Jai is winning the standup battle so far.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Jang Jai misses.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
and Maui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jang Jai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jang Jai missing with a left hand there. Maui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jang Jai.
Maui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jang Jai throws a series of punches but Maui avoids them all with ease.
Jang Jai has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui counters with a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maui moves away.
As Jang Jai backs off Maui throws a huge counter combo but Jang Jai manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai throws an overhand right that lands on Maui's shoulder, as Maui tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Maui on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jang Jai cracks Maui with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wang Jang Jai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
and Maui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maui misses with a straight right.
Maui defending well as Jang Jai loads up on a big left hand.
Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
and Maui counters with a straight right hand.
Maui works over Jang Jai's head and body with a nice combination.
Jang Jai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jang Jai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
and Maui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai throws an off balance right hand
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
Jang Jai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jang Jai throws a shot from downtown. Maui moves away and avoids it.
Jang Jai scores with a punch to the head.
The cut above Tevita Maui's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jang Jai misses the jab.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jang Jai cracks Maui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maui defending well as Jang Jai loads up on a big left hand.
Maui misses with a head kick.
Jang Jai is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maui's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Maui moves out of range as Jang Jai strikes.
Jang Jai just misses with a punch to the body.
Jang Jai throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jang Jai throws the left hand but Maui avoids the punch easily.
Jang Jai throws a body shot but no joy.
Maui staying out of range there.
Jang Jai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jang Jai lands a nice hook to Maui's body. Maui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut. Maui saw that one coming.
Maui throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem.
Jang Jai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
and Maui counters with a one-two to the body.
Jang Jai misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Maui misses.
Jang Jai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jang Jai throws a sloppy body shot
and Jang Jai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jang Jai thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maui closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jang Jai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jang Jai looks to throw the jab but Maui is out of range.
Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
and Maui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jang Jai thinking.
Maui misses with a wild combination.
Maui takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tevita Maui's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jang Jai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Wang Jang Jai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tevita Maui's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maui ducks under a wild hook from Jang Jai.
Maui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jang Jai misses with a looping right.
Jang Jai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
and Maui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jang Jai misses the body punch
and Maui counters with a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai misses with a jab to the body
and Maui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jang Jai misses with a hook
and Maui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jang Jai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Jang Jai misses.
Jang Jai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jang Jai swings for the body but Maui moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
and Jang Jai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jang Jai. Maui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Maui's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jang Jai misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Maui on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jang Jai misses with a wild body shot.
Maui throws a counter combo.
Jang Jai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maui steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jang Jai.
Maui is looking to clinch but Jang Jai is avoiding it.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jang Jai takes a swing at Maui's ribcage but misses.
Maui is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jang Jai with a body shot.
Maui slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jang Jai misses
and Maui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maui slips under a jab from Jang Jai.
Maui throws a counter combo.
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
and Jang Jai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maui looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jang Jai misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Maui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maui clobbers Jang Jai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai misses the shot to the body.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jang Jai misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jang Jai.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jang Jai connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Jang Jai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maui throws the left hand but Jang Jai avoids the punch easily.
Jang Jai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maui counters with a straight right hand.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut
and Maui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jang Jai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maui throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem.
Maui wants to clinch but Jang Jai slips to the side
enabling Jang Jai to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jang Jai misses the target.
Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
and Maui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jang Jai thinking.
Maui with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jang Jai to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Maui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jang Jai throws a lazy uppercut
and Maui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jang Jai misses with a hook to the body
and Maui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Jang Jai misses.
The fighters circling - Jang Jai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jang Jai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maui moves away.
Maui with the counter takedown but Jang Jai avoids it easily.
Jang Jai swings widly with a right hand
and Maui makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maui appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jang Jai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maui.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
enabling Maui to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevita Maui really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tevita Maui'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.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai takes a swing at Maui's ribcage but misses.
Jang Jai misses with a wild body shot.
Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
letting Maui counter with a right hand.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut. Maui saw that one coming.
Jang Jai misses with a right hand
and Maui counters with a straight right hand.
Jang Jai is rocked!
Maui rushes Jang Jai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Jang Jai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maui manages to break the clinch.
Jang Jai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maui counters with a crisp right that sends Jang Jai to the canvas! Maui follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tevita Maui!
Tevita Maui is the new heavyweight champion!
Tevita Maui thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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