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FCL 73 - Brown vs Tyson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nils Fjellstroem (ranked 4146 p4p, 2767 weight class) and Brennan Clarke (ranked 415 p4p, 316 weight class). Brennan Clarke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nils Fjellstroem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brennan Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjellstroem tries a head kick but it misses.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Brennan Clarke has been cut.
Clarke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fjellstroem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fjellstroem misses with a looping left.
Fjellstroem has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Nils Fjellstroem has been cut.
Fjellstroem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clarke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fjellstroem dodges the punch combination from Clarke.
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!
Clarke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fjellstroem connects with the punch.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick that misses.
Fjellstroem scores with a sloppy right hand. Clarke should have avoided that one.
A cross from Fjellstroem lands.
Fjellstroem scores with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Brennan Clarke's cut even more.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Fjellstroem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke blocks a head kick by Fjellstroem.
It looks like Fjellstroem has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Clarke throws a combination. Fjellstroem tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clarke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fjellstroem.
Clarke is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Clarke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fjellstroem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk. Clarke catches Fjellstroem right on the button with a cross.
Fjellstroem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clarke.
Fjellstroem was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fjellstroem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fjellstroem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fjellstroem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fjellstroem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarke scores with a hook.
Clarke wants to clinch up but Fjellstroem keeps it at a distance.
Clarke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fjellstroem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clarke scores with a hook to the body. Fjellstroem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clarke lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjellstroem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Clarke tries to clinch but Fjellstroem is having none of it.
Fjellstroem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clarke throws a shot to the body.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fjellstroem was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Clarke closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke blocks a body shot from Fjellstroem.
Fjellstroem trying to control the position but instead, Clarke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fjellstroem into the cage.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Fjellstroem avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the cage.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fjellstroem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fjellstroem tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarke doesn't manage to clinch there - Fjellstroem circles away.
Fjellstroem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clarke.
Fjellstroem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjellstroem misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fjellstroem. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarke moves into the clinch.
Fjellstroem breaks the clinch.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke cracks Fjellstroem with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clarke takes a swing at Fjellstroem's ribcage but misses.
Fjellstroem misses with an uppercut. Clarke saw that one coming.
Fjellstroem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
Clarke moves away from the strike by Fjellstroem.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke avoids the head kick by Fjellstroem.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Fjellstroem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarke lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Fjellstroem.
Clarke just misses with a punch to the body.
Fjellstroem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fjellstroem.
Clarke misses with a series of wild punches.
Fjellstroem is looking to counter punch.
Clarke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fjellstroem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fjellstroem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke lands with an overhand left.
Clarke wants to clinch.
Clarke wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke closes the distance but Fjellstroem moves to the side
and Fjellstroem counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Clarke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fjellstroem is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clarke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fjellstroem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clarke has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 Nils Fjellstroem will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fjellstroem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clarke feints a jab promting Fjellstroem to slip. Clarke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fjellstroem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fjellstroem scores with a head kick.
Fjellstroem throws a nice looking combination but Clarke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clarke moves away from the strike by Fjellstroem.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fjellstroem moves away.
As Clarke looks to move away, Fjellstroem throws a big counter combo but Clarke just gets out of the way.
Clarke closes the distance and clinches.
Fjellstroem lands with a short shot to the head.
Clarke throws a punch but it's blocked by Fjellstroem.
Clarke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fjellstroem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clarke rushes Fjellstroem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fjellstroem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fjellstroem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fjellstroem breaks the clinch.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nils Fjellstroem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Fjellstroem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick but Clarke moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjellstroem misses with a hook.
Clarke pushes Fjellstroem up against the cage in a clinch.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Clarke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fjellstroem.
Fjellstroem throws a right hand that Clarke ducks under and follows up with a left that Clarke also avoids with ease.
Clarke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fjellstroem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but Fjellstroem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Fjellstroem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clarke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fjellstroem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clarke closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Fjellstroem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
Fjellstroem throws a nice head kick!
The cut above Brennan Clarke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fjellstroem connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke clinches with his opponent.
Fjellstroem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clarke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fjellstroem seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Clarke can turn it around.
Clarke misses with a body punch.
Fjellstroem effectively controlling the action here.
Fjellstroem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fjellstroem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fjellstroem looks to land a left hand but Clarke moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clarke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clarke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fjellstroem doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fjellstroem throws out a loose jab but Clarke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clarke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fjellstroem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fjellstroem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick that misses.
Clarke throws a body punch but Fjellstroem moves out of range.
Clarke blocks a head kick by Fjellstroem.
Clarke tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is looking to clinch.
Fjellstroem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fjellstroem moves away.
Clarke digs a good hook to Fjellstroem's body.
Clarke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fjellstroem, pushing him back against the cage.
Fjellstroem is trying to maintain a safe position but Clarke gets an underhook and turns Fjellstroem into the cage.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Fjellstroem avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the cage.
Clarke gets through Fjellstroem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fjellstroem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clarke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brennan Clarke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Clarke.
Clarke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fjellstroem up against the cage.
Fjellstroem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fjellstroem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is working Fjellstroem over against the cage.
Fjellstroem is trying to force a seperation but Clarke has the dominant position.
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clarke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fjellstroem misses with a straight left.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Clarke finds it's way through Fjellstroem's defenses.
Fjellstroem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clarke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fjellstroem at a distance.
Fjellstroem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Clarke moves into the clinch successfully.
Fjellstroem being controlled against the cage.
Clarke has Fjellstroem pressed against the cage, preventing Fjellstroem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke lands an uppercut.
Clarke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brennan Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fjellstroem misses with a head kick.
Fjellstroem lands with a slapping head kick.
Clarke moves into range and clinches up with Fjellstroem.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fjellstroem rather than just go for the knockout.
Fjellstroem scores with a hook.
Fjellstroem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clarke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clarke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fjellstroem is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Clarke connects with a body shot.
Clarke lands with an overhand left.
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!
Clarke tries to clinch but Fjellstroem moves out of range.
Fjellstroem keeps the fight on the outside.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick that Clarke semi-blocks.
Brennan Clarke's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fjellstroem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clarke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nils Fjellstroem is winning the standup battle so far.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fjellstroem moves away.
Fjellstroem was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjellstroem slips under a jab.
Fjellstroem throws a poor cross that misses
and Clarke counters with a straight right hand.
Clarke takes one on the button.
Clarke closes the distance and clinches.
Fjellstroem tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Fjellstroem.
Still in the clinch, Clarke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fjellstroem misses with the head strike.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Fjellstroem controls his hands.
Clarke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fjellstroem backwards.
Fjellstroem misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Fjellstroem controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Clarke as the two fighters clinch.
Clarke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clarke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Clarke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fjellstroem prevents a body shot from Clarke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fjellstroem tries to break the clinch but Clarke is controlling the position.
A short left from Fjellstroem.
Fjellstroem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clarke's elbow.
Clarke tries a body shot but Fjellstroem blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clarke slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Fjellstroem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fjellstroem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Clarke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clarke manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Fjellstroem.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fjellstroem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fjellstroem tries to keep at a distance but Clarke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clarke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fjellstroem pushes Clarke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fjellstroem.
Clarke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clarke tries to break the clinch but Fjellstroem is controlling the position.
Fjellstroem working aggressively here.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clarke swinging wildly here.
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Clarke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Fjellstroem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke connects with a single shot there.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fjellstroem was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjellstroem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brennan Clarke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nils Fjellstroem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adan Rollins (ranked 4218 p4p, 3641 weight class) and Yilmaz Kurth (ranked 426 p4p, 389 weight class). Kurth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hail to the King. Yilmaz Kurth is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adan Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yilmaz Kurth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurth swinging wildly here.
Rollins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rollins looks for a takedown but Kurth sprawls well.
Kurth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kurth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Kurth. Those never looked like landing.
Kurth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rollins shoots for a takedown but Kurth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a left hand
and Kurth counters with a left to the body.
Rollins gets a takedown into half guard.
Kurth tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've been hearing that Rollins has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rollins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rollins controlling the action here.
Kurth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rollins'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurth keeps working.
Rollins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kurth is holding on to half guard well.
Rollins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rollins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kurth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rollins, pushing him back against the cage.
Rollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kurth's elbow.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurth.
Kurth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Kurth misses
and Rollins counters with a straight right hand.
Rollins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurth swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adan Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurth.
Rollins dives in for a single leg takedown but Kurth sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kurth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kurth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kurth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Kurth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sloppy strikes from Kurth. Those never looked like landing.
Rollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rollins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kurth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurth counters with a left and a right that stings Rollins.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yilmaz Kurth dominated that round.
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.
Kurth lands a slapping body shot.
Kurth throws a right and a left that Rollins avoids nicely.
Rollins is looking to counter punch.
Rollins shoots in looking for a takedown. Kurth tries to sprawl out of it but Rollins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kurth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rollins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rollins throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurth throws a combination. Rollins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kurth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rollins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kurth lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rollins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kurth stops Rollins from standing up.
Rollins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rollins is looking for a triangle here but Kurth uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins struggling a bit here.
Rollins tries to improve position but can't.
What's Rollins going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Rollins is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kurth decides to stand back up. Kurth steps back and let's Rollins get back to his feet.
Rollins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Kurth does no damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A combination from Kurth does no damage.
Rollins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yilmaz Kurth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rollins misses with a straight right.
Adan Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rollins back to the cage. Kurth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rollins just misses with a punch to the body.
Yilmaz Kurth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rollins throws a shot from downtown. Kurth moves away and avoids it.
Kurth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rollins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurth stuffs the takedown attempt from Rollins. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurth scores with a shot to the body.
Kurth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rollins rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurth lands a slapping body shot.
Rollins misses with a takedown
and Kurth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurth misses with a double jab.
A combination from Kurth does no damage.
Rollins missing with a left hand there. Kurth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Rollins backs off Kurth throws a huge counter combo but Rollins manages to avoid it all.
Adan Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rollins is looking to counter the offense by Kurth and move into the clinch.
Rollins throws a right hand that misses
and Kurth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kurth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kurth.
Kurth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rollins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kurth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kurth swinging wildly here.
Rollins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurth misses with a combination
and Rollins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rollins momentarily.
Rollins throws a poor cross that misses
and Kurth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurth misses with a double jab.
Rollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Kurth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kurth.
Rollins shoots and misses
and Kurth counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adan Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurth throws a right hand that Rollins ducks under and follows up with a left that Rollins also avoids with ease.
Rollins misses with a hook
enabling Kurth to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurth throws a right hand that Rollins ducks under and follows up with a left that Rollins also avoids with ease.
Yilmaz Kurth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurth lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurth lands a jab-cross combination.
Rollins misses with a hook
and Kurth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rollins misses with an uppercut
and Kurth counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yilmaz Kurth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kurth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yilmaz Kurth!
A very excited looking Yilmaz Kurth rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kremer (ranked 5145 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Bojan Lukic (ranked 485 p4p, 257 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Kremer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bojan Lukic!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kremer slips under a jab from Lukic.
Lukic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Daniel Kremer has been cut.
Kremer misses with a straight right.
Kremer misses with an uppercut
and Lukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kremer lands a glancing blow to the side of Lukic's head.
Kremer misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Lukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kremer throws a lazy uppercut
and Lukic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Kremer is rocked!
Lukic looks to land a left hand but Kremer moved out of range nicely.
Oh Kremer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kremer swings for the body but Lukic moves out of range.
Kremer seems to have got his legs back now.
Lukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Lukic does no damage.
Lukic lands with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Lukic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lukic ducks under a wild hook from Kremer.
Kremer thuds a left hand into Lukic's body.
The crowd cheers as Kremer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lukic doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kremer scores with a shot to the body.
Kremer gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lukic gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bojan Lukic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Portin Vartija (ranked 1934 p4p, 2739 weight class) and Plugger Dukes (ranked 246 p4p, 318 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Portin Vartija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Plugger Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vartija lands a big head kick that sends Dukes tumbling to the mat! Vartija takes a step backwards and waves Dukes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Plugger Dukes has been cut.
Vartija grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Dukes takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Vartija cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Portin Vartija!
Portin Vartija thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Reddick (ranked 2352 p4p, 3572 weight class) and Levi Antero (ranked 260 p4p, 375 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Reddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Antero!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antero.
Antero gets a double leg takedown into Reddick's guard.
Reddick working a defensive guard here.
Reddick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Antero is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Antero postures up in Reddick's guard and throws a big left but Reddick blocks it.
Antero lands a couple of digs.
Reddick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Antero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Antero stands up over Reddick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Antero wants to get up but he can't break Reddick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reddick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reddick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reddick looking for a guillotine here but Antero defends easily.
Antero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Antero is in close to Reddick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reddick looking for a guillotine here but Antero defends easily.
Reddick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Antero is in close to Reddick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Antero landing some decent shots from guard.
Reddick seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Antero throws a big elbow that misses.
Reddick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reddick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Antero defends well.
Antero landing with the ground and pound.
Antero working some strikes from top position.
Reddick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Antero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Antero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Antero connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Antero trying to control the position from guard on top but Reddick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reddick working for a triangle but Antero defends it easily.
Reddick has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Antero should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Reddick has tightened it up now! Antero should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jon Reddick!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onyx Outlaw (ranked 1015 p4p, 1025 weight class) and Thorrosen Lighthammer (ranked 62 p4p, 63 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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KO power |
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Onyx Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thorrosen Lighthammer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw throws a big shot that misses.
Outlaw throws a body punch but Lighthammer moves out of range.
Outlaw misses with a right hand
and Lighthammer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lighthammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Outlaw definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Outlaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lighthammer manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lighthammer! But no joy.
Lighthammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Outlaw misses with a left hand
and Lighthammer counters with a left to the body.
Lighthammer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lighthammer staying out of range there.
Outlaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lighthammer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lighthammer slips under a jab from Outlaw.
Outlaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lighthammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Outlaw.
Outlaw misses with a left hand
and Lighthammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Outlaw. Lighthammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lighthammer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lighthammer throws a shot to the body.
Outlaw throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outlaw misses with a shot to the body
and Lighthammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lighthammer with a nice cross.
Outlaw swings widly with a right hand
and Lighthammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Outlaw is breathing heavily.
Outlaw moves out of range as Lighthammer strikes.
Outlaw misses with an uppercut
and Lighthammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lighthammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lighthammer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Outlaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lighthammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lighthammer connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by Lighthammer.
It looks like Onyx Outlaw has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Outlaw misses with a jab to the body
and Lighthammer counters with a nice right hand that sends Outlaw toppling to the canvas! Outlaw scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lighthammer finish him?!
Outlaw is rocked!
Lighthammer misses with a body shot.
Lighthammer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Outlaw rather than just go for the knockout.
Outlaw misses with a right hand
and Lighthammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Outlaw misses with a body punch
and Lighthammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lighthammer lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lighthammer scores with a hook.
Outlaw misses with a hook
and Lighthammer counters with a nice right hand that sends Outlaw toppling to the canvas! Outlaw scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lighthammer finish him?!
Oh Outlaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lighthammer cracks Outlaw with a left hook right on the temple and Outlaw goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Lighthammer lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Outlaw is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thorrosen Lighthammer!
After the fight, Thorrosen Lighthammer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Miyao (ranked 1473 p4p, 1436 weight class) and Richard Castillo (ranked 133 p4p, 130 weight class). Castillo has chosen Sepultura - Attitude as his entrance music. Joao Miyao had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Insanely flexible |
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Miyao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Miyao.
Castillo lands the left hand.
Miyao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miyao scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Castillo wants to control but Miyao is keeping busy.
Castillo wants to get back to full guard.
Castillo makes his way to full guard, as Miyao worked for a kimura.
Miyao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miyao wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyao drops back, looking for a kneebar! Castillo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Castillo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Castillo!
Castillo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miyao down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Castillo crashes against the mat.
Miyao manages to get back to half guard.
Miyao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Castillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Castillo thows a huge punch but Miyao dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Castillo.
Castillo prevents Miyao from improving his position.
Castillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miyao defending well though.
Castillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miyao is positioning himself well to prevent Castillo advancing to mount.
Miyao is looking for a sweep. Castillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Miyao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyao wants to sweep but no luck.
Miyao seems keen to control Castillo's posture.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyao has control of Castillo's left arm, preventing Castillo from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miyao doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miyao takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miyao's head.
Miyao moves out of range of the leg kick from Castillo.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castillo's waist but Castillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miyao off to one side.
Castillo feints a counter leg kick.
Castillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miyao misses with a straight right.
Miyao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castillo sprawls well. Castillo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miyao gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Miyao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castillo is fending him off so far but Miyao persists. Nope, Castillo circles away and we're back to standing.
Miyao fails with a takedown attempt.
Joao Miyao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses with a head kick.
Castillo stuffs the takedown attempt from Miyao. Miyao gets slowly back to his feet.
Miyao fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Castillo scores with a head kick.
Miyao is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Miyao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castillo throws a sloppy head kick and Miyao moves out of range easily.
Miyao seems to have got his legs back now.
Miyao fails with the takedown.
Castillo cracks Miyao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Castillo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castillo.
Miyao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miyao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castillo! But no joy.
Castillo takes one to the side of the head.
Castillo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miyao.
Castillo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miyao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miyao misses with a takedown
and Castillo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miyao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Miyao seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Castillo shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Miyao is backing up but Castillo catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Miyao covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Castillo Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Castillo!
Richard Castillo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Small Fry (ranked 494 p4p, 828 weight class) and Mursk Apuro (ranked 62 p4p, 108 weight class). Mursk Apuro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Small Fry's chin.
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185
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12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Small Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mursk Apuro!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apuro cracks a nice hook into Fry's ribs.
Apuro throws out a loose jab but Fry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Apuro misses.
Apuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Apuro scores with a punch to the head.
Apuro lands an overhand right.
Apuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fry moves away.
Fry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Apuro misses with a right hand
and Fry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Apuro misses with a hook
enabling Fry to counter with a crisp jab.
Fry misses with a hook.
Apuro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apuro tries to move into range but Fry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Apuro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Apuro connects with a body shot that sends Fry's belly button to the back.
Apuro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Apuro at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Fry.
Apuro throws the left hand but Fry avoids the punch easily.
Apuro lands a lovely overhand right.
Apuro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fry can pounce on him.
Fry tries to move into range but Apuro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Apuro.
Apuro throws a right hand that misses
and Fry counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fry connects with a body shot.
Apuro throws a body shot but no joy.
Apuro looks to throw the jab but Fry is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry takes a swing at Apuro's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Apuro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Apuro lands with a cross.
Fry is rocked!
Apuro cracks Fry with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Fry tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Apuro pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Fry is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mursk Apuro!
A very excited looking Mursk Apuro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aoatea Nuku (ranked 209 p4p, 459 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 28 p4p, 69 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoatea Nuku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nuku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Velasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Velasquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nuku takes a jab right on the kisser.
Velasquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nuku backs up against the cage.
It looks like Aoatea Nuku has been cut.
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nuku moves into the clinch successfully.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch but Nuku keeps him there for the moment.
Nuku misses with some punches.
Nuku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nuku lands with a light punch inside.
Velasquez scores with a shot to the side of Nuku's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Nuku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nuku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velasquez.
Nuku misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Nuku darts in trying to clinch
and Velasquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nuku thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nuku. Velasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nuku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Nuku misses with an uppercut. Velasquez saw that one coming.
Nuku looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Velasquez lands a head kick!
Nuku throws the left hand but Velasquez avoids the punch easily.
Nuku connects with a looping right hand.
Velasquez walks into a stiff left hand from Nuku.
Nuku just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Velasquez at a distance.
A punch combination from Nuku misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Velasquez on the side of the head.
Nuku misses with a hook
and Nuku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nuku misses with a two punch combination.
Velasquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Velasquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Velasquez throws out a loose jab but Nuku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuku takes one to the side of the head.
Velasquez lands with a shot to the body.
Nuku looks to land a combination but Velasquez avoids it well.
Nuku throws a combination that misses
and Velasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nuku throws a jab but it's blocked by Velasquez.
A countering left hand to the body from Velasquez misses.
Nuku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nuku is just out of range.
Velasquez moves out of range as Nuku strikes.
Nuku lands a jab to the nose.
Nuku misses the jab.
Velasquez scores with a hook.
Nuku throws a lazy uppercut
and Velasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses.
Velasquez lands with an overhand left.
Nuku misses with a body shot.
Velasquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nuku looks to land a right hand but Velasquez moved out of range.
Nuku just misses with a punch to the body.
Nuku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velasquez throws out the jab.
Nuku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nuku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Velasquez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Nuku counter with a right hand.
Velasquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Velasquez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Velasquez throws a hook but Nuku avoids it easily.
Nuku misses with a hook. Velasquez ducked under it nicely.
Velasquez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Velasquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Velasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nuku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nuku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuku.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuku misses with an uppercut
and Velasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nuku darts in and clinches Velasquez up against the cage.
Velasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cain Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aoatea Nuku's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice jab there from Velasquez.
Nuku loads up on a big right hand but Velasquez slips the punch.
Nuku staying out of range there.
Velasquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nuku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nuku lands with an uppercut that bounces Velasquez off the cage and back into range.
Nuku thuds a left hand into Velasquez's body.
Nuku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nuku jabs Velasquez right on the nose. Velasquez blinks but takes it well.
Aoatea Nuku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nuku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuku takes the fight into the clinch.
Nuku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nuku lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuku lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nuku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velasquez.
Nuku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velasquez.
Velasquez walks into a straight right hand from Nuku.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Velasquez tries to get set, Nuku tries to push him back and clinch up but Velasquez manages to avoid the attempt.
Nuku looks to score with a jab to the body but Velasquez is just out of range.
Nuku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nuku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nuku looks to throw the jab but Velasquez is out of range.
Velasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cain Velasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws out a loose jab but Nuku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Velasquez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Velasquez throws a shot from downtown. Nuku moves away and avoids it.
Velasquez slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez lands a right hook to the body.
Nuku clinches up against the cage.
Nuku lands a right hand.
Nuku throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nuku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Velasquez tries to break free but Nuku pushes him back against the cage.
Velasquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nuku has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nuku seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Velasquez can turn it around.
Nuku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velasquez breaks from the clinch.
Nuku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Velasquez momentarily.
Nuku blocks a jab.
Nuku rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Nuku.
Nuku is trying to maintain a safe position but Velasquez gets an underhook and turns Nuku into the cage.
Aoatea Nuku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nuku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nuku has Velasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Velasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nuku lands a hook that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Nuku digs a right hand into Velasquez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velasquez's gas tank.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from Nuku.
Nuku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velasquez's elbow.
Nuku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nuku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velasquez blocks a body shot from Nuku.
Nuku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nuku digs a right hand underneath Velasquez's ribcage. Velasquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch but Nuku keeps him there for the moment.
Nuku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velasquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nuku misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Nuku.
Nuku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuku misses with a body punch.
Velasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velasquez blocking some punches.
Nuku tries a body shot but Velasquez blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Velasquez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nuku takes a swing at Velasquez's ribcage but misses.
Nuku connects with a right hand. Velasquez shakes it off.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.
Nuku scores with a jab. Velasquez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aoatea Nuku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aoatea Nuku's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Velasquez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nuku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nuku swings for the body but Velasquez moves out of range.
Good exchange - Nuku coming out on top.
Nuku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Velasquez scores with a sloppy right hand. Nuku should have avoided that one.
Nuku throws a poor cross that misses
and Velasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Velasquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nuku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nuku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Nuku rushes Velasquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nuku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velasquez's elbow.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velasquez can't break the clinch.
Velasquez breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nuku.
Nuku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Velasquez's hands.
Nuku looks to land a right hand but Velasquez moved out of range.
Velasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Nuku lands a lovely overhand right.
Velasquez slips a straight right by Nuku.
Velasquez takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Velasquez misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nuku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Velasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velasquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuku lands a head shot.
Nuku scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nuku connects with a body shot that sends Velasquez's belly button to the back.
Velasquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Velasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nuku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nuku lands a jab.
Nuku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Velasquez is fending him off so far but Nuku persists. Nope, Velasquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Nuku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Nuku throws a jab but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Nuku moves out of range of the strikes.
Nuku lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the body from Nuku misses
and Velasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nuku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velasquez's head.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Nuku.
Velasquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Velasquez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku connects with a looping right hand.
Velasquez blocks a jab.
Velasquez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nuku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nuku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nuku avoids the head kick by Velasquez.
Velasquez scores with a jab.
Velasquez moves out of range as Nuku strikes.
Velasquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nuku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velasquez.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nuku moves away.
Nuku works over Velasquez's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuku throws a hook but Velasquez blocks it.
Nuku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nuku lands a right hand.
Velasquez breaks from the clinch.
Nuku cracks Velasquez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Velasquez blocks a jab.
Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nuku.
Nuku throws a jab but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nuku with a body shot.
Nuku lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuku looks to score with a jab to the body but Velasquez is just out of range.
Velasquez dodges the punch combination from Nuku.
Velasquez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nuku with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aoatea Nuku clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aoatea Nuku's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Velasquez walks into a straight right hand from Nuku.
Velasquez moves forwards but Nuku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Nuku.
Nuku throws a shot to the body.
Velasquez misses with a left hand
and Velasquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nuku tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nuku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuku scores with a shoulder strike.
Velasquez throws an elbow that misses.
Velasquez breaks the clinch.
Nuku throws out a loose jab but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Velasquez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuku misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Velasquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Velasquez.
Nuku swings widly with a right hand
and Velasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nuku throws an overhand right that lands on Velasquez's shoulder, as Velasquez tries to avoid the shot.
Nuku cracks Velasquez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nuku slips under a jab from Velasquez.
Nuku throws a series of punches but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nuku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nuku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nuku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nuku defending well as Velasquez loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nuku misses with an uppercut. Velasquez saw that one coming.
Velasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nuku rushes Velasquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Velasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nuku walks into a stiff left hand from Velasquez.
Nuku lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Velasquez.
Nuku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nuku cracks Velasquez with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Velasquez. That snapped Nuku's head back.
Nuku staying out of range there.
Velasquez loads up on a big right hand but Nuku slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku looks to throw the jab but Velasquez is out of range.
Velasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Nuku's shoulder, as Nuku tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Nuku misses.
Nuku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nuku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Velasquez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nuku clinches with his opponent.
Nuku misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nuku fails to land.
Nuku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuku lands with a right to the head.
Nuku swings wildly with an uppercut but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Velasquez.
Velasquez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Velasquez blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Nuku.
Velasquez pushes Nuku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Nuku won't allow it.
Nuku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velasquezs head.
Velasquez wants to break free but Nuku has control.
Nuku misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuku misses with the head strike.
Nuku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Velasquez.
Nuku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nuku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuku has a couple of punches blocked by Velasquez.
Nuku lands with a left to the head.
Velasquez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aoatea Nuku had his way with Cain Velasquez in that round.
The cut man is working on Aoatea Nuku'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. This is the final round!
Nuku throws a body punch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Velasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Nuku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Velasquez lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Nuku.
Nuku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Velasquez misses the target.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but Nuku avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Velasquez on the side of the head.
Nuku goes for a double leg but Velasquez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Velasquez continues to drive forward.
Velasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuku's elbow.
Nuku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Nuku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Velasquez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velasquez's elbow.
Nuku lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Nuku.
Nuku is working Velasquez over against the cage.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from Nuku.
Nuku misses with a body punch.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Nuku is controlling him.
Nuku misses with a punch to the body.
Nuku working aggressively here.
Nuku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velasquez gets through Nuku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nuku.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velasquez manages to break the clinch.
Nuku wants to clinch up but Velasquez keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Velasquez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nuku throws an overhand right that lands on Velasquez's shoulder, as Velasquez tries to avoid the shot.
Nuku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nuku lands a lovely overhand right.
Nuku misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Nuku misses the target.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the head.
Velasquez misses with an uppercut
and Nuku counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuku throws a looping overhand right but Velasquez ducks down to avoid it.
Velasquez moves out of range as Nuku strikes.
Velasquez throws a shot from downtown. Nuku moves away and avoids it.
Nuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuku misses the shot to the body.
Velasquez looks to throw the jab but Nuku is out of range.
Velasquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nuku connects with the punch.
Velasquez avoids the body shot from Nuku.
Nuku scores with a jab to the head.
Velasquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Velasquez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nuku scores with a jab to the body.
Nuku is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Velasquez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nuku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nuku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Velasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuku lands a body shot.
Velasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Nuku misses.
Nuku throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Velasquez counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velasquez. Nuku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nuku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velasquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoatea Nuku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nuku cracks Velasquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nuku lands a jab to Velasquez's midsection.
Nuku throws a lazy right hand but Velasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nuku lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Velasquez throws a looping overhand right but Nuku ducks down to avoid it.
Cain Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nuku just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoatea Nuku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nuku has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoatea Nuku!
Aoatea Nuku retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Aoatea Nuku 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brown (ranked 416 p4p, 354 weight class) and Mick Tyson (ranked 59 p4p, 50 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Gloom, Doom, Heartache and Whiskey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown is looking to clinch.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
As Tyson looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Tyson just gets out of the way.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyson's head.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Tyson misses.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Tyson gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown is trying to drag Tyson to the mat but Tyson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tyson.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brown seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tyson can turn it around.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyson trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocking some punches.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyson into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants a takedown.
Tyson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown misses with some punches.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Brown turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mick Tyson 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.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown fails to pull guard.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyson slips under a jab from Brown.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
A jab from Brown misses.
Tyson wants to counter with a clinch but Brown pushes him away.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyson tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Mick Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyson momentarily.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyson throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Tyson scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyson as Brown tries to tie him up.
A short left from Tyson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown tries to pull guard but Tyson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tyson effectively controlling the action here.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Tyson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown letting Tyson take a breather here.
Mick Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Brown is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mick Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Tyson throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Tyson slips a jab from Brown.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mick Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown gets the takedown into side control.
Tyson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Tyson misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Tyson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Tyson scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Tyson moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Tyson tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown rushes Tyson and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Brown has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tyson is trying to keep an underhook but Brown manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyson tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Tyson is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tyson trying to control but Brown postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyson is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Tyson throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson'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.
Brown blocks a punch 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 Frank Brown did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Tyson tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson lands a head shot.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson slips a jab from Brown.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Tyson drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown catches Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyson punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Tyson lands with an overhand left.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyson after a bit of a struggle.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown can't get the takedown.
Tyson'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.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyson lands an uppercut.
A short left from Brown.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Tyson misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown is trying to trip Tyson. He has hold of a leg but Tyson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brown persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tyson has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Tyson kicks Brown off and gets to his feet.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mick Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Frank Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tyson is trying to keep an underhook but Brown manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tyson is in trouble now - Brown has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Brown extends the arm and Tyson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Brown!
Frank Brown retains his light heavyweight title!
Frank Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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