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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Adamos (ranked 1263 p4p, 1515 weight class) and Xavier Dayton (ranked 161 p4p, 187 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adamos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Watch. Dayton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Da Rockwilder. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Xavier Dayton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Adamos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Dayton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dayton pushes Adamos up against the cage in a clinch.
Adamos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayton is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Dayton.
Dayton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dayton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dayton lands an elbow that stopped Adamos in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Adrian Adamos has been cut.
Adamos blocks an elbow strike from Dayton.
Adamos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dayton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adamos's brow.
Adamos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adamos blocks an uppercut.
Dayton blocks an uppercut.
Dayton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dayton breaks the clinch.
Dayton 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.
Dayton dips to his left and cracks Adamos with an uppercut!
Dayton swings for the body but Adamos moves out of range.
Dayton connects with a high kick.
Dayton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 It looks like Xavier Dayton has been cut.
Dayton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dayton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dayton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dayton connects with a nice looking jab.
Adamos is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Dayton Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Adamos is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Xavier Dayton!
A very excited looking Xavier Dayton 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kodiyak Redd (ranked 1653 p4p, 1531 weight class) and Davdio Branko (ranked 125 p4p, 118 weight class). Davdio Branko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kodiyak Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 37 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branko shoots in for a takedown but Redd shows good takedown defense.
Redd drops down looking for a counter takedown but Branko sprawls and moves away.
Branko shoots for a double leg takedown but Redd sprawls well. He's pushed Branko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Redd misses with a straight right.
Branko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Redd sprawls well. Redd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Branko gets slowly back to his feet.
Kodiyak Redd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davdio Branko.
Branko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Redd counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branko goes for a double leg but Redd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Redd continues to drive forward.
Redd 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.
Redd looking to pass the guard.
Redd won't allow Branko to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd looking to pass the guard.
Redd stopping the sweep attempt from Branko.
Branko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Redd defends it easily.
Branko is looking for a triangle but Redd pushes his legs off easily.
Branko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Branko has his foot on Redd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Redd works his way back into a safe position though.
Branko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Branko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Branko goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Redd turns into him and now he's in Branko's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Branko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Redd wants to control but Branko is keeping busy.
Branko is working for a submission of some sort.
Branko is trying for a kimura here. Redd looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Branko wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davdio Branko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hetman (ranked 1200 p4p, 1153 weight class) and Roman Dinu (ranked 147 p4p, 142 weight class). Adam Hetman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Hetman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Dinu!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hetman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hetman lands with an uppercut that bounces Dinu off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinu misses the target.
Dinu connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Adam Hetman has been cut.
Dinu misses the jab.
Hetman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dinu under the eye.
Dinu drives through and clinches with Hetman against the cage.
Hetman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dinu is looking to break free of the clinch but Hetman has double underhooks.
Dinu letting Hetman take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dinu.
A left hand lands to the body for Hetman.
Stalling in the clinch from Hetman.
Dinu's coach down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY AMSTERDAM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dinu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hetman misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinu tries a body shot but Hetman blocks it.
Hetman lands an elbow that stopped Dinu in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Roman Dinu has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hetman is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dinu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hetman tries a body shot but Dinu blocks it.
Dinu has a couple of punches blocked by Hetman.
Dinu throws an elbow but it misses.
Hetman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dinu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dinu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dinu wants to get back to striking at distance but Hetman won't allow it.
Dinu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hetman lands a shoulder strike.
Hetman taking a breather.
A short left from Hetman.
Hetman blocks the elbow strike.
Dinu breaks from the clinch.
Dinu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dinu throws the left hand but Hetman avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinu. Hetman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dinu avoids the body shot from Hetman.
Dinu connects with the punch.
Dinu lands a big right hand that sends Hetman crashing to the mat! Dinu stays standing though and waves Hetman back to his feet!
 Hetman is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hetman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Hetman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hetman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinu moves away.
Dinu throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hetman clean off his feet! He's out cold! Dinu stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Dinu!
Roman Dinu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heung Min Choi (ranked 333 p4p, 589 weight class) and Diogo Martins (ranked 34 p4p, 56 weight class). Choi comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Bruiser. Martins has chosen Monte Tiene Garabato as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heung Min Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diogo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins looks to land a combination but Choi avoids it well.
Choi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diogo Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Choi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martins finds it's way round the side to connect with Choi's head.
Choi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Choi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martins can pounce on him.
Martins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martins tries to clinch but Choi is having none of it.
Choi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Choi throws a jab but it's blocked by Martins.
A slow jab from Choi misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Choi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Choi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins scores with a nice right hand.
Martins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Choi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Choi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martins just manages to avoid it.
Martins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choi. Martins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins throws a leg kick which misses Choi's front leg but catches the back leg as Choi tries to avoid it.
Choi misses with a wild combination.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Choi circles away.
Martins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martins's coach down at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Choi misses the target.
Martins tries to counter with a clinch but Choi shakes him off and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Choi. That snapped Martins's head back.
Choi throws a body shot but no joy.
Martins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Choi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Choi counters with a quick kick to the body but Martins blocks it.
Choi throws out a loose jab but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi throws a hook to the side of Martins's head but Martins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choi misses with a few strikes there.
Choi staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Choi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Choi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins throws a hook but Choi blocks it.
Choi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Choi slips a jab and a cross from Martins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Choi counters with a straight right hand.
Martins lands with a shot to the body.
Choi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martins misses with a wild body shot.
Choi slips a jab from Martins.
As Martins backs away, Choi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Choi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Martins.
Martins throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.
Choi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martins is looking to clinch but Choi is avoiding it.
Martins misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Choi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Choi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Choi cracks Martins with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Martins falls to his knees and Choi doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heung Min Choi!
During a confident post fight interview, Heung Min Choi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Attila Hun (ranked 484 p4p, 587 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 63 p4p, 79 weight class). Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Attila Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hun throws out the jab.
Costeau punishes Hun's body with a nice straight punch.
Hun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Hun misses.
We've been told by Hun's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hun loads up on a big right hand but Costeau slips the punch.
Hun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hun looks to land a left hand but Costeau moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hun misses the target.
Costeau avoids a kick to the body.
Costeau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Costeau.
It looks like Attila Hun has been cut.
Hun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Costeau momentarily.
A big right from Hun misses.
Costeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hun.
Costeau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Hun misses.
Hun misses with an uppercut
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hun drops his hands momentarily and Costeau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Costeau slips under a jab from Hun.
Costeau throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A counter left hand to the body from Hun misses its target.
Costeau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun throws a lazy uppercut
and Costeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costeau misses with an uppercut. Hun saw that one coming.
Costeau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hun looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
Costeau jabs Hun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Costeau throws out a leg kick but Hun moves out of range and Costeau only half commits.
Costeau misses with a straight left.
Hun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Costeau lands a body shot.
Costeau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costeau.
Hun misses the jab.
Hun misses with a wild body shot.
Costeau is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
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!
Hun moves out of range of the strikes.
Hun misses with a right hand
and Costeau counters with a head kick. That will keep Hun thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hun moves away.
Hun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costeau counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau blocks a jab.
Costeau misses with a looping right.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Costeau moves out of range easily.
Costeau walks into a jab.
Costeau looks to land a left hand but Hun moved out of range nicely.
Costeau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Costeau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hun.
Hun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Costeau stuns Hun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau slips a straight right by Hun.
Hun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Costeau tries a head kick but it misses.
Hun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Costeau misses with a hook
and Hun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costeau on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costeau.
Costeau lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Hun - just one landing.
Hun avoids the body shot from Costeau.
Costeau ducks under a wild hook from Hun.
Costeau tries to bum rush Hun with a series of wild strikes but Hun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hun loads up on a big right hand but Costeau slips the punch.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hun moves away.
Hun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Costeau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Costeau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costeau keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hun.
A big right from Hun misses.
Hun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hun throws a counter high kick but Costeau was just alert enough to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costeau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Costeau throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hun moves out of range of the strikes.
Hun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costeau.
Hun takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Costeau throws a jab when Hun was well out of range.
Good shot there by Costeau.
Costeau swings for the body but Hun moves out of range.
Hun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Costeau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hun fails to land with a series of punches.
Hun misses with a right hand
and Costeau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Costeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hun takes one to the chin there.
Costeau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costeau throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hun misses with an uppercut
and Costeau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hun throws an overhand right that lands on Costeau's shoulder, as Costeau tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Costeau misses.
Costeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attila Hun's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hun throws a lazy right hand but Costeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costeau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hun throws a predictable looking body shot
and Costeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costeau jabs Hun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hun looks to land a body kick but Costeau moved away.
Costeau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costeau. Hun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costeau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hun is able to avoid easily.
Costeau moves out of range of the body kick.
Hun misses with a body kick.
Hun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hun ducks under a wild hook from Costeau.
Hun throws a body punch but Costeau moves out of range.
Costeau misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Hun.
Costeau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hun.
Costeau blocks a head kick by Hun.
Hun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costeau connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hun misses with a lunging right hand
and Costeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun swings widly with a right hand
and Costeau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Costeau throws a jab when Hun was well out of range.
Hun takes one to the side of the head.
Costeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Hun is just out of range.
Hun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Costeau digs a good body shot into Hun's ribs.
Hun misses with an uppercut. Costeau saw that one coming.
Hun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costeau avoids the head kick by Hun.
Hun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costeau moves away.
Costeau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hun misses with a head kick.
Costeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hun 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.
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!
Hun misses the jab.
Costeau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau scores with a body shot.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Costeau moves out of range easily.
Costeau darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Attila Hun's cut is getting worse.
Costeau misses with a jab to the body
and Costeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costeau lands a high kick!
Hun drops his hands momentarily and Costeau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Costeau lands a lovely overhand right.
Hun is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Costeau! Hun is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
During a confident post fight interview, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Attila Hun had this to say: 'thats bullshit'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Richard (ranked 586 p4p, 266 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 55 p4p, 28 weight class). Bruce White Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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146
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42
155
35 - 25 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
White Jr throws a low kick but Richard moves out of range easily.
White Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
so Richard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Richard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richard connects with a couple of short punches.
White Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Richard sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White Jr keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White Jr looking for a guillotine here but Richard defends easily.
Richard trying to control but White Jr is working from the bottom.
Richard lands a couple of digs.
Richard lands a couple of elbows.
White Jr controls Richard momentarily but Richard frees himself.
Richard lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White Jr's head.
Richard postures up in White Jr's guard and throws a big left but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
Richard stands up over White Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richard distracts White Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard is working White Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richard throwing strikes from guard but White Jr blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richard manages to get to full guard.
White Jr won't allow Richard to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard is looking for a triangle but White Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Richard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Richard is striking off his back. White Jr thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
White Jr stalling away here and it's allowed Richard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Richard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
White Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richard is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Richard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White Jr.
White Jr controls Richard momentarily but Richard frees himself.
White Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
White Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Richard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richard landing with the ground and pound.
Richard postures up and lands a big shot to White Jr's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Richard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
Richard attempts a counter takedown but White Jr avoids it well and moves away.
White Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richard drops down looking for a counter takedown but White Jr sprawls and moves away.
Richard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White Jr can do to turn this around?
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from White Jr does it's job there.
White Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Richard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Richard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Richard has picked White Jr up and slammed him! White Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Richard manages to pass to side control!
Richard working the ground and pound from side control.
Richard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White Jr to see if he's OK.
Richard scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr struggling a bit here.
Richard lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Richard keeps moving and retains side control.
Richard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
White Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
White Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
White Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Richard grinds an elbow into White Jr's temple.
Richard working the ground and pound from side control.
White Jr is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard wants to control but White Jr is keeping him busy.
White Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Richard is chipping away with strikes.
White Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Richard keeps moving and retains side control.
Richard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Richard lands a few punches from side control.
Richard looks up at the clock and then as White Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Richard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Richard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Richard is trying to get an arm triangle but White Jr is defending well.
White Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Richard wants to lay and pray for a moment but White Jr keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Richard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
White Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
White Jr is looking for a sweep.
Richard lands a nice forearm strike.
White Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
White Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Richard working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Richard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Richard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Richard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
White Jr throws a leg kick but Richard sees it coming and moves out of range.
White Jr jabs at Richard's body.
Richard ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
A right-left combo lands from White Jr.
White Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Richard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - White Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richard.
Richard feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
Richard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Richard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Richard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
Richard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richard blocks a leg kick.
White Jr misses with a low kick.
It looked like Richard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richard tries to counter by clinching up but White Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
White Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Richard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bruce White Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White Jr misses with a two punch combination.
White Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richard moves out of range as White Jr strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a straight right.
Richard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White Jr misses with the combination.
Richard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from White Jr.
White Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Richard tries to counter with a takedown but White Jr is quick to defend against it.
White Jr 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.
White Jr lands with a cross.
Richard avoids the body shot from White Jr.
Richard attempts a counter takedown but White Jr avoids it well and moves away.
White Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White Jr missing with a left hand there. Richard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richard moves away.
Richard ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
White Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Richard seems unphased.
White Jr misses with a hook.
Richard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Richard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richard.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richard is working for takedown but White Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Richard goes for a takedown in the clinch but White Jr prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce White Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 182 p4p, 79 weight class) and Samson Buddha (ranked 26 p4p, 12 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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39
170
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184
22 - 11 - 1 |
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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 47 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison jabs at Buddha's body.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Buddha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Buddha moves out of range.
Morrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Buddha off the cage and back into range.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Buddha counters with an outside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Buddha has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Buddha throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Buddha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Buddha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddha tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws the left hand but Buddha avoids the punch easily.
Morrison takes a swing at Buddha's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morrison lands some shots froms side control.
Buddha is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Buddha wants to control but Morrison postures up.
Morrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morrison laying and praying for a moment but Buddha takes advantage and regains half guard.
Morrison throws a strike but Buddha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Buddha keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison distracts Buddha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Buddha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Buddha blocks nicely.
Morrison stays in close to Buddha's body and controls the position.
Morrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Buddha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morrison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looking to sit in guard and control but Buddha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Buddha is stalling in the full guard.
Morrison is trying to keep Buddha in close.
Morrison pulls Buddha in close to his closed guard and prevents Buddha from doing any damage or advancing position.
Buddha trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morrison trying to control the position.
Morrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buddha.
Morrison is adopting a defensive guard.
Morrison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Buddha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buddha trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buddha preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buddha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buddha feints a counter leg kick.
Buddha lands with a straight right. Morrison didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buddha. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buddha avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Buddha slaps away a takedown attempt from Morrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Buddha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Buddha saw that one coming.
Buddha slips under a jab.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Buddha's head but Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buddha throws out a counter right but Morrison avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha throws a lazy uppercut
and Buddha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Morrison finds it's target.
Nice shot by Buddha.
Buddha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Buddha throws out a counter right but Morrison avoids it with no problem.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buddha defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buddha.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Buddha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buddha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buddha lunges at Morrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morrison's hand.
Morrison slips under a jab from Buddha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Buddha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Buddha moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Buddha. No joy for Morrison on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buddhas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Buddha stuns Morrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Buddha is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Buddha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buddha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morrison with a body shot.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buddha.
Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Buddha.
Buddha staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Buddha misses.
Buddha slips under a jab.
Buddha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buddha lands with an uppercut that bounces Morrison off the cage and back into range.
Buddha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buddha wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison digs a good hook to Buddha's body.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Buddha flicks out a counter leg kick but Morrison steps away.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Buddha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Buddha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morrison throws a body punch but Buddha moves out of range.
Buddha tries a quick counter leg kick but Morrison is wise to it.
Morrison swings for the body but Buddha moves out of range.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Buddha's head but Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha digs a good hook to Morrison's body.
Buddha scores with a body shot.
Buddha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morrison to the ground. Buddha is now in Morrison's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Buddha from controlling successfully.
Samson Buddha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buddha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buddha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samson Buddha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buddha pinned against the cage. Buddha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Buddha throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morrison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Buddha dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Buddha ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Nice cross by Morrison.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buddha misses with a looping right.
Buddha defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buddha.
Buddha slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buddha! But no joy.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morrison.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buddha. Buddha obviously looking to wear him down.
Morrison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Buddha is trying to defend but Morrison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Buddha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buddha wants to improve his position but Morrison is controlling well.
Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Buddha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Buddha keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Buddha working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Morrison trying to control but Buddha is working from the bottom.
Buddha has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buddha working a defensive guard here.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison cracks Buddha with a solid left hand.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison trying to control but Buddha is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buddha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Buddha is just out of range.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buddha throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buddha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrison.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buddha's corner calls for a 1-2. Buddha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
A victorious Frank Morrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumbu Kalambay (ranked 137 p4p, 96 weight class) and AJ Brown (ranked 21 p4p, 15 weight class). Brown has chosen Ace Hood - Undefeated as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambay !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalambay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalambay throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kalambay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kalambay looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown tries a quick counter leg kick but Kalambay is wise to it.
Kalambay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Kalambay takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Kalambay .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Kalambay throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Kalambay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalambay ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Kalambay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Kalambay instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kalambay .
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalambay has double underhooks.
Kalambay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Kalambay misses with a knee to the head.
Kalambay lands a left hand.
Brown tries to break free but Kalambay pushes him back against the cage.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Kalambay throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalambay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalambay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kalambay is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kalambay lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalambay throws a head kick that misses.
Kalambay swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalambay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalambay looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kalambay misses with a straight right.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalambay takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Kalambay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown works over Kalambay 's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Kalambay misses with a head kick.
Brown feints a counter leg kick.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Kalambay is out of range.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kalambay . That did some damage!
Kalambay misses with a straight left.
Kalambay closes the distance and clinches.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Kalambay throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown stalks Kalambay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kalambay 's face. Kalambay staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalambay avoids the body shot from Brown.
Kalambay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kalambay throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalambay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Kalambay throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Kalambay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Kalambay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Kalambay saw that one coming.
Kalambay thinks about countering with a head kick.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalambay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AJ Brown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Kalambay .
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kalambay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A big right from Brown misses.
Kalambay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalambay throws a right hand that misses
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown thows a leg kick but Kalambay checks it
and Kalambay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kalambay .
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalambay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Kalambay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalambay moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Kalambay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Kalambay . Those never looked like landing.
Kalambay backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kalambay throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalambay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalambay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kalambay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown avoids the head kick by Kalambay .
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalambay has time to react.
Kalambay blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Kalambay slips under a jab.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Kalambay misses
and Brown counters with a body kick that stops Kalambay in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Kalambay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Kalambay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a leg kick but Kalambay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kalambay throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
A cross from Brown lands.
Kalambay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Kalambay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalambay lands with a good body shot.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Kalambay throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambay misses the target.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Kalambay .
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalambay . Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalambay throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Kalambay slips a jab from Brown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Kalambay misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalambay manages to avoid it.
Kalambay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but AJ Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown misses the body punch
and Kalambay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sumbu Kalambay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalambay has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
A clash of legs there as Kalambay blocks the low kick.
Kalambay looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalambay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalambay slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalambay is looking for a counter combo.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalambay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambay missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalambay misses with a straight right.
Brown steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kalambay throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks for the body kick but Kalambay saw that one coming.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Kalambay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalambay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalambay avoids a kick to the body.
Kalambay checks a leg kick nicely.
Kalambay seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalambay just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Kalambay was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Kalambay throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kalambay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalambay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown throws a leg kick but Kalambay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kalambay is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brown.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalambay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
It looked like Kalambay was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Kalambay moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
Kalambay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Kalambay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalambay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalambay tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kalambay crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Kalambay gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Kalambay manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Kalambay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Brown swings for the body but Kalambay moves out of range.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Kalambay . Beautiful body shot.
Kalambay will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kalambay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Brown responds with a good body kick, but Kalambay manages to step out the way in time.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kalambay misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Kalambay .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalambay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Kalambay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalambay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Kalambay saw that one coming.
Kalambay tries to counter by clinching up but Brown breaks away and moves out of range.
Kalambay misses the shot to the body.
Kalambay misses with a wild body shot.
Kalambay backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sumbu Kalambay .
I think Brown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
An out of breath AJ Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda MacLeod (ranked 305 p4p, 465 weight class) and Sisu Ilmarinen (ranked 18 p4p, 25 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sisu Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacLeod throws out the jab.
MacLeod 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.
MacLeod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ilmarinen.
MacLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
Ilmarinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacLeod wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
MacLeod punishes Ilmarinen's body with a nice straight punch.
MacLeod with a hook.
It looks like Sisu Ilmarinen has been cut.
MacLeod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ilmarinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Ilmarinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacLeod doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Panda MacLeod has been cut.
A big left from MacLeod misses.
MacLeod takes one to the side of the head.
MacLeod has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ilmarinen throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilmarinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacLeod throws an off balance right hand
and Ilmarinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacLeod is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ilmarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ilmarinen throws a lazy right hand but MacLeod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ilmarinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ilmarinen throws a big shot that misses.
Ilmarinen scores with a body shot.
MacLeod connects with a jab.
MacLeod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ilmarinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ilmarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacLeod holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ilmarinen misses with a body punch.
MacLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacLeod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ilmarinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacLeod.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Ilmarinen controls his hands.
MacLeod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ilmarinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a nice shot to the body.
Ilmarinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacLeod digs a right hand into Ilmarinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ilmarinen's gas tank.
Ilmarinen looks winded!
MacLeod dodges an elbow strike from Ilmarinen.
MacLeod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacLeod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacLeod digs a right hand underneath Ilmarinen's ribcage. Ilmarinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
MacLeod tries to throw a body punch but Ilmarinen avoids it by throwing MacLeod back against the cage.
MacLeod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ilmarinen backwards.
MacLeod pulls guard effortlessly.
Ilmarinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MacLeod is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
MacLeod working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ilmarinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ilmarinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
MacLeod has his feet on Ilmarinen's thighs here. He's pushed Ilmarinen off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ilmarinen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Panda MacLeod!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lemuel Denver (ranked 31 p4p, 211 weight class) and Akimbo Spice Chai Jr (ranked 6 p4p, 31 weight class). Denver comes to the cage accompanied by Марш нової армії. Akimbo Spice Chai Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lemuel Denver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Akimbo Spice Chai Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Chai Jr.
Chai Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denver on the side of the head.
Chai Jr takes a swing at Denver's ribcage but misses.
Chai Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Denver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Akimbo Spice Chai Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Denver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chai Jr doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Akimbo Spice Chai Jr has been cut.
Chai Jr misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chai Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Denver counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chai Jr momentarily.
Denver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai Jr loads up on a big right hand but Denver slips the punch.
Denver shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Denver scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Denver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Denver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Denver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chai Jr keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai Jr trying to control but Denver postures up.
Denver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai Jr keeps working.
Denver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Denver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Denver seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chai Jr trying to control but Denver postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai Jr tries to get to full guard but Denver has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai Jr manages to get to full guard.
Chai Jr is pulling down on Denver's head to control his posture.
Denver is looking to work some ground and pound but Chai Jr has wrist control.
Denver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai Jr is keeping the position for now.
Denver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Denver forces his way into half guard.
Chai Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Denver is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chai Jr is just riding it out for now. Denver eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai Jr defending well though.
Denver is trying to control the action in half guard but Chai Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Denver landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Denver winds up and cracks Chai Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver seems to be looking for submissions.
Denver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chai Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Denver thows a huge punch but Chai Jr dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akimbo Spice Chai Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Denver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Akimbo Spice Chai Jr's cut even more.
Horrible takedown attempt by Denver or perhaps it was just good defense by Chai Jr, which made it look bad.
Chai Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai Jr misses with a hook. Denver ducked under it nicely.
Denver appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Chai Jr.
It looks like Lemuel Denver has been cut.
A big left from Chai Jr misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver catches Chai Jr napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Chai Jr to the canvas!
The cut above Akimbo Spice Chai Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Denver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai Jr can do to turn this around?
Chai Jr wants to sweep here but Denver controlling him for the moment.
Denver with a nice head shot there.
Akimbo Spice Chai Jr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Akimbo Spice Chai Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lemuel Denver!
Lemuel Denver retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Lemuel Denver thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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