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GAMMA#1194 Graves v Adams PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bolleke (ranked 1426 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Gellir Signarsson (ranked 179 p4p, 181 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bolleke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RGP - DANG DIGGI BANG. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oscar Bolleke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gellir Signarsson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Signarsson blocks a jab.
Signarsson misses the jab.
Signarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bolleke slips under a jab.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Signarsson moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
Signarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bolleke scores with a jab. Signarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Signarsson misses the jab.
Bolleke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bolleke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Signarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Bolleke misses.
Signarsson defending well as Bolleke loads up on a big left hand.
Signarsson takes a swing at Bolleke's ribcage but misses.
Bolleke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice body punch from Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut. Signarsson saw that one coming.
Bolleke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Signarsson.
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!
Bolleke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Signarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Signarsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolleke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolleke is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Signarsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Signarsson.
Signarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Signarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Signarsson loads up on a big right hand but Bolleke slips the punch.
Signarsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bolleke clinches.
Signarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolleke is looking for a takedown.
Signarsson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolleke lands a hook that snaps the head of Signarsson backwards.
Signarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolleke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Signarsson.
Signarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bolleke has time to react.
Signarsson lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Signarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Signarsson cracks Bolleke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Signarsson throws a lazy right hand but Bolleke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Signarsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Signarsson.
Signarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Signarsson slips under a jab from Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with a body shot.
Signarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Bolleke's shoulder, as Bolleke tries to avoid the shot.
Signarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Signarsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolleke circles away quickly and effectively.
Signarsson throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Signarsson.
Signarsson 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.
Signarsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolleke's head backwards.
Bolleke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Signarsson connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Signarsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
Signarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolleke.
Bolleke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bolleke rushes Signarsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bolleke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Signarsson stalling in the clinch but Bolleke improves position.
Signarsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Signarsson.
Signarsson breaks from the clinch.
Signarsson takes a swing at Bolleke's ribcage but misses.
Signarsson throws a hook but Bolleke avoids it easily.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Signarsson sprawls and moves away.
Signarsson throws a shot from downtown. Bolleke moves away and avoids it.
Bolleke lands a really nice looking cross but Signarsson seems unphased.
Bolleke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Signarsson.
Bolleke throws an overhand right that lands on Signarsson's shoulder, as Signarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Signarsson swings for the body but Bolleke moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Signarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Signarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolleke lands with an overhand left.
Bolleke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Signarsson throws the left hand but Bolleke avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Signarsson.
Bolleke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Signarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Signarsson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bolleke counter with a right hand.
Signarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
Bolleke connects with a body shot that sends Signarsson's belly button to the back.
Bolleke gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolleke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Signarsson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bolleke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Signarsson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gellir Signarsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bolleke blocks a leg kick.
Signarsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Signarsson misses with a looping right.
Bolleke misses with a body shot
and Signarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Signarsson misses with an uppercut. Bolleke saw that one coming.
Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Signarsson.
Gellir Signarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolleke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolleke throws a hook but Signarsson avoids it easily.
Bolleke defending well as Signarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Bolleke throws a looping overhand right but Signarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Bolleke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Signarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Signarsson throws a lazy right hand but Bolleke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Signarsson misses with a looping left.
Signarsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Signarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Signarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
A little jabbing left from Signarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bolleke instigates a clinch.
Bolleke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Signarssons head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Signarsson is pressed up against the cage. Bolleke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Signarsson down to the mat. Signarsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gellir Signarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Signarsson misses with a double jab.
Signarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Bolleke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Bolleke misses its target.
Signarsson defending well as Bolleke loads up on a big left hand.
Signarsson ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
Signarsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Signarsson throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Signarsson under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Signarsson misses the target.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Signarsson is just out of range.
Signarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Signarsson misses with the combination.
Bolleke slips a jab from Signarsson.
Signarsson misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Signarsson misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke misses with a body shot
and Signarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Signarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolleke feinted with a counter takedown.
Signarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bolleke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bolleke looks to land a left hand but Signarsson moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bolleke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bolleke misses with a looping right.
Bolleke slips under a jab.
Bolleke takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Signarsson misses its intended target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Signarsson.
Signarsson throws the left hand but Bolleke avoids the punch easily.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolleke misses with a wild body shot.
Signarsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bolleke slips under a jab.
Bolleke attempts a counter takedown but Signarsson avoids it well and moves away.
Signarsson misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Signarsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bolleke is trying to ground and pound but Signarsson uses the momentary lack of control by Bolleke to regain half guard.
Bolleke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Bolleke.
Bolleke controlling the pace.
Bolleke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bolleke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Signarsson wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oscar Bolleke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Signarsson is trying to stand up here but Bolleke is controlling him well.
Bolleke trying to control from half guard but Signarsson is working away.
Bolleke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Signarsson tries to kick Bolleke off but Bolleke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bolleke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Signarsson!
Signarsson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bolleke punching from mount but Signarsson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oscar Bolleke will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bolleke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Signarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolleke in his tracks.
Signarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolleke.
Signarsson misses with a left hand
and Bolleke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Signarsson misses with a straight right.
Bolleke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bolleke looks to land a right hand but Signarsson moved out of range.
Signarsson throws a hook to the side of Bolleke's head but Bolleke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Signarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Signarsson looks to throw the jab but Bolleke is out of range.
Signarsson misses with a left hand
and Bolleke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bolleke shoots in but Signarsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Signarsson has time to react.
Signarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Signarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolleke.
Signarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Signarsson misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Signarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Signarsson is stalling here.
Bolleke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Signarsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Signarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolleke backwards.
Signarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Signarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolleke tries to throw a body punch but Signarsson avoids it by throwing Bolleke back against the cage.
Signarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolleke throws a lazy right hand but Signarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolleke moves out of range as Signarsson strikes.
Bolleke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Signarsson lands with a nice combination. Bolleke backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Signarsson misses with an uppercut
and Bolleke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Signarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Signarsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolleke lands with a hook. Signarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Signarsson misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Signarsson misses.
Signarsson swings for the body but Bolleke moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Signarsson. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Signarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Signarsson misses the shot to the body.
Signarsson throws a hook but Bolleke blocks it.
Bolleke looking to score a takedown here. Signarsson is defending well but Bolleke drives through and ends up in Signarsson's guard.
Signarsson wants to stand but Bolleke is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke looking to pass the guard.
Bolleke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Signarsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Bolleke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Signarsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolleke.
Bolleke tries to pass to full mount but Signarsson defends it.
Signarsson is refusing to be controlled, as Bolleke sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Signarsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolleke.
Bolleke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Signarsson pushes Bolleke off and gets back to his feet.
Bolleke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolleke throws a hook but Signarsson avoids it easily.
Bolleke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Signarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Signarsson misses.
Bolleke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Signarsson lands with a straight right. Bolleke didn't see that one coming.
Signarsson connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gellir Signarsson.
I think Signarsson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gellir Signarsson!
Gellir Signarsson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between FanDan Django (ranked 755 p4p, 855 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 102 p4p, 117 weight class). Tong Panong has chosen Tetris Song as his entrance music. FanDan Django could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marc Tong Panong's chin.
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, FanDan Django!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tong Panong has Django up against the cage in a clinch.
Django pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tong Panong wants to clinch but Django slips to the side
and Django cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Django looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tong Panong wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong misses with a takedown attempt
and Django counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tong Panong thinking.
Tong Panong shoots in and drives through. Django sprawls well.
Django is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong shoots for a takedown but Django saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Django was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
FanDan Django has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Tong Panong.
Tong Panong looks for a takedown but Django sprawls well.
Django plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Marc Tong Panong has been cut.
Tong Panong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Django makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Django moves out of range.
Django appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong misses with a double jab
and Django counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Django clobbers Tong Panong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Django moves away
and Django counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up but Django circles away and keeps his distance.
Django was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marc Tong Panong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Django keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong tries to clinch there but Django circles away.
It looked like Django wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tong Panong fails with the takedown.
Django was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tong Panong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Django misses with a wild combination.
Tong Panong tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong is looking to clinch but Django is avoiding it.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up but Django circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Django wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Django swats away the attempt to clinch by Tong Panong.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Django swats away the attempt to clinch by Tong Panong.
An attempted straight right counter from Django misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
FanDan Django dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marc Tong Panong'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.
Tong Panong fails with a takedown attempt.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Django counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up but Django circles away and keeps his distance.
Django was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tong Panong shoots and misses
and Django counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong throws a hook but Django avoids it easily.
It looked like Django wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tong Panong gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong is working for a kimura but Django is defending it quite comfortably.
Tong Panong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Django is looking for a sweep. Tong Panong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tong Panong seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tong Panong wants to pass to mount but Django is defending the position.
Tong Panong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Django has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tong Panong is keen to just control but Django is a slippery customer.
Tong Panong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tong Panong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Django is just riding it out for now. Tong Panong eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Django defends it well.
Django is refusing to be controlled, as Tong Panong sits in half guard.
Tong Panong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Django sees it coming and defends easily.
Tong Panong is trying for a kimura here. Django looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tong Panong wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marc Tong Panong!
Marc Tong Panong bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holdin MyCock (ranked 750 p4p, 269 weight class) and Anthony Jones (ranked 103 p4p, 41 weight class). Anthony Jones 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holdin MyCock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
MyCock misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a nice right hand that sends MyCock toppling to the canvas! MyCock scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jones finish him?!
 MyCock is rocked!
MyCock throws a leg kick that misses.
MyCock throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones scores with a hook to the body. MyCock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MyCock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MyCock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
MyCock misses with a straight left.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MyCock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MyCock throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
MyCock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. MyCock really felt that one!
MyCock looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
MyCock throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. MyCock moves away and avoids it.
MyCock dodges the punch combination from Jones.
MyCock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MyCock ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
It looked like MyCock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MyCock lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MyCock checks a leg kick nicely.
MyCock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and MyCock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MyCock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
MyCock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and MyCock makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
MyCock with the inside leg kick.
MyCock avoids a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and MyCock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MyCock throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
MyCock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by MyCock. Beautiful body shot.
MyCock tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones throws out a counter right but MyCock avoids it with no problem.
MyCock throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a head kick but MyCock moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a hook but MyCock avoids it easily.
MyCock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones lands a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. MyCock shrugs it off though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MyCock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from MyCock.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MyCock is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones jabs MyCock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MyCock tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind MyCock 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to slow MyCock down with leg kicks.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and MyCock counters with a nice uppercut.
MyCock throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but MyCock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and MyCock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses MyCock's sensitive parts.
MyCock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones looks to land a combination but MyCock avoids it well.
It appears MyCock was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether MyCock might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
MyCock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MyCock tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
MyCock tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a crisp right hand that drops MyCock! Jones lets MyCock back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh MyCock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MyCock tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens MyCock up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Jones from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw MyCock's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Jones!
In defeat, Holdin MyCock stepped up to the mic, saying 'You Stopped Holdin MyCock!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafthor Kruger (ranked 278 p4p, 257 weight class) and Mordor Mettovaara (ranked 43 p4p, 38 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Right On- Showcore. Hafthor Kruger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mordor Mettovaara's chin.
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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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Hafthor Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordor Mettovaara!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Kruger.
Mettovaara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kruger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mettovaara misses the target.
Kruger thows a leg kick but Mettovaara checks it
letting Mettovaara counter with a right hand.
Kruger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Kruger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruger missing with a left hand there. Mettovaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mettovaara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mettovaara moves away.
Kruger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mettovaara walks into a jab.
A shot to the liver by Kruger. Beautiful body shot.
Kruger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mettovaara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruger misses with a wild combination.
Mettovaara slips under a jab from Kruger.
A little jabbing left from Mettovaara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mettovaara staying out of range there.
Kruger tries to score with a low kick but Mettovaara moves his leg out of the way.
Kruger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mettovaara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettovaara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mettovaara. That's going to slow Kruger down.
Mettovaara throws a right and a left that Kruger avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Mettovaara.
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
Mettovaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruger.
Kruger thuds a left hand into Mettovaara's body.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara throws a hook to the side of Kruger's head but Kruger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruger wants to slow Mettovaara down by chopping away at his legs.
Kruger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mettovaara misses with an uppercut.
Mettovaara moves into the clinch successfully.
Kruger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mettovaara has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Kruger misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kruger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mettovaara's brow.
Mettovaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.
Mettovaara blocking some punches.
Mettovaara lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mettovaara.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Mettovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger can't break the clinch.
Kruger misses with the head strike.
A short right from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kruger breaks from the clinch.
Mettovaara missing with a left hand there. Kruger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kruger lunges at Mettovaara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mettovaara's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
Kruger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Mettovaara is just out of range.
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
Mettovaara loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kruger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mettovaara if he has to take too many more of those.
Kruger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mettovaara's head.
Mettovaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Mettovaara moved out of range nicely.
Mettovaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
Mettovaara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger lands a nice looking body kick.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mettovaara.
Mettovaara misses with a few strikes there.
Mettovaara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mettovaara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruger cracks Mettovaara with an open hand slap.
Mettovaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kruger.
Mettovaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mettovaara scores with a nice head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kruger checks a leg kick.
Kruger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mettovaara scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger misses with a looping left.
Mettovaara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mettovaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Kruger.
Kruger walks into a stiff left hand from Mettovaara.
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 Hafthor Kruger will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mettovaara 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.
Mettovaara scores with a one two! Kruger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mettovaara blocks a jab.
Mettovaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Kruger.
Kruger throws a lazy head kick
and Mettovaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mettovaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Mettovaara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Mettovaara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mettovaara scores with a head kick. Kruger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mettovaara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kruger lands a leg kick that knocks Mettovaara off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mettovaara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kruger lands a head kick!
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mettovaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
Kruger needs to keep his hands up - Mettovaara had a free shot at his head there.
Mettovaara defending well as Kruger loads up on a big left hand.
Mettovaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Mettovaara 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.
Kruger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mettovaara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mettovaara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mettovaara lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Mettovaara.
Kruger throws a hook but Mettovaara avoids it easily.
Kruger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kruger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mettovaara misses with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger takes a swing at Mettovaara's ribcage but misses.
Mettovaara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mettovaara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Mettovaara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mettovaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger throws out the jab.
Mettovaara is looking for the big counter here.
Kruger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kruger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mettovaara in his tracks.
Kruger moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruger looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kruger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kruger moves out of range as Mettovaara strikes.
Mettovaara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mettovaara blocks a low kick nicely.
Mordor Mettovaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick from Mettovaara, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruger digs a good hook to Mettovaara's body.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses
and Kruger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mettovaara.
Nice straight punches there by Mettovaara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mettovaara.
Kruger lands a nice hook to Mettovaara's body. Mettovaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a push kick but Mettovaara slaps the foot to one side.
Mettovaara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mettovaara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mettovaara lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruger's head.
Mettovaara scores with a punch to the head.
Kruger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mettovaara is able to avoid easily.
Mettovaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruger.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Mettovaara avoids a kick to the body.
Mettovaara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mettovaara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kruger to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Kruger.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Mettovaara avoids them all with ease.
Kruger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mettovaara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mettovaara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Mettovaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kruger misses the jab.
Nice shot by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara slips a jab and a cross from Kruger.
Kruger throws a sloppy head kick and Mettovaara moves out of range easily.
Jab by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara tests Kruger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Mettovaara throws a jab when Kruger was well out of range.
Mettovaara missing with a left hand there. Kruger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mettovaara circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mettovaara.
Kruger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mettovaara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mettovaara.
 It looks like Hafthor Kruger has been cut.
Kruger 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mordor Mettovaara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hafthor Kruger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mettovaara drives through and clinches with Kruger against the cage.
Mettovaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruger wants to get back to striking at distance but Mettovaara won't allow it.
Kruger wants to break free but Mettovaara has control.
Mettovaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mettovaara.
Kruger blocks an uppercut.
Mettovaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
Kruger takes a shot to the head.
Kruger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mettovaara lands a left hand.
Mettovaara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mettovaara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Mettovaara.
Kruger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mettovaara is defending well for now.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger tries to land a knee to the head but Mettovaara blocks with his arms.
Kruger is leaning against Mettovaara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mettovaara avoiding damage as Kruger throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger blocks a body shot from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mettovaara working aggressively here.
Mettovaara is leaning against Kruger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kruger lands an uppercut.
Mettovaara misses with the head strike.
Mettovaara lands with a left to the head.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Mettovaara avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Mettovaara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Mettovaara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kruger to keep the fight standing.
Kruger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Mettovaara.
Kruger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Mettovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mettovaara's elbow.
Mettovaara keeps control of Kruger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kruger tries to circle away but Mettovaara has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Kruger tries to land a knee to the head but Mettovaara blocks with his arms.
Mordor Mettovaara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Mettovaara.
Mettovaara avoids the elbow strike from Kruger, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger wants to break free but Mettovaara has control.
Mettovaara prevents Kruger from breaking the clinch.
Mettovaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mettovaara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruger taking a breather.
Mettovaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kruger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mettovaara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kruger's efforts to push away.
Mettovaara breaks the clinch.
Kruger misses the jab.
Mettovaara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mettovaara throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Kruger lands.
Kruger misses with a straight left.
Mettovaara unleashes a big counter combination but Kruger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kruger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mettovaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mettovaara stuns Kruger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kruger slips under a jab.
Mettovaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Mettovaara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mettovaara lands with an uppercut that bounces Kruger off the cage and back into range.
Nice jab there from Kruger.
Mettovaara checks a leg kick.
Mettovaara misses with the combination.
Mettovaara checks the leg kick.
Mettovaara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mettovaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger walks into a left hand.
Mettovaara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruger on the side of the head.
Mettovaara tries to clinch up.
Mettovaara darts in and clinches Kruger up against the cage.
Kruger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Mettovaara.
Kruger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses
and Mettovaara counters with a head kick. That will keep Kruger thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mettovaara misses with the combination.
Mettovaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Kruger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mettovaara blocks a head kick by Kruger.
Mettovaara is looking to chop away at Kruger's legs.
Kruger is looking to counter punch.
Kruger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kruger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordor Mettovaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mettovaara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mordor Mettovaara!
Mordor Mettovaara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Benandonner (ranked 449 p4p, 552 weight class) and Walter Gun (ranked 25 p4p, 34 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giant Benandonner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Gun!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun scores with a body shot.
Gun moves forwards but Benandonner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benandonner throws a good cross that connects.
Gun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benandonner.
Gun moves out of range as Benandonner throws a body kick.
Gun throws out a counter right but Benandonner avoids it with no problem.
Benandonner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Gun coming out on top.
Benandonner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gun was well out of range. Poor timing from Benandonner.
Gun throws a jab but it's blocked by Benandonner.
Gun fails to land with a series of punches.
Benandonner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gun is looking to clinch.
Gun changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benandonner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benandonner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benandonner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benandonner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun misses the body punch
and Gun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benandonner finds it's way round the side to connect with Gun's head.
Benandonner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Benandonner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benandonner connects with an inside leg kick.
Gun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benandonner finds it's way round the side to connect with Gun's head.
Gun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benandonner manages to avoid it.
Gun misses with a looping right.
Benandonner throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
Benandonner throws a shot to the body.
Gun lands with a nice body punch.
Benandonner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gun lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Benandonner.
Benandonner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gun counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner is looking to chop away at Gun's legs.
Gun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benandonner throws a looping overhand right but Gun ducks down to avoid it.
Benandonner connects with a high kick.
Gun 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.
Benandonner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benandonner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benandonner misses the shot to the body.
Gun let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benandonner at a distance.
Benandonner is breathing heavily.
Benandonner throws a hook to the side of Gun's head but Gun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benandonner throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gun misses the body punch
and Benandonner counters with a low kick, right behind Gun 's knee.
Gun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benandonner manages to avoid it.
Benandonner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benandonner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benandonner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.
Gun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benandonner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.
Benandonner throws a good cross that connects.
Gun throws a looping overhand right but Benandonner ducks down to avoid it.
Benandonner's corner calls for a 1-2. Benandonner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benandonner misses with a left hand
and Benandonner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gun throws a hook but Benandonner blocks it.
Benandonner looks to land a body kick but Gun moved away.
Gun stuns Benandonner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benandonner connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Giant Benandonner has been cut.
Gun blocks a head kick by Benandonner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benandonner.
Benandonner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gun lands a right hook to the body.
Gun lands a really nice looking cross but Benandonner seems unphased.
Gun drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Benandonner right on the button. Benandonner goes down! Gun follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gun gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Gun!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randal Clappertron (ranked 273 p4p, 263 weight class) and Thunda Punch (ranked 15 p4p, 14 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Clappertron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thunda Punch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch throws a head kick but Clappertron moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Clappertron on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clappertron misses with a hook. Punch ducked under it nicely.
Clappertron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clappertron gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Punch.
Clappertron just misses with a punch to the body.
Clappertron slips under a jab from Punch.
Clappertron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Punch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Clappertron misses with an uppercut.
Clappertron misses with a lunging right hand
and Punch counters with a low kick, right behind Clappertron 's knee.
Clappertron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punch.
Punch throws a leg kick but Clappertron checks it.
A left lands for Clappertron.
It looks like Thunda Punch has been cut.
Clappertron has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punch looks to land a left hand but Clappertron moved out of range nicely.
Randal Clappertron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Punch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clappertron moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clappertron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clappertron misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch tries a head kick but it misses.
Punch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Punch misses with an uppercut.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clappertron looks to score with a jab to the body but Punch is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Punch.
Nice body punch from Clappertron.
Clappertron lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clappertron ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Punch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Clappertron misses the target.
Punch blocks a leg kick.
Punch feints a counter leg kick.
Clappertron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clappertron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clappertron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Punch gets a clinch.
Punch gets through Clappertron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clappertron's efforts to push away.
Punch tries a body shot but Clappertron blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clappertron wants to break free but Punch has control.
Punch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Punch misses with some punches.
Clappertron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Punch swings wildly with an uppercut but Clappertron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Punch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clappertron is looking to break free of the clinch but Punch has double underhooks.
Punch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punch has Clappertron pressed against the cage, preventing Clappertron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Punch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clappertron's efforts to push away.
Clappertron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch keeps control of Clappertron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Punch.
Clappertron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clappertron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clappertron fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Punch checks it well.
Clappertron misses with a lunging right hand
and Punch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clappertron scores with a jab to the head.
Punch staying out of range there.
Clappertron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punch.
Punch moves out of range as Clappertron throws a body kick.
Clappertron throws a hook but Punch avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Clappertron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clappertron lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Clappertron on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clappertron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Punch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clappertron manages to avoid it.
Clappertron's corner calls for a 1-2. Clappertron obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clappertron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.
Punch throws a lazy right hand but Clappertron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clappertron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Punch throws a lazy right hand but Clappertron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clappertron throws a head kick but Punch moves out of range.
Punch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clappertron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Punch.
Clappertron walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Punch drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Clappertron swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Punch's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randal Clappertron!
In his post fight interview, Randal Clappertron started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 114 p4p, 223 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 14 p4p, 36 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCarthy.
Jab, jab by McCarthy - just one landing.
A cross from Yamasaki lands.
Yamasaki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCarthy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McCarthy is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
McCarthy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yamasaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yamasaki is working McCarthy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yamasaki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarthy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
My spies in The Nomura Dojo inform me that McCarthy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McCarthy is thwarting Yamasaki's attempts to control the position.
McCarthy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Yamasaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Yamasaki controlling the position well.
Yamasaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yamasaki has his foot on McCarthy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCarthy works his way back into a safe position though.
McCarthy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yamasaki wants to sweep but no luck.
McCarthy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamasaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McCarthy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yamasaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamasaki, not yet.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamasaki is on top in guard.
McCarthy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamasaki tries to free his leg and advance position but McCarthy is retaining full guard.
McCarthy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamasaki manages to get himself to full guard.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamasaki seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Yamasaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yamasaki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yamasaki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCarthy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yamasaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCarthy has managed to get both his arms back between Yamasaki's legs - danger averted.
McCarthy looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Yamasaki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamasaki manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from McCarthy as Yamasaki shoots in.
Yamasaki connects with a right hand. McCarthy shakes it off.
Yamasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.
Yamasaki takes a swing at McCarthy's ribcage but misses.
Yamasaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCarthy sprawls well initially but Yamasaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McCarthy wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yamasaki wants to pass the guard but McCarthy is defending well.
McCarthy wants to control but Yamasaki passes into side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McCarthy defends it well.
McCarthy wants to get back to full guard but Yamasaki has passed into side control.
A control attempt from McCarthy but he's now mounted!
McCarthy tries to lock up and control but Yamasaki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCarthy tries to reverse the position but Yamasaki maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yamasaki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McCarthy gets back to half guard.
Yamasaki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McCarthy!
Yamasaki is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But McCarthy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from McCarthy!
Yamasaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamasaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCarthy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yamasaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCarthy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yamasaki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but McCarthy is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
McCarthy controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamasaki tries to lock up and control but McCarthy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCarthy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yamasaki tries to lock up and control but McCarthy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki tries to reverse the position but McCarthy maintains control.
McCarthy controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that McCarthy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yamasaki is working to get back to half guard.
Yamasaki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamasaki tries to roll over but McCarthy keeps him under control.
Yamasaki trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Katsu Yamasaki will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Cormac McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCarthy cracks Yamasaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yamasaki throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a big shot that misses.
Yamasaki attempts a counter takedown but McCarthy avoids it well and moves away.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamasaki attempts a counter takedown but McCarthy avoids it well and moves away.
McCarthy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamasaki tries for a takedown but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Yamasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamasaki.
McCarthy slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCarthy circles away.
Yamasaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McCarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamasaki.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamasaki.
McCarthy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yamasaki lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamasaki is just out of range.
Yamasaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McCarthy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamasaki's head backwards.
Yamasaki moves out of range as McCarthy strikes.
Yamasaki instigates a clinch.
McCarthy taking a breather.
McCarthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamasaki backwards.
McCarthy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy throws a series of punches but Yamasaki moves out of range.
Yamasaki loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
McCarthy misses with a hook.
McCarthy swings for the body but Yamasaki moves out of range.
Yamasaki misses with a takedown attempt
and McCarthy counters with a left and a right that stings Yamasaki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsu Yamasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamasaki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCarthy defends well and Yamasaki ends up having to push McCarthy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamasaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamasaki tries to pull guard but McCarthy holds him up against the cage and eventually Yamasaki drops back down to his feet.
Yamasaki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McCarthy trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
McCarthy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCarthy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamasaki seems keen to control McCarthy's posture.
Yamasaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCarthy is aware though and is defending well.
Yamasaki controls McCarthy momentarily but McCarthy frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCarthy distracts Yamasaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yamasaki working a defensive guard here.
Yamasaki throws his legs up looking for a submission but McCarthy uses it to pass to side control.
Yamasaki is trying to improve his position.
Yamasaki is working hard here to advance position.
McCarthy grinds an elbow into Yamasaki's temple.
Yamasaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCarthy wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yamasaki can't do much from the bottom here.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
McCarthy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yamasaki's shoulder. That is not cool.
McCarthy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yamasaki, who protects the arm well.
Yamasaki tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamasaki 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Yamasaki!
A very excited looking Katsu Yamasaki 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.
Cormac McCarthy was interviewed post fight and said 'There is no God and we are his prophets.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Till (ranked 123 p4p, 177 weight class) and Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 16 p4p, 27 weight class). Santo Amaro has chosen дигга на юг as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Junqueiro Santo Amaro enters the cage!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Till.
Santo Amaro takes one to the chin there.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with a body kick.
Till throws a big shot that misses.
Till closes the distance and clinches.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santo Amaro.
Till tries to throw a body punch but Santo Amaro avoids it by throwing Till back against the cage.
Santo Amaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Till working aggressively here.
Till lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Till stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santo Amaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Till is stalling here.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro blocks a body shot from Till.
Santo Amaro lands a shoulder strike.
Santo Amaro has a couple of punches blocked by Till.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Till.
A short right from Till on the inside.
Till is trying to stall.
Till lands with a short shot to the head.
Santo Amaro lands with a light punch inside.
Till struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santo Amaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santo Amaro as Till tries to tie him up.
Till has clasped his hands together around Santo Amaro's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santo Amaro is looking for a sweep.
Till misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Santo Amaro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Till has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Till connects with a decent elbow.
Santo Amaro taking a bit of punishment here - Till scoring with strikes.
Till creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santo Amaro sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Santo Amaro taking a bit of punishment here - Till scoring with strikes.
Till in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Till misses with the ground and pound.
Santo Amaro stops Till from passing to mount.
Till 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.
Till misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Till is looking to take a break and control but Santo Amaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Santo Amaro wants to control but Till postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Till lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santo Amaro down.
Till throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Till working the body and head with strikes.
Santo Amaro is trying to control Till's posture but Till avoids it.
Till throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Till landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Till in side control, throwing shots but Santo Amaro defends.
Santo Amaro is not content to let Till control the position.
Till is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santo Amaro has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till working the ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Till.
Till creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Till working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Santo Amaro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Till throws an elbow but Santo Amaro slips to the side and avoids it well.
Santo Amaro takes a nasty elbow 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!
Santo Amaro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santo Amaro pushes Till away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Till gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Santo Amaro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Till dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
and Till counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Till as he connects with a hook.
Santo Amaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Till circles away from the clinch attempt
and Till counters with a stiff right hand.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch up but Till circles away and keeps his distance.
Till swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Till does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Till wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Till moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro misses with a jab to the body
and Till counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Santo Amaro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Till lands a body shot.
Santo Amaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping left.
Santo Amaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santo Amaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Till's sensitive parts.
Santo Amaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santo Amaro thuds his shin into the meat of Till's side.
Santo Amaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Till.
Till drops down looking for a counter takedown but Santo Amaro sprawls and moves away.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick as Till jumps back.
Santo Amaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Till ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Till slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Till counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Till fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Till is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santo Amaro can do to turn this around?
A jab from Santo Amaro misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santo Amaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Till counters with a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santo Amaro gets tackled into the cage by Till. Till maintains the clinch.
Santo Amaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Till controls the action.
Santo Amaro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Till lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Santo Amaro fails to land.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santo Amaro lands a left hand.
Till lands a nice shot to the body.
Till blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Till misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santo Amaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Till lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Till.
Till throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santo Amaro is breathing heavily.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch to the body.
Till blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Till avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Till prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Neo Till has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santo Amaro lands with a left to the head.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
Till lands a left hand.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro throws a head punch that misses.
Till fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Till blocks an uppercut.
Till scores with a shot to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Till slows down the pace here.
Till misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro lands a body punch.
Till's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Till tries a body shot but Santo Amaro blocks it.
Till has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santo Amaro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Till working aggressively here.
Till taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Till - that landed with a thud.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Till blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Santo Amaro fails to land.
Till prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Till softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Till working aggressively here.
Santo Amaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santo Amaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santo Amaro working aggressively here.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch to the body.
Till misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Till or not.
Santo Amaro lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Amaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Till avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Till lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
Till blocking some punches.
Santo Amaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Neo Till will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Santo Amaro misses with a hook.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Till misses with a hook to the body
and Santo Amaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Till fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santo Amaro manages to avoid it.
Till throws a poor cross that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Till misses with an uppercut.
Till backing away here, and Santo Amaro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but Till sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Santo Amaro misses.
Till appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Till throws a good cross that connects.
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
and Till counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Till lands with a good body shot.
Santo Amaro tries to move into range but Till moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Till checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro cracks Till with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santo Amaro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick
letting Till counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro swings for the body but Till moves out of range.
Till gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Till has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro looks for the body kick but Till saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Till thuds a left hand into Santo Amaro's body.
Till walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro tries to clinch but Till moves away
and Till counters with a stiff right hand.
Till ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santo Amaro moves away.
Neo Till is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Till fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santo Amaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santo Amaro loads up on a big right hand but Till slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Till.
Till scores with a punch to the head.
Till ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Till bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Santo Amaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till checks a leg kick.
Santo Amaro moves forwards but Till connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Santo Amaro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Till slips under a jab.
Till moves out of range as Santo Amaro strikes.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Till moves into the clinch successfully.
Santo Amaro working aggressively here.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Till - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Till is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santo Amaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Till goes for a takedown attempt but Santo Amaro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but Till sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santo Amaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Till sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Till drops down looking for a counter takedown but Santo Amaro sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till lands a glancing blow to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Santo Amaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Till counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Till is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santo Amaro slips under a jab.
Till misses with a looping right.
Till misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Till connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santo Amaro momentarily.
Santo Amaro tries to land a leg kick but Till saw it coming and moves away.
Till is looking to counter punch.
Till slips under a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Till checks it well.
Santo Amaro misses with a body kick.
Till shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santo Amaro sprawls well. Santo Amaro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Till gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Neo Till.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Till, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Neo Till!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Benjamin (ranked 171 p4p, 129 weight class) and Whealer Van Hire (ranked 27 p4p, 19 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Hire's choice of entrance music: Billy Joe ft. Koni-K | Le sacre de la tronçonneuse. Luuk Benjamin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Whealer Van Hire's chin.
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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 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Whealer Van Hire!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin lands with a straight right. Van Hire didn't see that one coming.
Benjamin moves out of range as Van Hire strikes.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire throws a shot from downtown. Benjamin moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Benjamin misses the target.
Van Hire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benjamin throws a push kick but Van Hire slaps the foot to one side.
Van Hire misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Benjamin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Hire throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benjamin's head.
Benjamin is rocked!
Benjamin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Benjamin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benjamin is breathing heavily.
Look low, kick high! Van Hire uses the oldest trick in the book to send Benjamin tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Van Hire is absolutely delighted - when Benjamin wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Whealer Van Hire!
A victorious Whealer Van Hire 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Graves (ranked 8 p4p, 49 weight class) and Scott Adams (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Graves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Bring The Darkness.. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Scott Adams enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Adams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams scores with a kick to the body.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves checks a low kick from Adams.
Graves fakes the leg kick and cracks Adams in the body.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Graves tried to score with a low kick but Adams checks it.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a leg kick that misses.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Adams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phil Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves 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.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves blocks a body shot from Adams.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Graves.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams 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.
Graves digs a good body shot into Adams's ribs.
Graves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Graves misses with a body punch
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adams can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Adams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Graves jabs at Adams's body.
Jab from Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves staying out of range there.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Adams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab lands there for Adams.
Graves tries to land a front kick but Adams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adams is looking to chop away at Graves's legs.
Adams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Graves scores with a nice head shot.
Adams has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a jab.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Graves tenderised Adams's leg. Adams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Graves looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Adams checks a leg kick.
Adams slips under a jab.
Adams only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves slips a jab from Adams.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Adams with a nice calf kick.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves 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.
Graves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graves throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and Adams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Adams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Graves.
Phil Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Adams misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a good, hard body kick but Adams shrugs it off.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a chopping leg kick but Graves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Scott Adams has been cut.
Graves scores with a leg kick.
Adams throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters with a leg kick.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Adams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graves clinches.
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves lands a right hand.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Adams.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams digs a right hand underneath Graves's ribcage. Graves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Graves blocking some punches.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams blocking some punches.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Adams as the two fighters clinch.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adams lands an uppercut.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves blocks a body shot from Adams.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graves cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Graves.
A left hand lands to the body for Graves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Adams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Adams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves lands with an overhand left.
Graves blocks a leg kick.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves cracks Adams with an open hand slap.
Graves moves out of range of the leg kick from Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Adams slips under a jab from Graves.
Adams throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Graves throws a front kick aimed at Adams's knee but Adams avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a sloppy body shot
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves is looking to slow Adams down with leg kicks.
Adams avoids the body shot from Graves.
A shot to the body from Graves misses
and Adams counters with an outside leg kick.
Adams cracks Graves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Graves misses the body punch
enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Adams.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Adams throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Adams lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Graves throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
Adams sizes up Graves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adams throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams misses with a body kick.
Adams misses with a straight right.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adams finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Graves
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Adams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves cracks Adams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Graves - that will leave a mark!
Graves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves moves into range and clinches up with Adams.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Adams misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adams blocks a body shot from Graves.
Adams cracks Graves with a nice body shot.
Graves is working Adams over against the cage.
Phil Graves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Adams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Graves digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Adams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Graves lands a nice hook to Adams's body. Adams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adams cracks Graves with an open hand slap.
Adams is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Adams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graves.
Adams lands a right hook to the body.
Graves pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
 Adams is rocked!
Good body shot from Graves.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Adams is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Graves.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graves tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Graves creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Adams with a big uppercut! Adams tries to clinch up but Graves pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Adams to the mat! Adams covers up and Graves unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phil Graves!
Phil Graves retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Phil Graves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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