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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 2322 p4p, 2616 weight class) and Kolby Farmer (ranked 88 p4p, 100 weight class). Furioto comes to the cage accompanied by 韻踏合組合 -. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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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 39 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolby Farmer!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furioto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kolby Farmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farmer lands with a right hand.
 Furioto is rocked!
 It looks like Maximus Furioto has been cut.
Farmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Furioto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Furioto shoots in but no luck this time.
Furioto slips a jab and a cross from Farmer.
Farmer misses with an uppercut.
Farmer moves out of range of the body kick from Furioto.
Furioto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Farmer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Furioto is in Farmer's guard.
Furioto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Farmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furioto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Furioto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer wants to stand but Furioto is controlling the position.
Furioto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Furioto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Furioto trying to control the position from guard on top but Farmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Farmer misses with a kick to the body.
Furioto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto moves out of range of the body kick from Farmer.
Furioto tries to counter with a takedown but Farmer is quick to defend against it.
Oooooh!!! Farmer has knocked Furioto down with a huge combo! Farmer steps away and waves a wobbly Furioto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Furioto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farmer scores with a shot to the body.
Farmer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Furioto is breathing heavily.
Farmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farmer scores with a nice body kick.
Furioto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Farmer. That one must have hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farmer.
Furioto attempts a counter takedown but Farmer avoids it well and moves away.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Farmer knocks Furioto out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kolby Farmer!
After the big win, Kolby Farmer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HARDTACK 160Q Fuel Your Fight! 🥊 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Maximus Furioto had this to say: 'oohhh!nooooo!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dag Schotel (ranked 1825 p4p, 3204 weight class) and Jon Miocic (ranked 64 p4p, 119 weight class). Miocic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God Gave Me Style - 50 Cent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jon Miocic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Schotel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Miocic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Schotel. Miocic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schotel moves away from the strike by Miocic.
Schotel lands a slapping body shot.
Miocic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schotel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miocic.
Miocic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schotel throws out the jab.
Miocic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schotel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schotel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HQG in the buildup to the fight.
Miocic misses with an uppercut.
Miocic lands a jab to the nose.
Schotel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the body from Schotel misses
and Miocic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schotel thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schotel connects with a crisp jab.
Oooooh!!! Miocic has knocked Schotel down with a huge combo! Miocic steps away and waves a wobbly Schotel back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Schotel is rocked!
It looks like Dag Schotel has been cut.
Miocic measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Schotel! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jon Miocic!
A very excited looking Jon Miocic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 732 p4p, 3398 weight class) and Paulie Soprano (ranked 41 p4p, 123 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulie Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beardsley, pushing him back against the cage.
Beardsley prevents a body shot from Soprano.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beardsley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beardsley jumps guard.
Beardsley looking to control.
Beardsley looking for a triangle here. Soprano is fighting it but it looks tight! Beardsley pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Soprano is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Peter Beardsley!
Peter Beardsley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 21034 p4p, 1838 weight class) and Hog Molly (ranked 164 p4p, 88 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild lands a really nice looking cross but Molly seems unphased.
 It looks like Hog Molly has been cut.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Molly slips a straight right by Rothschild.
As Rothschild backs off Molly throws a huge counter combo but Rothschild manages to avoid it all.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Molly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Molly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Molly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rothschild ducks right into an uppercut from Molly.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Molly moves away and avoids it.
Molly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy right hand. Molly should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molly clinches up against the cage.
Molly goes for a takedown attempt but Rothschild pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Molly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Molly drops Rothschild with a left right combo! Molly follows him down to the ground into side control.
Rothschild is rocked!
Molly decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Molly ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild works Molly's body with a nice hook.
Molly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molly moves away.
Rothschild tries to keep at a distance but Molly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Molly blocking some punches.
Molly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Molly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rothschild's efforts to push away.
Molly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rothschild swings away with a body shot that misses
and Molly counters with a nice uppercut.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is getting worse.
Rothschild misses with a right hand
and Molly counters with a huge left! Rothschild is in big trouble! He's backing up but Molly isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rothschild from any more damage. A dominating finish by Molly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hog Molly!
During a confident post fight interview, Hog Molly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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