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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mandeville (ranked 1254 p4p, 1074 weight class) and Ricky Alvarez (ranked 65 p4p, 35 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Mandeville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like Ricky Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Mandeville takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mandeville ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Mandeville moves out of range.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Mandeville's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mandeville down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
We've been told by Mandeville's head coaches at Steel Penn Training Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Mandeville with a series of wild strikes but Mandeville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez stalks Mandeville and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mandeville's face. Mandeville staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Paul Mandeville has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandeville is looking for a counter combo.
A right-left combo lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a combination
and Mandeville counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandeville throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mandeville tries to counter by clinching up but Alvarez breaks away and moves out of range.
A low kick from Alvarez misses
and Mandeville counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Mandeville throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez misses with a combination
and Mandeville makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mandeville dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Mandeville lands a lovely overhand right.
Mandeville takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mandeville avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandeville drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Mandeville's leg. Mandeville is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
enabling Mandeville to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a head kick.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandeville.
Mandeville is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
Mandeville displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandeville sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mandeville feinted with a counter takedown.
Alvarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mandeville looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvarez cracks Mandeville with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Mandeville's shoulder, as Mandeville tries to avoid the shot.
Mandeville appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alvarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mandeville was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandeville checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mandeville misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvarez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mandeville has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mandeville and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mandeville.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandeville avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Alvarez.
Mandeville takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mandeville blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Mandeville takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Alvarez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mandeville counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alvarez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandeville uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandeville swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alvarez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Mandeville wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandeville is looking to counter the offense by Alvarez and move into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Mandeville moves forwards but Alvarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvarez!
Alvarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandeville avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Mandeville swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Mandeville blocks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Alvarez - just one landing.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mandeville moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mandeville. That did some damage!
Ricky Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mandeville misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Mandeville avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings for the body but Mandeville moves out of range.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Mandeville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Mandeville wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandeville tries to counter with a takedown but Alvarez is quick to defend against it.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body kick.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Mandeville uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez misses with the body kick
and Mandeville counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mandeville.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
Our spies down at at California Top Team inform us that Alvarez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Alvarez controls Mandeville momentarily but Mandeville frees himself.
Alvarez is controlling Mandeville's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Mandeville defends easily.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Mandeville is having none of it.
Alvarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mandeville has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Alvarez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mandeville is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Alvarez pulls down on the head and he's put Mandeville to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricky Alvarez!
In his post fight interview, Ricky Alvarez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 2792 p4p, 3064 weight class) and Kristof Pardi (ranked 92 p4p, 102 weight class). Furioto comes to the cage accompanied by 韻踏合組合 -. Pardi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Party Boy Theme. Kristof Pardi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 40 - 30 - 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 22 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Kristof Pardi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardi feints and as Furioto raises his hands in defense, Pardi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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.
Pardi looking to pass the guard.
Pardi is still trying to improve position.
Pardi controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Pardi 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pardi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pardi dives in and scores a takedown into Furioto's guard.
Pardi is fighting to break Furioto's control of his arms but Furioto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pardi wants to pass the guard but Furioto is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furioto has his hands on Pardi's head, controlling the position.
Pardi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Furioto looking to control.
Furioto wants to hit a sweep here but Pardi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Furioto there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Furioto tries to hold on but Pardi pushes him away.
Pardi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Furioto is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pardi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pardi wants to take Furioto's back here but Furioto is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Pardi controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Pardi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Furioto. No joy for Pardi on that attempt.
Furioto is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pardi shoots in and bounces Furioto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Furioto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pardi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Furioto wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Furioto is keeping the position for now.
Furioto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pardi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto trying to control the position from guard on top but Pardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furioto controlling from the top position.
Pardi keeping moving, preventing Furioto from controlling successfully.
Pardi seems keen to control Furioto's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Furioto trying to control but Pardi is working from the bottom.
Furioto looking to sit in guard and control but Pardi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Furioto trying to keep a closed guard but Pardi is proving a slippery customer.
Furioto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pardi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi preventing the sweep.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Furioto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pardi controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pardi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Furioto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Furioto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pardi controls the pace.
Furioto working a defensive guard but Pardi manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Furioto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pardi taking a breather here.
Furioto wants to control but Pardi postures up.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Pardi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pardi controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Pardi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice uppercut lands for Pardi. That snapped Furioto's head back.
It looks like Maximus Furioto has been cut.
Pardi staying out of range there.
Furioto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pardi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Pardi seems content to control.
Pardi works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto is looking to reverse the position.
Furioto is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi controls the position.
Furioto can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Furioto is looking to clinch.
Maximus Furioto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Furioto throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus Furioto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pardi closes the distance and clinches.
Furioto struggles to land a body shot inside as Pardi controls his hands.
Pardi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Furioto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Furioto prevents the takedown attempt.
Pardi jumps guard.
Furioto trying to control the position from guard on top but Pardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Furioto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pardi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Pardi keeping moving, preventing Furioto from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto looking to sit in guard and control but Pardi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Furioto being controlled here, momentarily.
Kristof Pardi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Furioto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pardi is aware though and is defending well.
Furioto working for a triangle but Pardi defends it easily.
Pardi postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristof Pardi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pardi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Pardi!
In defeat, Maximus Furioto stepped up to the mic, saying 'oohhh!nooooo!'.
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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 971 p4p, 21039 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 50 p4p, 158 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 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild scores with a jab. Beardsley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the body
and Beardsley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beardsley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The cut above Theodore Rothschild's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Theodore Rothschild's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Beardsley!
Peter Beardsley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 2088 p4p, 3508 weight class) and Jon Miocic (ranked 92 p4p, 111 weight class). Miocic has chosen God Gave Me Style - 50 Cent as his entrance music. Hog Molly has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Miocic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molly scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jon Miocic has been cut.
Molly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Hog Molly has been cut.
A combination from Molly does no damage.
Miocic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miocic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molly moves away.
Molly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miocic avoids the body shot from Molly.
Molly throws a right and a left that Miocic avoids nicely.
Miocic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miocic counters with a nice body shot.
Miocic avoids the body shot from Molly.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miocic! But no joy.
Molly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miocic.
Molly misses the shot to the body.
Molly lands a glancing blow to the side of Miocic's head.
Molly misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Miocic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Molly takes a swing at Miocic's ribcage but misses.
Miocic jabs Molly right on the nose. Molly blinks but takes it well.
Molly is looking to wear down Miocic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly closes the distance and clinches.
Miocic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molly wants to clinch up but Miocic keeps it at a distance.
Molly has managed to clinch.
Molly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Molly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miocic smiles and moves away.
Molly rushes Miocic and presses him up against the cage.
Miocic breaks the clinch.
Molly misses with a body shot.
Miocic unleashes a big counter combination but Molly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Miocic lands a lovely overhand right.
Miocic tries to bum rush Molly with a series of wild strikes but Molly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miocic 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.
Miocic slips a jab from Molly.
Miocic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miocic throws a series of punches but Molly avoids them all with ease.
Miocic scoring well with a low kick there.
Miocic throws an overhand right that lands on Molly's shoulder, as Molly tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miocic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Miocic scores with a nice right hand.
Molly darts in and clinches Miocic up against the cage.
Miocic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miocic misses with a body shot.
Molly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Molly misses with an uppercut.
Miocic throws an off balance right hand
and Molly counters with a two punch combo.
Miocic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molly misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Miocic misses.
Miocic throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miocic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miocic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Molly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miocic scrambles back to his feet.
Miocic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miocic lands a nice hook to Molly's body. Molly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Molly instigates a clinch.
Molly keeps control of Miocic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Molly breaks the clinch.
Molly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Molly presses Miocic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miocic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molly has him pressed against the cage.
Miocic working hard to break the clinch.
Miocic is trying to force a seperation but Molly has the dominant position.
Miocic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molly is looking to clinch but Miocic is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molly lands a big uppercut and Miocic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Miocic looks OK. Molly waves Miocic back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molly cracks Miocic with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hog Molly!
Hog Molly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Jon Miocic had this to say: 'He was a tough opponent.
I've had a long career. It's been quite a ride. I don't know what the org has planned for me, but I'll discuss it with my manager and the higher ups after this.'.
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pop
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