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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredy Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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Excellent 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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredy Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mosby!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton throws a hook but Mosby blocks it.
A big right from Benton misses.
Benton has a takedown stuffed.
Mosby slips a straight right by Benton.
Benton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mosby finds it's way round the side to connect with Benton's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benton.
Mosby feints the counter takedown.
Benton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mosby is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benton is working away from the top position though.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby tries to roll over but Benton keeps him under control.
Benton slips a nice elbow through Mosby's hands, connecting with Mosby's forehead.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mosby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mosby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mosby regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mosby escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mosby is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Benton frees his head nicely. Oh but Mosby has switched to an armbar! Benton is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Daniel Mosby!
Daniel Mosby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degen Gambloor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Rodrigo Germano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HIM - Don't Fear The Reaper. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambloor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rui Rodrigo Germano!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germano works the jab nicely.
Rui Rodrigo Germano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambloor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Germano tests Gambloor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gambloor misses with a leg kick
and Germano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gambloor won't be happy with that.
Gambloor throws Germano to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambloor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Germano.
Gambloor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gambloor throws a looping overhand right but Germano ducks down to avoid it.
Gambloor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Germano.
Nice jab there from Germano.
Germano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Germano thows a huge punch but Gambloor dodges it nicely.
Germano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gambloor's head.
Germano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Germano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gambloor defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambloor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Germano.
Germano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Germano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gambloor defends it well.
Germano looks to land a strike but Gambloor avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Germano tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambloor is retaining full guard.
Germano postures up and lands a big shot to Gambloor's brow.
Gambloor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Germano has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Den of Tears (22 coaches). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Germano throwing strikes from guard but Gambloor blocks nicely.
Gambloor wants to stand and escape but Germano is having none of it.
Germano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Germano throws a big elbow that misses.
Germano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Germano scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germano throws a big elbow that misses.
Germano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gambloor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gambloor wants to stand but Germano is controlling the position.
Gambloor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Germano's guard.
Germano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Germano working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gambloor has passed into half guard!
Germano wants to improve his position but Gambloor is controlling well.
Gambloor seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Germano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Germano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Germano looking for submissions off his back.
Germano actively working from the bottom here.
Germano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gambloor pulls his head out easily.
Gambloor is trying to control. Germano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gambloor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Germano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Germano looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Gambloor pushes past his half guard into mount!
Germano is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Rodrigo Germano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gambloor slips under a jab.
Germano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Germano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gambloor.
The crowd cheers as Gambloor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Germano doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Rui Rodrigo Germano has been cut.
Gambloor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Germano can't find room to land a body shot as Gambloor controls the action.
Germano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gambloor misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gambloor fails to land.
Gambloor prevents a body shot from Germano.
Germano can't find room to land a body shot as Gambloor controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gambloor throws an elbow but misses.
Gambloor lands a nice shot to the body.
Germano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gambloor backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germano tries a body shot but Gambloor blocks it.
Good body shot from Germano.
Germano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Germano can't find room to land a body shot as Gambloor controls the action.
Gambloor looking to stall.
Gambloor stalling in the clinch but Germano improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambloor wants to stall.
Gambloor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Germano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Germano can't find room to land a body shot as Gambloor controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Gambloor.
Gambloor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Germano blocking some punches.
Germano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Germano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gambloor's elbow.
Germano taking a breather.
Germano is trying to maintain a safe position but Gambloor gets an underhook and turns Germano into the cage.
Gambloor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gambloor.
Gambloor throws a punch but it's blocked by Germano.
Germano stalling in the clinch but Gambloor improves position.
Gambloor blocks a body shot from Germano.
Germano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gambloor backwards.
Gambloor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Degen Gambloor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Germano pushes Gambloor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germano is working Gambloor over against the cage.
Gambloor misses with a punch on the inside.
Germano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Germano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gambloor.
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!
Gambloor blocks a body shot from Germano.
Gambloor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gambloor looking to stall.
Germano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Germano pulls guard successfully.
Germano throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gambloor escapes and throws Germano's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Germano is looking to regain half guard here but Gambloor keeps moving and retains side control.
Germano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germano looking for a sweep but Gambloor has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Germano is trying desperately to improve position.
Germano is breathing heavily.
Germano regains half guard.
Germano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gambloor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germano looking for submissions off his back.
Gambloor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Germano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gambloor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Germano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gambloor pulls his head out easily.
Germano is looking for a sweep. Gambloor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Degen Gambloor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Germano looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambloor is just out of range.
Germano misses with a looping left.
Gambloor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Germano throws a shot to the body.
Gambloor walks into a jab.
Germano throws a right hand that Gambloor ducks under and follows up with a left that Gambloor also avoids with ease.
Germano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gambloor throws an overhand right that lands on Germano's shoulder, as Germano tries to avoid the shot.
Germano jabs Gambloor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Germano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Germano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Germano looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambloor is just out of range.
Germano lands a head shot.
Gambloor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Germano.
Gambloor scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambloor wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gambloor.
Gambloor with a hook.
That has opened up Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut even more.
Germano throws the left hand but Gambloor avoids the punch easily.
Germano missing with a left hand there. Gambloor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Germano sizes up Gambloor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gambloor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Germano swings for the body but Gambloor moves out of range.
Germano throws a jab when Gambloor was well out of range.
Germano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Germano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Germano misses with a two punch combination.
Gambloor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gambloor is looking to land body kicks.
Germano gets tackled into the cage by Gambloor. Gambloor maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambloor misses with the head strike.
Gambloor leaning against his opponent.
Germano manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Germano is looking for a triangle but Gambloor pushes his legs off easily.
Germano throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gambloor escapes and throws Germano's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gambloor stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gambloor is looking to clinch.
Rui Rodrigo Germano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Germano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gambloor tries to avoid it but Germano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gambloor to the ground. Gambloor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gambloor moves in looking to clinch but Germano pushes him off.
Gambloor lands a left and a right that send Germano crashing to the mat, dazed. Gambloor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Germano is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Gambloor. No joy for Germano on that attempt.
Germano is still on wobbly legs! Can Gambloor finish him?
Degen Gambloor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rui Rodrigo Germano.
No joy there for Gambloor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Germano lands with an overhand left.
Germano seems to have recovered his senses.
Gambloor cracks Germano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gambloor connects with a body shot.
Gambloor tests Germano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Rui Rodrigo Germano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Germano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Germano ducks into an uppercut from Gambloor and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Degen Gambloor!
A very excited looking Degen Gambloor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obi Canuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obi Canuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Canuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canuel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Decimus Meridius fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Canuel on the side of the head.
Canuel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Maximus Decimus Meridius has been cut.
Decimus Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
Canuel is looking to counter the offense by Decimus Meridius and move into the clinch.
Decimus Meridius 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.
Decimus Meridius takes one to the side of the head.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch there but Canuel circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Canuel misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decimus Meridius throws a leg kick but Canuel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Decimus Meridius lands a jab-cross combination.
Decimus Meridius moves out of range as Canuel throws a body kick.
Canuel throws a head kick but Decimus Meridius moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius clinches up against the cage.
Decimus Meridius working aggressively here.
Canuel manages to break the clinch.
Decimus Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decimus Meridius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Canuel's hands.
Decimus Meridius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canuel.
Decimus Meridius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Decimus Meridius pushes Canuel up against the cage in a clinch.
Canuel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decimus Meridius lands a right hook to the body.
Canuel throws a head kick that Decimus Meridius semi-blocks.
Canuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Canuel throws a head kick that Decimus Meridius semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canuel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Decimus Meridius can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius lands with a shot to the body.
Canuel throws a body kick that misses
and Decimus Meridius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decimus Meridius misses with a leg kick.
Decimus Meridius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Decimus Meridius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Canuel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decimus Meridius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Canuel.
Decimus Meridius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maximus Decimus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimus Meridius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Decimus Meridius can pounce on him.
Canuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decimus Meridius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Canuel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decimus Meridius is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Canuel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Decimus Meridius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decimus Meridius pushes Canuel up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Decimus Meridius.
Knees to the body from Canuel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decimus Meridius.
Canuel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canuel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canuel throws a nice looking combination but Decimus Meridius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Decimus Meridius misses.
Canuel wants to clinch.
Decimus Meridius avoids the head kick by Canuel.
Decimus Meridius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canuel moves away from the strike by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius stuns Canuel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decimus Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Decimus Meridius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Decimus Meridius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Canuel blocks a head kick by Decimus Meridius.
Canuel closes the distance and pushes Decimus Meridius back into the cage.
Canuel prevents a body shot from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canuel backwards.
Canuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Decimus Meridius can't find room to land a body shot as Canuel controls the action.
Decimus Meridius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Decimus Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canuel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Decimus Meridius blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Decimus Meridius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canuel is looking to break free of the clinch but Decimus Meridius has double underhooks.
Decimus Meridius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Canuel lands a shoulder strike.
Decimus Meridius has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Canuel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Decimus Meridius can turn it around.
Canuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Decimus Meridius backwards.
Canuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Decimus Meridius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius tries to work over Canuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Canuel lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius swings wildly with an uppercut but Canuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimus Meridius lands with a left to the head.
Decimus Meridius working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canuel.
Canuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canuel tries a body shot but Decimus Meridius blocks it.
Canuel manages to break the clinch.
Decimus Meridius rushes Canuel and presses him up against the cage.
Decimus Meridius lands a body shot.
Canuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Decimus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Canuel.
Decimus Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Canuel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimus Meridius.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel misses with a knee strike.
Decimus Meridius pushes Canuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimus Meridius tries a body shot but Canuel blocks it.
Canuel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius throws a hook to the side of Canuel's head but Canuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Canuel lands a really nice looking cross but Decimus Meridius seems unphased.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Canuel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Decimus Meridius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Canuel's hands.
Decimus Meridius throws a lazy right hand but Canuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Canuel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Canuel throws a lazy head kick
and Decimus Meridius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canuel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius misses with a looping right.
Decimus Meridius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Canuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Decimus Meridius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Canuel throws a body kick that misses.
Decimus Meridius takes a kick to the side of the head.
Decimus Meridius is rocked!
That has opened up Maximus Decimus Meridius's cut even more.
Decimus Meridius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decimus Meridius throws a hook but Canuel blocks it.
Canuel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Decimus Meridius throws out a powerful jab.
Decimus Meridius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decimus Meridius throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canuel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decimus Meridius avoids a kick to the body.
Decimus Meridius lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Obi Canuel has been cut.
Canuel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Canuel moves out of range of the body kick from Decimus Meridius.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Canuel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Decimus Meridius counters with a two punch combo.
Canuel is rocked!
Decimus Meridius steps in with a hook that catches Canuel right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Decimus Meridius follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Canuel looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Decimus Meridius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles BatzCastelmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BatzCastelmore comes to the cage accompanied by Dogtanian France theme. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles BatzCastelmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BatzCastelmore tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it.
A combination from BatzCastelmore does no damage.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
BatzCastelmore tried to counter with a leg kick but Garcia avoided it.
Garcia slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
BatzCastelmore checks a low kick from Garcia.
We've been told by BatzCastelmore's head coaches at North Star secret fist technique that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
BatzCastelmore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
BatzCastelmore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
BatzCastelmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BatzCastelmore manages to avoid it.
BatzCastelmore tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
BatzCastelmore just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and BatzCastelmore is able to avoid easily.
Garcia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
BatzCastelmore is trying to stand.
BatzCastelmore is doing well to control the position and prevent Garcia from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garcia is thwarting BatzCastelmore's attempts to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Garcia working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Garcia tries to pass to full mount but BatzCastelmore defends it.
BatzCastelmore is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garcia seems to be looking for submissions.
Garcia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and BatzCastelmore defends it well.
BatzCastelmore regains full guard. Nicely done.
BatzCastelmore has control of Garcia's left arm, preventing Garcia from doing any damage.
BatzCastelmore wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
BatzCastelmore is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. BatzCastelmore is working away from the top position though.
BatzCastelmore is controlling the pace.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but BatzCastelmore has control of the leg.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore controlling the action here.
BatzCastelmore prevents Garcia from improving his position.
BatzCastelmore is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodney Garcia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BatzCastelmore manages to avoid it.
BatzCastelmore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BatzCastelmore is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
BatzCastelmore scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia misses with an attempted mid kick.
BatzCastelmore scores with a jab.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Charles BatzCastelmore has been cut.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
BatzCastelmore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
BatzCastelmore avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia staying out of range there.
A combination from BatzCastelmore does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BatzCastelmore misses with a right hand
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BatzCastelmore connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Charles BatzCastelmore is winning the standup battle so far.
BatzCastelmore throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
BatzCastelmore moves out of range of the strikes.
BatzCastelmore ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia throws a leg kick but BatzCastelmore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
BatzCastelmore tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on BatzCastelmore if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from BatzCastelmore misses.
BatzCastelmore ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
BatzCastelmore pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
BatzCastelmore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garcia manages to pull guard.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. BatzCastelmore defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BatzCastelmore stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
BatzCastelmore trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but BatzCastelmore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! BatzCastelmore has his hands clasped together but Garcia extends and breaks BatzCastelmore's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Garcia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodney Garcia!
After the fight, Rodney Garcia was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Charles BatzCastelmore had this to say: 'Merde!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mujibur Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wabricio Ferdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdum has chosen PARIS - the devil made me do it as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wabricio Ferdum enters the cage!
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mujibur Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wabricio Ferdum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Rahman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Rahman.
Ferdum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
Nice body punch from Rahman.
Rahman tries to clinch up.
Rahman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rahman misses with a low kick.
Rahman throws a leg kick which misses Ferdum's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferdum tries to avoid it.
Rahman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferdum.
Rahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rahman misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Ferdum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rahman moves into range and clinches up with Ferdum.
Rahman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
Ferdum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ferdum fails to land.
Rahman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Ferdum wants to get back to striking at distance but Rahman won't allow it.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Rahman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rahman lands an elbow inside.
Rahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Rahman.
Rahman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Wabricio Ferdum has been cut.
A hook to the body from Rahman.
Ferdum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rahman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ferdum goes for a takedown attempt but Rahman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ferdum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rahman has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferdum misses with an elbow strike.
Ferdum is trying to stall.
Ferdum is looking for a takedown.
Rahman lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Rahman.
Ferdum is rocked!
Rahman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferdum is still on wobbly legs! Can Rahman finish him?
Rahman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ferdum blocks the elbow strike.
Ferdum blocks an elbow strike from Rahman.
Rahman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rahman misses with an elbow over the top.
Rahman lands a big knee to the head and Ferdum goes down! Rahman pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mujibur Rahman!
Mujibur Rahman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MayheM sportswear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Shiroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The RocknRolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiroo's entrance music is The Gazette / Filth In The Beauty. A fine choice. RocknRolla has chosen Led Zeppelin / Stairway To Heaven as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tetsuya Shiroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The RocknRolla!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiroo throws a quick inside leg kick.
RocknRolla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shiroos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Tetsuya Shiroo has been cut.
Shiroo tries to land a leg kick but RocknRolla saw it coming and moves away.
Shiroo 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.
Shiroo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shiroo walks into a left hand.
RocknRolla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
RocknRolla cracks the inside of Shiroo's front leg.
RocknRolla misses with a kick to the body.
Shiroo tried to counter with a leg kick but RocknRolla avoided it.
Shiroo throws out a loose jab but RocknRolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
RocknRolla throws a big counter head kick but Shiroo avoids it with no problem.
RocknRolla stalks Shiroo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shiroo's face. Shiroo staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiroo throws a push kick but RocknRolla slaps the foot to one side.
RocknRolla throws a leg kick that misses.
Shiroo staying out of range there.
Shiroo digs a good hook to RocknRolla's body.
RocknRolla throws a jab when Shiroo was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shiroo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and RocknRolla is able to avoid easily.
Shiroo jabs RocknRolla right on the nose. RocknRolla blinks but takes it well.
RocknRolla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As RocknRolla backs away, Shiroo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
RocknRolla throws a nice head kick!
Tetsuya Shiroo's cut is getting worse.
Shiroo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shiroo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
RocknRolla throws a head kick but Shiroo moves out of range.
Shiroo is looking to counter punch.
Shiroo dodges the punch combination from RocknRolla.
RocknRolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RocknRolla throws a hook but Shiroo blocks it.
Shiroo connects with a vicious head kick that knocks RocknRolla to the floor! Shiroo dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like The RocknRolla has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiroo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shiroo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla makes his way to full guard. A much better position for RocknRolla.
Shiroo preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo wants to control from the top but RocknRolla keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Shiroo'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.
Shiroo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shiroo won't allow RocknRolla to sweep him here.
Shiroo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shiroo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by RocknRolla, who protects the arm well.
That's four 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.
Shiroo has hold of RocknRolla's arm. He's looking for a kimura. RocknRolla seems comfortable defending it but Shiroo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! RocknRolla is real pain and he's forced to tap out! RocknRolla is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Shiroo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tetsuya Shiroo!
Tetsuya Shiroo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rian MacFarlane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen's entrance music is Scream Aim Fire. A fine choice. MacFarlane has chosen The Foggy Dew as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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261 lbs
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15 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rian MacFarlane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen misses with a shot to the body
and MacFarlane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sonnen goes for a double leg but MacFarlane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as MacFarlane continues to drive forward.
Sonnen shoots in and bounces MacFarlane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sonnen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
MacFarlane keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacFarlane pulls Sonnen in close to his closed guard and prevents Sonnen from doing any damage or advancing position.
MacFarlane looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing.
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonnen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but MacFarlane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sonnen misses with a left hand
and MacFarlane counters with a good low kick that Sonnen was not able to check.
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.
Sonnen works the jab nicely.
No luck for Sonnen with that takedown attempt.
MacFarlane tries a quick counter leg kick but Sonnen is wise to it.
Leo Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen throws a series of punches but MacFarlane avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Sonnen misses its intended target.
MacFarlane follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
MacFarlane 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.
Sonnen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sonnen scores with a nice strike.
Sonnen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacFarlane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacFarlane throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. MacFarlane does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacFarlane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sonnen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacFarlane walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
MacFarlane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sonnen looks for the body kick but MacFarlane saw that one coming.
MacFarlane looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Sonnen tries to counter with a takedown but MacFarlane is quick to defend against it.
MacFarlane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sonnen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonnen walks into a left hand.
Sonnen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
MacFarlane throws a hook but Sonnen blocks it.
Sonnen dips to his left and cracks MacFarlane with an uppercut!
Sonnen looks for the body kick but MacFarlane saw that one coming.
Sonnen takes a swing at MacFarlane's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half 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!
MacFarlane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sonnen wants to control but MacFarlane is keeping him busy.
Sonnen is really struggling to control MacFarlane but he's trying to hold on to the position.
MacFarlane desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ground and pound from Sonnen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Sonnen dominated that round.
That's time! Sonnen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
MacFarlane avoids a kick to the body.
Sonnen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. MacFarlane tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sonnen is in MacFarlane's guard.
Sonnen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MacFarlane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sonnen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
MacFarlane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacFarlane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
MacFarlane working a defensive guard here.
MacFarlane keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacFarlane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonnen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but MacFarlane blocks nicely.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but MacFarlane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sonnen connects with an inside leg kick.
Sonnen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacFarlane can do to turn this around?
That's two 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.
Sonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacFarlane wants to land a leg kick but Sonnen is out of range.
Sonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacFarlane.
A shot to the body from Sonnen misses
and MacFarlane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacFarlane.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacFarlane. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen is looking to wear down MacFarlane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacFarlane throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sonnen.
It seemed like MacFarlane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sonnen moves out of range as MacFarlane strikes.
MacFarlane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonnen.
MacFarlane tries a quick counter leg kick but Sonnen is wise to it.
Sonnen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sonnen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacFarlane throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacFarlane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MacFarlane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
MacFarlane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonnen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacFarlane.
Sonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
MacFarlane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick from MacFarlane misses.
MacFarlane is looking to chop away at Sonnen's legs.
Rian MacFarlane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacFarlane.
MacFarlane digs a good hook to Sonnen's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for MacFarlane.
Sonnen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacFarlane takes one to the side of the head.
MacFarlane misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen misses with a straight right.
Sonnen is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacFarlane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
MacFarlane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonnen thumps MacFarlane with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Sonnen lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacFarlane doesn't seem phased though.
Sonnen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacFarlane scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rian MacFarlane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
MacFarlane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MacFarlane lands with a good body shot.
Sonnen misses with a shot to the body
and MacFarlane counters with an inside leg kick.
MacFarlane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sonnen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Sonnen misses
and MacFarlane counters with a leg kick.
MacFarlane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
MacFarlane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws out a loose jab but MacFarlane uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen tries to move into range but MacFarlane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sonnen swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacFarlane counters with a thumping low kick.
Sonnen 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.
MacFarlane throws a leg kick
and Sonnen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacFarlane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crunch! MacFarlane slams his shin into Sonnen's torso.
MacFarlane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
MacFarlane drops Sonnen with a huge uppercut! Sonnen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. MacFarlane is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rian MacFarlane!
In his post fight interview, Rian MacFarlane started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Leo Sonnen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dislocated my shoulder at the start, i'll be back and better than ever! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Gray!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorn misses the jab.
Dorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorn cracks Gray with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dorn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gray to stand back up!
It looks like Gabriel Gray has been cut.
Dorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray counters with an outside leg kick.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dorn throws out the jab.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray connects with a leg kick. Dorn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dorn misses with a combination
and Gray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dorn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gray - the referee stops the clock and Dorn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gray. Dorn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dorn throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Dorn looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Dorn misses with a double jab
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray darts in and clinches Dorn up against the cage.
Gray lands a shot to the body.
Dorn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorn breaks from the clinch.
Gray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dorn's head backwards.
Gray throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivan Dorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Gray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dorn doesn't seem phased though.
Gray and Dorn are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Gray throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Dorn into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Gray knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gabriel Gray!
After winning the bout, Gabriel Gray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedrick Frederick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedrick Frederick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Long's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedrick Frederick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Long!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederick misses with a straight right.
Long tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frederick defends well and Long ends up having to push Frederick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frederick blocks a head kick by Long.
Long misses with a kick to the body.
Long wants to clinch up but Frederick keeps it at a distance.
Frederick is looking to counter punch.
Long tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frederick digs a good hook to Long's body.
Frederick takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Long tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Long is defended easily by Frederick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Long with a poor takedown
and Frederick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like John Long has been cut.
Cedrick Frederick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Long.
Frederick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frederick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Frederick.
Long on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frederick. Frederick obviously looking to wear him down.
Long with a jab.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frederick.
Frederick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Long throws a body punch but Frederick moves out of range.
Long steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Frederick. That one must have hurt.
Long dives in and grabs Frederick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frederick pushes down on Long's head and hops out.
Frederick is looking to counter with a body kick.
Long looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frederick's waist but Frederick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Frederick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Long misses with a double jab
and Frederick counters with an outside leg kick.
Frederick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frederick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frederick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Long ducks straight into an uppercut from Frederick and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Long manages to regain guard straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long looking for a sweep. Not yet Long, not yet.
Frederick wants to stand but Long is controlling his posture from full guard.
Frederick has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Frederick decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Long to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Long looks to clinch but Frederick throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Long taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cedrick Frederick!
After winning the bout, Cedrick Frederick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Repa Tiitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiitti comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Back in Black . 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Repa Tiitti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiitti is looking to clinch.
Tiitti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiitti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diaz.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz swings for the body but Tiitti moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiitti doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiitti.
Tiitti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tiitti is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiitti loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Tiitti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tiitti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tiitti's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tiitti pulls his head out easily.
Tiitti controlling the action here.
Tiitti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tiitti is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiitti thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tiitti is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Tiitti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tiitti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tiitti is just content to waste time from the top position. Diaz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tiitti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tiitti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Tiitti from controlling successfully.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Tiitti defends easily.
Tiitti with a nice head shot there.
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.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiitti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tiitti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tiitti content to stall in guard here.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tiitti's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiitti keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Tiitti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiitti wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Tiitti avoids it well.
Tiitti tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Tiitti attempts a counter takedown but Diaz avoids it well and moves away.
Tiitti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiitti dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Tiitti's head and hops out.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiitti.
Tiitti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Tiitti misses.
Tiitti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Tiitti slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiitti thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Tiitti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiitti feinted with a counter takedown.
Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiitti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiitti closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiitti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tiitti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tiitti is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tiitti takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Tiitti passes into side control, despite Diaz's attempt to control the position.
Repa Tiitti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti has an Americana. Diaz didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tiitti is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tiitti hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Repa Tiitti!
After winning the bout, Repa Tiitti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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