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HFC 21 - Khabib x Butcher PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cung Wo Par (ranked 3014 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Bryan Furry (ranked 303 p4p, 310 weight class). Cung Wo Par had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cung Wo Par!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Furry!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Furry misses.
Furry scores with a one two! Par had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Par catches Furry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Par connects with a right hand. Furry shakes it off.
Par misses with a hook. Furry ducked under it nicely.
Furry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Par.
Furry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Par tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furry throwing sloppy strikes.
Par is trying to get back to his feet but Furry has full control of the position and if anything, Par has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Furry struggling to keep hold of the position.
Furry has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Par is in real trouble here. Furry gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Par is tapping out! Furry wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bryan Furry!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Soldic (ranked 1839 p4p, 2803 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 204 p4p, 283 weight class). Soldic's entrance music is Come With Me. A fine choice. Kurt Wagner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Soldic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagner shoots in for a double leg but Soldic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wagner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Soldic lands a leg kick that knocks Wagner off balance momentarily.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soldic.
Soldic throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Wagner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soldic throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Soldic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soldic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wagner goes for a double leg but Soldic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Soldic continues to drive forward.
Soldic misses with an uppercut.
Soldic scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Soldic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner misses with a head kick.
Wagner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soldic.
Some bone on bone action there as Wagner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wagner.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soldic moves away.
Wagner misses with a two punch combination.
Soldic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Soldic wants it to stay on the feet.
Roberto Soldic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Wagner.
Soldic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wagner takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
Wagner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soldic misses with a hook.
Roberto Soldic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wagner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left lands for Soldic.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Soldic.
Wagner drives through and clinches with Soldic against the cage.
Wagner throws an elbow but it misses.
Soldic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Soldic.
Wagner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Soldic scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Soldic misses with an uppercut
and Wagner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soldic won't be happy with that.
Soldic throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Soldic.
Soldic throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
A jab from Soldic does it's job there.
Wagner closes the distance and clinches.
Wagner takes a shot to the head.
Soldic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wagner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soldic is defending well for now.
Soldic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soldic misses with an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wagner.
Wagner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Soldic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wagner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner trying to control the position but Soldic is working away.
Wagner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Soldic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Soldic prevents Wagner from improving position.
Wagner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Soldic tries to bench press Wagner off him but Wagner keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soldic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wagner is working for an americana but Soldic has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Wagner was thinking about the submission.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soldic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wagner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soldic is keeping the position for now.
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Soldic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wagner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Soldic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Soldic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Soldic!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Soldic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soldic connects with a leg kick.
Soldic misses with a looping right.
Soldic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soldic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Soldic throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it.
Soldic keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberto Soldic is winning the standup battle so far.
Wagner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Soldic pushes him off.
Soldic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Soldic misses with a head kick.
Soldic circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soldic missing with a left hand there. Wagner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurt Wagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagner moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
Wagner tries to clinch up but Soldic circles away and keeps his distance.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Soldic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Soldic.
Roberto Soldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soldic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wagner.
A jab from Soldic finds it's way through Wagner's defenses.
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Wagner tries to move into range but Soldic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soldic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Nice shot lands for Soldic.
Soldic throws a hook but Wagner blocks it.
Soldic throws out a loose jab but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wagner feints the counter takedown.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soldic lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Soldic.
Soldic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wagner.
Soldic misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Soldic pushes him off.
It looked like Soldic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Soldic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wagner doesn't seem phased though.
Wagner darts in looking for a takedown but Soldic gets double underhooks and turns Wagner into the cage.
A low kick lands for Soldic.
A big right from Soldic misses.
Wagner with the counter takedown but Soldic avoids it easily.
Soldic misses with a body shot.
Wagner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soldic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Soldic.
Wagner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wagner slips under a jab.
And Wagner tries to counter it with a takedown but Soldic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Soldic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wagner has time to react.
Soldic lands a slapping body shot.
Soldic misses with a hook.
Soldic swinging wildly here.
Wagner wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soldic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soldic digs a good body shot into Wagner's ribs.
Wagner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wagner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Soldic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wagner tries to clinch but Soldic moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Soldic misses the target.
Wagner takes one on the button.
Soldic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soldic lands with an uppercut that bounces Wagner off the cage and back into range.
Wagner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wagner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soldic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soldic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic keeps the fight on the outside.
Soldic is looking to counter punch.
Wagner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Soldic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Soldic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soldic lands with an uppercut that bounces Wagner off the cage and back into range.
Soldic misses with a straight left.
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Soldic circles away.
Soldic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wagner moves out of range of the strikes.
Soldic lands a head shot.
Soldic thuds a left hand into Wagner's body.
Wagner moves into the clinch.
Wagner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soldic smiles and moves away.
Roberto Soldic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Wagner.
A clash of legs there as Wagner blocks the low kick.
Wagner avoids a kick to the body.
Soldic scores with a three punch combo!
Soldic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Soldic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Wagner blocks a leg kick.
Wagner moves into the clinch.
Soldic avoiding damage as Wagner throws knees to the body.
Soldic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wagner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soldic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soldic scores with a shot to the side of Wagner's head.
Wagner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soldic scores with a shoulder strike.
Roberto Soldic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soldic managing to block the knees to the body from Wagner.
Soldic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soldic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Wagner is rocked!
Soldic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Wagner is still on wobbly legs! Can Soldic finish him?
Wagner fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wagner obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Soldic.
Soldic 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.
Soldic circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wagner to the canvas! Wagner doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Soldic keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Soldic!
An out of breath Roberto Soldic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Patriot (ranked 1683 p4p, 2525 weight class) and Nobuki Imanari (ranked 199 p4p, 272 weight class). The key to victory for Gorgon Patriot has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gorgon Patriot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nobuki Imanari!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Imanari shoots for a takedown but Patriot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Imanari has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Imanari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Patriot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Imanari.
Imanari dives in for a single leg takedown but Patriot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Imanari tries to close the distance and clinch but Patriot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patriot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Imanari's hands.
Patriot lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patriot.
Imanari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot is looking to score with low kicks.
Patriot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patriot throws a body kick that misses.
Imanari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Patriot pinned against the cage. Patriot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gorgon Patriot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobuki Imanari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patriot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Imanari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Imanari throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patriot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imanari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Patriot defends it well.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot tests Imanari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Patriot connects with the punch.
Imanari manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Patriot on his heels. He'll look to pass Patriot's guard now, I'm sure.
Patriot seems keen to control Imanari's posture.
Patriot looking for a sweep. Not yet Patriot, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Patriot keeps moving.
Imanari drops back looking for a leg! Patriot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patriot manages to kick Imanari off! Imanari jumps back into Patriot's guard.
Imanari trying to control but Patriot is working from the bottom.
Patriot looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Imanari puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Imanari seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari wants to pass the guard but Patriot is defending well.
Imanari passes the guard and advances to mount!
Imanari wants to control the pace but Patriot is squirming around nicely.
Imanari prevents Patriot from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Patriot defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Imanari.
Patriot tries to reverse the position but Imanari maintains control.
Imanari takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Imanari seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Patriot is holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Imanari tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Imanari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgon Patriot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Imanari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Patriot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Imanari trying to control but Patriot is working from the bottom.
Imanari looking to pass the guard.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Patriot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imanari slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot is trying is best to control the position here.
Imanari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Patriot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Imanari looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nobuki Imanari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Imanari works his way into side control.
Imanari wants to control but Patriot is keeping him busy.
Imanari tries to advance to mount but can't.
Patriot tries to bench press Imanari off him but Imanari keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Patriot is not content to let Imanari control the position.
Imanari advances to full mount.
Patriot prevents Imanari from taking his back.
Imanari goes for an armbar but Patriot turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Patriot.
Patriot wants to control from the top but Imanari keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Patriot continues to stall.
Patriot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Imanari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patriot preventing the sweep.
Imanari is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Imanari 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.
Imanari looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Patriot passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Patriot seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imanari is looking to control Patriot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Imanari avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobuki Imanari 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Imanari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorgon Patriot is winning the standup battle so far.
Patriot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imanari was well out of range. Poor timing from Patriot.
Imanari tries to clinch up
enabling Patriot to counter with a crisp jab.
Imanari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patriot to score with a decent uppercut.
Imanari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patriot misses with a wild body shot.
Imanari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patriot on the side of the head.
Patriot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot takes a swing at Imanari's ribcage but misses.
Patriot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patriot throws the kick towards the body but Imanari avoids it.
Patriot stuffs the takedown attempt from Imanari. Imanari gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range.
Patriot is looking to counter punch.
Patriot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Imanari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patriot.
Good exchange - Patriot coming out on top.
Patriot lands a really nice looking cross but Imanari seems unphased.
Imanari ducks right into an uppercut from Patriot.
Patriot defending well as Imanari loads up on a big left hand.
Patriot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patriot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Imanari.
Patriot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Patriot scores with a hook to the body. Imanari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Imanari avoids the head kick by Patriot.
Patriot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Imanari.
Nice jab there from Patriot.
Patriot throws a chopping leg kick but Imanari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Imanari loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch.
Patriot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Imanari can do to turn this around?
Patriot lands a head kick!
Imanari lands a lovely overhand right.
Gorgon Patriot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Imanari blocks a head kick by Patriot.
Patriot tries to work over Imanari's front leg with a kick but Imanari checks it.
Imanari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Imanari misses with a left hand
and Patriot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Imanari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Patriot looks to land a combination but Imanari avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Imanari! But no joy.
Patriot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patriot thuds a left hand into Imanari's body.
Patriot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Imanari blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Patriot.
Patriot throws a right hand that Imanari ducks under and follows up with a left that Imanari also avoids with ease.
Patriot throws a right hand that Imanari ducks under and follows up with a left that Imanari also avoids with ease.
Imanari changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Patriot as he avoids it easily.
Gorgon Patriot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobuki Imanari.
Patriot cracks Imanari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patriot swings for the body but Imanari moves out of range.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Imanari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patriot connects with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patriot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Imanari changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Patriot misses with a wild body shot.
Patriot looks for the body kick but Imanari saw that one coming.
Patriot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patriot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Imanari's hands.
Patriot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Imanari moves out of range of the leg kick from Patriot.
Patriot sets himself, and Imanari steps forward looking for the clinch! Patriot avoids it this time.
Imanari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patriot's guard.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Patriot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gorgon Patriot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patriot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorgon Patriot!
Gorgon Patriot spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bessant (ranked 2925 p4p, 2360 weight class) and Luis Pinto (ranked 369 p4p, 325 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bessant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto misses with a body shot
enabling Bessant to counter with a crisp jab.
Luis Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto scores with a decent looking hook.
Bessant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bessant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 It looks like John Bessant has been cut.
Bessant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pinto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pinto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bessant defends well and Pinto ends up having to push Bessant into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant throws a lazy right hand but Pinto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Pinto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pinto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pinto cracks Bessant with a good jab.
Bessant throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pinto moves forwards but Bessant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bessant throws a right hand that misses
and Pinto counters with a series of strikes. Bessant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bessant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bessant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinto throws out a counter right but Bessant avoids it with no problem.
Pinto lands with a cross.
Pinto misses with a left hand
and Bessant counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bessant misses with a body shot.
Bessant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Bessant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a looping right.
Pinto swings for the body but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pinto missing with a left hand there. Bessant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown but Bessant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pinto staying out of range there.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinto lands a nice shot to the body.
Bessant swinging wildly here.
Bessant misses with a looping right.
Pinto misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target.
As Pinto looks to move away, Bessant throws a big counter combo but Pinto just gets out of the way.
Pinto slips a straight right by Bessant.
Pinto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pinto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bessant.
Bessant avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Pinto lands a right hook to the body.
Bessant tests Pinto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bessant needs to keep his hands up - Pinto had a free shot at his head there.
John Bessant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bessant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinto lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinto misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throws a right hand that misses
and Pinto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Bessant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bessant throws out a loose jab but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bessant misses with a straight right.
Bessant is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pinto throws a body punch but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pinto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto looks to land a left hand but Bessant moved out of range nicely.
Bessant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinto misses with an uppercut
and Bessant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bessant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bessant wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bessant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinto misses with a right hand
enabling Bessant to counter with a crisp jab.
John Bessant is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bessant doesn't seem bothered though.
Pinto scores with a jab.
Pinto slips under a jab.
Pinto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pinto connects with a body shot.
Pinto throws a poor cross that misses
and Bessant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinto lands with a nice body punch.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body. Bessant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bessant looks to land a right hand but Pinto moved out of range.
Bessant is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pinto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pinto bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bessant! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
 Bessant is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oh Bessant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bessant working a defensive guard but Pinto passes into half guard.
Pinto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pinto in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bessant tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pinto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luis Pinto!
Our winner, Luis Pinto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Leifsson (ranked 1849 p4p, 2537 weight class) and Tuomas Jukola (ranked 205 p4p, 263 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tuomas Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson closes the distance and clinches.
Leifsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jukola fails to land.
Jukola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Leifsson.
Leifsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Leifsson takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Jukola controls the action.
Jukola prevents a body shot from Leifsson.
Jukola misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Leifsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola swings wildly with an uppercut but Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jukola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jukola manages to break the clinch.
Jukola throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leifsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jukola manages to circle out of the way.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jukola throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Leifsson to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leifsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jukola jabs Leifsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jukola misses with a leg kick
and Leifsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot.
Leifsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jukola.
Jukola looks to throw the jab but Leifsson is out of range.
Leifsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Jukola misses.
Jukola throws a hook but Leifsson avoids it easily.
Leifsson checks the leg kick.
Jukola misses with a shot to the body
and Leifsson counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jukola looks to throw the jab but Leifsson is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Leifsson misses its target.
Jukola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jukola moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
We've been told by Leifsson's head coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut. Jukola saw that one coming.
A cross from Jukola lands.
Jukola swings widly with a right hand
and Leifsson counters with a straight right hand.
Jukola gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leifsson.
Leifsson scores with a jab to the head.
Jukola scores with a shot to the body.
Jukola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leifsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Leifsson blocks the leg kick.
Leifsson is looking to counter punch.
Jukola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jukola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Leifsson misses its intended target.
Leifsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukola.
Leifsson scores with a shot to the body.
Leifsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leifsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukola.
Nice cross by Jukola.
Jukola misses with a hook. Leifsson ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Leifsson misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Jukola looks to throw the jab but Leifsson is out of range.
Leifsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leifsson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jukola.
Jukola throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tuomas Jukola will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Leifsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Jukola.
Leifsson has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jukola fails to land.
Jukola has a couple of punches blocked by Leifsson.
Jukola misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jukola.
Leifsson cracks Jukola with a nice body shot.
Leifsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jukola misses with a body punch.
Leifsson digs a right hand underneath Jukola's ribcage. Jukola let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jukola has a couple of punches blocked by Leifsson.
Leifsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leif Leifsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jukola lands a nice uppercut.
Jukola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jukola misses with some punches.
Leifsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jukola or not.
Jukola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jukola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leifsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leifsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jukola tries a body shot but Leifsson blocks it.
Leifsson lands an elbow inside that Jukola shrugs off.
Jukola tries to work over Leifsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leifsson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson drops Jukola onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jukola is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jukola is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson blocks a body shot from Jukola.
Jukola is still on wobbly legs! Can Leifsson finish him?
Leifsson lands with a light punch inside.
Jukola tries to throw a body punch but Leifsson avoids it by throwing Jukola back against the cage.
Jukola lands a body punch.
Jukola seems to have recovered his senses.
Leifsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jukola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson tries to throw a body punch but Jukola avoids it by throwing Leifsson back against the cage.
Jukola has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Leifsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jukola can turn it around.
Leifsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leifsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jukola controls his hands.
Leifsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leifsson lands a body punch.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Jukola controls the action.
A short right from Leifsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leifsson tries a body shot but Jukola blocks it.
Jukola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jukola prevents a body shot from Leifsson.
A short left from Leifsson.
Leifsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leifsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Leifsson cracks Jukola with an upwards elbow that sends him tumbling backwards, out cold! Jukola is rigid against the cage, staring into space! Ouch, that was brutal, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Leif Leifsson!
Leif Leifsson gave a mention to Sportivité in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Van Barle (ranked 1823 p4p, 2304 weight class) and Kuuri Sando (ranked 244 p4p, 300 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Van Barle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuuri Sando!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Barle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sando sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Barle avoids a kick to the body.
Van Barle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sando is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Van Barle blocks the low kick.
Sando tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Barle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sando.
Van Barle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sando tries to clinch up but Van Barle circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Barle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sando closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sando is trying to ground and pound but Van Barle uses the momentary lack of control by Sando to regain half guard.
Sando throwing shots but Van Barle is blocking nicely.
Sando misses with a head shot. Van Barle uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sando throwing strikes from guard but Van Barle blocks nicely.
Sando scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sando with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sando working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sando postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Barle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sando throwing strikes but missing.
Sando throws a strike but Van Barle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sando striking off his back but it's not causing Van Barle any problems.
Van Barle won't allow Sando to sweep him here.
Sando trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sando looking for a sweep. Not yet Sando, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Barle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sando's guard.
Sando looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Barle is one step ahead there.
Sando doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sando can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sando will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dillon Van Barle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Barle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Barle lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sando tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Barle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Barle moves out of range of the body kick from Sando.
Van Barle tries to keep at a distance but Sando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Barle misses with some punches.
Van Barle can't break the clinch.
Sando tries to work over Van Barle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Barle lands a hook that snaps the head of Sando backwards.
Sando is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Barle is defending well for now.
Sando trying to land knees to the body.
Sando misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Barle blocks the elbow strike.
Van Barle tries to land a knee to the head but Sando blocks with his arms.
Sando tries to land a knee to the head but Van Barle blocks with his arms.
Sando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Sando.
Sando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sando tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Barle.
Van Barle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sando blocks it with crossed arms.
Sando takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Kuuri Sando has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Barle is breathing heavily.
Sando trying to land knees to the body.
Sando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sando throws a head punch that misses.
Sando blocks an elbow strike.
Sando crunches a lovely knee into Van Barle's ribcage.
Van Barle lands an uppercut.
Van Barle tries to land knees in the clinch but Sando avoids the damage to the body.
Sando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sando looking to throw knees to the head but Van Barle is blocking nicely.
Sando connects with a knee to the head.
Sando lands with a left to the head.
Sando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sando tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Barle avoids the damage to the body.
Sando landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sando throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuuri Sando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuuri Sando's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sando throws a head kick but Van Barle moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sando looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Barle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sando takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Barle swings for the body but Sando moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sando.
Sando throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Barle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sando is in Van Barle's guard.
Van Barle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sando.
Kuuri Sando has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Barle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Barle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sando throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sando postures up in Van Barle's guard and throws a big left but Van Barle blocks it.
Sando distracts Van Barle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sando throws a big right hand that misses.
Sando postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sando has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sando working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sando missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sando chips away with some ground and pound.
Sando lands a couple of elbows.
Sando is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sando trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sando scoring with some ground and pound.
Sando throwing strikes from guard but Van Barle blocks nicely.
Van Barle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sando is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Van Barle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sando working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Barle's head.
Sando throwing strikes but missing.
Sando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sando postures up in Van Barle's guard and throws a big left but Van Barle blocks it.
Sando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Barle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sando postures up in Van Barle's guard and throws a big left but Van Barle blocks it.
Sando postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sando working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sando distracts Van Barle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sando missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sando is working Van Barle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sando must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Barle has momentary wrist control but Sando slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sando cracks Van Barle with a solid left hand.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sando throwing strikes from guard but Van Barle blocks nicely.
Sando chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sando makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sando working some strikes from top position.
Sando lands a couple of digs.
Sando throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sando lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sando missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sando is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Barle has wrist control.
Sando trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sando with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuuri Sando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kuuri Sando's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sando fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Barle, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Barle scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Barle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sando throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Barle blocks it with crossed arms.
Sando misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Barle.
Sando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sando with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Barle working Sando over with knees to the body.
Sando struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Barle controls his hands.
Sando lands a damaging elbow.
Van Barle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Barle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Barle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Barle lands a right hand.
Sando takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Barle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Barle is stalling here.
Van Barle blocks an elbow strike from Sando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Barle lands a knee to the body.
Van Barle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sando's face.
Van Barle lands an elbow inside that Sando shrugs off.
Van Barle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Barle is leaning against Sando and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Barle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuuri Sando seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Barle manages to break the clinch.
Van Barle lands a body shot.
Van Barle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sando's head.
Van Barle tests Sando's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sando is rocked!
Van Barle lands a hook that stumbles Sando back into the cage. Van Barle follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Sando to the canvas! Van Barle pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Sando has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dillon Van Barle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haki Hugbergsson (ranked 1660 p4p, 1653 weight class) and Killer Bee (ranked 75 p4p, 74 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Haki Hugbergsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Bee!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugbergsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bee wants to sweep here but Hugbergsson controlling him for the moment.
Bee is looking for a triangle but Hugbergsson pushes his legs off easily.
Bee wants to sweep here but Hugbergsson controlling him for the moment.
Bee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hugbergsson advances position into side control!
Bee has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bee regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugbergsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bee keeps working.
Hugbergsson passes to full mount!
Hugbergsson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bee manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugbergsson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hugbergsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hugbergsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Bee is defending well.
Bee is trying to control Hugbergsson's posture but Hugbergsson avoids it.
Bee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hugbergsson off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugbergsson is really stuck here.
Bee looking for the RNC.
Bee looking for the choke from the back.
Hugbergsson rolls, trying to escape but Bee keeps control of the position.
Bee tries to get the hooks in deep but Hugbergsson pushed the leg off.
Hugbergsson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hugbergsson is in bad spot here.
Bee throwing sloppy strikes.
Bee throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hugbergsson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bee is working for a submission of some sort.
Hugbergsson is looking for a sweep. Bee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugbergsson is refusing to be controlled, as Bee sits in half guard.
Bee thows a huge punch but Hugbergsson dodges it nicely.
Bee is looking to take a break and control but Hugbergsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hugbergsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hugbergsson gets full guard.
Hugbergsson keeping moving, preventing Bee from controlling successfully.
Hugbergsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bee landing with the ground and pound.
Bee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee throwing strikes from guard but Hugbergsson blocks nicely.
Hugbergsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bee is aware though and is defending well.
Bee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hugbergsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bee throws a big right hand that misses.
Bee is pushing down on Hugbergsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hugbergsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Bee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bee wants to pass the guard but Hugbergsson is defending well.
Hugbergsson wants to improve his position but Bee is controlling well.
Hugbergsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bee is trying to control the action in half guard but Hugbergsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bee works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Hugbergsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Bee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hugbergsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hugbergsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hugbergsson misses the target.
And Bee tries to counter it with a takedown but Hugbergsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hugbergsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bee is looking for a sweep. Hugbergsson 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.
Hugbergsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hugbergsson is looking for a kimura but Bee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hugbergsson to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hugbergsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hugbergsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bee trying to control the position.
Bee wants to sweep here but Hugbergsson controlling him for the moment.
Hugbergsson slips nicely into half guard.
Bee is trying to control but can't.
Hugbergsson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bee is just riding it out for now. Hugbergsson eventually gives up the hold.
Hugbergsson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bee tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hugbergsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Haki Hugbergsson!
A victorious Haki Hugbergsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 1119 p4p, 985 weight class) and Harry Olsen (ranked 141 p4p, 127 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen closes the distance and pushes Dos Anjos back into the cage.
Dos Anjos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Anjos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Anjos lands a hook that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Dos Anjos avoiding damage as Olsen throws knees to the body.
Olsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dos Anjos backwards.
Dos Anjos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dos Anjos lands a right hand.
Olsen lands with a left to the head.
Olsen misses with some punches.
Olsen blocks a body shot from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Olsen after a bit of a struggle.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Anjos avoids it.
Olsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Anjos backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olsen misses with a body punch.
Dos Anjos struggles to land a body shot inside as Olsen controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Dos Anjos.
Olsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Anjos is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dos Anjos.
Olsen missing with knees to the body.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Olsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dos Anjos or not.
A right hand to the body from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos misses with a body punch.
Dos Anjos misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Olsen.
Dos Anjos gets through Olsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos prevents a body shot from Olsen.
A right hand to the body from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Anjos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Olsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Olsen.
Olsen presses Dos Anjos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dos Anjos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Olsen uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Anjos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Anjos, not yet.
Dos Anjos has a closed guard, preventing Olsen from standing up.
Dos Anjos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Olsen defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Anjos has a closed guard, preventing Olsen from standing up.
Olsen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Olsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
Olsen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Anjos, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dos Anjos.
A short right from Olsen.
Dos Anjos avoids a wild elbow strike from Olsen.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Anjos misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen lands a right hand.
Olsen tries a body shot but Dos Anjos blocks it.
Olsen lands with a right to the head.
Dos Anjos avoids a wild elbow strike from Olsen.
Olsen digs a right hand underneath Dos Anjos's ribcage. Dos Anjos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olsen.
Olsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dos Anjos digs a right hand underneath Olsen's ribcage. Olsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Olsen missing with knees to the body.
Dos Anjos prevents a body shot from Olsen.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Anjos controls the action.
Dos Anjos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Anjos misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olsen tries a body shot but Dos Anjos blocks it.
A short right from Olsen on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Anjos successfully pulls guard.
Olsen stands up from Dos Anjos's guard - Olsen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Olsen moves into range and clinches up with Dos Anjos.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Olsen as the two fighters clinch.
Dos Anjos tries for a takedown but Olsen manages to get underhooks.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Anjos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dos Anjos managing to block the knees to the body from Olsen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dos Anjos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Olsen dominated that round.
That's time! Dos Anjos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Anjos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Olsen tries to clinch up.
Dos Anjos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Olsen's waist but Olsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Anjos off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsen. Dos Anjos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olsen.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Anjos misses the target.
Olsen moves away from the strike by Dos Anjos.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Anjos.
Olsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Anjos feinted with a counter takedown.
Olsen clinches with his opponent.
Olsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olsen's elbow.
Dos Anjos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Olsen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Olsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos takes a shot to the head.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Dos Anjos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos swings wildly with an uppercut but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Anjos tries to work over Olsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harry Olsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dos Anjos has Olsen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Olsen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ademaro Dos Anjos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dos Anjos backwards.
Olsen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dos Anjos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Anjos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Anjos blocks with his arms.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen misses with a body punch.
Dos Anjos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Anjos avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lands a shoulder strike.
Olsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Olsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dos Anjos jumps guard.
Dos Anjos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Olsen's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Anjos pushes down on Olsen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Olsen is trying to stand up here but Dos Anjos is controlling him well.
Dos Anjos is working for a kimura but Olsen is defending it quite comfortably.
Dos Anjos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Olsen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos stops Olsen from getting back to his feet.
Dos Anjos is looking to advance position but Olsen won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen is trying to stand.
Dos Anjos trying to control the pace.
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.
Dos Anjos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Olsen defends it well.
Olsen is looking to escape.
Dos Anjos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Olsen manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dos Anjos keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Olsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Olsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dos Anjos. Dos Anjos obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Anjos missing with a left hand there. Olsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Anjos circles away.
Olsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olsen tries to clinch but Dos Anjos is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Dos Anjos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Anjos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Olsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos misses with a body punch.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Dos Anjos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos pushes Olsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dos Anjos managing to block the knees to the body from Olsen.
Dos Anjos prevents a body shot from Olsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos managing to block the knees to the body from Olsen.
Olsen misses with a body punch.
Olsen misses with a body punch.
Dos Anjos gets control of Olsen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dos Anjos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Olsen stands up and waves to Dos Anjos to follow him.
A lazy left from Dos Anjos finds it's target.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Anjos throws an off balance right hand
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harry Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen drives through and clinches with Dos Anjos against the cage.
Olsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dos Anjos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Anjos trying to control the position but instead, Olsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dos Anjos into the cage.
Olsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Anjos avoiding damage as Olsen throws knees to the body.
Dos Anjos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Dos Anjos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olsen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Anjos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen blocks a body shot from Dos Anjos.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Anjos successfully pulls guard.
Ademaro Dos Anjos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Anjos is looking to cinch up a triangle. Olsen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dos Anjos's body to avoid the submission. Dos Anjos has instead reached around Olsen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dos Anjos arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ademaro Dos Anjos!
Ademaro Dos Anjos 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 Martin Alexander (ranked 618 p4p, 3421 weight class) and Illegal Immigrant (ranked 93 p4p, 418 weight class). Immigrant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immigrant Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Martin Alexander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Illegal Immigrant!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander looks to land a left hand but Immigrant moved out of range nicely.
Alexander has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Immigrant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
Alexander scores with a body shot.
Immigrant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexander loads up on a big right hand but Immigrant slips the punch.
Alexander throws a body shot but no joy.
Immigrant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Immigrant looks to land a right hand but Alexander moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Alexander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alexander jabs at Immigrant's body.
Alexander lands a left and a right that send Immigrant crashing to the mat, dazed. Alexander thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Immigrant is rocked!
It looks like Illegal Immigrant has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Immigrant! Alexander dives in looking to finish! Immigrant is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Alexander!
Our winner, Martin Alexander, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 355 p4p, 594 weight class) and Conor Butcher (ranked 43 p4p, 72 weight class). Nurmagomedov's entrance music is Dagestan (Remix). A fine choice. Butcher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eaten by Bloodbath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Butcher!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a few strikes there.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher rushes Nurmagomedov and presses him up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Nurmagomedov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Butcher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Butcher decides to pull guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Butcher pulls Nurmagomedov in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov cracks Butcher with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Butcher lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Butcher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Butcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmagomedov is keeping the position for now.
Nurmagomedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov managing to control the position.
Nurmagomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmagomedov, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Butcher 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher shoots and misses
and Nurmagomedov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Butcher's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Butcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Butcher pulls Nurmagomedov in close to his closed guard and prevents Nurmagomedov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov content to stall in guard here.
Nurmagomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Butcher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmagomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Butcher's legs - danger averted.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov throws a strike but Butcher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nurmagomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmagomedov, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nurmagomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov throws a good cross that connects.
Butcher stuffs the takedown.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Butcher to the mat! Butcher manages to get full guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmagomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Butcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov being controlled here momentarily.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Butcher is retaining full guard.
Nurmagomedov postures up in Butcher's guard and throws a big left but Butcher blocks it.
Nurmagomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Butcher has wrist control.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurmagomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butcher throws out the jab.
Butcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurmagomedov.
Butcher wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Butcher's head but Butcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov sets himself, and Butcher steps forward looking for the clinch! Nurmagomedov avoids it this time.
Butcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Butcher swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butcher as he avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomedov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Butcher is trying to get back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Butcher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nurmagomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Butcher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Butcher is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Nurmagomedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nurmagomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Butcher's head.
Nurmagomedov thows a huge punch but Butcher dodges it nicely.
Nurmagomedov trying to mount his opponent but Butcher defends it.
Butcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov thows a huge punch but Butcher dodges it nicely.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Butcher is blocking nicely.
Nurmagomedov trying to control from half guard but Butcher is working away.
Butcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher has hold of Nurmagomedov's hands but Nurmagomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Butcher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nurmagomedov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nurmagomedov duly obliges.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping left.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Nurmagomedov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Nurmagomedov has Butcher pressed against the cage.
Nurmagomedov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Butcher is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nurmagomedov misses with the head strike.
Butcher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nurmagomedov prevents it.
Butcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Butcher as Nurmagomedov tries to tie him up.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the head.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Butcher back against the cage.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butcher jumps guard and drags Nurmagomedov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher seems keen to control Nurmagomedov's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher working a defensive guard here.
Nurmagomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmagomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
Nurmagomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Butcher has wrist control.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Butcher trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Butcher's half guard.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Butcher is blocking nicely.
Nurmagomedov with the ground and pound but Butcher uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Butcher has momentary wrist control but Nurmagomedov slips an elbow through the middle.
Nurmagomedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Butcher's head.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov is looking to pass into half guard but Butcher pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Butcher is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher won't allow Nurmagomedov to sweep him here.
Butcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nurmagomedov stalks Butcher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Butcher's face. Butcher staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Conor Butcher has been cut.
Butcher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nurmagomedov momentarily.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nurmagomedov sprawls well. Nurmagomedov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Butcher fails with the takedown
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nurmagomedov defends it nicely.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Butcher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher wants to counter the offense by Nurmagomedov and move into the clinch position.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to Butcher's midsection.
Nurmagomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov gets a double leg takedown into Butcher's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher can't keep his opponent in guard - Nurmagomedov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Butcher is trying to get back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control. Butcher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nurmagomedov is thwarting Butcher's attempts to control the position.
Butcher has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nurmagomedov winds up and cracks Butcher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Butcher's head.
Nurmagomedov is stalling here. Butcher is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nurmagomedov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Butcher has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries to bench press Butcher off him but Butcher keeps the position.
Nurmagomedov is trying to escape the position but Butcher is controlling the position.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Butcher postures up.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Nurmagomedov tries to buck Butcher off but Butcher is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tries to move to mount but Nurmagomedov blocks the move with his legs.
Butcher controls the position from side control.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control Butcher's posture but Butcher avoids it.
Nurmagomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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.
Butcher trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butcher throws the left hand but Nurmagomedov avoids the punch easily.
Butcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Butcher.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher has hold of one of Nurmagomedov's legs. Nurmagomedov is fighting the takedown attempt but Butcher gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Butcher throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov had his way with Conor Butcher in that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Butcher moves forwards but Nurmagomedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Butcher. No joy for Nurmagomedov on that attempt.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher closes the distance and clinches up with Nurmagomedov, looking for a takedown. Butcher pushes Nurmagomedov against the cage but Nurmagomedov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nurmagomedov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Butcher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Butcher is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Butcher won't allow Nurmagomedov to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Conor Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagomedov 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.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher drives through with a takedown into Nurmagomedov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nurmagomedov has control of Butcher's left arm, preventing Butcher from doing any damage.
Butcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to improve his position but instead Butcher has moved into half guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmagomedov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Butcher is thwarting Nurmagomedov's attempts to control the position.
Butcher controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Butcher stalling away here and it's allowed Nurmagomedov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full 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.
Nurmagomedov is looking to sweep but instead, Butcher has passed into half guard.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Butcher to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov controlling the position well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conor Butcher.
I think Nurmagomedov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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