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Sucker Punch Pro Series 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Wall (ranked 4580 p4p, 24167 weight class) and Demon Mask (ranked 438 p4p, 584 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingston Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Mask!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mask.
Mask fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Wall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wall punishes Mask's body with a nice straight punch.
Wall cracks Mask with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mask misses with a takedown attempt - Wall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mask decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wall's guard.
Wall 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.
Mask is fighting to break Wall's control of his arms but Wall is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mask controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mask is one step ahead there.
Mask throws a strike but Wall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wall wants to control from the top but Mask keeps moving.
Wall slips nicely into half guard.
Wall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask is looking for a sweep. Wall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mask regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wall trying to control but Mask is working from the bottom.
Wall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mask working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mask bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wall's guard.
Mask looking to sit in guard and control but Wall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mask wants to sweep here but Wall controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall looking to pass the guard.
Wall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mask is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wall is looking for a sweep. Mask is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wall looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kingston Wall will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mask drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wall keeping his opponent close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall tries to buck Mask off but Mask is having none of it.
Wall can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mask wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wall struggling a bit here.
Wall tries to buck Mask off but Mask is having none of it.
Mask controlling the position from side mount.
Wall has one of Mask's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Wall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wall keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wall.
Wall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mask wants to control from the top but Wall keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mask trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mask defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask stopping the sweep attempt from Wall.
Mask sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Demon Mask seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wall slaps away a takedown attempt from Mask, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Mask with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wall looks to score with a jab to the body but Mask is just out of range.
Wall lands a jab.
Wall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wall scores with a hook.
Wall throws a nice looking combination but Mask bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mask changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wall catches Mask with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wall tries to bum rush Mask with a series of wild strikes but Mask uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wall lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingston Wall dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mask throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wall takes a swing at Mask's ribcage but misses.
Mask with the counter takedown but Wall avoids it easily.
Wall scores with a sloppy right hand. Mask should have avoided that one.
Demon Mask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Wall.
 It looks like Demon Mask has been cut.
Mask misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A lazy left from Wall finds it's target.
 Mask is rocked!
Wall cracks Mask with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mask is still on wobbly legs! Can Wall finish him?
Wall scores with a body shot.
Mask seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall throws a body punch but Mask moves out of range.
Kingston Wall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask tries for a takedown but Wall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wall cracks Mask with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wall has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mask to stand back up!
Wall cracks Mask with a hook to the temple - Mask is on wobbly legs here! Wall swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Mask falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Wall wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kingston Wall!
Kingston Wall 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Reznov (ranked 3610 p4p, 24363 weight class) and Brendan Moker (ranked 415 p4p, 609 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Reznov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Moker!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznov gets a takedown into half guard.
Reznov lands strikes from half guard.
Moker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reznov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reznov lands a nice short elbow.
Reznov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reznov working the head and body with strikes.
Moker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reznov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reznov lands a nice short elbow.
Moker is trying to stand.
Reznov 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.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reznov lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Reznov there.
Moker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Brendan Moker has been cut.
Moker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reznov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reznov winds up and cracks Moker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reznov working Moker over with strikes.
Reznov 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 one minute gone in the round.
Moker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reznov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moker is rocked!
Reznov is trying to work for a kimura but Moker is defending well.
Moker is still in real trouble! Can Reznov finish him?
Moker pushes Reznov off looking to stand but Reznov dives back in and keeps control.
Moker seems to have recovered his senses.
Reznov working Moker over with strikes.
Reznov working the head and body with strikes.
Moker pushes Reznov off looking to stand but Reznov dives back in and keeps control.
Moker has hold of Reznov's hands but Reznov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reznov winds up and cracks Moker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moker is trying to stand back up but Reznov is controlling him
Reznov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reznov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moker is defending against the submission attempts here by Reznov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reznov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reznov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznov stops Moker from getting back to his feet.
Reznov drops an elbow to the side of Moker's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reznov connects with a nice short shot to Moker's temple.
Reznov stops Moker from getting back to his feet.
Reznov working over Moker with some ground and pound. Moker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reznov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reznov lands a nice short elbow.
Reznov lands strikes from half guard.
Reznov winds up and cracks Moker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moker is trying to stand up here but Reznov is controlling him well.
Reznov is trying for a kimura here. Moker looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Reznov wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Viktor Reznov!
During a confident post fight interview, Viktor Reznov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gancho Ganevski (ranked 2714 p4p, 6023 weight class) and Toth Orion (ranked 331 p4p, 560 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gancho Ganevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toth Orion!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ganevski counter with a right hand.
Ganevski gets a clinch.
Ganevski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ganevski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orion darts in and clinches Ganevski up against the cage.
Ganevski can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Ganevski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganevski closes the distance and clinches.
Orion is trying to break the clinch but Ganevski has him pressed against the cage.
Orion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ganevski trying to stall but Orion improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion being controlled against the cage.
Ganevski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ganevski tries to clinch but Orion moves out of range.
Ganevski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Toth Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganevski throws a combination. Orion tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good work by Ganevski as he checks the leg kick.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Orion circles away and keeps his distance.
Orion throws a hook to the side of Ganevski's head but Ganevski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ganevski misses with a body punch.
Ganevski tries to throw a body punch but Orion avoids it by throwing Ganevski back against the cage.
Ganevski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ganevski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ganevski misses with a punch to the body.
Ganevski manages to pull guard.
Orion stops Ganevski from standing up.
Orion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ganevski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orion is controlling him.
Orion lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Orion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Orion stops Ganevski from standing up.
Orion is stalling in the full guard.
Orion with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion connects with a couple of short punches.
Orion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Orion lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Orion stands and steps away. Ganevski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ganevski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ganevski under the eye.
Orion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ganevski slips under a jab from Orion.
Orion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ganevski has managed to clinch.
Ganevski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ganevski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orion has him pressed against the cage.
Ganevski can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Ganevski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gancho Ganevski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganevski misses with a punch to the body.
Orion is trying to break the clinch but Ganevski is controlling him.
Ganevski is trying to pull guard but Orion has him pressed against the cage.
Ganevski prevents Orion from breaking the clinch.
Ganevski misses with a punch to the body.
Ganevski breaks the clinch.
Orion throws an overhand right that lands on Ganevski's shoulder, as Ganevski tries to avoid the shot.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Ganevski moves away and avoids it.
Ganevski is looking to clinch.
Ganevski is looking to clinch but Orion is avoiding it.
Ganevski avoids the head kick by Orion.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orion misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Ganevski misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion throws a hook but Ganevski avoids it easily.
Orion throws a body shot but no joy.
Orion looks to land a right hand but Ganevski moved out of range.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toth Orion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orion looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ganevski fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Orion.
Nice jab there from Orion.
Orion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ganevski moves away.
Ganevski clinches up with Orion and pushes him back against the cage.
Ganevski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ganevski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Ganevski stalls.
Ganevski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ganevski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganevski tries to clinch up.
Orion throws a hook but Ganevski blocks it.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ganevski clinches up against the cage.
Ganevski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganevski struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
Ganevski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orion.
Orion is trying to break free.
Ganevski breaks from the clinch.
Orion throws a leg kick but Ganevski moved away.
Ganevski looks to land a combination but Orion avoids it well.
Ganevski moves in looking to clinch but Orion pushes him off.
Orion keeps the fight on the outside.
Ganevski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orion swats away the attempt to clinch by Ganevski.
Ganevski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ganevski wants to clinch up but Orion keeps it at a distance.
Ganevski is looking to clinch.
Orion misses with a body shot.
Ganevski wants to clinch.
Orion throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Ganevski uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Ganevski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Orion.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Orion circles away and keeps his distance.
Ganevski is looking to clinch but Orion is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orion.
Orion misses with a hook. Ganevski ducked under it nicely.
As Orion looks to move away, Ganevski throws a big counter combo but Orion just gets out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganevski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ganevski tries to clinch there but Orion circles away.
Ganevski throws a right hand that Orion ducks under and follows up with a left that Orion also avoids with ease.
Ganevski tries to clinch there but Orion circles away.
Ganevski wants to clinch.
Ganevski slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ganevski clinches up against the cage.
Ganevski has Orion pressed against the cage, preventing Orion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ganevski looking to slow down the pace here.
Orion effectively controlling the action here.
Ganevski tries to work over Orion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ganevski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
Ganevski prevents a body shot from Orion.
Ganevski is struggling to control the position.
Ganevski lands a right hand.
Ganevski taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganevski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ganevski breaks the clinch.
Ganevski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ganevski's hands.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Orion circles away and keeps his distance.
Orion misses with an uppercut. Ganevski saw that one coming.
Orion throws a lazy head kick
and Ganevski counters with a two punch combo.
Orion misses with a wild combination.
Ganevski misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Orion does no damage.
Orion misses with a wild combination.
Orion misses the jab.
Orion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ganevski tries to clinch there but Orion circles away.
A swing and a miss from Orion.
Ganevski moves in looking to clinch but Orion pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Orion's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toth Orion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Orion misses with a head kick.
Ganevski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orion. That one must have hurt.
Ganevski tries to bum rush Orion with a series of wild strikes but Orion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orion throws a low kick but Ganevski moves out of range easily.
Ganevski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ganevski moves out of range as Orion strikes.
Orion throws a jab but it's blocked by Ganevski.
Ganevski throws a one two combo.
Ganevski wants to clinch.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Orion circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganevski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orion with the counter takedown but Ganevski avoids it easily.
Ganevski misses with a series of wild punches.
Orion scores with the left hand. Ganevski knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Ganevski misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch but Orion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ganevski is looking to clinch but Orion is avoiding it.
Ganevski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ganevski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orion moves into range and clinches up with Ganevski.
Ganevski tries to stall but Orion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Orion has Ganevski pressed against the cage.
Orion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toth Orion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ganevski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ganevski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ganevski wants to clinch up but Orion keeps it at a distance.
Ganevski is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Orion.
Ganevski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganevski tries to clinch there but Orion circles away.
Ganevski is looking to clinch.
Orion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ganevski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ganevski wants to clinch.
Gancho Ganevski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ganevski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ganevski doesn't manage to clinch there - Orion circles away.
A swing and a miss from Orion.
Ganevski wants to clinch up but Orion keeps it at a distance.
Orion clinches up with Ganevski and pushes him back against the cage.
Ganevski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion throws an overhand right that lands on Ganevski's shoulder, as Ganevski tries to avoid the shot.
Ganevski tries to clinch but Orion is having none of it.
Ganevski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orion throws the left hand but Ganevski avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganevski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orion feints the counter takedown.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Orion circles away and keeps his distance.
Ganevski tries to clinch but Orion is having none of it.
Ganevski tries to clinch but Orion moves out of range.
Orion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ganevski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ganevski is looking to clinch but Orion is avoiding it.
Ganevski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ganevski connects with a nice looking jab.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch but Orion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ganevski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ganevski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Orion throws the left hand but Ganevski avoids the punch easily.
Ganevski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ganevski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orion scores with a hook.
 Ganevski is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Orion. That's going to slow Ganevski down.
Oh Ganevski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orion is stalking Ganevski. Ganevski circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Orion, and it's lights out! Ganevski really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toth Orion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Hatton (ranked 2347 p4p, 2850 weight class) and Sith Rebel (ranked 250 p4p, 302 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sith Rebel!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rebel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hatton's head.
 It looks like Rick Hatton has been cut.
Rebel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rebel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rebel throws a big elbow that misses.
Rebel postures up in Hatton's guard and throws a big left but Hatton blocks it.
Hatton pulls Rebel in to control the position.
Rebel stands up over Hatton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rick Hatton's cut is getting worse.
Rebel stands up over Hatton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hatton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rebel lands a couple of elbows.
Rick Hatton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rick Hatton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sith Rebel!
Sith Rebel 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Neenan (ranked 2130 p4p, 3825 weight class) and Bubba Henderson (ranked 232 p4p, 385 weight class). Henderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hellboy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Callum Neenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a hook
and Neenan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neenan misses with a body punch
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Neenan defends well and Henderson ends up having to push Neenan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neenan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hendersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Neenan counters with a nice uppercut.
Neenan defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Neenan swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Callum Neenan!
A relieved looking Callum Neenan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Bubba Henderson had this to say: 'Two years ago, Bubba was diagnosed with erectile dysfunction. But Bubba overcame that to knowingly father seven children. Seven. Bubba beat ED and Bubba shall beat this, too. Minor setback for a minor comeback. Bubba is excited for the future!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 2569 p4p, 2951 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 321 p4p, 348 weight class). Wilfred Ainsworth 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainsworth avoids a kick to the body.
Ainsworth throws a hook but Beam blocks it.
Beam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beam misses with a body punch
and Ainsworth counters with a straight right hand.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
Beam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ainsworth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ainsworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beam.
Ainsworth scores with a hook.
Beam lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beam. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth dodges the punch combination from Beam.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beam lands a jab to Ainsworth's midsection.
Ainsworth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beam throws an overhand right that lands on Ainsworth's shoulder, as Ainsworth tries to avoid the shot.
Beam digs a good hook to Ainsworth's body.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Beam.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beam, as that shot connected.
Beam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ainsworth in his tracks.
Beam closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Beam. Those never looked like landing.
Ainsworth dodges the punch combination from Beam.
Nice body punch from Ainsworth.
Beam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth misses the jab.
As Ainsworth backs off Beam throws a huge counter combo but Ainsworth manages to avoid it all.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Beam jumps guard but Ainsworth stands there with Beam around his waist. Beam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beam is trying to break the clinch but Ainsworth has him pressed against the cage.
Ainsworth has a couple of punches blocked by Beam.
Beam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ainsworth.
A shot in the inside from Beam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam can't find room to land a body shot as Ainsworth controls the action.
Ainsworth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beam.
Ainsworth blocks a body shot from Beam.
Beam jumps guard but Ainsworth stands there with Beam around his waist. Beam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ainsworth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Beam tries to break free but Ainsworth pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ainsworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ainsworth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Ainsworth pushes Beam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ainsworth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beam misses with a body punch.
Beam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilfred Ainsworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Beam.
Beam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ainsworth smiles and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Beam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ainsworth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beam just misses with a punch to the body.
Beam shoots in looking for a takedown but Ainsworth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beam's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ainsworth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beam on the side of the head.
Beam is rocked!
Wilfred Ainsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Ainsworth gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilfred Ainsworth!
Wilfred Ainsworth 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyah Hirst (ranked 1765 p4p, 3498 weight class) and Longsun Zhao (ranked 226 p4p, 404 weight class). Nyah Hirst is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Lethal high kicks
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nyah Hirst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Longsun Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hirst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Hirst wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zhao tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhao is looking to clinch.
Zhao closes the distance and clinches up with Hirst, looking for a takedown. Zhao pushes Hirst against the cage but Hirst circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zhao has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hirst is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hirst 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.
Hirst uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Longsun Zhao has been cut.
Zhao tries to clinch but Hirst moves away
letting Hirst counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao takes the fight into the clinch.
Zhao working hard to break the clinch.
Zhao is trying to pull guard but Hirst turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zhao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hirst pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nyah Hirst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Longsun Zhao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirst lands with an uppercut that bounces Zhao off the cage and back into range.
Zhao is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hirst. That's going to slow Zhao down.
Zhao throws a sloppy head kick
and Hirst counters with a thumping low kick.
Hirst misses with a body shot.
Hirst moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromZhao.
Zhao is looking to clinch but Hirst is avoiding it.
Hirst looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zhao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hirst counters with a left right combination that sends Zhao crashing to the mat - Hirst wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Zhao out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyah Hirst!
A very excited looking Nyah Hirst made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Verreira (ranked 2192 p4p, 2717 weight class) and Rudy Giuliani (ranked 271 p4p, 323 weight class). Vinicius Verreira 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinicius Verreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudy Giuliani!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verreira closes the distance and clinches.
Giuliani misses with some punches.
Giuliani tries to throw a body punch but Verreira avoids it by throwing Giuliani back against the cage.
Giuliani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Verreira has him pressed against the cage.
Verreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giuliani has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Verreira is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Verreira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Giuliani misses.
Verreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giuliani.
Verreira misses with a series of wild punches.
Verreira has closed the distance and engaged Giuliani in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Verreira.
A head punch on the inside from Verreira fails to land.
Verreira prevents a body shot from Giuliani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verreira tries to throw a body punch but Giuliani avoids it by throwing Verreira back against the cage.
Giuliani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Verreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Verreira misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Verreira.
Verreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Giuliani.
Giuliani blocking some punches.
Giuliani gets through Verreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Verreira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verreira.
Giuliani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Verreira.
Giuliani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Verreira - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Giuliani.
Giuliani tries to work over Verreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giuliani.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verreira.
Giuliani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giuliani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giuliani swings wildly with an uppercut but Verreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verreira lands a hook that snaps the head of Giuliani backwards.
Verreira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Giuliani tries to break the clinch but Verreira is controlling the position.
Giuliani misses with some punches.
Verreira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giuliani struggles to land a body shot inside as Verreira controls his hands.
Verreira tries to work over Giuliani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verreira blocks a body shot from Giuliani.
Verreira lands a nice uppercut.
Verreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verreira is working Giuliani over against the cage.
Giuliani misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Giuliani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verreira wants to stall.
Verreira misses with some punches.
Verreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verreira effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Verreira.
Verreira throws a head punch that misses.
Verreira wants a takedown but no success here.
Verreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Giuliani.
Giuliani blocking some punches.
Giuliani lands a nice shot to the body.
Verreira is trying to stall.
Verreira working aggressively here.
Giuliani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verreira pushes Giuliani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Giuliani.
Verreira tries to throw a body punch but Giuliani avoids it by throwing Verreira back against the cage.
Verreira controlling the action here for a moment.
Giuliani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giuliani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verreira.
A quick step to the side and Verreira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giuliani scores with a jab. Verreira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Verreira misses.
Giuliani cracks a nice hook into Verreira's ribs.
Giuliani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giuliani lands with a cross.
Verreira misses with a shot to the body
and Giuliani counters with a nice uppercut.
Verreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giuliani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vinicius Verreira will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Giuliani throws a right hand that misses
and Verreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verreira misses with a shot to the body
and Giuliani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giuliani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Verreira jabs Giuliani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rudy Giuliani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verreira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giuliani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Verreira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giuliani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verreira moves away.
Giuliani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giuliani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Giuliani.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Verreira! Giuliani is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Verreira!
After the big win, Vinicius Verreira made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 1339 p4p, 2854 weight class) and Bill Sherman (ranked 177 p4p, 342 weight class). Sherman has chosen Thank God I'm a Country Boy as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lannister.
Sherman connects with a high kick.
Lannister shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sherman counters by moving into the clinch.
Sherman lands a nice knee to the body.
Sherman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sherman manages to break the clinch.
Sherman moves into the clinch.
Sherman breaks the clinch.
Lannister tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sherman swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Sherman.
Lannister is breathing heavily.
Sherman clinches up with Lannister and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Sherman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sherman misses with a head kick.
Sherman instigates a clinch.
Sherman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sherman throws a sloppy head kick
and Lannister counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister seems to be looking for submissions.
Sherman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lannister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lannister trying to mount his opponent but Sherman defends it.
Sherman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sherman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lannister is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sherman!
Lannister is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Lannister!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyrion Lannister!
A victorious Tyrion Lannister 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 1201 p4p, 991 weight class) and Frank Diaz (ranked 149 p4p, 131 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by Inside. This should be a great matchup!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Logan.
Diaz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Logan prevents Diaz from improving position.
Logan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Diaz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Diaz looking to ground and pound but Logan is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz scoring with strikes but Logan is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz looking to control but Logan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Logan is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Logan taking shots to the head.
Diaz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Logan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Diaz with good strikes from the mount here!
Logan working to try and regain half guard.
Logan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Logan to control.
Diaz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Diaz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Diaz is controlling the pace.
Logan tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Logan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz misses with a head shot. Logan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Logan wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Logan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Logan's legs - danger averted.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Logan has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Diaz stays in close to Logan's body and controls the position.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Logan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Logan is on top in guard.
Logan won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Logan from standing up.
Logan trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz working for a triangle but Logan defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Logan working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Diaz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Logan's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diaz landing punches.
Diaz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Logan hang on?
Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Diaz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Logan because Diaz loaded up on that one.
Diaz working Logan over with strikes here.
Diaz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Logan is surviving well by controlling Diaz's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz throws a strike there. Logan manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Logan gets full guard.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Logan is trying to keep Diaz in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz prevents Logan from getting back to his feet.
Diaz won't allow Logan to sweep him here.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to Logan's brow.
Diaz distracts Logan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Logan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Diaz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Logan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Logan.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Diaz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Logan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Logan, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Logan against the cage but Logan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Logan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Logan duly obliges.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Logan pinned against the cage. Logan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Logan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Logan.
Logan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Logan lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Logan throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Logan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Logan misses the target.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frankie Logan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Diaz.
Logan connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Logan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Logan works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Logan misses with a head kick.
Logan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Logan, which made it look bad.
Logan leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Logan lands a jab to the head.
Logan scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots in but Logan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Logan.
Logan keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
Logan lands with a shot to the body.
Logan lands a high kick!
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Logan gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Diaz is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan retains his lightweight title!
Frankie Logan 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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pop
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