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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Plant (ranked 23688 p4p, 6355 weight class) and Carter Miller Jr (ranked 291 p4p, 255 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Plant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carter Miller Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller Jr feints a jab promting Plant to slip. Miller Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Plant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Plant gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Miller Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Plant moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plant stands up and beckons Miller Jr to his feet.
Miller Jr works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Plant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Plant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 Miller Jr is rocked!
Plant has his takedown stuffed
and Miller Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Plant's shoulder, as Plant tries to avoid the shot.
Plant throws a head kick that misses
and Miller Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Plant showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller Jr is trying to control Plant's posture. Plant takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Miller Jr! Plant is rotating here... this could be the end... Miller Jr is out! Plant has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gordon Plant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralo Gracie (ranked 5052 p4p, 23610 weight class) and Jeff Hoffman (ranked 544 p4p, 699 weight class). Hoffman has chosen Go Getta as his entrance music. 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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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie leaves Hoffman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoffman gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Hoffman manages to retain guard.
Hoffman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoffman is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Hoffman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman working a defensive guard here.
Hoffman working for submissions but it's allowed Gracie to get to half guard.
Hoffman wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Hoffman is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hoffman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoffman keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Hoffman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoffman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Hoffman's legs - danger averted.
Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Hoffman.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Hoffman blocks nicely.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hoffman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gracie escapes and throws Hoffman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position but Hoffman is working away.
Hoffman parries the strikes from Gracie easily there. Gracie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hoffman to escape.
Hoffman is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Hoffman manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Hoffman defends it.
Hoffman trying to control from the bottom.
Hoffman is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoffman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Hoffman is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hoffman is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hoffman trying to control from the bottom.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoffman defends it well.
Hoffman trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoffman sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoffman defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hoffman manages to get to full guard.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralo Gracie dominated that 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.
Gracie leaves Hoffman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hoffman or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie, which made it look bad.
Hoffman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hoffman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Hoffman has an active guard here but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Hoffman is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman is trying to control but can't.
Hoffman is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hoffman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is keen to just control but Hoffman is a slippery customer.
Hoffman tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie is taking a breather. Hoffman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffman keeps working.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hoffman keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ralo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Hoffman.
Hoffman gets a takedown into half guard.
Hoffman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hoffman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Hoffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Hoffman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MMA LA . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Hoffman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hoffman, into his guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Hoffman is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman manages to get to full guard.
Hoffman looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralo Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoffman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Hoffman.
Hoffman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Hoffman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Hoffman just gets out of the way.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hoffman is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoffman can do to turn this around?
Hoffman looking for subs from the bottom but Gracie mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to control Gracie's body but Gracie pushes him off. Hoffman squirms to his side and now Gracie has his back!
Gracie throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Hoffman trying to control the action but Gracie just sinks the hooks in.
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hoffman is in bad spot here.
Hoffman keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie not allowing Hoffman to control his hands.
Gracie throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Jeff Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie is looking to control Hoffman but Hoffman is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hoffman avoids the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Hoffman is controlling his hands well.
Hoffman tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie struggling to land strikes to the head as Hoffman covers up.
Gracie looking to break Hoffman's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hoffman remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gracie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Hoffman tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not allowing Hoffman to control his hands.
Hoffman defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Hoffman manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Hoffman.
Hoffman wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoffman manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie is trying to control. Hoffman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hoffman looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Hoffman is defending well.
Ralo Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoffman is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralo Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 3367 p4p, 22962 weight class) and Hugo Olsen (ranked 372 p4p, 622 weight class). Hugo Olsen 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsen. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnes misses its target.
Olsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsen. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
A little jabbing left from Olsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been told by Barnes's head coaches at Qube MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Olsen misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Olsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Olsen lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Olsen. That snapped Barnes's head back.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Olsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Olsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Olsen moves out of range easily.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olsen connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
John Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Olsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Olsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsen. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olsen slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Olsen moves out of range easily.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Olsen throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Olsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olsen catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Olsen connects with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Olsen throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Olsen slips the punch.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Olsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Barnes swings for the body but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Olsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olsen moves away.
Olsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a lazy head kick
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Olsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Olsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes throws a right hand that Olsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Olsen also avoids with ease.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsen.
Barnes is looking to wear down Olsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
A nice side step and Olsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Olsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Olsen does it's job there.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olsen moves away.
Olsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Olsen avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Olsen as he connects with a hook.
Olsen swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olsen checks a low kick from Barnes.
A nice side step and Olsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
A lazy body kick from Barnes
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Olsen moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hugo Olsen will probably get the nod.
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.
Olsen lands a body shot.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Olsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Olsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes throws the kick towards the body but Olsen avoids it.
Olsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
A nice side step and Olsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Olsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Olsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Nice straight punches there by Olsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olsen.
Barnes tries to bum rush Olsen with a series of wild strikes but Olsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Olsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Hugo Olsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olsen thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Olsen moves out of range.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Olsen.
Olsen takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Olsen finds it's way through Barnes's defenses.
Good exchange - Olsen coming out on top.
Nice shot lands for Olsen.
Olsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Olsen scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Olsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olsen throws a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Olsen's body. Olsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Olsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Olsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Olsen.
Olsen avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes swings for the body but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Olsen throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Olsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olsen.
Olsen lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Olsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Olsen throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Olsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
A jab lands there for Olsen.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Olsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Barnes is rocked!
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Olsen checks a leg kick.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Olsen connects with a looping right hand.
Olsen stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olsen lands with a right hand.
Barnes lands a head kick. Olsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen slips under a jab.
Olsen dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Olsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
Crunch! Barnes slams his shin into Olsen's torso.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Olsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Olsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes works Olsen's body with a nice hook.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Olsen moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Olsen.
Olsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Olsen jumps back.
Olsen lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes looks to land a body kick but Olsen moved away.
Olsen jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Olsen throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Olsen looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Olsen just gets out of the way.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Olsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Olsen cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes throws a hook but Olsen blocks it.
Olsen takes one on the button.
Olsen takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Olsen.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Olsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnes moves forwards but Olsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Olsen lands the left hand.
Olsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Olsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Olsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes scores with a one two! Olsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Olsen.
Olsen checks a low kick from Barnes.
Olsen connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Olsen counters with a nice body shot.
Olsen catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Olsen scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen scores with a hook.
Olsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olsen.
Nice straight punches there by Olsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olsen.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Olsen lands a slapping body shot.
Olsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
John Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes scores with a head kick. Olsen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barnes with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Olsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Olsen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coryatt (ranked 1254 p4p, 2329 weight class) and Boubacar Dembele (ranked 159 p4p, 296 weight class). Coryatt comes to the cage accompanied by Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston. Boubacar Dembele 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boubacar Dembele!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coryatt connects with an inside leg kick.
Dembele cracks Coryatt with a good jab.
Coryatt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dembele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Dembele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dembele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chris Coryatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Coryatt moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coryatt. That's going to slow Dembele down.
Dembele sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Coryatt misses with a low kick.
Dembele checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Dembele coming out on top.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coryatt.
Coryatt looks to throw a body kick
enabling Dembele to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coryatt with the inside leg kick.
Coryatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dembele was well out of range. Poor timing from Coryatt.
Dembele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dembele moves out of range of the body kick from Coryatt.
Despite the aggression on Dembele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Coryatt is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt throws a sloppy head kick and Dembele moves out of range easily.
Coryatt misses with a kick to the body
and Dembele counters with a nice uppercut.
Coryatt misses with a hook to the body
and Dembele counters with a crisp right that sends Coryatt to the canvas! Dembele follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boubacar Dembele!
Boubacar Dembele made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 1355 p4p, 1626 weight class) and Tyson Law (ranked 186 p4p, 229 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Payakaroon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ปากหมา (Dog Mouth). Law is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Country Boy Can Survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Law!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon misses with a hook. Law ducked under it nicely.
Law throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payakaroon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Law with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payakaroon to score with a decent uppercut.
Payakaroon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Payakaroon throws a lazy right hand but Law sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Payakaroon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payakaroon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Law to score with a decent uppercut.
Payakaroon moves out of range of the strikes.
Payakaroon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon 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.
Payakaroon lands with a hook. Law tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Law staying out of range there.
And Law tries to counter it with a takedown but Payakaroon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Payakaroon throws a hook but Law blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Payakaroon is fending him off so far but Law persists. Nope, Payakaroon circles away and we're back to standing.
Payakaroon throws the left hand but Law avoids the punch easily.
Payakaroon misses with a straight left.
No luck for Law with that takedown attempt.
Payakaroon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Payakaroon 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.
Payakaroon misses with a looping left.
Law tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Law throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payakaroon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Law shoots in and drives through. Payakaroon sprawls well.
Samart Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Law.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Law on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Law misses with a double jab
and Payakaroon counters with an outside leg kick.
Law uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payakaroon.
Law drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Payakaroon defends it well.
Payakaroon scores with a nice right hand.
Law cracks Payakaroon with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Payakaroon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Law.
Law uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payakaroon.
Nice shot by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon scores with a nice head shot.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Payakaroon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Payakaroon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Payakaroon misses with a looping left.
Payakaroon looks to score with a jab to the body but Law is just out of range.
Payakaroon connects with a body shot that sends Law's belly button to the back.
Payakaroon lunges at Law with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Law's hand.
Law pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Payakaroon back to the cage. Law follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Payakaroon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Law dives in and grabs Payakaroon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Payakaroon pushes down on Law's head and hops out.
Law wants to slow Payakaroon down by chopping away at his legs.
Law gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon swings for the body but Law moves out of range.
Law feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Payakaroon looks to land a combination but Law avoids it well.
Law with the counter takedown but Payakaroon avoids it easily.
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!
Payakaroon throws out a loose jab but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law with the counter takedown but Payakaroon avoids it easily.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick but Law moved away.
Payakaroon defending well as Law loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Payakaroon misses
and Law counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Law are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payakaroon wants to control but Law postures up.
Law misses with the ground and pound.
Payakaroon parries the strikes from Law easily there. Law is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Payakaroon to escape.
An elbow from Law crashes against the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payakaroon swings for the body but Law moves out of range.
A jab from Payakaroon finds it's way through Law's defenses.
Payakaroon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Payakaroon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Law counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Payakaroon pushes Law off and gets back to his feet.
Law throws a hook but Payakaroon blocks it.
Payakaroon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon looks to throw the jab but Law is out of range.
Payakaroon defending well as Law loads up on a big left hand.
Payakaroon is looking to counter punch.
Some wild striking there from Law.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Law.
Law takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Payakaroon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Payakaroon. That's going to slow Law down.
Payakaroon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Law tests Payakaroon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Samart Payakaroon is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Payakaroon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Law checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Law throws the left hand but Payakaroon avoids the punch easily.
Payakaroon is looking to counter punch.
Payakaroon lands a leg kick that knocks Law off balance momentarily.
Payakaroon throws a lazy right hand but Law sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law throws out a loose jab but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Law just manages to avoid it.
Payakaroon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Law checks a leg kick.
Law changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Samart Payakaroon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payakaroon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Law throws a low kick, looking for Payakaroon's leg but Payakaroon calmly moves out of range.
Payakaroon throws a chopping leg kick but Law manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Law jabs at Payakaroon's body.
Law is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Payakaroon misses the jab.
Law moves out of range as Payakaroon strikes.
Law ducks under a wild hook from Payakaroon.
And Law tries to counter it with a takedown but Payakaroon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Law slips under a jab from Payakaroon.
Law throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Payakaroon was covering up waiting for the punch and Law finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Payakaroon wants to get back to his feet but Law is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Law loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Law working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Law in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Payakaroon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Payakaroon misses with a hook. Law ducked under it nicely.
Law throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payakaroon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon fails to land with a series of punches.
Law with the counter takedown but Payakaroon avoids it easily.
Law ducks under a wild hook from Payakaroon.
Law ducks under a wild hook from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a lazy uppercut
and Law counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Law thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Payakaroon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Payakaroon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Law.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Law works his way into side control.
Law lands some shots froms side control.
Law looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Payakaroon is avoiding damage well.
Law throws an elbow but Payakaroon slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samart Payakaroon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Payakaroon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Law dodges the punch combination from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon drops his hands momentarily and Law takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Law tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakaroon was well out of range. Poor timing from Law.
A big left from Payakaroon misses.
Payakaroon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Law misses the target.
Law uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payakaroon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Law finds it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Payakaroon!
Law throws a body shot but no joy.
Payakaroon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Law feints and as Payakaroon raises his hands in defense, Law changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Law looking to pass the guard.
Payakaroon wants to sweep here but Law controlling him for the moment.
Law prevents Payakaroon from getting back to his feet.
Payakaroon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Law's guard.
Law looking to hit a scissor sweep but Payakaroon is one step ahead there.
Law looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyson Law has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon is sitting in close to Law's body. Law has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Payakaroon is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Payakaroon is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Law.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyson Law!
Tyson Law 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 Jimmy King (ranked 1493 p4p, 1697 weight class) and Randy Lahey (ranked 170 p4p, 192 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lahey is trying to defend but King finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lahey wants to get back to full guard.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lahey defending well though.
King throwing shots but Lahey is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lahey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King thows a huge punch but Lahey dodges it nicely.
Lahey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
Lahey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lahey tries to kick King off but King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
King throwing shots but Lahey is blocking nicely.
King controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lahey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King sitting and controlling from the half guard.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lahey has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
 It looks like Randy Lahey has been cut.
Lahey is concentrating on defense, preventing King from advancing position.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lahey is rocked!
King scores with a big shot! Lahey's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Lahey! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy King!
After the big win, Jimmy King made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hardcore Alchemy and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 1921 p4p, 2097 weight class) and Sam Cooper (ranked 215 p4p, 229 weight class). Sparrow comes to the cage accompanied by Knockout. Jack Sparrow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Cooper's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Sam Cooper has been cut.
Sparrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Jack Sparrow has been cut.
Cooper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparrow is rocked!
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Sparrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sparrow defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Sparrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper digs a good body shot into Sparrow's ribs.
Cooper moves out of range as Sparrow strikes.
Sparrow tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparrow misses with a looping right.
Jack Sparrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparrow.
Nice body punch from Cooper.
Cooper cracks Sparrow with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sparrow looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cooper finish him?
Oh Sparrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper punishes Sparrow's body with a nice straight punch.
Sparrow is breathing heavily.
Cooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sparrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Sparrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Cooper drops Sparrow with a naaaaasty hook - Sparrow is in real trouble here! Cooper dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Cooper!
A victorious Sam Cooper 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 1521 p4p, 1208 weight class) and Willy Mataitai (ranked 201 p4p, 163 weight class). Alex Silva 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mataitai looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Mataitai slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Mataitai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mataitai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Mataitai gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mataitai gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Mataitai fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Mataitai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mataitai is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mataitai down to the mat. Mataitai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mataitai defends it nicely.
Mataitai scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries for a takedown but Mataitai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai lands a big right hand that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Mataitai stays standing though and waves Silva back to his feet!
Silva is rocked!
Mataitai throws a pinpoint strike between Silva's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Silva crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Mataitai scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willy Mataitai!
Willy Mataitai made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Stardust (ranked 1057 p4p, 992 weight class) and Scooter Bob (ranked 130 p4p, 123 weight class). Stardust kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Starman. Scooter Bob 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy Stardust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Stardust coming out on top.
A big right from Stardust misses.
Bob drops his hands momentarily and Stardust takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been informed that Bob has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stardust misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stardust on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stardust's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bob under the eye.
Stardust tests Bob's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stardust connects with a single shot there.
Stardust thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stardust with a body shot.
Stardust misses with a wild body shot.
Stardust just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stardust swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bob.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ziggy Stardust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob tests Stardust's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stardust throws a poor cross that misses
and Bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Stardust throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Bob misses.
Stardust bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stardust connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bob. Bob circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Stardust does it's job there.
Bob is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Stardust ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Bob clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ziggy Stardust!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ziggy Stardust thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 276 p4p, 1932 weight class) and Rebel Smith (ranked 33 p4p, 226 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudayev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Dudayev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dudayev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dudayev throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dudayev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dudayev working aggressively here.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dudayev - that landed with a thud.
Dudayev throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Dudayev lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudayev misses with an elbow strike.
Dudayev lands a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith blocking some punches.
Dudayev with a knee to the head.
Dudayev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudayev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dudayev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dudayev scores with a shoulder strike.
Dudayev tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Dudayev back against the cage.
Dudayev cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Dudayev controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Dudayev.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dudayev lands a nice elbow.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Dudayev lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dudayev.
Dudayev lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Dudayev.
Dudayev pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev lands a nice uppercut.
Dudayev tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Dudayev.
Smith looks winded!
Dudayev blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries to work over Dudayev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Dudayev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dudayev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Dudayev lands with a right to the head.
Smith is working Dudayev over against the cage.
Dudayev lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Dudayev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dudayev blocking some punches.
Dudayev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudayev.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dudayev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dudayev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Dudayev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudayev just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Dudayev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dudayev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Dudayev.
Dudayev lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Good body shot from Dudayev.
Dudayev scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Dudayev pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudayev controls his hands.
Dudayev landing knees to the head.
Dudayev is struggling to control the position.
Dudayev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudayev digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dudayev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dudayev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Dudayev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dudayev.
Dudayev stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dudayev as the two fighters clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Dudayev prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudayev's elbow.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Dudayev avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Dudayev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dudayev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dudayev.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to work over Dudayev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Dudayev controls the action.
Dudayev looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmed Dudayev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dudayev drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dudayev is looking for the KO!
Smith is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Dudayev cracks Smith with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Smith tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dudayev pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Smith is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akhmed Dudayev!
Akhmed Dudayev retains his lightweight title!
As Akhmed Dudayev got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want u boy! Ur next Chief "Crazy" Aztec!'.
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