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GC 374 Banahatti Vs Komaroff PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Puelles (ranked 24701 p4p, 24563 weight class) and Zayaan Reese (ranked 712 p4p, 696 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudio Puelles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zayaan Reese!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puelles walks into a stiff left hand from Reese.
Reese lands a nice shot that snaps Puelles's head back.
Reese has a takedown stuffed.
Puelles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puelles misses with a double jab.
Reese lands a leg kick that knocks Puelles off balance momentarily.
Reese shoots in for a double leg but Puelles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reese drives through with a takedown into guard.
Puelles wants to sweep but no luck.
Puelles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puelles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reese controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Reese might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Reese passes Puelles's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reese controlling the action here.
Reese is thwarting Puelles's attempts to control the position.
Reese thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puelles's head.
Reese seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Puelles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reese.
Reese throws a leg kick but Puelles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puelles half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Reese misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Puelles misses its target.
Puelles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reese finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zayaan Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reese clinches up against the cage.
Puelles takes a shot to the head.
Reese is working for takedown but Puelles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Claudio Puelles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zayaan Reese.
Puelles breaks the clinch.
Reese looks for a takedown but Puelles sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Puelles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reese is looking to chop away at Puelles's legs.
Puelles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reese has managed to clinch.
Reese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reese breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Reese.
Reese throws a looping overhand right but Puelles ducks down to avoid it.
Puelles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puelles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been told by Puelles's head coaches at LA Wellness Centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puelles is fending him off so far but Reese persists. Nope, Puelles circles away and we're back to standing.
Puelles blocks a low kick nicely.
Reese fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puelles on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Reese.
Puelles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puelles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reese swivels and escapes.
Puelles slips under a jab.
Puelles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Puelles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reese was well out of range. Poor timing from Puelles.
Reese scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reese stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reese wants it to stay on the feet.
Puelles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reese throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reese misses with a two punch combination.
Puelles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zayaan Reese 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.
Puelles looks to land a right hand but Reese moved out of range.
Reese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reese misses with a low kick.
Reese tests Puelles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puelles misses the shot to the body.
Reese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puelles.
Puelles walks into a jab.
Reese tries for a takedown but Puelles circles away easily
and Puelles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reese throws a low kick but Puelles avoids it.
Reese has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese throws a right hand that misses
and Puelles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reese lands a jab to the nose.
Zayaan Reese seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reese connects with a leg kick.
Reese shoots in and drives through. Puelles sprawls well.
Puelles is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese lunges at Puelles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puelles's hand.
Puelles throws the left hand but Reese avoids the punch easily.
Reese throws a lazy right hand but Puelles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reese lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reese connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Puelles scores with a body shot.
Jab by Reese.
Puelles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reese.
Puelles throws a hook but Reese avoids it easily.
Puelles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reese to score with a decent uppercut.
Puelles leaves Reese with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Claudio Puelles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zayaan Reese.
Puelles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puelles.
Puelles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a shot from downtown. Puelles moves away and avoids it.
Reese throws a big shot that misses.
Reese closes the distance and pushes Puelles back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese blocking some punches.
A short right from Reese.
Reese breaks the clinch.
Reese throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puelles's waist but Puelles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reese off to one side.
Reese connects with the punch.
Reese misses with the combination.
Puelles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reese.
Puelles fires out a quick counter leg kick but Reese just manages to avoid it.
Puelles stuffs the takedown attempt from Reese. Reese gets slowly back to his feet.
Reese throws a lazy right hand but Puelles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reese gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puelles counters with a right hand to the body.
Reese is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puelles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puelles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puelles shoots in and drives through. Reese sprawls well.
Reese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puelles.
Reese ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reese gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reese tries to pull guard but Puelles holds him up against the cage and eventually Reese drops back down to his feet.
Puelles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puelles as he jumps to the side.
As Reese backs away, Puelles returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Puelles throws a leg kick but Reese sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reese moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reese feints a jab promting Puelles to slip. Reese then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Puelles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puelles has a takedown stuffed.
Puelles tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reese sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Puelles somewhat.
Reese throws a one two combo.
Reese has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puelles misses the jab.
Puelles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puelles throws a body punch but Reese moves out of range.
Reese looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puelles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puelles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puelles appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zayaan Reese 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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Reese.
Reese looks to land a right hand but Puelles moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Puelles misses the target.
Puelles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Reese misses the target.
Reese swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puelles.
Reese jabs Puelles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reese lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puelles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Puelles walks into a stiff left hand from Reese.
Puelles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reese can pounce on him.
Reese tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puelles defends well and Reese ends up having to push Puelles into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Puelles throwing a counter right hand but Reese manages to avoid it.
Puelles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puelles defending well as Reese loads up on a big left hand.
Puelles is looking to chop away at Reese's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puelles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reese checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reese throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puelles on the side of the head.
 Puelles is rocked!
Reese shoots in and drives through. Puelles sprawls well.
Reese throws a series of punches but Puelles moves out of range.
Puelles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reese tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puelles defends well and Reese ends up having to push Puelles into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Claudio Puelles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zayaan Reese.
Reese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reese misses with a looping left.
Puelles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reese.
Puelles throws a sloppy head kick and Reese moves out of range easily.
Reese works the jab nicely.
Puelles connects with a single shot there.
Reese misses with a hook
and Puelles counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reese.
A quick step to the side and Puelles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puelles looks to land a left hand but Reese moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese shoots and misses
enabling Puelles to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puelles stuffs the takedown attempt from Reese. Reese gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Puelles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reese 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.
A jab from Reese finds it's way through Puelles's defenses.
Reese misses with a looping right.
Reese shoots for a takedown but Puelles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puelles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reese pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puelles is out of range and Reese settles back down.
Reese shoots in for a takedown but Puelles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
Reese lands an overhand right.
Reese misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese drives through and clinches with Puelles against the cage.
Puelles lands an uppercut.
Reese throws a head punch that misses.
Reese has Puelles pushed against the cage.
Puelles misses with a body punch.
Reese misses with a punch on the inside.
Reese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puelles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reese misses with a low kick as Puelles jumps back.
Reese throws a big shot that misses.
Reese tries for a takedown but Puelles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Puelles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reese.
Reese is looking to score with low kicks.
Puelles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese with a hook.
Reese fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puelles avoids it really well and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Puelles misses the target.
Puelles walks into a stiff left hand from Reese.
Claudio Puelles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zayaan Reese is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reese blocks a low kick nicely.
Reese throws a good cross that connects.
Reese has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reese comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reese doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puelles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reese can pounce on him.
Reese lands with an uppercut that bounces Puelles off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zayaan Reese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reese 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zayaan Reese!
Zayaan Reese decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Herandio (ranked 24835 p4p, 5444 weight class) and Marcelle Oka (ranked 664 p4p, 562 weight class). Marcelle Oka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fran Herandio's chin.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fran Herandio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcelle Oka!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Oka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herandio works Oka's body with a nice hook.
Herandio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Herandio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Herandio wants to stand and escape but Oka is having none of it.
Oka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oka stalling.
Oka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herandio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herandio is bucking up trying to escape but Oka cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oka won't let Herandio get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Oka controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Herandio really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oka controlling from the full mount.
Oka is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Herandio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oka landing shots from mount.
Oka throws some wild stikes that Herandio manages to avoid easily.
Oka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oka controlling from the full mount.
Herandio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Oka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oka goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Herandio turns into him and now he's in Oka's guard.
Oka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Herandio is looking to stand up but Oka won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oka seems keen to control Herandio's posture.
Let's hope that Oka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Herandio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oka's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herandio preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelle Oka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Herandio lands with a hook. Oka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Herandio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Herandio throws a nice looking combination but Oka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Herandio tests Oka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oka gets a takedown into half guard.
Oka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oka thows a huge punch but Herandio dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herandio wants to get back to his feet.
Oka content to control rather than advance.
Oka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oka lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oka landing strikes from the mount.
Oka working for a submission but Herandio is keeping him at bay.
Herandio is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Oka looking to finish with strikes here!
Herandio has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herandio is trying to get back to his feet but Oka has full control of the position and if anything, Herandio has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Oka throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Oka is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oka has got one arm under Herandio's chin. This could be trouble... Herandio trying to control the other hand but Oka gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Herandio has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcelle Oka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wedge Antilles (ranked 24637 p4p, 3937 weight class) and Malig Murska (ranked 650 p4p, 415 weight class). Wedge Antilles has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wedge Antilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malig Murska!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antilles scores with a decent looking hook.
Murska ducks under a wild hook from Antilles.
Antilles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Antilles throws a hook but Murska avoids it easily.
Antilles tries to clinch there but Murska circles away.
Antilles staying out of range there.
Antilles lands with a shot to the body.
Murska closes the distance and pushes Antilles back into the cage.
Antilles blocks a body shot from Murska.
Antilles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Murska.
Murska lands a right hand.
Murska tries a body shot but Antilles blocks it.
Murska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls for Murska to work.
Murska is stalling here.
Antilles misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antilles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murska lands a hook that snaps the head of Antilles backwards.
Murska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murska struggles to land a body shot inside as Antilles controls his hands.
Antilles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antilles has a couple of punches blocked by Murska.
Antilles misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Antilles seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murska can turn it around.
Murska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antilless head.
Murska tries to work over Antilles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antilles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murska lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Murska to work.
Murska scores with a shoulder strike.
Murska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Antilles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antilles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antilless head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antilles misses with the head strike.
Murska misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murska misses with some punches.
Murska throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antilles throws a punch but it's blocked by Murska.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antilles.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antilles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antilles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Antilles misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murska.
Antilles blocking some punches.
Murska slowing the pace effectively.
Murska swings wildly with an uppercut but Antilles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Murska as he connects with a hook.
Murska pushes Antilles up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Murska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murska misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska lands a nice uppercut.
Antilles blocking some punches.
Antilles tries to work over Murska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska tries to work over Antilles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antilles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murska misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murska.
Antilles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Antilles.
Antilles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antilles backwards.
Murska manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Antilles struggles to land a body shot inside as Murska controls his hands.
The referee calls for Murska to work.
Murska can't find room to land a body shot as Antilles controls the action.
Murska lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antilles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antilles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Murska.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antilles has a couple of punches blocked by Murska.
Antilles lands a right hand.
Murska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antilles tries to clinch but Murska is having none of it.
Murska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antilles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murska. Murska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Antilles tries to clinch but Murska is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Antilles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murska misses with a punch to the body.
Antilles lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Murska dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Antilles throws out a loose jab but Murska uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antilles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Antilles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murska.
Antilles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murska lands a body shot.
Antilles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Murska.
Antilles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Antilles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antilles misses with a double jab
and Murska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antilles tries to clinch there but Murska circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antilles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antilles throws a hook to the side of Murska's head but Murska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murska scores with a nice right hand.
Murska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Antilles throws a big shot that misses.
Antilles lands a nice shot that snaps Murska's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antilles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murska counters with a stiff right hand.
Murska fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antilles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antilles connects with a body shot that sends Murska's belly button to the back.
Murska has managed to clinch.
Murska works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murska blocks an uppercut.
Murska working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murska stalls.
Murska can't find room to land a body shot as Antilles controls the action.
Murska tries to work over Antilles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murska lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antilles.
Murska is pushing Antilles up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Malig Murska seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murska creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antilles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antilles throws a head punch that misses.
Murska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Antilles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murska tries to work over Antilles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murska is working Antilles over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antilles.
Murska misses with some punches.
Murska misses with some punches.
Murska misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Antilles as Murska tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Murska.
Murska presses Antilles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murska gets through Antilles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Murska on the inside.
Antilles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murska lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antilles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Murska.
Antilles is rocked!
Murska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antilles backwards.
Oh Antilles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murska pushes Antilles against the cage. Murska is working some dirty boxing. Murska pushes off with a quick right hook! Antilles goes down! Antilles tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Murska moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malig Murska!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colton Cabana (ranked 3992 p4p, 6017 weight class) and Danny Pearce (ranked 423 p4p, 536 weight class). Cabana comes to the cage accompanied by Prospect. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Cabana !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cabana takes the fight into the clinch.
Pearce is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabana is keeping busy.
Pearce is trying to force a seperation but Cabana has the dominant position.
Cabana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearce smiles and moves away.
Cabana moves into the clinch.
Cabana tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce tries to land a knee to the head but Cabana blocks with his arms.
Cabana gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pearce has one foot on Cabana 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Pearce thows a leg kick but Cabana checks it
and Cabana counters with a single leg into guard. Pearce didn't expect that.
Pearce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cabana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pearce's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabana stopping the sweep attempt from Pearce.
Cabana forces his way into half guard.
Pearce wants to improve his position but Cabana is controlling well.
Pearce is trying to control but can't.
Cabana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cabana 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.
Cabana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pearce sees it coming and defends easily.
Cabana is looking for a kimura here.
Pearce wants to improve his position but Cabana is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cabana pulls his head out easily.
Pearce pushes Cabana off looking to stand but Cabana dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearce wants to get back to full guard.
Cabana working Pearce over with strikes.
Pearce is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Cabana has latched onto it... Big trouble! Cabana pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Pearce is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Cabana !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Colton Cabana !
Colton Cabana was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Gagarin (ranked 3468 p4p, 5386 weight class) and Jean Blanc (ranked 373 p4p, 504 weight class). Jean Blanc 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Gagarin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagarin lands with an overhand left.
Gagarin throws a combination. Blanc tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gagarin lands a really nice looking cross but Blanc seems unphased.
Gagarin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blanc scores with a takedown into Gagarin's guard.
Blanc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gagarin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blanc is one step ahead there.
Blanc stands and steps away. Gagarin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gagarin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gagarin duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagarin throws a right hand that Blanc ducks under and follows up with a left that Blanc also avoids with ease.
Gagarin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blanc's coach down at Puncher's Chance Collective was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blanc's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagarin jabs at Blanc's body.
Blanc avoids the body shot from Gagarin.
Gagarin's corner calls for a 1-2. Gagarin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gagarin cracks Blanc with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gagarin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 Blanc is rocked!
Gagarin lands a nice shot to the body.
Blanc is still on wobbly legs! Can Gagarin finish him?
Blanc looks winded!
Gagarin connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Blanc to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Gagarin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yuri Gagarin!
Yuri Gagarin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus MacDoughall (ranked 3172 p4p, 5362 weight class) and Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 399 p4p, 548 weight class). Grand Admiral Thrawn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Angus MacDoughall's chin.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus MacDoughall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrawn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MacDoughall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thrawn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good work by Thrawn as he checks the leg kick.
MacDoughall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacDoughall.
Thrawn blocks a low kick nicely.
Thrawn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thrawn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like Grand Admiral Thrawn has been cut.
MacDoughall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Angus MacDoughall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrawn staying out of range there.
MacDoughall throws a good cross that connects.
Thrawn is rocked!
MacDoughall throws a leg kick which misses Thrawn's front leg but catches the back leg as Thrawn tries to avoid it.
Thrawn is still on wobbly legs! Can MacDoughall finish him?
Thrawn walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! MacDoughall swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angus MacDoughall!
An out of breath and clearly excited Angus MacDoughall thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pate Murhapuro (ranked 2925 p4p, 3792 weight class) and Henry David Walden (ranked 378 p4p, 447 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry David Walden!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Walden is just out of range.
Murhapuro throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Murhapuro finds it's target.
Walden ducks under a wild hook from Murhapuro.
Walden throws a right hand that misses
and Murhapuro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walden thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murhapuro walks into a straight right hand from Walden.
Murhapuro rushes Walden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Murhapuro.
Walden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walden tries to pull guard but Murhapuro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Walden's head.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Walden's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhapuro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhapuro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhapuro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Murhapuro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murhapuro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhapuro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murhapuro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walden has a couple of punches blocked by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body.
Murhapuro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walden up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands a body shot.
Walden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murhapuro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walden tries to break free but Murhapuro pushes him back against the cage.
Murhapuro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walden.
Walden looks winded!
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!
Walden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro cracks Walden with a nice body shot.
Walden misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walden backwards.
Murhapuro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands with a right to the head.
Murhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murhapuro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhapuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walden backwards.
Murhapuro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murhapuro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murhapuro presses Walden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murhapuro pushes Walden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Walden's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walden is rocked!
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walden is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhapuro finish him?
Murhapuro gets through Walden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhapuro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Walden's head.
Murhapuro scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhapuro gets through Walden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro stalling.
Murhapuro creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Walden's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Walden drops to his knees and Murhapuro pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Pickton (ranked 2020 p4p, 2782 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 212 p4p, 277 weight class). Christie has chosen Amityville as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Pickton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie misses with an uppercut. Pickton saw that one coming.
Christie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pickton.
Pickton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Christie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Christie misses.
Christie lands a jab.
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pickton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pickton lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pickton misses the target.
Pickton moves out of range of the strikes.
Pickton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pickton walks into a left hand.
Christie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christie misses with a left hand
enabling Pickton to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Christie in his tracks.
Christie scores with a nice right hand.
Christie throws a jab but it's blocked by Pickton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickton throws a good cross that connects.
Pickton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Christie misses with a combination
and Pickton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Christie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pickton cracks Christie with a good jab.
Christie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oooooh!!! Christie has knocked Pickton down with a huge combo! Christie steps away and waves a wobbly Pickton back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pickton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Christie.
Oh Pickton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pickton throws a jab but it's blocked by Christie.
Pickton seems to have got his legs back now.
Christie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pickton jabs Christie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie loads up on a big right hand but Pickton slips the punch.
Christie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pickton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christie scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Pickton has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pickton misses with a double jab.
Christie works the jab nicely.
Christie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Christie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pickton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Christie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pickton.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pickton.
Pickton lands with a right hand.
Pickton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christie finds it's way round the side to connect with Pickton's head.
Pickton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
Christie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pickton momentarily.
Pickton moves away from the strike by Christie.
A little feinted left hand from Pickton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pickton staying out of range there.
Pickton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pickton looks to land a left hand but Christie moved out of range nicely.
Pickton throws an overhand right that lands on Christie's shoulder, as Christie tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Pickton.
Pickton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christie on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pickton looks to land a right hand but Christie moved out of range.
Pickton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pickton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christie throws a lazy right hand but Pickton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pickton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christie moves away.
A little jabbing left from Christie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pickton misses with a body shot.
Pickton looks to throw the jab but Christie is out of range.
Christie misses with a right hand
and Pickton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christie swings widly with a right hand
and Pickton counters with a nice uppercut.
Robert Pickton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pickton.
Pickton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Christie lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pickton blocks a jab.
Pickton misses with a looping left.
Pickton misses with a straight right.
Christie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Pickton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pickton loads up on a big right hand but Christie slips the punch.
Pickton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pickton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christie counters with a left and a right that stings Pickton.
Pickton throws an overhand right that lands on Christie's shoulder, as Christie tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Christie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pickton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Christie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pickton.
Nice body punch from Pickton.
Christie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Christie throws a series of punches but Pickton avoids them all with ease.
Christie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pickton.
Robert Pickton is winning the standup battle so far.
Pickton misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christie connects with a single shot there.
Pickton misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Pickton! He's out on his feet! Christie rushes in and drops Pickton with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steven Christie!
Steven Christie is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Steven Christie stared into the camera and said 'The voices in my head told me to do it, so I can't be held accountable for my actions.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 1511 p4p, 3675 weight class) and Jayson Smith (ranked 192 p4p, 445 weight class). Danny Trejo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jayson Smith's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jayson Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trejo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
We've been told by Trejo's head coaches at Kevin Spacey`s Basement of Doom that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trejo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trejo moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Trejo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Trejo lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Trejo!
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Trejo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Trejo to escape.
Trejo is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Trejo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Trejo is looking to reverse the position.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Trejo is defending well.
Trejo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smith presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Trejo is now in Smith's guard. A big mistake from Smith there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Trejo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith looking to control.
Smith scores with a nice shot.
Smith has an active guard here but Trejo has managed to pass into half guard.
Trejo is taking a breather. Smith 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trejo is working away from the top position though.
Smith wants to control but Trejo passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Trejo stalls from top position.
Smith regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Danny Trejo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trejo scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a hook but Trejo avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Trejo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trejo digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trejo.
Trejo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trejo struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Trejo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trejo.
Smith tries to pull guard but Trejo holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Trejo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Trejo lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Trejo.
Trejo lands a shot to the body.
Trejo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trejo digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Trejo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith tries to pull guard but Trejo holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Trejo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trejo lands a nice shot to the body.
Trejo digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Trejo.
Trejo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trejo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Trejo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trejo lands a nice shot to the body.
Trejo pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trejo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trejo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Trejo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trejo cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Trejo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith jumps guard but Trejo stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Danny Trejo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayson Smith.
A body shot lands from Trejo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trejo lands with a light punch inside.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith is rocked!
Trejo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Smith! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Trejo is unloading with more strikes now! Smith drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Trejo!
A victorious Danny Trejo 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 Bhima Banahatti (ranked 1698 p4p, 2339 weight class) and Vasily Komaroff (ranked 216 p4p, 301 weight class). Banahatti comes to the cage accompanied by That's my jam. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bhima Banahatti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasily Komaroff!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banahatti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Komaroff to score with a decent uppercut.
Komaroff scores with a shot to the body.
Banahatti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Komaroff wants to get back to his feet.
Banahatti drops an elbow to the side of Komaroff's head.
Komaroff pushes Banahatti off looking to stand but Banahatti dives back in and keeps control.
Banahatti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banahatti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Komaroff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Komaroff is trying to stand.
Komaroff is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Banahatti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banahatti wants to take a breather but Komaroff is having none of it.
Banahatti stops Komaroff from getting back to his feet.
Banahatti is looking to take a break and control but Komaroff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff pushes Banahatti off looking to stand but Banahatti dives back in and keeps control.
Banahatti 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Komaroff slaps away a takedown attempt from Banahatti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banahatti shoots in looking for a takedown but Komaroff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banahatti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Komaroff throws out a counter right but Banahatti avoids it with no problem.
Banahatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Komaroff.
Banahatti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Komaroff pinned against the cage. Komaroff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bhima Banahatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banahatti scores with a takedown into Komaroff's guard.
Komaroff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Banahatti's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at Zero Tolerance inform us that Komaroff has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Banahatti wants to control from the top but Komaroff keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banahatti prevents Komaroff from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banahatti shoots in and gets a takedown into Komaroff's guard.
Komaroff wants to get back to his feet but Banahatti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Banahatti works over Komaroff with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banahatti landing with the ground and pound.
Komaroff wants to get back to his feet but Banahatti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Banahatti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Komaroff is looking to stand up but Banahatti isn't so interested in that idea.
Banahatti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Komaroff is looking to stand up but Banahatti isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Komaroff misses with a left hand
and Banahatti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Komaroff won't be happy with that.
Komaroff wants to get back to his feet but Banahatti drags him back down.
Komaroff parries the strikes from Banahatti easily there. Banahatti is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Komaroff to escape.
Banahatti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Banahatti working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Banahatti crashes against the mat.
Komaroff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Banahatti is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banahatti is putting a hurting on Komaroff here, landing some big shots from side control.
Komaroff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bhima Banahatti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Komaroff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banahatti manages to avoid it.
Banahatti blocks a jab.
Banahatti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Komaroff misses with an uppercut. Banahatti saw that one coming.
Banahatti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Komaroff's guard.
Banahatti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Komaroff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Banahatti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banahatti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Banahatti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Komaroff can do to turn this around?
Komaroff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banahatti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komaroff wants to stand but Banahatti is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff moves out of range as Banahatti strikes.
Banahatti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Komaroff sprawls well initially but Banahatti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Komaroff manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Banahatti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Banahatti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Komaroff is looking to escape.
Banahatti winds up and cracks Komaroff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Komaroff is looking to escape.
Banahatti wants to take a breather but Komaroff is having none of it.
Komaroff is looking to escape.
Banahatti working over Komaroff with some ground and pound. Komaroff looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Komaroff is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Banahatti stalling.
Banahatti is nestled in close to Komaroff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Banahatti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Komaroff taking some punishment here, with Banahatti in his half guard.
Komaroff is rocked!
Banahatti performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Komaroff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banahatti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Komaroff is still in real trouble! Can Banahatti finish him?
Banahatti unloads with some huge strikes here! Komaroff is out! Banahatti wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bhima Banahatti!
Bhima Banahatti is the new light heavyweight champion!
Bhima Banahatti took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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