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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Abner (ranked 7040 p4p, 24447 weight class) and Huber Schlesien (ranked 627 p4p, 644 weight class). Schlesien has chosen Arm & Tepr - Tu Sais as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Huber Schlesien!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner slips a straight right by Schlesien.
Abner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schlesien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abner slips under a jab from Schlesien.
Abner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abner throws a right hand that Schlesien ducks under and follows up with a left that Schlesien also avoids with ease.
Abner throws a nice head kick!
Schlesien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abner jabs Schlesien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abner misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlesien throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abner. Schlesien does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Abner backs off Schlesien throws a huge counter combo but Abner manages to avoid it all.
Abner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Schlesien misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Abner. That snapped Schlesien's head back.
Abner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schlesien misses the jab.
Abner scores with a push kick.
Abner checks a leg kick nicely.
Schlesien just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Abner.
Abner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schlesien.
Abner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uncle Abner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schlesien takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner misses with a wild combination.
Abner scores with a head kick. Schlesien tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Schlesien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abner.
Abner thumps Schlesien with a low kick.
Schlesien throws a shot to the body.
Abner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schlesien to score with a decent uppercut.
 It looks like Uncle Abner has been cut.
A low kick from Abner misses
and Abner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abner defending well as Schlesien loads up on a big left hand.
Schlesien throws a jab when Abner was well out of range.
It looked like Abner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schlesien was well out of range. Poor timing from Abner.
Schlesien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abner.
Schlesien lands with an uppercut that bounces Abner off the cage and back into range.
Schlesien swings for the body but Abner moves out of range.
Schlesien lands with a good body shot.
Abner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Abner is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schlesien ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abner gets tackled into the cage by Schlesien. Schlesien maintains the clinch.
Schlesien manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schlesien had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abner defends it easily.
Schlesien managing to control the position.
Schlesien pushes a forearm under Abner's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Abner is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Huber Schlesien!
A less than humble Huber Schlesien misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tran Quaach (ranked 3777 p4p, 4046 weight class) and Omer Demirci (ranked 482 p4p, 518 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tran Quaach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omer Demirci!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demirci misses with a hook
and Quaach counters with a left to the body.
Quaach misses with an uppercut
and Demirci counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quaach won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Demirci takes a little break here. Quaach wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Demirci working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Demirci is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Quaach will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirci tries to move to mount but Quaach blocks the move with his legs.
Demirci is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quaach knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Demirci has hold of Quaach's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Quaach seems comfortable defending it but Demirci has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Quaach is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Quaach is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Demirci couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Omer Demirci!
Omer Demirci decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 25169 p4p, 2676 weight class) and BIshop Bonesteel (ranked 649 p4p, 300 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, BIshop Bonesteel!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonesteel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bonesteel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonesteel pushes a forearm under Warrior's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Warrior is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BIshop Bonesteel!
BIshop Bonesteel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Burrows (ranked 3244 p4p, 4298 weight class) and Jay Reepo (ranked 149 p4p, 192 weight class). Reepo has chosen Going Down as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stuart Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Reepo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reepo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burrows bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burrows sizes up Reepo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burrows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrows swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burrows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burrows fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reepo on the side of the head.
Burrows throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Reepo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reepo slips a straight right by Burrows.
Reepo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reepo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burrows fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Burrows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrows changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrows looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burrows digs a good hook to Reepo's body.
Burrows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reepo wants to counter with a clinch but Burrows pushes him away.
Burrows connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 It looks like Jay Reepo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows misses with a straight left.
Reepo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stuart Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows cracks Reepo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burrows scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reepo staying out of range there.
Reepo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burrows throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Reepo to counter with a crisp jab.
Burrows gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burrows.
Reepo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burrows lands a hook that snaps the head of Reepo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrows has a couple of punches blocked by Reepo.
Burrows lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reepo.
Reepo misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrows blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo lands with a light punch inside.
Reepo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burrows throws a head punch that misses.
Burrows misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burrows lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reepo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reepo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burrows misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burrows drags the fight down to the ground.
Burrows isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reepo stacks Burrows on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reepo!
Burrows struggling a bit here.
Reepo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burrows regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Burrows wants to improve his position but Reepo is controlling well.
Burrows looking for submissions off his back.
Reepo trying to mount his opponent but Burrows defends it.
Burrows looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burrows tries to get to full guard but Reepo has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burrows makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burrows.
Reepo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burrows. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reepo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reepo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reepo trying to control but Burrows is working from the bottom.
Burrows has his foot on Reepo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reepo works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Burrows dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Reepo's cut.
That's time! Burrows's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burrows throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reepo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reepo throws a hook to the side of Burrows's head but Burrows sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burrows closes the distance and pushes Reepo back into the cage.
Reepo has a couple of punches blocked by Burrows.
Burrows's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reepo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burrows is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reepo can do to turn this around?
Burrows's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reepo can't find room to land a body shot as Burrows controls the action.
Burrows throws a head punch that misses.
Burrows manages to pull guard.
Burrows looking for a guillotine here but Reepo defends easily.
Reepo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burrows escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reepo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reepo is aware though and is defending well.
Reepo trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burrows has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reepo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reepo trying to control but Burrows is working from the bottom.
Burrows looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reepo passes into side control.
Burrows is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Burrows's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burrows is trying to improve his position.
Reepo wants to control but Burrows is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo tries for a kimura but Burrows is defending well.
Reepo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burrows, who protects the arm well.
Stuart Burrows overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burrows tries to improve position but can't.
Burrows is not content to let Reepo control the position.
Burrows is looking for a sweep.
My spies in The Zoo inform me that Reepo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Reepo works to advance to full mount. Burrows defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
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.
Burrows slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Well, if Reepo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burrows is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reepo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reepo's back!
Burrows is trying to stick to Reepo's back but Reepo is turning into Burrows. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Burrows's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Reepo.
Burrows throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Reepo escapes and throws Burrows's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Burrows is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reepo working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Reepo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jay Reepo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Burrows lands a body shot.
Burrows misses with a straight left.
Burrows throws an off balance right hand
and Reepo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Burrows. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burrows.
A slow jab from Burrows misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Reepo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reepo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burrows.
Burrows throws out a loose jab but Reepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burrows throws out the jab.
Reepo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burrows throws a right hand that misses
letting Reepo counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reepo walks into a stiff left hand from Burrows.
Burrows misses with a hook
and Reepo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reepo misses with a looping left.
Reepo moves out of range as Burrows strikes.
Reepo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrows rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reepo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepo defending well as Burrows loads up on a big left hand.
Reepo misses with an uppercut. Burrows saw that one coming.
Burrows slips under a jab.
Burrows misses with an uppercut.
Burrows swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reepo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reepo lands with a good body shot.
Burrows misses with a hook
and Burrows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Reepo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reepo throws a shot from downtown. Burrows moves away and avoids it.
Burrows throws an off balance right hand
and Reepo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burrows loads up on a big right hand but Reepo slips the punch.
Burrows scores with a jab. Reepo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burrows looks to land a right hand but Reepo moved out of range.
Reepo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Reepo misses.
Reepo ducks under a wild hook from Burrows.
Reepo throws a hook but Burrows avoids it easily.
Reepo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reepo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burrows.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reepo! But no joy.
Burrows lands with an uppercut that bounces Reepo off the cage and back into range.
Burrows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burrows manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Burrows on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burrows throws a sloppy body shot
letting Reepo counter with a right hand.
Reepo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Reepo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reepo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Burrows misses its intended target.
Reepo throws a hook but Burrows blocks it.
Burrows swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burrows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reepo.
Burrows throws a big shot that misses.
Reepo ducks under a wild hook from Burrows.
Burrows uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reepo.
Reepo moves out of range of the strikes.
Burrows takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burrows throws a hook but Reepo blocks it.
Reepo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burrows throws a hook but Reepo avoids it easily.
Burrows misses with an uppercut
and Reepo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burrows thinking.
Nice body punch from Reepo.
Reepo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burrows, as that shot connected.
Reepo moves out of range as Burrows strikes.
Burrows catches Reepo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reepo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reepo slips under a jab.
Reepo misses with a hook.
Burrows misses with a left hand
and Reepo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burrows throws a big shot that misses.
Burrows misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Reepo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burrows takes the fight into the clinch.
Reepo taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reepo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Reepo.
I think Reepo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Reepo!
Jay Reepo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kowalski (ranked 6319 p4p, 4391 weight class) and Felix Suarez (ranked 588 p4p, 455 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Suarez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kowalski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Suarez is in Kowalski's guard.
Kowalski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kowalski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kowalski tries to get out of the position.
Kowalski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kowalski looking for subs off his back but Suarez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kowalski is trying to maintain the position but Suarez is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski is trying to control but Suarez manages to pass to mount!
Kowalski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kowalski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Suarez.
Suarez working for a submission but Kowalski is keeping him at bay.
Suarez tries to control but Kowalski wriggling away.
Suarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Kowalski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to hold on but Suarez postures up.
Kowalski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kowalski tries to improve his position but Suarez has taken his back! Suarez has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Kowalski tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Suarez pushes Kowalski away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Felix Suarez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gretchen Alexander (ranked 6220 p4p, 3342 weight class) and Bofur Widenose (ranked 709 p4p, 441 weight class). Gretchen Alexander has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gretchen Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bofur Widenose!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt - Widenose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexander throws a big shot that misses.
Widenose tries for a takedown but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Widenose manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alexander on his heels. He'll look to pass Alexander's guard now, I'm sure.
Widenose postures up.
Widenose wants to pass the guard but Alexander is keeping the position.
Widenose won't allow Alexander to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Widenose passes into side control.
Alexander tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Widenose presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose is looking to work his way around to Alexander's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Widenose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alexander is looking to escape.
Alexander working to try and regain half guard.
Widenose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Alexander on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alexander tries to get out of the position.
Widenose might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alexander haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is desperately trying to improve his position but Widenose has a good base and remains in mount.
Widenose tries to take his opponent's back but Alexander turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but Widenose blocks nicely.
Widenose working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Alexander has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexander scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alexander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Widenose is not content to let Alexander control the position.
Widenose tries to roll over but Alexander keeps him under control.
Widenose has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Alexander slips a nice elbow through Widenose's hands, connecting with Widenose's forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexander is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Widenose has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alexander trying to control from Widenose's half guard. Widenose has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gretchen Alexander will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alexander misses the shot to the body.
Widenose closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alexander quickly recovers to half guard.
Widenose looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alexander trying to control but Widenose postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander tries to roll over but Widenose keeps him under control.
Alexander is working hard here to advance position.
Widenose wants to pass to mount but Alexander is defending the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alexander tries to get to full guard but Widenose has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Widenose shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Alexander tries to kick Widenose off in order to stand up. Widenose Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Widenose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexander is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Widenose trying to control the position but Alexander is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose is trying to get an arm triangle but Alexander is defending well.
Widenose wants to control but Alexander is keeping him busy.
Alexander wants to control but Widenose postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alexander bucks up and tries to throw Widenose off but instead Widenose has got his back!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Widenose has his arm under Alexander's chin here. Game over son! Widenose squeezes tightly and Alexander is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bofur Widenose!
During a confident post fight interview, Bofur Widenose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torn Brot (ranked 5701 p4p, 6175 weight class) and Aung Siang (ranked 536 p4p, 571 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Torn Brot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aung Siang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brot ducks under a wild hook from Siang.
Brot lands a nice shot that snaps Siang's head back.
Brot misses with a looping left.
Siang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Siang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brot has his foot on Siang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Siang works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brot wants to sweep here but Siang controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Siang defends well.
Brot is trying to hold Siang in close to prevent damage but Siang has managed to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Siang seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brot is looking for a sweep. Siang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Siang wants to free his trapped foot but Brot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brot is refusing to be controlled, as Siang sits in half guard.
Siang controlling the action here.
It looks like Siang 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.
Brot is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Siang in particular looking to stall.
Brot misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Siang controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Siang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brot sets himself, and Siang steps forward looking for the clinch! Brot avoids it this time.
Brot slips a jab from Siang.
Siang ducks under a wild hook from Brot.
It seemed like Siang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brot misses the jab.
Brot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Siang.
Brot shoots and misses
and Siang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Siang passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brot tries to improve his position but instead Siang has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brot rolls, trying to escape but Siang keeps control of the position.
Siang is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Brot is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Brot is working hard here to advance position.
Siang is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Brot is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Siang gets his way!
Siang controls the action.
You can see the frustration on Brot's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brot has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Siang.
Brot trying to control the action but Siang just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Brot's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I would not like to be Brot right now.
Siang controlling well, preventing Brot from escaping the position.
Siang is looking for the choke from the back position but Brot is controlling his hands well.
Siang tightening his grip on Brot, looking for the choke.
Good control from Siang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aung Siang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Siang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brot as he jumps to the side.
Brot stuffs the takedown attempt from Siang. Siang gets slowly back to his feet.
Brot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siang.
Brot misses with an uppercut.
Siang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brot.
Torn Brot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Brot.
Siang slips under a jab.
Siang loads up on a big right hand but Brot slips the punch.
Brot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Siang. Siang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Brot.
Siang throws a series of punches but Brot avoids them all with ease.
Brot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Siang looking to score a takedown here. Brot is defending well but Siang drives through and ends up in Brot's guard.
Aung Siang has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brot throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Siang with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brot has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Siang trying to control but Brot is working from the bottom.
Brot working for a triangle but Siang defends it easily.
Siang advances position into side control!
Brot is looking to reverse the position.
Siang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brot tries to bench press Siang off him but Siang keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Siang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brot can't do much from the bottom here.
Siang in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Brot is trying to control Siang's posture but Siang avoids it.
Siang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Siang trying to control the action but Brot is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brot is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Siang off and has taken his back!
Brot misses with an elbow to the head.
Siang has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Siang turns into Brot and is now in his guard.
Siang is stalling in the full guard.
Siang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Siang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brot sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brot wants to improve his position but Siang is controlling well.
Siang is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brot tries to improve his position but instead Siang has taken his back!
Siang working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brot wants to get back to his feet.
Brot is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Brot preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Siang.
Brot just trying to survive but Siang is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aung Siang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Brot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Siang misses with a looping left.
Brot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brot slips under a jab from Siang.
Brot throws the left hand but Siang avoids the punch easily.
Siang throws a poor cross that misses
and Brot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Brot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Siang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brot's waist but Brot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Siang off to one side.
A swing and a miss from Siang.
Brot throws a jab but it's blocked by Siang.
Siang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brot tries to avoid it but Siang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brot to the ground. Brot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brot throws out the jab.
Brot missing with a left hand there. Siang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torn Brot is winning the standup battle so far.
Siang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brot quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Siang trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brot is staying active underneath Siang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Siang wants to pass the guard but Brot is defending well.
Brot actively working from the bottom here.
Siang is controlling the pace.
Siang seems to be looking for submissions.
Torn Brot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Siang seems to be looking for submissions.
Brot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Siang not doing much here.
Siang works his foot free and advances to mount.
Siang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brot is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siang blocks Brot's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Brot is desperately trying to improve his position but Siang has a good base and remains in mount.
Siang controlling from mount.
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.
Brot is looking to improve his position but Siang isn't that keen on the idea.
Brot prevents Siang from taking his back.
Siang wants to control but instead Brot manages to regain half guard.
Siang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brot sees it coming and defends easily.
Brot wants to get back to full guard.
Brot is in trouble now - Siang has advanced to mount!
Brot is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aung Siang.
I've got Siang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aung Siang!
An out of breath Aung Siang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Devin Russell (ranked 24523 p4p, 6431 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 293 p4p, 255 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kurosaki in his tracks.
Russell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kurosaki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Russell won't be happy with that.
Kurosaki is working to tighten his grip on Russell's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Russell has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kurosaki is really squeezing tight and eventually Russell passes out! Kurosaki breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Akio Kurosaki!
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