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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Braydon Harms (ranked 24846 p4p, 25007 weight class) and Abigg Chungus (ranked 766 p4p, 722 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braydon Harms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abigg Chungus!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chungus stuffs the takedown.
Harms fails to land the takedown.
Harms moves into the clinch successfully.
Chungus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chungus is pressed up against the cage. Harms has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chungus down to the mat. Chungus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braydon Harms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harms misses with a takedown attempt
and Chungus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chungus.
Harms shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chungus thuds his right hand into Harms's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harms shoots and misses
and Chungus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harms drops his hands momentarily and Chungus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 Harms is rocked!
Harms shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chungus sprawls well. Chungus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harms gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Harms is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harms is breathing heavily.
Chungus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harms at a distance.
Harms seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Chungus lands a nice shot that snaps Harms's head back.
Chungus rushes Harms and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Harms is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Chungus piles on the pressure and Harms crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abigg Chungus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Dean (ranked 5742 p4p, 5404 weight class) and Thorin Oakenshield (ranked 671 p4p, 637 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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, Matthew Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorin Oakenshield!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oakenshield shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oakenshield trying to control the pace.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
Dean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oakenshield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oakenshield landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Oakenshield working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Dean on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dean tries to get out of the position.
Oakenshield scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dean pushes Oakenshield off but Oakenshield dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oakenshield is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dean looks calm but he's in trouble here. Oakenshield gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dean is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Oakenshield lets go of the hold and Dean can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thorin Oakenshield!
A very excited looking Thorin Oakenshield made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hahn Rodolfo (ranked 5438 p4p, 5396 weight class) and Free Waterfall Jr (ranked 642 p4p, 634 weight class). Rodolfo comes to the cage accompanied by The champ is here ðŸ™. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 London, Hahn Rodolfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Free Waterfall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterfall Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waterfall Jr lands a nice hook to Rodolfo's body. Rodolfo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rodolfo ducks right into an uppercut from Waterfall Jr.
Rodolfo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Waterfall Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodolfo clinches up with Waterfall Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodolfo jumps guard but Waterfall Jr stands there with Rodolfo around his waist. Rodolfo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Waterfall Jr breaks from the clinch.
Rodolfo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Waterfall Jr cracks a nice hook into Rodolfo's ribs.
Rodolfo closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodolfo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Waterfall Jr smiles and moves away.
Waterfall Jr tests Rodolfo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waterfall Jr cracks Rodolfo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waterfall Jr scores with the left hand. Rodolfo knows he should have avoided that one.
Waterfall Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodolfo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Waterfall Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rodolfo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rodolfo wants to clinch
and Waterfall Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waterfall Jr lands with a nice combination. Rodolfo backs away looking to recover.
Rodolfo darts in and clinches Waterfall Jr up against the cage.
Rodolfo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Waterfall Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hahn Rodolfo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waterfall Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodolfo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodolfo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Waterfall Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Rodolfo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Waterfall Jr throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo takes one to the chin there.
Rodolfo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Free Waterfall Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waterfall Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodolfo.
Rodolfo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Waterfall Jr tests Rodolfo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Waterfall Jr throws a shot to the body.
Waterfall Jr misses with a straight right.
Waterfall Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rodolfo tries to clinch but Waterfall Jr moves away
and Waterfall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Waterfall Jr as he connects with a hook.
Waterfall Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Waterfall Jr connects with a body shot that sends Rodolfo's belly button to the back.
Rodolfo wants to clinch up but Waterfall Jr keeps it at a distance.
Waterfall Jr looks to land a right hand but Rodolfo moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Waterfall Jr misses.
Rodolfo tries to bum rush Waterfall Jr with a series of wild strikes but Waterfall Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Waterfall Jr swings for the body but Rodolfo moves out of range.
Rodolfo is looking for a counter combo.
Waterfall Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodolfo momentarily.
Waterfall Jr scores with a body shot.
Waterfall Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waterfall Jr dips to his left and cracks Rodolfo with an uppercut!
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice strike.
Waterfall Jr connects with the punch.
Rodolfo tries to clinch but Waterfall Jr is having none of it.
Rodolfo is looking to clinch but Waterfall Jr is avoiding it.
Waterfall Jr thuds his right hand into Rodolfo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Waterfall Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waterfall Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rodolfo tries to clinch up but Waterfall Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waterfall Jr.
Rodolfo closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Waterfall Jr counter with a right hand.
Waterfall Jr sizes up Rodolfo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodolfo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodolfo misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waterfall Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodolfo in his tracks.
Waterfall Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodolfo tries to clinch
and Waterfall Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waterfall Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Free Waterfall Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waterfall Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodolfos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waterfall Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waterfall Jr scores with the left hand. Rodolfo knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Rodolfo.
Waterfall Jr with a nice cross.
Rodolfo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodolfo drives through and clinches with Waterfall Jr against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodolfo tries to pull guard but Waterfall Jr won't allow it.
Rodolfo tries to pull guard but Waterfall Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodolfo drops back down to his feet.
Rodolfo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rodolfo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Waterfall Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Rodolfo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hahn Rodolfo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waterfall Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Rodolfo tries to clinch up but Waterfall Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodolfo looks to clinch
and Waterfall Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Waterfall Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodolfo's head.
Waterfall Jr jabs Rodolfo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Waterfall Jr lands with a hook. Rodolfo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rodolfo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Waterfall Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodolfo's head.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice strike.
Rodolfo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodolfo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Waterfall Jr jabs Rodolfo right on the nose. Rodolfo blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Waterfall Jr as he connects with a hook.
Rodolfo walks into a stiff left hand from Waterfall Jr.
Rodolfo tries to clinch there but Waterfall Jr circles away.
A nice side step and Waterfall Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Waterfall Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodolfo's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Waterfall Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Free Waterfall Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waterfall Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodolfo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodolfo closes the distance and pushes Waterfall Jr back into the cage.
Rodolfo tries to pull guard but Waterfall Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodolfo drops back down to his feet.
Rodolfo jumps into guard, dragging Waterfall Jr to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waterfall Jr trying to control but Rodolfo is working from the bottom.
Rodolfo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Waterfall Jr defends it easily.
Rodolfo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Waterfall Jr escapes and throws Rodolfo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo tries to buck Waterfall Jr off but Waterfall Jr is having none of it.
Rodolfo wants to control but Waterfall Jr postures up.
Waterfall Jr trying to control the action but Rodolfo is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Rodolfo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodolfo is not content to let Waterfall Jr control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodolfo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Waterfall Jr's best efforts.
Rodolfo moves into full guard.
Rodolfo keeping moving, preventing Waterfall Jr from controlling successfully.
Rodolfo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodolfo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Waterfall Jr defends well.
Rodolfo keeping moving, preventing Waterfall Jr from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Free Waterfall Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Waterfall Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waterfall Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodolfo's head.
Waterfall Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rodolfo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waterfall Jr.
Rodolfo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Waterfall Jr scores with a body shot.
Waterfall Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Waterfall Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodolfo has time to react.
Rodolfo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waterfall Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterfall Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodolfo's head.
Rodolfo takes one to the side of the head.
Hahn Rodolfo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodolfo doesn't manage to clinch there - Waterfall Jr circles away.
Waterfall Jr sizes up Rodolfo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Waterfall Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodolfo throws a big counter combination but Waterfall Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Waterfall Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodolfo closes the distance but Waterfall Jr moves to the side
and Waterfall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Waterfall Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Waterfall Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waterfall Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Waterfall Jr tries to keep at a distance but Rodolfo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Waterfall Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodolfo tries to pull guard but Waterfall Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Waterfall Jr breaks from the clinch.
Waterfall Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodolfo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Waterfall Jr jabs at Rodolfo's body.
Waterfall Jr connects with a body shot that sends Rodolfo's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Waterfall Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodolfo doesn't seem phased though.
Rodolfo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr cracks Rodolfo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Waterfall Jr scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Waterfall Jr finds it's way through Rodolfo's defenses.
Waterfall Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Waterfall Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Free Waterfall Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr works Rodolfo's body with a nice hook.
Waterfall Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Rodolfo's head back.
Waterfall Jr scores with the left hand. Rodolfo knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodolfo tries to clinch but Waterfall Jr moves away
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body shot.
Rodolfo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Waterfall Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodolfo at a distance.
Waterfall Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Waterfall Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodolfo. Rodolfo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Waterfall Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hahn Rodolfo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waterfall Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Waterfall Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodolfo off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterfall Jr connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Waterfall Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Rodolfo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Waterfall Jr scores with a body shot.
Waterfall Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Waterfall Jr connects with the punch.
Rodolfo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waterfall Jr.
Rodolfo moves forwards but Waterfall Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodolfo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waterfall Jr lands with a cross.
Rodolfo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Free Waterfall Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Waterfall Jr 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Free Waterfall Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Free Waterfall Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Dos Anjos (ranked 5579 p4p, 5731 weight class) and Hendrix Cabrera (ranked 656 p4p, 670 weight class). Dos Anjos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, FGB Duck - Slide. Hendrix Cabrera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 Amsterdam, Octavio Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrix Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera moves into range and clinches up with Dos Anjos.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera breaks from the clinch.
Dos Anjos throws a series of punches but Cabrera avoids them all with ease.
Cabrera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Anjos. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
 It looks like Hendrix Cabrera has been cut.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Dos Anjos circles away and keeps his distance.
Cabrera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Cabrera. That snapped Dos Anjos's head back.
Cabrera lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Anjos scores with the left hand. Cabrera knows he should have avoided that one.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Anjos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabrera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Anjos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Dos Anjos is having none of it.
Dos Anjos misses with a few strikes there.
Cabrera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cabrera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice uppercut lands for Cabrera. That snapped Dos Anjos's head back.
Cabrera misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cabrera scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Anjos should have avoided that one.
Cabrera walks into a straight right hand from Dos Anjos.
Cabrera takes a swing at Dos Anjos's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera with a hook.
Dos Anjos is rocked!
Dos Anjos walks straight into a right hand from Cabrera - that's dropped him! Cabrera jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dos Anjos from any more punishment! Dos Anjos complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hendrix Cabrera!
After the fight, Hendrix Cabrera was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Hardman (ranked 3343 p4p, 5318 weight class) and Vinicius Kicklighter (ranked 448 p4p, 626 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinicius Kicklighter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicklighter misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Kicklighter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kicklighter jabs at Hardman's body.
Hardman throws the kick towards the body but Kicklighter avoids it.
Kicklighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardman.
Kicklighter misses with a wild body shot.
Kicklighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardman.
Kicklighter cracks Hardman with an open hand slap.
Hardman lands with a straight right. Kicklighter didn't see that one coming.
Kicklighter looks to land a right hand but Hardman moved out of range.
Kicklighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Kicklighter dips to his left and cracks Hardman with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Hardman.
Kicklighter staying out of range there.
Hardman throws an overhand right that lands on Kicklighter's shoulder, as Kicklighter tries to avoid the shot.
Hardman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Kicklighter.
Hardman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardman connects with the punch.
Hardman misses the jab.
Kicklighter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Hardman misses.
Kicklighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter throws a shot to the body.
Kicklighter scores with a body shot.
Kicklighter slips a jab from Hardman.
Nice defenses there by Hardman.
Kicklighter loads up on a big right hand but Hardman slips the punch.
Hardman is looking to counter punch.
Hardman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hardman throws a body shot but no joy.
Kicklighter staying out of range there.
Hardman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Kicklighter misses.
Hardman throws a lazy right hand but Kicklighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kicklighter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kicklighter misses with an uppercut. Hardman saw that one coming.
Hardman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kicklighter lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hardman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardman misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kicklighter throws out a counter right but Hardman avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Kicklighter misses.
Hardman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kicklighter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardman fakes the leg kick and cracks Kicklighter in the body.
Hardman takes the fight into the clinch.
Kicklighter tries a body shot but Hardman blocks it.
Hardman gets through Kicklighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kicklighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kicklighter misses with a punch to the body.
Kicklighter has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Hardman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardman tries to throw a body punch but Kicklighter avoids it by throwing Hardman back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hardman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardman can't find room to land a body shot as Kicklighter controls the action.
Hardman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kicklighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardman misses with a body punch.
Hardman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kicklighter breaks the clinch.
Kicklighter defending well as Hardman loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws the kick towards the body but Kicklighter avoids it.
Kicklighter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardman's head.
Kicklighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Hardman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicklighter throws out the jab.
Kicklighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
It appears Hardman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kicklighter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hardman slips a jab from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kicklighter moves out of range as Hardman strikes.
Hardman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardman connects with a looping right hand.
Hardman misses with a wild combination.
Kicklighter staying out of range there.
Hardman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hardman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicklighter looks to land a left hand but Hardman moved out of range nicely.
Hardman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kicklighter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter scores with the left hand. Hardman knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardman looks to throw the jab but Kicklighter is out of range.
Hardman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardman throws the left hand but Kicklighter avoids the punch easily.
Hardman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kicklighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardman.
Kicklighter connects with a body shot that sends Hardman's belly button to the back.
Hardman misses with a double jab.
Kicklighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardman moves away.
Hardman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kicklighter throws a shot from downtown. Hardman moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardman misses the target.
Hardman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter stuns Hardman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Hardman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kicklighter digs a good body shot into Hardman's ribs.
Hardman throws a hook but Kicklighter avoids it easily.
Hardman lands with a nice combination. Kicklighter backs away looking to recover.
Kicklighter scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman tries to clinch there but Kicklighter circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinicius Kicklighter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Hardman does it's job there.
Hardman moves away from the strike by Kicklighter.
Hardman misses with a body shot.
Hardman throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kicklighter to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardman throws a front kick aimed at Kicklighter's knee but Kicklighter avoids it well.
Hardman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kicklighter has time to react.
Hardman swings for the body but Kicklighter moves out of range.
Hardman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Hardman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kicklighter misses with a straight left.
Kicklighter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardman at a distance.
Kicklighter scores with a nice strike.
Hardman avoids the body shot from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter dodges the punch combination from Hardman.
Hardman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kicklighter.
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!
Hardman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardman misses the target.
Kicklighter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kicklighter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Kicklighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardman misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter throws a looping overhand right but Hardman ducks down to avoid it.
Hardman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter slips a jab from Hardman.
Kicklighter misses with a body shot.
Hardman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardman tries to land a front kick but Kicklighter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kicklighter slips under a jab from Hardman.
Kicklighter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kicklighter thuds a left hand into Hardman's body.
Kicklighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
It looked like Hardman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kicklighter takes a swing at Hardman's ribcage but misses.
Kicklighter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kicklighter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kicklighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kicklighter! But no joy.
Hardman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicklighter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinicius Kicklighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardman tries to bum rush Kicklighter with a series of wild strikes but Kicklighter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kicklighter misses with a hook. Hardman ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter moves out of range of the strikes.
Kicklighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kicklighter moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Kicklighter misses.
Kicklighter scores with a punch to the head.
Kicklighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kicklighter swings for the body but Hardman moves out of range.
Kicklighter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicklighter.
Hardman cracks Kicklighter with a good jab.
Hardman throws a wild body kick that Kicklighter sees coming a mile off.
Hardman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kicklighter cracks Hardman with a good jab.
Hardman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kicklighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kicklighter lands with an overhand left.
Hardman throws a body punch but Kicklighter moves out of range.
A big right from Kicklighter misses.
Kicklighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kicklighter throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kicklighter.
Kicklighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kicklighter scores with a jab to the body.
Kicklighter connects with a crisp jab.
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Kicklighter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardman throws a hook but Kicklighter blocks it.
Kicklighter misses with a wild body shot.
Hardman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Hardman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardman misses with a kick to the body.
Hardman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Vinicius Kicklighter has been cut.
Hardman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kicklighter. Kicklighter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kicklighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardman moves away.
Hardman throws a combination. Kicklighter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hardman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kicklighter moves away from the strike by Hardman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter blocks a jab.
Hardman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kicklighter to score with a decent uppercut.
Hardman misses with a low kick.
Kicklighter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hardman to counter with a crisp jab.
Kicklighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kicklighter throws a hook to the side of Hardman's head but Hardman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardman misses with a hook to the body
and Kicklighter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kicklighter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kicklighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kicklighter throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hardman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kicklighter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kicklighter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardman misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicklighter throws out the jab.
Hardman tests Kicklighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kicklighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hardman. Kicklighter shrugs it off though.
Kicklighter throws out a loose jab but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vinicius Kicklighter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kicklighter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hardman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kicklighter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kicklighter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter takes a swing at Hardman's ribcage but misses.
Kicklighter looks to land a right hand but Hardman moved out of range.
Hardman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kicklighter throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Kicklighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kicklighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardman.
Hardman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kicklighter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardman was well out of range. Poor timing from Kicklighter.
Hardman throws out a loose jab but Kicklighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kicklighter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardman defending well as Kicklighter loads up on a big left hand.
Hardman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardman scores with a nice right hand.
Hardman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kicklighter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicklighter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman looks to land a right hand but Kicklighter moved out of range.
Hardman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Hardman.
Hardman slips a straight right by Kicklighter.
It looked like Hardman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kicklighter.
Hardman throws a right hand that Kicklighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Kicklighter also avoids with ease.
Kicklighter throws a hook to the side of Hardman's head but Hardman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardman misses with a kick to the body.
Hardman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kicklighter works Hardman's body with a nice hook.
Hardman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kicklighter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardman looks to land a left hand but Kicklighter moved out of range nicely.
Hardman blocks a jab.
Kicklighter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kicklighter slips under a jab.
Hardman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kicklighter circles away.
Kicklighter scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardman staying out of range there.
Kicklighter throws a looping overhand right but Hardman ducks down to avoid it.
Dillon Hardman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kicklighter.
Hardman fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kicklighter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kicklighter moves away.
Kicklighter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kicklighter lands a nice looking body shot.
Kicklighter thuds a left hand into Hardman's body.
Hardman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kicklighter.
Hardman wants to clinch
letting Kicklighter counter with a right hand.
Kicklighter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kicklighter slips a straight right by Hardman.
Kicklighter misses with a wild body shot.
Hardman misses with a hook.
Kicklighter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hardman looks to throw the jab but Kicklighter is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kicklighter.
Hardman swings for the body but Kicklighter moves out of range.
Hardman throws a body punch but Kicklighter moves out of range.
Kicklighter moves away from the strike by Hardman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kicklighter misses its intended target.
Kicklighter throws out a powerful jab.
Kicklighter scores with a hook.
Kicklighter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hardman throws a hook to the side of Kicklighter's head but Kicklighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardman throws a looping overhand right but Kicklighter ducks down to avoid it.
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kicklighter throws out a counter right but Hardman avoids it with no problem.
Kicklighter moves out of range as Hardman throws a body kick.
Hardman looks to land a body kick but Kicklighter moved away.
Kicklighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kicklighter connects with a jab.
Kicklighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kicklighter lands a nice shot that snaps Hardman's head back.
Hardman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kicklighter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kicklighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardman throws out the jab.
Kicklighter scores with a nice strike.
Kicklighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardman throwing a counter right hand but Kicklighter manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardman lands a jab to the nose.
Kicklighter misses with a looping right.
Kicklighter scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardman should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter scores with a shot to the body.
Kicklighter jabs at Hardman's body.
Hardman missing with a left hand there. Kicklighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kicklighter with a jab.
Kicklighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardman.
Hardman is looking to clinch.
Hardman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardman. Kicklighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kicklighter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardman's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardman connects with a looping right hand.
Kicklighter lands with a good body shot.
Kicklighter scores with a hook to the body. Hardman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinicius Kicklighter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kicklighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Kicklighter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kicklighter 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Kicklighter!
A relieved looking Vinicius Kicklighter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Coronnie James Dio (ranked 3655 p4p, 3497 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 466 p4p, 449 weight class). James Dio comes to the cage accompanied by Coronnie James Dio - Rainbow In The Dark. Rai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wolf Totem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coronnie James Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James Dio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rai.
James Dio misses with an uppercut. Rai saw that one coming.
Rai looks to throw the jab but James Dio is out of range.
A left and a right from Rai both land. Nice combination.
James Dio lands a really nice looking cross but Rai seems unphased.
It looks like Agansing Rai has been cut.
A nice combination there by Rai.
James Dio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
James Dio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James Dio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rai.
James Dio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James Dio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rai circles away quickly and effectively.
James Dio throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai swings widly with a right hand
and James Dio counters with a one-two to the body.
Rai misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from James Dio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James Dio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rai throws a hook but James Dio avoids it easily.
James Dio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James Dio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai misses the shot to the body.
Rai lands with an overhand left.
Rai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James Dio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
James Dio wants to work for an arm triangle but Rai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
James Dio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
James Dio prevents Rai from improving his position.
James Dio wants to pass the guard but Rai is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James Dio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rai tries to get to full guard but James Dio has control of the leg.
Rai 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.
Rai trying to control here.
James Dio content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rai is trying to maintain the position but James Dio is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James Dio wants to pass to mount but Rai is defending the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rai thows a leg kick but James Dio checks it
and James Dio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rai misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rai. Those never looked like landing.
James Dio moves out of range of the strikes.
Agansing Rai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rai works over James Dio's head and body with a nice combination.
James Dio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
James Dio misses with a right hand
and Rai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Rai both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James Dio throws out the jab.
Rai throws a hook to the side of James Dio's head but James Dio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James Dio slips a jab and a cross from Rai.
A little feinted left hand from James Dio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rai looks to land a left hand but James Dio moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and James Dio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
James Dio misses with a hook.
James Dio defending well as Rai loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rai misses with a straight right.
James Dio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James Dio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rai throws a series of strikes that have James Dio backpedaling.
Rai slips under a jab.
Rai with the inside leg kick.
Rai dips to his left and cracks James Dio with an uppercut!
Donk. Rai catches James Dio right on the button with a cross.
A big left from James Dio misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rai.
Rai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agansing Rai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Agansing Rai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
James Dio misses with a left hand
and Rai counters with a straight right hand.
Rai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rai. That's going to slow James Dio down.
Sloppy strikes from Rai. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from James Dio misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rai.
Rai misses the jab.
Rai falls off balance throwing a combination
letting James Dio counter with a right hand.
James Dio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rai drops his hands momentarily and James Dio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but James Dio ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai slips under a jab.
Rai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James Dio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rai.
Rai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James Dio circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like James Dio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rai throws a lazy right hand but James Dio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai's jab looks to have found its range, popping James Dio under the eye.
James Dio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James Dio.
James Dio slips under a jab.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from James Dio.
James Dio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rai scores with a jab to the jaw.
James Dio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James Dio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rai slips a jab from James Dio.
Rai's jab looks to have found its range, popping James Dio under the eye.
James Dio misses with a takedown attempt - Rai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donk. Rai catches James Dio right on the button with a cross.
Rai 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.
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!
Rai moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai missing with a left hand there. James Dio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from James Dio misses the target.
Rai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James Dio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James Dio is looking to counter punch.
Rai looks to land a left hand but James Dio moved out of range nicely.
Rai misses with an uppercut.
Rai throws out a leg kick but James Dio moves out of range and Rai only half commits.
James Dio misses with an uppercut.
Rai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James Dio slips a jab and a cross from Rai.
Rai scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circling - Rai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Rai.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - James Dio coming out on top.
James Dio blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by James Dio as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by James Dio.
James Dio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James Dio.
An inside leg kick lands from Rai.
Rai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James Dio.
James Dio lands a big right hand that sends Rai crashing to the mat! James Dio stays standing though and waves Rai back to his feet!
 Rai is rocked!
A jab from Rai misses.
Rai is still on wobbly legs! Can James Dio finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai slips under a jab from James Dio.
Rai throws a body punch but James Dio moves out of range.
James Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
Agansing Rai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rai throws out a loose jab but James Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Rai.
Rai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James Dio momentarily.
James Dio cracks Rai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James Dio throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James Dio momentarily.
Agansing Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James Dio throws an overhand right that lands on Rai's shoulder, as Rai tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
James Dio ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
James Dio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rai.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James Dio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James Dio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rai to score with a decent uppercut.
James Dio misses with a combination
letting Rai counter with a right hand.
James Dio misses with a looping left.
Rai throws an off balance right hand
and James Dio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James Dio.
James Dio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rai throws a jab when James Dio was well out of range.
James Dio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agansing Rai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Agansing Rai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James Dio clobbers Rai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rai swings widly with a right hand
and James Dio counters with a nice right hand that sends Rai toppling to the canvas! Rai scrambles and gets back to his feet - can James Dio finish him?!
Rai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rai scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick from Rai is predictable there
and James Dio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James Dio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James Dio throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from James Dio.
The fighters circling - James Dio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai lands a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Rai misses the target.
Rai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rai throws a jab but it's blocked by James Dio.
James Dio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rai moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai misses with an uppercut.
As Rai looks to move away, James Dio throws a big counter combo but Rai just gets out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Rai.
Rai misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rai.
James Dio slips under a jab.
James Dio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rai digs a good hook to James Dio's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Rai scores with a four punch combination!
James Dio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Rai counter with a right hand.
Rai swings for the body but James Dio moves out of range.
Rai swinging wildly here.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
James Dio checks a low kick from Rai.
It looked like James Dio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coronnie James Dio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James Dio slips a straight right by Rai.
James Dio throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James Dio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rai.
Rai looks to throw the jab but James Dio is out of range.
Rai misses with a two punch combination.
James Dio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James Dio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rai throws out the jab.
James Dio with a nice cross.
Rai throws a lazy right hand but James Dio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps James Dio's head backwards.
James Dio thuds a left hand into Rai's body.
James Dio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
James Dio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rai throws a counter combo.
James Dio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rai counters with a nice uppercut.
James Dio scores with a jab.
Rai jabs James Dio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by James Dio.
No luck for James Dio with that takedown attempt.
Rai punishes James Dio's body with a nice straight punch.
Rai misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling James Dio to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Rai catches James Dio right on the button with a cross.
Rai with a hook.
James Dio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
James Dio connects with a body shot.
Rai staying out of range there.
James Dio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James Dio throws out the jab.
James Dio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
James Dio takes a swing at Rai's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James Dio misses with a straight right.
James Dio thows a left - swing and a miss!
James Dio misses with the combination.
James Dio misses with a looping right.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James Dio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James Dio catches Rai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rai throws a right and a left that James Dio avoids nicely.
James Dio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
James Dio throws a jab when Rai was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Rai.
James Dio lands a glancing blow to the side of Rai's head.
Rai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James Dio.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Agansing Rai.
I've got Rai 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agansing Rai!
After the big win, Agansing Rai made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Nguyen (ranked 3686 p4p, 3645 weight class) and Derk Voorheis (ranked 472 p4p, 464 weight class). The key to victory for Troy Nguyen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Troy Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derk Voorheis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voorheis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Derk Voorheis has been cut.
Voorheis shoots for a takedown but Nguyen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nguyen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Voorheis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nguyen is trying to improve his position.
Nguyen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Voorheis on the ground.
Nguyen struggling a bit here.
Nguyen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Voorheis.
Voorheis working the body and head with strikes.
Voorheis working the ground and pound.
Nguyen is trying to control Voorheis's posture but Voorheis avoids it.
Voorheis working the body and head with strikes.
Voorheis cracks Nguyen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Voorheis scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voorheis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nguyen to see if he's OK.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Voorheis working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Voorheis controls the position.
Nguyen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nguyen is trying to control Voorheis's posture but Voorheis avoids it.
Nguyen is trying to improve his position.
Voorheis trying to control the action but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Voorheis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Voorheis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Voorheis working the head and body with strikes.
Nguyen is rocked!
Check out the look on Voorheis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Nguyen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voorheis has an Americana. Nguyen didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Voorheis is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Voorheis hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Derk Voorheis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lew (ranked 3535 p4p, 3518 weight class) and Madness Fighter (ranked 453 p4p, 452 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Madness Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lew misses with a straight right.
Lew seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lew throws a low kick but Fighter moves out of range easily.
Fighter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lew lands a leg kick that knocks Fighter off balance momentarily.
Fighter connects with a looping right hand.
Lew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Lew circles away.
Fighter lands a leg kick that knocks Lew off balance momentarily.
Fighter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lew walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fighter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lew misses with a leg kick
and Fighter counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Lew avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Lew has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Fighter.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Lew avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lew.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lew throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lew tries to pull guard but Fighter holds him up against the cage and eventually Lew drops back down to his feet.
Lew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter blocking some punches.
Fighter scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Lew controls his hands.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lew.
Lew working Fighter over with knees to the body.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Fighter - that landed with a thud.
Fighter digs a right hand into Lew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lew's gas tank.
Fighter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lew is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Lew.
Lew tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lew jumps guard but Fighter stands there with Lew around his waist. Lew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fighter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Lew jumps guard but Fighter stands there with Lew around his waist. Lew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Lew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter presses Lew against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter tries to work over Lew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lew blocking some punches.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lew prevents a body shot from Fighter.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Lew uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Lew.
Lew working aggressively here.
A short right from Fighter on the inside.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lew lands with a right to the head.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter lands a nice shot to the body.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lew.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lew fails to land.
Lew misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lew blocking some punches.
Fighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter pushes Lew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lew fails to land.
Fighter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Lew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lew lands with a light punch inside.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lew obliges.
Lew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Lew.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lew misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Madness Fighter 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.
A lazy left from Lew finds it's target.
Good leg kick by Lew.
Lew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fighter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fighter blocks the body kick.
Jab from Lew.
Julius Lew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lew throws a lazy right hand but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fighter lands a nice shot that snaps Lew's head back.
Lew tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fighter is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fighter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lew.
Fighter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Decent striking displayed by Fighter there.
Lew misses with a low kick as Fighter jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew walks into a left hand.
Lew moves into the clinch.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Lew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lew blocking some punches.
Lew throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lew.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Lew presses Fighter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Madness Fighter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lew connects with a knee to the head.
Fighter tries to work over Lew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Lew.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lew has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Nice body punch from Fighter - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lew.
Lew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter pushes Lew back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lew tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.
Lew missing with knees to the body.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Lew.
Lew working aggressively here.
Lew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lew prevents a body shot from Fighter.
Lew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Lew.
Lew tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Fighter tries a body shot but Lew blocks it.
Lew misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lew.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lew.
Fighter digs a right hand underneath Lew's ribcage. Lew let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands with a left to the head.
Lew tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Lew scores with a shoulder strike.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Lew avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Lew pulls Fighter into guard.
Fighter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lew throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lew escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fighter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to stand but Lew is controlling from the bottom.
Lew looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fighter wants to stand but Lew has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lew has his foot on Fighter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fighter works his way back into a safe position though.
Fighter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lew has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fighter has managed to get both his arms back between Lew's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Lew dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fighter slips a straight right by Lew.
Fighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Lew circles away.
Lew swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fighter.
Lew closes the distance and clinches.
Lew tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.
Lew prevents a body shot from Fighter.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Lew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter tries a body shot but Lew blocks it.
Lew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter blocking some punches.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lew fails to land.
Lew throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
Lew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lew jumps guard but Fighter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fighter blocking some punches.
A short right from Lew on the inside.
Lew tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Lew misses with a knee to the head.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Lew controls his hands.
Lew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
Fighter scores with a shoulder strike.
Lew misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
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!
Lew throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries a body shot but Lew blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fighter works on Lew's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lew.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lew is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighter.
Fighter lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lew.
A left hand lands to the body for Fighter.
Fighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lew blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lew tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Lew has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Lew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lew blocks a body shot from Fighter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Fighter gets through Lew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter.
Fighter is working Lew over against the cage.
Fighter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter digs a right hand into Lew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lew's gas tank.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter lands an uppercut.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lew swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter cracks Lew with a nice body shot.
Fighter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fighter lands an uppercut.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Lew uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lew.
Lew misses with a punch to the body.
Lew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fighter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lew tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fighter just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Madness Fighter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fighter 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Madness Fighter!
An out of breath Madness Fighter 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 3412 p4p, 3464 weight class) and Mike Nara (ranked 435 p4p, 443 weight class). Diego Armando could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Nara's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Armando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Nara!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armando takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Armando takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Armando throws a body punch but Nara moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Nara misses.
Armando takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armando walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Armando wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Nara misses.
Nara staying out of range there.
Nara misses the jab.
Armando is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Armando looks to land a right hand but Nara moved out of range.
Armando misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armando works Nara's body with a nice hook.
Nara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Armando's head.
Nara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nara.
Nara just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando throws a lazy uppercut
and Armando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nara catches Armando with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Armando fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nara manages to avoid it.
Armando misses with a body punch
and Nara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nara moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Armando misses.
Armando takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Armando had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Armando misses the shot to the body.
Armando lands a nice hook to Nara's body. Nara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Armando takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armando connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nara. Nara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Armando misses.
Armando looks to throw the jab but Nara is out of range.
Armando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armando jabs at Nara's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando throws a series of punches but Nara moves out of range.
It seemed like Nara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Armando moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Armando swings widly with a right hand
and Nara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armando ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armando looks to land a right hand but Nara moved out of range.
Nara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Armando slips a jab from Nara.
Jab by Nara.
Nara throws a looping overhand right but Armando ducks down to avoid it.
Nara misses with a left hand
and Armando counters with a stiff right hand.
Armando shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Armando throws out a loose jab but Nara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armando lands the left hand.
Armando throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nara lands a jab.
Nara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nara throws a lazy right hand but Armando sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nara with a nice cross.
Decent striking displayed by Nara there.
Nara throws a jab but it's blocked by Armando.
Armando takes a jab right on the kisser.
Armando swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Nara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nara 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.
Nara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Armando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armando throws a big shot that misses.
Armando scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armando throws out a loose jab but Nara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armando is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nara is rocked!
Armando rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nara counters with a left to the body.
Nara is still on wobbly legs! Can Armando finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nara lands with a cross.
Nara seems to have recovered his senses.
Nara punishes Armando's body with a nice straight punch.
Armando ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nara throws a hook to the side of Armando's head but Armando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Nara. That snapped Armando's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Nara. That snapped Armando's head back.
A jab lands there for Nara.
Nara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Armando in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Nara.
Armando is rocked!
Armando swings widly with a right hand
and Armando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Armando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nara missing with a left hand there. Armando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armando lands with a nice body punch.
Armando seems to have got his legs back now.
Armando throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Nara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nara takes one to the side of the head.
Nara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Nara misses.
Nara ducks under a wild hook from Armando.
Nara clobbers Armando with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nara defending well as Armando loads up on a big left hand.
Nara swings widly with a right hand
and Armando counters with a stiff right hand.
Nara misses with a lunging right hand
letting Armando counter with a right hand.
Nara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armando throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Nara does it's job there.
Nara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Armando.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armando scores with a body shot.
Nara moves out of range as Armando strikes.
Nara throws a right hand that misses
and Armando counters with a nice right hand that sends Nara toppling to the canvas! Nara scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Armando finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nara.
Armando looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Armando scores with a shot to the body.
Nara connects with a jab.
Armando throws a jab but it's blocked by Nara.
Armando looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nara lands with an overhand left.
Nara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nara ducks under a wild hook from Armando.
Armando throws a hook but Nara avoids it easily.
Nara misses with a shot to the body
and Armando counters with a straight right hand.
Nara throws a lazy uppercut
and Armando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armando misses with a straight right.
Nara misses with a hook.
Diego Armando is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nara misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nara misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Armando on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Armando wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Armando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nara.
Nara takes one to the side of the head.
Armando looks to throw the jab but Nara is out of range.
Armando fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nara manages to avoid it.
Armando avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nara swings widly with a right hand
and Armando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Armando darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nara ducks under a wild hook from Armando.
Armando grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Nara takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Armando cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Diego Armando!
An out of breath Diego Armando 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Orndorf (ranked 3256 p4p, 2366 weight class) and Edwin Lucan (ranked 81 p4p, 54 weight class). Orndorf comes into the arena with Wrecking Ball - Andrew Baena blaring out of the sound system. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Orndorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Lucan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lucan shoots in looking for a takedown but Orndorf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lucan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lucan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucan swinging wildly here.
Lucan is looking to clinch but Orndorf is avoiding it.
Lucan is looking to clinch but Orndorf is avoiding it.
Lucan clinches up with Orndorf and pushes him back against the cage.
Lucan working aggressively here.
Orndorf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Orndorf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orndorf misses with an uppercut.
Lucan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orndorf.
Orndorf lands a jab to the nose.
Lucan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orndorf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orndorf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucan lands with a light punch inside.
Orndorf gets through Lucan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orndorf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lucan and sends Orndorf crashing to the mat! Lucan follows him down to the mat - Orndorf regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
 It looks like Daniel Orndorf has been cut.
Lucan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Orndorf is rocked!
Lucan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lucan there.
Oh Orndorf is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniel Orndorf's cut is getting worse.
Orndorf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lucan pulls his head out easily.
Orndorf is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at New York Public Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Orndorf wants to get back to full guard.
Lucan is trying to control the action in half guard but Orndorf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Orndorf seems to have got his legs back now.
Lucan seems to be working for a kimura but Orndorf defends the submission attempt.
Lucan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Orndorf to get to his feet.
Orndorf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lucan misses with a two punch combination.
Orndorf thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lucan tries to clinch up but Orndorf circles away and keeps his distance.
Orndorf misses with a straight right.
Lucan tries to counter with a clinch but Orndorf shakes him off and moves away.
Orndorf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucan manages to avoid it.
Lucan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orndorf counters with a straight right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orndorf misses with an uppercut.
Lucan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lucan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lucan moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Daniel Orndorf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lucan is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf throws an overhand right that lands on Lucan's shoulder, as Lucan tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucan lands with an uppercut that bounces Orndorf off the cage and back into range.
Orndorf misses with a looping right.
Lucan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Orndorf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orndorf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucan closes the distance and pushes Orndorf back into the cage.
Lucan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orndorf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orndorf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucan.
Lucan tries to clinch but Orndorf is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Orndorf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daniel Orndorf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucan looks to land a combination but Orndorf avoids it well.
Orndorf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orndorf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orndorf misses with an uppercut.
Lucan tries to clinch but Orndorf moves out of range.
Lucan throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Orndorf misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucan. Orndorf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orndorf misses with a looping left.
Lucan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orndorf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lucan misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Orndorf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lucan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orndorf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lucan has managed to get both his arms back between Orndorf's legs - danger averted.
Lucan passes Orndorf's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lucan is looking to take a break and control but Orndorf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orndorf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orndorf misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lucan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lucan slips a nice elbow through Orndorf's hands, connecting with Orndorf's forehead.
Lucan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lucan prevents Orndorf from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucan is trying to control the action in half guard but Orndorf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Orndorf punching from the bottom.
Lucan is trying to control the action in half guard but Orndorf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lucan working Orndorf over with strikes.
Orndorf wants to improve his position but Lucan is controlling well.
Orndorf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lucan pulls his head out easily.
Lucan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jeez, Daniel Orndorf's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Orndorf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edwin Lucan!
A very excited looking Edwin Lucan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Daniel Orndorf spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back. I will reclaim what's mine.'.
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