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C4 - XXXVI - Abner vs. Okafor PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rohl (ranked 4210 p4p, 24800 weight class) and Dan Rudyk (ranked 492 p4p, 698 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Rohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Rudyk!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Rudyk.
Rohl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rohl clinches.
Rudyk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rohl lands an elbow that stopped Rudyk in his tracks for a moment.
Rohl lands a nice knee to the body.
Rohl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rohl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Rohl missing with knees to the body.
Rudyk is trying to stall.
Rudyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rohl backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudyk is trying to force a seperation but Rohl has the dominant position.
Rohl crunches a lovely knee into Rudyk's ribcage.
Rohl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rudyk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudyk is defending well for now.
Rohl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rohl lands an elbow just above Rudyk 's eye.
The referee calls for Rohl to work.
Rohl controlling the action here for a moment.
Rohl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rudyk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rudyk wants to stall.
Our sources have told us that Rohl has been working on his elbows in the gym.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rohl throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohl missing with knees to the body.
Rohl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rudyk blocks the elbow strike.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Rohl stalling in the clinch.
Rohl missing with knees to the body.
Rohl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rudyk blocks an elbow strike from Rohl.
Rohl throws an elbow but it misses.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudyk avoids it.
Rohl lands an elbow just above Rudyk 's eye.
Rohl lands an elbow that stopped Rudyk in his tracks for a moment.
Rudyk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohl has Rudyk pushed against the cage.
Rudyk has had enough of the clinch but Rohl keeps him there for the moment.
Rohl leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rohl.
Rudyk looks winded!
Rohl lands a nice elbow.
Rohl taking a breather.
Rohl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rudyk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rohl has him pressed against the cage.
Rohl lands an elbow just above Rudyk 's eye.
Rudyk managing to block the knees to the body from Rohl.
Rohl working Rudyk over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohl throws an elbow that misses.
Rudyk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rohl up against the cage.
Rohl connects with a knee to the head.
Rohl is struggling to control the position.
Rohl lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rohl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rohl holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rohl for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rohl gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rohl misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Rohl dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rohl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rudyk throws a series of punches but Rohl avoids them all with ease.
Rohl walks into a straight right hand from Rudyk.
Rudyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rudyk throws a right hand that Rohl ducks under and follows up with a left that Rohl also avoids with ease.
Rudyk looks to land a combination but Rohl avoids it well.
Rohl 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.
Rohl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rohl misses with a knee to the head.
Curtis Rohl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rudyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rohl lands an elbow inside that Rudyk shrugs off.
Rohl tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudyk avoids the damage to the body.
Rudyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Rohl won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rohl working Rudyk over with knees to the body.
Rohl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rohl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohl slows down the pace here.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Rohl stalling in the clinch.
Rudyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rudyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rohl moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rohl slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rohl throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudyk blocks the elbow strike.
Rudyk has had enough of the clinch but Rohl keeps him there for the moment.
Rohl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rohl lands an elbow just above Rudyk 's eye.
Rohl missing with knees to the body.
Rudyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rohl throws an elbow but misses.
Rohl tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudyk avoids the damage to the body.
Rohl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rohl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudyk is defending well for now.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudyk avoids it.
Rohl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rudyk can do to turn this around?
Rohl landing knees to the body.
Rudyk is breathing heavily.
Rohl unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudyk avoiding damage as Rohl throws knees to the body.
Rohl lands an elbow inside that Rudyk shrugs off.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudyk avoids it.
Rudyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rohl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rohl is struggling to control the position.
Rohl with a knee to the head.
 Rudyk is rocked!
Rohl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rudyk's defenses.
Rudyk is still on wobbly legs! Can Rohl finish him?
Rohl pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Rudyk! Rohl unloads with more strikes and Rudyk sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Rohl!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vulfgang Takumi (ranked 3091 p4p, 3313 weight class) and Calvin Heimburg (ranked 381 p4p, 413 weight class). Calvin Heimburg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vulfgang Takumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Heimburg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimburg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takumi.
Takumi tries to keep at a distance but Heimburg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takumi is trying to force a seperation but Heimburg has the dominant position.
Takumi stalling.
Heimburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Takumi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takumi avoiding damage.
Heimburg misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimburg is pushing Takumi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heimburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Takumi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takumi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heimburg has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Takumi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimburg can turn it around.
Takumi is trying to force a seperation but Heimburg has the dominant position.
Heimburg tries to throw a body punch but Takumi avoids it by throwing Heimburg back against the cage.
Heimburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takumi.
Takumi blocking some punches.
Takumi 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.
Stalling in the clinch from Heimburg.
Heimburg leaning against his opponent.
Takumi leaning against his opponent.
Heimburg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takumi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heimburg stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg working aggressively here.
Takumi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Heimburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takumi blocks an uppercut.
Heimburg throws a head punch that misses.
Heimburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Takumi effectively controlling the action here.
Takumi letting Heimburg take a breather here.
Heimburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takumi looking to stall.
Takumi breaks the clinch.
Takumi misses with a wild body shot.
Heimburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takumi.
Takumi connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Heimburg misses.
Takumi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Calvin Heimburg has been cut.
Takumi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takumi jabs Heimburg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heimburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heimburg wants to clinch up but Takumi keeps it at a distance.
Heimburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heimburg wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Takumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takumi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heimburg misses with a body shot.
Heimburg darts in and clinches Takumi up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takumi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heimburg is keeping busy.
Takumi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takumi counters with a nice body shot.
Heimburg lands a right hook to the body.
Takumi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heimburg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heimburg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takumi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Takumi duly obliges.
Vulfgang Takumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Takumi circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calvin Heimburg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin Heimburg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takumi scores with a jab.
Heimburg moves in looking to clinch but Takumi pushes him off.
Takumi lands a jab to the head.
Takumi clobbers Heimburg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheers as Takumi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heimburg doesn't seem phased though.
Takumi looks to land a left hand but Heimburg moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Heimburg there.
Vulfgang Takumi is winning the standup battle so far.
Takumi throws a hook but Heimburg blocks it.
The fighters circling - Takumi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimburg moves away from the strike by Takumi.
Takumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimburg.
Heimburg tries to clinch but Takumi moves out of range.
Heimburg has Takumi up against the cage in a clinch.
Heimburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takumi prevents a body shot from Heimburg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heimburg closes the distance and clinches.
Takumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takumi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Takumi misses its intended target.
Heimburg cracks Takumi with an open hand slap.
Takumi scores with a jab. Heimburg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Takumi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heimburg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takumi connects with a body shot that sends Heimburg's belly button to the back.
Takumi tries to keep at a distance but Heimburg has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takumi ducks under a wild hook from Heimburg.
Heimburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takumi manages to avoid it.
Takumi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Takumi stuns Heimburg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heimburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takumi lands a nice hook to Heimburg's body. Heimburg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heimburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Heimburg tries to clinch there but Takumi circles away.
Heimburg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Heimburg.
Takumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimburg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takumi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heimburg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takumi thinking.
Takumi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takumi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heimburg circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Heimburg misses.
Takumi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heimburg finds it's way round the side to connect with Takumi's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takumi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takumi misses with a double jab
and Heimburg counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg tries to work over Takumi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heimburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takumi trying to stall but Heimburg improves his position.
Heimburg stalls.
Heimburg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heimburg receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Heimburg has Takumi pushed against the cage.
Takumi breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heimburg clinches.
Heimburg stalling.
Takumi is trying to break free.
Takumi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Takumi.
Takumi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vulfgang Takumi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takumi misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Takumi. Those never looked like landing.
Takumi sets himself, and Heimburg steps forward looking for the clinch! Takumi avoids it this time.
Takumi's corner calls for a 1-2. Takumi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takumi looks to land a combination but Heimburg avoids it well.
Takumi walks into a jab.
Takumi misses with a wild combination.
Takumi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vulfgang Takumi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Heimburg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Heimburg swings widly with a right hand
and Takumi counters with a left and a right that stings Heimburg.
Takumi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takumi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takumi looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimburg is just out of range.
Takumi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takumi lands a two punch combo.
Takumi misses with an uppercut
and Heimburg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takumi misses with a shot to the body
and Heimburg counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Takumi slowing the pace effectively.
Takumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takumi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heimburg misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heimburg.
Heimburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takumi blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Heimburg.
A bit of stalling here from Heimburg.
Heimburg can't find room to land a body shot as Takumi controls the action.
Heimburg slowing the pace effectively.
Takumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Takumi controls his hands.
Heimburg working aggressively here.
Come on Heimburg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Heimburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heimburg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Heimburg fails to land.
Takumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takumi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takumi. Heimburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heimburg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takumi blocks a jab.
Takumi lands with a nice body punch.
Takumi lands with a shot to the body.
Takumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heimburg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Heimburg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takumi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Heimburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takumi loads up on a big right hand but Heimburg slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimburg! But no joy.
Heimburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takumi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heimburg circles away quickly and effectively.
Takumi's corner calls for a 1-2. Takumi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Takumi. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takumi.
Takumi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takumi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takumi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice combination there by Takumi.
Heimburg is rocked!
Heimburg tries to clinch but Takumi moves out of range.
Heimburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Takumi finish him?
Heimburg misses with a straight right.
Heimburg tries to clinch there but Takumi circles away.
Heimburg seems to have recovered his senses.
Heimburg is looking to clinch but Takumi is avoiding it.
Heimburg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takumi walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takumi loads up on a big right hand but Heimburg slips the punch.
Heimburg lands with a straight right. Takumi didn't see that one coming.
Takumi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Heimburg counter with a right hand.
Heimburg misses with a double jab
and Takumi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heimburg has Takumi up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takumi stalls.
Takumi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takumi scores with a punch to the head.
Takumi throws a series of punches but Heimburg avoids them all with ease.
Takumi sets himself, and Heimburg steps forward looking for the clinch! Takumi avoids it this time.
Heimburg lands with a nice body punch.
Heimburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takumi misses the shot to the body.
Heimburg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takumi throws out the jab.
Heimburg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heimburg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takumi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Heimburg lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimburg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vulfgang Takumi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takumi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vulfgang Takumi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Takeda (ranked 2408 p4p, 4366 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 369 p4p, 594 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake gets tackled into the cage by Takeda. Takeda maintains the clinch.
Takeda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Takeda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takeda gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Takeda seems to be working for a kimura but Drake defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Takeda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Takeda.
Takeda lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is trying to get back to full guard.
Drake is pressing down on Takeda's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Takeda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drake wants to control the position but Takeda says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Drake is trying to maintain the position but Takeda is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake tries to roll over but Takeda keeps him under control.
Drake gets full guard.
Takeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Takeda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Drake looking to control.
Takeda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Takeda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Takeda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Takeda is in close to Drake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takeda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda chips away with some ground and pound.
Drake is trying to keep Takeda in close.
Takeda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Takeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Takeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Takeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake is trying to keep Takeda in close.
Takeda throwing strikes from guard but Drake blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takeda stands up over Drake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Takeda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drake's head.
Takeda landing with the ground and pound.
Takeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Takeda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake is pulling down on Takeda's head. It's preventing any offense from Takeda, at least for the moment.
Drake wants to hit a sweep here but Takeda passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Drake there!
Takeda putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to hold on but Takeda postures up.
Drake is looking to improve his position but Takeda isn't that keen on the idea.
Takeda is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Drake is surviving well by controlling Takeda's body position as best he can.
Takeda looking to secure an arm triangle but Drake defends it well.
Drake wants to hold on but Takeda pushes him away.
Takeda working for a submission but Drake is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Drake can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Takeda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takeda walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Drake takes a swing at Takeda's ribcage but misses.
Drake throws a body punch but Takeda moves out of range.
As Drake tries to get set, Takeda tries to push him back and clinch up but Drake manages to avoid the attempt.
Drake digs a good body shot into Takeda's ribs.
Drake throws a combination. Takeda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Takeda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drake throws a body punch but Takeda moves out of range.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takeda tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeda tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Takeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeda closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Takeda is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Takeda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takeda off to one side.
Takeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takeda moves away.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Takeda moved out of range.
Takeda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drake thuds a left hand into Takeda's body.
Drake tries to bum rush Takeda with a series of wild strikes but Takeda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bobby Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takeda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Drake.
No joy there for Takeda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Drake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drake avoids the body shot from Takeda.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake scores with a punch to the head.
Bobby Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two 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!
Takeda wants to clinch.
Takeda looks to clinch
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Takeda.
Bobby Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takeda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drake's guard.
Takeda slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drake is looking to reverse the position.
Takeda landing a few strikes.
Takeda cracks Drake with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Drake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Takeda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kazuki Takeda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takeda grinds an elbow into Drake's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Drake is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Takeda yanks on the arm and Drake is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Takeda.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazuki Takeda!
Kazuki Takeda thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Parker (ranked 2369 p4p, 4397 weight class) and Joseph Joseph (ranked 327 p4p, 548 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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Joseph!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Joseph gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parker controlling the action here for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joseph as Parker tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Joseph, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parker jabs at Joseph's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Joseph.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Joseph.
Joseph connects with a jab.
Joseph tries for a takedown but Parker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joseph moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joseph moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Parker catches Joseph right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Joseph misses.
Nathan Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Parker!
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker sizes up Joseph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Joseph throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a nice cross.
Parker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Parker lands with a right hand.
Parker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parker scores with a one two! Joseph had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Joseph is rocked!
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joseph counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Joseph to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker blocks a leg kick.
Nathan Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker looks to land a combination. Joseph sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Joseph.
Joseph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
Joseph takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parker scores with the left hand. Joseph knows he should have avoided that one.
Joseph shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Parker eats them both and turns towards Joseph to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Parker scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker jabs Joseph right on the nose. Joseph blinks but takes it well.
Joseph is looking to slow Parker down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Parker. That snapped Joseph's head back.
Parker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Joseph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joseph can do to turn this around?
Joseph takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joseph. That's going to slow Parker down.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Parker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Parker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joseph slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker digs a good body shot into Joseph's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nathan Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Parker.
Nathan Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph lands with a shot to the body.
Joseph throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Joseph.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joseph. Parker shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph fakes the leg kick and cracks Parker in the body.
A combination from Joseph does no damage.
Joseph swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
As Joseph tries to get set, Parker tries to push him back and clinch up but Joseph manages to avoid the attempt.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker swinging wildly here.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Parker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
As Parker backs off Joseph throws a huge counter combo but Parker manages to avoid it all.
Parker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Parker misses with the combination.
Joseph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Parker rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker swings widly with a right hand
and Joseph counters with a leg kick.
Parker tries to bum rush Joseph with a series of wild strikes but Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker avoids the body shot from Joseph.
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Joseph bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joseph has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Parker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Joseph scoring well with a low kick there.
Joseph slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joseph.
Joseph misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Parker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joseph on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Parker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Joseph.
Donk. Parker catches Joseph right on the button with a cross.
Joseph walks into a straight right hand from Parker.
Joseph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parker being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Joseph not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joseph is working away from the top position though.
Parker is defending against the submission attempts here by Joseph.
Joseph trying to pass the guard but Parker defending well.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
Joseph frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to hold on but Joseph postures up.
Parker blocking the ground and pound.
Parker wants to hold on but Joseph pushes him away.
Joseph really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joseph lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Joseph with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Parker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to control but Parker wriggling away.
Parker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Joseph tries to control but Parker wriggling away.
Parker sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Joseph wants to pass the guard but Parker is defending well.
Joseph moves into full mount! Parker won't be happy about that!
Parker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Joseph thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is desperately trying to improve his position but Joseph has a good base and remains in mount.
Joseph trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joseph sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Joseph avoids the attempt from Parker to control.
Joseph Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Parker has worked his arm free - good work by Parker!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Parker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster White (ranked 2992 p4p, 3547 weight class) and Edson Blois (ranked 403 p4p, 478 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Whiskey Myers - Stone. Edson Blois is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edson Blois!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blois misses with a series of wild punches.
Blois moves out of range as White strikes.
Blois is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed right hand from Blois misses the target.
Blois lands a two punch combo.
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Edson Blois has been cut.
A big left from White misses.
White throws a jab when Blois was well out of range.
Blois ducks under a wild hook from White.
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White working aggressively here.
White taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blois backwards.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Blois.
Blois throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blois working aggressively here.
Blois misses with a hook to the ribs.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Blois.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Blois tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Blois drops back down to his feet.
Blois gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blois will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
White wanted to stand there but Blois had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blois has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
Blois throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White stands up from guard. Let's bang!
White has closed the distance and engaged Blois in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blois is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blois is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blois blocking some punches.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Blois.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blois backwards.
A short left from White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blois up against the cage.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloiss head.
Blois blocks an uppercut.
Blois is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Blois.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blois blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blois.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Blois.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blois breaks the clinch.
Blois will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Blois.
White slips a jab and a cross from Blois.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White throws out a powerful jab.
Blois cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blois jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blois scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blois looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White cracks Blois with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blois throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blois takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White forces Blois back against the cage and clinches.
Blois wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blois backwards.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White working aggressively here.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blois backwards.
White working aggressively here.
Blois has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from White.
White lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blois has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edson Blois's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blois uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White pushes Blois up against the cage in a clinch.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blois can do to turn this around?
Blois decides to pull guard.
White is looking to stand up but Blois won't let him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blois is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Blois is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
White wanted to stand there but Blois had control of the position.
White gets to his feet - Blois follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Blois.
White misses with a hook.
White slips a jab and a cross from Blois.
White has Blois up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White pushes Blois back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from White on the inside.
Blois tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blois blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands a right hand.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blois blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Blois backwards.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White lands a right hand.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blois backwards.
Blois is breathing heavily.
White lands a right hand.
Blois fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloiss head.
Blois blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White gets through Blois's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blois backwards.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blois backwards.
White working aggressively here.
White scores with a shot to the side of Blois's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blois is trying to break free.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blois letting White take a breather here.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blois is rocked!
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blois is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blois wants to stall.
Blois seems to have recovered his senses.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by White.
Blois breaks from the clinch.
Blois throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting White counter with a right hand.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blois slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White throws a lazy right hand but Blois sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White cracks Blois with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Blois looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can White finish him?
Blois uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blois.
Nice body punch from Blois.
White cracks Blois with a hook to the temple - Blois is on wobbly legs here! White swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Blois falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! White wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Buster White!
An out of breath Buster White 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Ferguson (ranked 2582 p4p, 3230 weight class) and Guido Carosella (ranked 101 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Guido Carosella enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khabib Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guido Carosella!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Carosella.
Carosella scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carosella.
Ferguson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carosella misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson throws a hook but Carosella blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Carosella scores with a four punch combination!
Carosella fails to land with a series of punches.
Carosella has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ferguson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Carosella misses with the combination.
It looked like Ferguson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferguson.
Guido Carosella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carosella misses with a body punch
and Ferguson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carosella just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carosella throws a combination that misses
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Carosella toppling to the canvas! Carosella scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
It looks like Guido Carosella has been cut.
Carosella looks winded!
Carosella throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferguson rattles Carosella with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Carosella tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Ferguson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Carosella stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khabib Ferguson!
Khabib Ferguson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Tesla (ranked 2476 p4p, 2503 weight class) and Quinan Jones (ranked 304 p4p, 308 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikola Tesla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesla misses with a body punch
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Tesla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tesla throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Tesla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Tesla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tesla scores with a body shot.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Tesla's head.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a straight left.
Tesla 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.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Tesla shoots in.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tesla.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Tesla tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tesla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Tesla attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Tesla swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesla lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Tesla misses with an uppercut.
Tesla swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Tesla misses with a straight left.
Tesla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tesla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Tesla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tesla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tesla on the side of the head.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tesla connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Tesla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Tesla's head.
Nikola Tesla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tesla takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones looks for the body kick but Tesla saw that one coming.
Tesla drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Tesla misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones lands a head shot.
Tesla walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Tesla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tesla on the side of the head.
 Tesla is rocked!
Tesla shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Tesla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Quinan Jones has been cut.
Jones moves away from the strike by Tesla.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tesla.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Tesla with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Tesla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones connects with a nice cross there... Tesla is looking wobbly and Jones recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Tesla to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Jones jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Quinan Jones!
An out of breath Quinan Jones 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Arcot Ramathorn (ranked 2362 p4p, 2052 weight class) and Bryan Gracie (ranked 357 p4p, 315 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arcot Ramathorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramathorn.
Ramathorn scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramathorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Ramathorn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ramathorn is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gracie presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramathorn's brow.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've been informed that Gracie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramathorn scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Bryan Gracie has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ramathorn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramathorn misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramathorn throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Ramathorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramathorn scores with a shot to the body.
Ramathorn throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
A combination from Ramathorn does no damage.
Ramathorn throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Ramathorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramathorn swinging wildly here.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Ramathorn takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramathorn throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Ramathorn misses with a two punch combination.
Ramathorn misses with a looping left.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramathorn defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramathorn misses with a wild combination.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ramathorn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ramathorn punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramathorn misses with a wild combination.
Ramathorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramathorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Ramathorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramathorn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Ramathorn saw that one coming.
Ramathorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramathorn.
Arcot Ramathorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramathorn tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arcot Ramathorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramathorn throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
A combination from Ramathorn does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ramathorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramathorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramathorn misses with a double jab.
Ramathorn is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramathorn clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Arcot Ramathorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Gracie.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Ramathorn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Ramathorn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Ramathorn.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arcot Ramathorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ramathorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramathorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramathorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramathorn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramathorn throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramathorn misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramathorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramathorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Ramathorn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Ramathorn connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ramathorn. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramathorn finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Ramathorn scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramathorn lands with an overhand left.
Ramathorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramathorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramathorn misses with a body shot.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramathorn.
Ramathorn loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramathorn throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Arcot Ramathorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramathorn tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramathorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramathorn.
Ramathorn slips under a jab from Gracie.
Ramathorn misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramathorn. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Ramathorn tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramathorn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramathorn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ramathorn won't allow it.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Ramathorn has him pressed against the cage.
Arcot Ramathorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Gracie.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Ramathorn throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramathorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramathorn misses its target.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Ramathorn is avoiding it.
Ramathorn lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramathorn misses with a double jab.
Ramathorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramathorn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramathorn thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Ramathorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arcot Ramathorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramathorn counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramathorn throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Ramathorn.
Ramathorn swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Ramathorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramathorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a hook but Ramathorn blocks it.
It looks like Ramathorn has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ramathorn lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramathorn throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Ramathorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Ramathorn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arcot Ramathorn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramathorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ramathorn misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Ramathorn as Gracie shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Ramathorn.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramathorn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramathorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Ramathorn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramathorn tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Ramathorn misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramathorn defends it well.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Ramathorn is working away.
Ramathorn keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Ramathorn is working away.
Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ramathorn is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bryan Gracie!
After the fight, Bryan Gracie 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Corcoran (ranked 1788 p4p, 2608 weight class) and David Choke (ranked 252 p4p, 365 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Corcoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Corcoran misses
and Choke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Corcoran!
Corcoran is looking to regain half guard here but Choke keeps moving and retains side control.
Choke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Choke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Corcoran gets back to half guard.
Corcoran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke scoring with some ground and pound.
Choke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Choke stopping the sweep attempt from Corcoran.
Choke is looking to advance position but Corcoran has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke can't escape the position.
Corcoran controlling the position easily from mount.
Choke is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Choke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corcoran trying to control but Choke is having none of it.
Choke is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran controlling from mount.
Choke can't escape the position.
Corcoran controlling the position easily from mount.
Choke is squirming around, avoiding Corcoran's attempts to control the action.
Choke tries to reverse the position but Corcoran maintains control.
Choke throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Corcoran looking to control but Choke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Corcoran content just to control the position here.
Choke gets back to half guard.
Choke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Corcoran's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Corcoran's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Corcoran defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Corcoran tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Corcoran wants to control but Choke is having none of it.
Choke jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Corcoran is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Corcoran and Choke has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Choke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Choke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Corcoran knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Choke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Corcoran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Choke goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Corcoran rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Choke's guard! Nice work there by Corcoran!
Corcoran is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Corcoran slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Choke.
Corcoran is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Choke moves into full guard.
Corcoran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Choke is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vinny Corcoran will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corcoran dips to his left and cracks Choke with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Choke checks a leg kick.
Choke with the counter takedown but Corcoran avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Corcoran.
It looks like David Choke has been cut.
Choke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corcoran avoids it really well and circles away.
Corcoran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcoran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Choke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Choke dives in and grabs Corcoran's left leg, looking for a takedown. Corcoran pushes down on Choke's head and hops out.
Corcoran throws a jab when Choke was well out of range.
Choke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Corcoran coming out on top.
Corcoran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corcoran tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Corcoran.
Corcoran slaps away a takedown attempt from Choke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vinny Corcoran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Choke.
Nice defenses there by Choke.
Corcoran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Choke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corcoran can pounce on him.
Corcoran swinging wildly here.
Choke throws a big counter head kick but Corcoran avoids it with no problem.
Choke checks a low kick from Corcoran.
Choke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vinny Corcoran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corcoran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran tries to land a leg kick but Choke saw it coming and moves away.
Choke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Corcoran throws a combination. Choke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corcoran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Choke.
Corcoran is looking for a counter combo.
Choke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Corcoran circles away.
Choke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corcoran.
Choke dives in for a single leg takedown but Corcoran sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Choke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Choke ducks right into an uppercut from Corcoran.
Corcoran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Choke in his tracks.
Choke shoots for a double leg takedown but Corcoran sprawls well. He's pushed Choke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Corcoran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Choke can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Choke is defended easily by Corcoran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corcoran.
Corcoran lands a nice looking body shot.
Choke moves out of range of the body kick from Corcoran.
Corcoran swings for the body but Choke moves out of range.
Choke with the counter takedown but Corcoran avoids it easily.
Corcoran scores with a jab to the head.
Corcoran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Choke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Choke checks a leg kick nicely.
Choke feints the counter takedown.
Choke slips a jab from Corcoran.
Corcoran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Corcoran does no damage.
Corcoran throws a low kick but Choke moves out of range easily.
Corcoran sets himself, and Choke steps forward looking for the clinch! Corcoran avoids it this time.
A jab from Corcoran misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinny Corcoran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corcoran clinches.
Choke is trying to drag Corcoran to the mat but Corcoran just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Choke tries to score a body lock takedown but Corcoran shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Corcoran gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choke gets back to full guard.
Choke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corcoran is one step ahead there.
Choke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Corcoran puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Corcoran in particular looking to stall.
Choke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Corcoran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Choke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Choke.
Corcoran throws a hook but Choke avoids it easily.
Choke with the counter takedown but Corcoran avoids it easily.
Choke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Choke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corcoran throws a sloppy head kick and Choke moves out of range easily.
Choke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Corcoran defends it well.
Corcoran throws a hook but Choke avoids it easily.
Choke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick by Corcoran misses
and Choke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Corcoran wants to improve his position but Choke is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcoran is trying to maintain the position but Choke is very close to passing his half guard.
Choke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Corcoran is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Corcoran sees it coming and defends easily.
Corcoran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Corcoran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Choke is working away from the top position though.
Choke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corcoran defending well though.
Corcoran is defending against the submission attempts here by Choke.
Corcoran gets full guard.
Vinny Corcoran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Choke postures up.
Corcoran wants to sweep here but Choke controlling him for the moment.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corcoran is keeping the position for now.
Corcoran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Choke manages to get himself to full guard.
Corcoran preventing the sweep.
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vinny Corcoran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Choke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Corcoran's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Choke has an active guard here but Corcoran has managed to pass into half guard.
Choke gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Corcoran escapes and throws Choke's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Choke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Corcoran tries to pass the half guard into mount. Choke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Corcoran in particular looking to stall.
Choke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Corcoran seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Choke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Corcoran trying to pass the guard but Choke defending well.
Choke is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran passes to side control.
Choke parries the strikes from Corcoran easily there. Corcoran is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Choke to escape.
Choke looking for a sweep but Corcoran has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Corcoran content just to control the position here.
Choke is desperately trying to improve his position but Corcoran has a good base and remains in mount.
Corcoran tries to control but Choke wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choke is trying to escape the mount.
David Choke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Corcoran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corcoran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Corcoran!
Vinny Corcoran tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Abner (ranked 447 p4p, 1339 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 63 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Abner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Beau Abner has been cut.
A jab from Abner does it's job there.
Abner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abner cracks Okafor with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Okafor looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Abner finish him?
Okafor is rocked!
Abner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can Abner finish him?
Okafor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Abner pushes Okafor up against the cage in a clinch.
Abner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okafor seems to have recovered his senses.
Abner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abner.
Abner pushes Okafor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okafor is looking to break free of the clinch but Abner has double underhooks.
Abner gets through Okafor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okafor's efforts to push away.
Abner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abner lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Abner.
Abner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okafor or not.
Okafor looks winded!
Abner lands a left hand.
Abner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner digs a right hand into Okafor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okafor's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abner.
Abner throws a big uppercut that drops Okafor! More strikes from Abner and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Okafor lies dazed against the cage as Abner celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beau Abner!
Beau Abner retains his heavyweight title!
Beau Abner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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