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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valerian Pica (ranked 23566 p4p, 3331 weight class) and Denchailek Sitsongrit (ranked 514 p4p, 318 weight class). Valerian Pica 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valerian Pica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denchailek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Pica.
 It looks like Denchailek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Pica misses with a wild combination.
Pica has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pica misses with a two punch combination.
Pica missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Pica down.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Pica moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Pica seems unphased.
Pica gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
 It looks like Valerian Pica has been cut.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
 Pica is rocked!
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!
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Pica.
Oh Pica is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pica gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Sitsongrit gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pica is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denchailek Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Sanchez (ranked 3286 p4p, 3516 weight class) and Patrick Kearney (ranked 405 p4p, 423 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matteo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Kearney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Kearney misses.
Sanchez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A combination from Kearney does no damage.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Kearney jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Kearney.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Kearney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Kearney moved away.
Kearney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been told by Sanchez's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kearney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Kearney misses.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kearney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kearney connects with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kearney.
Matteo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
and Kearney counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sanchez! He's just covering up as Kearney starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Kearney!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafir Dharris (ranked 2441 p4p, 3035 weight class) and Robert Gracie (ranked 335 p4p, 397 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dharris gets a clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dharris stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Dharris '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.
Dharris gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dharris from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Dharris has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dharris throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dharris 's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dharris wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Dharris is working from the bottom.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie won't allow Dharris to sweep him here.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Dharris keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie stands and throws Dharris 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dharris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dharris gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dharris is controlling Gracie's trapped leg to prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Dharris manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Dharris looking for a sweep. Not yet Dharris , not yet.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Dharris has wrist control.
Dharris managing to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie trying to control but Dharris is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dharris shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Dharris .
Gracie's coach down at Puncher's Chance Collective was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gracie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hafir Dharris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Gracie.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Dharris turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dharris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dharris cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dharris cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dharris working the ground and pound but Gracie is defending the strikes.
Dharris working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hafir Dharris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dharris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Dharris instigates a clinch.
Dharris gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dharris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hafir Dharris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dharris seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris preventing the sweep.
Dharris works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dharris connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Dharris slips an elbow through the middle.
Dharris trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dharris wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Dharris controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie has his hands on Dharris 's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dharris tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dharris is one step ahead there.
Dharris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dharris lands a couple of digs.
Dharris postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Dharris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Dharris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dharris is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dharris stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dharris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dharris cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Dharris landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dharris trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dharris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dharris 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dharris with a nice head shot there.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dharris controls the pace.
Dharris with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dharris from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hafir Dharris dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dharris as he avoids it easily.
Dharris attempts a counter takedown but Gracie avoids it well and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Dharris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hafir Dharris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Gracie.
Dharris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Dharris manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dharris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dharris breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dharris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dharris is putting a hurting on Gracie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gracie is being controlled here.
Dharris cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dharris working the head and body with strikes.
Dharris scoring with punches and elbows.
Dharris lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Dharris landing strikes.
Hafir Dharris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 Gracie is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dharris is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Dharris finish him?
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie is trying to control Dharris 's posture but Dharris avoids it.
Dharris controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Dharris happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie wants to control but Dharris postures up.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dharris is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dharris dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on Dharris 's head and hops out.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dharris as he jumps to the side.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Dharris sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dharris shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dharris drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Dharris prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dharris gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hafir Dharris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dharris 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hafir Dharris !
During a confident post fight interview, Hafir Dharris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kain Mack (ranked 1564 p4p, 2204 weight class) and Theo Trivette (ranked 207 p4p, 275 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theo Trivette!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trivette.
Mack misses with a low kick.
Mack misses with a body shot.
Trivette takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trivette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trivette slips under a jab from Mack.
Trivette moves into range and clinches up with Mack.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Mack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mack prevents a body shot from Trivette.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Mack lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Mack on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack struggles to land a body shot inside as Trivette controls his hands.
Mack prevents a body shot from Trivette.
Trivette is working Mack over against the cage.
Trivette lands a left hand.
Mack blocking some punches.
Mack struggles to land a body shot inside as Trivette controls his hands.
Trivette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivette swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trivette throws a head punch that misses.
Trivette lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trivette blocks a body shot from Mack.
Mack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Trivette.
Mack scores with a shot to the side of Trivette's head.
Mack lands with a right to the head.
Trivette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Trivette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mack prevents a body shot from Trivette.
Trivette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trivette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mack scores with a shot to the side of Trivette's head.
Mack lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trivette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mack stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack is stalling here.
Trivette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trivette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack lands with a light punch inside.
Mack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trivette.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mack manages to break the clinch.
Trivette checks a leg kick.
Trivette throws a wild body kick that Mack sees coming a mile off.
Trivette misses with a looping right.
Trivette is looking to clinch but Mack is avoiding it.
Trivette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trivette fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mack looks to land a left hand but Trivette moved out of range nicely.
Trivette ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
Trivette throws out a counter right but Mack avoids it with no problem.
Trivette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trivette gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trivette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mack dodges the punch combination from Trivette.
Mack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trivette.
Mack throws out a loose jab but Trivette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trivette checks a leg kick nicely.
Mack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trivette. Trivette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mack swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trivette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trivette misses with a looping left.
Mack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trivette on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Mack coming out on top.
Trivette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trivette counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Trivette slips a straight right by Mack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trivette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trivette slips a jab from Mack.
A countering left hand to the body from Trivette misses.
Trivette throws a head kick that misses.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trivette.
Nice uppercut lands for Trivette. That snapped Mack's head back.
Trivette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mack on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trivette tries to close the distance and clinch but Mack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trivette throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Trivette wants to clinch
and Mack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trivette swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Trivette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mack under the eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trivette lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mack has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mack and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mack misses with a hook.
Trivette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mack.
Trivette staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Mack dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mack drops his hands momentarily and Trivette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trivette misses with an uppercut. Mack saw that one coming.
Mack appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trivette jabs Mack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trivette connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trivette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trivette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Mack.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Mack connects with the punch.
Mack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trivette.
Trivette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trivette misses with a looping right.
Trivette blocks a low kick nicely.
Mack throws a jab but it's blocked by Trivette.
Trivette lands a glancing blow to the side of Mack's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trivette scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trivette swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Trivette misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack lands a jab to the head.
Mack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trivette.
Mack throws a low kick, looking for Trivette's leg but Trivette calmly moves out of range.
Mack tries a low kick but Trivette avoids it.
Trivette staying out of range there.
Trivette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mack.
Trivette throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Trivette throws a shot from downtown. Mack moves away and avoids it.
Mack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trivette was well out of range. Poor timing from Mack.
Trivette darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trivette stalks Mack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mack's face. Mack staggers backwards, shaken.
Mack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trivette on the side of the head.
Mack swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trivette checks a leg kick.
Trivette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trivette throws a body shot but no joy.
Trivette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trivette throws a body shot but no joy.
Mack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trivette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trivette tries to clinch but Mack moves out of range.
Mack connects with a jab.
Mack scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Trivette misses.
Mack misses the shot to the body.
Mack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trivette throws a looping overhand right but Mack ducks down to avoid it.
Mack will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trivette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trivette tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Mack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mack.
The fighters circling - Mack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trivette swings widly with a right hand
and Trivette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trivette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mack misses with a lunging right hand
and Trivette counters with a nice uppercut.
Mack scores with a jab. Trivette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trivette throws out a loose jab but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trivette just misses with a punch to the body.
Mack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trivette tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack tried to counter with a leg kick but Trivette avoided it.
Trivette takes one to the chin there.
Trivette throws the left hand but Mack avoids the punch easily.
Trivette tests Mack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mack throws a low kick, looking for Trivette's leg but Trivette calmly moves out of range.
Mack missing with a left hand there. Trivette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mack wants to slow Trivette down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trivette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mack.
Mack throws a shot from downtown. Trivette moves away and avoids it.
Mack connects with a crisp jab.
Trivette takes one to the side of the head.
Trivette throws a leg kick
and Mack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mack throws an overhand right that lands on Trivette's shoulder, as Trivette tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Trivette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trivette moves into the clinch.
Trivette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mack lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trivette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trivette throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack cracks Trivette with a nice body shot.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Trivette.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trivette creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mack slows down the pace here.
Mack lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kain Mack will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mack scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mack misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Trivette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mack lands with a right hand.
Trivette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mack is looking to counter punch.
Mack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trivette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mack throws out the jab.
Trivette is looking to clinch but Mack is avoiding it.
Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trivette can do to turn this around?
A left lands for Trivette.
Mack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trivette. Trivette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kain Mack is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Mack misses.
Trivette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trivette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Mack throws a jab but it's blocked by Trivette.
Mack misses with a straight right.
Trivette tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Mack appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trivette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the liver by Trivette. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack misses with a wild body shot.
Mack cracks Trivette with a good jab.
Mack looks to throw the jab but Trivette is out of range.
Mack throws a low kick, looking for Trivette's leg but Trivette calmly moves out of range.
Mack misses the jab.
Trivette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mack looks to land a left hand but Trivette moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Trivette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mack thumps Trivette with a low kick.
Trivette misses with a body shot.
Trivette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mack.
Mack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trivette's hands.
Trivette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mack misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Mack.
Trivette clinches with his opponent.
Trivette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kain Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trivette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trivette misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Trivette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trivette or not.
Trivette working aggressively here.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Trivette tries a body shot but Mack blocks it.
Trivette misses with a body punch.
Trivette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mack breaks the clinch.
Mack throws a leg kick but Trivette checks it.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Theo Trivette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trivette defending well as Mack loads up on a big left hand.
Trivette looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Mack throws a lazy right hand but Trivette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trivette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack blocks a jab.
Trivette throws an off balance right hand
and Mack counters with a stiff right hand.
Trivette looks to clinch
enabling Mack to counter with a crisp jab.
Mack throws an overhand right that lands on Trivette's shoulder, as Trivette tries to avoid the shot.
Mack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trivette has time to react.
Good shot there by Mack.
Mack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trivette moves forwards but Mack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trivette is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Trivette.
Mack avoids the head kick by Trivette.
Trivette thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack tests Trivette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mack is looking to slow Trivette down with leg kicks.
Trivette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trivette scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trivette looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trivette in his tracks.
Mack with a hook.
Mack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trivette misses with an uppercut. Mack saw that one coming.
Trivette on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mack. Mack obviously looking to wear him down.
Mack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Mack finds it's way through Trivette's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Mack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Mack!
An out of breath Kain Mack 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 Juki Allu (ranked 1967 p4p, 2229 weight class) and Paavali Kontiainen (ranked 243 p4p, 274 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Lethal high kicks
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juki Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavali Kontiainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allu tried to score with a low kick but Kontiainen checks it.
Allu tries to land a body kick
and Kontiainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Allu takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Juki Allu has been cut.
Kontiainen tries to keep at a distance but Allu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Allu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kontiainen blocks a body shot from Allu.
Kontiainen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Allu on the inside.
Allu stalling.
Kontiainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Allu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kontiainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allu lands a right hand.
It looks like Paavali Kontiainen has been cut.
Allu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kontiainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kontiainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kontiainen fails to land.
I was talking to Allu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to 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!
Kontiainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kontiainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Allu pushes Kontiainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kontiainen prevents a body shot from Allu.
Allu controlling the action here for a moment.
Kontiainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Allu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kontiainen up against the cage.
Allu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Allu.
Allu misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kontiainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kontiainen cracks Allu with a nice body shot.
Allu is breathing heavily.
Kontiainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
A short uppercut from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen has a couple of punches blocked by Allu.
Kontiainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Allu throws a punch but it's blocked by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kontiainen pushes Allu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allu's elbow.
Allu misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kontiainen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allu.
Kontiainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kontiainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Kontiainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kontiainen.
A short body shot lands from Kontiainen as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Kontiainen to work.
Allu takes a shot to the head.
Allu can't find room to land a body shot as Kontiainen controls the action.
Kontiainen can't find room to land a body shot as Allu controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Kontiainen as the two fighters clinch.
Kontiainen blocks a body shot from Allu.
Kontiainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Kontiainen can't find room to land a body shot as Allu controls the action.
Kontiainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kontiainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kontiainen working aggressively here.
Kontiainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kontiainen lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kontiainen.
Nice body punch from Kontiainen - that landed with a thud.
Kontiainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Kontiainen scores with a shot to the side of Allu's head.
Kontiainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Allu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Kontiainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allu blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kontiainen.
A head punch on the inside from Kontiainen fails to land.
Kontiainen works on Allu's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allu blocking some punches.
Allu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kontiainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kontiainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Kontiainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kontiainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allu's elbow.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
Kontiainen lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kontiainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kontiainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kontiainen.
Juki Allu's cut is getting worse.
Kontiainen slowing the pace effectively.
Kontiainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Kontiainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Kontiainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Allu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kontiainen lands with a light punch inside.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allu blocking some punches.
Kontiainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kontiainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kontiainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kontiainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allu is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavali Kontiainen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kontiainen clinches with his opponent.
Allu working aggressively here.
Allu tries to work over Kontiainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kontiainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kontiainen scores with a shot to the side of Allu's head.
Oh Allu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Kontiainen on the inside.
A short right from Allu on the inside.
Allu blocking some punches.
Allu seems to have got his legs back now.
Kontiainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kontiainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kontiainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paavali Kontiainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Kontiainen.
Allu blocks a body shot from Kontiainen.
Allu blocks a body shot from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Allu's efforts to push away.
Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kontiainen's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Allu.
Kontiainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kontiainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kontiainen tries to work over Allu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kontiainen misses with the head strike.
Kontiainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kontiainen has Allu pushed against the cage.
Allu throws a head punch that misses.
Kontiainen tries to work over Allu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
Allu scores with a hook to the body.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Allu.
Kontiainen lands with a light punch inside.
Allu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Allu has a couple of punches blocked by Kontiainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen lands with a light punch inside.
Allu has a couple of punches blocked by Kontiainen.
Allu misses with some punches.
Kontiainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kontiainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kontiainen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kontiainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Kontiainen on the inside.
Allu trying to stall but Kontiainen improves his position.
Kontiainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allus head.
Allu tries to stall but Kontiainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kontiainen is leaning against Allu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kontiainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kontiainen.
Allu 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.
A nice left hand lands by Kontiainen.
Still in the clinch, Kontiainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen lands a left hand.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike.
Kontiainen can't find room to land a body shot as Allu controls the action.
Kontiainen has a couple of punches blocked by Allu.
Kontiainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kontiainen working aggressively here.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Allu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kontiainen lands with a left to the head.
Kontiainen tries a body shot but Allu blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allu.
Kontiainen lands with a light punch inside.
Kontiainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kontiainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kontiainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allu.
Allu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kontiainen works on Allu's body with a couple of short punches.
Kontiainen tries a body shot but Allu blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kontiainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allus head.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike.
Allu has a couple of punches blocked by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kontiainen lands a shot to the body.
Kontiainen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen tries a body shot but Allu blocks it.
Kontiainen drops Allu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Allu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kontiainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kontiainen pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Allu out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paavali Kontiainen!
An out of breath Paavali Kontiainen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bhima Banahatti (ranked 2236 p4p, 1438 weight class) and Wolf Von Hardenberg (ranked 310 p4p, 220 weight class). Banahatti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Electric Worry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bhima Banahatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolf Von Hardenberg!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banahatti scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Wolf Von Hardenberg has been cut.
Von Hardenberg clobbers Banahatti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Bhima Banahatti has been cut.
Von Hardenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banahatti feinted with a counter takedown.
Banahatti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Hardenberg.
Von Hardenberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banahatti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Hardenberg sends Banahatti crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Von Hardenberg is motioning to the referee to let Banahatti up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Banahatti is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Hardenberg throws a lazy right hand but Banahatti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banahatti feinted with a counter takedown.
Oh Banahatti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banahatti shoots in looking for a takedown. Von Hardenberg tries to sprawl out of it but Banahatti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Von Hardenberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Von Hardenberg misses with a right hand
and Banahatti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Von Hardenberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Banahatti content to stall in guard here.
Banahatti seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Hardenberg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Von Hardenberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Banahatti manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Von Hardenberg on his heels. He'll look to pass Von Hardenberg's guard now, I'm sure.
Banahatti postures up.
Von Hardenberg is adopting a defensive guard.
Banahatti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banahatti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banahatti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Banahatti throws an elbow that misses. Von Hardenberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Banahatti's guard. Nice move by Von Hardenberg!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banahatti trying to control the position.
Von Hardenberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Banahatti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Hardenberg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banahatti trying to keep a closed guard but Von Hardenberg is proving a slippery customer.
Von Hardenberg preventing the sweep.
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.
Banahatti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Von Hardenberg slips nicely into half guard.
Von Hardenberg wants to free his trapped foot but Banahatti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Banahatti is looking to control Von Hardenberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banahatti avoid being mounted?
Banahatti gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolf Von Hardenberg dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Banahatti moves out of range as Von Hardenberg strikes.
Von Hardenberg misses with a hook.
Von Hardenberg misses with an uppercut.
Von Hardenberg misses with a straight right.
Von Hardenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Hardenberg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Banahatti takes one to the side of the head.
Banahatti gets a double leg takedown into Von Hardenberg's guard.
Banahatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Hardenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Hardenberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Hardenberg, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banahatti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Von Hardenberg trying to keep a closed guard but Banahatti is proving a slippery customer.
Bhima Banahatti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hardenberg trying to control the position here.
Von Hardenberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banahatti stays in close to Von Hardenberg's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Von Hardenberg! Banahatti is out on his feet! Von Hardenberg rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Banahatti is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Banahatti is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolf Von Hardenberg!
Wolf Von Hardenberg seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Uchida (ranked 1097 p4p, 1480 weight class) and Ispa Hunt (ranked 147 p4p, 198 weight class). Shigeru Uchida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ispa Hunt's chin.
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160
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Uchida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Uchida's shoulder, as Uchida tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uchida.
Uchida throws a big counter combination but Hunt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Uchida moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Uchida defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Uchida checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Uchida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a body punch but Uchida moves out of range.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Uchida moves his leg out of the way.
Uchida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Uchida thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a leg kick.
Uchida throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Uchida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt tries to bum rush Uchida with a series of wild strikes but Uchida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt drives through and clinches with Uchida against the cage.
Uchida misses with a knee to the head.
Uchida tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Uchida's head.
Uchida tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Uchida backwards.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uchida with a knee to the head.
Hunt pushes Uchida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uchida misses with the head strike.
Uchida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uchida tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Uchida prevents a body shot from Hunt.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Uchida up against the cage.
Uchida looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Uchida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Uchida tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Uchida misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Uchida misses with a knee to the head.
Uchida looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uchida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Uchida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uchida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Uchida looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Uchida.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Uchida's body.
Uchida moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Uchida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Uchida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uchida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Uchida ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uchida looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uchida.
Hunt tries to bum rush Uchida with a series of wild strikes but Uchida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt throws a push kick but Uchida slaps the foot to one side.
Ispa Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uchida, pushing him back against the cage.
Uchida lands a knee to the head.
Uchida looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Uchida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uchida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uchida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Uchida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uchida looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Uchida misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchida is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uchida lands a knee to the head.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uchida backwards.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Uchida looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hunt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Uchida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt gets through Uchida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uchida backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Uchida is rocked!
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uchidas head.
Oh Uchida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uchida's elbow.
Hunt pushes Uchida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uchida's elbow.
Uchida looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Uchida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Uchida looking to stall.
Uchida seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Uchida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uchida misses with a knee strike.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt works on Uchida's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Hunt.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Uchida tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt presses Uchida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uchida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Uchida's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Uchida drops to his knees and Hunt pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Hunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landry Stephenson (ranked 1924 p4p, 1662 weight class) and Halfdan Ulfgeirsson (ranked 249 p4p, 216 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155
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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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Landry Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Halfdan Ulfgeirsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Ulfgeirsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stephenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ulfgeirsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stephenson moves to clinch but Ulfgeirsson breaks away
and Stephenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stephenson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a series of strikes. Stephenson will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've been hearing reports that Stephenson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stephenson walks into a straight right hand from Ulfgeirsson.
Stephenson tries for a takedown but Ulfgeirsson circles away easily
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ulfgeirsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stephenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ulfgeirsson circles away.
Stephenson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Ulfgeirsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landry Stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stephenson misses with a takedown attempt - Ulfgeirsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ulfgeirsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulfgeirsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson thuds his right hand into Stephenson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ulfgeirsson throws a right and a left that Stephenson avoids nicely.
Stephenson shoots in and drives through. Ulfgeirsson sprawls well.
Ulfgeirsson unleashes a big counter combination but Stephenson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stephenson shoots in for a takedown but Ulfgeirsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab by Ulfgeirsson.
Stephenson is rocked!
Ulfgeirsson cracks Stephenson with an open hand slap.
Oh Stephenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ulfgeirsson lands a body shot.
Stephenson seems to have got his legs back now.
Stephenson slips a jab and a cross from Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a shot to the body.
Ulfgeirsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stephenson is countered with a crisp right hand from Ulfgeirsson that sends him to the canvas! Ulfgeirsson follows him to the mat into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulfgeirsson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ulfgeirsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ulfgeirsson tries to move to mount but Stephenson blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Stephenson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Stephenson is looking for a sweep.
Stephenson is working hard here to advance position.
Ulfgeirsson trying to control the action but Stephenson is working from the bottom.
Stephenson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stephenson gets full guard.
Ulfgeirsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stephenson's head.
Ulfgeirsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stephenson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ulfgeirsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stephenson has wrist control.
Ulfgeirsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ulfgeirsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ulfgeirsson advances to half guard.
Ulfgeirsson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ulfgeirsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson 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.
Stephenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stephenson tries for a takedown but Ulfgeirsson circles away easily
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stephenson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a nice body shot.
Ulfgeirsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ulfgeirsson lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson with a hook.
Stephenson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ulfgeirsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stephenson somewhat.
Ulfgeirsson connects with a body shot.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson misses with a takedown
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landry Stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulfgeirsson lands a jab to the head.
Stephenson shoots for a double leg takedown but Ulfgeirsson sprawls well. He's pushed Stephenson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Landry Stephenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ulfgeirsson tests Stephenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stephenson shoots in and drives through. Ulfgeirsson sprawls well.
Stephenson fails with the takedown
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stephenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stephenson in his tracks.
Ulfgeirsson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ulfgeirsson punishes Stephenson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulfgeirsson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Stephenson out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Halfdan Ulfgeirsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guy Leblond (ranked 1565 p4p, 1386 weight class) and Kristof Pardi (ranked 159 p4p, 147 weight class). Pardi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Party Boy Theme. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Guy Leblond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pardi checks it well.
Pardi throws out a counter right but Leblond avoids it with no problem.
Pardi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leblond.
Leblond throws a leg kick
enabling Pardi to counter with a crisp jab.
Pardi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pardi lands an overhand right.
Pardi scores with a body shot.
Leblond throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pardi.
Leblond closes the distance and clinches.
Leblond cracks Pardi with a nice body shot.
Leblond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leblond has a couple of punches blocked by Pardi.
Leblond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pardi looks to score with a jab to the body but Leblond is just out of range.
Leblond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leblond fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leblond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pardi misses the jab.
Pardi slips under a jab from Leblond.
Pardi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leblond was well out of range. Poor timing from Pardi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblond gets a double leg takedown into Pardi's guard.
Leblond postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pardi is trying to control the position but Leblond postures up.
Pardi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leblond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leblond connects with a couple of short punches.
Leblond is in close to Pardi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pardi looking for a guillotine here but Leblond defends easily.
Leblond lands a couple of digs.
Leblond 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.
Leblond with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Our spies down at at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch inform us that Pardi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pardi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leblond is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leblond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pardi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leblond cracks Pardi with a solid left hand.
Leblond is in close to Pardi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leblond content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pardi controlling Leblond's posture.
Pardi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leblond gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pardi looking for a triangle here. Leblond is fighting it but it looks tight! Pardi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Leblond is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kristof Pardi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Mack (ranked 1210 p4p, 1392 weight class) and Minoari Amida (ranked 176 p4p, 205 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoari Amida!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mack blocks a head kick by Amida.
Amida throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack dives in and scores a takedown into Amida's guard.
Mack wants to control from the top but Amida keeps moving.
Mack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amida told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack trying to control but Amida is working from the bottom.
Amida has Mack pulled in close to control his posture.
Mack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Amida's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mack stops Amida from standing up.
Amida controlling the position.
Amida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mack is one step ahead there.
Mack wants to control from the top but Amida keeps moving.
Amida seems keen to control Mack's posture.
Mack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mack working some strikes from top position.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Amida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amida is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mack throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amida controlling Mack's posture.
Mack lands a couple of elbows.
Mack throws a big right hand that misses.
Mack controls from within his opponent's guard.
Amida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mack wants to control from the top but Amida keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Amida has Mack pulled in close to control his posture.
Mack 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amida can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mack controls the pace.
Mack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mack trying to control but Amida is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Amida is on top in guard.
Amida controlling from the top position.
Mack is trying to keep Amida in close.
Amida seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack is trying to control the position but Amida postures up.
Amida preventing the sweep.
Mack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mack lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Amida keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Amida has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Mack dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amida throws a sloppy head kick and Mack moves out of range easily.
Mack throwing a counter right hand but Amida manages to avoid it.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Amida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Amida throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
Mack tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Amida manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amida misses with a double jab
and Mack counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack tries to free his leg and advance position but Amida is retaining full guard.
Mack looking to sit in guard and control but Amida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amida is one step ahead there.
Amida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Amida postures up.
Mack wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amida tries to free his leg and advance position but Mack is retaining full guard.
Mack is trying to keep Amida in close.
Amida controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack trying to keep a closed guard but Amida is proving a slippery customer.
Amida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Amida passes Mack's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Amida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mack keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mack moves into full guard.
Tyrone Mack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amida content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amida content to stall in guard here.
Mack wants to sweep here but Amida controlling him for the moment.
Mack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amida controls the pace.
Mack escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Amida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mack looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mack controlling Amida's posture.
Mack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amida controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mack slips a straight right by Amida.
A slow jab from Amida misses its intended target.
Mack moves out of range of the body kick from Amida.
Mack changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amida throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Mack swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minoari Amida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Amida walks into a left hand.
Amida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mack.
Amida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mack throws a right hand that misses
and Mack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mack.
Amida misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Amida throws a head kick but Mack moves out of range.
Mack is looking to counter the offense by Amida and move into the clinch.
Mack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amida.
Amida throws a head kick that misses.
Mack changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mack blocks a jab.
It looked like Mack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack staying out of range there.
Mack half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Amida walks into a stiff left hand from Mack.
Minoari Amida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amida throws a hook to the side of Mack's head but Mack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mack throwing a counter right hand but Amida manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Amida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Mack to counter with a crisp jab.
Amida might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Amida lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amida misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mack avoids the head kick by Amida.
Mack wants to clinch up but Amida keeps it at a distance.
Amida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mack appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Amida throws a series of punches but Mack moves out of range.
Mack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mack walks forward, straight into a front kick from Amida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amida throws a sloppy head kick and Mack moves out of range easily.
Mack is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Amida.
Amida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mack's head.
Amida throws a hook to the side of Mack's head but Mack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Amida throws a looping overhand right but Mack ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minoari Amida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amida has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minoari Amida!
A pretty intense looking Minoari Amida took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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