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Sucker Punch Pro Series 62 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atilla Dorn (ranked 3349 p4p, 23578 weight class) and Artyom Meyer (ranked 454 p4p, 773 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atilla Dorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artyom Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer looks to land a body kick but Dorn moved away.
Dorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Dorn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Artyom Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Meyer.
Dorn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dorn. Dorn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Dorn moved away.
Dorn throws a big counter combination but Meyer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Meyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Meyer blocks the body kick.
Dorn blocks the body kick.
Dorn throws a leg kick but Meyer moved away.
Dorn throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Meyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meyer throws out a loose jab but Dorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyer is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dorn misses with a low kick.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dorn.
Dorn is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorn blocks a low kick nicely.
Dorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a wild body kick that Dorn sees coming a mile off.
Dorn throws a hook but Meyer avoids it easily.
Meyer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice jab there from Meyer.
Dorn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meyer's head backwards.
Meyer looks to land a left hand but Dorn moved out of range nicely.
Meyer has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meyer throws an elbow but misses.
Dorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Dorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dorn misses with a punch to the body.
Dorn trying to land knees to the body.
Meyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Meyer throws an elbow but it misses.
Meyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Dorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Atilla Dorn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike.
Dorn avoids the elbow strike from Meyer, against the cage.
Dorn dodges an elbow strike from Meyer.
Dorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meyer.
Meyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meyer.
Meyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Meyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meyer throws an elbow but misses.
Meyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Meyer.
Meyer throws an elbow that misses.
Dorn dodges an elbow strike from Meyer.
Meyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dorn's defenses.
Meyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands an elbow inside.
Meyer lands an elbow just above Dorn 's eye.
Meyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Dorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dorn avoids the elbow strike from Meyer, against the cage.
Dorn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meyer throws an elbow but it misses.
Dorn avoids the elbow strike from Meyer, against the cage.
Meyer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Dorn.
Meyer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Atilla Dorn's cut is getting worse.
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meyer throws an elbow but it misses.
Meyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dorn landing knees to the head.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike.
Dorn has a couple of punches blocked by Meyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorn lands a left hand.
Dorn blocks the elbow strike.
Meyer misses with an elbow strike.
Dorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Meyer avoids the damage to the body.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike.
Dorn avoids the elbow strike from Meyer, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dorn.
Dorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meyer.
Dorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meyer throws an elbow but misses.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike.
Dorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meyer misses with an elbow strike.
Dorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Meyer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dorn dodges an elbow strike from Meyer.
Meyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Meyer gets underhooks to prevent Dorn's takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artyom Meyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atilla Dorn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dorn connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dorn.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artyom Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dorn defending well as Meyer loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Dorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meyer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dorn avoids the elbow strike from Meyer, against the cage.
Meyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Dorn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dorn trying to land knees to the body.
Meyer misses with an elbow strike.
Dorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike from Meyer.
Artyom Meyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Dorn.
Meyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Meyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Dorn landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Dorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meyer's elbow.
Meyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dorn lands with a short shot to the head.
Dorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorn trying to land knees to the body.
Dorn has a couple of punches blocked by Meyer.
Meyer avoiding damage as Dorn throws knees to the body.
Meyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dorn working Meyer over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meyer throws an elbow but misses.
Meyer throws an elbow but it misses.
Meyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Dorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike.
Meyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dorn tries a knee to the head but Meyer blocks it.
Dorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meyer avoids it.
Meyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Meyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Meyer avoids the damage to the body.
Meyer lands an elbow that stopped Dorn in his tracks for a moment.
Dorn landing knees to the body.
Meyer avoiding damage as Dorn throws knees to the body.
Dorn cracks Meyer with a nice body shot.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dorn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Meyer.
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dorn's defenses.
Meyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Dorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dorn lands with a right to the head.
Meyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meyer throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Dorn as the two fighters clinch.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
Dorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dorn lands a shot to the body.
Dorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meyer or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorn tries to land a knee to the head but Meyer blocks with his arms.
Meyer throws an elbow that misses.
Meyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dorn misses with a punch to the body.
Dorn avoids the elbow strike from Meyer, against the cage.
Dorn scores with a knee to the head.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike from Meyer.
Meyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dorn blocks the elbow strike.
Meyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meyer prevents a body shot from Dorn.
Meyer misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meyer throws an elbow but misses.
Meyer lands a damaging elbow.
Meyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meyer dodges an elbow strike from Dorn.
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dorn misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorn missing with knees to the body.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike.
Dorn crunches a lovely knee into Meyer's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorn dodges an elbow strike from Meyer.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike from Meyer.
Meyer throws an elbow but it misses.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike.
Meyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meyer throws an elbow but misses.
Dorn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Meyer throws an elbow that misses.
Dorn misses with a knee to the head.
Dorn cracks Meyer with a nice body shot.
Dorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Meyer avoids the damage to the body.
Dorn dodges an elbow strike from Meyer.
Dorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Dorn.
Dorn blocks an elbow strike.
Dorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atilla Dorn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atilla Dorn's cut.
That's time! Dorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dorn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Meyer to the mat! Meyer manages to get full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meyer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Meyer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dorn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dorn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dorn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Meyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dorn defends it easily.
Meyer is trying to keep Dorn in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer can't keep his opponent in guard - Dorn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Meyer wants to get back to full guard.
Meyer is defending against the submission attempts here by Dorn.
Well, if Dorn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dorn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Meyer is just riding it out for now. Dorn eventually gives up the hold.
Meyer is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dorn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Meyer is not content to let Dorn control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Meyer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Dorn from controlling successfully.
Meyer has his foot on Dorn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dorn works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dorn scores with a leg kick.
Meyer avoids the head kick by Dorn.
Meyer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dorn connects with a solid leg kick.
Meyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dorn.
Dorn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meyer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dorn if he has to take too many more of those.
Meyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dorn tests Meyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dorn misses with a wild body shot.
Dorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with an uppercut.
Dorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Dorn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meyer, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dorn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Meyer closes the distance and pushes Dorn back into the cage.
Dorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dorn dodges an elbow strike from Meyer.
Meyer lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dorn.
Meyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dorn pushes Meyer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dorn dodges an elbow strike from Meyer.
Dorn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dorn digs a right hand into Meyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meyer's gas tank.
Dorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meyer avoids it.
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atilla Dorn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dorn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atilla Dorn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banana Republic (ranked 3240 p4p, 4236 weight class) and Thor Nordquist (ranked 381 p4p, 487 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Banana Republic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Nordquist!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordquist misses with a hook to the body
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Republic keeps the fight on the outside.
Republic scores with a hook.
Nordquist tries for a takedown but Republic circles away easily
and Republic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nordquist tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Republic defends well and Nordquist ends up having to push Republic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Republic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nordquist with a poor takedown
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banana Republic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Nordquist.
Jab from Republic.
Nordquist misses with an uppercut
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nordquist throws a lazy uppercut
and Republic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Republic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordquist scores with a jab to the body.
Nordquist with a poor takedown
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Republic missing with a left hand there. Nordquist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nordquist.
Nordquist fails with the takedown
and Republic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Nordquist is rocked!
Republic has closed the distance and engaged Nordquist in a clinch.
Republic breaks from the clinch.
Nordquist doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Republic counters with a huge left! Nordquist is in big trouble! He's backing up but Republic isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nordquist from any more damage. A dominating finish by Republic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Banana Republic!
A less than humble Banana Republic misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between RJ Cain (ranked 3839 p4p, 23249 weight class) and Sergio Vargas (ranked 501 p4p, 765 weight class). Cain comes to the cage accompanied by Middle Class Rut . Vargas has chosen a warrior's call as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sergio Vargas enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, RJ Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain missing with a left hand there. Vargas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vargas scores with a decent looking hook.
Cain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vargas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cain.
Cain blocks a head kick by Vargas.
Vargas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vargas scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Cain misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain scores with a hook.
Vargas ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Cain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vargass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vargas wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain throws a body punch but Vargas moves out of range.
Cain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cain throws a hook but Vargas avoids it easily.
Vargas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cain with a body shot.
Cain misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Cain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vargas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vargas slips a straight right by Cain.
Cain throws a jab but it's blocked by Vargas.
Cain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vargas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cain misses with a double jab.
Vargas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas moves out of range of the strikes.
Vargas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cain with a body shot.
Vargas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vargas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cain scores with a hook to the body. Vargas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vargas with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas moves away from the strike by Cain.
Cain moves out of range as Vargas strikes.
RJ Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain scores with a hook.
Cain misses with a looping left.
Vargas with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vargas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cain throws a hook but Vargas avoids it easily.
As Cain backs off Vargas throws a huge counter combo but Cain manages to avoid it all.
Vargas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cain looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.
Cain lands with a shot to the body.
Vargas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cain connects with a looping right hand.
Cain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vargas manages to avoid it.
Vargas swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Cain scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cain to score with a decent uppercut.
Cain cracks a nice hook into Vargas's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cain. Vargas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vargas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cain.
Cain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vargas.
Vargas thuds his right hand into Cain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Cain misses.
Vargas throws out a counter right but Cain avoids it with no problem.
Cain throws a looping overhand right but Vargas ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas wants to counter with a clinch but Cain pushes him away.
Cain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cain throws a body shot but no joy.
Vargas is looking to chop away at Cain's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
RJ Cain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cain throws a series of punches but Vargas moves out of range.
Cain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vargas.
Cain swings for the body but Vargas moves out of range.
Cain throws a right hand that misses
and Vargas counters with a head kick. That will keep Cain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vargas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cain.
A nice side step and Vargas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cain jabs at Vargas's body.
Cain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vargas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vargas avoids the body shot from Cain.
Vargas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cain moves out of range as Vargas strikes.
Cain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vargas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas slips a straight right by Cain.
Cain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vargas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
RJ Cain is winning the standup battle so far.
Vargas throws a good cross that connects.
Vargas throws out a loose jab but Cain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vargas scores with a jab to the body.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vargas drops his hands momentarily and Cain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cain lands with an uppercut that bounces Vargas off the cage and back into range.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vargas has time to react.
Cain looks to throw the jab but Vargas is out of range.
Vargas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Cain misses.
Cain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vargas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cain missing with a left hand there. Vargas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vargas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vargas slips under a jab from Cain.
Cain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vargas.
Vargas throws a fast counter high kick but Cain manages to duck under it in time.
Vargas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cain.
Cain blocks a head kick by Vargas.
Cain throws a jab when Vargas was well out of range.
Cain misses with a double jab.
Vargas throws out a counter right but Cain avoids it with no problem.
Vargas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vargas.
A countering left hand to the body from Vargas misses.
Vargas slips under a jab from Cain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cain scores with a shot to the body.
Vargas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vargas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cain.
Vargas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cain lands with an uppercut that bounces Vargas off the cage and back into range.
Cain lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Cain misses.
Vargas ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Vargas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vargas.
Cain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vargas can do to turn this around?
Vargas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
RJ Cain dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Vargas misses
and Cain counters with a straight right hand.
Vargas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vargas throws out a counter right but Cain avoids it with no problem.
Cain misses with an uppercut
and Vargas counters with a stiff right hand.
Vargas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cain thuds his right hand into Vargas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vargas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vargas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vargas walks into a straight right hand from Cain.
Vargas misses with a looping left.
Cain misses with a shot to the body
and Vargas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vargas tries a head kick but it misses.
Cain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Cain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cain throws out a loose jab but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vargas throws out a counter right but Cain avoids it with no problem.
Cain throws out a powerful jab.
Cain works Vargas's body with a nice hook.
Vargas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Vargas looks to move away, Cain throws a big counter combo but Vargas just gets out of the way.
The fighters circling - Cain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Vargas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vargas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sergio Vargas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cain throws a right and a left that Vargas avoids nicely.
Cain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vargas in his tracks.
Vargas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vargas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Vargas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Cain misses.
Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cain.
Vargas slips a straight right by Cain.
Vargas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Vargas misses.
Cain jabs Vargas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vargas counters with a big head kick but Cain shrugs it off.
A cross from Cain lands.
Vargas slips a jab from Cain.
Vargas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cain.
Cain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cain misses with a wild body shot.
Cain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vargas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
RJ Cain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cain avoids the head kick by Vargas.
Cain is looking to counter punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Vargas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cain has got the better of the exchanges.
Vargas cracks Cain with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vargas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cain to stand back up!
 Cain is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Oh Cain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vargas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cain looks to land a right hand but Vargas moved out of range.
Cain seems to have got his legs back now.
Cain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vargas.
Cain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vargas throws a lazy head kick
and Cain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to RJ Cain.
Well Cain 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RJ Cain!
RJ Cain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Lee (ranked 2561 p4p, 2276 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 354 p4p, 316 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Born To Hula - Kyuss. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Valentine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Valentine throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valentine doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentine throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Lee.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee tries to move into range but Valentine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Valentine gets a clinch.
Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Valentine uses from the top position.
Lee is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Valentine rolls with it to try and escape but Lee cranks on the arm and Valentine is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mister Lee!
After winning the bout, Mister Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Zambrano (ranked 2813 p4p, 3183 weight class) and Lester Karnage (ranked 423 p4p, 468 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Karnage!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karnage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zambrano.
Zambrano appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karnage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zambrano throwing a counter right hand but Karnage manages to avoid it.
Karnage takes one to the side of the head.
Karnage throws the left hand but Zambrano avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Zambrano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karnage misses with a right hand
and Zambrano counters with a straight right hand.
Karnage is rocked!
Zambrano finds Karnage's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Karnage flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Zambrano lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Karnage will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darwin Zambrano!
In his post fight interview, Darwin Zambrano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Barnes (ranked 2480 p4p, 5341 weight class) and Morioka Shigemasa (ranked 347 p4p, 641 weight class). Shigemasa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seek and Destroy. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morioka Shigemasa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigemasa moves into the clinch successfully.
Shigemasa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shigemasa tries to clinch up.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shigemasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Shigemasa tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes feints a jab promting Shigemasa to slip. Barnes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shigemasa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shigemasa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Shigemasa is out of range.
Shigemasa tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shigemasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shigemasa moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigemasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shigemasa's sensitive parts.
Shigemasa staying out of range there.
Shigemasa tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Shigemasa moved out of range.
Shigemasa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barnes can't get the takedown.
Shigemasa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shigemasa avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch.
Shigemasa moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Barnes backs off Shigemasa throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Morioka Shigemasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a push kick but Shigemasa slaps the foot to one side.
Shigemasa has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Shigemasa breaks from the clinch.
Shigemasa tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shigemasa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Shigemasa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shigemasa tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shigemasa doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes throws a hook but Shigemasa avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Shigemasa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shigemasa tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Shigemasa moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Shigemasa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Shigemasa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shigemasa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shigemasa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shigemasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shigemasa ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Shigemasa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shigemasa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shigemasa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Shigemasa moves out of range.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shigemasa misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shigemasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Shigemasa's knee but Shigemasa avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Shigemasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shigemasa.
A jab from Shigemasa does it's job there.
Shigemasa tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes trying to control but Shigemasa is working from the bottom.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shigemasa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shigemasa pushes Barnes off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shigemasa moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Shigemasa moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Shigemasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shigemasa instigates a clinch.
Shigemasa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shigemasa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shigemasa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shigemasa breaks the clinch.
Shigemasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shigemasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes 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.
Shigemasa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Shigemasa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes is rocked!
Shigemasa breaks the clinch.
Shigemasa wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shigemasa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Shigemasa tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shigemasa tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Shigemasa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shigemasa just leaning against Barnes, taking a breather.
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
Barnes has clasped his hands together around Shigemasa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Shigemasa sneaks out the side door and pushes Barnes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Shigemasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Shigemasa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shigemasa moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Shigemasa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shigemasa wriggles free and stands up.
Shigemasa is looking to clinch.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shigemasa ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Shigemasa feints a jab and as Barnes dips his head, Shigemasa unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Barnes right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Barnes falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Shigemasa smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Morioka Shigemasa!
A very excited looking Morioka Shigemasa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jedi Rebel (ranked 4630 p4p, 2994 weight class) and Joe Junior (ranked 585 p4p, 402 weight class). Jedi Rebel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Junior's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jedi Rebel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Junior!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebel tries to clinch but Junior moves away
and Junior counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Junior.
Rebel pulls Junior in to control the position.
Rebel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rebel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Junior throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rebel wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rebel wants to stand and escape but instead Junior has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior trying to control but Rebel is working from the bottom.
Junior postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rebel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Junior is one step ahead there.
Rebel keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Junior wants to control from the top but Rebel keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rebel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rebel trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
Junior controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rebel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Junior pushes Rebel off and gets back to his feet.
Rebel tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rebel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Junior manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rebel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jedi Rebel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Junior counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rebel! Junior lets Rebel back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rebel is rocked!
Rebel throws a head kick that misses
and Junior counters with a huge right that knocks Rebel out cold! Junior is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Junior!
A relieved looking Joe Junior thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyah Hirst (ranked 1805 p4p, 1869 weight class) and Jin Yi (ranked 282 p4p, 290 weight class). Yi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wobble. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyah Hirst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Yi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi darts in looking for a takedown but Hirst gets double underhooks and turns Yi into the cage.
Yi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yi throws a strike but Hirst avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hirst swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hirst is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Yi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yi looking to sit in guard and control but Hirst gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hirst has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Yi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hirst is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Yi pulls down on the head and he's put Hirst to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jin Yi!
Jin Yi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Count Dankula (ranked 1544 p4p, 1694 weight class) and Pull Plugger (ranked 164 p4p, 176 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Count Dankula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plugger misses with a head kick.
Dankula scores with a jab. Plugger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Plugger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dankula moves away from the strike by Plugger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dankula.
A punch lands to the side of Plugger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Plugger has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dankula scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dankula cracks Plugger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dankula throws out a loose jab but Plugger uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Plugger tries to counter it with a takedown but Dankula pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dankula digs a good body shot into Plugger's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dankula throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plugger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dankula lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Plugger fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Dankula there.
Dankula misses with a hook.
And Plugger tries to counter it with a takedown but Dankula pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dankula is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dankula swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dankula fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Plugger on the side of the head.
Dankula scores with a punch to the head.
Plugger is rocked!
Dankula lands with a hook. Plugger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Plugger is still on wobbly legs! Can Dankula finish him?
Dankula throws a nice outside leg kick.
Plugger moves out of range of the strikes.
Dankula throws a nice looking combination but Plugger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plugger seems to have recovered his senses.
Dankula scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plugger.
Dankula throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plugger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Plugger throws a leg kick but Dankula sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dankula lands with a nice body punch.
Plugger shoots in for a takedown but Dankula shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Count Dankula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dankula throws a lazy right hand but Plugger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dankula bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Plugger's head.
Dankula misses with an uppercut.
Plugger feints the counter takedown.
It looks like Dankula has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dankula fails to land with a series of punches.
Plugger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dankula defends it well.
Dankula looks to land a right hand but Plugger moved out of range.
Dankula is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Plugger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Plugger as he checks the leg kick.
Dankula lands a glancing blow to the side of Plugger's head.
Plugger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dankula.
Dankula is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Plugger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Plugger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dankula.
Plugger with the counter takedown but Dankula avoids it easily.
Plugger misses with a kick to the body.
Plugger fails with a takedown attempt.
Count Dankula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pull Plugger.
Dankula throws a body kick that misses.
Dankula lands a slapping body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Dankula there.
Count Dankula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plugger throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Dankula wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dankula throws a body punch but Plugger moves out of range.
Plugger slips a jab from Dankula.
Dankula lands with a good body shot.
Plugger misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dankula lands a nice shot that snaps Plugger's head back.
Dankula slips under a jab from Plugger.
Plugger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dankula tries to bum rush Plugger with a series of wild strikes but Plugger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dankula misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dankula connects with a body shot that sends Plugger's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Count Dankula dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A low kick from Dankula misses
and Plugger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dankula's guard.
Plugger wants to control from the top but Dankula keeps moving.
Plugger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dankula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Plugger trying to control the position from guard on top but Dankula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plugger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plugger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dankula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dankula wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Plugger throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dankula connects with a looping right hand.
Dankula misses with a looping right.
Dankula jabs at Plugger's body.
Plugger takes one to the side of the head.
Dankula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Plugger feints the counter takedown.
Plugger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Plugger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dankula throws out the jab.
Dankula misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plugger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dankula is looking to counter punch.
Dankula thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dankula scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dankula. Plugger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plugger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dankula looks to land a combination but Plugger avoids it well.
Plugger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dankula defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dankula throws a predictable looking body shot
and Plugger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Plugger postures up in Dankula's guard and throws a big left but Dankula blocks it.
Plugger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dankula is keeping the position for now.
Plugger trying to control the position from guard on top but Dankula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dankula will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Plugger wants to pass the guard but Dankula is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger looking to sit in guard and control but Dankula gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dankula trying to stand up but can't free himself from Plugger's guard.
Plugger looking to control.
Plugger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dankula is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Plugger is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plugger wants to control from the top but Dankula keeps moving.
Dankula knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plugger on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plugger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plugger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dankula keeping moving, preventing Plugger from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Count Dankula will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Dankula. Beautiful body shot.
Plugger darts in looking for a takedown but Dankula gets double underhooks and turns Plugger into the cage.
Plugger throws a sloppy head kick and Dankula moves out of range easily.
Dankula lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Plugger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dankula.
Plugger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Plugger tries a head kick but it misses.
Plugger throws a sloppy head kick and Dankula moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Dankula misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dankula scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Plugger doesn't seem bothered though.
Plugger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Dankula misses.
Plugger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankula lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dankula connects with a body shot.
Dankula thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dankula throws a body shot but no joy.
Plugger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dankula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plugger moves away.
A big left from Dankula misses.
Dankula is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plugger can do to turn this around?
Plugger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dankula throws a body punch but Plugger moves out of range.
Dankula scores with a punch to the head.
Plugger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dankula lands an overhand right.
Dankula moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Plugger.
Dankula misses with a straight left.
Dankula throws a lazy uppercut
and Plugger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dankula trying to keep a closed guard but Plugger is proving a slippery customer.
Plugger wants to control from the top but Dankula keeps moving.
Plugger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Plugger is trying to control the action in half guard but Dankula is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Plugger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dankula's head.
Plugger is stalling here. Dankula is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Plugger seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dankula has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Plugger struggling a bit here.
Plugger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankula wants to control but Plugger is keeping him busy.
Dankula throws a strike aimed at the side of Plugger's head but Plugger avoids it well.
Plugger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dankula wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Plugger keeps trying to improve his position.
Plugger sneaks back into half guard.
Plugger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dankula is working away from the top position though.
Pull Plugger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pull Plugger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Count Dankula is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plugger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Plugger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Count Dankula showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dankula, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Count Dankula!
Count Dankula decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Aalto (ranked 456 p4p, 1454 weight class) and Jaxon Bremner (ranked 51 p4p, 154 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaxon Bremner!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aalto did well to prevent Bremner getting side control.
Aalto tries to roll over but Bremner keeps him under control.
Aalto trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bremner trying to control but Aalto is having none of it.
Aalto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bremner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aalto is looking to improve his position but Bremner isn't that keen on the idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Aalto is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Aalto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bremner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aalto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aalto is bucking up trying to escape but Bremner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aalto can't escape the position.
Bremner lands a couple of good shots and Aalto has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bremner is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Aalto is defending well though. Bremner let's go of the attempt for now.
Bremner is landing with strikes. Aalto can't take much more of this.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aalto covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aalto tries to roll but Bremner sticks to his back.
Bremner controls the action.
Bremner punches Aalto on the ear.
Aalto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bremner with a couple of short strikes.
Aalto is desperately trying to improve his position but Bremner has a good base and remains in mount.
Aalto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bremner is thwarting Aalto's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is trying to get back to full guard.
Aalto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aalto pulls Bremner in close to prevent any damage.
Bremner connects with a couple of short punches.
Aalto 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.
Bremner controlling from the top position.
Aalto looking for a guillotine here but Bremner defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bremner trying to control but Aalto is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aalto is looking for a triangle but Bremner pushes his legs off easily.
Bremner trying to control but Aalto is working from the bottom.
Aalto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aalto controls Bremner momentarily but Bremner frees himself.
Bremner wants to control from the top but Aalto keeps moving.
Aalto has momentary wrist control but Bremner slips an elbow through the middle.
Bremner postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Bremner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aalto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aalto gets caught flat footed, as Bremner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aalto is on top in guard.
Bremner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aalto has momentary wrist control but Bremner slips an elbow through the middle.
Aalto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aalto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bremner is aware though and is defending well.
Bremner trying to control but Aalto is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremner works over Aalto with some ground and pound from guard.
Michael Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bremner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bremner throwing strikes from guard but Aalto blocks nicely.
Jaxon Bremner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aalto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Aalto to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bremner is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Aalto pulls down on the head and he's put Bremner to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Aalto!
After winning the bout, Michael Aalto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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pop
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