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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Leal (ranked 2727 p4p, 3166 weight class) and Grizzley Adams (ranked 84 p4p, 95 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Leal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grizzley Adams!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leal doesn't seem phased though.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams misses the jab.
It looked like Leal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adams has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams feints and as Leal raises his hands in defense, Adams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leal keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adams postures up in Leal's guard and throws a big left but Leal blocks it.
Adams lands a couple of digs.
Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Adams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adams landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a couple of digs.
Adams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leal's head.
Adams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams trying to control but Leal is working from the bottom.
Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Leal has wrist control.
Adams postures up in Leal's guard and throws a big left but Leal blocks it.
Adams working some strikes from top position.
Leal wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leal's head.
Adams connects with a couple of short punches.
Adams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams works over Leal with some ground and pound from guard.
Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Adams stands up over Leal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Adams forces his way into half guard.
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams working the head and body with strikes.
Adams winds up and cracks Leal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground.
Adams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Let's hope that Adams 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.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leal keeps working.
Leal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leal tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams working over Leal with some ground and pound. Leal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grizzley Adams 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.
Adams tries to bum rush Leal with a series of wild strikes but Leal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leal doesn't seem bothered though.
Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adams is in close to Leal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adams cracks Leal with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Leal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adams chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a big elbow that misses.
Adams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leal's head.
Grizzley Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A big shot lands for Adams! That's hurt Leal! Will he recover? Adams fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grizzley Adams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almoez Ali (ranked 3235 p4p, 5838 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 388 p4p, 561 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Le Manu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Almoez Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali clinches with his opponent.
Harada misses with some punches.
Harada tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Harada prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali is leaning against Harada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali wants to stall.
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali slowing the pace effectively.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Harada working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harada as Ali tries to tie him up.
Harada prevents a body shot from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali is pushing Harada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
Harada looks winded!
Ali digs a right hand underneath Harada's ribcage. Harada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali pushes Harada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harada letting Ali take a breather here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Ali controlling the action here for a moment.
Ali stalling the fight.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harada being controlled against the cage.
Ali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Ali.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ali has Harada pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Almoez Ali.
Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
Ali has Harada pressed against the cage.
Ali pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Ali to work.
A bit of stalling here from Ali.
Ali lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Ali slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
 Harada is rocked!
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali stalls.
Ali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ali.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harada is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
Ali slowing the pace effectively.
Harada seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali has Harada pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harada or not.
Ali lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ali.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ali.
Ali has Harada pressed against the cage.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Ali is stalling here.
Ali dips a shoulder and cracks Harada with a mighty uppercut! Harada falls back against the cage and Ali unloads with a barrage of strikes! Harada is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ali screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Almoez Ali!
After winning the bout, Almoez Ali 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 Joe Smo (ranked 2431 p4p, 2136 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 352 p4p, 309 weight class). Yeshua Immanuel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel avoids the body shot from Smo.
Smo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smo forces his way into half guard.
Smo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Immanuel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Immanuel is refusing to be controlled, as Smo sits in half guard.
Immanuel missing with punches from the bottom.
Smo seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Immanuel.
Smo prevents Immanuel from improving his position.
Immanuel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Smo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Immanuel defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Immanuel is just riding it out for now. Smo eventually gives up the hold.
Smo seems to be looking for submissions.
Immanuel missing with punches from the bottom.
Smo wants to take a breather but Immanuel is having none of it.
Immanuel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smo blocks the strikes from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Smo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Immanuel is not content to let Smo control the position.
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.
Smo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Immanuel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Immanuel is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Immanuel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smo preventing the sweep.
Smo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Immanuel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smo wants to control from the top but Immanuel keeps moving.
Immanuel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Immanuel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Smo trying to control but Immanuel is working from the bottom.
Immanuel can't keep his opponent in guard - Smo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Immanuel punching from the bottom.
Immanuel wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Immanuel defends it well.
Immanuel wants to get back to full guard.
Immanuel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Immanuel is trying to get back to full guard.
Smo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Immanuel sees it coming and defends easily.
Smo prevents Immanuel from improving his position.
Immanuel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smo blocks the strikes from Immanuel.
Smo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smo blocks the strikes from Immanuel.
Immanuel landing rabbit punches to the side of Smo's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Smo trying to control from half guard but Immanuel is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smo wants to control but Immanuel is keeping him busy.
Immanuel is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Smo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smo wants to control but Immanuel is keeping him busy.
Immanuel tries to roll over but Smo keeps him under control.
Smo is working for a kimura but Immanuel is defending it quite comfortably.
Smo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smo is trying to work for a kimura but Immanuel is defending well.
Immanuel lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Smo prevents Immanuel from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Immanuel gets a clinch.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Immanuel.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Smo has a couple of punches blocked by Immanuel.
Smo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Immanuel smiles and moves away.
Immanuel closes the distance and clinches.
Smo breaks from the clinch.
Joe Smo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Immanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Immanuel.
Immanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Smo circles away.
Smo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smo cracks a nice hook into Immanuel's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Immanuel darts in trying to clinch
and Smo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smo pushes Immanuel up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo throws a punch but it's blocked by Immanuel.
A short left from Immanuel.
Immanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Smo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smo tries to throw a body punch but Immanuel avoids it by throwing Smo back against the cage.
Smo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smo shoots in but Immanuel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Immanuel clinches with his opponent.
Smo with a knee to the head.
Smo pulls guard effortlessly.
Immanuel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Immanuel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Immanuel.
Joe Smo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Immanuel lands a couple of digs.
Immanuel is looking to work some ground and pound but Smo has wrist control.
Immanuel throws a strike but Smo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smo stands and throws Immanuel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Immanuel throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Immanuel misses with a strike from the bottom.
Smo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Immanuel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Immanuel, who protects the arm well.
Immanuel throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Immanuel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Immanuel stops Smo from passing to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Immanuel misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smo trying to control the position but Immanuel is working away.
Immanuel is trying to improve his position.
Smo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Immanuel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Immanuel throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Immanuel being controlled for a moment.
Immanuel is looking for a sweep.
Immanuel throws a few rabbit punches from the bottom. Smo was waiting for it though - now Immanuel's arm is in the perfect position for an arm triangle - he's tightening it up and Immanuel is forced to tap out before he takes a nap! Very clever counter grappling there from Smo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Smo!
A relieved looking Joe Smo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Yeshua Immanuel spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 1774 p4p, 2169 weight class) and Troy Nguyen (ranked 251 p4p, 301 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Wade Wilson has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nguyen stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilson. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nguyen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nguyen sprawls well. Nguyen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson misses with a takedown
and Nguyen counters with a nice right hand that sends Wilson toppling to the canvas! Wilson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nguyen finish him?!
 Wilson 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!
Wilson with a poor takedown
and Nguyen counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Wilson badly! Nguyen follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Wilson out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Nguyen finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Troy Nguyen!
After winning the bout, Troy Nguyen 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 1589 p4p, 3756 weight class) and John Amery (ranked 48 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Amery!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amery gets tackled into the cage by Lesnar. Lesnar maintains the clinch.
Amery jumps guard.
Lesnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Amery is looking for a triangle but Lesnar pushes his legs off easily.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
Amery throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lesnar escapes and throws Amery's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Amery tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lesnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amery is not content to let Lesnar control the position.
Amery is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar working the ground and pound from side control.
Lesnar cracks Amery with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar cracks Amery with a big right hand but Amery just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Amery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesnar tries to advance to mount but Amery denies him.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Amery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amery is trying to get back to half guard.
Amery is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lesnar off and has taken his back!
Lesnar trying to control the hands but Amery won't let him.
Lesnar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amery looking for the choke but no joy.
Amery is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Lesnar has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Amery has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Lesnar taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Amery doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Amery!
A very excited looking John Amery made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 1460 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Shaun Brownie (ranked 228 p4p, 178 weight class). Hazlehurst comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - One Vision. 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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brownie throws a big shot that misses.
Hazlehurst fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brownie tries to bum rush Hazlehurst with a series of wild strikes but Hazlehurst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brownie feints and as Hazlehurst raises his hands in defense, Brownie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazlehurst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hazlehurst controlling Brownie's posture.
Brownie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst trying to keep a closed guard but Brownie is proving a slippery customer.
Hazlehurst utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie throws a big elbow that misses.
Brownie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hazlehurst looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hazlehurst closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brownie to the mat! Brownie manages to get full guard.
Brownie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hazlehurst throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brownie is pulling down on Hazlehurst's head. It's preventing any offense from Hazlehurst, at least for the moment.
Brownie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hazlehurst tries to free his leg and advance position but Brownie is retaining full guard.
Brownie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hazlehurst has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Let's hope that Brownie 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hazlehurst displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownie throws out the jab.
Hazlehurst looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brownie swinging wildly here.
Hazlehurst misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Hazlehurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst misses with a takedown attempt - Brownie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brownie throws a jab but it's blocked by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brownie scores with the left hand. Hazlehurst knows he should have avoided that one.
Brownie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hazlehurst's head.
Brownie lands a head shot.
Brownie throws a hook but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Brownie.
Brownie throws out a loose jab but Hazlehurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brownie misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Brownie.
Brownie fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Brownie does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brownie misses with a body shot.
Hazlehurst fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie lands with a straight right. Hazlehurst didn't see that one coming.
Brownie has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Brownie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brownie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brownie with a nice head shot there.
Hazlehurst is looking to sweep but instead, Brownie has passed into half guard.
Brownie winds up and cracks Hazlehurst with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hazlehurst moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brownie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hazlehurst shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hazlehurst takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brownie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hazlehurst, pushing him back against the cage.
Hazlehurst can't get the takedown.
Hazlehurst goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brownie prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Hazlehurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazlehurst on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazlehurst has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brownie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brownie lands an elbow inside that Hazlehurst shrugs off.
Brownie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brownie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brownie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brownie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hazlehurst is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brownie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hazlehurst is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brownie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brownie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brownie trying to control the action but Hazlehurst is working from the bottom.
Brownie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hazlehurst keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hazlehurst wants to control but Brownie passes into side.
Brownie is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hazlehurst's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brownie.
Hazlehurst is trying to control Brownie's posture but Brownie avoids it.
Brownie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brownie cracks Hazlehurst with an elbow. That is naaassty.
I wouldn't like to be where Hazlehurst is right now.
Hazlehurst tries to bench press Brownie off him but Brownie keeps the position.
Brownie landing a few strikes.
Brownie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hazlehurst isn't going anywhere.
Brownie lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst dodges the ground and pound from Brownie.
Brownie laying and praying for a moment but Hazlehurst takes advantage and regains half guard.
Brownie is looking to take a break and control but Hazlehurst is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brownie working over Hazlehurst with some ground and pound. Hazlehurst looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brownie winds up and cracks Hazlehurst with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hazlehurst taking some punishment here, with Brownie in his half guard.
Brownie throwing shots but Hazlehurst is blocking nicely.
Brownie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hazlehurst is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brownie drops an elbow to the side of Hazlehurst's head.
Brownie working the head and body with strikes.
Brownie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hazlehurst is just riding it out for now. Brownie eventually gives up the hold.
Brownie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hazlehurst defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brownie content to control rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hazlehurst tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brownie swivels and escapes.
Shaun Brownie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brownie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brownie stuffs the takedown.
A left lands for Brownie.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brownie tries to avoid it but Hazlehurst manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brownie to the ground. Brownie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Hazlehurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazlehurst tries for a takedown but Brownie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brownie moves into the clinch successfully.
Brownie scores a nice knee to the body.
Hazlehurst is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brownie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brownie is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie crunches a lovely knee into Hazlehurst's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Brownie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hazlehurst prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brownie has Hazlehurst pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie has picked Hazlehurst up - he's going for a ride! Brownie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ground and pound from Brownie.
Hazlehurst holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hazlehurst is not content to let Brownie control the position.
Brownie controlling the action here.
Hazlehurst is in trouble now - Brownie has advanced to mount!
Shaun Brownie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brownie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hazlehurst is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brownie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brownie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hazlehurst is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brownie controlling the position easily from mount.
Brownie is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Brownie the control monster continue. Boring.
That's four 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.
Brownie wants to control but instead Hazlehurst manages to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Brownie seems content to control.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brownie prevents Hazlehurst from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brownie trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Brownie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brownie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Brownie!
After the fight, Shaun Brownie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 1222 p4p, 832 weight class) and Darren Weeks (ranked 160 p4p, 109 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeks tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Weeks closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Parker is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Weeks can't fight it off and eventually Parker manages to take the fight to the floor. Weeks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parker stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Weeks has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Parker manages to get his head free but now Weeks has transitioned to an armbar! Parker grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Weeks! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Weeks!
A very excited looking Darren Weeks 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 Vincent Lomax (ranked 375 p4p, 2681 weight class) and Buck Rogers (ranked 56 p4p, 360 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lomax tries to work over Rogers's front leg with a kick but Rogers checks it.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lomax paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lomax fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rogers just manages to avoid it.
Lomax has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Lomax on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Rogers does it's job there.
Jab, jab by Lomax - just one landing.
Rogers lands a glancing blow to the side of Lomax's head.
Lomax cracks Rogers with an open hand slap.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Lomax seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Lomax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Lomax misses the target.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Rogers jabs at Lomax's body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rogers 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.
Rogers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lomax, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to maintain a safe position but Lomax gets an underhook and turns Rogers into the cage.
Lomax is struggling to control the position.
Lomax tries a body shot but Rogers blocks it.
Lomax avoiding damage.
Rogers wants to break free but Lomax has control.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Lomax.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lomax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rogers blocks it with crossed arms.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lomax effectively controlling the action here.
Lomax content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lomax avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rogers feints a jab promting Lomax to slip. Rogers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lomax slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomax.
Buck Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Lomax.
Lomax fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rogers just manages to avoid it.
Rogers throws the left hand but Lomax avoids the punch easily.
Rogers lands a head kick!
Rogers rushes Lomax and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lomax creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Lomax lands with a right hand.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomax.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Lomax counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lomax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax sizes up Rogers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lomax lands a front kick.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lomax tries to counter by clinching up but Rogers breaks away and moves out of range.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Lomax there.
Lomax takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Lomax tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lomax lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Lomax throws a front kick that sends Rogers stumbling back into the cage.
Rogers looks winded!
Lomax darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Lomax lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lomax cracks Rogers with a nice body shot.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Lomax has him pressed against the cage.
Lomax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Lomax is working Rogers over against the cage.
Lomax lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lomax lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Lomax has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lomax.
A right hand to the body from Lomax.
A left hand lands to the body for Lomax.
Lomax lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lomax scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Buck Rogers has been cut.
Lomax misses with a knee strike.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lomax works on Rogers's body with a couple of short punches.
Rogers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lomax lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rogers.
Lomax landing knees to the head.
Lomax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomax works on Rogers's body with a couple of short punches.
Lomax is working Rogers over against the cage.
Lomax lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lomax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Rogers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lomax lands a jab to the nose.
Lomax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lomax throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Lomax feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rogers sprawling to the canvas! Rogers rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lomax finish him?!
Rogers is rocked!
Lomax pushes Rogers away with a front kick.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Lomax finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lomax thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rogers if he has to take too many more of those.
Lomax fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lomax dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lomax measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Rogers! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Vincent Lomax!
Vincent Lomax looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Time to finish Hopkins now
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Menshikov (ranked 584 p4p, 1927 weight class) and Ricky Rawse (ranked 20 p4p, 62 weight class). Maxim Menshikov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxim Menshikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawse misses with a double jab
letting Menshikov counter with a right hand.
Menshikov ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Menshikov scores with a body shot.
Rawse misses with a hook. Menshikov ducked under it nicely.
Rawse looks to score with a jab to the body but Menshikov is just out of range.
Menshikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Menshikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menshikov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menshikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rawse throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Menshikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Menshikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Menshikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rawse misses with a hook
and Menshikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menshikov. Rawse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rawse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menshikov.
Rawse throws a poor cross that misses
and Menshikov moves into the clinch.
Menshikov lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ricky Rawse has been cut.
Menshikov stalls.
Rawse wants to break free but Menshikov has control.
A frustrated look appears on Rawse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Menshikov just leaning against Rawse, taking a breather.
Menshikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rawse is trying to break the clinch but Menshikov is controlling him.
Menshikov lands with a right to the head.
Rawse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rawse is trying to break the clinch but Menshikov is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Menshikov has Rawse pressed against the cage, preventing Rawse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rawse is trying to break the clinch but Menshikov has him pressed against the cage.
Rawse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Menshikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Menshikov lands with a light punch inside.
Rawse tries to break the clinch but Menshikov is controlling the position.
Menshikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rawse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menshikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menshikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Rawse misses.
Rawse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Menshikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Menshikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rawse on the side of the head.
Menshikov tries to clinch up.
Menshikov batters Rawse with a massive right followed by a huge left! Rawse is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Menshikov lands a final crushing right hand to drop Rawse to the mat with a gruesome thud! Menshikov is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maxim Menshikov!
Maxim Menshikov 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 205 p4p, 884 weight class) and Frog Ribbit (ranked 38 p4p, 133 weight class). Torsten comes into the arena with Temple of Odin blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frog Ribbit!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbit misses with a body shot
enabling Torsten to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribbit thuds a left hand into Torsten's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ribbit.
It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Ribbit takes one to the side of the head.
Ribbit misses with a looping right.
Torsten connects with a right hand. Ribbit shakes it off.
Ribbit misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torsten misses the shot to the body.
Ribbit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've been told by Torsten's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Torsten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ribbit swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Torsten counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Torsten there.
It looks like Frog Ribbit has been cut.
A low kick from Ribbit misses
and Torsten counters with a nice right hand that sends Ribbit toppling to the canvas! Ribbit scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Torsten finish him?!
Ribbit is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Torsten.
Ribbit is still on wobbly legs! Can Torsten finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbit looks up at the clock. Bad move! Torsten lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ribbit. Torsten pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldur Torsten!
Baldur Torsten retains his light heavyweight title!
Baldur Torsten 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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