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WCF WNF 84: Riker vs Gracie PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Del Gaiso (ranked 4671 p4p, 2526 weight class) and Hobo Garrincha (ranked 286 p4p, 163 weight class). Del Gaiso comes to the cage accompanied by Deorro, Elvis Crespo & Henry Fong - Pica. Romeo Del Gaiso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hobo Garrincha's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Del Gaiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hobo Garrincha!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrincha punishes Del Gaiso's body with a nice straight punch.
Garrincha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Hobo Garrincha has been cut.
A jab from Del Gaiso misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garrincha.
Garrincha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Del Gaiso on the side of the head.
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Gaiso is just out of range.
A punch combination from Garrincha misses.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Del Gaiso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrincha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garrincha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Gaiso misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrincha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Del Gaiso attempts a counter takedown but Garrincha avoids it well and moves away.
Del Gaiso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrincha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Del Gaiso misses with a takedown attempt
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Gaiso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garrincha tries to avoid it but Del Gaiso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garrincha to the ground. Garrincha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garrincha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up
enabling Garrincha to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Gaiso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrincha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garrincha digs a good body shot into Del Gaiso's ribs.
Del Gaiso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Gaiso clinches.
Garrincha effectively controlling the action here.
Garrincha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garrincha lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrincha.
Del Gaiso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garrincha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso throws a head punch that misses.
Garrincha pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrincha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Del Gaiso working aggressively here.
Del Gaiso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrincha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Del Gaiso backwards.
Garrincha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Del Gaiso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrincha connects with a knee to the head.
Del Gaiso working aggressively here.
Del Gaiso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrincha lands a right hand.
Garrincha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Del Gaiso has a couple of punches blocked by Garrincha.
The referee calls for Garrincha to work.
Garrincha blocking some punches.
Garrincha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Del Gaiso.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garrincha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Garrincha blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Gaiso working aggressively here.
Del Gaiso misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrincha scores with a shot to the side of Del Gaiso's head.
Garrincha landing knees to the body.
Garrincha lands with a light punch inside.
Garrincha stalling the fight.
A short right from Garrincha.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrincha.
Del Gaiso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha blocks an uppercut.
Garrincha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Del Gaiso backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Gaiso.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garrincha.
Del Gaiso decides to pull guard.
Garrincha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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!
Garrincha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garrincha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Del Gaiso's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Gaiso trying to control from the bottom.
Garrincha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garrincha wants to pass the guard but Del Gaiso is defending well.
Garrincha 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.
Garrincha controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Garrincha. No joy for Del Gaiso on that attempt.
Romeo Del Gaiso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Del Gaiso. That snapped Garrincha's head back.
Garrincha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Del Gaiso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garrincha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck for Del Gaiso with that takedown attempt.
Garrincha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrincha with the inside leg kick.
Garrincha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Del Gaiso at a distance.
A left and a right from Garrincha both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Gaiso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Gaiso avoids the body shot from Garrincha.
Garrincha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Del Gaiso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrincha delivers a nice body kick.
Del Gaiso fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrincha throws a lazy right hand but Del Gaiso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Gaiso throwing a counter right hand but Garrincha manages to avoid it.
Garrincha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garrincha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garrincha throws a good cross that connects.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
Garrincha throws a hook but Del Gaiso blocks it.
Del Gaiso throwing a counter right hand but Garrincha manages to avoid it.
Hobo Garrincha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Garrincha misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Del Gaiso or perhaps it was just good defense by Garrincha, which made it look bad.
Del Gaiso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garrincha slips a jab from Del Gaiso.
Garrincha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrincha scores with a sloppy right hand. Del Gaiso should have avoided that one.
 Del Gaiso is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha drops Del Gaiso with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Del Gaiso! Garrincha dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hobo Garrincha!
During a confident post fight interview, Hobo Garrincha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dilbrandt (ranked 3207 p4p, 4616 weight class) and Kody Harbrant (ranked 309 p4p, 374 weight class). 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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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kody Harbrant!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilbrandt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot.
Harbrant misses the jab.
Dudley Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbrant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harbrant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dilbrandt closes the distance but Harbrant moves to the side
and Harbrant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt scores with a punch to the head.
Dilbrandt missing with a left hand there. Harbrant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dilbrandt swings widly with a right hand
and Harbrant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harbrant swings widly with a right hand
and Harbrant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harbrant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harbrant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harbrant avoids the body shot from Dilbrandt.
Harbrant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harbrant there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harbrant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harbrant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dilbrandt finds it's way round the side to connect with Harbrant's head.
Harbrant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dilbrandt drives through and clinches with Harbrant against the cage.
Harbrant is trying to break the clinch but Dilbrandt is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbrant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt digs a right hand into Harbrant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harbrant's gas tank.
Dilbrandt lands an uppercut.
Harbrant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Harbrant controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harbrant breaks from the clinch.
Dilbrandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harbrant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dilbrandt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harbrant! But no joy.
Dilbrandt lands a body shot.
Harbrant slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harbrant.
Dilbrandt's corner calls for a 1-2. Dilbrandt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Dilbrandt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Harbrant blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Harbrant misses.
Jab, jab by Dilbrandt - just one landing.
Dilbrandt cracks Harbrant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt scores with a leg kick.
Harbrant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dilbrandt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harbrants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt jabs Harbrant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Dilbrandt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dilbrandt has Harbrant up against the cage in a clinch.
Harbrant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dilbrandt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dilbrandt lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harbrant is trying to break the clinch but Dilbrandt has him pressed against the cage.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbrant misses with the head strike.
Harbrant is trying to break the clinch but Dilbrandt is controlling him.
Harbrant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harbrant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harbrant trying to land knees to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dilbrandt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harbrant smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harbrant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
Kody Harbrant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dilbrandt tests Harbrant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harbrant. Harbrant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dilbrandt, as that shot connected.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt lands a really nice looking cross but Harbrant seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harbrant.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilbrandt clinches up against the cage.
Harbrant can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harbrant fails to land.
Harbrant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harbrant is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Dilbrandt prevents Harbrant from breaking the clinch.
Dilbrandt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harbrant is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Dilbrandt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dilbrandt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Harbrant's ribcage but misses.
Harbrant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dilbrandt tests Harbrant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt moves in looking to clinch but Harbrant pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Harbrant misses.
Harbrant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harbrant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dilbrandt defends well and Harbrant ends up having to push Dilbrandt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dilbrandt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbrant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt connects with the punch.
Harbrant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harbrant doesn't seem bothered though.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dilbrandt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harbrant's head.
Harbrant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harbrant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harbrant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot that sends Harbrant's belly button to the back.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dilbrandt lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Harbrant avoids it easily.
Harbrant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dudley Dilbrandt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harbrant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decent striking displayed by Dilbrandt there.
Dilbrandt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harbrant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dilbrandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harbrant can do to turn this around?
Dilbrandt misses with a lunging right hand
letting Harbrant counter with a right hand.
Dilbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Kody Harbrant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dilbrandt thuds his right hand into Harbrant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Harbrant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt works Harbrant's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Harbrant's ribcage but misses.
Harbrant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harbrant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dilbrandt lands a body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook. Harbrant ducked under it nicely.
Harbrant unleashes a big counter combination but Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dilbrandt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dilbrandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A cross from Dilbrandt lands.
Dilbrandt moves into the clinch.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harbrant backwards.
Dilbrandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harbrant prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Harbrant tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Harbrant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dudley Dilbrandt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dilbrandt, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dudley Dilbrandt!
A very excited looking Dudley Dilbrandt rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 4015 p4p, 4180 weight class) and Hunter Andrews (ranked 475 p4p, 488 weight class). Mahogany's entrance music is Litty. A fine choice. Rich Mahogany is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hunter Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrews wants to clinch but Mahogany slips to the side
and Mahogany counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mahogany seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mahogany wants to pass the guard but Andrews is keeping the position.
Andrews is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mahogany defends well.
Mahogany forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andrews defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany is trying to control. Andrews wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews wants to get back to his feet.
Andrews is staying active underneath Mahogany, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andrews looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mahogany is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andrews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahogany.
Andrews is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mahogany trying to control from half guard but Andrews is working away.
Andrews trying to control from the bottom.
Andrews tries to kick Mahogany off but Mahogany keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mahogany tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andrews knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahogany trying to control the action but Andrews is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andrews throws a shot from downtown. Mahogany moves away and avoids it.
Mahogany doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrews lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andrews comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrews gets caught flat footed, as Mahogany shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Andrews is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andrews wants to get back to his feet but Mahogany is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mahogany got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andrews has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mahogany has managed to get both his arms back between Andrews's legs - danger averted.
Mahogany slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andrews defends it well.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura here.
Andrews looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andrews wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andrews is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mahogany scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Hunter Andrews has been cut.
Mahogany shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andrews defends it nicely.
Hunter Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews throws a sloppy head kick
and Mahogany counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahogany manages to avoid it.
Mahogany slips under a jab.
Mahogany throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mahogany lands an overhand right.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahogany misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andrews.
Mahogany bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahogany circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrews lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahogany scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahogany keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany looks for the body kick but Andrews saw that one coming.
Andrews throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrews.
Andrews throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany tries to counter with a takedown but Andrews is quick to defend against it.
Hunter Andrews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahogany stuns Andrews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andrews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahogany connects with a looping right hand.
Andrews takes one to the chin there.
Mahogany bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Mahogany on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andrews is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mahogany rather than just go for the knockout.
Andrews misses with a straight left.
Andrews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mahogany managing to block the knees to the body from Andrews.
Mahogany wants to take the fight to the mat but Andrews manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Andrews has Mahogany pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Andrews pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mahogany tumbling to the mat - Andrews dives into Mahogany's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andrews gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany looking for a guillotine here but Andrews defends easily.
Mahogany has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andrews can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrews with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mahogany has his foot on Andrews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andrews works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany seems keen to control Andrews's posture.
Rich Mahogany overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andrews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mahogany's head.
Andrews with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrews with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrews being controlled here momentarily.
Andrews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mahogany's head.
Mahogany throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andrews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany working for a triangle but Andrews defends it easily.
Andrews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andrews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mahogany has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andrews can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrews engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Andrews content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hunter Andrews will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hunter Andrews's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Andrews thows a leg kick but Mahogany checks it
and Mahogany connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrews misses with a body shot.
Andrews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahogany moves away.
Andrews misses with a head kick.
Andrews is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Andrews lands a body shot.
Andrews takes a swing at Mahogany's ribcage but misses.
Mahogany cracks Andrews with a good jab.
Mahogany walks into a jab.
Andrews takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mahogany swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Mahogany scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrews in his tracks.
Andrews drops his hands momentarily and Mahogany takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 Andrews is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahogany scores with a sloppy right hand. Andrews should have avoided that one.
Andrews is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahogany finish him?
Mahogany lands a nice looking body kick.
Andrews misses the body punch
and Mahogany counters with a crisp right that sends Andrews to the canvas! Mahogany follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Mahogany!
A relieved looking Rich Mahogany 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Rivera (ranked 1501 p4p, 955 weight class) and Tory Hopkins (ranked 198 p4p, 129 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by BAD COMPANY. Hopkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG. Tory Hopkins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malcolm Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins takes one to the chin there.
Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Hopkins's belly button to the back.
Rivera misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws a hook but Rivera avoids it easily.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera connects with a high kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hopkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Rivera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Rivera checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivera misses the target.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins walks into a jab.
Malcolm Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera instigates a clinch.
Rivera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Malcolm Rivera has been cut.
Rivera tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
Rivera tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
Rivera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins with the inside leg kick.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivera misses with a jab to the body
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera scores with a nice body kick.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Rivera swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick.
Rivera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera throws a front kick that sends Hopkins stumbling back into the cage.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Rivera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
Rivera is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopkins. That snapped Rivera's head back.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Rivera.
Rivera slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Rivera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rivera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rivera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins with the inside leg kick.
Rivera moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivera.
Hopkins walks into a left hand.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
Rivera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Hopkins.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopkins walks into a jab.
Hopkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopkins scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Rivera'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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
Rivera scores with a nice head shot.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hopkins scores with a kick to the body.
Rivera slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivera. Rivera obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Rivera delivers a nice body kick.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Malcolm Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Rivera throwing a counter right hand but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rivera.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopkins.
A swing and a miss from Rivera.
Rivera sizes up Hopkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins tries a quick counter leg kick but Rivera is wise to it.
Hopkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rivera clinches up with Hopkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Hopkins.
Rivera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivera tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera 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.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
A short right from Hopkins.
Rivera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Rivera throws a front kick aimed at Hopkins's knee but Hopkins avoids it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Rivera.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rivera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hopkins takes a step back to recover.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
As Hopkins backs away, Rivera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hopkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivera - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Rivera misses with a leg kick.
Rivera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Hopkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivera lands a jab.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Hopkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rivera.
Rivera lands a head kick!
Rivera connects with a crisp jab.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivera misses the target.
Hopkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivera has Hopkins pressed against the cage, preventing Hopkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera scores with the left hand. Hopkins knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivera.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins lunges at Rivera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivera's hand.
Rivera fakes the leg kick and cracks Hopkins in the body.
Rivera throws the kick towards the body but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins counters with a body kick.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Hopkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick from Rivera misses.
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivera tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Rivera avoids it with no problem.
Rivera swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Rivera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Rivera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rivera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivera throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
It seemed like Hopkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivera.
Rivera lands a lovely overhand right.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rivera.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
A left lands for Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
Malcolm Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Rivera blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Rivera lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Hopkins.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera cracks Hopkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Hopkins feints a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a push kick but Rivera slaps the foot to one side.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Rivera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hopkins.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins slips a jab from Rivera.
Hopkins tries a quick counter leg kick but Rivera is wise to it.
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivera throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Hopkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopkins tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a left hand
and Hopkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Rivera misses its intended target.
Rivera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rivera thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
and Hopkins counters with a nice body kick.
Rivera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hopkins can pounce on him.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivera throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Rivera misses
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins thumps Rivera with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hopkins will feel that in the morning.
Hopkins lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.
Rivera slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Rivera tried to counter with a leg kick but Hopkins avoided it.
Tory Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera misses with a leg kick.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rivera cracks a nice hook into Hopkins's ribs.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rivera throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivera 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Rivera!
Malcolm Rivera 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 1755 p4p, 1093 weight class) and Efraim Turban (ranked 226 p4p, 150 weight class). Turban is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nadav Guedj - Golden Boy . Erasmo Bezerra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Efraim Turban's chin.
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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efraim Turban!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turban stuffs the takedown attempt from Bezerra. Bezerra gets slowly back to his feet.
Turban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bezerra moves away.
Turban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turban throws a body punch but Bezerra moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Bezerra has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bezerra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turban slips under a jab from Bezerra.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bezerra or perhaps it was just good defense by Turban, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Turban on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bezerra catches Turban with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezerra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bezerra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turban is fending him off so far but Bezerra persists. Nope, Turban circles away and we're back to standing.
Bezerra tries for a takedown but Turban sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra walks into a straight right hand from Turban.
Bezerra fails with the takedown
and Turban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bezerra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turban stuffs the takedown attempt from Bezerra. Bezerra gets slowly back to his feet.
Bezerra shoots in but Turban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bezerra scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bezerra prevents Turban from standing back up.
Turban is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turban has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Punch Out Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turban doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bezerra.
Bezerra is working for a kimura but Turban is defending it quite comfortably.
Bezerra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bezerra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turban's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turban tries to kick Bezerra off but Bezerra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Turban is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra slows the pace down in half guard.
Bezerra tries to pass to full mount but Turban defends it.
Bezerra is looking for a kimura but Turban is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bezerra to get the leverage.
Turban manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Turban stuffs the takedown.
Bezerra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turban sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bezerra somewhat.
Nice jab there from Turban.
Turban's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bezerra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turban scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bezerra manages to avoid it.
Bezerra goes for a double leg but Turban avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Turban continues to drive forward.
Turban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bezerra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turban appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Turban coming out on top.
Bezerra misses with a takedown
and Turban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turban displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bezerra.
Turban looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bezerra dips to his left and cracks Turban with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Efraim Turban dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Turban scores with a sloppy right hand. Bezerra should have avoided that one.
Bezerra misses with a looping right.
Turban moves out of range as Bezerra strikes.
Bezerra shoots in but no luck this time.
Bezerra goes for a double leg but Turban avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Turban continues to drive forward.
Turban throws out a counter right but Bezerra avoids it with no problem.
Turban presses Bezerra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bezerra fails to land.
Bezerra has Turban pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Turban manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turban prevents the takedown attempt.
Turban manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turban.
Bezerra gets a double leg takedown into Turban's guard.
Turban has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bezerra off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turban leaves Bezerra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turban scores with a nice strike.
Turban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban throws a jab but it's blocked by Bezerra.
Bezerra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turban avoids it really well and circles away.
It seemed like Turban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bezerra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bezerra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turban.
Turban throws a shot from downtown. Bezerra moves away and avoids it.
Bezerra shoots in but Turban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bezerra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bezerra staying out of range there.
Turban throws a big shot that misses.
Bezerra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra dives in and scores a takedown into Turban's guard.
Bezerra prevents Turban from getting back to his feet.
Bezerra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turban is looking to stand up but Bezerra isn't so interested in that idea.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Turban keeps moving.
Bezerra prevents Turban from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turban controlling Bezerra's posture.
Turban has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bezerra is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bezerra is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turban is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short left from Turban.
Turban lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bezerra.
Turban goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bezerra is trying to pull guard but Turban has him pressed against the cage.
Bezerra is working for takedown but Turban is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turban breaks the clinch.
Turban looks to land a left hand but Bezerra moved out of range nicely.
Efraim Turban seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bezerra misses with a takedown
enabling Turban to counter with a crisp jab.
Turban looks to land a left hand but Bezerra moved out of range nicely.
Bezerra misses with an uppercut
and Bezerra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bezerra shoots and misses
and Turban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bezerra is rocked!
Bezerra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turban makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turban as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turban as he jumps to the side.
Bezerra shoots in looking for a takedown. Turban tries to sprawl out of it but Bezerra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turban tries a head kick but it misses.
Bezerra dives in and grabs Turban's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turban pushes down on Bezerra's head and hops out.
Turban unleashes a big counter combination but Bezerra bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Turban. No joy for Bezerra on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bezerra has his takedown stuffed
and Turban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turban lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bezerra takes a step back to recover.
Turban cracks Bezerra with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Turban has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bezerra to stand back up!
Oh Bezerra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bezerra takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Efraim Turban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Turban fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bezerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bezerra attempts a counter takedown but Turban avoids it well and moves away.
Bezerra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bezerra seems to have got his legs back now.
Bezerra throws a poor cross that misses
and Turban counters with a right hand to the body.
Bezerra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bezerra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bezerra thinking.
Turban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turban connects with a leg kick.
Bezerra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turban tries to avoid it but Bezerra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turban to the ground. Turban escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bezerra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turban tries to avoid it but Bezerra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turban to the ground. Turban escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turban throws a jab when Bezerra was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown but Turban shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bezerra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bezerra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erasmo Bezerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezerra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turban.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra throws a jab but it's blocked by Turban.
Turban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bezerra walks into a jab.
Bezerra with a poor takedown
and Turban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turban drops Bezerra with a straight right hand, right on the button! Turban follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efraim Turban!
Efraim Turban made sure to mention his sponsor, HARDCORE Threads (Closing) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Battleby (ranked 2082 p4p, 2179 weight class) and Sone Fujimaro (ranked 219 p4p, 228 weight class). Sone Fujimaro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Battleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battleby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fujimaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Battleby's head.
Battleby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fujimaro throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Fujimaro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Battleby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Battleby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been told by Battleby's head coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fujimaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujimaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujimaro throws a head kick but Battleby moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Battleby.
Battleby scores with a jab to the jaw.
Battleby works the jab nicely.
Ulysses Battleby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick but Battleby moved away.
Battleby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fujimaro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Battleby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Battleby lands with an uppercut that bounces Fujimaro off the cage and back into range.
Fujimaro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Battleby.
Battleby throws a chopping leg kick but Fujimaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fujimaro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Battleby with a body shot.
Battleby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Battleby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Battleby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimaro moves away.
Fujimaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battleby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Battleby lands with a good body shot.
Battleby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fujimaro.
The crowd cheers as Battleby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fujimaro doesn't seem phased though.
A bone on bone clash there as Battleby blocks the leg kick.
Battleby throws a wild body kick that Fujimaro sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Fujimaro.
Some bone on bone action there as Fujimaro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Battleby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fujimaro.
Battleby throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujimaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from Battleby.
A good leg kick by Battleby.
Fujimaro connects with a leg kick.
Battleby just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battleby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fujimaro's sensitive parts.
A low kick lands for Battleby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby scores with a decent looking hook.
Battleby scores with the left hand. Fujimaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Battleby moves out of range of the strikes.
Battleby lands a really nice looking cross but Fujimaro seems unphased.
Battleby throws a shot from downtown. Fujimaro moves away and avoids it.
Fujimaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Battleby digs a good body shot into Fujimaro's ribs.
Fujimaro lands a jab to Battleby's midsection.
Battleby lands with a slapping head kick.
Battleby throws a push kick but Fujimaro slaps the foot to one side.
Battleby is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Battleby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Battleby.
Fujimaro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Battleby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fujimaro lands with an overhand left.
Battleby throws a body shot but no joy.
Battleby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Battleby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battleby lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fujimaro lands a head shot.
Battleby is rocked!
Battleby throws a leg kick
and Fujimaro counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Battleby out cold! What a finish! Fujimaro is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sone Fujimaro!
A relieved looking Sone Fujimaro 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Horatius (ranked 1562 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Mac Keegan (ranked 95 p4p, 128 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Horatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Keegan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keegan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Horatius tries to avoid it but Keegan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Horatius to the ground. Horatius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keegan shoots in but Horatius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keegan 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.
Keegan gets a double leg takedown into Horatius's guard.
Horatius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horatius wants to get back to his feet but Keegan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Keegan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Keegan throws a big right hand that misses.
Keegan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keegan lands a couple of elbows.
Horatius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keegan is controlling him.
Keegan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horatius wants to stand but Keegan is controlling the position.
Keegan landing with the ground and pound.
Keegan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Keegan prevents Horatius from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horatius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Horatius lands in his opponent's guard.
Horatius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Keegan's head.
Horatius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Horatius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horatius throws a big elbow that misses.
Horatius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Keegan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horatius throwing strikes from guard but Keegan blocks nicely.
Horatius stopping the sweep attempt from Keegan.
Keegan has his hands on Horatius's head, controlling the position.
Horatius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Horatius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Horatius distracts Keegan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Horatius is looking to work some ground and pound but Keegan has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keegan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Horatius.
Keegan 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.
Horatius is looking to pass into half guard but Keegan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Keegan is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keegan tries to free his leg and advance position but Horatius is retaining full guard.
Horatius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keegan.
Keegan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keegan won't allow Horatius to sweep him here.
Horatius keeping moving, preventing Keegan from controlling successfully.
Keegan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Horatius manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Horatius.
Keegan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horatius slaps away a takedown attempt from Keegan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joey Horatius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Keegan.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Horatius enables Keegan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Horatius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Horatius wants to stand and escape but Keegan is having none of it.
Horatius is pulling down on Keegan's head. It's preventing any offense from Keegan, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keegan with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joey Horatius will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horatius closes the distance and pushes Keegan back into the cage.
Horatius looking for a takedown.
Horatius prevents a takedown attempt there.
Horatius is working for takedown but Keegan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Keegan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Horatius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Horatius holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Horatius wants to take the fight to the mat but Keegan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Horatius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Horatius.
Horatius has Keegan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Keegan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Horatius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horatius is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horatius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horatius has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Keegan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keegan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Horatius wants to control the position but Keegan frees himself and scrambles - Horatius manages to regain control in side control.
Keegan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Horatius working the body and head with strikes.
Horatius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keegan can do to turn this around?
Keegan struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Horatius seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Keegan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Horatius's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Keegan trying to hold on to Horatius's head to control him but Horatius postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horatius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horatius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keegan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Horatius throwing strikes but missing.
Horatius postures up in Keegan's guard and throws a big left but Keegan blocks it.
Horatius throws a big right hand that misses.
Horatius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Horatius is looking to work some ground and pound but Keegan has wrist control.
Horatius landing with the ground and pound.
Horatius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keegan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horatius preventing the sweep.
Keegan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Horatius is looking to escape.
Keegan is trying to control the action in half guard but Horatius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Keegan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Horatius defending well though.
Horatius tries to kick Keegan off but Keegan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Keegan stalling away here and it's allowed Horatius to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Horatius keeping moving, preventing Keegan from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keegan tries to free his leg and advance position but Horatius is retaining full guard.
Horatius manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Horatius looking for a takedown.
Horatius lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Keegan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Horatius.
Keegan wants to improve his position but Horatius is controlling well.
Keegan is holding on to half guard well.
Keegan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Horatius.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Horatius dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Horatius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Keegan quickly recovers to half guard.
Horatius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keegan defending well though.
Keegan is looking for a sweep. Horatius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Horatius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Horatius throwing shots but Keegan is blocking nicely.
Keegan has his hands clasped together around Horatius's back. He's all about the action.
Horatius is thwarting Keegan's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keegan controlling the position well.
Horatius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan gets full guard.
Horatius connects with a couple of short punches.
Keegan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Horatius works over Keegan with some ground and pound from guard.
Horatius is looking to work some ground and pound but Keegan has wrist control.
Keegan has his hands on Horatius's head, controlling the position.
Keegan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Horatius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horatius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Horatius throws an elbow that misses. Keegan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Horatius's guard. Nice move by Keegan!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keegan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keegan cracks Horatius with a solid left hand.
Keegan stops Horatius from standing up.
Keegan throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Keegan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keegan trying to control but Horatius is working from the bottom.
Horatius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mac Keegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keegan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keegan throws a strike but Horatius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Keegan controls Horatius momentarily but Horatius frees himself.
Horatius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Horatius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horatius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Keegan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Horatius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horatius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keegan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horatius throws an elbow that misses. Keegan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Horatius's guard. Nice move by Keegan!
Horatius is wriggling around but Keegan manages to pass to half guard.
Keegan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Joey Horatius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horatius is controlling Keegan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Horatius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horatius 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Horatius!
Joey Horatius took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Shutes (ranked 1133 p4p, 1504 weight class) and Viktor Reznov (ranked 154 p4p, 207 weight class). Wesley Shutes 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Reznov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes misses with a body shot.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reznov.
Shutes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shutes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reznov.
Reznov sizes up Shutes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shutes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reznov shoots in looking for a takedown but Shutes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reznov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reznov misses with the combination.
Reznov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shutes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shutes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reznov at a distance.
Reznov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reznov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reznov shoots in but Shutes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wesley Shutes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Reznov.
Shutes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reznov.
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!
Reznov looks to land a left hand but Shutes moved out of range nicely.
Shutes throws a leg kick but Reznov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reznov with the counter takedown but Shutes avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reznov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reznov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shutes pinned against the cage. Shutes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shutes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shutes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Shutes.
Shutes throws a leg kick that misses.
Shutes lands with an overhand left.
Reznov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reznov connects with a right hand. Shutes shakes it off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shutes!
Reznov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shutes on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shutes scores with a jab to the body.
Shutes misses with a wild body shot.
Reznov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Shutes tenderised Reznov's leg. Reznov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reznov misses with a hook.
Shutes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reznov.
No joy there for Shutes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reznov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shutes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Reznov.
Shutes throws a combination that misses
and Reznov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shutes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Reznov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shutes is keeping the position for now.
Reznov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shutes's guard.
Shutes tries to get to full guard but Reznov has control of the leg.
Reznov is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reznov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shutes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reznov.
Reznov prevents Shutes from improving his position.
Reznov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shutes is just riding it out for now. Reznov eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reznov is thwarting Shutes's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reznov is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Shutes as he works his way to full guard.
Reznov trying to control the position from guard on top but Shutes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reznov looking to sit in guard and control but Shutes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shutes won't allow Reznov to get back to his feet.
Reznov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shutes uses it to pass to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Shutes 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.
A lazy left from Shutes finds it's target.
Shutes misses with a wild body shot.
Reznov feints the counter takedown.
Reznov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shutes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reznov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reznov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reznov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shutes can pounce on him.
Reznov shoots in looking for a takedown but Shutes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reznov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shutes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Viktor Reznov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reznov with a poor takedown
and Shutes counters with a slapping leg kick.
No luck for Reznov with that takedown attempt.
Wesley Shutes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Reznov.
Reznov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reznov blocks the body kick.
No luck for Reznov with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznov gets a double leg takedown into Shutes's guard.
Reznov is breathing heavily.
Shutes looking to control.
Shutes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Reznov frees his head nicely. Oh but Shutes has switched to an armbar! Reznov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Wesley Shutes!
Wesley Shutes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 504 p4p, 1144 weight class) and Mister Mediocre (ranked 68 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Mediocre!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Chaize.
Mediocre with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Chaize.
A little jabbing left from Mediocre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chaize misses with a combination
letting Mediocre counter with a right hand.
Chaize instigates a clinch.
Chaize has a couple of punches blocked by Mediocre.
Chaize throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mediocre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chaize tries a body shot but Mediocre blocks it.
Mediocre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chaize blocking some punches.
Mediocre misses with some punches.
Chaize misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaize.
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!
Mediocre misses with a punch on the inside.
Mediocre swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mediocre tries to throw a body punch but Chaize avoids it by throwing Mediocre back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mediocre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
Chaize scores with a knee to the head.
Chaize breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chaize lands with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chaize!
Chaize lands a nice looking body shot.
Chaize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Mediocre misses.
Chaize looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mediocre cracks Chaize with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the body from Chaize misses
enabling Mediocre to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaize wants to clinch up but Mediocre keeps it at a distance.
Mediocre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mediocre moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Mediocre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from Chaize does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mediocre moves away.
Mediocre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Danga de danga de dang - Chaize scores with a four punch combination!
Mediocre scores with the left hand. Chaize knows he should have avoided that one.
Jacques Chaize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaize tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mediocre! But no joy.
Chaize moves in looking to clinch but Mediocre pushes him off.
Mediocre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Mediocre does no damage.
Chaize lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mediocre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chaize swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mediocre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chaize thinking.
Mediocre connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize misses with a shot to the body
and Mediocre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mediocre missing with a left hand there. Chaize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mediocre! But no joy.
Chaize defending well as Mediocre loads up on a big left hand.
Chaize throws a hook but Mediocre blocks it.
Mediocre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mediocre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chaize with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mediocre to score with a decent uppercut.
Mediocre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chaize is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Mediocre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab lands there for Mediocre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize looks to score with a jab to the body but Mediocre is just out of range.
Mediocre throws out a counter right but Chaize avoids it with no problem.
Mediocre misses with a hook
and Chaize counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mediocre! But no joy.
Mediocre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chaize had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Chaize throws a body punch but Mediocre moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize wants to clinch up but Mediocre keeps it at a distance.
Mediocre moves away from the strike by Chaize.
Nice body punch from Chaize.
Chaize wants to clinch up but Mediocre keeps it at a distance.
Mediocre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chaize tries to bum rush Mediocre with a series of wild strikes but Mediocre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mediocre throws a looping overhand right but Chaize ducks down to avoid it.
Mediocre looks to land a left hand but Chaize moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Mediocre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mister Mediocre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chaize's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mediocre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chaize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mediocre moves away.
Chaize lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Chaize does no damage.
Chaize misses with the combination.
Mediocre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chaize lands a nice hook to Mediocre's body. Mediocre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chaize bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mediocre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mediocre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mediocre throws a head kick that misses.
Chaize paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mediocre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaize swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mediocre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaize is rocked!
Chaize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mediocre was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaize.
Oh Chaize is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking cross lands there for Chaize.
Chaize seems to have got his legs back now.
Chaize is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Mediocre just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Chaize has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mister Mediocre!
After winning the bout, Mister Mediocre 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Riker (ranked 1087 p4p, 739 weight class) and Big Dog Gracie (ranked 152 p4p, 96 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gang out. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Dog Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Riker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Riker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riker tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riker to the ground. Riker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riker looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riker.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Riker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Riker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riker looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gracie is defending well. Riker quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gracie has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Riker celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Riker!
After winning the bout, William Riker 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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