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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Von Kaufmann (ranked 3926 p4p, 3393 weight class) and Alex Harper (ranked 453 p4p, 404 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alex Harper was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johann Von Kaufmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Harper!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Von Kaufmann.
Von Kaufmann attempts a counter takedown but Harper avoids it well and moves away.
Von Kaufmann looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Von Kaufmann fails with the takedown
and Harper counters with a left and a right that stings Von Kaufmann.
Von Kaufmann misses with a few strikes there.
Harper is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Von Kaufmann hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Harper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Sullivan (ranked 3852 p4p, 1679 weight class) and Boyd Fitzgerald (ranked 448 p4p, 217 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boyd Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fitzgerald has time to react.
Sullivan falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sullivan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sullivan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fitzgerald counters with a left and a right that stings Sullivan.
Sullivan thuds his right hand into Fitzgerald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sullivan, as that shot connected.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald unleashes a big counter combination but Sullivan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
Fitzgerald only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sullivan throws a combination that misses
and Fitzgerald counters with a crisp one two that drops Sullivan! Fitzgerald thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sullivan to his feet! Sullivan is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan misses with a lunging right hand
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan throws a series of strikes that have Fitzgerald backpedaling.
Fitzgerald is looking to land body kicks.
Sullivan misses with a left hand
and Fitzgerald counters with an inside leg kick.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick but Sullivan moved away.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fitzgerald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fitzgerald is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Sullivan backs off Fitzgerald throws a huge counter combo but Sullivan manages to avoid it all.
Fitzgerald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sullivan dips to his left and cracks Fitzgerald with an uppercut!
Sullivan swinging wildly here.
As Sullivan backs off Fitzgerald throws a huge counter combo but Sullivan manages to avoid it all.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzgerald avoids the head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan checks the leg kick.
Sullivan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sullivan duly obliges.
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzgerald is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fitzgerald is looking for the big counter here.
Sullivan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fitzgerald.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
Sullivan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice leg kick.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Fitzgerald.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Sullivan misses
and Fitzgerald moves into the clinch.
Fitzgerald breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald dodges the punch combination from Sullivan.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fitzgerald appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fitzgerald tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitzgerald misses with a kick to the body.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Sullivan as he connects with a hook.
Sullivan lands with a shot to the body.
Sullivan throws a wild body kick that Fitzgerald sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Sullivan is predictable there
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice leg kick.
Sullivan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Fitzgerald avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Fitzgerald ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitzgerald also avoids with ease.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Fitzgerald.
Sullivan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fitzgerald counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan misses with a combination
and Fitzgerald counters with a crisp one two that drops Sullivan! Fitzgerald thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sullivan to his feet! Sullivan is in big trouble!
 Sullivan is rocked!
Fitzgerald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sullivan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Sullivan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Fitzgerald! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Boyd Fitzgerald!
Our winner, Boyd Fitzgerald, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babareens Kiely (ranked 2732 p4p, 2741 weight class) and Frank Blank (ranked 329 p4p, 330 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Babareens Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Blank!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blank throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Blank misses with an uppercut. Kiely saw that one coming.
Blank misses with the combination.
Blank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blank throws a right and a left that Kiely avoids nicely.
Kiely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Kiely was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
Blank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blank wants to clinch
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blank fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babareens Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Blank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blank tries to land a front kick but Kiely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blank doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiely circles away.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick from Blank.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blank throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Blank throws a right and a left that Kiely avoids nicely.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiely works Blank's body with a nice hook.
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blank manages to avoid it.
Kiely scores with a body shot.
Kiely tries to bum rush Blank with a series of wild strikes but Blank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Blank is out of range.
Blank on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blank throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Blank ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Blank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blank counters with a two punch combo.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blank moves away.
Blank slips under a jab from Kiely.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Kiely was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Blank.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiely.
Blank lands a jab-cross combination.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Blank.
Blank has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Blank doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiely.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blank slips under a jab from Kiely.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
Blank fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blank connects with a crisp jab.
Blank misses with a series of wild punches.
Blank walks into a straight right hand from Kiely.
Kiely throws a hook but Blank avoids it easily.
Blank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blank tries to clinch up.
Blank is looking to clinch but Kiely is avoiding it.
Blank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Blank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiely manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Blank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blank lands a nice hook to Kiely's body. Kiely takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blank will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Blank will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kiely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blank throws a series of punches but Kiely moves out of range.
Blank throws a right and a left that Kiely avoids nicely.
Blank throws a one two combo.
Babareens Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiely throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Frank Blank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blank staying out of range there.
Kiely throws a right hand that misses
and Blank counters with a left and a right that stings Kiely.
Kiely steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blank. That one must have hurt.
Blank misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blank throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely works the jab nicely.
Kiely misses with an uppercut. Blank saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Kiely both land. Nice combination.
Blank misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Kiely tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank throws a body shot but no joy.
Blank is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kiely rather than just go for the knockout.
Blank fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiely is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Blank looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blank throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kiely on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blank tries to clinch up.
Blank wants to clinch.
Kiely takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank tries to land a leg kick but Kiely saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Blank lands with a nice combination. Kiely backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blank darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiely throws a jab when Blank was well out of range.
Kiely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blank doesn't seem bothered though.
Blank throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blank misses with a body kick.
Blank swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely lands with a shot to the body.
Blank scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiely connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blank misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank misses with the combination.
Blank throws a front kick aimed at Kiely's knee but Kiely avoids it well.
Blank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blank fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blank.
Blank staying out of range there.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Kiely.
Blank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Blank.
Blank swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
Blank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank looks to land a combination. Kiely sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Blank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Blank misses.
A head kick misses from Blank.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiely checks a leg kick.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely dodges the punch combination from Blank.
Kiely clobbers Blank with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blank tries to clinch but Kiely moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
Blank looks to land a combination but Kiely avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Kiely misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kiely misses with a few strikes there.
Kiely lands a right hook to the body.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blank circles away quickly and effectively.
Blank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiely punishes Blank's body with a nice straight punch.
Kiely wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiely takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blank circles away quickly and effectively.
Blank misses with a wild body shot.
Blank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Kiely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blank was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blank 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 Kiely has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiely and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blank looks to land a combination but Kiely avoids it well.
Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Kiely lands a really nice looking cross but Blank seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiely misses the jab.
Kiely throws a nice looking combination but Blank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Kiely backs off Blank throws a huge counter combo but Kiely manages to avoid it all.
Blank staying out of range there.
Blank gets a clinch.
Blank is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiely is keeping busy.
Blank tries to circle away but Kiely has him pinned against the cage.
Blank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blank lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blank takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiely moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kiely takes a swing at Blank's ribcage but misses.
Kiely throws a shot to the body.
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!
Blank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Kiely lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blank swinging wildly here.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank misses with a combination
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiely lands a slapping body shot.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Kiely has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiely throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Blank. Those never looked like landing.
Blank's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blank duly obliges.
Frank Blank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank throws out a counter right but Kiely avoids it with no problem.
Blank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Blank misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blank throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blank takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Kiely on the inside.
Kiely breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiely.
Kiely lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiely throws a right hand that Blank ducks under and follows up with a left that Blank also avoids with ease.
Kiely lands a jab.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Blank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blank avoids the body shot from Kiely.
Blank is looking for the big counter here.
Babareens Kiely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Blank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Babareens Kiely.
Well Blank has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Blank!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hickock (ranked 2235 p4p, 2230 weight class) and Ray Turn (ranked 280 p4p, 278 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Turn !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turn shoots in and bounces Hickock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Turn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hickock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turn has managed to get both his arms back between Hickock's legs - danger averted.
Hickock looking for a guillotine here but Turn defends easily.
Hickock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turn slips nicely into half guard.
Hickock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turn wants to work for an arm triangle but Hickock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Turn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Turn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn prevents Hickock from improving his position.
Turn wants to take a breather but Hickock is having none of it.
Hickock actively working from the bottom here.
Turn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Turn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hickock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turn seems to be looking for submissions.
Turn is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hickock actively working from the bottom here.
Turn wants to control but Hickock is keeping him busy.
Hickock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turn on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turn pulls his head out easily.
Turn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hickock trying to control here.
Turn is trying to control. Hickock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hickock wants to control but Turn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hickock defends it well.
Turn 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.
Hickock on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock is staying active underneath Turn , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Turn wants to pass to mount but Hickock is defending the position.
Turn thows a huge punch but Hickock dodges it nicely.
Turn wants to take a breather but Hickock is having none of it.
Turn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turn trying to control but Hickock is having none of it.
Turn swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hickock is now in Turn 's guard. A big mistake from Turn there, giving up the dominant position!
Turn keeping moving, preventing Hickock from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turn with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Hickock can't handle though.
Hickock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hickock is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Turn has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hickock is looking to defend but Turn has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hickock! Turn pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hickock taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ray Turn !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlin Paschal (ranked 2652 p4p, 2196 weight class) and Benny West (ranked 315 p4p, 273 weight class). Marlin Paschal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlin Paschal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny West!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal connects with the punch.
West misses with a two punch combination.
Paschal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Benny West has been cut.
Paschal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Paschal falls off balance throwing a combination
and West counters with a nice body shot.
Paschal throws a body shot but no joy.
West with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paschal to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paschal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paschal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paschal is looking for a counter combo.
Paschal misses with a series of wild punches.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paschal.
Left hook, right uppercut from West.
Paschal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
West misses with an uppercut. Paschal saw that one coming.
Paschal swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Paschal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from West.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Paschal.
West dodges the punch combination from Paschal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paschal.
West misses with a double jab.
Paschal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paschal slips under a jab from West.
Paschal throws a big counter combination but West scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big right from Paschal misses.
West lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
West looks to land a combination but Paschal avoids it well.
Paschal defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
West staying out of range there.
Paschal misses with a wild combination.
Paschal's jab looks to have found its range, popping West under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paschal scores with a jab.
Marlin Paschal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paschal lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
Paschal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West unleashes a big counter combination but Paschal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paschal takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Paschal rushes West and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! West is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Paschal piles on the pressure and West crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlin Paschal!
Marlin Paschal was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Honkanen (ranked 758 p4p, 922 weight class) and Jorlan Vieira (ranked 100 p4p, 122 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jani Honkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorlan Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honkanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honkanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vieira.
Vieira lands a jab.
Honkanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vieira finds it's way round the side to connect with Honkanen's head.
Honkanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Honkanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vieira momentarily.
Honkanen avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Honkanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vieira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Honkanen. That snapped Vieira's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Honkanen.
Some wild striking there from Honkanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honkanen looks to land a combination but Vieira avoids it well.
Vieira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Honkanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vieira as he jumps to the side.
Honkanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieira slips under a jab.
It seemed like Vieira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jorlan Vieira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Vieira finds it's way through Honkanen's defenses.
Vieira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vieira stalls.
Vieira stalls.
Vieira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira blocking some punches.
A short left from Vieira.
Vieira keeps control of Honkanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vieira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Honkanen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vieira effectively controlling the action here.
Honkanen jumps guard but Vieira stands there with Honkanen around his waist. Honkanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Honkanen blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Honkanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honkanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Vieira has double underhooks.
Honkanen throws a head punch that misses.
Honkanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honkanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Vieira won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vieira.
Honkanen is trying to force a seperation but Vieira has the dominant position.
Vieira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Honkanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Honkanen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jani Honkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honkanen throws a hook but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira throws a jab but it's blocked by Honkanen.
Honkanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vieira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Vieira throws a right hand that Honkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Honkanen also avoids with ease.
Honkanen misses with the combination.
Vieira cracks Honkanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Honkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vieira connects with the punch.
Honkanen is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vieira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honkanen.
Honkanen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vieira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vieira scores with a shoulder strike.
Vieira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Honkanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vieira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Honkanen blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Vieira lands a left hand.
Oh Honkanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vieira avoiding damage.
Vieira lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Vieira.
Honkanen is breathing heavily.
Vieira lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Honkanen to his knees! Vieira keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorlan Vieira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Lachmann (ranked 828 p4p, 2035 weight class) and Tama Ruiha (ranked 113 p4p, 280 weight class). Ruiha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Polynesian Traditional Music. Tama Ruiha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ludwig Lachmann's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Lachmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tama Ruiha!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruiha throws an overhand right that drops Lachmann like a sack of potatoes! Ruiha dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tama Ruiha!
Tama Ruiha decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 803 p4p, 232 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 125 p4p, 31 weight class). Siale Veainu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakuraba under the eye.
Jab by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Veainu to the mat! Veainu manages to get full guard.
Sakuraba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Veainu is controlling Sakuraba's posture.
Veainu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakuraba manages to get himself to full guard.
Sakuraba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Veainu manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Veainu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Veainu has wrist control.
Veainu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Veainu keeps moving.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Veainu keeps moving.
Veainu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sakuraba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Veainu controlling the position.
Sakuraba postures up in Veainu's guard and throws a big left but Veainu blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veainu trying to control the position here.
Veainu looking to control.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Veainu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veainu is pulling down on Sakuraba's head to control his posture.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Veainu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba prevents Veainu from getting back to his feet.
Veainu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Sakuraba trying to control but Veainu is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Veainu.
Veainu lands with a shot to the body.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba shoots in but no luck this time.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Sakuraba avoids it with no problem.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sakuraba feints and as Veainu raises his hands in defense, Sakuraba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sakuraba won't allow Veainu to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veainu trying to control the position here.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Veainu blocks nicely.
Veainu pulls Sakuraba in to control the position.
Veainu wants to stand and escape but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Veainu pulls Sakuraba in close to prevent any damage.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Veainu looking for a sweep. Not yet Veainu, not yet.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Veainu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Veainu is keeping the position.
Veainu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba preventing the sweep.
Veainu controlling the position.
Sakuraba postures up in Veainu's guard and throws a big left but Veainu blocks it.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Veainu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sakuraba wants to control but Veainu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
Veainu wants to stand but Sakuraba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Veainu postures up.
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 Hayato Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakuraba shoots in and bounces Veainu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sakuraba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Veainu controlling the position.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba postures up in Veainu's guard and throws a big left but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Veainu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakuraba is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu trying to keep a closed guard but Sakuraba is proving a slippery customer.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is fighting to break Veainu's control of his arms but Veainu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Veainu wants to stand up but Sakuraba is controlling him.
Hayato Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Veainu pulls Sakuraba in close to prevent any damage.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sakuraba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Veainu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Veainu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sakuraba preventing the sweep.
Veainu wants to stand but Sakuraba is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sakuraba throws a looping overhand right but Veainu ducks down to avoid it.
Veainu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakurabas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes one on the button.
Veainu throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Veainu misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Sakuraba feinted with a counter takedown.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veainu throws out the jab.
Veainu 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.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
Siale Veainu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veainu! But no joy.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu lands an overhand right.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Sakuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches up with Veainu, looking for a takedown. Sakuraba pushes Veainu against the cage but Veainu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Veainu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba tries to counter with a takedown but Veainu is quick to defend against it.
Sakuraba looks for a takedown but Veainu sprawls well.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
Jab by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Veainu is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Sakuraba.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Sakuraba toppling to the canvas! Sakuraba scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayato Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Sakuraba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakuraba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakuraba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Veainu's waist but Veainu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuraba off to one side.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veainu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Sakuraba avoids it with no problem.
Sakuraba with a jab.
Sakuraba swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a right hand to the body.
Siale Veainu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veainu throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Sakuraba throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Sakuraba toppling to the canvas! Sakuraba scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
Sakuraba is rocked!
Veainu pounces like a tiger and cracks Sakuraba with a vicious hook! Sakuraba is down but not out! Veainu follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Siale Veainu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Vasiliev (ranked 227 p4p, 571 weight class) and Rav Kapur (ranked 35 p4p, 77 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Timur Vasiliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rav Kapur!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kapur shoots in looking for a takedown but Vasiliev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kapur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kapur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasiliev but Vasiliev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Timur Vasiliev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rav Kapur.
Kapur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasiliev.
Rav Kapur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapur avoids the body shot from Vasiliev.
Kapur bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kapur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kapur thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kapur has control of an arm but Vasiliev manages to advance to Kapur's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiliev gets his hands free as Kapur looks to control.
Vasiliev controlling well, preventing Kapur from escaping the position.
Kapur just trying to survive but Vasiliev is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kapur breaks Vasiliev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kapur drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kapur jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kapur passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vasiliev's coaches at Deathsquad have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Kapur is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Vasiliev is trying to escape and Kapur transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Vasiliev is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kapur! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rav Kapur!
A relieved looking Rav Kapur 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phuc Dat Bich (ranked 146 p4p, 68 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 23 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phuc Dat Bich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu swats away the attempt to clinch by Bich.
Bich rushes Veainu and presses him up against the cage.
Veainu misses with a body punch.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bich is trying to pull guard but Veainu has him pressed against the cage.
Veainu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bich wants to clinch.
Bich has closed the distance and engaged Veainu in a clinch.
Veainu pushes Bich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veainu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bich takes one on the button.
It looks like Phuc Dat Bich has been cut.
Veainu cracks Bich with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Veainu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bich to stand back up!
Bich is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veainu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veainu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bich gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Veainu gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vunipola Veainu!
Vunipola Veainu is the new heavyweight champion!
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