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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Sanchez (ranked 4988 p4p, 4992 weight class) and Michael Rogue (ranked 539 p4p, 541 weight class). Matteo Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matteo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Rogue!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws the left hand but Rogue avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogue throws a one two combo.
Rogue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rogue connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogue.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Rogue moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogue let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Rogue avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez rushes Rogue and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogue manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogue moves away.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rogue sprawls well. Rogue wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Rogue moved out of range.
Matteo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogue moves away.
Rogue lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Rogue moves out of range.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rogue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Rogue catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Rogue swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Rogue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez punishes Rogue's body with a nice straight punch.
Rogue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Rogue moved out of range nicely.
Rogue swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Rogue avoids the punch easily.
Rogue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Rogue does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogue lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Rogue scores with a punch to the head.
Rogue thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Rogue finds it's target.
Rogue with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rogue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Rogue.
Sanchez swings for the body but Rogue moves out of range.
Rogue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogue pounces like a tiger and cracks Sanchez with a vicious hook! Sanchez is down but not out! Rogue follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Rogue!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javon Reese (ranked 2363 p4p, 2442 weight class) and Israel Okoye (ranked 301 p4p, 312 weight class). Javon Reese is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Javon Reese!
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, Israel Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okoye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okoye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okoye throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reese moves out of range as Okoye strikes.
Okoye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reese at a distance.
Okoye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reese moves away.
Reese shoots in looking for a takedown but Okoye manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reese's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Okoye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reese.
Okoye misses with a body shot
and Reese counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okoye clobbers Reese with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reese ducks under a wild hook from Okoye.
Okoye lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoye misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Okoye is positioning himself well to prevent Reese advancing to mount.
Reese wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okoye keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okoye is looking for a sweep. Reese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Okoye is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reese pulls his head out easily.
Reese is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Okoye defends it well.
Okoye works his way to full guard. Good work.
Okoye is controlling Reese's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye 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.
Okoye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Okoye has his hands on Reese's head, controlling the position.
Okoye is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Reese frees his head nicely. Oh but Okoye has switched to an armbar! Reese is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Israel Okoye!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konsta Mutka (ranked 1653 p4p, 2423 weight class) and Road Warrior Hawk (ranked 253 p4p, 339 weight class). Mutka comes to the cage accompanied by Let It Bleed. Konsta Mutka 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konsta Mutka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Road Warrior Hawk!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws a jab when Mutka was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hawk.
Hawk digs a good hook to Mutka's body.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Mutka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mutka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mutka lands a big right hand that sends Hawk crashing to the mat! Mutka stays standing though and waves Hawk back to his feet!
 Hawk is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk is still on wobbly legs! Can Mutka finish him?
Mutka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mutka throws a combination that misses
enabling Hawk to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawk seems to have recovered his senses.
 It looks like Konsta Mutka has been cut.
Mutka lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawk's head.
Mutka swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutka throws a combination that misses
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mutka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawk keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.
Mutka wants to clinch.
Mutka ducks right into an uppercut from Hawk.
Mutka lands a big head kick that sends Hawk tumbling to the mat! Mutka takes a step backwards and waves Hawk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mutka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mutka drops Hawk with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hawk! Mutka dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konsta Mutka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafir Dharris (ranked 1996 p4p, 2553 weight class) and Chad Billingsly (ranked 266 p4p, 335 weight class). Chad Billingsly will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chad Billingsly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dharris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Billingsly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Billingsly tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Billingsly is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dharris controlling his opponent.
Billingsly tries to reverse the position but Dharris maintains control.
Billingsly's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dharris landing strikes from the mount and Billingsly is in trouble!
Dharris landing strikes from the mount and Billingsly is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Dharris there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dharris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Billingsly hang on?
Dharris landing punches.
Dharris lands a big elbow.
Dharris misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dharris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Billingsly looks a forlorn figure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Billingsly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Billingsly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Billingsly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Billingsly wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly is squirming around, avoiding Dharris 's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billingsly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dharris connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Billingsly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Billingsly is rocked!
Dharris prevents Billingsly from getting the reversal.
Dharris raining down hammerfists from mount.
Billingsly is still in real trouble! Can Dharris finish him?
Dharris looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Billingsly covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hafir Dharris !
A relieved looking Hafir Dharris 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall Jr (ranked 2097 p4p, 2470 weight class) and Rapido Nadadora (ranked 270 p4p, 315 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Galen Dall Jr has been cut.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dall Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Dall Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dall Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nadadora sprawls and moves away.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dall Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
Dall Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Dall Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Dall Jr also avoids with ease.
Dall Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
Dall Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nadadora scores with a one two! Dall Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dall Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nadadora manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora scores with a three punch combo!
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dall Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Nadadora swings widly with a right hand
and Dall Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nadadora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Dall Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dall Jr wants to pass the guard but Nadadora is keeping the position.
Nadadora really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dall Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dall Jr passes Nadadora's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dall Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nadadora defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr working for a guillotine from mount but Nadadora is in no mood to give up.
Dall Jr looking to isolate an arm here. Nadadora doesn't see it coming and as Dall Jr extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Dall Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Galen Dall Jr!
After winning the bout, Galen Dall Jr 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Benji Torres (ranked 1392 p4p, 2073 weight class) and Needno Badges (ranked 200 p4p, 288 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Benji Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Needno Badges!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badges takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
 It looks like Needno Badges has been cut.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Badges moved out of range.
It seemed like Badges was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Torres misses.
Torres seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Badges counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Badges clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badges.
Badges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Badges pushes Torres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torres avoids the elbow strike from Badges, against the cage.
Badges lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Torres avoiding damage as Badges throws knees to the body.
Badges softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Badges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Torres breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badges avoids the body shot from Torres.
Badges scores with a jab to the body.
Badges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Badges lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torres working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Badges gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torres working aggressively here.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
Badges struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Badges connects with a knee to the head.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Badges.
Badges scores with a knee to the head.
Benji Torres's cut is getting worse.
Badges landing knees to the body.
Badges unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Badges scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badges connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
A shot in the inside from Badges.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Badges lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Badges lands with a left to the head.
Badges lands an elbow inside.
Badges lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Badges missing with knees to the body.
Badges lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Benji Torres's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Badges scores with a shot to the body.
Badges ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Badges closes the distance and clinches.
Badges has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Torres seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Badges can turn it around.
Badges is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Badges tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Badges is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Badges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Badges blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Badges.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Badges scores with a shoulder strike.
Badges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badges working Torres over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Badges.
Badges lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jeez, Benji Torres's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Knees to the body from Badges.
Badges scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Benji Torres's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Needno Badges!
Needno Badges took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trump TwentyTwenty (ranked 836 p4p, 1738 weight class) and Sovor Trandel (ranked 118 p4p, 228 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Trandel's choice of entrance music: Fuel and Fire - Bride. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trump TwentyTwenty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sovor Trandel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from TwentyTwenty.
Trandel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with TwentyTwenty's elbow.
Trandel blocking some punches.
TwentyTwenty breaks from the clinch.
Trandel fails in his attempt to clinch.
TwentyTwenty appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
TwentyTwenty misses with a body shot.
TwentyTwenty throws a shot from downtown. Trandel moves away and avoids it.
Trandel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
TwentyTwenty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TwentyTwenty takes one to the chin there.
TwentyTwenty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trandel moves away.
Trandel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
TwentyTwenty stuffs the takedown attempt from Trandel. Trandel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from TwentyTwenty.
TwentyTwenty lands a really nice looking cross but Trandel seems unphased.
It looks like Sovor Trandel has been cut.
TwentyTwenty misses with a combination
and Trandel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
TwentyTwenty is doing well to control the position and prevent Trandel from advancing to side control.
Trandel is looking for a kimura here.
Trandel is looking for a kimura but TwentyTwenty is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Trandel to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trandel trying to mount his opponent but TwentyTwenty defends it.
Trandel trying to work for an americana but TwentyTwenty has managed to regain full guard.
TwentyTwenty keeping full guard, as Trandel tries to pass.
TwentyTwenty is controlling Trandel's posture.
Trandel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. TwentyTwenty is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trandel keeps trying to improve his position.
TwentyTwenty is trying to keep Trandel in close.
Trandel has gone for a leg lock! TwentyTwenty slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trandel's guard.
Trandel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trandel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and TwentyTwenty defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TwentyTwenty stands up and waves to Trandel to follow him.
Trandel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Trandel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and TwentyTwenty defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trandel trying to mount his opponent but TwentyTwenty defends it.
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 Trump TwentyTwenty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sovor Trandel's cut.
That's time! TwentyTwenty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trandel lands the left hand.
TwentyTwenty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
TwentyTwenty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trandel.
Sovor Trandel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trandel misses with a body shot.
TwentyTwenty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from TwentyTwenty misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TwentyTwenty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
TwentyTwenty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trandel.
Trandel misses with an uppercut
and TwentyTwenty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel lands a jab to the head.
TwentyTwenty gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trandel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
TwentyTwenty seems keen to control Trandel's posture.
TwentyTwenty keeping full guard, as Trandel tries to pass.
Trandel forces his way into half guard.
Trandel seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trandel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but TwentyTwenty sees it coming and defends easily.
Trandel 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.
Trandel wants to free his trapped foot but TwentyTwenty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trandel is working for a kimura but TwentyTwenty is defending it quite comfortably.
Trandel is working for a submission of some sort.
TwentyTwenty keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trandel is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Trandel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Trandel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by TwentyTwenty, who protects the arm well.
TwentyTwenty gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trandel wants to work for an arm triangle but TwentyTwenty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sovor Trandel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sovor Trandel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
TwentyTwenty throws a looping overhand right but Trandel ducks down to avoid it.
Trandel closes the distance and clinches.
Trandel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
TwentyTwenty gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trandel.
TwentyTwenty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
TwentyTwenty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trandel lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TwentyTwenty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
TwentyTwenty loads up on a big right hand but Trandel slips the punch.
Trump TwentyTwenty is winning the standup battle so far.
TwentyTwenty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trandel.
It looked like TwentyTwenty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and TwentyTwenty counters with a nice right hand that sends Trandel toppling to the canvas! Trandel scrambles and gets back to his feet - can TwentyTwenty finish him?!
Trump TwentyTwenty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sovor Trandel.
Trandel slips a straight right by TwentyTwenty.
Trandel with the counter takedown but TwentyTwenty avoids it easily.
Trandel misses with a takedown attempt
and TwentyTwenty counters with a huge right that knocks Trandel out cold! TwentyTwenty is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trump TwentyTwenty!
Trump TwentyTwenty bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 941 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Jock Strap (ranked 139 p4p, 162 weight class). Gustav Harakka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jock Strap's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jock Strap!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Harakka.
Harakka takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Harakka's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harakka doesn't seem bothered though.
Strap connects with a crisp jab.
Strap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harakka staying out of range there.
Harakka throws a push kick but Strap slaps the foot to one side.
Strap throws a big shot that misses.
Harakka throws a push kick but Strap slaps the foot to one side.
Strap stuns Harakka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harakka walks into a left hand.
Harakka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strap throws out the jab.
Strap connects with a body shot that sends Harakka's belly button to the back.
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!
Strap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harakka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jock Strap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harakka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Strap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harakka moves away.
Strap misses with a body punch
and Harakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harakka misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap clinches up against the cage.
Harakka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harakka tries to throw a body punch but Strap avoids it by throwing Harakka back against the cage.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harakka lands a shot to the body.
Strap looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Strap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
Strap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
Harakka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Strap.
Harakka throws a head punch that misses.
Harakka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strap's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harakka.
Harakka lands an uppercut.
Harakka pushes Strap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harakka tries to throw a body punch but Strap avoids it by throwing Harakka back against the cage.
Strap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Harakka fails to land.
Harakka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harakka misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strap.
Harakka lands a left hand.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Harakka.
Harakka tries to work over Strap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strap misses with some punches.
Harakka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Harakka.
Strap has a couple of punches blocked by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
Strap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strap blocks a body shot from Harakka.
Strap tries to throw a body punch but Harakka avoids it by throwing Strap back against the cage.
Harakka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harakka misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Harakka.
Strap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Strap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strap lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Harakka.
Strap takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Strap lands a shoulder strike.
Harakka misses with a punch on the inside.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Harakka.
Harakka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harakka tries to work over Strap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harakka blocks a body shot from Strap.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harakka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strap tries to throw a body punch but Harakka avoids it by throwing Strap back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harakka.
Harakka blocks a body shot from Strap.
Strap misses with a body punch.
Strap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harakka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harakka misses with some punches.
Harakka blocks an uppercut.
Strap misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strap.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strap.
Strap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Harakka.
Strap blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harakka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Strap throws a punch but it's blocked by Harakka.
Strap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strap tries to work over Harakka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Strap.
Strap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harakka lands a shoulder strike.
Strap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strap.
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 Gustav Harakka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strap misses with a straight right.
Strap scores with a jab. Harakka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strap scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strap misses with a looping right.
Strap lands a really nice looking cross but Harakka seems unphased.
Strap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harakka.
Strap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strap misses with a lunging right hand
and Harakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Harakka moves away from the strike by Strap.
Harakka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harakka is looking to land body kicks.
Strap tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harakka walks into a stiff left hand from Strap.
Strap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strap lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harakka looks to land a left hand but Strap moved out of range nicely.
Harakka lands a really nice looking cross but Strap seems unphased.
Harakka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strap on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harakka. Harakka obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harakka. That's going to slow Strap down.
Harakka lands a leg kick that knocks Strap off balance momentarily.
Strap slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strap tries to clinch but Harakka moves away
and Harakka counters with a straight right hand.
Strap wants to clinch up but Harakka keeps it at a distance.
Strap swings widly with a right hand
and Harakka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harakka has Strap up against the cage in a clinch.
Strap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harakka.
Harakka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strap lands with a right to the head.
Strap working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Harakka.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strap throws a punch but it's blocked by Harakka.
Harakka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harakka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strap backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka throws a head punch that misses.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
Strap lands with a short shot to the head.
Strap misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harakka.
Harakka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strap.
Strap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka is leaning against Strap and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strap.
Harakka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harakka lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Strap.
Gustav Harakka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harakka blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Harakka.
Harakka has a couple of punches blocked by Strap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka misses with a punch to the body.
Strap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Harakka fails to land.
Strap misses with some punches.
Strap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strap swings wildly with an uppercut but Harakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strap prevents a body shot from Harakka.
Harakka blocking some punches.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strap.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harakka lands a left hand.
Strap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strap swings wildly with an uppercut but Harakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harakka digs a right hand underneath Strap's ribcage. Strap let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harakka lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Harakka.
Strap is breathing heavily.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harakka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Harakka.
Strap misses with the head strike.
Strap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
Harakka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Harakka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harakka.
A right hand to the body from Harakka.
Harakka tries to work over Strap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harakka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harakka tries to work over Strap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Harakka.
Strap blocks an uppercut.
Harakka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strap or not.
Harakka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harakka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strap backwards.
Strap is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Harakka dominated that second round.
That's time! Harakka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harakka cracks Strap with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strap is still on wobbly legs! Can Harakka finish him?
Strap walks into a straight right hand from Harakka.
Harakka misses with a body kick.
Strap throws a hook to the side of Harakka's head but Harakka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Strap.
A big right from Strap misses.
Harakka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harakka connects with a body shot that sends Strap's belly button to the back.
Harakka lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Strap falls backwards - clearly groggy! Harakka dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Harakka!
A relieved looking Gustav Harakka 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kain Mack (ranked 696 p4p, 1074 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 91 p4p, 144 weight class). Dick Niaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Mack.
Niaz is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Niaz.
Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Niaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mack throws a leg kick
and Niaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mack is trying to escape back to his feet but Niaz uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mack wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz wants to control but Mack is keeping him busy.
Niaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
My spies in High Kicks inform me that Niaz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Niaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Niaz swings around for an armbar but Mack sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Niaz's guard.
Niaz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Niaz has an active guard here but Mack has managed to pass into half guard.
Niaz actively working from the bottom here.
Niaz is looking to improve his position.
Mack is thwarting Niaz's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mack haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Mack pushes past his half guard into mount!
Niaz is looking to improve his position but Mack isn't that keen on the idea.
Niaz regains half guard.
Mack performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mack passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Niaz!
Niaz wants to hold on but Mack pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Niaz trying to control but Mack postures up.
Niaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Niaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Niaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mack tries to free his leg and advance position but Niaz is retaining full guard.
Niaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Mack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Niaz checks a leg kick.
Niaz tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack throwing a counter right hand but Niaz manages to avoid it.
Niaz darts in and clinches Mack up against the cage.
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niaz tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Niaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Niaz trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz is working for an americana but Mack has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Niaz was thinking about the submission.
Niaz wants to control from the top but Mack keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz is looking to pass into half guard but Mack pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mack is in guard.
Niaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Niaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mack passes into side control.
Niaz is looking to regain half guard here but Mack keeps moving and retains side control.
Mack working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Niaz wants to control but Mack postures up.
Niaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Niaz is still trying to improve position.
Niaz looks to move to half guard but instead Mack has passed into mount! Damn!
Niaz is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz tries to improve his position but instead Mack has taken his back!
Niaz just trying to survive but Mack is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Niaz is trying to break free.
Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niaz can do to turn this around?
Mack has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Niaz's body.
Niaz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mack's guard. Nice work there by Niaz.
Niaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Mack is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mack dives on top into guard.
Niaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mack defends it easily.
Niaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mack defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mack trying to control but Niaz is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Mack dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Niaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niaz tries to clinch up.
Mack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Niaz tries to clinch up.
Mack looks to land a right hand but Niaz moved out of range.
Niaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mack circles away.
Mack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz tries to clinch but Mack moves away
letting Mack counter with a right hand.
A jab from Mack misses.
Mack throws a jab but it's blocked by Niaz.
Niaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack jabs at Niaz's body.
Dick Niaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mack counters with a straight right hand.
Niaz has closed the distance and engaged Mack in a clinch.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Niaz controls the action.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack throws a jab when Niaz was well out of range.
Niaz is looking to clinch but Mack is avoiding it.
Mack gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dick Niaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Niaz throwing strikes but missing.
Niaz is looking to pass into half guard but Mack pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mack is in guard.
Niaz striking from his own guard.
Mack postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Niaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mack passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is looking to regain half guard here but Mack keeps moving and retains side control.
Niaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kain Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mack is trying to control but can't.
Mack is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Niaz is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz uses his free foot to push down on Mack's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mack.
Niaz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dick Niaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Niaz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mack is controlling an arm, preventing Niaz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Niaz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Niaz.
I think Mack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Mack!
Kain Mack 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Faulk (ranked 310 p4p, 627 weight class) and Mahmoud Hussein (ranked 45 p4p, 91 weight class). Mahmoud Hussein will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Faulk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mahmoud Hussein!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
It looked like Faulk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussein 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 Faulk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faulk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faulk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hussein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahmoud Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faulk takes one on the button.
Hussein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Faulk staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Faulk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hussein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hussein misses with a jab to the body
and Faulk rattles Hussein with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Hussein tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Faulk dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Hussein stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kevin Faulk!
Kevin Faulk retains his heavyweight title!
Kevin Faulk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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