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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fried Slobberknacker (ranked 3500 p4p, 4218 weight class) and Asaki Hanaki (ranked 414 p4p, 490 weight class). Hanaki has chosen The HU - Wolf Totem as his entrance music. Asaki Hanaki 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fried Slobberknacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asaki Hanaki!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Slobberknacker as he connects with a hook.
Hanaki closes the distance but Slobberknacker moves to the side
and Hanaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slobberknacker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slobberknacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanaki looks to throw a body kick
and Slobberknacker counters with a left to the body.
Hanaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slobberknacker circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slobberknacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slobberknacker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanaki.
Hanaki misses with a wild combination.
Hanaki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanaki is thwarting Slobberknacker's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknacker is looking for a sweep. Hanaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slobberknacker gets back to full guard.
Hanaki preventing the sweep.
Slobberknacker is working hard here to advance position.
Hanaki looking to pass the guard.
Slobberknacker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hanaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanaki looking to sit in guard and control but Slobberknacker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slobberknacker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Slobberknacker wants to control from the top but Hanaki keeps moving.
Slobberknacker preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slobberknacker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hanaki controls Slobberknacker momentarily but Slobberknacker frees himself.
Slobberknacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hanaki throws an overhand right that lands on Slobberknacker's shoulder, as Slobberknacker tries to avoid the shot.
Hanaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanaki.
Slobberknacker lands a jab.
Hanaki misses with a combination
and Slobberknacker counters with a nice uppercut.
Slobberknacker dodges the punch combination from Hanaki.
It looked like Slobberknacker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker looks to land a combination. Hanaki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 Hanaki is rocked!
Hanaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slobberknacker counters with a big left hand that crumples Hanaki! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fried Slobberknacker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ariitaia (ranked 3024 p4p, 3252 weight class) and Bruno Henrique (ranked 410 p4p, 439 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Ariitaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ariitaia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henrique's head backwards.
Ariitaia misses the shot to the body.
Henrique let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ariitaia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ariitaia dodges the punch combination from Henrique.
Ariitaia is looking to counter punch.
Ariitaia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henrique.
Ariitaia digs a good body shot into Henrique's ribs.
Ariitaia throws out a powerful jab.
Henrique throws a nice looking combination but Ariitaia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ariitaia misses the shot to the body.
Ariitaia throws a body punch but Henrique moves out of range.
Ariitaia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon Ariitaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ariitaia cracks Henrique with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ariitaia misses with a body shot.
As Ariitaia backs off Henrique throws a huge counter combo but Ariitaia manages to avoid it all.
Ariitaia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henrique throws a shot from downtown. Ariitaia moves away and avoids it.
Henrique takes a swing at Ariitaia's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique digs a good body shot into Ariitaia's ribs.
Ariitaia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ariitaia throws a sloppy body shot
and Henrique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ariitaia throws the left hand but Henrique avoids the punch easily.
Ariitaia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Ariitaia.
Ariitaia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ariitaia misses with a body punch
and Henrique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henrique takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ariitaia lands the left hand.
Ariitaia swings for the body but Henrique moves out of range.
Ariitaia tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henrique throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henrique throws a jab but it's blocked by Ariitaia.
Ariitaia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ariitaia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ariitaia ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ariitaia misses with an uppercut. Henrique saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Ariitaia.
Ariitaia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ariitaia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henrique takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ariitaia looks to land a right hand but Henrique moved out of range.
Ariitaia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ariitaia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Henrique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ariitaia manages to avoid it.
Ariitaia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ariitaia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ariitaia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ariitaia.
Henrique is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ariitaia is looking to wear down Henrique with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ariitaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henrique moves away.
It looks like Ariitaia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ariitaia's corner calls for a 1-2. Ariitaia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ariitaia moves away from the strike by Henrique.
The fighters circling - Henrique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Ariitaia finds it's way through Henrique's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ariitaia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ariitaia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Ariitaia misses.
Ariitaia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Ariitaia.
Ariitaia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ariitaia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ariitaia. Henrique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henrique throws a shot from downtown. Ariitaia moves away and avoids it.
Ariitaia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ariitaia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henrique manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ariitaia. Henrique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ariitaia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ariitaia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henrique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ariitaia looks to throw the jab but Henrique is out of range.
Ariitaia misses the body punch
enabling Henrique to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ariitaia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ariitaia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henrique.
Ariitaia looks to score with a jab to the body but Henrique is just out of range.
Ariitaia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henrique avoids the body shot from Ariitaia.
Ariitaia throws an off balance right hand
letting Henrique counter with a right hand.
 Ariitaia is rocked!
Henrique Throws a clean left jab. Henrique Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Ariitaia's chin! Ariitaia crumbles to the ground and Henrique follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Henrique!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruno Henrique!
A victorious Bruno Henrique thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Norris Chow (ranked 2625 p4p, 2905 weight class) and Luiz Mendoza (ranked 270 p4p, 298 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow fails with the takedown
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendoza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chow lands with a kick to the temple. Mendoza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some wild striking there from Chow.
Mendoza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chow defends it well.
Mendoza lands a jab-cross combination.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Chow.
Mendoza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chow throws a leg kick that is checked
so Mendoza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza stops Chow from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mendoza has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gym Goroshi London. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Chow wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendoza pushing down on Chow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mendoza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendoza.
Still in half guard, Mendoza seems content to control.
Chow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mendoza controlling from the top position.
Mendoza passes Chow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mendoza lands strikes from half guard.
Mendoza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mendoza moves nicely into side control.
Mendoza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mendoza avoids the strikes from the bottom by Chow.
Mendoza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Chow tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
A lull in the action here as Mendoza stalls from top position.
Mendoza throws a strike aimed at the side of Chow's head but Chow avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendoza staying calm.
Mendoza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Mendoza dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mendoza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mendoza wants it to stay on the feet.
Chow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chow tries to clinch up but Mendoza circles away and keeps his distance.
Chow throws a nice looking combination but Mendoza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chow doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendoza circles away.
Mendoza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chow dives in and grabs Mendoza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mendoza pushes down on Chow's head and hops out.
Mendoza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chow defends it well.
Chow throws a leg kick
and Mendoza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mendoza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chow is just riding it out for now. Mendoza eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow is in trouble now - Mendoza has advanced to mount!
Mendoza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mendoza looking to control but Chow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mendoza content just to control the position here.
Mendoza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looking to control but Chow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luiz Mendoza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mendoza trying to control but Chow is having none of it.
Chow defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mendoza.
Mendoza prevents Chow from getting the reversal.
Chow is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza controlling the position easily from mount.
Mendoza with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Mendoza controlling from the full mount.
Chow wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mendoza is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mendoza is persistently looking for the submission but Chow is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow wants to escape the position.
Mendoza working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Chow is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Mendoza has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Chow taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luiz Mendoza!
After the fight, Luiz Mendoza was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Archy Banoffee (ranked 2075 p4p, 2270 weight class) and Jack Sadler (ranked 262 p4p, 285 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archy Banoffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadler misses with a body shot.
Sadler looks to land a right hand but Banoffee moved out of range.
Banoffee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banoffee misses with a series of wild punches.
Sadler lands a nice shot that snaps Banoffee's head back.
Sadler misses with a hook. Banoffee ducked under it nicely.
Banoffee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Banoffee tries to bum rush Sadler with a series of wild strikes but Sadler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banoffee moves away from the strike by Sadler.
Banoffee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Banoffee instigates a clinch.
Banoffee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banoffee scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Banoffee fails to land.
Sadler struggles to land a body shot inside as Banoffee controls his hands.
Banoffee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sadler's defenses.
 It looks like Jack Sadler has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sadler breaks from the clinch.
Sadler has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Banoffee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Banoffee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sadler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banoffee avoids the body shot from Sadler.
Sadler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banoffee.
Good shot there by Sadler.
Banoffee has Sadler up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sadler blocks an uppercut.
Sadler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banoffee with the inside leg kick.
Sadler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banoffee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sadler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sadler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banoffee lands with a shot to the body.
Banoffee pushes Sadler up against the cage in a clinch.
Banoffee misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sadler tries to work over Banoffee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadler avoids the elbow strike from Banoffee, against the cage.
Sadler misses with the head strike.
Banoffee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banoffee lands with a left to the head.
Sadler wants to stall.
Banoffee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sadler throws a head punch that misses.
Sadler avoids a wild elbow strike from Banoffee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banoffee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sadler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banoffee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Banoffee blocks an uppercut.
Sadler lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Banoffee fails to land.
Sadler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banoffee pushes Sadler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banoffee misses with a punch on the inside.
Sadler struggles to land a body shot inside as Banoffee controls his hands.
Banoffee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sadler's defenses.
Banoffee lands with a light punch inside.
Banoffee misses with an elbow strike.
Banoffee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Banoffee misses with some punches.
Sadler avoids the elbow strike from Banoffee, against the cage.
Sadler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sadler misses with a hook.
Banoffee moves out of range as Sadler strikes.
Sadler swats away the attempt to clinch by Banoffee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadler misses with an uppercut. Banoffee saw that one coming.
Banoffee tries to clinch up but Sadler circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadler keeps the fight on the outside.
Sadler scores with a hook to the body. Banoffee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banoffee tries to clinch but Sadler moves out of range.
Banoffee tries to clinch but Sadler moves out of range.
Banoffee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sadler throws an overhand right that lands on Banoffee's shoulder, as Banoffee tries to avoid the shot.
Sadler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Banoffee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banoffee wants to clinch up but Sadler keeps it at a distance.
Banoffee swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Banoffee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Banoffee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banoffee darts in and clinches Sadler up against the cage.
Sadler tries to stall but Banoffee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Sadler.
Banoffee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banoffee or not.
Banoffee lands a right hand.
Sadler breaks the clinch.
Sadler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banoffee slips under a jab from Sadler.
Banoffee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sadler.
Jack Sadler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banoffee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sadler throws a hook to the side of Banoffee's head but Banoffee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sadler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banoffee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sadler throws a shot to the body.
Sadler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banoffee to score with a decent uppercut.
Banoffee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Banoffee is looking to chop away at Sadler's legs.
Banoffee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sadler. That did some damage!
Sadler checks a low kick from Banoffee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banoffee drops Sadler with a left and a right! Oh, Sadler is hurt - Banoffee dives into side control looking to finish!
Sadler is rocked!
Sadler is trying to control Banoffee's posture but Banoffee avoids it.
Sadler is still in real trouble! Can Banoffee finish him?
Sadler is holding Banoffee down, trying to stall.
Sadler is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archy Banoffee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Sadler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sadler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sadler seems to have recovered his senses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sadler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sadler jabs at Banoffee's body.
Jack Sadler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banoffee closes the distance and clinches.
Sadler is leaning against Banoffee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sadler.
Sadler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banoffee.
Sadler stalling against the cage.
Banoffee misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Banoffee on the inside.
Banoffee lands an elbow inside.
Sadler manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banoffee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banoffee has Sadler up against the cage in a clinch.
Sadler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Banoffee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sadler backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banoffee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sadler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sadler takes a swing at Banoffee's ribcage but misses.
Banoffee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sadler manages to circle out of the way.
Sadler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banoffee tries to counter by clinching up but Sadler breaks away and moves out of range.
Sadler keeps the fight on the outside.
Banoffee gets a clinch.
Sadler stalling in the clinch.
Banoffee tries a body shot but Sadler blocks it.
Banoffee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sadler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banoffee pushes Sadler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Banoffee lands with a right to the head.
Banoffee lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banoffee throws an elbow but misses.
Sadler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banoffee has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sadler.
Banoffee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banoffee.
Sadler blocks an uppercut.
Banoffee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Archy Banoffee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Banoffee.
That has opened up Jack Sadler's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Banoffee lands a nice elbow.
Sadler has had enough of the clinch but Banoffee keeps him there for the moment.
Banoffee lands a nice uppercut.
Banoffee gets through Sadler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sadler.
Banoffee misses with the head strike.
Sadler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick from Banoffee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banoffee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banoffee tries to clinch but Sadler is having none of it.
Sadler throws a body punch but Banoffee moves out of range.
Banoffee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banoffee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sadler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sadler throws an overhand right that lands on Banoffee's shoulder, as Banoffee tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banoffee thuds his right hand into Sadler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sadler misses with a hook. Banoffee ducked under it nicely.
Banoffee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Banoffee wants to clinch up but Sadler keeps it at a distance.
Banoffee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sadler looks to throw the jab but Banoffee is out of range.
Banoffee looks to throw the jab but Sadler is out of range.
Sadler takes a swing at Banoffee's ribcage but misses.
Sadler moves out of range of the leg kick from Banoffee.
Sadler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Banoffee tries to clinch there but Sadler circles away.
Banoffee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banoffee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banoffee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sadler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banoffee moves away.
Banoffee tries to counter by clinching up but Sadler breaks away and moves out of range.
Sadler lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banoffee misses with a low kick.
Sadler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banoffee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sadler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sadler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banoffee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banoffee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banoffee slips a straight right by Sadler.
Sadler throws an overhand right that lands on Banoffee's shoulder, as Banoffee tries to avoid the shot.
Banoffee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sadler throws a shot from downtown. Banoffee moves away and avoids it.
Banoffee feints and then cracks Sadler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sadler down.
Banoffee scores with a leg kick.
Banoffee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadler can do to turn this around?
Sadler lands a body shot.
Sadler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banoffee. Banoffee obviously looking to wear him down.
Sadler swats away the attempt to clinch by Banoffee.
Banoffee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Sadler finds it's target.
Banoffee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sadler.
Archy Banoffee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sadler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Sadler misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banoffee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sadler walks into a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Archy Banoffee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Sadler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sadler throws a shot from downtown. Banoffee moves away and avoids it.
Banoffee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banoffee avoids the body shot from Sadler.
Banoffee rushes Sadler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sadler avoids the elbow strike from Banoffee, against the cage.
Sadler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Banoffee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sadler trying to stall but Banoffee improves his position.
Banoffee lands a left hand.
Banoffee throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadler.
A nice left hand lands by Banoffee.
The cut above Jack Sadler's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Banoffee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banoffee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sadler misses with the head strike.
Sadler lands an uppercut.
Banoffee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sadler avoiding damage.
Sadler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banoffee's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banoffee misses with a knee strike.
Banoffee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sadler avoids a wild elbow strike from Banoffee.
Sadler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Banoffee looking to throw knees to the head but Sadler is blocking nicely.
Banoffee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banoffee lands an elbow inside that Sadler shrugs off.
Sadler is looking to control Banoffee's arms but Banoffee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sadler has his back to the cage.
Banoffee prevents Sadler from breaking the clinch.
Sadler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Banoffee.
Sadler throws out a loose jab but Banoffee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banoffee moves into the clinch.
Banoffee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Banoffee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Banoffee on the inside.
Sadler takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banoffee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sadler backwards.
Sadler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sadler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banoffee working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler manages to break the clinch.
Sadler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banoffee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banoffee throws a leg kick but Sadler moved away.
Sadler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banoffee moves away.
Banoffee moves into the clinch.
Sadler works on Banoffee's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Banoffee fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banoffee.
Sadler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Banoffee and Sadler goes tumbling to the canvas! Banoffee follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Sadler gets full guard.
Sadler controlling the position.
Banoffee preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sadler is on top in guard.
Banoffee looking for a sweep. Not yet Banoffee, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banoffee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Banoffee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sadler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sadler trying to control the position from guard on top but Banoffee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archy Banoffee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banoffee looking to control.
Banoffee keeping full guard, as Sadler tries to pass.
Sadler drops back looking for a leg! Banoffee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Banoffee manages to kick Sadler off! Sadler jumps back into Banoffee's guard.
Sadler content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Banoffee controlling the position.
Banoffee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banoffee managing to control the position.
Sadler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Banoffee ducks under a wild hook from Sadler.
Jack Sadler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banoffee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sadler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banoffee has managed to clinch.
Banoffee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archy Banoffee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banoffee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Archy Banoffee!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Archy Banoffee!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Archy Banoffee!
Archy Banoffee wins by unanimous decision!
Archy Banoffee 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Gruff (ranked 1212 p4p, 3559 weight class) and Crucifix Hill (ranked 40 p4p, 121 weight class). Hill has chosen Highway to Hell - by AC/DC as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
266
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Gruff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crucifix Hill!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruff throws a poor cross that misses
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gruff moves into the clinch.
Gruff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hill pushes Gruff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill lands with a short shot to the head.
Gruff swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
Gruff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hill slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
Gruff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruff's elbow.
Gruff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gruff tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gruff misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill's coach down at PRETTY PETERS FIGHT CLUB was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hill's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A shot in the inside from Gruff.
Gruff drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hill lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands a right hand.
Gruff throws a head punch that misses.
Gruff has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
Gruff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gruff 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.
A hook to the body from Hill.
Hill lands with a short shot to the head.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruff wants to stall.
Hill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gruff stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Gruff.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Hill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hill lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hill to work.
Gruff struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gruff misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Hill - that landed with a thud.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gruff takes a shot to the head.
Gruff looking to slow down the pace here.
Gruff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
Gruff swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gruff is trying to stall.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Gruff is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill pushes Gruff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill throws a big uppercut that drops Gruff! More strikes from Hill and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gruff lies dazed against the cage as Hill celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crucifix Hill!
Crucifix Hill 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 Chris Coryatt (ranked 1329 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Jengo Njoku (ranked 202 p4p, 322 weight class). Coryatt comes to the cage accompanied by Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston. The crowd seem to be enjoying Njoku's choice of entrance music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9V78UbdzWI. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jengo Njoku!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coryatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Njoku appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Njoku.
Coryatt throws out a loose jab but Njoku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coryatt backing away here, and Njoku unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Coryatt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Coryatt misses with a looping left.
Coryatt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coryatt looks to land a right hand but Njoku moved out of range.
Njoku throws a lazy right hand but Coryatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Njoku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coryatt has time to react.
Njoku throws a shot from downtown. Coryatt moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Coryatt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Njoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Njoku.
Coryatt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Njoku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Njoku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coryatt checks a low kick from Njoku.
Coryatt misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt looks for the body kick but Njoku saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Njoku.
Coryatt throws a jab when Njoku was well out of range.
Jengo Njoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coryatt lands with a good body shot.
Njoku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Njoku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Njoku misses with an uppercut. Coryatt saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Njoku.
Njoku avoids the body shot from Coryatt.
Coryatt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coryatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Njoku.
Njoku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Njoku thows a leg kick but Coryatt checks it
and Coryatt counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Coryatt scores with a nice strike.
Njoku takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Njoku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coryatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt lands an overhand right.
Coryatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Njoku.
Coryatt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Njoku looks winded!
A telegraphed right hand from Njoku misses the target.
Njoku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coryatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coryatt lands a really nice looking cross but Njoku seems unphased.
Njoku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coryatt keeps Njoku at a distance using the push kick.
Good shot there by Njoku.
Coryatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Njoku doesn't seem bothered though.
Coryatt has managed to clinch.
Coryatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Coryatt.
Njoku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njoku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coryatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Njoku backwards.
Coryatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coryatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Njoku backwards.
Coryatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Njoku backwards.
Coryatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coryatt throws a head punch that misses.
Njoku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coryatt lands a nice uppercut.
Coryatt tries a body shot but Njoku blocks it.
Coryatt lands with a left to the head.
Coryatt lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Njoku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coryatt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Njoku backwards.
Coryatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coryatt presses Njoku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coryatt digs a right hand into Njoku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Njoku's gas tank.
Coryatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Njokus head.
Coryatt lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Njoku backwards.
Njoku is rocked!
Coryatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Njoku backwards.
Njoku is still on wobbly legs! Can Coryatt finish him?
Coryatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coryatt manages to break the clinch.
Coryatt fakes the body blow, causing Njoku to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Njoku goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Coryatt!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Coryatt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cruz (ranked 1653 p4p, 737 weight class) and Sylus Sativa (ranked 180 p4p, 86 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Go to Rio. Pablo Cruz 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sylus Sativa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Sativa.
Sativa tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Sativa jabs at Cruz's body.
Sativa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Sativa misses.
Sativa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sativa.
Sativa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sativa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sativa throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sativa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sativa misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Sativa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sativa moves into the clinch successfully.
Sativa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sativa has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Sativa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sativa darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Sativa swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sativa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Sativa is just out of range.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Sativa misses with an uppercut
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sativa takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sativa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sativa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sativa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sativa misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz digs a good hook to Sativa's body.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sativa.
Sativa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Sativa throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sativa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Sativa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Sativa with a jab.
Sativa misses with a jab to the body
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sativa misses with an uppercut.
Cruz works Sativa's body with a nice hook.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz throws a hook but Sativa avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sativa misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sativa throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sylus Sativa has been cut.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Sativa takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Sativa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Sativa misses with a jab to the body
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Sativa cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Sativa's ribs.
Sativa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sativa throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Sativa.
It looked like Cruz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sativa.
Sativa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sativa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz jabs Sativa right on the nose. Sativa blinks but takes it well.
Sativa is rocked!
Sativa misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a huge left! Sativa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Cruz isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sativa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Cruz!
An out of breath Pablo Cruz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Korben Dallas (ranked 692 p4p, 730 weight class) and Juanito Escobar (ranked 108 p4p, 116 weight class). Juanito Escobar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korben Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dallas. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dallas stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dallas misses with a straight right.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Escobar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Dallas.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar cracks Dallas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escobar gets caught napping as Dallas dives in and scores a takedown. Escobar manages to retain guard.
Escobar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dallas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dallas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dallas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dallas connects with a couple of short punches.
Dallas wants to pass the guard but Escobar is keeping the position.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dallas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dallas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dallas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Escobar is looking for a triangle but Dallas pushes his legs off easily.
Escobar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dallas defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dallas trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
Dallas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Escobar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Escobar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dallas lands a couple of digs.
Dallas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escobar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Escobar working a defensive guard here.
Dallas landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Dallas postures up and lands a big shot to Escobar's brow.
Dallas stands and throws Escobar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Escobar sneaks back into half guard.
Dallas is looking for a kimura here.
Escobar is looking for a sweep. Dallas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas wants to pass the guard but Escobar is defending well.
Dallas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Escobar sees it coming and defends easily.
Dallas slips a nice elbow through Escobar's hands, connecting with Escobar's forehead.
Dallas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Escobar wants to control but Dallas is keeping busy.
Dallas thows a huge punch but Escobar dodges it nicely.
Dallas seems to be looking for submissions.
Escobar tries to get to full guard but Dallas has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dallas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Escobar is just riding it out for now. Dallas eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Korben Dallas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dallas throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Dallas backing away here, and Escobar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Korben Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dallas misses the jab.
Escobar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Dallas should have avoided that one.
Escobar misses with a low kick as Dallas jumps back.
Dallas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dallas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Dallas coming out on top.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dallas.
Dallas scores with a body shot.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dallas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dallas looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Dallas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Escobar enables Dallas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Escobar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dallas trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Escobar is looking for a triangle but Dallas pushes his legs off easily.
Escobar working a defensive guard here.
Dallas trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Escobar has his foot on Dallas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dallas works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Dallas from controlling successfully.
Escobar is trying to control the position but Dallas postures up.
Escobar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dallas is one step ahead there.
Escobar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dallas trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Dallas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Escobar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dallas trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dallas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Escobar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dallas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with some punches.
A short right from Dallas on the inside.
Dallas lands a right hand.
Dallas tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
Dallas looking for a takedown.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dallas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Escobar to the mat. Escobar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Dallas from controlling successfully.
Dallas cracks Escobar with a solid left hand.
Escobar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Escobar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dallas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dallas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Escobar wants to sweep here but Dallas controlling him for the moment.
Dallas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Dallas wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Korben Dallas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dallas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dallas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Escobar trying to control the position.
Dallas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Korben Dallas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dallas just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dallas throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Dallas slips the punch.
Dallas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dallas throws a combination. Escobar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dallas throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Good work by Dallas as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Dallas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Dallas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dallas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar shoots and misses
and Dallas counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar lands a glancing blow to the side of Dallas's head.
Dallas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Dallas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Escobar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Escobar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dallas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dallas prevents Escobar from improving his position.
Escobar is not content to let Dallas control the position.
Dallas slips a nice elbow through Escobar's hands, connecting with Escobar's forehead.
Dallas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Escobar tries to roll over but Dallas keeps him under control.
Dallas wants to control but Escobar is keeping him busy.
Dallas is looking to stall here but Escobar recovers full guard.
Dallas stopping the sweep attempt from Escobar.
Juanito Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Dallas from controlling successfully.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dallas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dallas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dallas stopping the sweep attempt from Escobar.
Escobar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dallas defends it easily.
Dallas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
Escobar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dallas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dallas tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dallas is aware though and is defending well.
Dallas scoring with some ground and pound.
Dallas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Escobar has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dallas should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Escobar has tightened it up now! Dallas should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juanito Escobar!
A relieved looking Juanito Escobar 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Capellio (ranked 363 p4p, 661 weight class) and Larry Williams (ranked 54 p4p, 95 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fabiano Capellio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fabiano Capellio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabiano Capellio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Capellio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Capellio moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Capellio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Capellio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Capellio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
We've been told by Capellio's head coaches at Seppes Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Capellio off the cage and back into range.
Capellio tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
And Capellio counters with a quick kick to the body but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Capellio.
Capellio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams connects with a right hand. Capellio shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams digs a good hook to Capellio's body.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Capellio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Capellio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Capellio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Capellio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Capellio checks a low kick from Williams.
Capellio jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Williams misses with a left hand
letting Capellio counter with a right hand.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Capellio counters with a body kick.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Capellio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Williams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Capellio.
Capellio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws a hook but Capellio avoids it easily.
Capellio lands with a slapping head kick.
Capellio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Capellio's sensitive parts.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Capellio counters by moving into the clinch.
Capellio throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Capellio backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Capellio.
Capellio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Capellio misses with some punches.
Capellio lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Capellio.
Capellio blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capellio's elbow.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Capellio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Capellio tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Capellio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Capellio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capellio's elbow.
Williams has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Capellio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Williams can turn it around.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Capellio backwards.
Capellio lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Capellio blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Capellio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Capellio throws a head punch that misses.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Capellio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capellio blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Capellio.
Capellio lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Capellio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Capellio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capellio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Capellio.
Capellio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Capellio is out of range.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Capellio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Capellio is looking to counter with head kicks.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Capellio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Capellio blocks a jab.
Williams misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capellio moves away.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Capellio.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Williams.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Capellio finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Capellio throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Capellio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Capellio misses with a looping left.
Capellio throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capellio.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Capellio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Capellio saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Capellio is out of range.
Capellio moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Capellio counters with a nice body kick.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams throws a lazy body kick
and Capellio counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Capellio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Capellio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams catches Capellio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capellio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Capellio!
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Capellio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a leg kick
enabling Capellio to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Capellio counters with a body kick.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Capellio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Williams! Capellio lets Williams back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Williams is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capellio ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Capellio finish him?
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Capellio ducks down to avoid it.
Capellio is looking to counter with a body kick.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Capellio misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
It looked like Capellio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a jab.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Capellio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Williams! Capellio lets Williams back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Williams scores with a jab.
Capellio misses with a left hand
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
BAM! Capellio delivers a spinning backfist that drops Williams like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Fabiano Capellio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 117 p4p, 588 weight class) and Ray Jones (ranked 17 p4p, 83 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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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Jones!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Bartz.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bartz doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Chad Bartz has been cut.
Nice body punch from Bartz.
Bartz is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Bartz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Bartz misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bartz tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones throws out a counter right but Bartz avoids it with no problem.
Bartz lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Bartz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with the left hand. Bartz knows he should have avoided that one.
A low kick lands for Bartz.
Bartz misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones drops Bartz with a big left hand and mounts him. Bartz is in big trouble!
Bartz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones avoids the attempt from Bartz to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz is trying to reverse the position but instead Jones has taken his back - oops!
You can see the frustration on Bartz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jones has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jones looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Bartz taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ray Jones!
Ray Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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