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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 1359 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 154 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Naoyuki Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakano.
Nakano fakes the leg kick and cracks Aurelius in the body.
Aurelius missing with a left hand there. Nakano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakano. Nakano obviously looking to wear him down.
Aurelius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab lands there for Nakano.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakano finds it's way round the side to connect with Aurelius's head.
Nakano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakano thuds his shin into the meat of Aurelius's side.
Nakano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Nakano misses the body punch
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakano moves into the clinch.
Nakano swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakano tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakano avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurelius.
Nakano lands with a right to the head.
Nakano tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
Nakano being controlled against the cage.
Aurelius struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakano controls his hands.
Nakano effectively controlling the action here.
Nakano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aurelius manages to break the clinch.
Nakano lands with a slapping head kick.
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nakano scores with a shot to the body.
Aurelius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakano has closed the distance and engaged Aurelius in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Come on Nakano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nakano blocking some punches.
Aurelius misses with the head strike.
Nakano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aurelius tries to work over Nakano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aurelius slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Nakano.
A right handed body shot lands from Aurelius.
Aurelius is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius manages to break the clinch.
Aurelius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakano.
Nakano lands with a cross.
Nakano slips a jab from Aurelius.
Aurelius scores with a push kick.
Nakano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nakano throws a leg kick which misses Aurelius's front leg but catches the back leg as Aurelius tries to avoid it.
Nakano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nakano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakano.
Nakano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aurelius takes a kick to the side of the head.
 Aurelius is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Aurelius drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nakano swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Aurelius's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoyuki Nakano!
Naoyuki Nakano took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Marcus Aurelius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 770 p4p, 1773 weight class) and Lu Wai Ping (ranked 105 p4p, 230 weight class). Hakekia comes to the cage accompanied by Nation Of Violence . 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lu Wai Ping!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakekia throws a jab when Wai Ping was well out of range.
Wai Ping throws the left hand but Hakekia avoids the punch easily.
Wai Ping takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Lu Wai Ping has been cut.
Wai Ping misses the shot to the body.
Wai Ping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hakekia.
Hakekia connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Wai Ping throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wai Ping moves out of range of the leg kick from Hakekia.
A big right from Wai Ping misses.
Wai Ping takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hakekia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hakekia is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hakekia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hakekia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hakekia.
Wai Ping punishes Hakekia's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hakekia lands a slapping body shot.
Hakekia's corner calls for a 1-2. Hakekia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wai Ping misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hakekia. That's going to slow Wai Ping down.
Some wild striking there from Wai Ping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Hakekia.
Hakekia throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hakekia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hakekia - that will leave a mark!
Hakekia misses with a body kick.
A jab from Wai Ping finds it's way through Hakekia's defenses.
Wai Ping takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both fighters circling a little - Hakekia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hakekia scores with a shot to the body.
Wai Ping rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hakekia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wai Ping is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wai Ping feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hakekias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wai Ping is still on wobbly legs! Can Hakekia finish him?
Wai Ping throws a big shot that misses.
Wai Ping seems to have recovered his senses.
Wai Ping throws a shot from downtown. Hakekia moves away and avoids it.
Wai Ping throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hakekia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hakekia slips under a jab.
Hakekia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hakekia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wai Ping throws a hook but Hakekia avoids it easily.
Hakekia misses the jab.
Hakekia walks into a left hand.
Hakekia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hakekia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hakekia thumps Wai Ping with a low kick.
Wai Ping throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hakekia tries a low kick but Wai Ping avoids it.
Wai Ping throws an overhand right that lands on Hakekia's shoulder, as Hakekia tries to avoid the shot.
Wai Ping throws a head kick but Hakekia moves out of range.
Hakekia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wai Ping has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hakekia.
Wai Ping walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia connects with an inside leg kick.
Hakekia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hakekia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hakekia. Wai Ping does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hakekia misses the shot to the body.
Hakekia scores with a push kick.
Wai Ping throws a head kick that misses.
Hakekia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hakekia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wai Ping scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wai Ping takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hakekia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wai Ping momentarily.
Hakekia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wai Ping throws a low kick, looking for Hakekia's leg but Hakekia calmly moves out of range.
Wai Ping with a hook.
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!
Hakekia is looking to slow Wai Ping down with leg kicks.
Wai Ping misses with an uppercut
and Hakekia counters with a three punch combo that has Wai Ping backing up. Wai Ping nods at Hakekia to acknowledge the strikes.
Hakekia cracks Wai Ping with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wai Ping misses with a body kick.
Wai Ping drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Hakekia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A nice leg kick from Hakekia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wai Ping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hakekia tried to score with a low kick but Wai Ping checks it.
Hakekia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wai Ping has time to react.
Wai Ping misses with a body kick.
Hakekia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wai Ping throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wai Ping takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hakekia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wai Ping throws a lazy body kick
and Hakekia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hakekia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wai Ping connects with a leg kick.
Hakekia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hakekia moves out of range as Wai Ping throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Hakekia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lu Wai Ping's cut.
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.
Wai Ping turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hakekia slips under a jab from Wai Ping.
Hakekia connects with a single shot there.
Wai Ping missing with a left hand there. Hakekia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wai Ping checks a leg kick.
Hakekia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wai Ping can do to turn this around?
Hakekia moves away from the strike by Wai Ping.
Hakekia throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from Hakekia.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wai Ping - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hakekia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wai Ping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Hakekia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Hakekia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alika Hakekia is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick from Hakekia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wai Ping finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hakekia lands a really nice looking cross but Wai Ping seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hakekia as he connects with a hook.
Hakekia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wai Ping moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
Wai Ping let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wai Ping blocks a low kick nicely.
Hakekia throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hakekia.
Hakekia wants to land a leg kick but Wai Ping is out of range.
Wai Ping blocks a low kick nicely.
Wai Ping blocks a leg kick.
Wai Ping throws out a counter right but Hakekia avoids it with no problem.
Wai Ping lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hakekia's sensitive parts.
Wai Ping lands with an uppercut that bounces Hakekia off the cage and back into range.
Wai Ping jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wai Ping scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wai Ping tries to score with a low kick but Hakekia moves his leg out of the way.
Hakekia throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wai Ping looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hakekia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Hakekia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wai Ping.
It looked like Hakekia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wai Ping scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hakekia cracks Wai Ping with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hakekia scores with a jab. Wai Ping acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hakekia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hakekia with a nice cross.
Hakekia scores with a head kick. Wai Ping tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Wai Ping misses.
Wai Ping swings for the body but Hakekia moves out of range.
Wai Ping takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hakekia scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Hakekia.
Wai Ping looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wai Ping has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Wai Ping off balance momentarily.
Wai Ping throws a chopping leg kick but Hakekia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wai Ping throws a lazy uppercut
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Hakekia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Hakekia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hakekia steps in with a hook that catches Wai Ping right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hakekia follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Wai Ping looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alika Hakekia!
Alika Hakekia took some time post fight to say the following; 'After 2 Hard Loss At 170, Feels Good To Be Back At My Natural Weight , Great To Win On My 38th Birthday.'.
Lu Wai Ping was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill train hard and win fans '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Castellana (ranked 1520 p4p, 1363 weight class) and Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 202 p4p, 183 weight class). Castellana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Good night. This should be a great matchup!
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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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellana swings widly with a right hand
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
We've been informed that Karter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Castellana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castellana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castellana letting Karter take a breather here.
Karter struggles to land a body shot inside as Castellana controls his hands.
Castellana lands a shot to the body.
Karter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karter doesn't manage to clinch there - Castellana circles away.
Karter throws a low kick but Castellana avoids it.
Karter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castellana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter doesn't manage to clinch there - Castellana circles away.
A swing and a miss from Karter.
Karter throws a low kick but Castellana avoids it.
Castellana feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Castellana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karter is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter misses with a lunging right hand
and Castellana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karter lands a jab to Castellana's midsection.
Castellana throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Karter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castellana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castellana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castellana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karter closes the distance and clinches.
Castellana misses with some punches.
Castellana breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castellana.
It looks like Jesus Christ Karter has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellana cracks a nice hook into Karter's ribs.
Karter moves out of range as Castellana throws a body kick.
Castellana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karter counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castellana.
Castellana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castellana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Castellana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karter darts in trying to clinch
and Castellana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karter with a poor takedown
and Castellana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castellana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castellana slips under a jab.
Castellana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karter throws a looping overhand right but Castellana ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter forces Castellana back against the cage and clinches.
Castellana scores with a shoulder strike.
Castellana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Karter lands a body punch.
Castellana blocks a body shot from Karter.
Karter tries to score a body lock takedown but Castellana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Karter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castellana after a bit of a struggle.
Gianni Castellana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
Castellana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karter works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Castellana keeping moving, preventing Karter from controlling successfully.
Karter stands up over Castellana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castellana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karter manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellana being controlled here momentarily.
Karter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karter trying to keep a closed guard but Castellana is proving a slippery customer.
Karter has a closed guard, preventing Castellana from standing up.
Karter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Castellana puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karter wants to control but Castellana is keeping busy.
Karter is looking for a sweep. Castellana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castellana is keen to just control but Karter is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gianni Castellana dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Castellana scores with a sloppy right hand. Karter should have avoided that one.
Karter tried to score with a low kick but Castellana checks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Castellana.
Castellana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karter can do to turn this around?
Karter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castellana counters with a nice body shot.
Karter is looking to slow Castellana down with leg kicks.
Castellana misses with a left hand
and Karter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castellana misses with a jab to the body
and Karter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castellana with a nice calf kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Castellana checks a leg kick.
Karter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karter lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castellana throws a low kick but Karter moves out of range easily.
Karter wants to counter with a clinch but Castellana pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter catches Castellana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Castellana.
Castellana takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
Karter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karter slips under a jab from Castellana.
Karter throws a lazy right hand but Castellana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castellana throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Karter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castellana.
Castellana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gianni Castellana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castellana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Castellana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castellana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castellana momentarily.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castellana throws out the jab.
Karter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Karter misses.
Castellana thumps Karter with a low kick.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castellana connects with a single shot there.
Karter has closed the distance and engaged Castellana in a clinch.
Karter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castellana blocks a body shot from Karter.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karter.
Castellana lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Castellana.
Karter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castellana swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castellana is trying to stall.
Castellana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karter cracks Castellana with a nice body shot.
Karter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castellana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castellana.
Karter tries a body shot but Castellana blocks it.
Karter tries to work over Castellana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karter tries to clinch
and Castellana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castellana.
Castellana tries a low kick but Karter avoids it.
Castellana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a double jab
and Castellana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castellana connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karter's hands.
Castellana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karter tries a body shot but Castellana blocks it.
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!
Karter pushes Castellana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karter as Castellana tries to tie him up.
Karter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castellana backwards.
A short right from Karter on the inside.
Karter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karter scores with a shot to the side of Castellana's head.
Jesus Christ Karter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castellana has a couple of punches blocked by Karter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karter.
Castellana blocking some punches.
Castellana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castellana blocks a body shot from Karter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gianni Castellana dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
Castellana misses the body punch
and Karter counters with a body kick.
Castellana tries to close the distance and clinch but Karter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karter ducks right into an uppercut from Castellana.
It looks like Castellana has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gianni Castellana is winning the standup battle so far.
Karter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castellana.
Karter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castellana has time to react.
Castellana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karter avoids the head kick by Castellana.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castellana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter misses the body punch
and Castellana counters with a stiff right hand.
Castellana cracks Karter with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Castellana.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana misses with the combination.
Karter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
Karter throws a good cross that connects.
Karter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karter delivers a nice body kick.
Karter looks to land a right hand but Castellana moved out of range.
A big right from Castellana misses.
Castellana avoids the head kick by Karter.
Good leg kick by Castellana.
A low kick from Karter is predictable there
enabling Castellana to counter with a crisp jab.
Castellana rushes Karter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jesus Christ Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karter presses Castellana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castellana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karter takes a swing at Castellana's ribcage but misses.
Castellana connects with a body shot.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
As Karter looks to move away, Castellana throws a big counter combo but Karter just gets out of the way.
Karter misses with a hook
and Castellana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter misses with an uppercut.
Karter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Castellana misses
and Karter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karter.
Castellana is fighting off a takedown attempt but Karter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Castellana to the mat. Castellana regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Karter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a strike but Castellana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Castellana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castellana wants to stand but Karter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Karter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karter has his foot on Castellana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castellana works his way back into a safe position though.
Castellana passes Karter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Castellana is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter is looking for a sweep. Castellana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Castellana pulls his head out easily.
Karter is looking to improve his position.
Karter is trying to maintain the position but Castellana is very close to passing his half guard.
Karter actively working from the bottom here.
Castellana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karter keeps working.
Castellana keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gianni Castellana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castellana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gianni Castellana!
During a confident post fight interview, Gianni Castellana 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 802 p4p, 1057 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 28 p4p, 36 weight class). Delsarte has chosen Ah Non Cest Terrible as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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41
285
34 - 19 - 0 |
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34 - 16 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lesnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Delsarte scores with a decent looking hook.
Delsarte lands a nice hook to Lesnar's body. Lesnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with the body kick
so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Delsarte manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Lesnar.
Delsarte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Delsarte circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Delsarte's waist but Delsarte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lesnar off to one side.
Delsarte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Delsarte.
Delsarte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lesnar walks into a straight right hand from Delsarte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Delsarte throws a leg kick but Lesnar checks it.
Lesnar tries to counter with a takedown but Delsarte is quick to defend against it.
Delsarte scores with a nice head shot.
Delsarte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lesnar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delsarte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Lesnar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at whitey's gym in the buildup to the fight.
Delsarte looks to throw a body kick
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Delsarte won't be happy with that.
Lesnar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Delsarte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Delsarte misses.
Delsarte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Delsarte connects with a single shot there.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gauthier Delsarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Delsarte 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 Lesnar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lesnar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Delsarte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Delsarte connects with a leg kick.
Delsarte has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lesnar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Delsarte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lesnar's head backwards.
Delsarte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lesnar under the eye.
Delsarte scores with a one two! Lesnar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Delsarte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte tries a head kick but it misses.
Delsarte scores with a one two! Lesnar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar moves forwards but Delsarte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Delsarte throws a lazy uppercut
and Lesnar counters with a single leg into guard. Delsarte didn't expect that.
Lesnar stands up and waves to Delsarte to follow him.
Delsarte lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Delsarte.
Delsarte scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Delsarte finds it's way round the side to connect with Lesnar's head.
Lesnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Delsarte sprawls and moves away.
Delsarte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lesnar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Delsarte throws a leg kick
and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Delsarte kicks Lesnar off and gets back to his feet.
Delsarte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lesnar's hands.
Delsarte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Delsarte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delsarte with a jab.
Delsarte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delsarte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar avoids the head kick by Delsarte.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Delsarte throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Lesnar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesnar. Delsarte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delsarte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Delsarte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lesnar.
Delsarte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lesnar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lesnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with a looping right.
Delsarte thows a leg kick but Lesnar checks it
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lesnar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Delsarte misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lesnar's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Delsarte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lesnar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Delsarte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Delsarte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Lesnar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Delsarte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Delsarte throws an off balance right hand
so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Delsarte wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar passes into half guard.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Delsarte with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lesnar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Delsarte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lesnar is out of range and Delsarte settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar slips under a jab from Delsarte.
Lesnar defending well as Delsarte loads up on a big left hand.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delsarte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
Delsarte avoids the body shot from Lesnar.
Delsarte steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte lands the left hand.
Delsarte misses with a wild body shot.
Delsarte misses with a leg kick
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Lesnar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Lesnar.
Mark Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delsarte is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Delsarte's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but Delsarte is defending the strikes.
Lesnar stands up and beckons Delsarte to his feet.
Lesnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delsarte.
A slow jab from Delsarte misses its intended target.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Delsarte fakes the leg kick and cracks Lesnar in the body.
Delsarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Delsarte - that will leave a mark!
Delsarte looks to throw a body kick
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Delsarte throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Delsarte misses.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to counter with a takedown but Delsarte is quick to defend against it.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delsarte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delsarte throws a lazy body kick
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Delsarte!
Delsarte pushes Lesnar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lesnar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lesnar laying and praying for a moment but Delsarte takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lesnar lands strikes from half guard.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but Delsarte dodges it nicely.
Lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gauthier Delsarte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Delsarte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Delsarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lesnar swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Delsarte counter with a right hand.
Delsarte is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Delsarte connects with a right hand. Lesnar shakes it off.
Delsarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Delsarte sprawls and moves away.
Lesnar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Delsarte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Delsarte throws a lazy right hand but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delsarte throws a hook but Lesnar avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking hook.
Delsarte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Delsarte gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Lesnar stands up and beckons Delsarte to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte thumps Lesnar with a low kick.
Delsarte ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Delsarte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Delsarte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Delsarte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a lazy uppercut
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Delsarte won't be happy with that.
Delsarte sneaks out the side door and pushes Lesnar away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Lesnar checks a leg kick.
Lesnar tries to counter with a takedown but Delsarte is quick to defend against it.
Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Delsarte.
Delsarte thuds his right hand into Lesnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mark Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte misses with a head kick.
Delsarte lands a leg kick that knocks Lesnar off balance momentarily.
Delsarte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesnar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lesnar slips a straight right by Delsarte.
Delsarte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnar swings for the body but Delsarte moves out of range.
Delsarte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Delsarte misses the jab.
Mark Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delsarte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No joy there for Lesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Lesnar blocks the low kick.
Delsarte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delsarte throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Delsarte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Delsarte scores with a kick to the body.
Delsarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Delsarte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delsarte cracks Lesnar with a good jab.
Delsarte lands a jab.
Delsarte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Delsarte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Delsarte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte connects with a solid leg kick.
Delsarte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Delsarte scores with a head kick. Lesnar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Delsarte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnar.
Delsarte connects with a jab.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Delsarte lands with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Delsarte.
A nice leg kick from Delsarte, right into the meat of the thigh.
Delsarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier Delsarte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Delsarte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Delsarte!
Gauthier Delsarte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilson (ranked 846 p4p, 1098 weight class) and Darragh Fiachna (ranked 118 p4p, 151 weight class). Fiachna is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Suspect Device. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiachna with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilson to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilson lands a big right hand that sends Fiachna crashing to the mat! Wilson stays standing though and waves Fiachna back to his feet!
Fiachna is rocked!
It looks like Darragh Fiachna has been cut.
Fiachna with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Fiachna badly! Wilson follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Fiachna out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Wilson finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Wilson!
A very excited looking Jack Wilson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Baker (ranked 440 p4p, 975 weight class) and Mikhail Popkov (ranked 64 p4p, 150 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balthazar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Popkov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Popkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Popkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Popkov throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popkov moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Popkov walks into a left hand.
Baker lands with a straight right. Popkov didn't see that one coming.
Popkov slips under a jab from Baker.
Popkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baker misses with a takedown attempt
and Popkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Balthazar Baker has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baker circles away quickly and effectively.
Baker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Popkov is fending him off so far but Baker persists. Nope, Popkov circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popkov.
Popkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Popkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Popkov at a distance.
Popkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Popkov.
Baker slips under a jab.
Popkov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Mikhail Popkov has been cut.
Baker slips a straight right by Popkov.
Popkov looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Popkov ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker rushes Popkov and presses him up against the cage.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baker lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Popkov fails to land.
Baker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baker gets through Popkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries a body shot but Popkov blocks it.
Popkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Popkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Popkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Popkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Baker won't allow it.
Popkov digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Popkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Popkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Popkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Popkov has time to react.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Popkov moves away and avoids it.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Popkov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popkov manages to avoid it.
Popkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Baker misses.
Baker scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker clinches with his opponent.
Popkov breaks from the clinch.
Popkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhail Popkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker lands a right hook to the body.
Popkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baker on the side of the head.
 Baker is rocked!
Popkov dances in with a quick combination. Baker is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Popkov snaps Baker's head back. Baker stumbles backwards against the cage. Popkov steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Baker's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Baker just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikhail Popkov!
After winning the bout, Mikhail Popkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Southall (ranked 947 p4p, 570 weight class) and Gniewomir Lach (ranked 130 p4p, 79 weight class). Gniewomir Lach has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Neville Southall's chin.
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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 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neville Southall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Gniewomir Lach!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lach throws a leg kick which misses Southall's front leg but catches the back leg as Southall tries to avoid it.
Gniewomir Lach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Southall.
Lach looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Southall.
Southall quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lach moves out of range as Southall strikes.
Lach is looking for the big counter here.
Lach is looking to score with low kicks.
As Lach tries to get set, Southall tries to push him back and clinch up but Lach manages to avoid the attempt.
Lach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Southall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lach tries a quick counter leg kick but Southall is wise to it.
Lach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Southall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lach looks to land a combination but Southall avoids it well.
Lach throws a right and a left that Southall avoids nicely.
Southall is looking to counter the offense by Lach and move into the clinch.
Southall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lach.
Lach cracks Southall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Neville Southall has been cut.
Lach drops Southall with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Southall looks back up at him and smiles so Lach waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Southall counters with a nice leg kick.
Southall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lach.
Southall connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Southall.
Southall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lach keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lach holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Southall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lach with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Southall prevents Lach from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Southall in particular looking to stall.
Southall drops an elbow to the side of Lach's head.
Lach is not content to let Southall control the position.
Lach avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Southall.
Lach tries to get to full guard but Southall has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Southall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Southall throwing shots but Lach is blocking nicely.
Southall throwing shots but Lach is blocking nicely.
Lach on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lach blocking the ground and pound attempt from Southall.
Lach is trying to stand.
Southall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lach's head.
Southall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Southall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lach knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Southall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Southall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lach trying to control here.
Southall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Southall is trying to control the action in half guard but Lach is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lach manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Southall keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lach lands an uppercut.
Southall avoiding damage.
Southall misses with the head strike.
Lach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Southall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lach stops a takedown attempt from Southall.
Lach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Southall at a distance.
Southall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lach misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Southall.
Lach cracks Southall with an open hand slap.
Southall has been working on his balance at Tran MMA Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lach.
Lach scores with a nice strike.
Neville Southall's cut is getting worse.
Lach blocks a head kick by Southall.
Lach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Southall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lach has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lach.
Southall scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Southall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Lach tenderised Southall's leg. Southall is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gniewomir Lach dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Southall.
Horrible takedown attempt by Southall or perhaps it was just good defense by Lach, which made it look bad.
Southall shoots in for a double leg but Lach sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lach misses with a low kick.
Southall quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lach scores with a nice right hand.
Lach misses with a straight left.
Lach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Southall circles away quickly and effectively.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lach. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lach slaps away a takedown attempt from Southall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neville Southall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lach sprawls well. Lach wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Southall gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lach takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Lach knocks Southall out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gniewomir Lach!
Gniewomir Lach tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Steel (ranked 816 p4p, 473 weight class) and Anzor Dankovich (ranked 110 p4p, 68 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Steel lands a nice looking body kick.
Dankovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Dankovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steel.
Steel throws a sloppy body shot
and Dankovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel with the inside leg kick.
Dankovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel stuns Dankovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dankovich has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dankovich throws the kick towards the body but Steel avoids it.
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Steel blocks the leg kick.
Dankovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dankovich. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dankovich misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dankovich.
Steel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dankovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Steel scores with a leg kick.
Dankovich scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Dankovich throws a leg kick but Steel moved away.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel jabs Dankovich right on the nose. Dankovich blinks but takes it well.
That kick from Dankovich tenderised Steel's leg. Steel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dankovich.
Dankovich digs a good body shot into Steel's ribs.
Steel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dankovich's sensitive parts.
Steel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dankovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a nice uppercut.
Steel prevents a body shot from Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dankovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Steel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dankovich tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Dankovich back against the cage.
Dankovich working aggressively here.
Dankovich blocks an uppercut.
Steel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich lands with a right to the head.
Dankovich scores with a hook to the body.
Dankovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dankovich lands a body shot.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Dankovich blocks a body shot from Steel.
Still in the clinch, Dankovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dankovich.
Dankovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dankovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel working aggressively here.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Dankovich avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Dankovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a body shot.
Dankovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Dankovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich lands a shoulder strike.
Dankovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dankovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dankovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dankovich lands with a left to the head.
Steel working aggressively here.
Dankovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
A shot in the inside from Dankovich.
Dankovich scores with a hook to the body.
Dankovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dankovich is working Steel over against the cage.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Dankovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dankovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dankovich pushes Steel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dankovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dankovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dankovich scores with a hook to the body.
Dankovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich is working Steel over against the cage.
Dankovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dankovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dankovich breaks the clinch.
Dankovich thumps Steel with a low kick.
Dankovich scores with a body shot.
Steel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dankovich lands a big right hand that sends Steel crashing to the mat! Dankovich stays standing though and waves Steel back to his feet!
It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
Dankovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steel takes a shot to the head.
Dankovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steel is rocked!
Dankovich missing with knees to the body.
Dankovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel seems to have got his legs back now.
Dankovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steel or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Dankovich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dankovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dankovich is leaning against Steel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dankovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dankovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anzor Dankovich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dankovich knocks out Steel with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Dankovich before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Dankovich picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 151 p4p, 382 weight class) and Stefan Andersson (ranked 25 p4p, 59 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stefan Andersson enters the cage!
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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 38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Buren throws a hook but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson slips under a jab from Van Buren.
Andersson lands a right hook to the body.
Van Buren throws a series of punches but Andersson avoids them all with ease.
Van Buren feints and then cracks Andersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andersson down.
Van Buren digs a good body shot into Andersson's ribs.
Andersson moves in looking to clinch but Van Buren pushes him off.
Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren lands a right hook to the body.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Buren seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Andersson tries to clinch up but Van Buren circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Buren thinks about countering with a body kick.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson tries for a takedown but Van Buren circles away easily
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Andersson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Buren defends well and Andersson ends up having to push Van Buren into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Joost Van Buren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Andersson.
Andersson moves to clinch but Van Buren breaks away
and Van Buren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stefan Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Buren lands a front kick.
Andersson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van Buren doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andersson.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Andersson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Andersson winds up and cracks Van Buren with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andersson throws an elbow that misses. Van Buren uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andersson's guard. Nice move by Van Buren!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersson, not yet.
Andersson wants to improve his position but instead Van Buren has moved into half guard.
Andersson tries to get to full guard but Van Buren has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren stalling.
Andersson is looking to control Van Buren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andersson avoid being mounted?
Andersson wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Andersson gets back to full guard.
Andersson is looking for a triangle but Van Buren pushes his legs off easily.
Andersson wants to sweep but no luck.
Andersson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van Buren engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Andersson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Van Buren has passed into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
That's time! Van Buren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Buren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Buren forces Andersson back against the cage and clinches.
Van Buren works on Andersson's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Buren is struggling to control the position.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson prevents a body shot from Van Buren.
Andersson tries to work over Van Buren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersson tries a body shot but Van Buren blocks it.
Van Buren lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Stefan Andersson has been cut.
Van Buren lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Buren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Andersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Buren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Buren.
Van Buren connects with a body shot that sends Andersson's belly button to the back.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andersson throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
Van Buren avoids the head kick by Andersson.
Andersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Buren tries to clinch up.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren avoids the body shot from Andersson.
Andersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Buren.
Van Buren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Buren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Buren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Buren.
Andersson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Buren is defending well.
Andersson wants to break free but Van Buren has control.
Van Buren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andersson can do to turn this around?
Van Buren lands a knee to the body.
Andersson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a hook that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.
Van Buren scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson throws a head punch that misses.
Van Buren using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Buren lands a nice knee to the body.
Andersson takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Buren.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Buren.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Buren.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Buren cracks Andersson with a nice body shot.
Van Buren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Buren lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Buren obliges.
Van Buren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Buren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Buren lands a knee to the head.
Van Buren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Buren is leaning against Andersson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Buren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Buren.
Van Buren stalling.
Van Buren stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Buren seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Van Buren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Buren.
Andersson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Buren lands with a left to the head.
Andersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andersson misses with the head strike.
Van Buren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Buren lands an uppercut.
Andersson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Buren lands a damaging elbow.
Andersson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Buren gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren is working Andersson over against the cage.
Van Buren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andersson or not.
Van Buren with a knee to the head.
Van Buren lands with a right to the head.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Buren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Van Buren.
Andersson takes a shot to the head.
Van Buren taking a breather.
Van Buren lands a right hand.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Buren controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Buren digs a right hand into Andersson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andersson's gas tank.
Van Buren dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Buren misses with a body punch.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Van Buren avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Andersson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Buren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Andersson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Buren throwing a counter right hand but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Van Buren stuns Andersson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Buren drives through and clinches with Andersson against the cage.
Van Buren utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Buren scores with a shot to the side of Andersson's head.
Van Buren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Buren lands a body punch.
Van Buren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Van Buren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren connects with a knee to the head.
Van Buren lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Buren gets through Andersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Buren lands a shoulder strike.
Van Buren crunches a lovely knee into Andersson's ribcage.
Van Buren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Buren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Van Buren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Andersson takes a shot to the head.
Van Buren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Buren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Buren prevents a body shot from Andersson.
Van Buren lands a knee to the head.
Van Buren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Buren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren has Andersson pressed against the cage.
Van Buren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Van Buren has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Andersson - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Van Buren, and another! Andersson is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joost Van Buren!
Joost Van Buren spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 255 p4p, 187 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 40 p4p, 32 weight class). Torsten has chosen Temple of Odin as his entrance music. Baldur Torsten has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Choke's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke dives in for a single leg takedown but Torsten sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Torsten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choke's elbow.
Torsten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Choke tries to pull guard but Torsten holds him up against the cage and eventually Choke drops back down to his feet.
Torsten scores with a shot to the side of Choke's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Torsten.
Torsten lands a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Torsten has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torsten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torsten manages to break the clinch.
Choke shoots in for a takedown but Torsten shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torsten with a nice cross.
Torsten throws a looping overhand right but Choke ducks down to avoid it.
Choke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torsten replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Choke blocks it well.
Torsten lands a leg kick that knocks Choke off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten looks to throw the jab but Choke is out of range.
Baldur Torsten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Torsten keeping full guard, as Choke tries to pass.
Torsten is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Choke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torsten trying to control the position.
Torsten wants to sweep but no luck.
Torsten trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choke looking to pass the guard.
Torsten working a defensive guard here.
Choke 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.
Torsten is trying to control the position but Choke postures up.
Choke stopping the sweep attempt from Torsten.
Choke postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Baldur Torsten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torsten wants to slow Choke down by chopping away at his legs.
Choke tries to counter with a takedown but Torsten is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke needs to keep his hands up - Torsten had a free shot at his head there.
Choke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Torsten. That snapped Choke's head back.
Choke avoids the body shot from Torsten.
Torsten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torsten misses with a right hand
and Choke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Torsten misses with a body punch.
Torsten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Choke is breathing heavily.
Torsten is working Choke over against the cage.
A short right from Torsten.
Choke tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Torsten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torsten bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Choke's head.
Choke checks a low kick from Torsten.
Torsten tries to land a front kick but Choke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torsten misses with a hook. Choke ducked under it nicely.
Torsten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torsten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Choke scores with a takedown into Torsten's guard.
Torsten controls Choke momentarily but Choke frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Torsten dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Torsten.
Torsten throws a hook but Choke blocks it.
Choke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torsten.
As Torsten backs away, Choke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Torsten misses with a body punch
and Choke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Torsten is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Choke 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torsten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Choke manages to get himself to full guard.
David Choke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Torsten advances to half guard.
Torsten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke is looking for a sweep. Torsten is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Choke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torsten pulls his head out easily.
Torsten content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Torsten passes the guard and advances to mount!
Choke is desperately trying to improve his position but Torsten has a good base and remains in mount.
Choke regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Torsten seems content to control.
Choke with the active half guard here but Torsten passes nicely into side control.
Choke is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke is trying to improve his position.
Torsten controls the position.
Choke is looking for a sweep.
Torsten trying to control the action but Choke is working from the bottom.
Choke is trying to escape the position but Torsten is controlling the position.
Torsten wants to control but Choke is keeping him busy.
Choke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Torsten's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Choke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Choke being controlled here, momentarily.
Torsten trying to control the position from guard on top but Choke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten content to stall in guard here.
Choke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Choke is looking for a triangle here but Torsten uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Choke tries to improve position but can't.
Choke is being controlled here.
Choke misses with a strike from the bottom.
Choke tries to improve position but can't.
Torsten controlling the position from side mount.
Choke is not content to let Torsten control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke tries to buck Torsten off but Torsten is having none of it.
Choke is working hard here to advance position.
Torsten taking a breather here.
Choke is looking to reverse the position.
Choke seems a little lost for a moment, as Torsten dominates the positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choke tries to buck Torsten off but Torsten is having none of it.
Torsten is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Choke will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Torsten decides to stand up, so the ref orders Choke to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Torsten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Torsten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Choke checks a leg kick nicely.
Choke checks a leg kick.
Choke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Torsten.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torsten.
Torsten throws a body punch but Choke moves out of range.
Baldur Torsten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Choke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torsten pinned against the cage. Torsten gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Torsten is predictable there
and Choke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Choke.
Torsten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torsten has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Choke drops back looking for a leg! Torsten is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torsten manages to kick Choke off! Choke jumps back into Torsten's guard.
Torsten is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Choke 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torsten looking for a guillotine here but Choke defends easily.
Torsten is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Torsten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torsten to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Torsten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choke tries to pull guard but Torsten holds him up against the cage and eventually Choke drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Torsten.
Choke prevents a body shot from Torsten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten can't find room to land a body shot as Choke controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torsten.
Torsten prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torsten lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torsten lands a body shot.
Torsten lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Torsten.
Torsten is working Choke over against the cage.
Torsten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Torsten.
Torsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Choke backwards.
Torsten lands a right hand.
Torsten cracks Choke with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Torsten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Torsten.
Choke wants a takedown but no success here.
Torsten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torsten digs a good hook to Choke's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke moves out of range as Torsten throws a body kick.
Choke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Torsten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Torsten throws a hook but Choke blocks it.
Baldur Torsten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torsten throws a body kick that misses.
Choke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Choke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torsten scores with a shot to the body.
Torsten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
David Choke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torsten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldur Torsten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torsten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldur Torsten!
Baldur Torsten thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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