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CDFC 31: Havoc vs Special PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simba Smith (ranked 24825 p4p, 24614 weight class) and Bob Killer (ranked 341 p4p, 362 weight class). Bob Killer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simba Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Killer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer checks a leg kick.
Killer has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Killer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Killer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Killer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Killer stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simba Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Killer is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Simba Smith has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Killer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Killer wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
No joy there for Killer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Killer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Killer somewhat.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Simba Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Killer is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith tries for a kimura but Killer is defending well.
Killer is trying to improve his position.
Smith throws an elbow but Killer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smith happy to just control the position for now.
Smith advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith content just to control the position here.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith working for a submission but Killer is keeping him at bay.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Killer taking shots to the head.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simba Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Killer uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
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!
Smith controls the position from side control.
Killer is looking for a sweep.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Killer keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer looks to move to half guard but instead Smith has passed into mount! Damn!
Killer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Killer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Killer looks a forlorn figure.
Smith looking to finish Killer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Killer!
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Killer gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Smith decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Simba Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Killer tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Killer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Killer defending well.
Killer wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Killer has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simba Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Killer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith staying calm.
Killer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith tries for a kimura but Killer is defending well.
Smith in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Killer to his feet.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Killer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Killer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith controlling the position.
Killer trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Killer defends easily.
Smith seems keen to control Killer's posture.
Killer won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is pulling down on Killer's head to control his posture.
Bob Killer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simba Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Killer.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simba Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Metbal Skabetti (ranked 3745 p4p, 4493 weight class) and Leon Finn (ranked 453 p4p, 527 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metbal Skabetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Finn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn throws an overhand right that lands on Skabetti's shoulder, as Skabetti tries to avoid the shot.
Finn misses with an uppercut.
Finn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. Skabetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skabetti looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Skabetti slips a straight right by Finn.
Skabetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Skabetti throws a sloppy head kick and Finn moves out of range easily.
Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Finn does it's job there.
Finn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skabetti. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Finn misses.
Finn misses with a low kick.
Skabetti is looking to counter punch.
Finn fakes the leg kick and cracks Skabetti in the body.
Finn lands a really nice looking cross but Skabetti seems unphased.
Finn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skabetti.
Finn lands a nice shot to the body.
Skabetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finn looks to throw the jab but Skabetti is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skabetti.
Skabetti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Skabetti walks into a jab.
Finn misses with a hook.
Skabetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Skabetti's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Skabetti blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Finn misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finn throws a leg kick which misses Skabetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Skabetti tries to avoid it.
Skabetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Skabetti thinks about countering with a head kick.
Finn tries to score with a low kick but Skabetti moves his leg out of the way.
Skabetti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Finn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finn is looking to clinch but Skabetti is avoiding it.
Nice body kick from Finn.
Skabetti defending well as Finn loads up on a big left hand.
Finn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skabetti scores with a head kick. Finn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Leon Finn has been cut.
Skabetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finn.
Skabetti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Skabetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.
Skabetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Skabetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Finn.
Skabetti throws a low kick but Finn moves out of range easily.
Skabetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Finn throws a right hand that Skabetti ducks under and follows up with a left that Skabetti also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skabetti throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Finn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Finn'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.
Finn lands with an uppercut that bounces Skabetti off the cage and back into range.
Finn scores with a jab to the head.
Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Skabetti slips under a jab.
Skabetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skabetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skabetti slips under a jab from Finn.
Skabetti staying out of range there.
Finn is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skabetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finn can pounce on him.
Finn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skabetti. Skabetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finn tries to land a front kick but Skabetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skabetti throws a head kick but Finn moves out of range.
Finn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Skabetti counters with a nice body kick.
Skabetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skabetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Skabetti.
Finn throws a leg kick
and Skabetti counters with a good, hard body kick but Finn shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finn takes a swing at Skabetti's ribcage but misses.
It appears Skabetti was looking to counter with a kick there.
Skabetti lands a big head kick that sends Finn tumbling to the mat! Skabetti takes a step backwards and waves Finn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Finn is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Finn - just one landing.
Finn is still on wobbly legs! Can Skabetti finish him?
Finn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finn throws a front kick aimed at Skabetti's knee but Skabetti avoids it well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Skabetti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Skabetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skabetti counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Finn badly! Skabetti follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Finn out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Skabetti finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Metbal Skabetti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Mfer (ranked 2885 p4p, 4175 weight class) and Takaru Mamura (ranked 392 p4p, 525 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takaru Mamura!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
It seemed like Mamura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mamura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamura manages to avoid it.
Mamura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mfer throws a hook but Mamura blocks it.
Mamura misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Mfer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mamura.
Mamura moves out of range as Mfer throws a body kick.
Mamura stuns Mfer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Pate Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mamura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and Mamura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamura.
Mfer swings for the body but Mamura moves out of range.
Mfer misses with a body punch
and Mamura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Mamura moves out of range easily.
Mfer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mamura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mfer scrambles back to his feet.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mamura.
We've been informed that Mamura 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.
Mamura connects with a crisp jab.
Mamura jabs Mfer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mamura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Mamura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mfer misses with a body kick.
Mamura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mfer.
An inside leg kick from Mfer misses.
Mfer misses with a few strikes there.
Mamura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mfer rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Mfer moves in looking to clinch but Mamura pushes him off.
Mamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mamura.
Mamura misses the jab.
Mamura lands with a shot to the body.
Mfer throws a body punch but Mamura moves out of range.
Mfer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mamura misses with a hook. Mfer ducked under it nicely.
Mamura misses with a wild combination.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamura.
Mfer thuds his right hand into Mamura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mamura swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamura.
Mfer misses with the body kick
and Mamura counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mamura is rocked!
Mfer fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Mamura out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Pate Mfer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Milfort (ranked 3231 p4p, 4060 weight class) and Nick Jackson (ranked 437 p4p, 516 weight class). Milfort's entrance music is Whiskey Myers - Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd.. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antoine Milfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Milfort sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Milfort was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jackson throws a body punch but Milfort moves out of range.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milfort punishes Jackson 's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Milfort tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Milfort to the ground. Milfort escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Milfort shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Milfort misses the target.
Jackson 's coach down at PRETTY PETERS FIGHT CLUB was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jackson 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Antoine Milfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Jackson .
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Milfort sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Milfort counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Milfort was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Milfort is pulling down on Jackson 's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milfort trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Milfort is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Milfort trying to control the position here.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Milfort is controlling Jackson 's posture.
Milfort lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Milfort looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Milfort looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Milfort has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Milfort keeps moving.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milfort is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milfort tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Milfort is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Milfort is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ground and pound from Jackson .
Milfort tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Milfort is having none of it.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Milfort taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Milfort has a hand on Jackson 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jackson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jackson avoids the attempt from Milfort to control.
Milfort on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Milfort tries to get out of the position.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Milfort's face.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Milfort is squirming around nicely.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Milfort to control.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Milfort but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Milfort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson .
Jackson shoots and misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Milfort appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jab, jab by Milfort - just one landing.
Milfort scores with a nice strike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Milfort, as that shot connected.
Milfort lands a right hook to the body.
Milfort ducks under a wild hook from Jackson .
Jackson takes one on the button.
Milfort misses with a straight right.
Milfort throws a shot to the body.
Milfort jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Milfort makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Antoine Milfort is winning the standup battle so far.
Milfort scores with a hook.
Antoine Milfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milfort leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Antoine Milfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Jackson .
Milfort lands with a right hand.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Milfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Milfort ducks under a wild hook from Jackson .
Milfort connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Milfort. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Milfort throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Milfort.
Jackson is rocked!
Milfort drops Jackson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Jackson ! Milfort dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoine Milfort!
Our winner, Antoine Milfort, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Little Jimmy (ranked 2938 p4p, 3245 weight class) and Ronald Durall (ranked 317 p4p, 345 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Little Jimmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Durall!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Durall napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durall is trying to get back to his feet.
Jimmy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Durall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jimmy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimmy has hold of Durall's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Durall seems comfortable defending it but Jimmy has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Durall is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Durall is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jimmy couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Little Jimmy!
Little Jimmy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerman Christ (ranked 2828 p4p, 3336 weight class) and Thorulf Hammar (ranked 362 p4p, 410 weight class). Thorulf Hammar acknowledges the crowd's support as he 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerman Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thorulf Hammar!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ throws the left hand but Hammar avoids the punch easily.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Hammar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammar slips a jab from Christ.
A little jabbing left from Hammar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hammar misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Christ on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Christ does it's job there.
It looks like Thorulf Hammar has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Hammar.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Hammar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hammar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Hammar.
Christ looks to land a combination but Hammar avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Christ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammar cracks a nice hook into Christ's ribs.
Hammar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
Hammar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammar. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christ swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hammar slips a jab from Christ.
Hammar is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hammar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Christ on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hammar stuns Christ with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammar ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Hammar looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Good exchange - Christ coming out on top.
Hammar misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Christ misses.
Hammar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammar throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Christ avoids the head kick by Hammar.
Hammar lands a leg kick that knocks Christ off balance momentarily.
Christ misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hammar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammar throws a wild body kick that Christ sees coming a mile off.
Hammar lands a body shot.
Christ lands a big right hand that sends Hammar crashing to the mat! Christ stays standing though and waves Hammar back to his feet!
Hammar is rocked!
Christ knocks out Hammar with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Christ before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Christ picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerman Christ!
Jerman Christ seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hunt (ranked 2987 p4p, 2740 weight class) and Jimmy Christ (ranked 377 p4p, 351 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Christ!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Christ's head but Christ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Christ takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Christ on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Christ takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Christ is looking for the big counter here.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Christ tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt has Christ pushed against the cage.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Christ tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christ wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christ throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Christ.
Christ working hard to break the clinch.
Christ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christ wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Christ scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Christ misses with a jab to the body
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt throws a lazy body kick
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Christ avoids the body shot from Hunt.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Christ on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
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!
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses with an uppercut.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
Christ misses the jab.
Christ throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Christ misses with a body shot
and Christ takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt 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 Christ has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Christ and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by Hunt.
Christ throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christ.
Christ slips a jab from Hunt.
Christ misses with a left hand
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Christ saw that one coming.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Christ connects with a jab.
It looks like Paul Hunt has been cut.
Hunt rushes Christ and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Christ throws a head punch that misses.
Christ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt clinches with his opponent.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Christ.
Christ misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Christ lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Christ looks winded!
Christ tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
Hunt defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunt's cut.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunt throws a push kick but Christ slaps the foot to one side.
Christ swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt lands with a cross.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Christ stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt misses with a jab to the body
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Hunt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunt tries to clinch but Christ is having none of it.
Christ throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a hook but Christ blocks it.
Christ works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt clinches with his opponent.
Christ letting Hunt take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
Paul Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Christ checks it well.
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christ with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Christ throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christ moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Christ scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Christ's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hunt cracks Christ with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Christ's head but Christ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Christ feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Christ misses with a straight right.
Christ throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christ takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Christ tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Christ working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Christ pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ is trying to push Hunt away but Hunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt works on Christ's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Christ can't break the clinch.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt prevents Christ from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christ.
Christ can't break the clinch.
Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christ misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Christ does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christ thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Christ.
A left lands for Christ.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ blocks a jab.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Christ takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Christ throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christ misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Christ looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christ throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Christ keeps the fight on the outside.
Christ connects with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Christ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ staying out of range there.
Christ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Christ moved away.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christ misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Jimmy Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Christ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Christ misses.
Christ throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Christ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Christ.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt has Christ pressed against the cage, preventing Christ from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christ misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt lands with a straight right. Christ didn't see that one coming.
Hunt defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Christ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christ looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Christ as he connects with a hook.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Hunt misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Hunt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Christ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Christ.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Hunt lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt prevents Christ from breaking the clinch.
Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
Christ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christ throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Jimmy Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christ walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunt slips under a jab from Christ.
A quick step to the side and Hunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Christ.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt lands a jab.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt slips a straight right by Christ.
Christ walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Christ crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hunt - the referee stops the clock and Christ gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hunt. Christ manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hunt scores with a jab. Christ acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christ is rocked!
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Christ is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Hunt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Baltaretu (ranked 2193 p4p, 2617 weight class) and Dan Koloa (ranked 283 p4p, 338 weight class). Baltaretu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - In Da Club. Andrei Baltaretu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Baltaretu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Koloa!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltaretu shoots and misses
and Koloa counters with a single leg into guard. Baltaretu didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baltaretu keeping moving, preventing Koloa from controlling successfully.
Koloa working some strikes from top position.
Koloa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baltaretu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Koloa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Koloa won't allow Baltaretu to get back to his feet.
Baltaretu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koloa distracts Baltaretu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baltaretu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koloa defends well.
Koloa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koloa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Baltaretu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloa prevents Baltaretu from escaping the position.
Koloa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Baltaretu is looking for a sweep.
Koloa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Baltaretu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baltaretu is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Koloa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Baltaretu is looking to regain half guard here but Koloa keeps moving and retains side control.
Koloa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Koloa advances nicely into full mount.
Baltaretu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koloa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koloa working Baltaretu over with strikes.
Baltaretu is not content to let Koloa control the position.
Koloa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Koloa is landing with some decent strikes but Baltaretu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koloa landing punches.
Koloa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koloa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baltaretu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koloa raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Baltaretu is looking to improve his position but Koloa isn't that keen on the idea.
Koloa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Baltaretu is bucking up trying to escape but Koloa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koloa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baltaretu is looking to escape.
Baltaretu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Koloa breaks from Baltaretu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koloa lands a big elbow.
Koloa with good strikes from the mount here!
Koloa landing shots from mount.
Baltaretu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baltaretu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltaretu taking shots to the head.
Koloa unloading with bombs!
 Baltaretu is rocked!
Koloa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Baltaretu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koloa lands a nice shot to the head.
Koloa postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Baltaretu bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Koloa and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Koloa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Wang (ranked 1473 p4p, 1800 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 193 p4p, 239 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Susi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wang closes the distance but Susi moves to the side
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Charles Wang has been cut.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang looks to clinch
and Susi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Susi lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wang is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Susi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Wang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wang seems to have got his legs back now.
Wang looks to clinch
and Susi counters with a nice right hand that sends Wang toppling to the canvas! Wang scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Susi finish him?!
Wang tries to clinch but Susi moves out of range.
Wang closes the distance but Susi moves to the side
and Susi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wang thinking.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Susi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Susi throws a jab when Wang was well out of range.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Susi pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
Susi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Susi keeps the fight on the outside.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Wang moved out of range.
Wang is looking to clinch but Susi is avoiding it.
Susi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang tries to clinch up but Susi circles away and keeps his distance.
Susi keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Susi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Susi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wang is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Susi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Susi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Susi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wang with a body shot.
Susi swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Wang instigates a clinch.
Susi manages to break the clinch.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Susi pushes him off.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang wants to clinch
letting Susi counter with a right hand.
Susi misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Wang is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Susi.
Susi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wang tries to clinch but Susi moves away
and Susi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Susi lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang tries to clinch but Susi is having none of it.
Wang tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang tries to clinch but Susi is having none of it.
Wang closes the distance but Susi moves to the side
and Susi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Susi misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Wang tries to clinch but Susi moves away
and Susi counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Susi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Susi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wang is looking to clinch but Susi is avoiding it.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wang wants to clinch but Susi slips to the side
and Susi counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang wants to clinch.
Susi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang looks to clinch
and Susi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Susi lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi misses with a hook.
Wang is looking to clinch but Susi is avoiding it.
Susi throws out a counter right but Wang avoids it with no problem.
Susi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Susi keeps the fight on the outside.
Susi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wang with a body shot.
Wang looks to clinch
and Susi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Susi lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wang wants to clinch.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Susi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wang sprawling to the canvas! Wang rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Susi finish him?!
Wang darts in trying to clinch
and Susi counters with a right hand from hell and Wang is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaarlo Susi!
A relieved looking Kaarlo Susi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dedrick Havoc (ranked 626 p4p, 1888 weight class) and Super Special (ranked 97 p4p, 282 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dedrick Havoc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Special!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Special swats away the attempt to clinch by Havoc.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Special scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Havoc tries to clinch but Special moves out of range.
Havoc takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Havoc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Special.
Havoc closes the distance and clinches.
Special looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Special lands a shoulder strike.
Havoc is trying to pull guard but Special turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Havoc fails to pull guard.
Havoc is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Special to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dedrick Havoc. 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.
Havoc fails to pull guard.
Special digs a right hand underneath Havoc's ribcage. Havoc let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Havoc's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Havoc jumps guard and drags Special to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Havoc had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Special defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Special wants to get up but he can't break Havoc's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Special seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Havoc is looking to cinch up a triangle. Special throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Havoc's body to avoid the submission. Havoc has instead reached around Special's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Havoc arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dedrick Havoc!
Dedrick Havoc retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Dedrick Havoc thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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