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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akira Tatsumoto (ranked 4551 p4p, 6388 weight class) and Ted Meredith (ranked 518 p4p, 627 weight class). Meredith has chosen Skinny Boys - Skinny (They Can't Get Enough) as his entrance music. Akira Tatsumoto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ted Meredith's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akira Tatsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Meredith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsumoto slips a straight right by Meredith.
Tatsumoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatsumoto thuds his right hand into Meredith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meredith throws a good cross that connects.
Meredith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meredith misses with a wild combination.
Tatsumoto throws a push kick but Meredith slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Meredith misses.
Tatsumoto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Meredith manages to circle out of the way.
Tatsumoto throws a solid leg kick but Meredith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tatsumoto.
Meredith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tatsumoto. Tatsumoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meredith fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatsumoto ducks right into an uppercut from Meredith.
Tatsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meredith looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsumoto is just out of range.
Tatsumoto moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatsumoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meredith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsumoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tatsumoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meredith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatsumoto missing with knees to the body.
Meredith is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tatsumoto.
Meredith looks winded!
Tatsumoto landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Ted Meredith has been cut.
Tatsumoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsumoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsumoto lands a damaging elbow.
Tatsumoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meredith blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatsumoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tatsumoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Meredith misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tatsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meredith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsumoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tatsumoto lands an elbow that stopped Meredith in his tracks for a moment.
 Meredith is rocked!
Tatsumoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meredith is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatsumoto finish him?
Tatsumoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Meredith seems to have recovered his senses.
Tatsumoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith can't break the clinch.
Tatsumoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatsumoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tatsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
Tatsumoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meredith blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tatsumoto.
That has opened up Ted Meredith's cut even more.
Meredith is pressed against the cage. Tatsumoto pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Meredith! Two more big strikes from Tatsumoto and Meredith crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Akira Tatsumoto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bane Carter (ranked 3100 p4p, 4846 weight class) and Reed Wilkins (ranked 386 p4p, 529 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bane Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reed Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter 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 Wilkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wilkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carter lands a big right hand that sends Wilkins crashing to the mat! Carter stays standing though and waves Wilkins back to his feet!
Wilkins is rocked!
It looks like Reed Wilkins has been cut.
We've been told by Carter's head coaches at PSE Elite $100 (16coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Wilkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Carter engages and cracks Wilkins with a massive lead left hook - Wilkins tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Carter is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bane Carter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Geoffrion (ranked 3062 p4p, 3708 weight class) and Usko White (ranked 399 p4p, 465 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernard Geoffrion !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko White!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geoffrion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White is looking to clinch but Geoffrion is avoiding it.
White pushes Geoffrion up against the cage in a clinch.
White missing with knees to the body.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Geoffrion .
White lands a body shot.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Geoffrion 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
White leaning his opponent against the cage.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geoffrion avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geoffrion blocks an elbow strike from White.
White misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoffrion trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Geoffrion into the cage.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White landing knees to the body.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Geoffrion s head.
Geoffrion dodges an elbow strike from White.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geoffrion avoids it.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geoffrion .
Geoffrion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geoffrion manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoffrion avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Geoffrion fails to pull guard.
Geoffrion dodges an elbow strike from White.
White misses with the head strike.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Geoffrion blocks with his arms.
White lands a right hand.
Geoffrion tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Geoffrion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geoffrion .
White throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've been informed that White has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Geoffrion avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
Geoffrion just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Geoffrion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geoffrion 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geoffrion avoids it.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geoffrion avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoffrion stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
White misses with a knee strike.
Geoffrion fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Geoffrion . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
White misses with a knee strike.
Geoffrion slows down the pace here.
Geoffrion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Geoffrion blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Usko White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Geoffrion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Geoffrion blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Geoffrion is defending well for now.
Geoffrion blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Geoffrion avoids the damage to the body.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Geoffrion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Geoffrion is blocking nicely.
Geoffrion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoffrion pressing his opponent against the cage.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Geoffrion avoids the damage to the body.
White is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Geoffrion can't fight it off and eventually White manages to take the fight to the floor. Geoffrion looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Geoffrion managing to control the position.
Geoffrion pushes a forearm under White's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, White is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bernard Geoffrion !
Bernard Geoffrion was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daron Acemoglu (ranked 1487 p4p, 3311 weight class) and Magnus Goddard (ranked 169 p4p, 324 weight class). Daron Acemoglu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Magnus Goddard's chin.
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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 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daron Acemoglu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Goddard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goddard takes a swing at Acemoglu's ribcage but misses.
Acemoglu is looking for a counter combo.
Acemoglu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goddard.
Goddard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Acemoglu swivels and escapes.
Acemoglu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Goddard tries to clinch up.
Goddard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Acemoglu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Acemoglu wants it to stay on the feet.
Daron Acemoglu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Goddard.
Acemoglu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Acemoglu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goddard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Acemoglu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Acemoglu staying calm.
Acemoglu working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goddard wants to control but Acemoglu postures up.
Acemoglu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Goddard some visible discomfort.
Goddard is looking to regain half guard here but Acemoglu keeps moving and retains side control.
Acemoglu staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goddard striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Acemoglu working the ground and pound from side control.
Goddard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Acemoglu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Goddard is trying to maintain the position but Acemoglu is very close to passing his half guard.
Acemoglu drops an elbow to the side of Goddard's head.
Goddard gets full guard.
Acemoglu preventing the sweep.
Acemoglu trying to control the position from guard on top but Goddard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goddard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goddard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goddard wants to work for an arm triangle but Acemoglu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Acemoglu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goddard.
Ground and pound from Goddard.
Acemoglu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Goddard jumps into side control!
Goddard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Acemoglu is trying to improve his position.
Goddard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goddard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goddard throws a strike aimed at the side of Acemoglu's head but Acemoglu avoids it well.
Acemoglu manages to get back to half guard.
Goddard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goddard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goddard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goddard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acemoglu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daron Acemoglu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goddard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Acemoglu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goddard lands a nice hook to Acemoglu's body. Acemoglu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goddard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Acemoglu misses with a few strikes there.
Goddard slips under a jab.
Goddard shoots for a takedown but Acemoglu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goddard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Acemoglu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acemoglu misses with a looping left.
Acemoglu throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goddard is defended easily by Acemoglu.
Daron Acemoglu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Goddard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goddard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Acemoglu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magnus Goddard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goddard shoots in for a double leg but Acemoglu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Acemoglu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Acemoglu wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Acemoglu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goddard misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Acemoglu to counter with a crisp jab.
Goddard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goddard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goddard closes the distance and clinches up with Acemoglu, looking for a takedown. Goddard pushes Acemoglu against the cage but Acemoglu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goddard tries for a takedown but Acemoglu circles away easily
and Acemoglu counters with a nice uppercut.
Goddard is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acemoglu scores with the left hand. Goddard knows he should have avoided that one.
Goddard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goddard ducks under a wild hook from Acemoglu.
Acemoglu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goddard can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Acemoglu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goddard goes for a double leg but Acemoglu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Acemoglu continues to drive forward.
Acemoglu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Goddard sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goddard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goddard shoots in looking for a takedown. Acemoglu tries to sprawl out of it but Goddard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acemoglu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Acemoglu is looking to counter punch.
Goddard fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goddard takes one to the side of the head.
Goddard avoids the body shot from Acemoglu.
We've been told by Acemoglu's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Acemoglu throws a combination. Goddard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goddard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Acemoglu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goddard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goddard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Acemoglu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goddard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Magnus Goddard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goddard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goddard is nestled in close to Acemoglu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goddard seems to be looking for submissions.
Goddard trying to control from half guard but Acemoglu is working away.
Acemoglu is pressing down on Goddard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daron Acemoglu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Acemoglu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goddard is out of range.
Acemoglu throws a low kick but Goddard moves out of range easily.
Goddard feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Acemoglu misses.
Acemoglu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goddard dives in and grabs Acemoglu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Acemoglu pushes down on Goddard's head and hops out.
Acemoglu feinted with a counter takedown.
Goddard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Acemoglu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goddard sneaks back into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Acemoglu connects with a nice short shot to Goddard's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goddard wants to improve his position but Acemoglu is controlling well.
Acemoglu lands strikes from half guard.
Goddard tries to get to full guard but Acemoglu has control of the leg.
Goddard trying to control here.
Acemoglu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Acemoglu lands with a punch from half guard.
Acemoglu stalling away here and it's allowed Goddard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goddard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Acemoglu's guard.
Goddard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goddard is fighting to break Acemoglu's control of his arms but Acemoglu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goddard throwing strikes from guard but Acemoglu blocks nicely.
Goddard won't allow Acemoglu to sweep him here.
Goddard forces his way into half guard.
Goddard wants to free his trapped foot but Acemoglu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acemoglu trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Acemoglu tries to lock up and control but Goddard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Goddard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Acemoglu is looking to escape.
Goddard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goddard misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acemoglu tries to reverse the position but Goddard maintains control.
Acemoglu is in a horrible position here. Goddard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Acemoglu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Goddard looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Acemoglu is defending well. Goddard quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Acemoglu has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Goddard celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Magnus Goddard!
During a confident post fight interview, Magnus Goddard 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Murphy (ranked 2880 p4p, 2078 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 329 p4p, 246 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston- Dropkick Murphy's. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson shoots and misses
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henderson thinking.
Murphy throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by Murphy.
Henderson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Murphy tests Henderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Harry Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liam Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Henderson.
Henderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murphy defends well and Henderson ends up having to push Murphy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson looks winded!
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Henderson fails with the takedown
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Henderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a brutal uppercut that launches Henderson off his feet! Henderson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Murphy!
Liam Murphy gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Malig (ranked 1289 p4p, 2240 weight class) and Seamus Murphy (ranked 80 p4p, 141 weight class). Murphy has chosen Molly Malone- The Dubliners as his entrance music. The key to victory for Morgan Malig has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morgan Malig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malig looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Malig lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malig.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malig defends it well.
Malig just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy feints the counter takedown.
Malig throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Malig throws a body shot but no joy.
And Murphy tries to counter it with a takedown but Malig pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Malig throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy with the counter takedown but Malig avoids it easily.
Malig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malig defends it well.
Malig misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Malig
and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Malig won't be happy with that.
Murphy wants to stand but Malig has his arm trapped.
Malig wants to control but Murphy postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to stand but Malig has his arm trapped.
Malig struggling a bit here.
Malig tries to buck Murphy off but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Malig had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Malig.
Jab from Malig.
Malig lands with a right hand.
Malig swings widly with a right hand
so Murphy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Murphy postures up.
Murphy wanted to stand there but Malig had control of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Malig holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malig escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murphy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malig controlling Murphy's posture.
Malig throws his legs up looking for a submission but Murphy uses it to pass to side control.
Murphy wants to stand but Malig has his arm trapped.
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.
Murphy working away.
Malig tries to bench press Murphy off him but Murphy keeps the position.
Malig sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malig is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seamus Murphy will probably get the nod.
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.
Malig lands a nice shot to the body.
Malig misses with a straight right.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malig defends it well.
Malig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malig throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Malig fights it but they end up in guard.
Malig trying to control the position.
Murphy wanted to stand there but Malig had control of the position.
Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malig trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malig working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murphy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malig working a defensive guard but Murphy manages to pass into side control anyway.
Malig can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malig isn't going anywhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malig struggling a bit here.
Murphy wants to stand but Malig is controlling his arm.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Malig thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
so Murphy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Malig has a closed guard, preventing Murphy from standing up.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malig has an active guard here but Murphy has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malig is positioning himself well to prevent Murphy advancing to mount.
Murphy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Malig.
Malig looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malig misses the shot to the body.
Murphy with the counter takedown but Malig avoids it easily.
Malig misses with a body shot.
Morgan Malig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy feints the counter takedown.
Malig misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malig defends it well.
A slow jab from Malig misses its intended target.
Malig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malig defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malig misses with an uppercut.
Murphy with the counter takedown but Malig avoids it easily.
Morgan Malig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Murphy 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!
Malig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Malig.
Murphy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Murphy checks a low kick from Malig.
Murphy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Malig looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
And Murphy tries to counter it with a takedown but Malig pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Malig misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Malig fights it but they end up in guard.
Malig pulls Murphy in close to his closed guard and prevents Murphy from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Malig's guard.
Malig wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Malig trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malig throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Seamus Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morgan Malig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malig misses with a wild body shot.
Malig is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut lands for Malig. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Malig tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Malig misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a takedown into side control.
Malig is trying to get back to half guard.
Malig is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murphy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malig wants to control but Murphy is keeping busy.
Malig is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Nap or Tap, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy with the counter takedown but Malig avoids it easily.
Malig tries a head kick but it misses.
Malig throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a single leg into guard. Malig didn't expect that.
Murphy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Malig's guard.
Malig had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malig throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Murphy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kohinata Minoru Ii (ranked 440 p4p, 1572 weight class) and Lyke Tuytuhlz (ranked 66 p4p, 228 weight class). Tuytuhlz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nas - N.Y. State of Mind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kohinata Minoru Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyke Tuytuhlz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minoru Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuytuhlz throws out the jab.
Tuytuhlz throws a sloppy body shot
and Minoru Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuytuhlz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Minoru Ii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Minoru Ii misses.
Minoru Ii throws out a powerful jab.
Good shot there by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Tuytuhlz misses with a hook to the body
and Minoru Ii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Minoru Ii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tuytuhlz counter with a right hand.
Tuytuhlz 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.
Kohinata Minoru Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoru Ii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Minoru Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minoru Ii lands an overhand right.
A jab from Tuytuhlz does it's job there.
Minoru Ii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Minoru Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minoru Ii tries to clinch but Tuytuhlz moves out of range.
Tuytuhlz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Minoru Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Minoru Ii misses with a looping left.
Minoru Ii ducks under a wild hook from Tuytuhlz.
Minoru Ii wobbles Tuytuhlz with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Minoru Ii dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Tuytuhlz to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kohinata Minoru Ii!
A relieved looking Kohinata Minoru Ii 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Lamez (ranked 535 p4p, 922 weight class) and Trevor McCallen (ranked 33 p4p, 55 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McCallen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from McCallen misses.
McCallen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamez.
Lamez slips a jab from McCallen.
Lamez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lamez is trying to pull guard but McCallen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McCallen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamez blocking some punches.
McCallen digs a right hand underneath Lamez's ribcage. Lamez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lamez drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCallen controlling from the top position.
Lamez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez pulls McCallen in close to his closed guard and prevents McCallen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lamez keeping moving, preventing McCallen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallen stopping the sweep attempt from Lamez.
McCallen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lamez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lamez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCallen is aware though and is defending well.
McCallen throws a big right hand that misses.
McCallen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McCallen 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.
Lamez pulls McCallen in close to his closed guard and prevents McCallen from doing any damage or advancing position.
McCallen tries to free his leg and advance position but Lamez is retaining full guard.
McCallen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallen 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.
Lamez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lamez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lamez, not yet.
McCallen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McCallen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McCallen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCallen advances to half guard.
Lamez is not content to let McCallen control the position.
Lamez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
McCallen controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez is trying to get back to full guard.
McCallen trying to control the action but Lamez is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCallen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamez.
McCallen lands a jab to the nose.
McCallen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCallen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamez under the eye.
Lamez clinches.
McCallen throws a head punch that misses.
Lamez blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallen throws a head punch that misses.
Lamez fails to pull guard.
Lamez jumps guard but McCallen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scottie Lamez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCallen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCallen gets through Lamez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCallen misses with the head strike.
McCallen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lamez - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamez pulls McCallen into guard.
McCallen wants to stand but Lamez is controlling his posture from full guard.
McCallen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lamez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCallen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCallen postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor McCallen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCallen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamez tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCallen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamez wants to clinch.
McCallen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lamez momentarily.
Lamez moves out of range as McCallen strikes.
The fighters circling - McCallen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCallen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by McCallen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCallen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez is looking to clinch.
A jab from McCallen finds it's way through Lamez's defenses.
 Lamez is rocked!
Lamez throws a sloppy body shot
and McCallen counters with a nice body shot.
McCallen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamez tries to close the distance and clinch but McCallen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCallen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamez tries to clinch up but McCallen circles away and keeps his distance.
Lamez wants to clinch up but McCallen keeps it at a distance.
McCallen gets tackled into the cage by Lamez. Lamez maintains the clinch.
Lamez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCallen smiles and moves away.
Lamez clinches.
Lamez jumps guard but McCallen stands there with Lamez around his waist. Lamez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McCallen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lamez pulls guard effortlessly.
McCallen stays in close to Lamez's body and controls the position.
McCallen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lamez is keeping the position for now.
Lamez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamez looking for a triangle here. McCallen is fighting it but it looks tight! Lamez pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, McCallen is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Scottie Lamez!
An out of breath Scottie Lamez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Trevor McCallen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well Done Jason, good luck rest of the tournament.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shalashaska (ranked 193 p4p, 444 weight class) and Jake Damien (ranked 33 p4p, 68 weight class). Jake Damien has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adam Shalashaska's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Damien!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damien shoots in looking for a takedown. Shalashaska tries to sprawl out of it but Damien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shalashaska manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Damien on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shalashaska. Shalashaska obviously looking to wear him down.
Damien fails with the takedown
and Shalashaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shalashaska throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damien takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Damien misses with a takedown attempt - Shalashaska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adam Shalashaska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Damien.
Damien tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shalashaska defends well and Damien ends up having to push Shalashaska into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shalashaska circles away.
Shalashaska throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shalashaska moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Damien takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shalashaska connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shalashaska throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shalashaska slaps away a takedown attempt from Damien, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damien looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien fails with a takedown attempt.
Shalashaska pushes Damien away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Shalashaska.
Damien takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shalashaska looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damien shoots for a double leg takedown but Shalashaska sprawls well. He's pushed Damien's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damien throws the left hand but Shalashaska avoids the punch easily.
Shalashaska keeps Damien at a distance using the push kick.
Shalashaska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shalashaska throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Shalashaska has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shalashaska. Damien shrugs it off though.
Shalashaska connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Jake Damien 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!
Crunch! Shalashaska slams his shin into Damien's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shalashaska.
Shalashaska moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska scores with a nice body kick.
Shalashaska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damien takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shalashaska moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shalashaska turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shalashaska thumps Damien with a low kick.
Shalashaska scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shalashaska keeps Damien at a distance using the push kick.
Shalashaska clobbers Damien with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shalashaska throws out a powerful jab.
Shalashaska lands a high kick!
Damien is rocked!
Damien has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska lands a nice looking kick to the body. Damien takes a step back to recover.
Damien is still on wobbly legs! Can Shalashaska finish him?
Damien sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Damien sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Damien seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska lands a brutal head kick. Damien looks out on his feet and Shalashaska throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Adam Shalashaska!
Adam Shalashaska made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You're pretty good.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 14 p4p, 822 weight class) and Odd Job (ranked 2 p4p, 119 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by The Stockton Slap Song. The key to victory for Noel Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odd Job!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Job with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Job looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Job persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Job shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Noel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odd Job.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Job shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Job engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diaz is controlling Job's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Job drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diaz dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz trying to control but Job is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz 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.
Job trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diaz being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Job is keeping the position for now.
Diaz is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Job has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Diaz is looking to defend but Job has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Diaz! Job pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Diaz taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Odd Job!
Odd Job is the new welterweight champion!
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