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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sorry Boutdat (ranked 3023 p4p, 4109 weight class) and Steven Locke (ranked 343 p4p, 444 weight class). Locke has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Steven Locke told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sorry Boutdat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Locke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke misses with a combination
and Boutdat counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Locke is trying to stand up here but Boutdat is controlling him well.
Locke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boutdat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boutdat controlling the action here.
Boutdat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boutdat takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boutdat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Locke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boutdat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boutdat is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boutdat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boutdat throwing shots but Locke is blocking nicely.
Boutdat sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boutdat's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boutdat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boutdat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Locke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boutdat lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boutdat is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Locke is trying to stand back up but Boutdat is controlling him
Locke wants to stand back up but Boutdat manages to pass into side control.
Locke wants to get back to his feet but Boutdat drags him back down.
Boutdat happy to just control the position for now.
Boutdat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boutdat controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Locke misses with a lunging right hand
and Boutdat counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Locke wants to get back to his feet.
Boutdat drops an elbow to the side of Locke's head.
Boutdat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boutdat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boutdat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Locke looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boutdat thows a huge punch but Locke dodges it nicely.
Locke is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boutdat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Locke is trying to stand.
Boutdat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boutdat lands with a punch from half guard.
Boutdat lands with a punch from half guard.
Boutdat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Locke wants to get back to his feet.
Boutdat is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boutdat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sorry Boutdat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Locke throws a lazy right hand but Boutdat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boutdat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Locke misses with a leg kick
and Boutdat counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Locke looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boutdat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boutdat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boutdat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locke can do to turn this around?
Boutdat controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke is trying to stand back up but Boutdat is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boutdat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boutdat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boutdat sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boutdat winds up and cracks Locke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boutdat stalling.
Boutdat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boutdat prevents Locke from standing back up.
Locke is looking to get back to is feet but Boutdat passes into side control.
Boutdat throws a strike aimed at the side of Locke's head but Locke avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boutdat remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Locke wants to get back to his feet but Boutdat drags him back down.
Boutdat controlling the position.
Locke is trying to get back to his feet.
Boutdat tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boutdat controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Locke scores with a jab to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boutdat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a looping left.
Steven Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boutdat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Locke swivels and escapes.
It seemed like Locke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boutdat slips under a jab.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Boutdat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Locke slaps away a takedown attempt from Boutdat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sorry Boutdat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boutdat ducks under a wild hook from Locke.
Boutdat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boutdat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sorry Boutdat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boutdat wants to pass the guard but Locke is keeping the position.
Boutdat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Locke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boutdat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Locke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sorry Boutdat dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Locke throws a shot from downtown. Boutdat moves away and avoids it.
Locke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boutdat.
Boutdat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
Locke throws a hook but Boutdat blocks it.
Boutdat has his takedown stuffed
and Locke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke lands with a cross.
Locke throws a lazy uppercut
and Boutdat counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boutdat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Locke is looking to escape.
Boutdat is taking a breather. Locke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Locke pushes Boutdat off and gets back to his feet.
Locke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Locke throws a looping overhand right but Boutdat ducks down to avoid it.
Boutdat ducks under a wild hook from Locke.
Boutdat shoots in and drives through. Locke sprawls well.
Sorry Boutdat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sorry Boutdat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Locke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Locke throws a leg kick
and Boutdat counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Locke!
Locke is trying to buck Boutdat off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boutdat taking a breather here.
Further stalling from Boutdat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke is trying to get back to his feet.
Boutdat happy to just control the position for now.
Locke wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Locke throws a poor cross that misses
and Boutdat counters with a takedown into side control.
Boutdat is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steven Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steven Locke.
I think Boutdat 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sorry Boutdat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matos Yury (ranked 5920 p4p, 5138 weight class) and Frank Clark (ranked 608 p4p, 564 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 London, Matos Yury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Clark!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark digs a good body shot into Yury's ribs.
Yury throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yury clinches up against the cage.
Yury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yury keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yury managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Clark avoiding damage as Yury throws knees to the body.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Yury keeps him there for the moment.
Yury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yury misses with a knee to the head.
Yury drags the fight down to the ground.
Clark is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Yury has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Clark is looking to defend but Yury has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Clark! Yury pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Clark taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matos Yury!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Celestyn Kluz (ranked 5924 p4p, 5077 weight class) and Lutalo Masamba (ranked 611 p4p, 555 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kluz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mark Crozer and The Rels - Broken Out In Love. Lutalo Masamba has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Celestyn Kluz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lutalo Masamba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluz avoids the body shot from Masamba.
Kluz avoids the body shot from Masamba.
Kluz darts in and clinches Masamba up against the cage.
Masamba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kluz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Masamba misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kluz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Masamba fails to land.
Kluz tries a knee to the head but Masamba blocks it.
Masamba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kluz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kluz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kluz stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluz working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masamba.
Masamba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kluz stalling the fight.
Masamba misses with the head strike.
Kluz stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Masamba.
Kluz is trying to stall.
Kluz trying to land knees to the body.
Masamba misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masamba.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kluz taking a breather.
Masamba lands with a short shot to the head.
Kluz avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Celestyn Kluz.
Masamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masamba tries to clinch but Kluz moves out of range.
Kluz tries to clinch but Masamba moves out of range.
Masamba tests Kluz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masamba connects with a crisp jab.
Masamba catches Kluz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Masamba with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluz gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Masamba gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kluz is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lutalo Masamba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Major Payne (ranked 5970 p4p, 4772 weight class) and Kevin Taylor (ranked 577 p4p, 525 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Major Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Taylor looks to throw a body kick
and Payne counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor moves out of range as Payne strikes.
Payne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taylor on the side of the head.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Payne defends it well.
Payne lands with an overhand left.
Payne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Taylor shoots and misses
and Payne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Payne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Payne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Payne has wrist control.
Taylor advances position into side control!
Payne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Taylor just content to control the position.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Payne down.
Payne avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Taylor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Payne, who protects the arm well.
Payne defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Taylor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Payne to his feet.
Payne misses with an uppercut.
Payne avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taylor throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.
Taylor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Payne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Payne is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Taylor dives into side control.
Payne wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is dominant here and he's now got Payne's back!
Payne is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is cranking Payne's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Payne! He's tightened the choke and Payne is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Taylor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andaconda Slim (ranked 5024 p4p, 4934 weight class) and Marcus Greene (ranked 564 p4p, 559 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andaconda Slim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Greene!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slim misses with a right hand
and Greene cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Greene avoids it really well and circles away.
Greene throws a counter combo.
Slim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slim shoots and misses
and Greene counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andaconda Slim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Slim wants to clinch but Greene slips to the side
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Slim is rocked!
Slim misses with a lunging right hand
and Greene counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Slim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Slim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Greene counters with a crisp right that sends Slim to the canvas! Greene follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Greene!
A very excited looking Marcus Greene made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sir Biggles Borthroyd (ranked 5008 p4p, 3727 weight class) and Olan Zapina (ranked 500 p4p, 404 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sir Biggles Borthroyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olan Zapina!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borthroyd gets tackled into the cage by Zapina. Zapina maintains the clinch.
Zapina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zapina lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Sir Biggles Borthroyd has been cut.
Zapina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zapina misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zapina throws an elbow but misses.
Borthroyd blocks an elbow strike from Zapina.
Zapina lands an elbow inside that Borthroyd shrugs off.
Borthroyd dodges an elbow strike from Zapina.
Borthroyd dodges an elbow strike from Zapina.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zapina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zapina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Borthroyd blocks an elbow strike from Zapina.
Borthroyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapina throws an elbow but it misses.
Zapina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Borthroyd blocks an elbow strike from Zapina.
Zapina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zapina throws an elbow but it misses.
Zapina throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borthroyd.
Borthroyd blocks the elbow strike.
Borthroyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zapina throws an elbow but misses.
Borthroyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zapina slips a jab from Borthroyd.
Zapina fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Borthroyd does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapina moves into the clinch.
Borthroyd dodges an elbow strike from Zapina.
Zapina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zapina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sir Biggles Borthroyd's cut is getting worse.
Borthroyd tries to circle away but Zapina has him pinned against the cage.
Borthroyd blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borthroyd avoids the elbow strike from Zapina, against the cage.
Zapina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sir Biggles Borthroyd's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zapina blocking some punches.
Borthroyd tries to work over Zapina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zapina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zapina looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zapina lands an elbow just above Borthroyd 's eye.
Borthroyd blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapina lands an elbow inside that Borthroyd shrugs off.
Jeez, Sir Biggles Borthroyd's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sir Biggles Borthroyd's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Olan Zapina!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Robertson (ranked 3494 p4p, 6082 weight class) and Samuel Adam (ranked 426 p4p, 584 weight class). Robertson comes to the cage accompanied by The Theme From Big Wave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bradley Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Adam!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robertson in his tracks.
Adam lands a big right hand that sends Robertson crashing to the mat! Adam stays standing though and waves Robertson back to his feet!
Robertson is rocked!
Robertson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robertson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Adam gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Adam!
Our winner, Samuel Adam, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Fermi (ranked 2199 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Randyisio Tessino (ranked 292 p4p, 423 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Fermi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randyisio Tessino!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fermi looks to land a left hand but Tessino moved out of range nicely.
Tessino swings for the body but Fermi moves out of range.
Fermi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fermi misses with a looping right.
Fermi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like Randyisio Tessino has been cut.
Tessino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fermi.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Good shot there by Fermi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fermi throws a looping overhand right but Tessino ducks down to avoid it.
Fermi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tessino has time to react.
Fermi lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fermi.
Tessino throws a shot to the body.
Fermi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tessino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fermi.
Tessino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fermi.
Tessino moves away from the strike by Fermi.
Despite the aggression on Tessino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fermi throws an overhand right that lands on Tessino's shoulder, as Tessino tries to avoid the shot.
Tessino now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tessino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fermi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tessino scrambles back to his feet.
That has opened up Randyisio Tessino's cut even more.
Fermi scores with a hook to the body. Tessino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermi lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fermi is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Fermi shuts the power down on Tessino. Lights out, game over! Fermi is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Enrico Fermi!
Enrico Fermi is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Enrico Fermi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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