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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Cyr (ranked 4154 p4p, 4825 weight class) and Roland Keju (ranked 479 p4p, 518 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Keju's choice of entrance music: Crazy Loop. Louis Cyr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis Cyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roland Keju!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keju shoots in and drives through. Cyr sprawls well.
Cyr darts in and clinches Keju up against the cage.
Cyr lands a nice shot to the body.
Keju digs a right hand underneath Cyr's ribcage. Cyr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cyr tries to break free but Keju pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Cyr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cyr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Keju.
Cyr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keju backwards.
Keju should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cyr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cyr digs a right hand into Keju's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keju's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyr lands a shoulder strike.
Cyr scores with a hook to the body.
Keju looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Cyr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cyr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cyr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keju is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cyr is defending well.
Cyr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cyr is trying to push Keju away but Keju has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cyr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cyr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cyr blocks an uppercut.
Cyr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Keju just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cyr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cyr.
Cyr is trying to break the clinch but Keju is controlling him.
Cyr can't break the clinch.
Cyr breaks from the clinch.
Cyr dodges the punch combination from Keju.
Keju with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cyr to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyr connects with a combination that backs up Keju into the cage. Cyr lands a flurry of punches that gets past Keju's guard. Keju is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Cyr bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louis Cyr!
Louis Cyr got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Jenkins (ranked 3528 p4p, 22970 weight class) and Jumba Jookiba (ranked 424 p4p, 574 weight class). Jumba Jookiba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Jumba Jookiba!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins pushes Jookiba up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jenkins.
Jenkins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jookiba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jookiba has Jenkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jenkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jookiba stalling in the clinch but Jenkins improves position.
Jookiba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jenkins connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Jumba Jookiba has been cut.
Jenkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jookiba's defenses.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jenkins lands a damaging elbow.
 Jookiba is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Jookiba is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenkins finish him?
Jookiba looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Jookiba seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jenkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jenkins jerks Jookiba's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Jookiba drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Jenkins goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Jenkins because Jookiba was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tommy Jenkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tj Pen (ranked 3546 p4p, 5888 weight class) and Lou Sabatory (ranked 460 p4p, 616 weight class). Lou Sabatory has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tj Pen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Sabatory!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pen distracts Sabatory with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pen landing with the ground and pound.
Sabatory thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pen scoring with some ground and pound.
Pen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sabatory had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pen defends it easily.
Sabatory is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pen defends well.
Sabatory working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sabatory looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen controlling from the top position.
Pen stands up over Sabatory, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sabatory working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pen trying to control but Sabatory is working from the bottom.
Pen distracts Sabatory with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pen controlling from the top position.
Sabatory has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Lionheart Muay Thai. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabatory is looking for a triangle but Pen pushes his legs off easily.
Pen chips away with some ground and pound.
Pen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pen is working Sabatory over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pen trying to control but Sabatory is working from the bottom.
Pen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sabatory is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pen scoring with some ground and pound.
Sabatory is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pen defends well.
Pen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sabatory is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pen is working Sabatory over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sabatory is still in real trouble! Can Pen finish him?
Pen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pen stands up over Sabatory, holding on to his feet. Pen throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Sabatory is out cold! Pen lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tj Pen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Green (ranked 3952 p4p, 3467 weight class) and Dalton Swas (ranked 464 p4p, 422 weight class). Lord Green could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dalton Swas's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lord Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dalton Swas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries to keep at a distance but Swas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green is trying to push Swas away but Swas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Swas.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Swas.
Swas tightens his grip and picks Green up, before dumping him to the ground. Green manages to land in guard.
Green working a defensive guard here.
Swas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Green is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Swas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swas postures up.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green tries to pass to full mount but Swas defends it.
Green trying to control the action but Swas is working from the bottom.
Swas preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swas is continuing to stall.
Green is looking to advance position but Swas won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swas gets back to full guard.
Swas strikes from his own guard.
Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Swas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swas is pulling down on Green's head. It's preventing any offense from Green, at least for the moment.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a strike but Swas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Swas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swas wants to stand but Green is controlling his posture from full guard.
Green controls Swas momentarily but Swas frees himself.
Green wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Swas is now in half guard.
Swas lands with a punch from half guard.
Green wants to improve his position but Swas is controlling well.
Green might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Swas there.
Swas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Swas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Swas is thwarting Green's attempts to control the position.
Green is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Swas has latched onto it... Big trouble! Swas pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Green is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Swas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dalton Swas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coyote Wolf (ranked 3915 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Peter Ross (ranked 490 p4p, 405 weight class). Coyote Wolf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Coyote Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Ross!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolf cracks Ross with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wolf has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ross to stand back up!
Ross is rocked!
Ross takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolf finish him?
Wolf jabs at Ross's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf digs a good hook to Ross's body.
Ross looks winded!
Nice body kick there by Wolf.
Wolf seems to be stalking Ross here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Ross drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Coyote Wolf!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Coyote Wolf made sure he mentioned HELLBENT, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Frankies (ranked 2461 p4p, 3600 weight class) and Theodore Holmstrom (ranked 318 p4p, 429 weight class). Frankies's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Steady as she goes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Frankies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Holmstrom!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankies looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Holmstrom!
Frankies wants to control but Holmstrom is keeping him busy.
Frankies definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holmstrom is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Frankies lands a decent elbow from side control.
Holmstrom takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Frankies cracks Holmstrom with a big elbow.
Frankies scores with a couple of short elbows.
Holmstrom is rocked!
Frankies cracks Holmstrom with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Frankies immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Holmstrom is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Frankies!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Frankies!
Edgar Frankies decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sorry Eh (ranked 1646 p4p, 3637 weight class) and Sleep Tight (ranked 215 p4p, 394 weight class). Sorry Eh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sorry Eh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sleep Tight !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tight gets the takedown into side control.
Eh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eh tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Eh wants to hold on but Tight pushes him away.
Eh is squirming around, avoiding Tight 's attempts to control the action.
Tight goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Eh turns into him and now he's in Tight 's guard.
Tight wants to hit a sweep here but Eh passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tight there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eh prevents Tight from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tight is in a horrible position here. Eh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tight is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eh controlling from the full mount.
Tight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Eh controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Eh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tight regains half guard.
Tight is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eh's back!
Eh breaks Tight 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eh lands a couple of elbows.
Eh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tight looking for a sweep. Not yet Tight , not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tight keeps trying to improve his position.
Eh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tight wants to get back to his feet but Eh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Eh wants to pass the guard but Tight is keeping the position.
Eh stopping the sweep attempt from Tight .
Tight had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eh defends it easily.
Eh advances to half guard.
Eh 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.
Tight tries to roll over but Eh keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eh content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Eh is looking for a kimura here.
We've been informed that Tight has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Eh in particular looking to stall.
Eh working the head and body with strikes.
Tight is looking for a sweep. Eh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sorry Eh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eh shoots in and bounces Tight off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eh distracts Tight with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eh is stalling in the full guard.
Tight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tight looking to control but Eh passes into half guard.
Eh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tight can do to turn this around?
Tight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eh content to control rather than advance.
Eh'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eh lands with a punch from half guard.
Eh controlling the action here.
Tight makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tight .
Tight lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Eh keeping moving, preventing Tight from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tight postures up in Eh's guard and throws a big left but Eh blocks it.
Eh wants to get back to his feet but Tight is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Eh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Eh working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eh cracks Tight with a big right hand but Tight just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eh landing strikes.
Eh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tight trying to control but Eh flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Tight wants to escape the position.
Tight is still trying to improve position.
Eh lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Tight covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tight covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Further stalling from Eh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tight showing good submission defense here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sorry Eh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eh drives through with a takedown into Tight 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sorry Eh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Eh connects with a couple of short punches.
Eh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tight is looking to sweep but instead, Eh has passed into half guard.
Tight tries to get to full guard but Eh has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eh working over Tight with some ground and pound. Tight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight wants to get back to full guard but Eh has passed into side control.
Eh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tight is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tight is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eh working the ground and pound.
Eh gets to mount! Tight was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Eh lands a couple of good shots and Tight has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eh is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Eh punishes Tight with strikes from the back mount.
Tight showing good submission defense here.
Tight is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Eh lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Tight is trying to break free.
Eh loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tight hold on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eh scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Tight is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tight wants to escape the position.
Tight takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Tight is still in real trouble! Can Eh finish him?
Tight is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Eh scores with punches from the back.
Eh lands strikes from the back and Tight isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sorry Eh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reni Manfield (ranked 1222 p4p, 2309 weight class) and Joey Chandler (ranked 167 p4p, 271 weight class). Joey Chandler has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reni Manfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manfield has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Manfield throws a good cross that connects.
Manfield misses the shot to the body.
Manfield shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chandler is trying to defend but Manfield finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chandler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manfield.
Manfield is looking for a kimura but Chandler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Manfield to get the leverage.
Chandler tries to roll over but Manfield keeps him under control.
Manfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chandler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manfield is working away from the top position though.
Manfield 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.
Chandler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manfield is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chandler has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chandler keeping hold of Manfield's head, controlling as best he can.
Chandler is refusing to be controlled, as Manfield sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chandler has hold of Manfield's hands but Manfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chandler wants to get back to full guard but Manfield has passed into side control.
Manfield scoring with punches from side control.
Manfield in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chandler can't do much from the bottom here.
Manfield trying to control the position but Chandler is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Manfield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chandler is looking to escape.
Chandler is looking to get to half guard.
Chandler keeps trying to improve his position.
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.
Chandler holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Manfield tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chandler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chandler holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Manfield tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chandler tries to hold on but Manfield pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chandler holds on to Manfield around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Manfield looking to control but Chandler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reni Manfield dominated that round.
That's time! Manfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chandler tries to clinch but Manfield moves out of range.
Manfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chandler.
Chandler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chandler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler throws a nice looking combination but Manfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chandler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Manfield fails with the takedown.
Manfield walks into a straight right hand from Chandler.
Chandler misses with an uppercut. Manfield saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chandler.
Manfield lands with a right hand.
Manfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler scores with a sloppy right hand. Manfield should have avoided that one.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manfield.
Chandler scores with a one two! Manfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manfield looks for a takedown but Chandler sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler misses with a few strikes there.
Manfield drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chandler tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Manfield presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Chandler tries to reverse the position but Manfield maintains control.
Chandler wants to control but Manfield is having none of it.
Manfield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chandler holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Manfield tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler can't escape the position.
Chandler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chandler is trying to escape the mount.
Chandler tries to hold on but Manfield postures up.
Manfield controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler tries to hold on but Manfield pushes him away.
Chandler gets back to half guard.
Chandler has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Manfield throwing shots but Chandler is blocking nicely.
Manfield wants to pass the guard but Chandler is defending well.
Manfield is trying to control. Chandler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Manfield content to control rather than advance.
Manfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Manfield passes the guard and advances to mount!
Manfield misses with a head shot.
Chandler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Manfield is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Chandler as he works his way to full guard.
Manfield might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Manfield stands up over Chandler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reni Manfield 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. This is the final round!
Manfield misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Chandler coming out on top.
Chandler clinches up against the cage.
Manfield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chandler is defending well.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Manfield blocking some punches.
Manfield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chandler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Chandler.
Manfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Chandler fails to land.
Chandler scores with a shoulder strike.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Manfield.
Manfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joey Chandler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chandler scores with a shot to the body.
Chandler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manfield backs up against the cage.
Chandler stuffs the takedown attempt from Manfield. Manfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Manfield sets himself, and Chandler steps forward looking for the clinch! Manfield avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reni Manfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Manfield misses.
Chandler throws a jab when Manfield was well out of range.
Chandler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manfield.
Chandler catches Manfield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chandler lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Chandler.
Chandler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chandler.
Joey Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a nice shot that snaps Manfield's head back.
Joey Chandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chandler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler digs a good body shot into Manfield's ribs.
Chandler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Manfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chandler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Manfield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chandler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chandler is fighting off a takedown attempt but Manfield is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chandler to the mat. Chandler regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Manfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chandler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Manfield keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chandler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manfield is trying to keep Chandler in close.
Chandler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Manfield, not yet.
Manfield keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
Chandler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chandler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chandler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chandler trying to control but Manfield is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manfield is on top in guard.
Reni Manfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chandler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Manfield stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Chandler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manfield 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reni Manfield!
A relieved looking Reni Manfield 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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