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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bean Bryant (ranked 3119 p4p, 3853 weight class) and Rakeem Marley (ranked 420 p4p, 478 weight class). Marley has chosen Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock as his entrance music. Bean Bryant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rakeem Marley's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bean Bryant !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rakeem Marley!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant misses with a two punch combination.
Bryant lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Rakeem Marley has been cut.
Bryant throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Bryant misses with the combination.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bryant misses with the combination.
Marley lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Bean Bryant has been cut.
Bryant tries to land a front kick but Marley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bryant misses with a kick to the body
and Marley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant walks into a left hand.
Marley throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Marley 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.
Bryant tries to clinch but Marley moves out of range.
Bryant fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marley lands a big head kick that sends Bryant tumbling to the mat! Marley takes a step backwards and waves Bryant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bryant fails with the takedown
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Bean Bryant 's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Marley.
Bryant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marley but Marley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bryant tries to work over Marley's front leg with a kick but Marley checks it.
A head kick misses from Bryant .
Bryant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Marley there.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley tests Bryant 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bean Bryant 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a glancing blow to the side of Marley's head.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley unleashes a big counter combination but Bryant bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bryant tries for a takedown but Marley circles away easily
and Marley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bryant ! Marley lets Bryant back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Bryant is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bean Bryant . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.
Marley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bryant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Marley connects with a combination that backs up Bryant into the cage. Marley lands a flurry of punches that gets past Bryant 's guard. Bryant is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Marley bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rakeem Marley!
An out of breath Rakeem Marley 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Dude (ranked 2704 p4p, 2720 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 340 p4p, 341 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anstey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anstey dives in and grabs Dude's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dude pushes down on Anstey's head and hops out.
Dude throws a lazy uppercut
and Anstey counters with a one-two to the body.
Dude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anstey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Anstey tries to counter it with a takedown but Dude pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dude misses with a double jab
and Anstey counters with a takedown into side control.
Dude wants to get back to his feet but Anstey is dominant here and he's now got Dude's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude trying to get back to his feet but Anstey is in full control for now.
Anstey controls the position.
Anstey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude avoids the strikes from Anstey.
Anstey is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Dude is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Anstey controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude is trying to get back to his feet but Anstey has full control of the position and if anything, Dude has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dude trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Anstey controlling from the back.
It looks like Anstey might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dude trying to get back to his feet but Anstey is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Anstey manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Anstey is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Anstey controlling well, preventing Dude from escaping the position.
Anstey just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four 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.
Dude wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey controlling from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dude misses with a straight right.
Dude misses with a two punch combination.
Anstey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anstey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anstey trying to control the pace.
Corwin Anstey has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey stops Dude from getting back to his feet.
Anstey is controlling the pace.
Anstey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey works his way into full mount!
Dude squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dude in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anstey landing strikes from the mount and Dude is in trouble!
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Anstey with the ground and pound from mount.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Dude really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Anstey controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey dominating with strikes here.
Anstey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anstey won't let Dude get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Anstey content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Anstey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four 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.
Anstey scoring with strikes but Dude is staying in there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey landing shots from mount.
Anstey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey 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!
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey gets the takedown into side control.
Dude parries the strikes from Anstey easily there. Anstey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dude to escape.
Anstey cracks Dude with a big right hand but Dude just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dude takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anstey landing a few strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
Anstey's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Anstey slows the pace down.
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.
Anstey is continuing to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dude misses the shot to the body.
Dude throws a series of punches but Anstey moves out of range.
Dude gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anstey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dude is wriggling around but Anstey manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dude is trying to stand up here but Anstey is controlling him well.
The Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Anstey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anstey is nestled in close to Dude, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dude avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anstey.
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dude pushes Anstey off but Anstey dives into side control.
Dude is trying to strike from the bottom but Anstey has passed into full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anstey 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
An out of breath Corwin Anstey 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 2649 p4p, 2163 weight class) and William S Burroughs (ranked 344 p4p, 293 weight class). Burroughs has chosen William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer as his entrance music. Jean Cristopher La Vellei has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William S Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burroughs stuffs the takedown attempt from La Vellei. La Vellei gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burroughs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burroughs fails to land the takedown.
La Vellei misses with a takedown attempt - Burroughs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burroughs ducks under a wild hook from La Vellei.
A nice side step and Burroughs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burroughs drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs lands a couple of digs.
La Vellei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
La Vellei is trying to keep Burroughs in close.
La Vellei can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burroughs controls the pace.
Burroughs won't allow La Vellei to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Burroughs rolls with it to try and escape but La Vellei cranks on the arm and Burroughs is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
After winning the bout, Jean Cristopher La Vellei thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cotilla (ranked 2101 p4p, 2456 weight class) and Hermann Oestergaard (ranked 306 p4p, 354 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Cotilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hermann Oestergaard!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oestergaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oestergaard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cotilla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cotilla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oestergaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oestergaard throws a shot from downtown. Cotilla moves away and avoids it.
Cotilla appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oestergaard throws a hook but Cotilla avoids it easily.
Cotilla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cotilla throws a head kick that misses.
Oestergaard clobbers Cotilla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Alexander Cotilla has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oestergaard wants to clinch up but Cotilla keeps it at a distance.
Cotilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cotilla, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Cotilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oestergaard stuns Cotilla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oestergaard closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cotilla's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cotilla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oestergaard.
Oestergaard pushes down on Cotilla's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oestergaard stops Cotilla from getting back to his feet.
Cotilla scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Oestergaard manages to mount him!
Oestergaard scoring with strikes but Cotilla is staying in there.
Cotilla wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oestergaard thowing shots but they're missing.
Cotilla tries to improve his position but instead Oestergaard has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotilla has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Oestergaard.
Cotilla covering up well and avoiding damage.
Oestergaard looking for the choke from the back.
Oestergaard working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cotilla covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oestergaard is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cotilla has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Oestergaard somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cotilla looking very determined here, making life difficult for Oestergaard.
Oestergaard somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cotilla trying to get back to his feet but Oestergaard is in full control for now.
Cotilla knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oestergaard on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cotilla is trying to stand back up.
Oestergaard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cotilla defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Oestergaard somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hermann Oestergaard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Cotilla's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oestergaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotilla moves away.
Oestergaard is looking to clinch but Cotilla is avoiding it.
Cotilla appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A low kick from Cotilla is predictable there
and Oestergaard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cotilla is trying to escape back to his feet but Oestergaard uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Oestergaard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oestergaard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oestergaard wants to control but Cotilla is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oestergaard swings around for an armbar but Cotilla sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Oestergaard's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oestergaard is looking to sweep but instead, Cotilla has passed into half guard.
Cotilla decides to return to a standing position.
Oestergaard throws a nice looking combination but Cotilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotilla feinted with a counter takedown.
Oestergaard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotilla changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oestergaard shoots for a double leg takedown but Cotilla sprawls well. He's pushed Oestergaard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oestergaard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cotilla throws a body shot but no joy.
Oestergaard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotilla at a distance.
A nice combination there by Cotilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oestergaard fails with the takedown.
Cotilla changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oestergaard takes a swing at Cotilla's ribcage but misses.
Cotilla changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cotilla throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oestergaard's head.
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!
Oestergaard tries to clinch up but Cotilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Cotilla staying out of range there.
Oestergaard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oestergaard shoots and misses
and Cotilla counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alexander Cotilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hermann Oestergaard.
Oestergaard throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Oestergaard wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cotilla is now in half guard.
Cotilla is looking to advance position but Oestergaard won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cotilla wants to pass to mount but Oestergaard is defending the position.
Cotilla content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Oestergaard striking from half guard on the bottom.
Oestergaard actively working from the bottom here.
Oestergaard is trying to maintain the position but Cotilla is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oestergaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Cotilla circles away.
Cotilla attempts a counter takedown but Oestergaard avoids it well and moves away.
Cotilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Cotilla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Cotilla's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cotilla connects with a body shot that sends Oestergaard's belly button to the back.
Oestergaard misses with a hook.
Oestergaard throws a head kick but Cotilla moves out of range.
Cotilla slips a jab from Oestergaard.
Oestergaard blocks a head kick by Cotilla.
Oestergaard shoots in for a takedown but Cotilla shows good takedown defense.
Cotilla scores with a hook to the body. Oestergaard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cotilla scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oestergaard misses the shot to the body.
Oestergaard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hermann Oestergaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oestergaard throws a hook but Cotilla blocks it.
Oestergaard misses with a combination
and Cotilla counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotilla preventing the sweep.
Cotilla stands and steps away. Oestergaard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cotilla throws a body punch but Oestergaard moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cotilla.
Oestergaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotilla with a jab.
Cotilla blocks a jab.
Oestergaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotilla.
Cotilla moves out of range as Oestergaard strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oestergaard lands a really nice looking cross but Cotilla seems unphased.
Cotilla scores with a spinning back kick!
Oestergaard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oestergaard. Cotilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looks like Cotilla has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Oestergaard moves in looking to clinch but Cotilla pushes him off.
Cotilla throws a sloppy head kick and Oestergaard moves out of range easily.
Cotilla misses with a two punch combination.
Oestergaard throws a right hand that misses
and Cotilla counters with a shoot takedown. Oestergaard fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oestergaard throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Oestergaard controls Cotilla momentarily but Cotilla frees himself.
Cotilla preventing the sweep.
Cotilla has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla wants to stand but Oestergaard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oestergaard is working an open guard so Cotilla takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cotilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oestergaard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oestergaard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cotilla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cotilla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oestergaard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oestergaard trying to mount his opponent but Cotilla defends it.
Oestergaard trying to control from half guard but Cotilla is working away.
Oestergaard seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Cotilla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cotilla 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Cotilla!
Alexander Cotilla decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joshi Dell (ranked 1906 p4p, 2842 weight class) and Gajah Mada (ranked 249 p4p, 355 weight class). Mada has chosen Fighter Mode as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshi Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Dell.
Dell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mada. That did some damage!
Dell moves into the clinch.
Dell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dell stalling the fight.
Dell seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dell gets control of Mada's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dell controlling the position.
Mada with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell has momentary wrist control but Mada slips an elbow through the middle.
Mada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dell wants to stand but Mada is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mada is fighting to break Dell's control of his arms but Dell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mada throwing strikes but missing.
Mada throws a strike but Dell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mada is striking but Dell is not phased and passes to half guard.
Ground and pound from Dell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mada flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mada wants to get back to full guard.
Dell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mada has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Reach Around. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Mada wants to sweep but Dell has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Dell stalls from top position.
Dell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mada for as long as he can get away with.
Dell looks up at the clock and then as Mada takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mada tries to buck Dell off but Dell is having none of it.
Dell controls the position from side control.
Dell continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell cracks Mada with a big right hand but Mada just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dell controlling the position from side mount.
Mada throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dell just content to control the position.
Dell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mada, who protects the arm well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshi Dell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dell.
Dell feints and then cracks Mada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mada down.
Dell thows a body kick. Mada tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dell.
 Mada is rocked!
It looks like Gajah Mada has been cut.
Dell throws an overhand right that has Mada reeling! Dell follows up with more punches and Mada is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joshi Dell!
During a confident post fight interview, Joshi Dell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Gajah Mada was interviewed post fight and said 'World please forgive Me'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Day (ranked 879 p4p, 3113 weight class) and Sleep Tight (ranked 126 p4p, 369 weight class). Sleep Tight 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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sleep Tight !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Day misses.
Day scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Day looks to land a combination. Tight sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Day misses with a low kick.
Tight drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Day defends it well.
No luck for Tight with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tight is defended easily by Day.
Day throws a shot from downtown. Tight moves away and avoids it.
Tight avoids the head kick by Day.
Tight tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Day defends well and Tight ends up having to push Day into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sonny Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sleep Tight .
Day misses with a straight right.
Tight shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tight was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day is looking for a sweep.
Tight tries to move to mount but Day blocks the move with his legs.
Day manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight tries to pass to full mount but Day defends it.
Tight with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tight looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tight is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Tight is pressing down on Day's thigh, looking to free his foot. Day is holding on for now.
Day wants to control but Tight is keeping busy.
Day keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tight is trying to control the action in half guard but Day is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tight or perhaps it was just good defense by Day, which made it look bad.
Tight moves out of range of the body kick.
Day pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tight looks for a takedown but Day sprawls well.
Tight closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Day quickly recovers to half guard.
Day manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tight keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Day looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Day smiles and moves away.
Day looks to throw the jab but Tight is out of range.
Tight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Day as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Day throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tight takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Day avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day scores with a body shot.
Tight avoids the body shot from Day.
Crunch! Day slams his shin into Tight 's torso.
Tight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tight shoots in but no luck this time.
A counter left hand to the body from Day misses its target.
Day lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tight backs up against the cage.
Tight shoots in looking for a takedown but Day manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tight 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Day jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tight walks into a straight right hand from Day.
Tight shoots in for a takedown but Day shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice combination there by Day.
Nice sprawl there from Day as Tight shoots in.
Day scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tight is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Day dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tight tries to score a power double leg takedown but Day sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tight somewhat.
Day throws out a leg kick but Tight moves out of range and Day only half commits.
Day is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tight can do to turn this around?
Tight tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Day defends well and Tight ends up having to push Day into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Day looks to throw the jab but Tight is out of range.
Tight steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tight is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Day's half guard.
Day manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Day shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tight looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tight misses with a takedown attempt - Day sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sonny Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sleep Tight .
Day throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tight shoots in for a takedown but Day shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day throws an overhand right that lands on Tight 's shoulder, as Tight tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tight or perhaps it was just good defense by Day, which made it look bad.
Tight looks for a takedown but Day sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day loads up on a big right hand but Tight slips the punch.
Tight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Day tries to avoid it but Tight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Day to the ground. Day escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tight fails with a takedown attempt.
Day stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Day wants it to stay on the feet.
Tight shoots in looking for a takedown but Day manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tight 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sonny Day is winning the standup battle so far.
Tight is breathing heavily.
Day listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tight moves away.
Tight is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tight gets a double leg takedown into Day's guard.
Day manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tight lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Day is trying to stand.
Day manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Day is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tight throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Day. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Day wants to control from the top but Tight keeps moving.
Day is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Day stands up from Tight 's guard - Day perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Day. No joy for Tight on that attempt.
Day gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Day is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tight is controlling him.
Tight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Day is keeping the position for now.
Tight stops Day from standing up.
Day manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Day leaves Tight with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Day avoids it really well and circles away.
Tight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Day avoids it really well and circles away.
Day lands with a good body shot.
Day throws a leg kick that misses.
Tight tries to score a power double leg takedown but Day sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tight somewhat.
We've been informed that Tight has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tight shoots in but Day avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Day dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Day throws a jab when Tight was well out of range.
Day throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tight drives through with a takedown into guard.
Day pushes Tight off and gets back to his feet.
Good shot there by Day.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tight .
Day seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Day bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tight 's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tight on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Day slaps away a takedown attempt from Tight , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Day feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tight s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Day stuffs the takedown.
Day fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tight just manages to avoid it.
Sonny Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sleep Tight .
Day with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Day tries to avoid it but Tight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Day to the ground. Day escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Day dips to his left and cracks Tight with an uppercut!
Day misses with a straight right.
Day tests Tight 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Day scores with a nice right hand.
Tight moves away from the strike by Day.
Tight follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Day shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tight looking for a sweep. Not yet Tight , not yet.
Day gets to his feet - Tight follows without any prompting.
Day darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Day throws a hook but Tight avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Day as Tight shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tight shoots in and drives through. Day sprawls well.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Day. No joy for Tight on that attempt.
Sleep Tight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tight fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Day misses.
Day stuns Tight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Day coming out on top.
Tight moves out of range of the strikes.
Tight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Day stuffs the takedown.
Day misses with a head kick.
Day throws a hook but Tight blocks it.
Day misses with a looping right.
Tight drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Day defends it well.
Day stuffs the takedown attempt from Tight . Tight gets slowly back to his feet.
Tight walks into a jab.
Day misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Day there.
Day looks to land a combination. Tight sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left lands for Day.
Tight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tight closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tight tries to pass to full mount but Day defends it.
Day moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Day keeping moving, preventing Tight from controlling successfully.
Tight trying to move into half guard but instead Day has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day trying to control the position from guard on top but Tight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tight is working an open guard so Day takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Day connects with a single shot there.
Tight has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tight doesn't manage to clinch there - Day circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Day.
Day throws a low kick but Tight avoids it.
Day tries to score with a low kick but Tight moves his leg out of the way.
Tight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tight slips a jab from Day.
Tight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Tight .
Day throws the left hand but Tight avoids the punch easily.
Tight darts in looking for a takedown but Day gets double underhooks and turns Tight into the cage.
Day was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sleep Tight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonny Day is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Day is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tight .
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Day showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Day has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Day!
After the fight, Sonny Day was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dade Desjardins (ranked 1392 p4p, 1657 weight class) and Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 184 p4p, 218 weight class). Desjardins comes to the cage accompanied by Last Caress- The Misfits. Van Cleefe has chosen Classics - The Master (1984) TV series as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 Montreal, Dade Desjardins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Van Cleefe!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Cleefe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desjardins circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been hearing reports that Desjardins has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Desjardins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desjardins feinted with a counter takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Desjardins.
Desjardins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Desjardins in side control, throwing shots but Van Cleefe defends.
Desjardins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Van Cleefe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Desjardins lands a decent elbow from side control.
Desjardins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Desjardins tries to score with some ground and pound. Van Cleefe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins misses with the ground and pound.
Desjardins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Desjardins is chipping away with strikes.
Desjardins throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Van Cleefe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Van Cleefe tries to roll over but Desjardins keeps him under control.
Desjardins misses with a head shot. Van Cleefe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Van Cleefe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Desjardins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Desjardins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Desjardins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Desjardins postures up in Van Cleefe's guard and throws a big left but Van Cleefe blocks it.
Van Cleefe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Cleefe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Desjardins throwing strikes but missing.
Van Cleefe has an active guard here but Desjardins has managed to pass into half guard.
Desjardins drops an elbow to the side of Van Cleefe's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins is nestled in close to Van Cleefe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Desjardins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Desjardins throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Van Cleefe to regain full guard.
Desjardins cracks Van Cleefe with a solid left hand.
Van Cleefe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Desjardins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Cleefe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Desjardins throws a strike but Van Cleefe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Cleefe tries to free his leg and advance position but Desjardins is retaining full guard.
Van Cleefe trying to control but Desjardins is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Desjardins is keeping the position for now.
Desjardins keeping moving, preventing Van Cleefe from controlling successfully.
Van Cleefe preventing the sweep.
Van Cleefe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Desjardins is controlling Van Cleefe's posture.
Van Cleefe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Desjardins is looking for a sweep.
Van Cleefe looking to control but instead Desjardins has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dade Desjardins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Desjardins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee Van Cleefe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Cleefe swinging wildly here.
Desjardins shoots in and drives through. Van Cleefe sprawls well.
Van Cleefe unleashes a big counter combination but Desjardins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Cleefe leaves Desjardins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dade Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Cleefe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van Cleefe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Cleefe wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Cleefe's head.
Desjardins trying to move into half guard but instead Van Cleefe has managed to sweep!
Desjardins is striking but Van Cleefe is not phased and passes to half guard.
Van Cleefe wants to work for an arm triangle but Desjardins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Van Cleefe prevents Desjardins from improving his position.
Van Cleefe with the ground and pound but Desjardins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Van Cleefe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Desjardins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Van Cleefe, into his guard.
Desjardins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Van Cleefe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Desjardins has Van Cleefe in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe throwing strikes from guard but Desjardins blocks nicely.
Van Cleefe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Desjardins doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Van Cleefe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Desjardins's guard.
Van Cleefe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Desjardins sees it coming and defends easily.
Desjardins trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Van Cleefe prevents Desjardins from improving his position.
Dade Desjardins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Cleefe is looking for a kimura here.
Van Cleefe content to control rather than advance.
Van Cleefe with the ground and pound but Desjardins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four 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.
Desjardins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Cleefe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Desjardins throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Van Cleefe to regain full guard.
Van Cleefe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Desjardins throwing strikes from guard but Van Cleefe blocks nicely.
Van Cleefe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Desjardins.
Desjardins connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Desjardins chips away with some ground and pound.
Desjardins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Van Cleefe's guard.
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 Dade Desjardins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Desjardins fails with the takedown.
Desjardins tries for a takedown but Van Cleefe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dade Desjardins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desjardins misses with a takedown attempt - Van Cleefe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dade Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desjardins with a poor takedown
and Van Cleefe counters with a series of strikes. Desjardins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Desjardins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Cleefe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short body shot lands from Van Cleefe as the two fighters clinch.
Desjardins avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Cleefe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Cleefe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Van Cleefe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Cleefe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Cleefe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Cleefe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Cleefe works on Desjardins's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Cleefe tries a body shot but Desjardins blocks it.
Van Cleefe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Cleefe lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Cleefe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Cleefe tries to throw a body punch but Desjardins avoids it by throwing Van Cleefe back against the cage.
Van Cleefe lands an uppercut.
Van Cleefe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Desjardins blocks a body shot from Van Cleefe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Desjardins dodges an elbow strike from Van Cleefe.
Van Cleefe lands an elbow that stopped Desjardins in his tracks for a moment.
Van Cleefe scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Cleefe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Cleefe tries a body shot but Desjardins blocks it.
Van Cleefe lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Van Cleefe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Cleefe.
Nice elbow from Van Cleefe.
Desjardins takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dade Desjardins has been cut.
Van Cleefe can't find room to land a body shot as Desjardins controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Van Cleefe as the two fighters clinch.
Van Cleefe pushes off an throws an elbow but Desjardins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Cleefe digs a right hand into Desjardins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Desjardins's gas tank.
A short left from Van Cleefe.
Nice elbow from Van Cleefe.
Lee Van Cleefe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Cleefe throws an elbow that misses.
Van Cleefe lands a nice elbow.
Van Cleefe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Cleefe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Desjardins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Cleefe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Desjardins is working for takedown but Van Cleefe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Desjardins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Desjardins takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Cleefe works on Desjardins's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Cleefe misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Cleefe presses Desjardins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Cleefe lands a body punch.
Van Cleefe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Van Cleefe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Desjardins 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 28:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sirus Hall (ranked 771 p4p, 1526 weight class) and Macho Man Randy (ranked 103 p4p, 203 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Macho Man Randy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hall lands a jab to the head.
Hall throws a series of punches but Randy avoids them all with ease.
Hall tries to clinch there but Randy circles away.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Randy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Hall's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Randy as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Randy breaks the clinch.
Randy scores with a decent looking hook.
Randy tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Hall swings for the body but Randy moves out of range.
Randy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hall's head.
Randy has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall letting Randy take a breather here.
Hall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Randy pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters circling - Randy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall darts in and clinches Randy up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randy throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Hall.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
Randy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Randy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Sirus Hall has been cut.
Randy tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Randy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Randy moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Randy fails to land.
Randy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Randy breaks from the clinch.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall takes a swing at Randy's ribcage but misses.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Randy off the cage and back into range.
Randy lands a jab.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Randy knocks Hall out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Macho Man Randy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Royal Savage (ranked 706 p4p, 548 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 104 p4p, 82 weight class). Jacques Turcotte 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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Royal Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Savage misses the target.
Turcotte cracks a nice hook into Savage's ribs.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turcotte.
A jab from Savage does it's job there.
Savage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turcotte looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Savage throws a big counter combination but Turcotte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Turcotte connects with a looping right hand.
Savage throws a sloppy body shot
and Savage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savage has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Turcotte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savage throws a lazy uppercut
letting Turcotte counter with a right hand.
Savage lands with a straight right. Turcotte didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Savage throws a series of punches but Turcotte moves out of range.
Savage tries to move into range but Turcotte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage jabs Turcotte right on the nose. Turcotte blinks but takes it well.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage misses with a double jab
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turcotte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turcotte cracks Savage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turcotte connects with a looping right hand.
Turcotte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Savage, as that shot connected.
Savage throws a nice looking combination but Turcotte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte scores with a three punch combo!
Turcotte cracks Savage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a combination that misses
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte lands with a cross.
Turcotte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Turcotte lands a nice uppercut.
Turcotte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savage is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turcotte.
Turcotte pushes Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turcotte lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turcotte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turcotte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turcotte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Savage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Savage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turcotte counters with a left and a right that stings Savage.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turcotte scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte connects with a single shot there.
Savage walks into a straight right hand from Turcotte.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Savage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage staying out of range there.
Turcotte drops Savage with a huge uppercut! Savage drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Turcotte is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Turcotte!
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