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WFC 18: Dias vs Licht PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Thornton (ranked 24558 p4p, 24498 weight class) and David Brenda (ranked 534 p4p, 516 weight class). David Brenda struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Brenda!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton misses with a straight left.
Brenda unleashes a big counter combination but Thornton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thornton lands a big uppercut and Brenda crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brenda looks OK. Thornton waves Brenda back to his feet!
 It looks like David Brenda has been cut.
Thornton sends Brenda crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thornton is motioning to the referee to let Brenda up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Brenda is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thornton clinches up with Brenda and pushes him back against the cage.
Thornton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thornton breaks from the clinch.
Brenda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thornton throws out the jab.
Thornton loads up on a big right hand but Brenda slips the punch.
Brenda feints the counter takedown.
Thornton gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Thornton as the two fighters clinch.
Brenda looks winded!
Thornton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thornton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brenda counters with a left and a right that stings Thornton.
Thornton forces Brenda back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Thornton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Thornton.
A short body shot lands from Thornton as the two fighters clinch.
Thornton lands a body shot.
Thornton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thornton digs a right hand into Brenda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brenda's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Thornton.
Thornton lands a hook that snaps the head of Brenda backwards.
Thornton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thornton scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thornton.
Thornton cracks Brenda with a nice body shot.
Thornton manages to break the clinch.
Thornton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brenda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton lunges at Brenda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brenda's hand.
Thornton connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Brenda to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Thornton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rob Thornton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Charles (ranked 5682 p4p, 24529 weight class) and Ridley Scott (ranked 545 p4p, 593 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reggie Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ridley Scott!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charles feinted with a counter takedown.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
Charles throws a body shot but no joy.
Charles misses with a kick to the body.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott lands a nice uppercut.
Scott pushes Charles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles is trying to break free.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Scott has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Charles clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott tries to get the hooks in deep but Charles pushed the leg off.
Charles rolls, trying to escape but Scott keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Charles.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Charles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Charles trying to control the hands but Scott breaks the grip.
Scott is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Charles up.
Charles breaks Scott's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Scott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles chips away with some ground and pound.
Scott controlling the position.
Charles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Charles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Charles lands a couple of elbows.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
Scott controls Charles momentarily but Charles frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Charles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Charles's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Charles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles trying to control the position here.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scott postures up.
Scott trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scott defends it easily.
Scott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking to control.
Charles pulls Scott in close to prevent any damage.
Scott is working Charles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Charles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scott landing some decent shots from guard.
Charles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Charles.
Scott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Charles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ridley Scott 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scott.
Scott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Charles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Charles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Charles throws a low kick but Scott moves out of range easily.
Charles decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ridley Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Charles trying to control the pace.
Scott is refusing to be controlled, as Charles sits in half guard.
Scott wants to improve his position but Charles is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Charles manages to mount him!
Charles working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Charles wants to control but Scott has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Charles is looking for a kimura but Scott is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Charles to get the leverage.
Scott won't allow Charles to pass to mount.
Scott wants to get back to full guard but Charles has passed into side control.
Scott is trying to control Charles's posture but Charles avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to advance to mount but Scott denies him.
Charles lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Charles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scott can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scott is looking to reverse the position.
Scott struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles cracks Scott with a big elbow.
Charles trying to control the action but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott 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.
Scott struggling a bit here.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
Scott avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Charles.
Scott sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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.
Charles 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.
Scott tries to get to full guard but Charles has control of the leg.
Charles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles is looking to advance position but Scott won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Charles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott moves into the clinch.
Charles wants to stall.
Scott wants a takedown but no success here.
Scott lands an uppercut.
Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott jabs at Charles's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charles throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Scott.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles is trying to control Scott's posture but Scott avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is looking for a sweep.
Scott lands a nice forearm strike.
Scott scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Charles to see if he's OK.
Charles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Scott connects with a decent elbow.
Scott is working Charles over with some ground and pound from side control.
Scott throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charles keeps working.
Charles tries to buck Scott off but Scott is having none of it.
Charles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Scott cracks Charles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles manages to get back to half guard.
Scott is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Scott working the head and body with strikes.
Scott is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Charles tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
Scott is thwarting Charles's attempts to control the position.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Charles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Charles is trying to control but can't.
Charles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Charles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Charles manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Charles's legs - danger averted.
Scott trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Charles working for a triangle but Scott defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scott stays in close to Charles's body and controls the position.
Scott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Charles is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Charles trying to control the position.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ridley Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ridley Scott!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Murphy (ranked 4971 p4p, 24726 weight class) and King Trevena (ranked 500 p4p, 567 weight class). Trevena has chosen Sing For The Moment as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Trevena !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like King Trevena has been cut.
Murphy dives in for a single leg takedown but Trevena sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trevena is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Trevena drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Trevena has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Trevena moves out of range easily.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Trevena shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trevena drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
A big head kick from Murphy and Trevena is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trevena is controlling Murphy's posture.
Murphy looking to sit in guard and control but Trevena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trevena trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Trevena throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevena throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trevena 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Murphy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trevena is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trevena throws an elbow that misses. Murphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trevena 's guard. Nice move by Murphy!
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murphy throws a strike but Trevena rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trevena .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Trevena from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trevena throws a strike but Murphy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murphy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Trevena looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Trevena looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Trevena !
Trevena 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.
Murphy is trying to buck Trevena off.
Trevena landing strikes.
Trevena looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murphy is avoiding damage well.
Trevena cracks Murphy with a big right hand but Murphy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Trevena tries to move into full mount but can't pass Murphy's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevena creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murphy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Murphy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Trevena asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Trevena sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murphy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Trevena working the ground and pound from side control.
We've been informed that Trevena has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Trevena has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Trevena seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Trevena throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Trevena throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Murphy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Trevena is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
Trevena not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Trevena missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trevena controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trevena stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Trevena tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Trevena should have avoided that one.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Trevena tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trevena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trevena drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Trevena 's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Trevena 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Trevena sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trevena swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Trevena tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Trevena avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trevena continues to drive forward.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trevena has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murphy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
Murphy prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Trevena is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murphy is defending well.
Gunnar Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Trevena .
Trevena has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murphy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trevena goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevena goes for a takedown attempt but Murphy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trevena can do to turn this around?
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Trevena 's head but Trevena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy cracks Trevena with an open hand slap.
Trevena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trevena with the counter takedown but Murphy avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Trevena circles away.
Trevena feints the counter takedown.
Trevena walks straight into a right hand from Murphy - that's dropped him! Murphy jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Trevena from any more punishment! Trevena complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gunnar Murphy!
A victorious Gunnar Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Naheed Fellings (ranked 5232 p4p, 5706 weight class) and Jari Sillanpaa (ranked 242 p4p, 253 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sillanpaa's choice of entrance music: Jari Sillanpää-Satulinna. Naheed Fellings could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jari Sillanpaa's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Naheed Fellings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Sillanpaa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sillanpaa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sillanpaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fellings connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fellings lands the left hand.
Fellings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fellings lands a jab to the nose.
Sillanpaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sillanpaa defending well as Fellings loads up on a big left hand.
Fellings gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fellings keeping moving, preventing Sillanpaa from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sillanpaa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fellings haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sillanpaa gets to his feet - Fellings follows without any prompting.
Fellings thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fellings misses with a hook.
Fellings lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sillanpaa tries to move into range but Fellings moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sillanpaa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fellings sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sillanpaa somewhat.
Naheed Fellings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Sillanpaa.
A swing and a miss from Fellings.
A swing and a miss from Fellings.
Sillanpaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sillanpaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fellings circles away.
Sillanpaa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fellings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellings looks to throw the jab but Sillanpaa is out of range.
Sillanpaa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fellings finds it's way round the side to connect with Sillanpaa's head.
A left lands for Fellings.
Sillanpaa is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sillanpaa walks straight into a right hand from Fellings - that's dropped him! Fellings jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sillanpaa from any more punishment! Sillanpaa complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Naheed Fellings!
The defeated Jari Sillanpaa had this to say: 'Run away, now! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Little (ranked 3676 p4p, 5748 weight class) and Ray Bentley (ranked 409 p4p, 478 weight class). Ray Bentley 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bentley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little swings widly with a right hand
and Bentley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Little really felt that one!
Bentley lands a nice looking body kick.
Bentley scores with a kick to the body.
Bentley ducks right into an uppercut from Little.
Bentley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Little tenderised Bentley's leg. Bentley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little lands with a right hand.
Bentley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bentley.
Bentley throws a head kick that half lands.
 It looks like Ty Little has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little misses with a looping left.
Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bentley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.
Little connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bentley.
Little throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Little's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bentley slips a jab from Little.
Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bentley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bentley defending well as Little loads up on a big left hand.
Bentley feints a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Little. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Little.
Bentley is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentley gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Little gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ty Little!
Ty Little decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Green (ranked 5822 p4p, 3332 weight class) and Pete Price (ranked 529 p4p, 423 weight class). Pete Price will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brayden Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Price!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Green misses with a combination
and Price counters with a nice body shot.
Price clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Price scores with a nice strike.
Price scores with a kick to the body.
Price looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Price lands with a good body shot.
Price lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Price lands a big right hand that sends Green crashing to the mat! Price stays standing though and waves Green back to his feet!
 Green is rocked!
It looks like Brayden Green has been cut.
Price connects with a body shot.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Green seems to have got his legs back now.
Price drops Green with a big left hand! Green is injured, injured bad! Price jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Price!
A victorious Pete Price thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Shark (ranked 2422 p4p, 24530 weight class) and Harry Johnson (ranked 311 p4p, 484 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Georgia Satellites -Keep your hands to yourself. The key to victory for Benjamin Shark has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson 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.
Shark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Harry Johnson has been cut.
Shark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benjamin Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shark cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shark has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Johnson to stand back up!
Johnson is rocked!
Shark drops Johnson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Shark follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Shark!
Benjamin Shark bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Harry Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'Gon' put my ass in a lawnchair and have a cold beer when I get home, need some time to reflect and let the clouds open up to that big blue sky again. Then back to the gym. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Smith (ranked 3140 p4p, 3413 weight class) and Marian Herzog (ranked 175 p4p, 184 weight class). Smith's entrance music is The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. A fine choice. Marian Herzog will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marian Herzog!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Smith.
Herzog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith punishes Herzog's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Dillo's Deadly Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Herzog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Herzog is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marian Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Herzog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herzog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith thuds a left hand into Herzog's body.
Herzog throws a head kick that misses.
Herzog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Herzog seems unphased.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Herzog is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Horrible takedown attempt by Herzog or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog takes one to the side of the head.
Herzog shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dylan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marian Herzog.
Smith jabs Herzog right on the nose. Herzog blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith digs a good hook to Herzog's body.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Herzog on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Herzog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herzog tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith leaves Herzog with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Herzog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Herzog off to one side.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Herzog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herzog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Herzog. Those never looked like landing.
Smith tries to clinch but Herzog moves away
and Herzog counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Herzog not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Herzog off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Smith lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to clinch up but Herzog circles away and keeps his distance.
Herzog has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Herzog blocking some punches.
Herzog pulls guard effortlessly.
Herzog throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smith gets to his feet - Herzog follows without any prompting.
Herzog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Herzog throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Nice shot by Smith.
Herzog looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Herzog with a poor takedown
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Herzog looks winded!
Herzog shoots in but no luck this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith wants to clinch.
Herzog lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith punishes Herzog's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith pushes Herzog up against the cage in a clinch.
Herzog is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herzog tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Herzog manages to pull guard.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herzog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herzog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Herzog circles away.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Herzog turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Smith throws Herzog to one side and escapes!
Herzog throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith cracks Herzog with a good jab.
Herzog looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Smith throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Herzog is breathing heavily.
Smith wants to clinch up but Herzog keeps it at a distance.
Herzog shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dylan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marian Herzog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herzog can do to turn this around?
Herzog shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Herzog in a clinch.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herzog backwards.
Smith gets through Herzog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Herzog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herzog drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushes Herzog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herzog breaks from the clinch.
Herzog shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Herzog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marian Herzog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Herzog's ribs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Herzog to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Herzog is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Herzog is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herzog's elbow.
Smith lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Herzog.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Herzog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Herzog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dylan Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Smith.
Dylan Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Herzog pushes him off.
Herzog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herzog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Smith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Herzog ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Herzog needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Herzog takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Herzog looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Herzog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Herzog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herzog shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith cracks Herzog with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Herzog swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herzog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herzog shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Herzog. Herzog circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy body kick from Herzog
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Smith.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Herzog is rocked!
Smith forces Herzog back against the cage and clinches.
Herzog is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Dylan Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is working Herzog over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Herzog.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Herzog is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dylan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marian Herzog.
Herzog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with some punches.
A short right from Smith.
Smith misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Herzog.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herzog backwards.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith lands a big right hand that drops Herzog! The killer instinct kicks in and Smith finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Smith!
After winning the bout, Dylan Smith 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Cole Lake (ranked 3569 p4p, 2195 weight class) and Brendan Rowen (ranked 406 p4p, 284 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendan Rowen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake takes one to the side of the head.
Rowen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lake pinned against the cage. Lake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lake has managed to clinch.
Lake has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rowen uses from the top position.
Rowen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rowen tries to free his leg and advance position but Lake is retaining full guard.
Lake wants to get back to his feet but Rowen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lake kicks Rowen off and gets to his feet.
Lake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Rowen.
Rowen dives in and grabs Lake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lake pushes down on Rowen's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowen tries to clinch up but Lake circles away and keeps his distance.
Lake gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rowen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lake slowing the pace effectively.
Rowen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lake pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cole Lake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Rowen.
Lake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lake sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rowen, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowen fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lake or perhaps it was just good defense by Rowen, which made it look bad.
Lake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rowen prevents the takedown attempt.
Lake throws a punch but it's blocked by Rowen.
Lake tries to pull guard but Rowen won't allow it.
Rowen lands with a right to the head.
Lake gets underhooks to prevent Rowen's takedown attempt.
Rowen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lake backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lake tries to score a body lock takedown but Rowen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake manages to break the clinch.
Rowen keeps the fight on the outside.
Rowen cracks Lake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rowen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lake.
Lake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rowen's guard.
Lake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rowen, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowen shoots in but Lake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lake lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Brendan Rowen has been cut.
Rowen cracks Lake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lake swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lake gets the takedown into side control.
Lake throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lake working the ground and pound but Rowen is defending the strikes.
Lake tries to move to mount but Rowen blocks the move with his legs.
Rowen is trying to control Lake's posture but Lake avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Lake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Rowen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rowen!
Rowen is trying to get back to half guard.
Rowen tries to escape but Lake is in control.
Lake stands up.
Lake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rowen sprawls well initially but Lake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lake controlling the action here.
Rowen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lake is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lake with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rowen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rowen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lake.
Lake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rowen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lake tries to close the distance and clinch but Rowen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rowen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lake connects with a decent elbow.
Rowen is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
Rowen prevents Lake from improving position.
Rowen tries to control but Lake manages to take his back.
Rowen is in bad spot here.
Lake really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rowen.
Cole Lake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rowen is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake controls the action.
We've been informed that Rowen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rowen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lake's guard. Nice work there by Rowen.
Lake kicks Rowen off and gets to his feet.
No luck for Lake with that takedown attempt.
Rowen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cole Lake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lake is looking to clinch but Rowen is avoiding it.
Donk. Rowen catches Lake right on the button with a cross.
Lake rushes Rowen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lake has Rowen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rowen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rowen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake is trying to drag Rowen to the mat but Rowen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Lake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rowen is pressed up against the cage. Lake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rowen down to the mat. Rowen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rowen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rowen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lake content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Lake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Rowen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lake moves away from the strike by Rowen.
Lake moves into the clinch.
Rowen misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Rowen.
Rowen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lake manages to pull guard.
Lake wants to get back to his feet but Rowen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lake manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lake jumps into guard, dragging Rowen to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake pushes Rowen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rowen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lake fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rowen! But no joy.
Lake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rowen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lake darts in trying to clinch
and Lake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rowen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rowen.
Lake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rowen lands a nice shot to the body.
Rowen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rowen stops a takedown attempt from Lake.
Lake is trying to pull guard but Rowen has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Lake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rowen tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake pulls guard effortlessly.
Lake wants to get back to his feet but Rowen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lake manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lake gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lake is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lake perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake 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.
Lake content to control rather than advance.
Cole Lake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rowen trying to hold on to Lake's head to control him but Lake postures up.
Rowen is looking for a sweep. Lake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lake controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lake blocks a jab.
Lake tries for a takedown but Rowen circles away easily
and Rowen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Rowen misses.
Brendan Rowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rowen misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Lake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Lake!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Dias (ranked 1164 p4p, 2592 weight class) and Ben Licht (ranked 163 p4p, 330 weight class). Licht has chosen The Exies - What You Deserve as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Dias!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Licht!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias rushes Licht and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dias has clasped his hands together around Licht's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Licht is trying to get back to half guard.
Dias tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dias has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Licht tries to buck Dias off but Dias is having none of it.
Dias happy to just control the position for now.
Licht struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licht tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias moves into full mount!
Dias wants to control the pace but Licht is squirming around nicely.
Licht gets back to half guard.
Licht is not content to let Dias control the position.
Licht tries to roll over but Dias keeps him under control.
Dias definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dias thows a huge punch but Licht dodges it nicely.
Licht tries to roll over but Dias keeps him under control.
Licht blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dias.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licht is trying to get back to full guard.
Dias is looking for a kimura here.
Dias is looking to advance position but Licht won't allow it.
Dias is thwarting Licht's attempts to control the position.
Dias is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias trying to control from half guard but Licht is working away.
Licht tries to get to full guard but Dias has control of the leg.
Licht wants to sweep but Dias has passed to side control!
Dias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Licht keeps working.
Licht is looking for a sweep.
Licht is not content to let Dias control the position.
Dias is trying to get an arm triangle but Licht is defending well.
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.
Dias wants to control but Licht is keeping him busy.
Dias slows the pace down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dias is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Licht has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Dias dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Licht thows a leg kick but Dias checks it
and Dias counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dias.
Dias controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Licht is controlling Dias's posture.
Licht not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Licht wants to control but Dias passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licht won't allow Dias to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias is looking to take a break and control but Licht is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dias is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Licht has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dias trying to mount his opponent but Licht defends it.
Licht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dias throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dias is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Licht sees it coming and defends easily.
Dias passes into side control, despite Licht's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias is trying to get an arm triangle but Licht is defending well.
Dias is looking to take a break and control but Licht is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Licht tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dias wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dias tries to move to mount but Licht blocks the move with his legs.
Licht is not content to let Dias control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias advances to full mount.
Dias is looking to work his way around to Licht's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Dias controlling from the full mount.
Dias can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Licht is looking to escape.
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.
Licht is trying to escape the mount.
Dias wants to control the pace but Licht is squirming around nicely.
Dias jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Licht is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Licht and Dias has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Licht keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Dias dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dias shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Licht's guard.
Licht can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dias controls the pace.
Licht working a defensive guard but Dias passes into half guard.
Dias is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Licht sees it coming and defends easily.
We've been informed that Licht has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Licht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias wants to pass the guard but Licht is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias trying to control from half guard but Licht is working away.
Dias throws a strike but Licht avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Licht wants to improve his position but instead Dias has moved into half guard.
Licht wants to control but Dias passes into side.
Dias thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dias thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dias is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Licht can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Licht has escaped the position, nice work there.
Licht is looking to regain half guard here but Dias keeps moving and retains side control.
Dias working away.
Dias working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dias looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licht gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Licht is looking to improve his position.
Dias trying to control from half guard but Licht is working away.
Dias seems to be working for a kimura but Licht defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Licht trying to control from the bottom.
Dias is pressing down on Licht's thigh, looking to free his foot. Licht is holding on for now.
Licht trying to control here.
Dias controlling the action here.
Dias wants to pass the guard but Licht is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Licht trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Dias clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dias shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dias was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dias is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Licht has escaped the position, nice work there.
Licht is trying to control Dias's posture but Dias avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias is trying to get an arm triangle but Licht is defending well.
Licht tries to bench press Dias off him but Dias keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licht struggling a bit here.
Licht tries to control but Dias manages to take his back.
Dias has the hooks in. Licht is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Good control from Dias.
Dias looking for the choke but no joy.
Dias is working for a rear naked choke. Licht is not defending it well and Dias has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Licht refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Licht's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vinny Dias!
Vinny Dias retains his welterweight title!
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