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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Logan (ranked 4416 p4p, 4394 weight class) and Luka Sorenson (ranked 441 p4p, 439 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Sorenson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Sorenson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sorenson lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorenson ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sorenson! But no joy.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sorenson is just out of range.
Sorenson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sorenson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sorenson lands a nice hook to Logan's body. Logan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Logan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Logan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sorenson.
A quick step to the side and Logan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sorenson.
Sorenson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sorenson.
A little jabbing left from Sorenson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sorenson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Sorenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sorenson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 9:10
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Sorenson!
Our winner, Luka Sorenson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiabult Mason (ranked 4023 p4p, 4727 weight class) and Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith (ranked 425 p4p, 458 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiabult Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whoyoumessingwith scoring well with a low kick there.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Mason's head coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whoyoumessingwith!
 It looks like Tiabult Mason has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Mason.
Whoyoumessingwith's corner calls for a 1-2. Whoyoumessingwith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whoyoumessingwith dives in and scores a takedown into Mason's guard.
Whoyoumessingwith is looking to work some ground and pound but Mason has wrist control.
Whoyoumessingwith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whoyoumessingwith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whoyoumessingwith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whoyoumessingwith is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mason working a defensive guard but Whoyoumessingwith manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to advance position but instead Mason slips a leg back in to half guard.
Mason is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whoyoumessingwith lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mason's head.
Mason tries to get to full guard but Whoyoumessingwith has control of the leg.
Whoyoumessingwith is taking a breather. Mason says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whoyoumessingwith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mason doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Whoyoumessingwith.
Whoyoumessingwith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Whoyoumessingwith 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.
Whoyoumessingwith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whoyoumessingwith.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whoyoumessingwith gets the takedown into side control.
Mason is letting Whoyoumessingwith control him for a moment.
It looks like Whoyoumessingwith 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiabult Mason's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whoyoumessingwith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mason might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mason prevents Whoyoumessingwith from moving into mount.
Whoyoumessingwith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Whoyoumessingwith.
Mason is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason prevents Whoyoumessingwith from improving position.
Whoyoumessingwith 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.
Mason is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Whoyoumessingwith throws an elbow but Mason slips to the side and avoids it well.
Whoyoumessingwith controls the position from side control.
Whoyoumessingwith looks up at the clock and then as Mason takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Whoyoumessingwith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two 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.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to move to mount but Mason blocks the move with his legs.
Whoyoumessingwith working the ground and pound.
Whoyoumessingwith controlling the position from side mount.
Whoyoumessingwith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason looking for a sweep but Whoyoumessingwith has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Whoyoumessingwith dominating with strikes here.
Mason tries to hold on but Whoyoumessingwith pushes him away.
Whoyoumessingwith controlling the position easily from mount.
Whoyoumessingwith breaks from Mason's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mason is in a horrible position here. Whoyoumessingwith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Whoyoumessingwith looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Whoyoumessingwith.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whoyoumessingwith content just to control the position here.
Yet more stalling tactics from Whoyoumessingwith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tiabult Mason's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Whoyoumessingwith shoots in and drives through. Mason sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Mason.
Good work by Whoyoumessingwith as he checks the leg kick.
Whoyoumessingwith blocks a head kick by Mason.
Whoyoumessingwith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick from Whoyoumessingwith.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mason sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whoyoumessingwith somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whoyoumessingwith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Whoyoumessingwith working away.
Mason is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Whoyoumessingwith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Whoyoumessingwith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Whoyoumessingwith is staying tight to Mason's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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.
Whoyoumessingwith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mason to see if he's OK.
Mason struggling a bit here.
Mason tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith is trying to get an arm triangle but Mason is defending well.
Whoyoumessingwith controlling the position.
Whoyoumessingwith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to move to mount but Mason blocks the move with his legs.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Whoyoumessingwith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mason circles away.
Mason lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tiabult Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiabult Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith.
Whoyoumessingwith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mason sprawls well initially but Whoyoumessingwith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason is looking to control Whoyoumessingwith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mason avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whoyoumessingwith thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Whoyoumessingwith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whoyoumessingwith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Bison (ranked 3031 p4p, 6279 weight class) and Stephen Garver (ranked 392 p4p, 561 weight class). Tyke Bison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stephen Garver'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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyke Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephen Garver!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bison thuds his right hand into Garver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bison stuffs the takedown.
Bison lands a nice hook to Garver's body. Garver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garver with a nice calf kick.
Bison scores with a body shot.
Garver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garver looks to land a body kick but Bison moved away.
Garver throws a wild body kick that Bison sees coming a mile off.
Garver moves in looking to clinch but Bison pushes him off.
Bison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garver was well out of range. Poor timing from Bison.
Garver moves in looking to clinch but Bison pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bison digs a good body shot into Garver's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison lands the left hand.
Tyke Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bison is looking for a counter combo.
Garver moves forwards but Bison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bison drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Garver right on the button. Garver goes down! Bison follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bison gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyke Bison!
After winning the bout, Tyke Bison 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twist (ranked 3386 p4p, 4093 weight class) and Jed Hall (ranked 346 p4p, 402 weight class). Twist comes to the cage accompanied by Yung Gravy - Yup!. This should be a great matchup!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jed Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twist dives in and grabs Hall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes down on Twist's head and hops out.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Twist decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hall's guard.
Twist controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Twist trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall controlling Twist's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is continuing to stall.
Twist not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall has his hands on Twist's head, controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Twist manages to get himself to full guard.
Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Twist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall wants to control from the top but Twist keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twist controlling the position.
Twist lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Twist won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hall seems keen to control Twist's posture.
Twist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Twist cracks Hall with a solid left hand.
Twist scoring with punches to the head and body.
Twist wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Twist postures up.
Twist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Twist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Twist trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Twist slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Twist trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Twist shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hall stuffs the takedown.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Twist pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Twist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall stuffs the takedown.
Hall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
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.
Twist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Twist fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall cracks Twist with an open hand slap.
Hall gets a takedown into half guard.
Twist is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Hall there.
It looks like Tony Twist has been cut.
Twist wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jed Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Twist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Twist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Twist shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Twist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Twist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Twist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Twist persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Twist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Twist changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Twist will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Twist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Twist looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hall misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hall scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Twist to see if he's OK.
Hall lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Twist tries to control but Hall manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hall trying to control momentarily.
Hall lands with a hammerfist to the side of Twist's head.
Tony Twist's cut is getting worse.
Hall keeps control of the position as Twist tries to break free.
Hall trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Twist tries to escape the position.
Hall lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Tony Twist's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Twist's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jed Hall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Eclaro (ranked 3845 p4p, 3725 weight class) and Mannie Fresh (ranked 396 p4p, 383 weight class). Eclaro's entrance music is I'm The Boy. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Paul Eclaro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paul Eclaro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Eclaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mannie Fresh!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Eclaro.
Fresh lands a body shot.
Fresh with a jab.
Fresh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fresh misses with a lunging right hand
and Eclaro counters by clinching up.
Fresh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fresh avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
Fresh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fresh connects with a jab.
Fresh connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fresh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mannie Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh fails to land with a series of punches.
Eclaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fresh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh works Eclaro's body with a nice hook.
Fresh misses with a wild body shot.
Eclaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eclaro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Fresh misses.
Eclaro shoots and misses
and Fresh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fresh tries to bum rush Eclaro with a series of wild strikes but Eclaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fresh swings widly with a right hand
and Eclaro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eclaro.
Fresh uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Fresh coming out on top.
Eclaro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fresh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fresh misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro walks into a jab.
Fresh cracks Eclaro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fresh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eclaro momentarily.
Fresh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fresh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fresh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Fresh does no damage.
Fresh jabs at Eclaro's body.
Eclaro moves out of range as Fresh strikes.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fresh misses with a combination
and Eclaro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fresh manages to break the clinch.
Mannie Fresh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fresh lands with a hook. Eclaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh misses with a right hand
and Eclaro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Eclaro drops an elbow to the side of Fresh's head.
Eclaro is working for a submission of some sort.
Fresh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eclaro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eclaro moves into full mount! Fresh won't be happy about that!
Fresh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Eclaro throwing strikes here but Fresh is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Eclaro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fresh manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eclaro is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fresh's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Eclaro looking to control but instead Fresh has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Eclaro in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Fresh tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Eclaro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Eclaro!
After winning the bout, Paul Eclaro 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Kalama (ranked 3501 p4p, 3041 weight class) and William Maxey (ranked 412 p4p, 357 weight class). Kalama comes to the cage accompanied by Firestarter - The Prodigy. William Maxey 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Kalama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Maxey!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maxey. That's going to slow Kalama down.
Kalama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maxey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kalama lands a nice shot that snaps Maxey's head back.
Maxey swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalama.
Maxey raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maxey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kalama takes a step back to recover.
Kalama misses with a double jab
and Maxey counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maxey's coach down at JAG Battle Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maxey's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kalama keeps control of Maxey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kalama pushes Maxey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kalama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kalama presses Maxey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kalama presses Maxey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Kalama.
Kalama trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Kalama on the inside.
Maxey is trying to break the clinch but Kalama is controlling him.
Maxey tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalama avoids the damage to the body.
Maxey dodges an elbow strike from Kalama.
Kalama lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalama.
Maxey wants to break free but Kalama has control.
Kalama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalama lands a nice shot to the body.
Maxey looks winded!
Kalama lands a hook that snaps the head of Maxey backwards.
Maxey working hard to break the clinch.
Kalama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalama stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kalama scores with a shot to the side of Maxey's head.
 Maxey is rocked!
A frustrated look appears on Maxey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maxey is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalama finish him?
Kalama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maxey backwards.
Kalama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxeys head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maxey's brow.
Good body shot from Kalama.
Kalama is leaning against Maxey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalama.
Kalama lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Maxey to his knees! Kalama keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Kalama!
Our winner, Roy Kalama, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Kaepernick (ranked 2795 p4p, 3274 weight class) and Trey Sheppherd (ranked 314 p4p, 350 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Kaepernick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trey Sheppherd!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sheppherd tries to bench press Kaepernick off him but Kaepernick keeps the position.
Kaepernick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sheppherd sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sheppherd wants to control but Kaepernick postures up.
Sheppherd gets back to half guard.
Sheppherd trying to hold on to Kaepernick's head to control him but Kaepernick postures up.
Sheppherd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaepernick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick trying to control the pace.
Sheppherd tries to get to full guard but Kaepernick has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaepernick is thwarting Sheppherd's attempts to control the position.
Kaepernick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaepernick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kaepernick thows a huge punch but Sheppherd dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheppherd trying to control here.
Kaepernick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaepernick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaepernick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kaepernick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sheppherd is trying to maintain the position but Kaepernick is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sheppherd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppherd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kaepernick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaepernick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kaepernick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheppherd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaepernick wants to control from the top but Sheppherd keeps moving.
Kaepernick working some strikes from top position.
Sheppherd keeping moving, preventing Kaepernick from controlling successfully.
Kaepernick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kaepernick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Our spies down at at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies inform us that Sheppherd has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sheppherd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick postures up.
Kaepernick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kaepernick distracts Sheppherd with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaepernick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaepernick works over Sheppherd with some ground and pound from guard.
Sheppherd is rocked!
Kaepernick works over Sheppherd with some ground and pound from guard.
Sheppherd is still in real trouble! Can Kaepernick finish him?
Kaepernick gets to his feet and stands over Sheppherd, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sheppherd felt that one! Kaepernick unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sheppherd from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Kaepernick!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Gordy (ranked 3259 p4p, 2994 weight class) and Makana Berzebal (ranked 270 p4p, 253 weight class). Makana Berzebal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrence Gordy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makana Berzebal!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordy wants to clinch up but Berzebal keeps it at a distance.
Berzebal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gordy quickly recovers to half guard.
Gordy is looking to improve his position.
Berzebal lands with a punch from half guard.
Gordy with the active half guard here but Berzebal passes nicely into side control.
Gordy struggling a bit here.
Berzebal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gordy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gordy keeping his opponent close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzebal tries to stand but Gordy is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordy regains half guard.
Gordy gets full guard.
Gordy looking for a guillotine here but Berzebal defends easily.
Berzebal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gordy looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Berzebal is defending well. Gordy quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Berzebal has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gordy celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrence Gordy!
Terrence Gordy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Hale (ranked 2567 p4p, 2037 weight class) and Mario Yamasaki (ranked 227 p4p, 184 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Tenggar Cavalry - Lone Wolf. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hale keeps control of Yamasaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamasaki blocking some punches.
Hale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamasaki backwards.
A short left from Hale.
Yamasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hale misses with the head strike.
Yamasaki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamasaki's efforts to push away.
Hale lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamasaki backwards.
Hale misses with the head strike.
Hale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hale definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamasaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yamasaki takes a shot to the head.
Hale is trying to drag Yamasaki to the mat but Yamasaki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yamasaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamasaki working hard to break the clinch.
Yamasaki tries to circle away but Hale has him pinned against the cage.
Yamasaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yamasaki is trying to force a seperation but Hale has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Hale fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hale.
Hale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hale misses with a punch to the body.
Hale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamasaki backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamasaki.
Hale lands a right hand.
Yamasaki taking a breather.
Yamasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hale pushes Yamasaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hale is leaning against Yamasaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamasaki is defending well for now.
Hale misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hale fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hale - that landed with a thud.
Hale has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yamasaki clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Yamasaki manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Yamasaki throws a series of strikes that have Hale backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamasaki missing with a left hand there. Hale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hale is looking to counter the offense by Yamasaki and move into the clinch.
George Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale throws a series of punches but Yamasaki avoids them all with ease.
Hale jabs Yamasaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamasaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a leg kick but Yamasaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hale lunges at Yamasaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamasaki's hand.
Hale misses with a body shot.
Hale tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamasaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamasaki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yamasaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamasaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamasaki misses with a body shot.
Hale is looking to clinch but Yamasaki is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamasaki! But no joy.
Hale scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yamasaki in his tracks.
Hale rushes Yamasaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Hale dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamasaki works Hale's body with a nice hook.
Yamasaki throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Hale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hale wants to clinch up but Yamasaki keeps it at a distance.
Hale fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Hale backs off Yamasaki throws a huge counter combo but Hale manages to avoid it all.
Hale moves into the clinch.
Yamasaki blocks a body shot from Hale.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki tries to break free but Hale pushes him back against the cage.
Hale misses with a punch on the inside.
Hale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamasaki or not.
Yamasaki prevents a body shot from Hale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamasaki backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hale fails to land.
Hale throws an elbow that misses.
Yamasaki is trying to break the clinch but Hale is controlling him.
Hale misses with some punches.
Yamasaki wants to break free but Hale has control.
Hale misses with a punch to the body.
Yamasaki prevents a body shot from Hale.
A short right from Hale.
Hale lands a body shot.
Hale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hale has a couple of punches blocked by Yamasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamasaki can do to turn this around?
Hale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamasaki prevents a body shot from Hale.
Hale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hale swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamasaki throws a lazy right hand but Hale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Nice defenses there by Hale.
Yamasaki throws a looping overhand right but Hale ducks down to avoid it.
Hale tries to counter by clinching up but Yamasaki breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale tries to clinch but Yamasaki is having none of it.
No joy there for Yamasaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamasaki misses with an uppercut. Hale saw that one coming.
Yamasaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamasaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mario Yamasaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hale takes the fight into the clinch.
Hale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hale misses with some punches.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a punch to the body.
Hale swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamasaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hale has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hale breaks from the clinch.
Hale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hale moves into range and clinches up with Yamasaki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki is looking to control Hale's arms but Hale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamasaki has his back to the cage.
Hale misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Hale dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Hale tries to counter by clinching up but Yamasaki breaks away and moves out of range.
Hale moves in looking to clinch but Yamasaki pushes him off.
Yamasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Hale moves into the clinch.
Hale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamasaki.
Hale throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamasaki controls his hands.
Hale lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hale fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamasaki's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamasaki's elbow.
Yamasaki takes a shot to the head.
Hale swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamasaki tries to break free but Hale pushes him back against the cage.
Hale lands a nice uppercut.
Hale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamasaki.
Hale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamasaki prevents a body shot from Hale.
Hale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George Hale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hale misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamasaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamasaki tries to circle away but Hale has him pinned against the cage.
Hale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamasaki blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hale.
Hale misses with a punch to the body.
Hale keeps control of Yamasaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hale throws an elbow that misses.
Hale swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hale has a couple of punches blocked by Yamasaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale has a couple of punches blocked by Yamasaki.
Hale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamasaki is looking to control Hale's arms but Hale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamasaki has his back to the cage.
Yamasaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamasaki working hard to break the clinch.
Hale is trying to drag Yamasaki to the mat but Yamasaki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
George Hale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hale keeps control of Yamasaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hale.
Yamasaki is looking to control Hale's arms but Hale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamasaki has his back to the cage.
Yamasaki is trying to force a seperation but Hale has the dominant position.
Yamasaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Hale won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hale lands with a light punch inside.
Mario Yamasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamasaki misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Hale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hale, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Hale!
Our winner, George Hale, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kamaka (ranked 1949 p4p, 2865 weight class) and Derrick Ryker (ranked 240 p4p, 322 weight class). Kamaka comes to the cage accompanied by Carcass - Heartwork. Derrick Ryker 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Kamaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamaka closes the distance and clinches.
Ryker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kamaka smiles and moves away.
Kamaka scores with a hook to the body. Ryker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryker walks into a straight right hand from Kamaka.
Kamaka throws a shot to the body.
Kamaka lands the left hand.
Ryker tries to clinch up.
Ryker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kamaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut there from Kamaka.
Kamaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamaka rushes Ryker and presses him up against the cage.
Kamaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Kamaka won't allow it.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Kamaka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Joe Kamaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Ryker.
Kamaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kamaka just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Kamaka holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryker drops back down to his feet.
Kamaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Kamaka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryker jumps guard but Kamaka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Kamaka.
Kamaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ryker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kamaka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kamaka lands with a left to the head.
Kamaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kamaka throws an elbow that misses.
Ryker drags the fight down to the ground.
Ryker controls Kamaka momentarily but Kamaka frees himself.
Kamaka looking to sit in guard and control but Ryker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryker preventing the sweep.
Kamaka is trying to control the position but Ryker postures up.
Kamaka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ryker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ryker is one step ahead there.
Ryker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kamaka wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ryker is now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Joe Kamaka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ryker wants to clinch up but Kamaka keeps it at a distance.
Kamaka clinches up with Ryker and pushes him back against the cage.
Ryker tries to pull guard but Kamaka holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryker drops back down to his feet.
Ryker drags the fight down to the ground.
Kamaka trying to control but Ryker is working from the bottom.
Ryker looking for a triangle here. Kamaka is fighting it but it looks tight! Ryker pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kamaka is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Derrick Ryker!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Derrick Ryker made sure he mentioned Shadow Realm Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Joe Kamaka had this to say: 'Thank you to all the fans & please do check out White Gorilla (1529) & Shadow Realm NYC (7076) who have kindly sponsored me. Sucks right now, but you win or you learn and I'm a fast learner.'.
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