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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Vayrynen (ranked 5573 p4p, 6254 weight class) and Jimmy Clubber (ranked 505 p4p, 524 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavo Vayrynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Clubber as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like Paavo Vayrynen has been cut.
Clubber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clubber duly obliges.
Vayrynen shoots for a double leg takedown but Clubber sprawls well. He's pushed Vayrynen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clubber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clubber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vayrynen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Clubber!
Vayrynen working away.
Vayrynen tries for a kimura but Clubber is defending well.
Vayrynen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clubber, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vayrynen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clubber is trying to improve his position.
Clubber can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vayrynen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clubber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vayrynen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clubber is trying to control Vayrynen's posture but Vayrynen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clubber tries to buck Vayrynen off but Vayrynen is having none of it.
Clubber stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Vayrynen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vayrynen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vayrynen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vayrynen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vayrynen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vayrynen is trying to get an arm triangle but Clubber is defending well.
Vayrynen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clubber has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vayrynen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Clubber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clubber wants to control but Vayrynen postures up.
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.
Vayrynen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Clubber can't do much from the bottom here.
Clubber is not content to let Vayrynen control the position.
Clubber struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clubber is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clubber manages to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Vayrynen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Vayrynen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clubber works Vayrynen's body with a nice hook.
Vayrynen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clubber.
Clubber punishes Vayrynen's body with a nice straight punch.
Vayrynen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clubber tries to avoid it but Vayrynen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clubber to the ground. Clubber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vayrynen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clubber napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vayrynen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clubber, who protects the arm well.
Clubber is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vayrynen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clubber tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vayrynen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Clubber rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vayrynen's guard! Nice work there by Clubber!
Vayrynen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clubber wants to stand but Vayrynen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vayrynen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clubber defends well.
Clubber is looking to stand up but Vayrynen won't let him.
Vayrynen has his foot on Clubber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clubber works his way back into a safe position though.
Vayrynen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clubber wants to stand but Vayrynen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clubber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vayrynen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clubber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vayrynen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clubber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vayrynen, pushing him back against the cage.
Clubber blocks a body shot from Vayrynen.
Clubber misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vayrynen is looking for a takedown.
Clubber gets through Vayrynen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vayrynen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vayrynen jumps guard but Clubber stands there with Vayrynen around his waist. Vayrynen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Vayrynen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clubber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vayrynen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clubber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vayrynen tries to pull guard but Clubber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vayrynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vayrynen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clubber gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clubber misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clubber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clubber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vayrynen trying to control the position but instead, Clubber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vayrynen into the cage.
Vayrynen trying to stall but Clubber improves his position.
A short uppercut from Clubber.
A shot in the inside from Clubber.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clubber.
Clubber keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vayrynen's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clubber as Vayrynen tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clubber.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vayrynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clubber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Vayrynen.
Vayrynen misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clubber lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Clubber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paavo Vayrynen'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.
Clubber throws a hook but Vayrynen avoids it easily.
Vayrynen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clubber throws a hook but Vayrynen blocks it.
Clubber misses with a double jab.
Vayrynen with a poor takedown
and Clubber counters with a nice right hand that sends Vayrynen toppling to the canvas! Vayrynen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Clubber finish him?!
Paavo Vayrynen's cut is getting worse.
Clubber misses with a straight left.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vayrynen or perhaps it was just good defense by Clubber, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clubber lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Vayrynen falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Clubber!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Atkins (ranked 4844 p4p, 5374 weight class) and Rex Tremendous Jr (ranked 536 p4p, 551 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 New York, Rodney Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremendous Jr throws a push kick but Atkins slaps the foot to one side.
Tremendous Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atkins throws out the jab.
Tremendous Jr throws a leg kick which misses Atkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Atkins tries to avoid it.
Tremendous Jr clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Atkins.
I was talking to Atkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Atkins takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Tremendous Jr.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tremendous Jr as Atkins tries to tie him up.
Tremendous Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Tremendous Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Tremendous Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tremendous Jr with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rodney Atkins has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Atkins on the inside.
Good body shot from Tremendous Jr.
Tremendous Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Atkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tremendous Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tremendous Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Atkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tremendous Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Atkins blocks with his arms.
Tremendous Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Atkins blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tremendous Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Tremendous Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tremendous Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Atkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tremendous Jr can pounce on him.
Tremendous Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tremendous Jr misses with the head strike.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atkins avoiding damage as Tremendous Jr throws knees to the body.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Tremendous Jr blocking some punches.
Tremendous Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atkins is defending well for now.
A short right from Tremendous Jr.
Tremendous Jr misses with a body punch.
Tremendous Jr misses with a body punch.
Tremendous Jr lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Tremendous Jr avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Tremendous Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Atkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tremendous Jr is keeping busy.
Tremendous Jr misses with a knee strike.
Tremendous Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Tremendous Jr pushes Atkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Atkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tremendous Jr is keeping busy.
Tremendous Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Atkins looking to stall.
Tremendous Jr blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tremendous Jr.
Atkins is looking to control Tremendous Jr's arms but Tremendous Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Atkins has his back to the cage.
Tremendous Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tremendous Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Atkins misses with a knee strike.
Tremendous Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremendous Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Tremendous Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Tremendous Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atkins avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Tremendous Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tremendous Jr tries a knee to the head but Atkins blocks it.
Tremendous Jr drops Atkins with a big knee straight up the middle! Atkins is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Atkins is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tremendous Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Atkins'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.
Atkins throws a hook but Tremendous Jr blocks it.
Tremendous Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tremendous Jr.
Atkins connects with a crisp jab.
Tremendous Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tremendous Jr throws a body punch but Atkins moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Tremendous Jr.
Tremendous Jr clinches up with Atkins and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tremendous Jr.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Tremendous Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremendous Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tremendous Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tremendous Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Rodney Atkins's cut is getting worse.
Tremendous Jr lands a knee to the head.
Oh Atkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tremendous Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Atkins wants to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Atkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tremendous Jr.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tremendous Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tremendous Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tremendous Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tremendous Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Atkins is blocking nicely.
Rex Tremendous Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
A short right from Atkins.
Tremendous Jr drops Atkins with a big knee straight up the middle! Atkins is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tremendous Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tremendous Jr ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Atkins's jaw. Atkins's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tremendous Jr does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rex Tremendous Jr!
Rex Tremendous Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Frank (ranked 3901 p4p, 3093 weight class) and James Benoit (ranked 430 p4p, 376 weight class). The key to victory for Freaky Frank has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freaky Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Frank swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Benoit counter with a right hand.
A jab from Benoit misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Frank misses its target.
James Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benoit throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Frank throws a shot from downtown. Benoit moves away and avoids it.
Benoit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frank getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 It looks like James Benoit has been cut.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Benoit.
Benoit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank cracks Benoit with a good jab.
Frank looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Benoit scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Benoit.
Benoit misses with a right hand
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank misses with a hook. Benoit ducked under it nicely.
Benoit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Frank enables Benoit to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Frank manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Frank can't keep his opponent in guard - Benoit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Benoit is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Benoit works his foot free and advances to mount.
Benoit sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank wants to hold on but Benoit pushes him away.
Frank takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Benoit looking to control but Frank is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benoit avoids the attempt from Frank to control.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the head.
Frank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benoit on the ground.
Frank in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Benoit is working for a guillotine from mount but Frank frees his head quite easily.
Benoit lands a big shot there that rocks Frank but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank taking shots to the head.
Benoit scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frank?
Benoit with a couple of short strikes.
Frank can't escape the position.
Benoit controlling from the full mount.
Benoit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Benoit looking to control but Frank is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benoit controlling from the full mount.
Benoit trying to control but Frank is having none of it.
Benoit lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benoit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank is wriggling around trying to escape.
Benoit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Benoit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Frank is looking to improve his position but Benoit isn't that keen on the idea.
Benoit landing strikes from the mount.
Benoit working Frank over with strikes here.
Frank tries to hold on but Benoit pushes him away.
Frank definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benoit lands with some strikes.
Benoit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frank hang on?
Benoit wants to control the pace but Frank is squirming around nicely.
Benoit landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Benoit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Benoit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frank takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Benoit throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
Benoit swings widly with a right hand
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Frank misses the target.
Freaky Frank is winning the standup battle so far.
Benoit throws a right and a left that Frank avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Frank.
Benoit looks to land a combination. Frank sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Frank misses the jab.
Benoit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit misses with an uppercut
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Frank finds it's way through Benoit's defenses.
Benoit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Benoit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank throws a jab when Benoit was well out of range.
Benoit fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Benoit misses its intended target.
Frank missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a right hand that misses
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
Frank tests Benoit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit misses with a two punch combination.
Frank with a nice cross.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
Frank throws a looping overhand right but Benoit ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Frank.
Benoit swings widly with a right hand
and Frank counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Frank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frank is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Frank misses with a hook. Benoit ducked under it nicely.
Frank lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit slips a straight right by Frank.
Benoit throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.
Freaky Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benoit needs to keep his hands up - Frank had a free shot at his head there.
Frank misses the shot to the body.
Benoit tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Frank drops his hands momentarily and Benoit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benoit throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Benoit misses with a lunging right hand
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benoit swings for the body but Frank moves out of range.
Frank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benoit misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a double jab
and Frank counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freaky Frank dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Benoit'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. And we move into the final round!
Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Frank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benoit misses with an uppercut
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benoit moves out of range of the strikes.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Frank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benoit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benoit misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Frank tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit misses with a left hand
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Benoit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benoit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
Benoit with a hook.
Frank connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benoit momentarily.
Frank just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank slips under a jab.
Frank looks to land a left hand but Benoit moved out of range nicely.
Benoit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benoit misses with a hook
and Frank counters with a stiff right hand.
Frank walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Benoit drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Frank swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Benoit's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freaky Frank!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sellus Gravius Jr (ranked 2678 p4p, 3131 weight class) and Randal Clappertron (ranked 308 p4p, 361 weight class). Gravius Jr's entrance music is No Bullets Fly - Sabaton. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Clappertron!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clappertron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gravius Jr's head backwards.
It looks like Sellus Gravius Jr has been cut.
Clappertron avoids the head kick by Gravius Jr.
Clappertron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clappertron tests Gravius Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Clappertron lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gravius Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Gravius Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Clappertron moves out of range as Gravius Jr throws a body kick.
Gravius Jr misses with a leg kick
and Clappertron counters with a nice body kick.
Gravius Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Clappertron blocks the leg kick.
Clappertron throws out a counter right but Gravius Jr avoids it with no problem.
Clappertron scores with a kick to the body.
Clappertron is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clappertron thumps Gravius Jr with a low kick.
Clappertron connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clappertron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clappertron wants to slow Gravius Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Clappertron cracks Gravius Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clappertron is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Clappertron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravius Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clappertron counters with a nice right hand that sends Gravius Jr toppling to the canvas! Gravius Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Clappertron finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravius Jr wants to clinch but Clappertron slips to the side
and Clappertron counters with a huge left! Gravius Jr is in big trouble! He's backing up but Clappertron isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gravius Jr from any more damage. A dominating finish by Clappertron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randal Clappertron!
Randal Clappertron decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jed Hall (ranked 3746 p4p, 3000 weight class) and Leopold Shaw (ranked 413 p4p, 347 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jed Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leopold Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Hall there.
Shaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Hall stuffs the takedown.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Shaw gets the takedown into side control.
Shaw trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
Hall is looking to reverse the position.
Shaw creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hall sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Shaw postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hall tries to bench press Shaw off him but Shaw keeps the position.
Shaw throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Shaw looks up at the clock and then as Hall takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Shaw smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hall is trying to control Shaw's posture but Shaw avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw working the ground and pound.
Shaw creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Shaw misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hall is trying to get back to half guard.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shaw.
Hall is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall dodges the ground and pound from Shaw.
Hall is looking to reverse the position.
Shaw throws a strike aimed at the side of Hall's head but Hall avoids it well.
Hall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shaw throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shaw trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
Hall is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall struggling a bit here.
Shaw looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall keeping his opponent close.
Hall sneaks back into half guard.
Shaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
Hall is staying active underneath Shaw, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hall tests Shaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Shaw's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jed Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leopold Shaw.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jed Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Hall cracks Shaw on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Shaw falls backwards against the cage. Hall follows up with more strikes that drop Shaw to his knees. Hall keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Shaw! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jed Hall!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Easterly (ranked 23390 p4p, 1602 weight class) and Anni Skystalker (ranked 304 p4p, 80 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Easterly !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Anni Skystalker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skystalker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skystalker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Easterly doesn't manage to clinch there - Skystalker circles away.
Skystalker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Easterly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skystalker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skystalker looks to land a combination but Easterly avoids it well.
Skystalker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Easterly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Skystalker.
Easterly takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Skystalker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skystalker has a couple of punches blocked by Easterly .
Easterly tries to break free but Skystalker pushes him back against the cage.
Skystalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Easterly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skystalker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skystalker keeps the fight on the outside.
Easterly throws a head kick but Skystalker moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Easterly - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easterly instigates a clinch.
Easterly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Easterly misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Easterly .
Skystalker misses with a body shot.
Skystalker slips under a jab from Easterly .
Easterly tries a head kick but it misses.
Easterly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Easterly instigates a clinch.
Easterly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Easterly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Easterly is trying to push Skystalker away but Skystalker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Skystalker on the inside.
Skystalker works on Easterly 's body with a couple of short punches.
Skystalker misses with a punch to the body.
Skystalker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skystalker scores with a nice right hand.
Skystalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Skystalker does no damage.
Skystalker lands a glancing blow to the side of Easterly 's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Skystalker! But no joy.
Easterly throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skystalker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Easterly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gumburcules Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Easterly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Easterly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Easterly struggles to land a body shot inside as Skystalker controls his hands.
Easterly lands a nice uppercut.
Skystalker keeps control of Easterly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skystalker lands a nice uppercut.
Easterly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skystalker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Easterly .
Skystalker has a couple of punches blocked by Easterly .
Easterly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Easterly manages to break the clinch.
Skystalker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skystalker lands with a right to the head.
Easterly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Easterly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skystalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Easterly looks to score with a jab to the body but Skystalker is just out of range.
Skystalker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Easterly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Easterly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anni Skystalker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skystalker 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 10:9
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 9:10
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anni Skystalker!
Anni Skystalker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Convicted Kelly (ranked 3157 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Frankie Rodriguez (ranked 395 p4p, 293 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bump and grind. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Convicted Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez is looking to score with low kicks.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kelly.
Rodriguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Rodriguez .
Kelly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rodriguez with a nice cross.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Rodriguez connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez connects with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Kelly tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
It looks like Frankie Rodriguez has been cut.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodriguez dodges an elbow strike from Kelly.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right handed body shot lands from Rodriguez .
Kelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez crunches a lovely knee into Kelly's ribcage.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Frankie Rodriguez 's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly takes one to the chin there.
Rodriguez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Rodriguez , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Rodriguez tries to get set, Kelly tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodriguez manages to avoid the attempt.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly gets a clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
Rodriguez is looking to control Kelly's arms but Kelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodriguez has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Frankie Rodriguez 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kelly misses with an elbow strike.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Rodriguez slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks the elbow strike.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly being controlled against the cage.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Rodriguez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez gets control of Kelly's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodriguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kelly gets to his feet. Rodriguez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kelly forces Rodriguez back against the cage and clinches.
Kelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kelly pushes off an throws an elbow but Rodriguez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodriguez throws an elbow but misses.
Kelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez dodges an elbow strike from Kelly.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
Rodriguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Frankie Rodriguez 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frankie Rodriguez 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Convicted Kelly!
A very excited looking Convicted Kelly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dez Havok (ranked 22047 p4p, 1112 weight class) and Tor KillsInWater (ranked 332 p4p, 55 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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12 - 13 - 0 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dez Havok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tor KillsInWater!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havok looks to score with a jab to the body but KillsInWater is just out of range.
KillsInWater unleashes a big counter combination but Havok bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
KillsInWater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
KillsInWater misses the shot to the body.
Havok throws a counter high kick but KillsInWater was just alert enough to avoid it.
KillsInWater gets a clinch.
KillsInWater stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
KillsInWater misses with a hook to the ribs.
KillsInWater breaks from the clinch.
Havok misses with the combination.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
KillsInWater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Havok throws out the jab.
Havok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but KillsInWater was well out of range. Poor timing from Havok.
KillsInWater has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Havok is landing a low percentage of strikes.
KillsInWater rushes Havok and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
KillsInWater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Havok misses with a punch on the inside.
Havok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. KillsInWater is defending well for now.
Havok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
KillsInWater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havok fails to land with a series of punches.
Havok misses with a double jab
and KillsInWater counters with a single leg into guard. Havok didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater 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.
Let's hope that KillsInWater 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.
Havok might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Havok throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! KillsInWater escapes and throws Havok's legs to the side, diving into side control!
KillsInWater slows the pace down.
Havok tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
KillsInWater is trying to get an arm triangle but Havok is defending well.
Havok manages to get back to half guard.
KillsInWater is taking a breather. Havok 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from KillsInWater.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Havok looking for submissions off his back.
Havok wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tor KillsInWater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well KillsInWater 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 9:10
Judge William Peck scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tor KillsInWater!
A victorious Tor KillsInWater thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Chabazian (ranked 2059 p4p, 2814 weight class) and Tony Pacucci (ranked 274 p4p, 352 weight class). Tony Pacucci has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmond Chabazian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Pacucci!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabazian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pacucci takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chabazian scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chabazian looks up at the clock and then as Pacucci takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chabazian smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pacucci told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Chabazian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacucci has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chabazian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pacucci is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chabazian landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pacucci tries to bench press Chabazian off him but Chabazian keeps the position.
Pacucci is still trying to improve position.
Pacucci manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian tries to pass to full mount but Pacucci defends it.
Chabazian thows a huge punch but Pacucci dodges it nicely.
Chabazian works his way into side control.
Pacucci tries to buck Chabazian off but Chabazian is having none of it.
Pacucci manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chabazian 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.
Nice strikes from Chabazian there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacucci trying to hold on to Chabazian's head to control him but Chabazian postures up.
Chabazian frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci taking shots to the head.
Pacucci tries to lock up and control but Chabazian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chabazian landing strikes from the mount and Pacucci is in trouble!
Pacucci gets back to half guard.
Chabazian seems to be looking for submissions.
Pacucci is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chabazian scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chabazian seems to be working for a kimura but Pacucci defends the submission attempt.
Chabazian working over Pacucci with some ground and pound. Pacucci looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chabazian is working for a submission of some sort.
Pacucci works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chabazian passes Pacucci's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pacucci is looking to control Chabazian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pacucci avoid being mounted?
Pacucci is staying active underneath Chabazian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chabazian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chabazian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pacucci makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pacucci.
Chabazian is looking to advance position but Pacucci has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Chabazian keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacucci lands a big shot there that rocks Chabazian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chabazian can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Chabazian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chabazian is looking to improve his position but Pacucci isn't that keen on the idea.
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!
Chabazian sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chabazian is concentrating on defense, preventing Pacucci from advancing position.
Chabazian wants to get back to full guard.
Pacucci missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacucci keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pacucci thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chabazian's head.
Pacucci throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chabazian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chabazian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pacucci looking to sit in guard and control but Chabazian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chabazian wants to control from the top but Pacucci keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Chabazian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pacucci tries to sprawl but Chabazian drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chabazian trying to mount his opponent but Pacucci defends it.
Chabazian trying to control from half guard but Pacucci is working away.
Chabazian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chabazian wants to free his trapped foot but Pacucci is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pacucci is looking for a sweep. Chabazian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chabazian wants to work for an arm triangle but Pacucci is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chabazian slips a nice elbow through Pacucci's hands, connecting with Pacucci's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacucci is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pacucci is looking to control Chabazian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pacucci avoid being mounted?
Pacucci looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacucci is looking to improve his position.
Chabazian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacucci can do to turn this around?
Chabazian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pacucci trying to control here.
Pacucci is defending against the submission attempts here by Chabazian.
Chabazian working Pacucci over with strikes.
Pacucci slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chabazian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chabazian lands a couple of elbows.
Chabazian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian wants to pass the guard but Pacucci is keeping the position.
Chabazian passes into half guard.
Chabazian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chabazian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pacucci is pressing down on Chabazian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pacucci escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chabazian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chabazian throwing strikes but missing.
Chabazian won't allow Pacucci to sweep him here.
Pacucci keeping full guard, as Chabazian tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacucci, not yet.
Chabazian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edmond Chabazian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chabazian lands a couple of digs.
Pacucci working for a triangle but Chabazian defends it easily.
Pacucci avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chabazian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chabazian cracks Pacucci with a solid left hand.
Chabazian slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Chabazian.
Pacucci trying to control from the bottom.
Chabazian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacucci has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian is just content to waste time from the top position. Pacucci takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chabazian distracts Pacucci with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pacucci tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chabazian is working Pacucci over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chabazian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chabazian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacucci swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pacucci controls Chabazian momentarily but Chabazian frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chabazian trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacucci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chabazian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Chabazian dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pacucci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacucci gets caught napping as Chabazian dives in and scores a takedown. Pacucci manages to retain guard.
Chabazian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pacucci is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chabazian defends well.
Chabazian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pacucci's head.
Chabazian looking to pass the guard.
Pacucci not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabazian tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacucci is retaining full guard.
Chabazian trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacucci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chabazian connects with a couple of short punches.
Chabazian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian won't allow Pacucci to sweep him here.
Pacucci trying to control the position.
Chabazian stands up over Pacucci, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chabazian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chabazian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chabazian throwing strikes but missing.
Chabazian is working Pacucci over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chabazian wants to control from the top but Pacucci keeps moving.
Tony Pacucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian won't allow Pacucci to sweep him here.
Chabazian trying to control but Pacucci is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pacucci is on top in guard.
Chabazian wants to sweep here but Pacucci controlling him for the moment.
Chabazian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pacucci defends it easily.
Pacucci preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian is trying to control the position but Pacucci postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pacucci accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pacucci content to stall in guard here.
Pacucci working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chabazian's head.
Pacucci forces his way into half guard.
Chabazian tries to get to full guard but Pacucci has control of the leg.
Chabazian moves into full guard.
Chabazian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pacucci's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pacucci's guard.
Chabazian is looking for a kimura but Pacucci is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chabazian to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacucci wants to get back to full guard.
Chabazian is working for a kimura here but Pacucci manages to reverse the position and he's now in Chabazian's guard.
Chabazian trying to control the position here.
Pacucci looking to pass the guard.
Pacucci throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chabazian wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacucci throws a big elbow that misses.
Edmond Chabazian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chabazian pulls Pacucci in close to his closed guard and prevents Pacucci from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmond Chabazian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chabazian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmond Chabazian!
After winning the bout, Edmond Chabazian 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Lo (ranked 20613 p4p, 1406 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 292 p4p, 70 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lo with that takedown attempt.
Regueiro clinches up against the cage.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
Lo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Regueiro sprawls and moves away.
Regueiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Regueiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Regueiro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Regueiro keeping full guard, as Lo tries to pass.
Regueiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lo is one step ahead there.
Lo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lo tries to free his leg and advance position but Regueiro is retaining full guard.
Lo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lo defends well.
Regueiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing good reports from Lo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Regueiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lo is one step ahead there.
Lo pushing down on Regueiro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Regueiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lo seems to be working for a kimura but Regueiro defends the submission attempt.
Lo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo is working for a kimura but Regueiro is defending it quite comfortably.
Regueiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Lo seems to be looking for submissions.
Lo is looking for a kimura but Regueiro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lo to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Regueiro is trying to maintain the position but Lo is very close to passing his half guard.
Lo wants to work for an arm triangle but Regueiro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Lo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 10:9
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Lo!
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