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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darragh Prendergast (ranked 24561 p4p, 3820 weight class) and Owain Parsons (ranked 332 p4p, 160 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Owain Parsons enters the cage!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darragh Prendergast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owain Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
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.
Parsons misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prendergast lands with a cross.
Prendergast throws a right hand that misses
and Parsons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prendergast defending well as Parsons loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Prendergast wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Prendergast throws a hook but Parsons avoids it easily.
Parsons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prendergast. Prendergast circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parsons misses with a right hand
and Prendergast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons moves away from the strike by Prendergast.
Parsons connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parsons has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prendergast finds it's way round the side to connect with Parsons's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prendergast misses with a right hand
and Parsons counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owain Parsons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parsons 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 9:10
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owain Parsons!
A very excited looking Owain Parsons rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Mécanicien The Machine (ranked 3161 p4p, 3020 weight class) and Jimmy Clubber (ranked 364 p4p, 354 weight class). The Machine comes to the cage accompanied by La petite fille de la mer. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacque Mécanicien The Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Machine scores with a jab to the body.
The Machine loads up on a big right hand but Clubber slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Clubber's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Clubber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been told by The Machine's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Machine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clubber.
The Machine misses with a straight right.
The Machine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Machine lands a slapping body shot.
Clubber misses with a right hand
and The Machine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clubber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Machine just misses with a punch to the body.
Clubber forces The Machine back against the cage and clinches.
The Machine wants to break free but Clubber has control.
Clubber swings wildly with an uppercut but The Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clubber tries to throw a body punch but The Machine avoids it by throwing Clubber back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Clubber.
Clubber can't find room to land a body shot as The Machine controls the action.
The Machine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Machine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Machine throws a jab when Clubber was well out of range.
Clubber tries to land a front kick but The Machine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clubber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clubber has closed the distance and engaged The Machine in a clinch.
The Machine can't break the clinch.
Clubber tries to work over The Machine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Machine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Machine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Machine is trying to break the clinch but Clubber is controlling him.
Clubber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Machine wants to get back to striking at distance but Clubber won't allow it.
A short right from Clubber.
Clubber lands a right hand.
The Machine breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clubber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clubber tries a body shot but The Machine blocks it.
Clubber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The Machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Machine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Machine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clubber was well out of range. Poor timing from The Machine.
Clubber tries to move into range but The Machine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Clubber misses its intended target.
The Machine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Machine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clubber misses with a body punch
and The Machine counters with a left to the body.
Clubber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Machine at a distance.
A combination from Clubber does no damage.
It looked like The Machine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Machine connects with a single shot there.
Clubber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubber drops The Machine with a nice combination! Clubber dives into The Machine's guard, looking to finish!
 The Machine is rocked!
 It looks like Jacque Mécanicien The Machine has been cut.
Clubber decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Clubber misses with a low kick.
Clubber throws a right hand that misses
and The Machine counters with a stiff right hand.
Clubber throws a jab when The Machine was well out of range.
The Machine takes a swing at Clubber's ribcage but misses.
The Machine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clubber misses with an uppercut
letting The Machine counter with a right hand.
Clubber misses with an uppercut
and The Machine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clubber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Machine has time to react.
Clubber misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clubber moves away from the strike by The Machine.
The Machine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clubber.
Clubber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Machine throws a lazy uppercut
and Clubber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clubber tries to score with a low kick but The Machine moves his leg out of the way.
The Machine throws a body shot but no joy.
The Machine stuns Clubber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Machine is looking to wear down Clubber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Machine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Machine swings for the body but Clubber moves out of range.
Clubber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from The Machine.
The Machine misses with a wild body shot.
Clubber flicks out a counter leg kick but The Machine steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Clubber will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacque Mécanicien The Machine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clubber misses with a lunging right hand
and The Machine counters with a nice uppercut.
The Machine jabs Clubber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jacque Mécanicien The Machine is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Clubber misses.
A big right from Clubber misses.
Clubber misses with a hook. The Machine ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from The Machine misses its target.
The Machine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Machine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clubber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clubber throws a solid leg kick but The Machine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clubber.
The Machine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clubber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Machine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Machine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clubber.
Clubber lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clubber swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Machine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Machine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubber throws an off balance right hand
and The Machine counters with a right hand to the body.
The Machine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clubber misses with a body shot
and The Machine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Machine punishes Clubber's body with a nice straight punch.
The Machine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clubber tries to move into range but The Machine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Machine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clubber throws a right hand that The Machine ducks under and follows up with a left that The Machine also avoids with ease.
Jimmy Clubber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Machine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clubber manages to avoid it.
Clubber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Machine's hands.
Clubber throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Machine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The Machine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clubber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clubber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Machine.
Nice body punch from The Machine.
Clubber takes a swing at The Machine's ribcage but misses.
The Machine looks to land a left hand but Clubber moved out of range nicely.
The Machine swings for the body but Clubber moves out of range.
Clubber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clubber throws a poor cross that misses
and The Machine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Machine slips under a jab from Clubber.
The Machine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubber punishes The Machine's body with a nice straight punch.
Clubber lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clubber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clubber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clubber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clubber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Machine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Machine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clubber was well out of range. Poor timing from The Machine.
Clubber defending well as The Machine loads up on a big left hand.
The Machine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Machine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Machine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clubber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clubber throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Machine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clubber swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Machine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Machine throws a body punch but Clubber moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Machine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Machine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Machine looks to throw the jab but Clubber is out of range.
Clubber misses with the combination.
The Machine misses with a body shot.
The Machine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clubber was well out of range. Poor timing from The Machine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacque Mécanicien The Machine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacque Mécanicien The Machine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Clubber misses with a hook
and The Machine counters with a right hand to the body.
Clubber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clubber misses with a combination
and The Machine counters with a straight right hand.
The Machine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clubber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clubber throws a looping overhand right but The Machine ducks down to avoid it.
The Machine moves away from the strike by Clubber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Machine misses with a body punch
and Clubber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clubber.
Clubber keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Machine's efforts to push away.
The Machine is looking to break free of the clinch but Clubber has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubber pushes The Machine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clubber tries to throw a body punch but The Machine avoids it by throwing Clubber back against the cage.
Clubber misses with some punches.
The Machine is trying to break free.
Clubber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Machine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clubber has The Machine pressed against the cage, preventing The Machine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clubber throws a head punch that misses.
The Machine working hard to break the clinch.
The Machine working hard to break the clinch.
The Machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clubber throws a jab when The Machine was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from The Machine misses its target.
Clubber looks for the body kick but The Machine saw that one coming.
Clubber staying out of range there.
The Machine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clubber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Machine counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by The Machine.
The Machine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clubber.
Clubber slips a straight right by The Machine.
Clubber misses with a hook
and Clubber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Machine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clubber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Machine finds it's way round the side to connect with Clubber's head.
Clubber tries to clinch up.
A big right from The Machine misses.
Clubber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Clubber sizes up The Machine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clubber rushes The Machine and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! The Machine is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Clubber piles on the pressure and The Machine crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Clubber!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lom Seis (ranked 2469 p4p, 3467 weight class) and Herminos Lugnunum (ranked 290 p4p, 394 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lom Seis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herminos Lugnunum!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lugnunum fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Seis to the ground. Lugnunum is now in Seis's guard.
Seis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seis keeping full guard, as Lugnunum tries to pass.
Lugnunum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lugnunum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lugnunum trying to control the position from guard on top but Seis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lugnunum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lugnunum lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lugnunum wants to control from the top but Seis keeps moving.
Lugnunum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugnunum prevents Seis from getting back to his feet.
Lugnunum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lugnunum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lugnunum is in close to Seis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lugnunum showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lugnunum wants to control from the top but Seis keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Seis throws a jab but it's blocked by Lugnunum.
Lugnunum is looking for the big counter here.
Lugnunum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seis as he avoids it easily.
Lom Seis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seis. Lugnunum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lugnunum shoots in looking for a takedown. Seis tries to sprawl out of it but Lugnunum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lugnunum.
A quick step to the side and Seis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seis scores with a nice head shot.
Lugnunum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Seis counter with a right hand.
Lom Seis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herminos Lugnunum.
Lugnunum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Lugnunum. Those never looked like landing.
Seis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lugnunum to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lugnunum throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seis wants to stand but Lugnunum is controlling the position.
Lugnunum looking to sit in guard and control but Seis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Seis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Seis wants to get up but he can't break Lugnunum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lugnunum keeping moving, preventing Seis from controlling successfully.
Lugnunum wants to sweep but no luck.
Lugnunum has Seis pulled in close to control his posture.
Lugnunum's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Seis wants to stand but Lugnunum is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lugnunum has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Seis has passed into side control.
Lugnunum manages to get back to half guard.
Lugnunum is positioning himself well to prevent Seis advancing to mount.
Seis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lugnunum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lugnunum is pulling down on Seis's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herminos Lugnunum will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lugnunum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like Herminos Lugnunum has been cut.
Lugnunum tries for a takedown but Seis circles away easily
and Seis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lugnunum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lugnunum shoots in looking for a takedown but Seis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lugnunum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Seis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lom Seis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herminos Lugnunum.
Lugnunum misses with a double jab
and Seis counters with a nice leg kick.
Seis cracks Lugnunum with an open hand slap.
Lugnunum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seis.
Seis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seis throws a quick head kick that knocks Lugnunum silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Seis is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lom Seis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Furiosa (ranked 5184 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Owen Savage (ranked 500 p4p, 167 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Furiosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owen Savage!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage jabs at Furiosa's body.
Savage lands a nice shot to the body.
Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Furiosa is breathing heavily.
Furiosa throws a leg kick
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Hercules Furiosa has been cut.
Savage lands a nice looking body shot.
Furiosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Savage jabs Furiosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Furiosa tries to move into range but Savage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furiosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Savage to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage lands a big uppercut and Furiosa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Furiosa looks OK. Savage waves Furiosa back to his feet!
Savage misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Furiosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Savage fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Furiosa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Furiosa looks to clinch but Savage throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Furiosa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Owen Savage!
Owen Savage seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Easterly (ranked 22969 p4p, 1495 weight class) and Tor KillsInWater (ranked 325 p4p, 55 weight class). Tor KillsInWater will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Easterly !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tor KillsInWater!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KillsInWater thuds a left hand into Easterly 's body.
KillsInWater tries to clinch but Easterly is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Easterly misses the target.
KillsInWater tries to clinch up but Easterly circles away and keeps his distance.
Easterly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
KillsInWater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Easterly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Easterly swats away the attempt to clinch by KillsInWater.
KillsInWater with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
KillsInWater instigates a clinch.
KillsInWater working aggressively here.
KillsInWater wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Easterly has him pressed against the cage.
KillsInWater tries to throw a body punch but Easterly avoids it by throwing KillsInWater back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Easterly has him pressed against the cage.
Easterly stalls.
KillsInWater working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Easterly prevents KillsInWater from breaking the clinch.
KillsInWater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
KillsInWater lands a jab to the head.
KillsInWater scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Easterly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling KillsInWater to score with a decent uppercut.
KillsInWater misses with a head kick.
Easterly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Easterly 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and KillsInWater connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Easterly scrambles back to his feet.
KillsInWater misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater throws a lazy head kick
and Easterly counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - KillsInWater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Easterly misses the target.
Easterly swats away the attempt to clinch by KillsInWater.
It looked like Easterly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
KillsInWater wants to clinch.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that misses.
Easterly throwing a counter right hand but KillsInWater manages to avoid it.
KillsInWater wants to clinch but Easterly slips to the side
and Easterly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by KillsInWater misses
and Easterly counters with a straight right hand.
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 William Peck scores the fight 9:10
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 9:10
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tor KillsInWater!
Tor KillsInWater 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Lo (ranked 20205 p4p, 21628 weight class) and Dez Havok (ranked 356 p4p, 308 weight class). Dez Havok will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dez Havok!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo shoots in looking for a takedown. Havok tries to sprawl out of it but Lo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Havok manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Havok looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lo shoots and misses
and Havok counters with a nice uppercut.
Lo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Havok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Lo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havok is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo tries for a kimura but Havok is defending well.
Lo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Havok, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havok wants to get back to his feet but Lo drags him back down.
Lo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Havok is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Havok knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 10:9
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 10:9
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Lo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Bolsonaro (ranked 2073 p4p, 1900 weight class) and Omar Raharu (ranked 261 p4p, 244 weight class). Eduardo Bolsonaro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Bolsonaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharu scores with a hook to the body. Bolsonaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raharu tries to clinch but Bolsonaro moves away
and Bolsonaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raharu has closed the distance and engaged Bolsonaro in a clinch.
Raharu misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolsonaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raharu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolsonaro.
Raharu blocks an uppercut.
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolsonaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raharu lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
A hook to the body from Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro tries a body shot but Raharu blocks it.
Raharu misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolsonaro backwards.
Bolsonaro blocking some punches.
Bolsonaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolsonaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolsonaro.
Raharu lands with a right to the head.
Raharu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolsonaro blocks an uppercut.
Raharu blocks a body shot from Bolsonaro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raharu.
Raharu struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolsonaro controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Bolsonaro fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raharu.
Bolsonaro tries a body shot but Raharu blocks it.
Raharu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Raharu.
Raharu thuds his right hand into Bolsonaro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raharu scores with a nice right hand.
Raharu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolsonaro misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolsonaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Raharu's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raharu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharu takes a swing at Bolsonaro's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Bolsonaro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raharu.
Raharu pushes Bolsonaro up against the cage in a clinch.
Raharu misses with the head strike.
Bolsonaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raharu.
Raharu lands an uppercut.
Raharu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raharu lands an uppercut.
Raharu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolsonaro backwards.
Raharu lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Raharu.
Raharu can't find room to land a body shot as Bolsonaro controls the action.
Raharu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolsonaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Raharu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raharu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raharu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolsonaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raharu lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
Raharu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raharu works on Bolsonaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Bolsonaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raharu misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Raharu fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Raharu.
Bolsonaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolsonaro presses Raharu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Bolsonaro.
A nice left hand lands by Raharu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharu tries to throw a body punch but Bolsonaro avoids it by throwing Raharu back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolsonaro.
Raharu throws a head punch that misses.
Raharu tries to throw a body punch but Bolsonaro avoids it by throwing Raharu back against the cage.
Raharu lands a left hand.
Raharu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolsonaro backwards.
Bolsonaro blocking some punches.
Bolsonaro misses with a body punch.
Bolsonaro misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
Bolsonaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raharu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bolsonaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raharu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Raharu.
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that 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.
Raharu throws an off balance right hand
and Bolsonaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolsonaro drops his hands momentarily and Raharu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raharu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bolsonaro ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Omar Raharu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolsonaro keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab from Raharu does it's job there.
Raharu jabs Bolsonaro right on the nose. Bolsonaro blinks but takes it well.
Bolsonaro misses with a few strikes there.
Bolsonaro misses with an uppercut. Raharu saw that one coming.
Bolsonaro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bolsonaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolsonaro missing with a left hand there. Raharu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raharu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolsonaro misses with a hook. Raharu ducked under it nicely.
Bolsonaro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolsonaro. Raharu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolsonaro is just out of range.
Bolsonaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Bolsonaro sets himself, and Raharu steps forward looking for the clinch! Bolsonaro avoids it this time.
Raharu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolsonaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolsonaro misses with a wild body shot.
Bolsonaro sets himself, and Raharu steps forward looking for the clinch! Bolsonaro avoids it this time.
Bolsonaro avoids the body shot from Raharu.
Bolsonaro ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Raharu throws out a powerful jab.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolsonaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bolsonaro digs a good body shot into Raharu's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolsonaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharu is just out of range.
Bolsonaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolsonaro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Raharu closes the distance and pushes Bolsonaro back into the cage.
Raharu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolsonaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharu misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Raharu as the two fighters clinch.
Raharu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolsonaro backwards.
Bolsonaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharu.
Omar Raharu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bolsonaro gets through Raharu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bolsonaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raharu tries to throw a body punch but Bolsonaro avoids it by throwing Raharu back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolsonaro.
A head punch on the inside from Raharu fails to land.
Bolsonaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raharu.
Raharu working aggressively here.
Bolsonaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolsonaro lands a shot to the body.
Bolsonaro tries a body shot but Raharu blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Bolsonaro.
Raharu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raharu misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharu misses with some punches.
Bolsonaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolsonaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharu.
Bolsonaro blocks a body shot from Raharu.
Raharu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolsonaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raharu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Raharu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bolsonaro tries to throw a body punch but Raharu avoids it by throwing Bolsonaro back against the cage.
Bolsonaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolsonaro takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raharu misses with some punches.
Raharu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raharu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolsonaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Raharu controls his hands.
Bolsonaro misses with a body punch.
Raharu blocks a body shot from Bolsonaro.
Raharu misses with the head strike.
Bolsonaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Raharu controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Bolsonaro fails to land.
Raharu swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolsonaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Omar Raharu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Raharu takes the fight into the clinch.
Bolsonaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bolsonaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raharu lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolsonaro backwards.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharu lands a nice uppercut.
Bolsonaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raharu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolsonaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raharu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raharu.
Bolsonaro blocks an uppercut.
Bolsonaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolsonaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raharu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolsonaro backwards.
Raharu lands a left hand.
Raharu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharu.
Raharu digs a right hand underneath Bolsonaro's ribcage. Bolsonaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raharu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolsonaro.
Raharu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolsonaro.
Raharu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolsonaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raharu misses with a body punch.
Raharu lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolsonaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Raharu.
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raharu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolsonaro backwards.
Bolsonaro is rocked!
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Bolsonaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolsonaro can't find room to land a body shot as Raharu controls the action.
Raharu misses with the head strike.
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raharu misses with some punches.
Raharu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolsonaro seems to have got his legs back now.
Raharu scores with a hook to the body.
Raharu blocks a body shot from Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
Bolsonaro blocks an uppercut.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Bolsonaro.
A shot in the inside from Bolsonaro.
Raharu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolsonaro blocks a body shot from Raharu.
Raharu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolsonaro working aggressively here.
Bolsonaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolsonaro misses with a punch to the body.
Bolsonaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolsonaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bolsonaro misses with a body punch.
Raharu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bolsonaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raharu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raharu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raharu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raharu blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu tries to throw a body punch but Bolsonaro avoids it by throwing Raharu back against the cage.
Raharu takes a shot to the head.
Raharu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolsonaro misses with a punch to the body.
Bolsonaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raharu swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolsonaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu gets through Bolsonaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Omar Raharu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raharu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bolsonaro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raharu.
Raharu struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolsonaro controls his hands.
Bolsonaro misses with a punch to the body.
Bolsonaro blocking some punches.
Eduardo Bolsonaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolsonaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raharu backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Raharu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raharu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Raharu!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Legions (ranked 1742 p4p, 2398 weight class) and Sauli Somelainen (ranked 72 p4p, 94 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fidel Legions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Sauli Somelainen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somelainen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Somelainen is looking to advance position but Legions won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Somelainen trying to control from Legions's half guard. Legions has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Legions keeping moving, preventing Somelainen from controlling successfully.
Somelainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somelainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Somelainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Legions is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somelainen stops Legions from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Left hook, right uppercut from Somelainen.
Legions walks into a left hand.
Somelainen throws the left hand but Legions avoids the punch easily.
Legions swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Legions looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Somelainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Somelainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legions.
Legions swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Somelainen looks to land a left hand but Legions moved out of range nicely.
Somelainen looks to land a right hand but Legions moved out of range.
Legions takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen throws a shot from downtown. Legions moves away and avoids it.
Legions leaves Somelainen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Legions on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Legions has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Somelainen looks to throw the jab but Legions is out of range.
Legions is looking to counter punch.
Somelainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Legions sprawls well. He's pushed Somelainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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!
Somelainen looks to throw a body kick
and Legions counters with a stiff right hand.
Fidel Legions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Somelainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Somelainen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Legions looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sauli Somelainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Somelainen 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 9:10
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sauli Somelainen!
Sauli Somelainen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slim Perkins (ranked 2521 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Matteo Chibaclov (ranked 312 p4p, 193 weight class). Matteo Chibaclov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slim Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matteo Chibaclov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chibaclov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perkins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chibaclov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Perkins manages to get back to half guard.
Perkins controlling the position for now.
Perkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perkins moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chibaclov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chibaclov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chibaclov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chibaclov trying to control but Perkins is working from the bottom.
Chibaclov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perkins looking for a guillotine here but Chibaclov defends easily.
Perkins keeping full guard, as Chibaclov tries to pass.
Perkins working for a triangle but Chibaclov defends it easily.
Perkins trying to keep a closed guard but Chibaclov is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chibaclov tries to stand but Perkins is controlling from the bottom.
Perkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chibaclov pushing down on Perkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Perkins trying to hold on to Chibaclov's head to control him but Chibaclov postures up.
Perkins's coaches at Chikara MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Perkins wants to get back to full guard.
Chibaclov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Perkins controls his leg.
Chibaclov is working for a kimura but Perkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Perkins keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins wants to improve his position but Chibaclov is controlling well.
Perkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chibaclov pulls his head out easily.
Perkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chibaclov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chibaclov's back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Perkins. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chibaclov can't escape the position.
Perkins is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Perkins gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Perkins gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Perkins apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Chibaclov tries for a takedown but Perkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chibaclov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chibaclov shoots in looking for a takedown. Perkins tries to sprawl out of it but Chibaclov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slim Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matteo Chibaclov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chibaclov.
Perkins tries to counter with a takedown but Chibaclov is quick to defend against it.
Chibaclov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chibaclov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perkins's waist but Perkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chibaclov off to one side.
Perkins attempts a counter takedown but Chibaclov avoids it well and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chibaclov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chibaclov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perkins counters with a single leg into guard. Chibaclov didn't expect that.
Chibaclov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Slim Perkins will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chibaclov throws a head kick that misses.
Perkins tries to counter with a takedown but Chibaclov is quick to defend against it.
Chibaclov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perkins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chibaclov throws a body kick that misses
and Perkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chibaclov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Perkins working over Chibaclov with some ground and pound. Chibaclov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chibaclov trying to control but Perkins postures up.
Slim Perkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chibaclov is looking to improve his position.
Perkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chibaclov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perkins.
Perkins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chibaclov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Perkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Chibaclov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chibaclov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chibaclov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Perkins trying to control but Chibaclov is working from the bottom.
Chibaclov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perkins controls the pace.
Perkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perkins wants to control from the top but Chibaclov keeps moving.
Perkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Perkins stopping the sweep attempt from Chibaclov.
Perkins stops Chibaclov from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chibaclov wants to sweep here but Perkins controlling him for the moment.
Perkins postures up.
Perkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perkins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perkins looking to pass the guard.
Perkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Perkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chibaclov wants to control the position but Perkins says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Perkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Perkins connects with a nice short shot to Chibaclov's temple.
Chibaclov gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins won't allow Chibaclov to sweep him here.
Perkins wants to control from the top but Chibaclov keeps moving.
Perkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chibaclov is looking for a triangle but Perkins pushes his legs off easily.
Perkins is in close to Chibaclov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chibaclov wants to sweep here but Perkins controlling him for the moment.
Chibaclov wants to improve his position but instead Perkins has moved into half guard.
Chibaclov wants to control but Perkins is keeping busy.
Perkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins drops an elbow to the side of Chibaclov's head.
Perkins is looking for a kimura here.
Perkins working over Chibaclov with some ground and pound. Chibaclov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chibaclov taking some punishment here, with Perkins in his half guard.
Perkins lands strikes from half guard.
Perkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chibaclov wants to improve his position but Perkins is controlling well.
Perkins is looking to take a break and control but Chibaclov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chibaclov taking some punishment here, with Perkins in his half guard.
Chibaclov wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Perkins there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Perkins dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chibaclov shoots in but Perkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chibaclov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perkins circles away.
Matteo Chibaclov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chibaclov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Slim Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matteo Chibaclov.
Chibaclov misses with a takedown attempt
and Perkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chibaclov is looking to improve his position.
Perkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Perkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Perkins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins is looking to advance position but Chibaclov won't allow it.
Perkins is looking for a kimura but Chibaclov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perkins to get the leverage.
Perkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chibaclov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Perkins passes the guard and advances to mount!
Perkins lands with some strikes.
Chibaclov is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Perkins.
Perkins wants to control the pace but Chibaclov is squirming around nicely.
Chibaclov is trying to escape the mount.
Perkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chibaclov can do to turn this around?
Perkins with a couple of short strikes.
Perkins breaks from Chibaclov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
 Chibaclov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chibaclov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chibaclov is still in real trouble! Can Perkins finish him?
Chibaclov can't escape the position.
Perkins lands a big elbow.
Chibaclov is looking to get to half guard.
Chibaclov seems to have recovered his senses.
Perkins lands a nice shot to the head.
Perkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chibaclov tries to hold on but Perkins postures up.
Perkins scoring with strikes but Chibaclov is staying in there.
Perkins controlling his opponent.
Perkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Perkins 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.
Perkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Perkins controlling from the full mount.
Perkins unloading with bombs!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Perkins! Chibaclov is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Slim Perkins!
An out of breath Slim Perkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Erwin (ranked 1611 p4p, 409 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 63 p4p, 19 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Erwin is staying tight to Gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Erwin working away.
Gracie tries to buck Erwin off but Erwin is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Erwin controls the position.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Erwin is staying tight to Gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Erwin keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin taking a breather here.
Gracie tries to bench press Erwin off him but Erwin keeps the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Erwin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erwin.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Erwin clinches.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin clinches.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Erwin blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Erwin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Erwin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie is trying to escape the position but Erwin is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erwin closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Erwin looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Erwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Gracie.
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Erwin attempts a counter takedown but Gracie avoids it well and moves away.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erwin shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Holden Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Erwin knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Erwin's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Erwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Erwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Erwin won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Erwin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Erwin tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Erwin backwards.
Erwin gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Erwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Erwin throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erwin tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Erwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Erwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Erwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Erwin throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie misses with a combination
so Erwin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is pulling down on Erwin's head to control his posture.
Erwin postures up.
Gracie controlling the position.
Erwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Erwin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie working for a triangle but Erwin defends it easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Erwin misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie lands a jab to Erwin's midsection.
Gracie stuns Erwin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Erwin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Erwin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a head kick but Erwin moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Erwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holden Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie tries to clinch but Erwin is having none of it.
Erwin tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie digs a good hook to Erwin's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erwin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gracie after a bit of a struggle.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Erwin has Gracie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gracie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Erwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie tries a body shot but Erwin blocks it.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Erwin shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erwin tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Erwin finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Gracie's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Erwin falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Gracie!
Derek Erwin was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't lose I just ran out of time'.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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