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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humble Lion (ranked 5480 p4p, 5445 weight class) and Rogan Ford (ranked 506 p4p, 504 weight class). Humble Lion 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humble Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogan Ford!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ford has his takedown stuffed
letting Lion counter with a right hand.
Ford has his takedown stuffed
and Lion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ford shoots and misses
and Lion counters with a right hand to the body.
Humble Lion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogan Ford.
Ford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lion's waist but Lion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ford off to one side.
It looked like Lion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lion connects with a looping right hand.
Lion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lion slowing the pace effectively.
Ford successfully pulls guard.
Ford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lion trying to control but Ford is working from the bottom.
Lion wants to pass the guard but Ford is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ford tries to clinch
and Lion counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ford looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lion pushes Ford off but Ford dives into side control.
Lion managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ford.
Ford working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lion is looking to regain half guard here but Ford keeps moving and retains side control.
Lion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lion tries to get out of the position.
Ford tries for a kimura but Lion is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Ford crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford tries to move to mount but Lion blocks the move with his legs.
Ford lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ford has hold of Lion's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lion tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Ford cranks the arm and Lion screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lion, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rogan Ford!
A very excited looking Rogan Ford 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerald Dream (ranked 4865 p4p, 5814 weight class) and Ralen Tilvur (ranked 460 p4p, 528 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emerald Dream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralen Tilvur!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dream scores with a body shot.
Dream throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tilvur on the side of the head.
 It looks like Ralen Tilvur has been cut.
Dream throws a jab but it's blocked by Tilvur.
A countering left hand to the body from Tilvur misses.
No joy there for Dream, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dream throws a jab but it's blocked by Tilvur.
Tilvur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dream.
Tilvur unleashes a big counter combination but Dream bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dream misses with a body shot.
Tilvur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dream with a body shot.
Dream works Tilvur's body with a nice hook.
Tilvur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dream lands a nice shot to the body.
Tilvur looks winded!
Dream lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Dream - just one landing.
Dream cracks Tilvur with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dream has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tilvur to stand back up!
Emerald Dream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dream wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream lands a slapping body shot.
Dream lands a jab to the nose.
Dream lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Tilvur head around and knocks him out cold! Dream hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emerald Dream!
After winning the bout, Emerald Dream thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Gentry (ranked 24351 p4p, 4518 weight class) and Deebo Willis (ranked 247 p4p, 205 weight class). Gentry comes to the cage accompanied by Hot Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devon Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deebo Willis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis throws a head kick that misses.
Gentry throws a big shot that misses.
Gentry scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Deebo Willis has been cut.
Gentry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Willis misses with a takedown attempt - Gentry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gentry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Willis slips a straight right by Gentry.
Willis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gentry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Gentry misses.
Willis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Willis gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gentry gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Willis is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Gentry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Cheese (ranked 5333 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Darren Will (ranked 480 p4p, 411 weight class). 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nacho Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Will!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Will.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Will!
Cheese misses with a hook
and Will counters with a two punch combo.
Cheese checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Will looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Will looks for the body kick but Cheese saw that one coming.
Will jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Cheese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cheese swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Will counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Will lands a lovely overhand right.
Cheese scores with a jab.
It looks like Darren Will has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese misses with a body shot
and Will counters with a nice uppercut.
Will swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Will looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Will misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cheese digs a good body shot into Will's ribs.
Will misses the shot to the body.
Cheese definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Will.
Will misses with a low kick.
Cheese with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cheese ducks right into an uppercut from Will.
Cheese throws a body punch but Will moves out of range.
Will uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
It seemed like Will was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Will slips under a jab from Cheese.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Will manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a body punch but Will moves out of range.
Will uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
Will lands with a right hand.
Will throws a right hand that misses
and Cheese counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Will thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Will misses with a hook
and Cheese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Will closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Will avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cheese drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Will lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese takes a swing at Will's ribcage but misses.
Will attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cheese takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab by Will.
Cheese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Will was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheese.
Will displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Will is just out of range.
Will moves into the clinch.
Cheese lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Will uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Cheese scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Will misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Will controls the action.
A short uppercut from Cheese.
Will tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Will controlling the action here for a moment.
Will is looking to break free of the clinch but Cheese has double underhooks.
Cheese stalling the fight.
Cheese working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Will blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cheese scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Will prevents a body shot from Cheese.
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 Nacho Cheese will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darren Will's cut.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Will cracks Cheese with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cheese misses with a wild body shot.
Will throws a right hand that misses
and Cheese counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Will thinking.
Will throws an off balance right hand
and Cheese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Will looks for the body kick but Cheese saw that one coming.
Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Will swinging wildly here.
Cheese misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Will was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheese.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Will.
Will looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cheese works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Will's shoulder, as Will tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese connects with a single shot there.
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Will on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cheese throws a hook but Will blocks it.
Nice body punch from Cheese.
Cheese connects with a looping right hand.
Will throws the left hand but Cheese avoids the punch easily.
Will misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Cheese misses its target.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Will manages to avoid it.
Cheese misses with a looping right.
Will keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Will! But no joy.
Will misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheese appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses the shot to the body.
Will uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Will throws a big shot that misses.
Will avoids a kick to the body.
Will has closed the distance and engaged Cheese in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Will holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Will misses with a short punch on the inside.
Will fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Will is trying to force a seperation but Cheese has the dominant position.
Cheese lands a left hand.
Cheese lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cheese tries to work over Will's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cheese tries a body shot but Will blocks it.
Cheese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Will lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Will creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nacho Cheese has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Will blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Will blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Cheese.
That has opened up Darren Will's cut even more.
Cheese lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cheese scores with a shoulder strike.
Will working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Will.
Will looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
It looked like Cheese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Will.
Will keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Cheese misses.
A swing and a miss from Will.
Cheese misses with a hook to the body
and Will counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Will scores with a nice right hand.
Cheese misses with a right hand
and Will connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Will jabs at Cheese's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nacho Cheese dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darren Will's cut.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cheese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Will.
Will misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Will moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cheese takes a swing at Will's ribcage but misses.
Cheese scores with a shot to the body.
Will slips a jab from Cheese.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Will's shoulder, as Will tries to avoid the shot.
Will throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Will takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cheese swings for the body but Will moves out of range.
Cheese on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Will.
Will doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cheese misses with a lunging right hand
and Will counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Will throws a leg kick
and Cheese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cheese scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Will lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Will moves away.
It seemed like Will was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cheese scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cheese throws a series of punches but Will moves out of range.
Will throws out a counter right but Cheese avoids it with no problem.
Will lands a nice shot that snaps Cheese's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Will misses the target.
It looked like Cheese was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Will.
Cheese throws a body shot but no joy.
Will looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Will keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Will throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Will ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Will scores with a jab to the head.
Will moves away from the strike by Cheese.
Will unleashes a big counter combination but Cheese bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cheese throws the left hand but Will avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
It seemed like Will was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Will ducks down to avoid it.
Cheese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Will sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Will misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Cheese. Beautiful body shot.
Will lands a lovely overhand right.
Nacho Cheese is winning the standup battle so far.
Will clobbers Cheese with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cheese throws a hook but Will avoids it easily.
Will throws out a counter right but Cheese avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Will fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Will is just out of range.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
Cheese misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Will connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Cheese misses.
Cheese scores with a body shot.
Cheese looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Will finds it's target.
Darren Will has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheese defending well as Will loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nacho Cheese.
Well Cheese 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nacho Cheese!
Nacho Cheese tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mekong Catfish (ranked 5510 p4p, 4108 weight class) and Izu Ugonoh (ranked 496 p4p, 433 weight class). Izu Ugonoh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mekong Catfish's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mekong Catfish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Izu Ugonoh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Catfish.
Good exchange - Catfish coming out on top.
It looks like Izu Ugonoh has been cut.
Catfish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ugonoh.
Ugonoh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Catfish.
Ugonoh misses with a looping left.
Ugonoh looks to land a right hand but Catfish moved out of range.
Ugonoh drops his hands momentarily and Catfish takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ugonoh throws a hook to the side of Catfish's head but Catfish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ugonoh throws a hook to the side of Catfish's head but Catfish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ugonoh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ugonoh connects with a right hand. Catfish shakes it off.
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!
Ugonoh throws a lazy uppercut
and Catfish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Catfish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ugonoh.
Catfish closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Catfish scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ugonoh gets control of Catfish's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ugonoh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Catfish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ugonoh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ugonoh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catfish's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ugonoh trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Izu Ugonoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ugonoh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Catfish swings wildly with an uppercut but Ugonoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ugonoh.
A head punch on the inside from Catfish fails to land.
Catfish is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ugonoh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Catfish to the mat. Catfish regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ugonoh controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ugonoh stops Catfish from standing up.
Ugonoh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Catfish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ugonoh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ugonoh throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Catfish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ugonoh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ugonoh is defended easily by Catfish.
Catfish with a jab.
Catfish lands the left hand.
Catfish connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ugonoh momentarily.
Ugonoh tries to keep at a distance but Catfish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ugonoh tries a body shot but Catfish blocks it.
Catfish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ugonoh is pushing Catfish up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Catfish throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mekong Catfish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Izu Ugonoh's cut.
That's time! Catfish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Catfish throws a shot from downtown. Ugonoh moves away and avoids it.
Catfish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ugonoh can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Ugonoh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ugonoh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ugonoh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Catfish lands an overhand right.
Ugonoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Ugonoh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Catfish is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ugonoh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Catfish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ugonoh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like Mekong Catfish has been cut.
Catfish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Catfish is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Catfish jabs Ugonoh right on the nose. Ugonoh blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Izu Ugonoh's cut even more.
Ugonoh misses the shot to the body.
Mekong Catfish is winning the standup battle so far.
Catfish throws a jab when Ugonoh was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ugonoh! But no joy.
Ugonoh walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catfish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ugonoh.
Ugonoh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Ugonoh engages and cracks Catfish with a massive lead left hook - Catfish tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Ugonoh is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Izu Ugonoh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Gallagher (ranked 4482 p4p, 4524 weight class) and Joao Santos (ranked 374 p4p, 380 weight class). Gallagher comes into the arena with HIGH blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desmond Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Santos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Gallagher counters with a left to the body.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Gallagher manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gallagher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gallagher is defending well.
Gallagher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Gallagher throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Gallagher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher fires out a quick counter leg kick but Santos just manages to avoid it.
Gallagher lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Gallagher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Joao Santos has been cut.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gallagher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Desmond Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Santos.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gallagher counters with a nice right hand that sends Santos toppling to the canvas! Santos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gallagher finish him?!
 Santos is rocked!
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!
Gallagher lands with a shot to the body.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallagher finish him?
Joao Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Santos sprawling to the canvas! Santos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gallagher finish him?!
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gallagher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch
and Gallagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gallagher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the liver by Gallagher. Beautiful body shot.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gallagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gallagher lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.
Gallagher blocks a low kick nicely.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gallagher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gallagher wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Santos manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallagher tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Gallagher has hold of Santos's hands but Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gallagher's head.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gallagher keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Santos seems content to control.
Santos wants to take a breather but Gallagher is having none of it.
Gallagher wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
Gallagher tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Santos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Gallagher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gallagher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Desmond Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Gallagher lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Gallagher is proving a slippery customer.
Santos wants to sweep here but Gallagher controlling him for the moment.
Santos seems keen to control Gallagher's posture.
Gallagher looking to pass the guard.
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.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gallagher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santos won't allow Gallagher to sweep him here.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Gallagher blocks nicely.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gallagher is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santos is in close to Gallagher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gallagher wants to hit a sweep here but Santos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gallagher there!
Gallagher takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is bucking up trying to escape but Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Santos tries to control but Gallagher wriggling away.
Santos with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Gallagher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gallagher is working to get back to half guard.
Santos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joao Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos tries to clinch up
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
It looked like Gallagher was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos closes the distance but Gallagher moves to the side
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Gallagher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gallagher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos wants to clinch
and Gallagher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gallagher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Gallagher counters with an inside leg kick.
Gallagher sends Santos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gallagher is motioning to the referee to let Santos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gallagher cracks Santos with a hook to the temple - Santos is on wobbly legs here! Gallagher swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Santos falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Gallagher wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Desmond Gallagher!
After winning the bout, Desmond Gallagher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Bush (ranked 4568 p4p, 4909 weight class) and Naoki Kitano (ranked 285 p4p, 299 weight class). Kitano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TMGE - Drop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Naoki Kitano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kyle Bush's chin.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush misses with a combination
and Kitano counters with a right hand to the body.
Bush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kitano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bush defending well as Kitano loads up on a big left hand.
Kitano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Kitano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano connects with a body shot that sends Bush's belly button to the back.
Bush needs to keep his hands up - Kitano had a free shot at his head there.
Kitano with a hook.
Kitano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush throws a combination that misses
and Kitano counters with a right hand to the body.
Bush throws a body kick that misses
and Kitano counters with a stiff right hand.
Kyle Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kitano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bush tries to clinch up.
Kitano looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Kitano lands a left and a right that send Bush crashing to the mat, dazed. Kitano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Bush is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kitano tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bush is in Kitano's guard.
Oh Bush is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bush works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bush prevents Kitano from standing back up.
Bush seems to have got his legs back now.
Bush wants to free his trapped foot but Kitano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bush is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kitano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bush.
Bush prevents Kitano from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bush controlling the action here.
Bush seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kitano for as long as he can get away with.
Bush has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bush has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kitano is in trouble now - Bush has advanced to mount!
Bush won't let Kitano get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kitano is trying to stand but he's just given Bush his back.
Bush lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Kitano is trying to stand back up.
Bush tightening his grip on Kitano, looking for the choke.
Good control from Bush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush is persistently looking for the submission but Kitano is defending it well.
Kitano is trying to stand back up.
Kitano is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kitano trying to get back to his feet but Bush is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naoki Kitano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Bush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kitano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kitano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kitano with a jab.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Kitano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kitano lands with an uppercut that bounces Bush off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush misses with a kick to the body
and Kitano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kitano loads up on a big right hand but Bush slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Kitano as Bush shoots in.
A countering left hand to the body from Kitano misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Bush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bush shoots and misses
and Kitano counters with a crisp right that sends Bush to the canvas! Kitano follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoki Kitano!
An out of breath Naoki Kitano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamrock (ranked 5181 p4p, 3878 weight class) and Steven Tiramisu (ranked 482 p4p, 410 weight class). Shamrock comes into the arena with Dangerous Entrance Theme blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Tiramisu!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiramisu gets a clinch.
Shamrock wants to take the fight to the mat but Tiramisu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shamrock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiramisu tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock is trying to trip Tiramisu. He has hold of a leg but Tiramisu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shamrock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Shamrock working some strikes from top position.
Shamrock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shamrock controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock passes Tiramisu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with a punch from half guard.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Shamrock connects with a nice short shot to Tiramisu's temple.
Tiramisu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tiramisu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shamrock working over Tiramisu with some ground and pound. Tiramisu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shamrock 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.
Tiramisu looks winded!
Shamrock working over Tiramisu with some ground and pound. Tiramisu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shamrock lands a nice short elbow.
Tiramisu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shamrock working over Tiramisu with some ground and pound. Tiramisu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tiramisu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shamrock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tiramisu is rocked!
Shamrock lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Tiramisu! More strikes land and this one is all over! Shamrock jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Shamrock!
Our winner, Ken Shamrock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ah Keung (ranked 5525 p4p, 3031 weight class) and Alden Horn (ranked 316 p4p, 222 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ah Keung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alden Horn!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn closes the distance and pushes Keung back into the cage.
Keung can't find room to land a body shot as Horn controls the action.
Keung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horn is trying to force a seperation but Keung has the dominant position.
Horn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Keung uses from the top position.
Horn has his hands on Keung's head, controlling the position.
Horn wants to sweep here but Keung controlling him for the moment.
Keung stands and throws Horn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Horn seems a little lost for a moment, as Keung dominates the positioning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Horn can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn is trying to get back to half guard.
Keung definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keung trying to control the position but Horn is working away.
Horn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Keung's best efforts.
Keung is pressing down on Horn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Horn is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn tries to get to full guard but Keung has control of the leg.
Horn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Horn holds on and takes a little breather.
Keung has gone for a leg lock! Horn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Keung's guard.
Horn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Keung has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Horn has managed to get both his arms back between Keung's legs - danger averted.
Keung trying to keep a closed guard but Horn is proving a slippery customer.
Horn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Horn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keung is keeping the position for now.
Keung trying to keep a closed guard but Horn is proving a slippery customer.
Horn has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Horn throws a big elbow that misses.
Keung trying to keep a closed guard but Horn is proving a slippery customer.
Horn landing with the ground and pound.
Horn trying to control but Keung is working from the bottom.
Horn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Horn distracts Keung with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horn postures up in Keung's guard and throws a big left but Keung blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keung pulls Horn in close to prevent any damage.
Horn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Keung is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Horn dives into side control.
Keung is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Keung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Horn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Keung trying to remain calm as Horn controls from the top position.
Horn working away.
Horn moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
It looks like Horn might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Horn is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Keung is trying to escape and Horn transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Keung is forced to tap! Nice work there by Horn! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alden Horn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between André Levesque (ranked 76 p4p, 279 weight class) and Werewolf Night (ranked 3 p4p, 17 weight class). Night has chosen Mother- Danzig as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, André Levesque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Werewolf Night!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levesque avoids the body shot from Night.
Levesque throws a lazy right hand but Night sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Levesque scores with a push kick.
Night looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Levesque counters with a quick kick to the body but Night blocks it.
Levesque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Night.
Levesque was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Night defending well as Levesque loads up on a big left hand.
Levesque cracks Night with an open hand slap.
It looks like Werewolf Night has been cut.
Nice jab there from Levesque.
Night looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Levesque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Night.
Night blocks a jab.
Night doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Levesque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Night.
Levesque closes the distance and pushes Night back into the cage.
Levesque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Night is looking to break free of the clinch but Levesque has double underhooks.
Levesque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Levesque lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Night is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Night breaks from the clinch.
Night misses with a lunging right hand
and Levesque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Night lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Levesque thumps Night with a low kick.
Night scores with a nice right hand.
Night cracks Levesque with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Levesque looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Night finish him?
It looks like André Levesque has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Night avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Night throws a combination that misses
and Levesque counters with a low kick, right behind Night 's knee.
Levesque scores with a shot to the body.
Levesque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Night.
Night throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Levesque to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Werewolf Night's cut even more.
Levesque looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Levesque pushes Night up against the cage in a clinch.
Night breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Night works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Levesque cracks Night with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Levesque has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Night to stand back up!
Night is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Night crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Levesque - the referee stops the clock and Night gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Levesque. Night manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Night looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levesque misses the shot to the body.
Night lands with an overhand left.
Levesque is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Night flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Night is out cold! Levesque holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). André Levesque!
A relieved looking André Levesque thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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