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SUPREME 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Gore (ranked 4901 p4p, 4861 weight class) and Daniel Bryanson (ranked 307 p4p, 299 weight class). Daniel Bryanson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Gore's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Gore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryanson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bryanson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bryanson controls the pace.
It looks like Bryanson 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.
Gore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bryanson on the ground.
Bryanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore is looking to sweep but instead, Bryanson has passed into half guard.
Gore is trying to stand back up but Bryanson is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryanson content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bryanson lands a nice short elbow.
Bryanson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryanson lands strikes from half guard.
Bryanson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bryanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bryanson controlling the pace for now.
Bryanson raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryanson lands a big shot to the head and Gore winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daniel Bryanson!
Daniel Bryanson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Striking (ranked 3379 p4p, 5624 weight class) and Marshall Knight (ranked 356 p4p, 515 weight class). Striking comes to the cage accompanied by Hard Work Cadence. 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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BJJ White Belt
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Old Striking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marshall Knight!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striking rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight throws a jab when Striking was well out of range.
Striking swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Striking misses with a double jab.
Striking's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knight under the eye.
Striking swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Striking lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Striking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Striking fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knight just manages to avoid it.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Striking counters with a low kick, right behind Knight 's knee.
Knight avoids the body shot from Striking.
Striking lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight throws a right and a left that Striking avoids nicely.
It looked like Striking was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striking connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knight momentarily.
Knight throws a jab when Striking was well out of range.
Striking dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
Striking ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Knight rushes Striking and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Striking is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Striking tries to tie him up.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Striking is controlling him.
Knight wants to break free but Striking has control.
Knight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Striking backwards.
Striking wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
Knight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Striking backwards.
Striking is looking to break free of the clinch but Knight has double underhooks.
Knight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Striking is trying to break the clinch but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Striking wants to break free but Knight has control.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Striking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight is trying to break free.
Knight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Striking's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Striking looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Striking trying to stall but Knight improves his position.
Striking is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knight is keeping busy.
Knight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Striking - just one landing.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Striking throws a nice inside leg kick.
Striking punishes Knight's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Striking fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Striking misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striking misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knight's sensitive parts.
Knight lands with a hook. Striking tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Striking throws a nice inside leg kick.
Striking throws out a powerful jab.
Striking with a nice calf kick.
Knight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Striking.
Striking scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Striking gets tackled into the cage by Knight. Knight maintains the clinch.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Striking is trying to force a seperation but Knight has the dominant position.
Striking displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knight up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Striking wants to stall.
Striking can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to break free of the clinch but Striking has double underhooks.
Knight gets through Striking's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Striking keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knight's efforts to push away.
Striking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Striking is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knight tries to break the clinch but Striking is controlling the position.
Striking blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Knight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Striking.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knight lands an uppercut.
Striking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Old Striking will probably get the nod.
That's time! Striking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Striking buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Striking slips a straight right by Knight.
Striking connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knight. Knight circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knight misses with a double jab
and Striking counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Striking with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Striking swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick from Striking, right into the meat of the thigh.
Striking lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knight backs up against the cage.
Old Striking is winning the standup battle so far.
Striking uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Striking scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Striking just misses with a punch to the body.
Striking works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striking lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Striking misses with a wild body shot.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Striking.
That kick from Striking tenderised Knight's leg. Knight is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Knight finds it's way through Striking's defenses.
Striking connects with a solid leg kick.
Striking slips a jab from Knight.
Striking misses with an uppercut.
Knight walks into a jab.
Striking throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Striking.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Striking moved out of range nicely.
As Knight backs away, Striking returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Striking moves away.
Striking uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Striking was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Striking connects with a looping right hand.
Striking throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight takes one to the chin there.
Striking connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striking throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Striking throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Striking takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight darts in and clinches Striking up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Striking is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Striking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Striking trying to control the position but instead, Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Striking into the cage.
Striking wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Striking breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Striking with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knight to score with a decent uppercut.
Knight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knight is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Striking slips a straight right by Knight.
Striking closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Knight 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.
Knight moves into range and clinches up with Striking.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marshall Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Striking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Striking is trying to maintain a safe position but Knight gets an underhook and turns Striking into the cage.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
Striking tries to break the clinch but Knight is controlling the position.
Striking is trying to stall.
Knight keeps control of Striking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Knight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Striking fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Striking counters with a thumping low kick.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
Striking misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Striking takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knight finds Striking's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Striking flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Knight lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Striking will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marshall Knight!
Old Striking was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't expect this result. You were better again. Congratulations for the victory.
Despite the bad phase you proved to be a great opponent. Success on your journey!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Correia (ranked 2612 p4p, 25328 weight class) and Giovanni Santos (ranked 282 p4p, 549 weight class). Giovanni Santos 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Correia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giovanni Santos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos blocks a head kick by Correia.
Santos checks a low kick from Correia.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Correia.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos is trying to push Correia away but Correia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Correia manages to break the clinch.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Correia circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Correia throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos.
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Correia, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Correia is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Correia throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Correia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tea Time Takedowns in the buildup to the fight.
Correia drops Santos with a beautiful combination! Santos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Correia is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
Correia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Correia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Correia misses with a straight left.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well.
A nice side step and Santos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Correia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santos walks straight into a right hand from Correia - that's dropped him! Correia jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Santos from any more punishment! Santos complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Logan Correia!
After the fight, Logan Correia was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 3374 p4p, 25156 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 374 p4p, 524 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Materla is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Velasquez clobbers Materla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Velasquez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Velasquez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Materla. Materla circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 Materla is rocked!
Velasquez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Materla momentarily.
Materla is still on wobbly legs! Can Velasquez finish him?
A jab from Velasquez misses.
Materla seems to have recovered his senses.
Materla is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Velasquez darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Materla's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Velasquez before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cain Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Rabov (ranked 5066 p4p, 4869 weight class) and Bilal Semyonov (ranked 317 p4p, 300 weight class). Bilal Semyonov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikita Rabov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bilal Semyonov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semyonov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rabov defends well and Semyonov ends up having to push Rabov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rabov misses with a right hand
and Semyonov counters with a takedown into side control.
Rabov prevents Semyonov from improving position.
Semyonov moves into full mount!
Semyonov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rabov has worked his arm free - good work by Rabov!
Semyonov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rabov keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semyonov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Semyonov's best efforts.
Semyonov prevents Rabov from improving his position.
Semyonov controlling the pace.
Rabov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Semyonov trying to mount his opponent but Rabov defends it.
Semyonov is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Semyonov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rabov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Semyonov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rabov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Semyonov has managed to get both his arms back between Rabov's legs - danger averted.
Rabov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Semyonov is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Semyonov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rabov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semyonov wants to control but Rabov is keeping him busy.
Semyonov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Semyonov stalling away here and it's allowed Rabov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Semyonov postures up.
Semyonov has gone for a leg lock! Rabov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Semyonov's guard.
Rabov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Semyonov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rabov has passed into half guard!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Semyonov looking for submissions off his back.
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 Nikita Rabov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rabov fails with the takedown.
Nikita Rabov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rabov wants it to stay on the feet.
Rabov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rabov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Semyonov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rabov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Semyonov.
Rabov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Semyonov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rabov somewhat.
Semyonov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semyonov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Rabov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nikita Rabov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bilal Semyonov.
Semyonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Semyonov misses with a takedown
and Rabov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Semyonov!
Rabov controls the position from side control.
Semyonov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rabov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rabov controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabov is trying to get an arm triangle but Semyonov is defending well.
Rabov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Semyonov!
Rabov looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semyonov is looking to get to half guard.
Rabov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rabov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Semyonov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Semyonov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rabov trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rabov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Semyonov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Rabov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rabov tries to clinch but Semyonov is having none of it.
Rabov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Semyonov circles away.
Rabov shoots in for a takedown but Semyonov shows good takedown defense.
Rabov misses with a jab to the body
and Semyonov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Semyonov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rabov pinned against the cage. Rabov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semyonov tries to clinch up.
Nikita Rabov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Semyonov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabov darts in looking for a takedown but Semyonov gets double underhooks and turns Rabov into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikita Rabov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semyonov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rabov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Semyonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Semyonov!
Semyonov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rabov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Semyonov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nikita Rabov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rabov wants to get back to full guard.
Semyonov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rabov looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semyonov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Semyonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Semyonov is trying to control the action in half guard but Rabov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Semyonov prevents Rabov from improving his position.
Semyonov is looking for a kimura but Rabov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Semyonov to get the leverage.
Semyonov is looking to advance position but Rabov won't allow it.
Semyonov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rabov defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semyonov is keen to just control but Rabov is a slippery customer.
Rabov manages to get to full guard.
Semyonov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Semyonov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Semyonov looking to sit in guard and control but Rabov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rabov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rabov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rabov controls the position.
Semyonov gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rabov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bilal Semyonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikita Rabov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 Nikita Rabov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rabov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nikita Rabov!
Nikita Rabov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Smith (ranked 1894 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Gaston Messier (ranked 142 p4p, 176 weight class). Charles Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gaston Messier's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaston Messier!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slips under a jab.
Messier looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith moves out of range as Messier strikes.
Messier doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith darts in and clinches Messier up against the cage.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith tries to work over Messier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Messier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Messier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith gets through Messier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Messier controls his hands.
Messier pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Messier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Messier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Messier throws an elbow that misses.
Smith lands a hook to the side of 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!
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Messier is rocked!
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Messier is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Charles Smith has been cut.
Messier lands a damaging elbow.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Messier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Messier or not.
Messier looks winded!
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Messier backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith pushes Messier against the cage. Smith is working some dirty boxing. Smith pushes off with a quick right hook! Messier goes down! Messier tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Smith moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Charles Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Mécanicien The Machine (ranked 1473 p4p, 2982 weight class) and Mike Maron (ranked 87 p4p, 150 weight class). The Machine comes to the cage accompanied by La petite fille de la mer. Mike Maron 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Maron!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Maron.
Maron slips a straight right by The Machine.
Maron throws an off balance right hand
and The Machine counters with a straight right hand.
Maron throws a hook but The Machine avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Maron. Beautiful body shot.
The Machine connects with a looping right hand.
The Machine scores with a jab to the head.
Maron throws a lazy right hand but The Machine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maron swings for the body but The Machine moves out of range.
The Machine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maron has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from The Machine finds it's way through Maron's defenses.
Maron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Machine.
The Machine takes a swing at Maron's ribcage but misses.
Maron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mike Maron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maron ducks under a wild hook from The Machine.
Maron takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Machine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maron tries to throw a body punch but The Machine avoids it by throwing Maron back against the cage.
Maron misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maron.
The Machine misses with some punches.
The Machine misses with the head strike.
Maron swings wildly with an uppercut but The Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maron digs a right hand underneath The Machine's ribcage. The Machine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from The Machine on the inside.
The Machine misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maron fails to land.
The Machine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maron working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from The Machine.
The Machine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maron or not.
I was talking to The Machine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maron tries to break the clinch but The Machine is controlling the position.
The Machine can't find room to land a body shot as Maron controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from The Machine fails to land.
Maron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maron breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maron punishes The Machine's body with a nice straight punch.
Maron avoids the body shot from The Machine.
The Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maron moves away.
The Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Maron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from The Machine. No joy for Maron on that attempt.
Maron avoids the body shot from The Machine.
Maron misses with a looping right.
Maron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Machine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maron doesn't seem bothered though.
Maron throws a shot to the body.
The Machine rushes Maron and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Machine can't find room to land a body shot as Maron controls the action.
Maron lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maron stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Machine is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Maron.
It looks like Jacque Mécanicien The Machine has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maron.
Maron breaks from the clinch.
Maron lands the left hand.
The Machine throws a lazy right hand but Maron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maron now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maron lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Machine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maron slips under a jab.
Maron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maron there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Machine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jacque Mécanicien The Machine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Machine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maron.
The Machine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maron slips a straight right by The Machine.
The Machine misses with a series of wild punches.
The Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Maron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maron throws a body kick that misses
and The Machine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maron shoots in for a takedown but The Machine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Machine thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Machine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maron loads up on a big right hand but The Machine slips the punch.
The Machine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maron ducks under a wild hook from The Machine.
Maron throws a lazy right hand but The Machine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Machine.
Maron lands a body shot.
Maron lands a body shot.
A big left from Maron misses.
Maron with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maron. The Machine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maron cracks a nice hook into The Machine's ribs.
Maron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maron misses with a wild body shot.
Maron digs a good hook to The Machine's body.
Maron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Machine.
Maron has The Machine up against the cage in a clinch.
The Machine is working Maron over against the cage.
Maron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maron missing with a left hand there. The Machine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maron moves away from the strike by The Machine.
Maron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Machine doesn't manage to clinch there - Maron circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maron has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maron misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maron works The Machine's body with a nice hook.
Maron takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Machine tries to clinch up but Maron circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Maron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacque Mécanicien The Machine's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Machine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Machine rather than just go for the knockout.
Maron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Machine throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Maron misses.
Maron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Machine.
The Machine closes the distance and pushes Maron back into the cage.
Maron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Machine's elbow.
A short right from The Machine on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maron misses with a takedown attempt
and The Machine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Machine throws a hook but Maron avoids it easily.
Nice shot by The Machine.
Maron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Machine was well out of range. Poor timing from Maron.
Maron lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Machine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maron misses with a straight left.
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!
Maron misses with a lunging right hand
and Maron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Machine misses with a wild body shot.
The Machine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Machine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Machine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Machine fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Machine moves away from the strike by Maron.
Nice body punch from Maron.
Maron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Machine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maron scores with a nice body kick.
Maron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maron thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from The Machine. Maron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maron connects with a body shot that sends The Machine's belly button to the back.
The Machine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from The Machine misses.
The Machine throws a body punch but Maron moves out of range.
Maron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Machine.
The Machine throws a hook to the side of Maron's head but Maron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maron misses with a wild body shot.
The Machine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maron.
Maron scores with the left hand. The Machine knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Machine checks a leg kick nicely.
The Machine tries to clinch there but Maron circles away.
Maron throws out a counter right but The Machine avoids it with no problem.
Maron slips under a jab from The Machine.
Maron throws out a counter right but The Machine avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maron does it's job there.
The Machine defending well as Maron loads up on a big left hand.
Maron throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Machine on the side of the head.
The Machine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maron lands with a cross.
Maron scores with a jab to the head.
The Machine swinging wildly here.
The Machine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Maron.
Maron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Machine at a distance.
The Machine misses with a body shot.
Maron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Machine's head.
The Machine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Machine tries to clinch but Maron moves out of range.
Maron misses with a hook. The Machine ducked under it nicely.
Maron slips a straight right by The Machine.
Good exchange - Maron coming out on top.
Maron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from The Machine misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron throws a leg kick that misses.
Maron throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Machine on the side of the head.
The Machine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Machine slips under a jab.
Maron missing with a left hand there. The Machine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Machine throws an overhand right that lands on Maron's shoulder, as Maron tries to avoid the shot.
Maron throws out a counter right but The Machine avoids it with no problem.
Maron throws a lazy right hand but The Machine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Machine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Machine throwing a counter right hand but Maron manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from The Machine misses its intended target.
Good shot there by The Machine.
Maron clinches up with The Machine and pushes him back against the cage.
Maron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Machine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maron backwards.
Maron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Machine has him pressed against the cage.
Maron has a couple of punches blocked by The Machine.
The Machine misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Maron.
Maron lands a left hand.
Mike Maron seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Machines head.
 The Machine is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Machine takes a shot to the head.
Oh The Machine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maron tests The Machine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Machine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Machine keeps control of Maron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Machine seems to have got his legs back now.
Maron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Machine throws a right hand that Maron ducks under and follows up with a left that Maron also avoids with ease.
The Machine avoids the body shot from Maron.
Maron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Machine missing with a left hand there. Maron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maron lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maron moves into the clinch.
Maron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maron throws a body kick that misses.
Maron misses with a body kick.
The Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Maron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacque Mécanicien The Machine's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maron throws a body punch but The Machine moves out of range.
Maron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Machine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Machine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Machine misses with a double jab.
Maron drops his hands momentarily and The Machine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Machine misses with an uppercut. Maron saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Maron - just one landing.
The Machine scores with a hook to the body. Maron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Machine walks into a straight right hand from Maron.
Maron throws a right hand that misses
and The Machine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maron avoids the body shot from The Machine.
Maron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Machine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Machine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Machine there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Machine scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from The Machine.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Machine, as that shot connected.
Maron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Machine fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Machine throws a looping overhand right but Maron ducks down to avoid it.
Maron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Machine misses with a body shot.
Maron misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Maron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maron scores with a jab. The Machine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Machine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maron.
The Machine is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maron.
Maron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Machine was well out of range. Poor timing from Maron.
Maron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mike Maron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Machine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Machine lands a body shot.
Maron takes a swing at The Machine's ribcage but misses.
The Machine moves out of range as Maron strikes.
The Machine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maron backs up against the cage.
Maron misses with a looping left.
Maron connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maron lands a nice hook to The Machine's body. The Machine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Machine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from The Machine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Machine throws a shot from downtown. Maron moves away and avoids it.
Maron misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Maron.
Maron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Machine.
Maron throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Machine scores with a nice right hand.
Maron's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Machine under the eye.
Maron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Machine misses with the combination.
The Machine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maron.
The Machine ducks right into an uppercut from Maron.
Maron throws a shot from downtown. The Machine moves away and avoids it.
Maron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Machine.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maron! But no joy.
Maron pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Machine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Machine throws the left hand but Maron avoids the punch easily.
Maron takes one on the button.
The Machine looks to land a left hand but Maron moved out of range nicely.
The Machine slips a straight right by Maron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron lands a head shot.
Maron lands a slapping body shot.
Maron throws a jab but it's blocked by The Machine.
The Machine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Machine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maron drives through and clinches with The Machine against the cage.
Maron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Machine blocking some punches.
Maron is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from The Machine fails to land.
The Machine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Machine throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Maron.
The Machine misses with a punch on the inside.
Maron misses with a body punch.
The Machine misses with some punches.
The Machine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Machine misses with the head strike.
The Machine misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Machine misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Machine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Machine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Machine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maron.
Maron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Maron misses.
Nice cross by The Machine.
Mike Maron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maron works The Machine's body with a nice hook.
The Machine tries to clinch up.
Maron throws a body punch but The Machine moves out of range.
Maron misses with an uppercut. The Machine saw that one coming.
Maron moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Machine scores with a shoulder strike.
The Machine blocking some punches.
The Machine has a couple of punches blocked by Maron.
Jacque Mécanicien The Machine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Machine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Machine.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Maron.
Well Maron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Maron!
Mike Maron decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Bison (ranked 2913 p4p, 2817 weight class) and Big Boy (ranked 147 p4p, 147 weight class). Bison's entrance music is Del The Funky Homosapien - Jaw Gymnastics. A fine choice. Big Boy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyke Bison's chin.
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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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyke Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Boy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy lands with a right hand.
Boy misses with a looping left.
Bison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bison. Bison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boy jabs Bison right on the nose. Bison blinks but takes it well.
Boy lands a nice shot that snaps Bison's head back.
Bison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boy backs up against the cage.
It looks like Big Boy has been cut.
Bison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bison has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Bison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bison looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy tests Bison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boy punishes Bison's body with a nice straight punch.
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Boy! Bison is backing up but he can't get away as Boy lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bison and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Big Boy!
During a confident post fight interview, Big Boy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tyke Bison was interviewed post fight and said 'D'oh, d'oh, that thuckth!
Back to the drawing board!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amari Howell (ranked 1440 p4p, 2454 weight class) and Gregor McConor (ranked 187 p4p, 280 weight class). McConor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hypnotize kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Amari Howell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregor McConor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Howell seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. McConor is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Amari Howell!
Amari Howell retains his welterweight title!
In defeat, Gregor McConor stepped up to the mic, saying 'Your wife is in me dms hey baby, chat you up at the nightclub at my afterparty, you fooking bitch you little hoe.'.
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