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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hobert Nye (ranked 2350 p4p, 2769 weight class) and Danny Hoover (ranked 279 p4p, 317 weight class). Hobert Nye is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hobert Nye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nye throws a big counter combination but Hoover scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nye moves into the clinch.
Nye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoover tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Hoover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoover moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoover looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danny Hoover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoover throws a right hand that Nye ducks under and follows up with a left that Nye also avoids with ease.
Nye slips a jab and a cross from Hoover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoover obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nye throws a series of punches but Hoover avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nye misses with a two punch combination.
Nye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoover shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nye as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye swinging wildly here.
Nye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoover.
Hoover stalks Nye and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nye's face. Nye staggers backwards, shaken.
Hoover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nye tries to clinch there but Hoover circles away.
Hoover closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nye to the mat! Nye manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nye uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hoover keeps the fight on the outside.
Nye drives through and clinches with Hoover against the cage.
Hoover avoids a wild elbow strike from Nye.
Hoover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nye has him pressed against the cage.
Hoover breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover fails with a takedown attempt.
Hobert Nye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Hoover.
Nye slips a jab and a cross from Hoover.
Hoover shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nye sprawls well. Nye wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hoover gets slowly back to his feet.
Nye throws a series of punches but Hoover moves out of range.
Nye defending well as Hoover loads up on a big left hand.
Nye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nye.
Nye misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hoover.
Nye connects with a solid leg kick.
Nye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hoover shoots in and drives through. Nye sprawls well.
Hoover blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Hoover does no damage.
Nye moves into range and clinches up with Hoover.
Nye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoover bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nye's head.
Hoover closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nye closes the distance and clinches.
Nye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nye moves into range and clinches up with Hoover.
Hoover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoover keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoover lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hoover throws a right and a left that Nye avoids nicely.
Nye takes the fight into the clinch.
Nye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hoover misses with a combination
and Nye counters by clinching up.
Nye is trying to break free.
Nye manages to break the clinch.
Hoover avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've been told by Nye's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hoover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoover misses with a double jab.
Nye swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoover counters with a crisp one two that drops Nye! Hoover thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nye to his feet! Nye is in big trouble!
 Nye is rocked!
Nye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Nye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoover catches Nye with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Nye forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danny Hoover!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dawson (ranked 2588 p4p, 4232 weight class) and Zeke Hester (ranked 253 p4p, 372 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Hester!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson lands a body shot.
Hester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Dawson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Dawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hester won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Michael Dawson has been cut.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Dawson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Dawson shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson takes a swing at Hester's ribcage but misses.
Dawson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zeke Hester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hester dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Dawson with a nice calf kick.
Dawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hester tries to clinch but Dawson is having none of it.
Hester closes the distance and clinches.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dawson's brow.
Dawson wants to break free but Hester has control.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to Dawson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hester in his tracks.
Hester gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester keeps control of Dawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dawson can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hester.
Dawson is trying to break free.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Michael Dawson's cut is getting worse.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Hester gets a clinch.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dawson's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dawson's brow.
Hester looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Dawson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dawson is trying to force a seperation but Hester has the dominant position.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands an elbow that stopped Dawson in his tracks for a moment.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Dawson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester lands a nice elbow.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dawson's brow.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Hester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Dawson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dawson misses with the combination.
Hester instigates a clinch.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Dawson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hester wants to clinch up but Dawson keeps it at a distance.
Hester instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hester moves into the clinch.
Dawson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson blocks the elbow strike.
Dawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hester has him pressed against the cage.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
Hester lands an elbow that stopped Dawson in his tracks for a moment.
Michael Dawson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Hester keeps him there for the moment.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Dawson blocks the elbow strike.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dawson's defenses.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Dawson is trying to push Hester away but Hester has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hester instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hester moves into range and clinches up with Dawson.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester prevents Dawson from breaking the clinch.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Hester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Dawson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hester checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dawson - that will leave a mark!
Dawson thows a body kick. Hester tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Michael Dawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawson is looking to slow Hester down with leg kicks.
Hester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hester wants to clinch.
It looked like Dawson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hester.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hester gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dawson's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dawson's brow.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hester.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Hester misses with an elbow over the top.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hester.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Dawson shrugs off.
Jeez, Michael Dawson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Dawson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zeke Hester!
A very excited looking Zeke Hester 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yargon Juuj (ranked 2217 p4p, 3137 weight class) and Jimmy Allen (ranked 265 p4p, 375 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yargon Juuj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Allen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juuj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Juuj swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen misses the jab.
Juuj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Juuj swings widly with a right hand
and Juuj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Juuj's head but Juuj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juuj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juuj throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Allen! But no joy.
Allen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Juuj throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Allen. That snapped Juuj's head back.
Juuj drops Allen with a beautiful combination! Allen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Juuj is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Jimmy Allen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juuj misses with a few strikes there.
Juuj staying out of range there.
Juuj throws a right hand that Allen ducks under and follows up with a left that Allen also avoids with ease.
Juuj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juuj swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a nice right hand that sends Juuj toppling to the canvas! Juuj scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Allen finish him?!
Juuj lands a left and a right that send Allen crashing to the mat, dazed. Juuj thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Allen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juuj throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juuj bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Allen's head backwards.
Allen is still on wobbly legs! Can Juuj finish him?
Jimmy Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juuj slips a jab from Allen.
Allen seems to have recovered his senses.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Juuj attempts a counter takedown but Allen avoids it well and moves away.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juuj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Juuj moved out of range.
Allen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Juuj drops Allen with a beautiful combination! Allen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Juuj is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juuj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Juuj moved out of range nicely.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juuj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juuj swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Juuj scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Juuj is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juuj staying out of range there.
Juuj feinted with a counter takedown.
Juuj stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from Juuj misses
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Allen! Juuj is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Allen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jokubas Antukis (ranked 556 p4p, 3313 weight class) and Grant Daws (ranked 80 p4p, 367 weight class). Antukis comes into the arena with "Terminator" - Sevendust blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Jokubas Antukis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jokubas Antukis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Daws !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antukis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antukis scores with a nice right hand.
Daws lands an overhand right.
Daws tries to clinch but Antukis moves away
and Antukis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antukis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daws looks to score with a jab to the body but Antukis is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antukis throws a series of punches but Daws avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Daws misses
and Antukis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antukis throws a series of punches but Daws moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daws clobbers Antukis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daws misses the shot to the body.
Daws digs a good body shot into Antukis's ribs.
Daws throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daws connects with a body shot.
Daws misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Antukis slams his shin into Daws 's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daws clinches.
Antukis has a couple of punches blocked by Daws .
Daws scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antukis working aggressively here.
Daws misses with a body punch.
Antukis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daws lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daws is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Antukis is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Antukis fails to land.
Daws blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antukis misses with some punches.
Antukis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daws stalling in the clinch but Antukis improves position.
Antukis breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antukis misses with a head kick.
Daws doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daws misses with a right hand
and Daws takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daws darts in trying to clinch
and Antukis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daws swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daws takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daws moves in looking to clinch but Antukis pushes him off.
Daws jabs at Antukis's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Antukis tries a head kick but it misses.
Daws appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Daws drives through and clinches with Antukis against the cage.
Antukis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daws has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Antukis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Daws can turn it around.
Daws is working Antukis over against the cage.
Daws is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daws .
Daws doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Antukis fails to land.
Daws is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 Jokubas Antukis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Antukis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antukis lands a jab.
Daws wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daws moves into the clinch successfully.
Daws has Antukis pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antukis blocks a body shot from Daws .
Antukis misses with some punches.
Antukis is trying to push Daws away but Daws has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Antukis misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antukis breaks the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Daws in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Daws lands with a nice body punch.
Daws misses with a body punch
and Antukis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daws swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antukis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antukis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daws is out of range and Antukis settles back down.
Antukis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daws .
Antukis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Daws thuds his right hand into Antukis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daws digs a good body shot into Antukis's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antukis misses with a combination
and Daws counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Antukis is predictable there
and Antukis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antukis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daws .
Antukis is looking for a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daws digs a good hook to Antukis's body.
Daws avoids the body shot from Antukis.
Daws is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Antukis with a body shot.
Antukis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antukis avoids the body shot from Daws .
Daws is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Antukis rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antukis misses with a few strikes there.
Antukis tries to keep at a distance but Daws has taken the fight into the clinch.
Antukis breaks from the clinch.
Jokubas Antukis is winning the standup battle so far.
Daws swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daws takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daws misses with a body punch
and Antukis counters with a stiff right hand.
Antukis throws a sloppy head kick and Daws moves out of range easily.
Antukis gets tackled into the cage by Daws . Daws maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antukis misses with a body punch.
Daws blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antukis misses with some punches.
Daws prevents Antukis from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antukis.
Antukis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antukis misses with a low kick.
Daws misses with a body shot.
Antukis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antukis. Daws does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daws . Antukis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jokubas Antukis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Daws wants to clinch up but Antukis keeps it at a distance.
Antukis wants to slow Daws down by chopping away at his legs.
Daws moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daws .
Antukis tries to throw a body punch but Daws avoids it by throwing Antukis back against the cage.
Daws blocking some punches.
Antukis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daws .
Daws is pushing Antukis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Antukis tries a body shot but Daws blocks it.
Grant Daws seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antukis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antukis throws a punch but it's blocked by Daws .
Antukis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antukis throws a big shot that misses.
Daws misses with a hook
and Antukis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antukis wants to slow Daws down by chopping away at his legs.
Daws doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daws pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Daws looks to move away, Antukis throws a big counter combo but Daws just gets out of the way.
Daws clinches with his opponent.
Antukis working aggressively here.
Antukis blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antukis.
Daws stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Antukis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antukis blocks a body shot from Daws .
Antukis scores with a hook to the body.
Antukis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daws blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antukis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daws .
Daws just leaning against Antukis, taking a breather.
Antukis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antukis is looking to break free of the clinch but Daws has double underhooks.
Antukis breaks from the clinch.
Daws is looking to clinch but Antukis is avoiding it.
As Daws looks to move away, Antukis throws a big counter combo but Daws just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daws blocks a head kick by Antukis.
Daws is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Antukis throws a poor cross that misses
and Daws counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daws throws a body shot but no joy.
Antukis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Daws scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daws walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daws lands a nice hook to Antukis's body. Antukis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws throws a lazy uppercut
and Antukis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daws misses with a jab to the body
enabling Antukis to counter with a crisp jab.
Daws looks to land a left hand but Antukis moved out of range nicely.
Antukis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Daws throws an off balance right hand
and Antukis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daws throws a jab when Antukis was well out of range.
Antukis throwing a counter right hand but Daws manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daws swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antukis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Antukis cracks Daws with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jokubas Antukis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antukis, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jokubas Antukis!
Jokubas Antukis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 979 p4p, 2679 weight class) and Xavier Dayton (ranked 130 p4p, 309 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Dayton!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Dayton misses
and Tonioli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Xavier Dayton has been cut.
Dayton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tonioli takes a step back to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Tonioli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dayton tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Dayton misses
and Tonioli counters with a big right hand! Oh Dayton is in trouble here! Tonioli follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Tonioli!
After the big win, Vinicius Tonioli made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 30th Century Beer Store and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Braccianti (ranked 964 p4p, 2810 weight class) and Namond Moore (ranked 117 p4p, 336 weight class). Moore has chosen Mama Loi, Papa Loi as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Mauro Braccianti has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mauro Braccianti seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauro Braccianti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namond Moore!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Braccianti. No joy for Moore on that attempt.
Braccianti avoids a kick to the body.
Braccianti takes the fight into the clinch.
Braccianti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moore blocks an elbow strike from Braccianti.
Moore looking for a takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moore has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Braccianti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Braccianti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Braccianti lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries for a takedown but Braccianti manages to get underhooks.
Mauro Braccianti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Namond Moore.
Braccianti misses with an elbow strike.
Braccianti lands a nice knee to the body.
Braccianti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is working for takedown but Braccianti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Braccianti lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Braccianti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Namond Moore has been cut.
Braccianti lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Braccianti walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Braccianti gets a clinch.
Braccianti misses with an elbow over the top.
Braccianti trying to land knees to the body.
Braccianti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore looks winded!
Braccianti lands a knee to the body.
Braccianti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braccianti lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braccianti lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Braccianti.
Knees in the clinch landing for Braccianti.
Braccianti scores a nice knee to the body.
Braccianti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Braccianti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moore's brow.
Braccianti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Braccianti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braccianti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Braccianti lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braccianti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Braccianti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
I was talking to Braccianti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Braccianti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Braccianti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Braccianti misses with an elbow strike.
Braccianti lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Braccianti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Braccianti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moore is rocked!
Braccianti crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Braccianti lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braccianti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Braccianti lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braccianti scores a nice knee to the body.
Braccianti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Namond Moore's cut even more.
Moore blocks an elbow strike.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Braccianti finish him?
Braccianti pushes off an throws an elbow but Moore leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore looking to stall.
Moore avoids the elbow strike from Braccianti, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Braccianti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Namond Moore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Braccianti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the cage.
Braccianti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Braccianti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Braccianti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Braccianti landing knees to the body.
Braccianti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Braccianti.
Braccianti lands a vicious elbow to the side of Moore's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Braccianti tries to finish him with strikes but Moore still seems able to defend himself so Braccianti steps back and lets Moore get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore tries for a takedown but Braccianti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Braccianti clinches with his opponent.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Braccianti obliges.
Braccianti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore avoids the elbow strike from Braccianti, against the cage.
Braccianti throws an elbow that misses.
Braccianti lands a nice elbow.
Braccianti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Braccianti lands a nice elbow.
Braccianti creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Moore! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Braccianti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Braccianti!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 805 p4p, 719 weight class) and Probert Beukeboom (ranked 97 p4p, 86 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Probert Beukeboom!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom ducks right into an uppercut from Simons.
Simons moves out of range of the strikes.
Beukeboom tries to move into range but Simons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beukeboom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Simons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooh!!! Simons has knocked Beukeboom down with a huge combo! Simons steps away and waves a wobbly Beukeboom back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Probert Beukeboom has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beukeboom defending well as Simons loads up on a big left hand.
Simons cracks Beukeboom with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Beukeboom looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Simons finish him?
Beukeboom is rocked!
Beukeboom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simons tries to bum rush Beukeboom with a series of wild strikes but Beukeboom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beukeboom looks to land a right hand but Simons moved out of range.
Beukeboom slips under a jab.
Simons misses with a double jab.
Beukeboom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Simons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
Simons needs to keep his hands up - Beukeboom had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Russ Simons has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Beukeboom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Simons doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Simons.
Simons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simons has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Simons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beukeboom.
Simons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A left and a right from Simons both land. Nice combination.
Beukeboom loads up on a big right hand but Simons slips the punch.
Simons misses with a hook. Beukeboom ducked under it nicely.
Simons throws a right and a left that Beukeboom avoids nicely.
Simons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beukeboom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beukeboom circles away quickly and effectively.
Beukeboom has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Simons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Simons is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beukeboom misses the shot to the body.
Beukeboom lands a right hook to the body.
Simons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beukeboom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simons throws a right hand that misses
and Beukeboom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beukeboom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beukeboom throws a body shot but no joy.
Beukeboom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Simons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot.
Simons is looking for a counter combo.
Nice uppercut there from Beukeboom.
Russ Simons's cut is getting worse.
Simons misses with a straight left.
Beukeboom misses with a straight right.
Beukeboom moves out of range as Simons strikes.
Simons moves out of range of the strikes.
Simons throws an off balance right hand
and Beukeboom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simons misses with an uppercut.
Beukeboom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beukeboom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Simons lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beukeboom. Simons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beukeboom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Simons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Beukeboom swings for the body but Simons moves out of range.
Beukeboom ducks right into an uppercut from Simons.
Beukeboom throws a big shot that misses.
Beukeboom scores with the left hand. Simons knows he should have avoided that one.
Beukeboom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Simons misses.
Beukeboom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Simons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beukeboom swings for the body but Simons moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beukeboom, as that shot connected.
Russ Simons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beukeboom cracks Simons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beukeboom throws a shot from downtown. Simons moves away and avoids it.
Simons goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simons lands a glancing blow to the side of Beukeboom's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom scores with the left hand. Simons knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Simons misses.
Beukeboom loads up on a big right hand but Simons slips the punch.
Simons is looking for a counter combo.
Beukeboom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simons throws a jab but it's blocked by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom wants to counter with a clinch but Simons pushes him away.
Beukeboom looks to land a left hand but Simons moved out of range nicely.
Beukeboom has Simons up against the cage in a clinch.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beukeboom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simons.
Simons misses with some punches.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Simons stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Simons dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beukeboom tests Simons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beukeboom just misses with a punch to the body.
Simons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beukeboom lands with a good body shot.
Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simons.
Sloppy strikes from Simons. Those never looked like landing.
Beukeboom is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Beukeboom lands with a hook. Simons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beukeboom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simons.
A combination from Simons does no damage.
Simons ducks under a wild hook from Beukeboom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simons shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beukeboom connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beukeboom cracks Simons with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jeez, Russ Simons's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Beukeboom drives through and clinches with Simons against the cage.
Beukeboom lands a hook that snaps the head of Simons backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Simons blocks it.
Beukeboom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beukeboom lands a left hand.
Simons lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simons.
Beukeboom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Simons there as he acknowledges the shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Russ Simons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Probert Beukeboom!
Probert Beukeboom made sure to mention his sponsor, 30th Century Beer Store in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 514 p4p, 935 weight class) and Kaiden Walsh (ranked 72 p4p, 134 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by 70. This should be fireworks!
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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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaiden Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock cracks a nice hook into Walsh's ribs.
Jesse Thomas Babcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Babcock misses.
Babcock connects with a crisp jab.
Babcock throws the left hand but Walsh avoids the punch easily.
Walsh tries to counter with a clinch but Babcock shakes him off and moves away.
Walsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Walsh.
Babcock drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walsh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Babcock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walsh keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
Babcock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babcock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock lands a couple of digs.
Babcock stands up over Walsh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Walsh can't keep his opponent in guard - Babcock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Walsh defends it.
Babcock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Babcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Babcock slips a nice elbow through Walsh's hands, connecting with Walsh's forehead.
Babcock not doing much here.
Walsh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walsh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Babcock lands with a punch from half guard.
Babcock works his way into full mount!
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Babcock lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock trying to control but Walsh is having none of it.
Walsh avoids a series of strikes thrown by Babcock.
Walsh has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Babcock looking to finish Walsh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walsh!
Babcock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Babcock lands with some strikes.
Babcock landing strikes from the mount.
Walsh is rocked!
It looks like Kaiden Walsh has been cut.
Babcock throws some wild stikes that Walsh manages to avoid easily.
Babcock punching from mount but Walsh doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Babcock landing punches.
Walsh is still in real trouble! Can Babcock finish him?
Babcock postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Walsh badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Babcock around the waist but Babcock pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Babcock is the winner by TKO! Babcock jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Thomas Babcock!
Jesse Thomas Babcock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crusher (ranked 90 p4p, 1118 weight class) and Niall Ferguson (ranked 15 p4p, 138 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Crusher !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Crusher moved out of range.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Crusher feinted with a counter takedown.
Crusher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Crusher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crusher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
Ferguson throws a hook to the side of Crusher 's head but Crusher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferguson lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Crusher misses its target.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Crusher saw that one coming.
Ferguson catches Crusher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a jab when Crusher was well out of range.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Crusher is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ferguson.
Ferguson cracks Crusher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Crusher moves out of range easily.
A combination from Ferguson does no damage.
Ferguson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Ferguson.
Ferguson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Ferguson does no damage.
Crusher feinted with a counter takedown.
Crusher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Ferguson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crusher doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusher moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crusher momentarily.
Ferguson throws a right hand that Crusher ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusher also avoids with ease.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Crusher saw that one coming.
Crusher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses
and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferguson throws a hook but Crusher blocks it.
Ferguson throws a lazy uppercut
and Crusher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferguson thinking.
A jab lands there for Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a double jab.
Crusher is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ferguson both land. Nice combination.
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses
and Crusher counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Crusher is putting a hurting on Ferguson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep.
Ferguson prevents Crusher from moving into mount.
Crusher trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
Crusher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee asks Crusher politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Crusher prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher scoring with punches and elbows.
Ferguson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Crusher fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Crusher off and has taken his back!
Crusher tries to escape the position.
Ferguson doesn't have the hooks in and Crusher manages to turn into his guard.
Ferguson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crusher .
Ferguson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crusher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson keeping full guard, as Crusher tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crusher throws an elbow that misses. Ferguson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crusher 's guard. Nice move by Ferguson!
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.
Crusher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher looking for a guillotine here but Ferguson defends easily.
Crusher wants to sweep here but Ferguson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher is working hard here to advance position.
Crusher wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Crusher is trying to keep Ferguson in close.
Crusher 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.
Crusher isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ferguson stacks Crusher on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ferguson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crusher struggling a bit here.
Crusher tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ferguson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Crusher is looking to get to half guard.
Crusher tries to lock up and control but Ferguson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crusher is trying to get back to full guard.
Crusher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crusher wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ferguson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crusher wants to control but Ferguson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferguson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crusher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Crusher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Crusher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferguson's guard.
Ferguson has his feet on Crusher 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ferguson throws a hook but Crusher blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferguson connects with a crisp jab.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson throws a head kick but Crusher moves out of range.
Crusher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ferguson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Niall Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson throws a poor cross that misses
and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferguson won't be happy with that.
Crusher tries to score with some ground and pound. Ferguson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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!
Crusher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jack Crusher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson tries to bench press Crusher off him but Crusher keeps the position.
Crusher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Check out the look on Crusher 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Crusher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ferguson!
Crusher unloads with some shots from mount but Ferguson bucks and avoids them well.
Crusher working Ferguson over with strikes here.
Ferguson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Crusher .
It looks like Niall Ferguson has been cut.
Crusher landing shots from mount.
Ferguson is trying to escape the mount.
Crusher tries to control but Ferguson wriggling away.
Ferguson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ferguson is rocked!
That has opened up Niall Ferguson's cut even more.
Crusher is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Ferguson goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Crusher !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Crusher !
Jack Crusher retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 168 p4p, 723 weight class) and Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 23 p4p, 105 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker thuds a left hand into Kakuzo's body.
Kakuzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker lands a big head kick that sends Kakuzo tumbling to the mat! Tucker takes a step backwards and waves Kakuzo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Nakagome Kakuzo has been cut.
Kakuzo lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker drops Kakuzo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kakuzo looks back up at him and smiles so Tucker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kakuzo is rocked!
Tucker weaves into range and cracks Kakuzo right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kakuzo goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tucker is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeffrey Tucker!
Jeffrey Tucker retains his welterweight title!
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