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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Costello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Costello! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Burkhart! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Costello shoots in for a double leg but Burkhart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Costello tries to clinch but Burkhart is having none of it. Costello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burkhart tries to avoid it but Costello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burkhart to the ground. Burkhart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Burkhart misses with an uppercut. Burkhart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costello manages to avoid it. Costello shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Costello. That's going to take a lot out of him. Burkhart misses the shot to the body. Burkhart misses with a looping left. Costello moves in looking to clinch but Burkhart pushes him off. Burkhart slow jab from Costello misses its intended target. Burkhart throws a hook but Costello avoids it easily. Burkhart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Burkhart throws an overhand right that lands on Costello's shoulder, as Costello tries to avoid the shot. Costello fails with a takedown attempt. Burkhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burkhart misses with an uppercut. Costello saw that one coming. Costello slips a jab from Burkhart. Costello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Costello is breathing heavily. Costello tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burkhart swivels and escapes. Burkhart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costello. Burkhart missing with a left hand there. Costello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Costello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Burkhart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costello sees it coming and avoids it easily. The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Burkhart misses with a hook. Costello ducked under it nicely. Costello slips under a jab from Burkhart. Burkhart looks to land a left hand but Costello moved out of range nicely. Costello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burkhart. Alex Burkhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Burkhart pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Costello moves away from the strike by Burkhart. Burkhart looks to land a right hand but Costello moved out of range. Burkhart missing with a left hand there. Costello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nice sprawl there from Burkhart as Costello shoots in. Costello ducks under a wild hook from Burkhart. Burkhart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Costello has a takedown stuffed. Costello ducks under a wild hook from Burkhart. A head kick from Costello lands but Burkhart takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Alex Burkhart has been cut. Costello looks for a takedown but Burkhart sprawls well. Costello throws a sloppy head kick and Burkhart moves out of range easily. Burkhart stuffs the takedown.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Costello shoots in for a double leg but Burkhart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Costello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burkhart moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Costello will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Costello takes one on the button. A jab from Burkhart misses. Burkhart misses the shot to the body. Alex Burkhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Burkhart swings for the body but Costello moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Burkhart throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Costello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burkhart. Jab by Burkhart. Costello ducks under a wild hook from Burkhart. Burkhart misses with a hook. Costello ducked under it nicely. Costello wants to clinch. Costello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A jab from Burkhart misses. Burkhart scores with a nice strike. Burkhart 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. Burkhart misses with an uppercut. Costello saw that one coming. Burkhart loads up on a big right hand but Costello slips the punch. Burkhart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. No joy there for Costello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Burkhart throws a big shot that misses. Costello shoots in and drives through. Burkhart sprawls well. Burkhart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costello fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Costello throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burkhart. Costello defending well as Burkhart loads up on a big left hand. Costello shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burkhart pinned against the cage. Burkhart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Nice takedown defense from Burkhart. No joy for Costello on that attempt. Burkhart keeps the fight on the outside. Burkhart throws a hook but Costello blocks it. Costello fails in his attempt to clinch. Costello ducks under a wild hook from Burkhart. Burkhart throws an overhand right that lands on Costello's shoulder, as Costello tries to avoid the shot. Costello shoots in and drives through. Burkhart sprawls well. Burkhart lands a lovely overhand right.
Costello closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Costello lands in his opponent's guard.
Costello gets to his feet. Burkhart looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Burkhart misses with a straight right. Burkhart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Costello wants to clinch. Costello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burkhart tries to avoid it but Costello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burkhart to the ground. Burkhart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Costello slips a jab from Burkhart. Burkhart stuffs the takedown. Burkhart thows a body shot but no joy. Costello shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Costello staying out of range there. Burkhart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burkhart misses with a hook. Burkhart misses with a wild body shot. Costello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burkhart throws out the jab. Costello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burkhart. A choreographed right hand from Burkhart misses the target. Burkhart misses the jab. Burkhart is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Costello had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�. Nice sprawl there from Burkhart as Costello shoots in. Costello looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Burkhart will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Alex Burkhart's cut. That's time! Costello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Burkhart misses.
Costello rushes Burkhart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Costello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burkhart.
Costello escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burkhart jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Costello. A big left from Burkhart misses. Burkhart misses with a straight right. Burkhart throws the left hand but Costello avoids the punch easily. A big right from Burkhart misses. Costello slips under a jab from Burkhart. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Costello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Burkhart throws a jab but it's blocked by Costello. Burkhart waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Costello. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Burkhart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Costello. Costello obviously looking to wear him down.
Frankie Costello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Costello fails with a takedown attempt. Burkhart connects with a crisp jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Burkhart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costello.
The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Costello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burkhart. Costello looks to land a body kick but Burkhart moved away. Costello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burkhart. Burkhart misses with a looping right. No joy there for Costello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burkhart misses with a straight left. Nice defenses there by Costello. Burkhart jabbing away but nothing is landing. Burkhart misses with a straight right. Burkhart takes a swing at Costello's ribcage but misses. Costello ducks under a wild hook from Burkhart. Costello misses with a takedown attempt - Burkhart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Burkhart throws a hook but Costello avoids it easily. Costello tries to clinch but Burkhart moves out of range. Horrible takedown by Costello or perhaps it was just good defense by Burkhart which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Costello. That's going to take a lot out of him. Burkhart misses the jab. Burkhart loads up on a big right hand but Costello slips the punch. Costello shoots in and drives through. Burkhart sprawls well. Costello moves away from the strike by Burkhart.
 That's two 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. Costello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burkhart. Burkhart misses with an uppercut.
Costello darts in and clinches Burkhart up against the cage. Burkhart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costello drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burkhart is working for takedown but Costello is calmly controlling the position for now. Costello tries for a takedown. No joy.
Costello stalling in the clinch but Burkhart improves position. Burkhart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Costello avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Burkhart tries to break the clinch but Costello is controlling the position. Burkhart wants a takedown.
Burkhart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Costello gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Burkhart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Costello avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Costello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burkhart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Costello avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Burkhart looks to score with a jab to the body but Costello is just out of range. Costello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Burkhart stuffs the takedown attempt from Costello. Costello gets slowly back to his feet. Costello tries for a takedown but Burkhart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Nice takedown defense from Burkhart. No joy for Costello on that attempt. Costello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burkhart. Burkhart throws a big shot that misses. Burkhart lands with a hook. Costello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Costello takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Costello shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burkhart but Burkhart pushes him off and we're back to square one. Costello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burkhart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burkhart looks to land a right hand but Costello moved out of range. Costello fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Costello shoots for a takedown but Burkhart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Costello lands with a nice body punch. Costello shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burkhart but Burkhart pushes him off and we're back to square one. Burkhart misses with a hook.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Costello will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Burkhart misses with an uppercut. Costello closes the distance and clinches up with Burkhart, looking for a takedown. Costello pushes Burkhart against the cage but Burkhart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Costello misses with a wild combination.
Alex Burkhart seems to be getting the better of the standup. Burkhart slow jab from Costello misses its intended target. Costello fails to land the takedown. Burkhart misses with a looping right. Costello tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burkhart swivels and escapes. Burkhart slow jab from Costello misses its intended target. Costello shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burkhart pinned against the cage. Burkhart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. A jab from Burkhart finds it's way through Costello's defenses. Costello shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burkhart as he avoids it easily. Burkhart lands with a right hand. Costello throws a head kick but Burkhart moves out of range.
Costello shoots in looking for a takedown. Burkhart tries to sprawl out of it but Costello keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burkhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Burkhart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costello sees it coming and avoids it easily. Costello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burkhart. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Burkhart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Alex Burkhart's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Costello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Burkhart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Costello. Costello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Burkhart throws out a loose jab but Costello uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice takedown defense from Burkhart. No joy for Costello on that attempt. Costello defending well as Burkhart loads up on a big left hand. Burkhart keeps the fight on the outside. Costello avoids the body shot from Burkhart.
Costello has taken the fight to the clinch.
Costello tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burkhart smiles and moves away.
Burkhart stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Costello. That's going to take a lot out of him. Costello tries to clinch up but Burkhart circles away and keeps his distance. Burkhart throws a jab when Costello was well out of range. Costello slips under a jab from Burkhart. Costello fails with the takedown. A choreographed right hand from Burkhart misses the target. Costello closes the distance and clinches up with Burkhart, looking for a takedown. Costello pushes Burkhart against the cage but Burkhart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Costello tries to clinch up but Burkhart circles away and keeps his distance. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Burkhart throws the left hand but Costello avoids the punch easily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Costello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burkhart. Costello tries to clinch up. Burkhart slow jab from Costello misses its intended target. A swing and a miss from Burkhart. Costello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burkhart. Burkhart circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Burkhart. Costello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burkhart. Costello fails with the takedown. A big right from Burkhart misses. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costello. Costello misses with a takedown attempt - Burkhart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Costello moves in looking to clinch but Burkhart pushes him off. Costello closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burkhart circles away. Burkhart throws a shot from downtown. Costello moves away and avoids it.
Costello closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Costello tries to throw a body punch but Burkhart avoids it by throwing Costello back against the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Costello misses with a punch to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Burkhart is working for takedown but Costello is calmly controlling the position for now. Costello is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burkhart pulls him back up using the underhooks. A head punch on the inside from Burkhart fails to land. Costello drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burkhart gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Costello escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burkhart pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Burkhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Costello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Costello forces Burkhart back against the cage and clinches.
Costello manages to break the clinch.
Costello darts in and clinches Burkhart up against the cage.
Costello manages to break the clinch.
Costello slips under a jab. Costello throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Costello shoots in but no luck this time. Burkhart throws a hook but Costello blocks it. Costello slips a straight right by Burkhart.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Burkhart missing with a left hand there. Costello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Costello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burkhart. No luck for Costello with that takedown attempt. Costello slips under a jab. Burkhart misses with a straight left. Burkhart looks to land a left hand but Costello moved out of range nicely. Costello throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burkhart's waist but Burkhart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Costello off to one side. Burkhart misses with a straight left. Burkhart waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Costello. Costello staying out of range there. Costello slips a jab from Burkhart. Costello shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burkhart as he avoids it easily. Burkhart keeps the fight on the outside. Costello looks for a takedown but Burkhart sprawls well.
Costello has taken the fight to the clinch.
Costello tries to break the clinch but Burkhart is controlling the position. Costello goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burkhart prevents it.
Costello is pressed up against the cage. Burkhart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Costello down to the mat. Costello avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Burkhart throws a body punch but Costello moves out of range. Burkhart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Costello connects with a body shot. Costello shoots in but Burkhart avoids the takedown attempt easily. Burkhart misses with a left hand and Costello counters with a head kick. That will keep Burkhart thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Costello feints and then cracks Burkhart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burkhart down. Costello tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burkhart swivels and escapes. Costello tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burkhart swivels and escapes. Burkhart throws a right hand that misses
and Costello decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burkhart's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Costello trying to control the position from guard on top but Burkhart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Burkhart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burkhart manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Frankie Costello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Costello lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight! Frankie Costello showed his dominance in that final round. I think Burkhart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Burkhart!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimo Dragon Deux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timmy Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ultimo Dragon Deux! The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Dragon Deux fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Brown misses. Brown throws a nice looking combination but Dragon Deux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Dragon Deux moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off. No luck for Dragon Deux with that takedown attempt. Dragon Deux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dragon Deux moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off. Dragon Deux dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Dragon Deux. Dragon Deux gets slowly back to his feet. Brown throws a nice looking combination but Dragon Deux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brown throws a nice looking combination but Dragon Deux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Dragon Deux fails in his attempt to clinch. Dragon Deux tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Dragon Deux. Dragon Deux gets slowly back to his feet. Timmy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimo Dragon Deux. Dragon Deux tries to clinch up. Dragon Deux fails in his attempt to clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon Deux drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Dragon Deux.
Dragon Deux misses with an elbow strike.
Dragon Deux is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Brown avoiding damage as Dragon Deux throws knees to the body.
Dragon Deux lands a nice knee to the body. Dragon Deux looks gassed! Dragon Deux looks to throw an elbow but misses. Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragon Deux keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Dragon Deux has double underhooks. Brown dodges an elbow strike from Dragon Deux.
Dragon Deux prevents Brown from breaking the clinch. Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragon Deux has him pressed against the cage. Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragon Deux lands a knee to the body.
Dragon Deux lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye. Dragon Deux tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body. Dragon Deux scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragon Deux tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body. Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dragon Deux tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body. Brown tries to break the clinch but Dragon Deux is controlling the position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Dragon Deux lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye. Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dragon Deux lands a knee to the body.
Dragon Deux lands a nice knee to the body. Dragon Deux keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Dragon Deux throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dragon Deux throws an elbow but misses. Dragon Deux pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Dragon Deux keeps him there for the moment. Dragon Deux scores with a knee to the head.
 Brown is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Dragon Deux lands a damaging elbow. Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dragon Deux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Dragon Deux has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Brown - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dragon Deux, and another! Brown is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ultimo Dragon Deux!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Shamcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Aylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Shamcock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Aylor! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shamcock shoots in for a double leg but Aylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Aylor tries to clinch up but Shamcock circles away and keeps his distance. Shamcock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Shamcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamcock clinches. Nice body punch from Aylor. Shamcock looking to slow down the pace here. Aylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Aylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamcock backwards. Aylor lands a shoulder strike. Aylor works on Shamcock's body with a couple of short punches. Aylor lands a knee to the head.
Shamcock tries to score a body lock takedown but Aylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Shamcock is breathing heavily. Aylor prevents Shamcock from breaking the clinch. Shamcock is trying to break the clinch but Aylor has him pressed against the cage. Aylor scores a nice knee to the body.
Aylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamcock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Aylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamcock. Aylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Aylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamcock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamcock.
Shamcock looking to stall.
Shamcock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Shamcock. That's going to take a lot out of him. Aylor looking to throw knees to the head but Shamcock is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Aylor. A quick uppercut on the inside from Aylor.
Shamcock jumps into guard, dragging Aylor to the mat.
Shamcock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Aylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shamcock trying to control the position here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Shamcock looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Shamcock looking to control but Aylor passes into half guard.
Aylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamcock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Shamcock is looking to improve his position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Shamcock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Shamcock is trying to stand.
Shamcock is looking to control Aylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shamcock avoid being mounted? Shamcock tries to get to full guard but Aylor has control of the leg.
 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.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Aylor tries to clinch up
and Shamcock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Shamcock is taking a breather. Aylor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Shamcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Aylor tries to roll over but Shamcock keeps him under control.
Shamcock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aylor is just riding it out for now. Shamcock eventually gives up the hold. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Aylor is trying to maintain the position but Shamcock is very close to passing his half guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Aylor dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!

Aylor closes the distance and clinches. Aylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamcock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Shamcock digs a right hand into Aylor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aylor's gas tank. Aylor tries to land a knee to the head but Shamcock blocks with his arms.
Shamcock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Aylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aylor is working Shamcock over against the cage. Aylor lands an elbow just above Shamcock 's eye. Aylor keeps control of Shamcock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Aylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aylor lands a body shot. Aylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamcock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aylor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phil Aylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Aylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamcock avoids the damage to the body. Aylor lands a nice uppercut. Aylor lands with a short shot to the head. A short body shot lands from Aylor as the two fighters clinch.
Aylor is leaning against Shamcock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Aylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamcock uses good head movement to avoid it. Aylor tries a knee to the head but Shamcock blocks it.
Aylor is breathing heavily. Shamcock wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Shamcock works on Aylor's body with a couple of short punches. Aylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamcock can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Shamcock. That's going to take a lot out of him. Aylor prevents the takedown attempt.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Aylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamcock avoids the damage to the body. Aylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Shamcock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Knees to the body from Aylor.
Shamcock pulls guard.
Shamcock kicks Aylor off and gets to his feet. Aylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamcock paws at him with a jab and circles away. Shamcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamcock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Aylor prevents Shamcock from improving position. Shamcock trying to control the action but Aylor is working from the bottom. Aylor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Shamcock asserts his dominance and retains side control.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamcock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shamcock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shamcock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shamcock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Shamcock sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aylor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aylor dodges the ground and pound from Shamcock. Shamcock controls the position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Shamcock trying to control the position but Aylor is working away. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aylor can do anything to dispel that myth. Shamcock controls the position. Shamcock tries to advance to mount but Aylor denies him. Shamcock working away. Aylor is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Shamcock is staying active.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Aylor tries to clinch up
and Shamcock counters with a shoot takedown. Aylor fights it but they end up in guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phil Aylor will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shamcock throws a nice looking combination but Aylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamcock instigates a clinch. Aylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aylor lands an elbow just above Shamcock 's eye. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamcock's brow. Aylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamcock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Nice body punch from Aylor. Aylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Aylor.
Shamcock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Shamcock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aylor.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Shamcock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamcock jumps guard but Aylor stands there with Shamcock around his waist. Shamcock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aylor missing with knees to the body.
Aylor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shamcock.
Shamcock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamcock tries to break the clinch but Aylor is controlling the position. Shamcock is trying to stall.
Aylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamcock takes an elbow to the forehead. Aylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamcock's brow. Shamcock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Shamcock. That's going to take a lot out of him. Aylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamcock.
Shamcock avoiding damage as Aylor throws knees to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Shamcock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamcock's brow. Shamcock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamcock is working for takedown but Aylor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shamcock jumps into guard, dragging Aylor to the mat.
Shamcock looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Aylor is defending well. Shamcock quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Aylor has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shamcock celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Shamcock!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Frost! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, How Long! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Frost shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Long pinned against the cage. Long gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Frost stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Frost circles away.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost closes the distance and clinches up with Long, looking for a takedown. Frost pushes Long against the cage but Long circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Frost looks for a takedown but Long sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him. Long wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance. Horrible takedown by Frost or perhaps it was just good defense by Long which made him look bad. Long slips a jab and a cross from Frost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Long moves out of range as Frost strikes. Frost clobbers Long with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Long walks into a jab. Long tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frost lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into rage. Frost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Long's waist but Long gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frost off to one side. Long tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Long closes the distance and clinches. Long tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost goes for a takedown in the clinch but Long prevents it.
Long gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frost.
Long scores with a knee to the head.
Long scores with a knee to the head.
Frost fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long misses with a knee to the head. Frost takes an elbow to the temple. Frost can't get the takedown.
Frost is breathing heavily. Long lands a knee to the head.
Long lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off. Frost tries to pull guard but Long holds him up against the cage and eventually Frost drops back down to his feet.
Long lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frost takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frost takes a knee right on the jaw!
 Frost is rocked! Long looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Long won't allow it.
Long landing knees to the head.
Frost is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Long gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Long lands a nice elbow. Long lands an elbow just above Frost 's eye. Long lands an elbow just above Frost 's eye.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Frost takes an elbow to the temple. Long connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frost's face.
Long gets underhooks to prevent Frost's takedown attempt.
Frost really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Frost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Long lands an elbow that stopped Frost in his tracks for a moment. Long comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Long landing knees to the head.
Long gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frost.
Long connects with a knee to the head.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
clinched against the cage, Long lands a big elbow that drops Frost! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Frost is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). How Long!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris bonez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Shields! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris bonez! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up but bonez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shields clinches up against the cage. bonez wants to break free but Shields has control.
Shields pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bonez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and bonez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
bonez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Shields will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
bonez looking to pass the guard. Shields knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for bonez on the ground. Shields is trying to keep bonez in close.
Shields throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. bonez preventing the sweep. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shields has managed to clinch.
Shields drags the fight down to the ground.
Shields keeping moving, preventing bonez from controlling successfully. Shields 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.
bonez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shields dives on top into guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
bonez has his foot on Shields's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shields works his way back into a safe position though. Shields scoring with punches to the head and body. Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but bonez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Shields landing with the ground and pound. bonez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
bonez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Shields is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. bonez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Shields's back instead. bonez looks gassed!
bonez looking for the choke from the back. Shields is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shields has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from bonez. Shields is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shields rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shields works his way to full guard. Good work. Shields will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. bonez slips nicely into half guard.
bonez is looking for a kimura but Shields is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for bonez to get the leverage. Shields is trying to control but can't.
Shields punching from the bottom.
bonez is working for a kimura but Shields is defending it quite comfortably.
bonez is looking for a kimura but Shields is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for bonez to get the leverage. bonez blocks the strikes from Shields.
Shields is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. bonez passes to full mount!
bonez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shields manages to avoid the submission attempt. bonez tries to advance to mount but can't. bonez advances to mount.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Shields can't escape the position.
bonez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Shields is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Shields and bonez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Shields manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! bonez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
bonez is looking for a triangle but Shields pushes his legs off easily.
bonez controls Shields momentarily but Shields frees himself.
bonez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action! bonez tries to land a sweep but no joy. Shields is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
bonez working for a triangle but Shields defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Shields with a flurry of punches that miss.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. bonez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
bonez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shields is just riding it out for now. bonez eventually gives up the hold. bonez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shields knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
bonez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shields is just riding it out for now. bonez eventually gives up the hold. bonez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Shields is squirming around, avoiding bonez's attempts to control the action.
bonez has control of Shields's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Shields regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris bonez dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
bonez misses the shot to the body. Shields is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Some wild striking there from Shields.
Shields moves away from the strike by bonez. Nice sprawl there from Shields as bonez shoots in. The fight stays on the outside here - Shields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
bonez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Shields is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. bonez with a nice head shot there. Shields throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Shields wants to sweep but no luck. bonez pushing down on Shields's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Shields tries to get to full guard but bonez has control of the leg.
bonez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
bonez prevents Shields from improving his position. Shields wants to control but bonez is keeping busy and won't allow it. bonez trying to pass the guard but Shields defending well.
bonez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
bonez trying to control the action but Shields is working from the bottom.
bonez wants to work for an arm triangle but Shields is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
bonez moves nicely into side control.
bonez is working to tighten is grip on Shields's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Shields has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but bonez is really squeezing tight and eventually Shields passes out! bonez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chris bonez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Krull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Don Krull was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Morgan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Krull! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Krull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krull fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Krull persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Morgan pushes Krull off looking to stand but Krull dives back in and keeps control.
Krull decides to return to a standing position. Morgan has his takedown stuffed
and Krull counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Krull tries to stand and escape but Morgan actually recovers to full guard. Morgan wants to sweep here but Krull controlling him for the moment. Krull trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom. Krull looks gassed! Krull landing some decent shots from guard. Krull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Krull wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position. Krull lands a couple of decent looking shots. Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krull's guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan wants to pass the guard but Krull is keeping the position. Krull 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. Krull is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Krull looking for a guillotine here but Morgan defends easily.
Morgan prevents Krull from getting back to his feet.
Krull has his feet on Morgan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Krull needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
Krull shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Morgan tries to hold on but Krull postures up. Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Morgan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krull on the ground. Morgan is working hard here to advance position. Krull dominating with strikes here. Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't. Morgan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Krull tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Krull thowing shots but they're missing. Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Krull avoids the attempt from Morgan to control. Morgan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morgan tries to hold on but Krull pushes him away.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Morgan working to try and regain half guard.
Krull landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble! A nice elbow there by Krull. Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Morgan gets back to half guard. Krull not landing any meaningful shots this time. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krull lands a nice short elbow. Krull passes to side control.
Krull decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morgan to his feet.
Krull pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch. Morgan prevents Krull from breaking the clinch. Krull can't break the clinch.
Morgan keeps control of Krull as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krull throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side. Krull stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Krull misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Morgan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Morgan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
Morgan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Krull is trying to buck Morgan off. Morgan trying to control the action but Krull is working from the bottom. Krull gets back to half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Morgan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Krull dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Krull misses with a double jab.
Krull gets a takedown into half guard.
Krull stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Morgan to get to his feet.
Morgan has Krull up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
Krull breaks from the clinch.
Krull is breathing heavily. Morgan punishes Krull's body with a nice straight punch. Krull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan scores a takedown into full mount!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan wants to control the pace but Krull is squirming around nicely.
Morgan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Krull shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Morgan controlling the position easily from mount. Krull is trying to escape the mount.
Morgan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krull?
Morgan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Krull is wriggling around trying to escape.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Morgan cracks Krull with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morgan landing strikes from the mount. Krull swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Morgan landing punches. Don Krull has got the better of the ground game so far. Krull gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Krull tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Krull is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Morgan looking to control but Krull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Morgan lands a heavy elbow. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time. Morgan is really struggling to control Krull but he's trying to hold on to the position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stands up from mount. Strange move. Krull scores with a one two! Morgan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Good leg kick by Krull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Krull which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Krull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Stalling in the clinch from Morgan.
Morgan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Krull is trying to keep an underhook but Morgan manages to get the takedown into half guard. Krull is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Krull is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morgan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morgan's back! Morgan tries to roll but Krull sticks to his back.
Krull connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Morgan to escape the position.
Krull has Morgan flattened out and is raining down punches. I really don't envy Morgan right now.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krull tightening his grip on Morgan, looking for the choke. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Krull is not going to allow Morgan to sit and survive in this position. Krull lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Morgan hold on?!
Morgan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Krull is thwarting Morgan's attempts to control the position. Krull missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Krull scoring with strikes to the body and head. Krull is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Morgan moves into full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dexter Morgan 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!
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krull swivels and escapes. Krull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan shoots in but Krull avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krull bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Morgan is looking to regain half guard here but Krull keeps moving and retains side control. Krull tries to advance to mount but can't. Morgan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morgan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Krull is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Krull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morgan wants to hold on but Krull pushes him away. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Morgan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Krull's attempts to control the action. Morgan wants to control but Krull is having none of it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Krull postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morgan looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krull working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Krull landing punches. Krull landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble! Krull landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble! Krull with good strikes from the mount here! Morgan tries to hold on but Krull pushes him away. Morgan is working to get back to half guard.
Morgan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Krull wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan tries to roll over but Krull keeps him under control.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krull decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Krull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Krull has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morgan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Krull has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment. Krull drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morgan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Krull. Morgan works the jab nicely. Morgan shoots for a takedown but Krull saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Krull fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Krull misses with a leg kick and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan feints and as Krull raises his hands in defense, Morgan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Morgan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Krull for as long as he can get away with. Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Morgan preventing the sweep.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Morgan looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Krull wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Krull preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krull pushes Morgan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Krull throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morgan counters with a single leg into guard. Krull didn't expect that. Krull keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully. Krull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan gets to his feet. Krull looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Morgan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morgan lands in his opponent's guard.
Morgan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krull has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Morgan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. This has been an exciting period of action! A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Morgan stuffs the takedown. Krull shoots in but Morgan avoids the takedown attempt easily. Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krull manages to avoid it. Krull tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Morgan shoots and misses and Krull counters with a solid body kick. A combination from Krull does no damage. Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Krull shows good takedown defense.
Morgan takes the fight into the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Morgan preventing the sweep. Morgan wants to control from the top but Krull keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight! Dexter Morgan showed his dominance in that final round. I think Morgan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Don Krull!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Palacios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaruis Jerome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ILL BILL ft. IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE & MAX CAVALERA - "War Is My Destiny". Jaruis Jerome is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Palacios! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaruis Jerome! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jerome takes a swing at Palacios's ribcage but misses. Palacios fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Palacios shoots in for a takedown but Jerome shows good takedown defense. Jerome keeps the fight on the outside. Jerome wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jerome connects with a stiff jab that staggers Palacios - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaruis Jerome!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Sontag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sontag is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Audioslave-like a stone. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 Los Angeles, Jamie Lynch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Sontag! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sontag looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Sontag works his way into full mount! Sontag scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lynch wants to hold on but Sontag pushes him away. Lynch tries to get back to half guard but can't. Lynch taking shots to the head. Sontag lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lynch wants to control but Sontag is having none of it. Sontag landing strikes, looking to finish! Sontag thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sontag pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
 Lynch is rocked! Lynch can't escape the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lynch tries to lock up and control but Sontag gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Sontag looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lynch wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sontag.
Lynch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Lynch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lynch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Sontag thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sontag connects with a nice short shot to Lynch's temple. Sontag not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Sontag has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sontag is nestled in close to Lynch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Sontag throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Sontag is keen to just control but Lynch is a slippery customer. Sontag stalling.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sontag is looking to pass Lynch's guard but actually Lynch recovers to full guard. Sontag is looking to advance position but Lynch has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Sontag working to try and regain half guard.
Sontag has given up his back here.
Sontag is in bad spot here.
Lynch is not going to allow Sontag to sit and survive in this position. Lynch doesn't have the hooks in and Sontag manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sontag throws a big right hand that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sontag stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lynch swivels though and keeps the full guard. Sontag trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lynch manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Lynch wants to stand but Sontag is controlling his posture from full guard. Sontag wants to sweep here but Lynch controlling him for the moment.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Sontag throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynch. Jamie Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sontag shoots for a takedown but Lynch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Sontag throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely. Sontag looks gassed! Horrible takedown by Sontag or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynch which made him look bad. Sontag throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lynch misses with a double jab.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Sontag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lynch is fending him off so far but Sontag persists. Nope, Lynch circles away and we're back to standing. Jamie Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Sontag. Sontag shoots in but Lynch avoids the takedown attempt easily. Lynch throws a series of strikes that have Sontag backpedaling.
 Sontag is rocked! Lynch throws a series of punches but Sontag moves out of range. Lynch stuffs the takedown. Lynch fails in his attempt to clinch. A big left from Sontag misses. Sontag shoots in and drives through. Lynch sprawls well. Lynch throws a nice looking combination but Sontag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sontag misses with a looping left. Lynch throws a right hand that Sontag ducks under and follows up with a left that Sontag also avoids with ease. Lynch slips under a jab from Sontag.
Sontag gets the takedown into side control. Lynch parries the strikes from Sontag easily there. Sontag is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lynch to escape.
Sontag is looking to take a break and control but Lynch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sontag is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lynch has escaped the position, nice work there. Sontag creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lynch sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Sontag dominated that round. That's time! Lynch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sontag lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Sontag keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lynch. Lynch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sontag dodges the punch combination from Lynch.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sontag shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Sontag throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Sontag throwing shots but Lynch is blocking nicely. Sontag sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lynch defending well though. Sontag landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Lynch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sontag. Sontag missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sontag is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lynch is just riding it out for now. Sontag eventually gives up the hold. Sontag lands with a punch from half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch but Sontag swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sontag swinging wilding here.
Lynch throws a combination. Sontag tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Nice sprawl there from Lynch as Sontag shoots in. Lynch dodges the punch combination from Sontag.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lynch. Lynch lands with a kick to the temple. Sontag shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Sontag is still on wobbly legs! Can Lynch finish him? Lynch drops Sontag with a huge uppercut! Sontag drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lynch is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Lynch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Crapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maynard's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones - Can't Be Stopped. Max Maynard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Crapp! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Maynard! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maynard blocks a head kick by Crapp.
Maynard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crapp.
Crapp misses with a few strikes there.
Crapp throws a series of punches but Maynard moves out of range. Crapp throws a head kick that misses. Maynard blocks a head kick by Crapp.
Crapp throws a head kick that misses. Maynard tests Crapp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Bob Crapp has been cut. Crapp looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Maynard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maynard lands in his opponent's guard. Crapp is breathing heavily.
Maynard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Maynard wants to pass the guard but Crapp is keeping the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Maynard stands and throws Crapp's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maynard tries for a kimura but Crapp is defending well.
Maynard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maynard has an Americana. Crapp didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Maynard is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Maynard hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Max Maynard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Mcgiven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Prohibition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prohibition has chosen Remedy ~ Seether as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Mcgiven! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ross Prohibition! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgiven shoots in and bounces Prohibition off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Mcgiven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Prohibition really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcgiven. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Prohibition is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcgiven stops Prohibition from standing up.
Prohibition working for a triangle but Mcgiven defends it easily.
Mcgiven slips nicely into half guard.
Mcgiven is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Prohibition is just riding it out for now. Mcgiven eventually gives up the hold. Prohibition misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mcgiven works his foot free and advances to mount.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgiven quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Mcgiven but it's paid off an Prohibition is forced to tap! Nice work by Mcgiven.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Mcgiven!
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