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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Barbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyota Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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225 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Barbee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyota Machida! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barbee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machida's waist but Machida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barbee off to one side. Barbee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machida pinned against the cage. Machida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Barbee fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Barbee. That's going to take a lot out of him. Barbee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Machida sizes up Barbee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Doug Barbee has been cut. A big right followed by a crushing left from Machida knocks Barbee out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lyota Machida!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramiz Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramiz Hassan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Hardy! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hassan is looking to clinch. Oooh a lovely combination from Hardy sends Hassan down but not out. Hardy dives into side control looking to finish.
 Hassan is rocked!
 It looks like Ramiz Hassan has been cut. 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! Hassan pushes Hardy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hardy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Oh Hassan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy decides to stand back up. Hardy steps back and let's Hassan get back to his feet. Hassan seems to have got his legs back now. Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Hassan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hassan. Hardy misses with a double jab
and Hassan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hardy's guard.
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardy looks gassed! Hassan scoring with punches to the head and body. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hassan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Hassan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Hassan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy working for a triangle but Hassan defends it easily.
Hassan postures up.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hassan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hassan has hold of Hardy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hardy seems comfortable defending it but Hassan has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hardy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hardy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hassan couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ramiz Hassan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sarkis Terteryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tang Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terteryan comes to the cage accompanied by Smashing Pumpkins-Bullet With Butterfly Wings. Sarkis Terteryan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 cm
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sarkis Terteryan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tang Po! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Po tries to clinch but Terteryan moves out of range. Terteryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Po moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Po tries to clinch but Terteryan moves out of range.
Terteryan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Po to the mat! Po manages to get full guard. Terteryan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Terteryan gets to his feet. Po looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Terteryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Po as he jumps to the side.
Terteryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Po wants to get back to his feet but Terteryan is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Terteryan controlling from the top position.
Terteryan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Po is looking to clinch but Terteryan is avoiding it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Terteryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Terteryan circles away.
Po tries to clinch there but Terteryan circles away.
Terteryan closes the distance and clinches. Terteryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Po won't allow it.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Terteryan pulls Po into guard.
Po would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Terteryan is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Po rolls with it to try and escape but Terteryan cranks on the arm and Po is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sarkis Terteryan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lightning does the work. Jason Brooks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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188 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Brooks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Vasquez! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brooks tries to clinch up. Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Vasquez pushes him off. Brooks tries to clinch up but Vasquez circles away and keeps his distance. Vasquez shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense. Brooks tries to clinch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vasquez is trying to get an arm triangle but Brooks is defending well.
Vasquez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vasquez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vasquez is trying to get an arm triangle but Brooks is defending well.
Vasquez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Brooks is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shane Vasquez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salazar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyquil Salazar! 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, Damian Arona! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arona shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salazar as he avoids it easily.
Arona closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Arona lands in his opponent's guard. Arona must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salazar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arona doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arona manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Arona content to stall in guard here. Salazar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Salazar is trying to keep Arona in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arona gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arona thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Salazar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arona trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Arona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salazar is looking for a triangle but Arona pushes his legs off easily.
Arona 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.
Salazar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salazar is looking for a triangle but Arona pushes his legs off easily.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Salazar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Salazar keeping moving, preventing Arona from controlling successfully.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona drops back, looking for a kneebar! Salazar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Salazar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Salazar! Arona is trying to get back to his feet. Arona taking punishment in the form of punches.
Salazar trying to control the action but Arona is working from the bottom.
Salazar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arona, who protects the arm well. Arona takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Salazar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arona is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salazar tries for a kimura but Arona is defending well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Arona gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Salazar lands with a punch from half guard. Arona is looking for a sweep. Salazar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Salazar lands with a punch from half guard. Salazar working the head and body with strikes. Salazar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but Arona is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Salazar to get the leverage. Salazar is keen to just control but Arona is a slippery customer. Salazar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arona looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Salazar moves nicely into side control.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Arona struggling a bit here. Salazar scores with punches from side control. Check out the look on Salazar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Salazar working the head with strikes. Salazar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Salazar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Salazar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arona, who protects the arm well. Arona is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Salazar working away. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyquil Salazar dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Arona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salazar but Salazar pushes him off and we're back to square one. Arona shoots for a double leg takedown but Salazar sprawls well. He's pushed Arona's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salazar has managed to clinch.
Salazar misses with a knee strike.
Arona tries to pull guard but Salazar holds him up against the cage and eventually Arona drops back down to his feet.
Nyquil Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Arona.
Salazar pulls guard.
Salazar has his foot on Arona's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arona works his way back into a safe position though. Salazar wants to sweep here but Arona controlling him for the moment. Salazar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Salazar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arona looking to pass the guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salazar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salazar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Salazar is trying to control the position but Arona postures up.
Salazar had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Arona is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Salazar Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Arona's back instead. Salazar 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. Salazar is trying to stick to Arona's back but Arona is turning into Salazar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Salazar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Arona.
Salazar working for a triangle but Arona defends it easily.
Arona prevents Salazar from getting back to his feet.
Salazar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arona gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Arona would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Salazar can't keep his opponent in guard - Arona advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Salazar moves into full guard.
Salazar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Salazar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arona wants to control from the top but Salazar keeps moving.
Salazar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salazar has his foot on Arona's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arona works his way back into a safe position though. Salazar wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Arona is now in half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Arona is keen to just control but Salazar is a slippery customer.
Salazar kicks Arona off and gets back to his feet. Salazar stuffs the takedown attempt from Arona. Arona gets slowly back to his feet.
Salazar clinches.
Salazar lands a takedown into guard.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Salazar wants to get up but he can't break Arona's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Arona is trying to keep Salazar in close.
Nyquil Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Arona can't keep his opponent in guard - Salazar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Salazar works his way into side control. Arona manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Salazar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Salazar is looking for a triangle but Arona pushes his legs off easily.
Arona looking to pass the guard.
Salazar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arona can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Arona distracts Salazar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arona avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyquil Salazar dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salazar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salazar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Salazar working the head and body with strikes. Salazar is nestled in close to Arona, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Arona has a hand on Salazar's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Salazar takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Salazar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Salazar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Salazar avoids the attempt from Arona to control.
Salazar throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Arona has his hands clasped together but Salazar breaks the hold and Arona is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Salazar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nyquil Salazar!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Hogan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Bundy! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hogan shoots in but Bundy avoids the takedown attempt easily. Hogan has a takedown stuffed. Hulk Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bundy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice takedown defense from Hogan. No joy for Bundy on that attempt. Hogan looks for a takedown but Bundy sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hogan fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Hogan shoots in looking for a takedown. Bundy tries to sprawl out of it but Hogan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bundy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bundy wants to clinch. Bundy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogan shoots in and bounces Bundy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Hogan postures up in Bundy's guard and throws a big left but Bundy blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hogan scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Bundy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Bundy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Bundy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Bundy is looking to stand up but Hogan isn't so interested in that idea. Hogan stands up over Bundy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Hogan working some strikes from top position. Hogan connects with a couple of short punches. Hogan lands a couple of decent looking shots. Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Hogan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bundy on the ground.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bundy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Hogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Hogan is looking to work some ground and pound but Bundy has wrist control. Bundy wants to stand up but Hogan is controlling him. Bundy looks gassed! Hogan working some strikes from top position. Hogan scoring with some ground and pound.
 The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bundy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Bundy. Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bundy swivels though and keeps the full guard. Bundy wants to get back to his feet but Hogan is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hogan landing some decent shots from guard. Hogan postures up and lands a big shot to Bundy's brow. Hogan won't allow Bundy to sweep him here. Hogan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Hogan postures up and lands a big shot to Bundy's brow. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hogan lands a couple of decent looking shots. Hogan landing with the ground and pound. Hogan distracts Bundy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Bundy wants to stand up but Hogan is controlling him. Hogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Hogan connects with a couple of short punches. Hogan is working Bundy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Hogan is in close to Bundy's body, working some short punches and elbows. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bundy looking to control.
Hogan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bundy's head. Hogan lands a couple of decent looking shots. Bundy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hogan is controlling him. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!

Hogan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Hogan connects with a couple of short punches. Bundy wants to stand and escape but Hogan is having none of it. Hogan landing with the ground and pound. Hogan works over Bundy with some ground and pound from guard.
Bundy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hogan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hogan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Hogan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bundy's head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hogan cracks Bundy with a solid left hand. Hogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Hogan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hogan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Hogan scoring with punches to the head and body. Bundy is trying to keep Hogan in close.
Hogan stands up over Bundy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Hogan distracts Bundy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Hogan landing with the ground and pound. Hogan connects with a couple of short punches. Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss. Bundy punching from the bottom. Hogan prevents Bundy from getting back to his feet. Hogan scoring with punches to the head and body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hogan chips away with some ground and pound. Hogan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bundy's head. Bundy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bundy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Hogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Bundy fails with the takedown. The fight stays on the outside here - Bundy looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hogan has his takedown stuffed and Bundy counters with a good, hard body kick but Hogan shrugs it off. Hogan shoots in looking for a takedown. Bundy tries to sprawl out of it but Hogan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bundy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bundy lands a right hook to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy gets in close and instigates a clinch. Hogan has Bundy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bundy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Bundy wants to get back to striking at distance but Hogan won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Hogan wants a takedown.
Bundy blocks an uppercut.
Hogan prevents Bundy from breaking the clinch. Hogan keeps control of Bundy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bundy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bundy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hogan wants the takedown. Bundy is fighting it off but Hogan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bundy's guard against the cage. Bundy looking to control.
Bundy wants to stand and escape but Hogan is having none of it. Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hogan working some strikes from top position. Bundy trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
Hogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Hogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. A kick lands to the mid section there for Bundy. Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bundy. Hogan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bundy tries to avoid it but Hogan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bundy to the ground. Bundy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Bundy moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off. Nice sprawl there from Bundy as Hogan shoots in. Bundy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hogan. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that second round. 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!
Bundy shoots in but Hogan avoids the takedown attempt easily. Hogan shoots in but no luck this time. Hogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hogan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bundy but Bundy pushes him off and we're back to square one. Bundy tries to clinch up. Hogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogan keeps the fight on the outside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bundy tries to clinch but Hogan is having none of it. Hogan fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hulk Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bundy - that will leave a mark!
Bundy tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance. Hogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bundy's waist but Bundy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hogan off to one side. Bundy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Hogan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Bundy throws a leg kick which misses Hogan's front leg but catches the back leg as Hogan tries to avoid it. Hogan keeps the fight on the outside. Bundy is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Hogan shoots in but Bundy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bundy clinches up with Hogan and pushes him back against the cage. Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundy. Hogan looking for a takedown. Hogan prevents Bundy from breaking the clinch. A short left from Hogan.
Bundy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bundy is fending him off so far but Hogan persists. Nope, Bundy circles away and we're back to standing. Bundy scores with a nice body kick.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bundy. Bundy lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Hogan fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A chopping leg kick lands by Bundy.
Bundy clinches up against the cage. Hogan keeps control of Bundy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bundy is looking to break free of the clinch but Hogan has double underhooks. Hogan can't get the takedown.
Bundy wants to get back to striking at distance but Hogan won't allow it.
Hogan wants to get back to striking at distance but Bundy won't allow it.
Bundy jumps guard.
Hulk Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Hogan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Bundy blocks nicely. Hogan won't allow Bundy to get back to his feet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Bundy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Hogan working some strikes from top position. Bundy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Hogan with a lazy takedown attempt and Bundy counters with a body kick.
Hogan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bundy to the mat! Bundy manages to get full guard. Bundy wants to stand but Hogan is controlling the position. Bundy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hogan working some strikes from top position. Hogan wants to pass the guard but Bundy is keeping the position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bundy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Bundy has momentary wrist control but Hogan slips an elbow through the middle. Hogan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Bundy wants to get back to his feet but Hogan is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hogan connects with a couple of short punches.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Bundy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Bundy can't escape the position.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bundy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan lands a big elbow. King Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hulk Hogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Hogan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight! King Bundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Hogan 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 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Tonts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emelianenko Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonts comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. Emelianenko Fedor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Tonts! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emelianenko Fedor! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonts shoots in and bounces Fedor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fedor has an active guard here but Tonts has managed to pass into half guard.
Tonts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Tonts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Tonts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Tonts not landing any meaningful shots this time. Fedor keeping control of the position. Tonts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fedor's head. Tonts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fedor looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Fedor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tonts. Tonts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Fedor works his way to full guard. Good work. Fedor looks gassed! Fedor has momentary wrist control but Tonts slips an elbow through the middle. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Tonts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fedor's guard. Fedor tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Fedor is not content to let Tonts control the position. Fedor trying to control but Tonts postures up.
Fedor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Tonts trying to control the action but Fedor is working from the bottom. Tonts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fedor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tonts lands a nice short elbow. Tonts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Tonts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Tonts is nestled in close to Fedor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Tonts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Tonts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Tonts trying to control from half guard but Fedor is working away. Tonts prevents Fedor from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tonts lands a nice short elbow. Tonts scoring with strikes to the body and head. Tonts is keen to just control but Fedor is a slippery customer. Tonts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Fedor trying to control but Tonts postures up.
Fedor tries to get to full guard but Tonts has control of the leg. Tonts wants to take a breather but Fedor is having none of it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Fedor is looking for a sweep. Tonts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Tonts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Tonts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Fedor is trying to stand.
Fedor is not content to let Tonts control the position.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Fedor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tonts counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Fedor is trying to maintain the position but Tonts is very close to passing his half guard.
Fedor looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Fedor manages to get to full guard.
Tonts with a nice head shot there. Fedor wants to sweep but no luck.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Tonts scoring with punches to the head and body. Tonts lands a couple of digs.
Fedor looking for a triangle here. Tonts is fighting it but it looks tight! Fedor pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tonts is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Emelianenko Fedor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnston has chosen lil wayne: rasta musik as his entrance music. Kobe Johnston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maurice Matthews! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Johnston! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnston slips a straight right by Matthews. Johnston tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range. Johnston is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Johnston walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matthews. Johnston should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Matthews tests Johnston's chin there with a solid looking shot. Johnston wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance. Matthews closes the distance and clinches up with Johnston, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes Johnston against the cage but Johnston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Johnston moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off. The fight stays on the outside here - Johnston looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off. Matthews looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthews decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Matthews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Matthews seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Matthews tries to pass to full mount but Johnston defends it. Matthews is tying to control. Johnston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Johnston to slip a leg under and get back to full guard. Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnston is keeping the position for now. Johnston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Matthews trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnston manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Matthews tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
 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. Matthews looking for a sweep. Not yet Matthews, not yet. Matthews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnston wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Matthews's closed guard. He's half up but Matthews has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Matthews pivots and extends the arm, Johnston falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Matthews! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maurice Matthews! Maurice Matthews is the new welterweight champion!
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