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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urpo Muilu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muilu's entrance music is he's going the distance. A fine choice. Cyborg has chosen Awaken as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urpo Muilu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Cyborg! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A thudding body kick lands there by Cyborg!
Chris Cyborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cyborg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Cyborg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muilu. Muilu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cyborg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cyborg checks a low kick from Muilu. Muilu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cyborg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Cyborg defending well as Muilu loads up on a big left hand. Cyborg on the wrong end of a nice jab. Cyborg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Muilu blocks a head kick by Cyborg.
Muilu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. An inside leg kick from Cyborg misses. Cyborg misses with a body kick. Cyborg misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cyborg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Muilu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Cyborg lands.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cyborg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muilu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cyborg's head. A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg. Muilu misses the shot to the body. Jab by Muilu. Cyborg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Cyborg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cyborg gets in close and instigates a clinch. Muilu lands a nice knee to the body.
Muilu lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cyborg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Muilu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cyborg works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Muilu throws an elbow that misses. Cyborg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muilu's guard. Nice move by Cyborg!
Muilu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muilu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Muilu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Cyborg trying to control the position from guard on top but Muilu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Cyborg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Muilu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cyborg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cyborg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Cyborg scoring with some ground and pound.
Muilu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cyborg is aware though and is defending well. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cyborg's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Cyborg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Cyborg stands up over Muilu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Cyborg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cyborg throwing strikes but missing. Muilu wants to control but Cyborg passes easily into half guard.
Nice strikes from Cyborg there. Cyborg not landing any meaningful shots this time. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cyborg lands a nice short elbow. Muilu wants to improve his position but Cyborg is controlling well.
Muilu trying to control but Cyborg postures up.
Cyborg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Muilu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Muilu regains full guard. Nicely done.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Muilu keeping moving, preventing Cyborg from controlling successfully. This has been an exciting period of action! Cyborg is looking to work some ground and pound but Muilu has wrist control. Muilu working a defensive guard here.
Cyborg forces his way into half guard. Muilu works his way to full guard. Good work. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Muilu keeping full guard, as Cyborg tries to pass.
Muilu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Urpo Muilu dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muilu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Muilu throws a jab when Cyborg was well out of range. Cyborg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Cyborg throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Muilu counters with a good low kick that Cyborg was not able to check. Nice jab there from Muilu.
Cyborg has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Muilu fails to land. Cyborg scores with a shot to the side of Muilu's head. Cyborg can't find room to land a body shot as Muilu controls the action.
Muilu blocks a body shot from Cyborg. Muilu blocks an uppercut.
Muilu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A head punch blocked on the inside by Muilu. Muilu misses with a body punch.
Cyborg tries to work over Muilu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muilu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muilu cracks Cyborg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Muilu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Muilu lands with a good body shot. Cyborg throws a nice looking combination but Muilu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Cyborg looks to score with a jab to the body but Muilu is just out of range. Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muilu dodges the punch combination from Cyborg.
Urpo Muilu is winning the standup battle so far.
Muilu gets a takedown into half guard. Cyborg wants to get back to his feet.
Muilu is pressing down on Cyborg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cyborg is holding on for now.
Muilu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cyborg has managed to free his arm - good work.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Cyborg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muilu. Cyborg manages to get to full guard.
Muilu looking to pass the guard.
Muilu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Muilu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Muilu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Muilu looking to pass the guard. Muilu postures up in Cyborg's guard and throws a big left but Cyborg blocks it.
Muilu 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. Muilu throwing strikes but missing. Muilu wants to pass the guard but Cyborg is keeping the position. Cyborg is trying to control the position but Muilu postures up. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muilu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Cyborg 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.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Muilu looking to sit in guard and control but Cyborg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cyborg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Muilu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Cyborg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Muilu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cyborg's guard. Cyborg is trying to keep Muilu in close.
Cyborg tries to land a sweep but no joy. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cyborg keeping moving, preventing Muilu from controlling successfully. Cyborg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Urpo Muilu dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cyborg scores with a push kick. Cyborg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muilu is out of range. Muilu scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Cyborg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cyborg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muilu doesn't seem phased though. Muilu takes a body punch but keeps moving. A slow jab from Cyborg misses its intended target. Muilu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Muilu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cyborg slips a jab and a cross from Muilu.
Cyborg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Muilu tries to land a leg kick but Cyborg saw it coming and moves away.
Cyborg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Muilu throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Cyborg misses the jab. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cyborg checks a leg kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cyborg misses with a leg kick and Muilu counters with a nice uppercut. Muilu throws an overhand right that lands on Cyborg's shoulder, as Cyborg tries to avoid the shot. Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Cyborg throws a chopping leg kick but Muilu manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Cyborg tries to work over Muilu's front leg with a kick but Muilu checks it.
Cyborg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Muilu throws an elbow that misses.
Muilu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Cyborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muilu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Muilu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cyborg is defending well for now. A right hand to the body from Cyborg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cyborg working some nice short punches in the clinch. Cyborg lands an uppercut. Muilu missing with knees to the body.
Cyborg lands with a short shot to the head. Muilu throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg. Cyborg swings wildly with an uppercut but Muilu uses good head movement to avoid it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Muilu misses with a body punch.
Muilu trying to land knees to the body.
Muilu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cyborg scores with a nice short uppercut. Cyborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Muilu lands an elbow just above Cyborg 's eye. Muilu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Muilu lands a damaging elbow. Cyborg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Muilu misses with the head strike.
Cyborg can't break the clinch.
Chris Cyborg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Muilu lands an elbow that stopped Cyborg in his tracks for a moment. Cyborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cyborg breaks from the clinch.
Cyborg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cyborg closes the distance and clinches. Cyborg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cyborg scores with a nice short uppercut. Good body shot from Cyborg.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Muilu has had enough of the clinch but Cyborg keeps him there for the moment. Muilu blocks an uppercut.
Muilu breaks from the clinch.
Muilu scores with a jab to the jaw. Cyborg feints and then cracks Muilu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muilu down. Cyborg is looking to slow Muilu down with leg kicks. Muilu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cyborg darts in and clinches Muilu up against the cage. Chris Cyborg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cyborg blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muilu throws an elbow but misses. Muilu lands with a short shot to the head. Muilu throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Cyborg breaks the clinch.
Cyborg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Cyborg misses with an uppercut. Muilu saw that one coming.
Cyborg moves into range and clinches up with Muilu. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Muilu swings wildly with an uppercut but Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid it. Muilu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cyborg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muilu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cyborg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Cyborg can't find room to land a body shot as Muilu controls the action.
Muilu prevents Cyborg from breaking the clinch. Muilu throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg. Urpo Muilu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Cyborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muilu takes a shot to the head. Muilu misses with a body punch.
Cyborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cyborg. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Cyborg working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muilu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Muilu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Cyborg connects with a solid leg kick. Muilu swings for the body but Cyborg moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Chris Cyborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Muilu 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urpo Muilu! An out of breath Urpo Muilu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hei comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - The Rebel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aima Hei! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Clarke! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick by Clarke misses enabling Hei to counter with a crisp jab. Clarke walks into a left hand. Hei lands a leg kick that knocks Clarke off balance momentarily. Clarke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hei counters with a slapping leg kick. Hei misses with a right hand and Clarke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clarke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Clarke taking a breather. Clarke takes a shot to the head. Clarke lands with a left to the head. Hei tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Clarke tries a knee to the head but Hei blocks it.
Clarke can't find room to land a body shot as Hei controls the action.
Hei slows down the pace here.
Clarke takes a knee right on the jaw!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hei lands a nice uppercut. Clarke is trying to maintain a safe position but Hei gets an underhook and turns Clarke into the cage. Hei swings wildly with an uppercut but Clarke uses good head movement to avoid it. Hei slows down the pace here.
Hei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hei manages to avoid it. Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hei manages to avoid it. Clarke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nice uppercut there from Clarke. Hei throws a right hand that Clarke ducks under and follows up with a left that Clarke also avoids with ease. Hei slips a straight right by Clarke.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Hei sitting and controlling from the half guard. Clarke is trying to get back to full guard. Hei 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. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hei tries to pass to full mount but Clarke defends it. Clarke is looking to control Hei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarke avoid being mounted? Hei trying to mount his opponent but Clarke defends it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hei throwing shots but Clarke is blocking nicely. Hei keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Hei seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clarke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Hei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Clarke tries to get to full guard but Hei has control of the leg. Clarke trying to hold on to Hei's head to control him but Hei postures up.
Hei not landing any meaningful shots this time. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Hei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clarke checks it well. Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hei lands a right hook to the body.
Hei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Hei takes a body punch but keeps moving. A punch lands to the side of Hei 's head but he takes it in his stride. Hei lands a lovely overhand right. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Clarke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hei tries to land a front kick but Clarke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Hei blocks a jab. Clarke swings for the body but Hei moves out of range.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Hei.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke pushes Hei up against the cage in a clinch. A short right from Hei. Clarke tries a body shot but Hei blocks it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!

Hei tries to sprawl but Clarke drives through with a takedown into half guard. Hei trying to control here.
Clarke tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hei. The fighters are battling for position here. Hei manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Clarke trying to control the position from guard on top but Hei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Clarke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Clarke won't allow Hei to sweep him here. Hei keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully. Clarke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
 That's one minute gone in the round. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Clarke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
 The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leo Clarke wasn't active enough on the ground. Hei thows a body shot but no joy. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hei crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clarke - the referee stops the clock and Hei gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clarke. Hei manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Clarke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Clarke jabbing away but nothing is landing. Clarke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke misses with a series of wild punches.
Clarke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A left lands for Clarke. Hei scores with a jab to the jaw.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke defending well as Hei loads up on a big left hand. Hei missing with a left hand there. Clarke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hei manages to avoid it. Clarke misses with a hook
and Hei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hei lands with a nice body punch. Hei takes a swing at Clarke's ribcage but misses. Hei checks a leg kick. Hei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Hei slips under a jab from Clarke. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hei checks a leg kick. Hei throws a jab but it's blocked by Clarke. Hei looks for the body kick but Clarke saw that one coming. Clarke thuds his right hand into Hei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Clarke misses the target. Clarke takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hei scores with a sloppy right hand. Clarke should have avoided that one. Hei throws a lazy right hand but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Clarke takes one on the button. Hei ducks under a wild hook from Clarke. Hei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Hei connects with a right hand. Clarke shakes it off. Hei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Clarke is breathing heavily. Hei misses with a low kick as Clarke jumps back. Hei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 It looks like Leo Clarke has been cut.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Clarke fails in his attempt to clinch. Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke stuns Hei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Hei connects with a leg kick. Clarke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Clarke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hei tries to avoid it but Clarke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hei to the ground. Hei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Clarke throws a looping overhand right but Hei ducks down to avoid it. Hei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Hei scores with a body shot.
Aima Hei is winning the standup battle so far.
Hei throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Clarke was covering up waiting for the punch and Hei finishes the takedown easily into guard. Hei throws an elbow that misses. Clarke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hei's guard. Nice move by Clarke! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hei trying to control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Leo Clarke's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Hei is just out of range. Clarke throws a right and a left that both miss. Clarke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Clarke takes a swing at Hei's ribcage but misses. Hei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Clarke looks to land a left hand but Hei moved out of range nicely. Hei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarke throws a low kick but Hei avoids it. Leo Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clarke doesn't seem bothered though. Nice jab there from Hei. A kick lands to the mid section there for Hei. Clarke avoids the body shot from Hei.
Clarke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clarke there as he acknowledges the shot. Clarke throws a half hearted mid kick. Hei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Clarke moves in looking to clinch but Hei pushes him off. Clarke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Hei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Clarke thows a body shot but no joy. Hei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Hei connects with the punch. Hei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Hei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Hei jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Clarke misses the target. Clarke swings for the body but Hei moves out of range.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hei moves away. Hei misses the shot to the body. Hei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
 Clarke is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hei fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Clarke to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Clarke looks to clinch but Hei throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Clarke taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aima Hei! Aima Hei decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denjat comes to the cage accompanied by U.S.A. National Anthem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmoud Denjat! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck with that takedown attempt from Hicks. Denjat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Denjat misses with a hook. A clash of legs there as Hicks blocks the low kick. Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denjat manages to avoid it. Hicks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Denjat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hicks sizes up Denjat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Denjat connects with a nice looking jab.
Hicks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denjat. Denjat throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
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! Hicks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Denjat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it. Hicks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Denjat throws a shot to the body.
Denjat thows a left - swing and a miss!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hicks misses with a straight left. Hicks misses with the combination.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Denjat but Denjat pushes him off and we're back to square one. Mahmoud Denjat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of QL Hicks. Hicks fails with the takedown. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hicks. A jab from Hicks misses. A solid body kick from Hicks. Hicks shoots in looking for a takedown but Denjat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hicks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Denjat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Denjat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denjat - that will leave a mark!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Denjat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hicks looks gassed! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Denjat lands a leg kick that knocks Hicks off balance momentarily. Hicks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Denjat. Hicks takes a shot right to the bread basket. Denjat throws a leg kick which misses Hicks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicks tries to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Denjat. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet. Denjat stuns Hicks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Denjat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Denjat lands with a slapping head kick. Denjat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Denjat lands with a shot to the body. Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Denjat throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Hicks is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mahmoud Denjat! Mahmoud Denjat took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Blatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns's entrance music is By the Sword - Slash. A fine choice. Blatt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: you're going down- sick puppies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Johns! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Blatt! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Johns misses with a low kick as Blatt jumps back. Blatt shoots in looking for a takedown but Johns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blatt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Blatt avoids the body shot from Johns.
Johns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns misses with an uppercut. Johns takes a body punch but keeps moving. Blatt ducks under a wild hook from Johns. Johns tries to clinch up but Blatt circles away and keeps his distance. Johns throws a hook but Blatt avoids it easily.
Johns moves into range and clinches up with Blatt. Blatt taking a breather.
Blatt gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Johns keeping full guard, as Blatt tries to pass. Blatt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Blatt is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there. Blatt looking to sit in guard and control but Johns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Blatt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johns. Blatt wants to sweep but no luck. Johns throwing strikes but missing. Johns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Johns postures up in Blatt's guard and throws a big left but Blatt blocks it. Johns looking to pass the guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Johns wants to control from the top but Blatt keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
 We're going to have a standup here because Shane Johns wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Johns punishes Blatt's body with a nice straight punch. Johns dips to his left and cracks Blatt with an uppercut!
 It looks like Jeff Blatt has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Johns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Johns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blatt on the wrong end of a nice jab. Johns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Blatt. A bone on bone clash there as Blatt blocks the leg kick.
Johns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blatt. Blatt misses with a lunging right hand
and Johns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Blatt misses with a body shot.
Blatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Blatt shoots in but Johns avoids the takedown attempt easily. Johns loads up on a big right hand but Blatt slips the punch. Shane Johns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Johns scores with a nice head shot. Blatt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blatt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johns circles away. Shane Johns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Blatt. Blatt shoots for a double leg takedown but Johns sprawls well. He's pushed Blatt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Blatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Blatt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johns is fending him off so far but Blatt persists. Nope, Johns circles away and we're back to standing. Nice body punch from Johns. Johns lands with a straight right. Blatt didn't see that one coming.
 Blatt is rocked! Johns throws a jab when Blatt was well out of range. Blatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Johns finish him? Johns looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Johns backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Blatt's temple! It sends Blatt violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Johns celebrates and the doctors try to help Blatt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Shane Johns! During a confident post fight interview, Shane Johns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Miyaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Slayer - Raining Blood as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Block Liddell enters the cage!
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223 lbs
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290 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Miyaguchi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Block Liddell! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A chopping leg kick lands by Miyaguchi. Liddell avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Miyaguchi catches Liddell right on the button with a cross. Miyaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Miyaguchi moves out of range. Liddell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Some bone on bone action there as Miyaguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Liddell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miyaguchi. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miyaguchi.
Liddell takes one on the button. Liddell slips a straight right by Miyaguchi. Liddell misses with a straight right. Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miyaguchi. Liddell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liddell throws a wild body kick that Miyaguchi sees coming a mile off. Miyaguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Miyaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Miyaguchi moves out of range easily. Miyaguchi throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range. Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Miyaguchi moves out of range of the leg kick from Liddell. Liddell looks to land a combination but Miyaguchi avoids it well. Miyaguchi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Liddell. Liddell walks into a jab. Miyaguchi feints and then cracks Liddell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddell down. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Miyaguchi shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense. Liddell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Miyaguchi feints and then cracks Liddell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddell down. Miyaguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Miyaguchi digs a good hook to Liddell's body.
Block Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Liddell looks gassed!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Miyaguchi throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Miyaguchi there. Miyaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell misses the shot to the body. Miyaguchi misses with a head kick.
Liddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyaguchi lands with a nice combination. Liddell backs away looking to recover. Miyaguchi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miyaguchi.
 Liddell is rocked! Liddell drops his hands momentarily and Miyaguchi needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Liddell just on the top of the head. Liddell drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Liddell - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryo Miyaguchi! Ryo Miyaguchi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Boondocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopo has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Boondocks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hessu Hopo! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boondocks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Boondocks throws a combination. Hopo tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Billy Boondocks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boondocks lands with a hook. Hopo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Hopo misses with a body shot.
Boondocks lands a nice hook to Hopo's body. Hopo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Hopo looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boondocks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Boondocks takes a swing at Hopo's ribcage but misses. Boondocks scores with a hook to the body. Hopo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Boondocks tests Hopo's chin there with a solid looking shot. Boondocks with a body punch. A glancing blow. Boondocks looks to land a combination but Hopo avoids it well. Boondocks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Hessu Hopo has been cut. Boondocks works Hopo's body with a nice hook. Hopo throws a right and a left that Boondocks avoids nicely. Hopo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Boondocks. Boondocks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boondocks lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Hopo head around and knocks him out cold! Boondocks hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Boondocks! Billy Boondocks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeki Ata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dark Tranquillity - Misery's Crown. Ata is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable . On his way into the cage it seems that Pete Bowman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pete Bowman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Bowman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zeki Ata! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ata rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bowman to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Zeki Ata has been cut. Bowman goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Ata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bowman swings for the body but Ata moves out of range.
Ata scores with a sloppy right hand. Bowman should have avoided that one. Donk. Ata catches Bowman right on the button with a cross. A decent looking cross lands there for Ata. Bowman throws a hook but Ata avoids it easily. Bowman throws a body punch but Ata moves out of range. Ata misses with a low kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ata throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily. Bowman throws a push kick but Ata slaps the foot to one side. Ata jabs at Bowman's body. Bowman lands a head shot. Bowman defending well as Ata loads up on a big left hand. Bowman fails to land with a series of punches.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bowman lands a head shot. Bowman works the jab nicely. Ata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowman.
Bowman is looking to chop away at Ata's legs. Bowman wants to land a leg kick but Ata is out of range. Bowman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bowman misses with a low kick. Ata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowman throws a hook to the side of Ata's head but Ata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bowman with a jab. Ata does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Bowman lands with a nice body punch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bowman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bowman wants to land a leg kick but Ata is out of range. Bowman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ata's calf.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ata staying out of range there. Pete Bowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bowman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Bowman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Ata fails with a takedown attempt. Ata misses with a wild body shot. Ata needs to keep his hands up - Bowman had a free shot at his head there. Ata avoids the body shot from Bowman.
Ata misses with a low kick.
Bowman throws a head kick but Ata moves out of range.
Bowman jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ata shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A solid leg kick lands there for Ata.
Bowman throws a leg kick which misses Ata's front leg but catches the back leg as Ata tries to avoid it. Bowman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman rushes Ata and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bowman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ata.
Ata is working for takedown but Bowman is calmly controlling the position for now. Pete Bowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeki Ata. Bowman lands a hook to the side of the head.
 That has opened up Zeki Ata's cut even more. Bowman lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Ata avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowman. Bowman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ata backwards. Ata is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ata misses with a hook from the clinch. Ata tries to throw a body punch but Bowman avoids it by throwing Ata back against the cage. Ata tries to work over Bowman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bowman lands an uppercut.
 Ata is rocked!
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ata is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowman finish him? Ata cracks Bowman with an open hand slap. Bowman lands a nice looking body kick. Ata seems to have recovered his senses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bowman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Bowman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Ata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowman blocks a leg kick. Bowman throws a wild body kick that Ata sees coming a mile off. Bowman throws a hook to the side of Ata's head but Ata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bowman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ata is just out of range. Bowman scores with a decent looking hook. Bowman checks a low kick from Ata. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! That kick from Bowman tenderised Ata's leg. Ata is trying to keep his angry face on. Bowman cracks Ata on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ata falls backwards against the cage. Bowman follows up with more strikes that drop Ata to his knees. Bowman keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ata! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Bowman! Jumping up and down and very excited, Pete Bowman waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Pendulum - Blood Sugar. Diaby has chosen Trying'da hold me down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderlei Silva Jr! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toby Diaby! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Diaby cracks Silva Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Diaby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily. Silva Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Silva Jr lands a head shot. Silva Jr blocks a jab. Silva Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. An inside leg kick from Silva Jr misses. Diaby avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Diaby ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr. Diaby staying out of range there. Diaby connects with a body shot that sends Silva Jr's belly button to the back. Silva Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Diaby seems unphased.
Silva Jr tries to move into range but Diaby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Diaby lands with a good body shot. Silva Jr throws a jab when Diaby was well out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby darts in and clinches Silva Jr up against the cage. Diaby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Diaby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaby. A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaby. Diaby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Wanderlei Silva Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toby Diaby. A short right from Diaby. A head punch on the inside from Silva Jr fails to land. Silva Jr misses with the head strike.
Silva Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaby backwards. Silva Jr is trying to push Diaby away but Diaby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wanderlei Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Diaby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaby closes the distance and pushes Silva Jr back into the cage. Silva Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Silva Jr. Diaby does a little dance to reset his feet. Silva Jr misses with a straight left. Wanderlei Silva Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body. 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! Silva Jr slips under a jab. Diaby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva Jr. Silva Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Silva Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaby is looking to clinch. Silva Jr misses with a right hand and Diaby counters with a nice uppercut. Silva Jr misses with a looping right. Diaby fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Silva Jr throws a hook but Diaby blocks it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaby was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Jr. Diaby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. A big right from Silva Jr misses. Diaby blocks a jab. Diaby punishes Silva Jr's body with a nice straight punch. Silva Jr misses with a hook. Diaby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva Jr. Silva Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaby. That did some damage! Diaby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Diaby misses with a wild body shot. A nice combination there by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaby. Silva Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaby misses with an uppercut
and Silva Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva Jr misses with a body kick. Diaby fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Silva Jr cracks Diaby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Diaby misses with a hook. Silva Jr ducked under it nicely. Diaby swings for the body but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Silva Jr lands a jab to Diaby's midsection. Silva Jr throws a one two combo.
Diaby lands with a good body shot. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Diaby blocks a jab. Silva Jr misses with a body shot.
Diaby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva Jr. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva Jr dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaby pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Diaby tries to bum rush Silva Jr with a series of wild strikes but Silva Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Silva Jr misses with a body kick. Silva Jr tries to bum rush Diaby with a series of wild strikes but Diaby uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Diaby misses with an uppercut. Silva Jr saw that one coming. The fighters circling - Diaby throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A jab from Diaby misses. Diaby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Diaby takes a body punch but keeps moving. Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot. Diaby misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Diaby shrugs it off. Diaby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Silva Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Silva Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diabys head. Diaby lands a body punch.
Diaby turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Diaby manages to end up in side control. Silva Jr is looking for a sweep. Silva Jr is not content to let Diaby control the position. Silva Jr tries to buck Diaby off but Diaby is having none of it. Silva Jr is working hard here to advance position. An elbow from Diaby crashes against the mat.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva Jr struggling a bit here.
Diaby tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaby has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaby 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. Diaby tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Silva Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaby on the ground.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva Jr is trying to get back to his feet. Silva Jr is trying to improve his position. Diaby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva Jr keeps working. Diaby lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva Jr down.
Diaby advances to full mount.
Diaby goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva Jr is on top in guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva Jr is aware though and is defending well. Silva Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaby looking for a triangle here. Silva Jr is fighting it but it looks tight! Diaby pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva Jr is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Toby Diaby! Toby Diaby is the new middleweight champion! After winning the bout, Toby Diaby thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard has chosen do it as his entrance music. Patrick Jane 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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Jane! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Maynard! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Maynard fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Maynard thows a left - swing and a miss! Nice sprawl there from Jane as Maynard shoots in. Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jane.
Maynard slips under a jab from Jane. Maynard misses with a straight left. Jane avoids the body shot from Maynard.
Jane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
Jane scores with a decent looking hook.
 It looks like Mathew Maynard has been cut. Jane jabs Maynard to the body, keeping him at a distance. Maynard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Jane lands a jab. Patrick Jane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maynard. Jab by Jane. Jane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Jane scoring well with a low kick there.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jane just misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maynard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jane.
Maynard throws a hook but Jane blocks it. Maynard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jane scores with a shot to the body.
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Maynard looks gassed! Jane misses with a body shot.
Jane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it. Jane scores with a sloppy right hand. Maynard should have avoided that one.
Jane clinches with his opponent.
Maynard jumps guard but Jane turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Patrick Jane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Maynard. Jane tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Jane.
Maynard takes a shot to the head. Nice body punch from Jane.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jane scores with a hook to the body. Jane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Nice body punch from Jane - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Jane.
Jane digs a right hand into Maynard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maynard's gas tank. A short right hand to the side of the head by Jane.
Jane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jane rushes Maynard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Maynard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Jane. Jane lands a hook to the side of the head. Jane gets through Maynard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Maynard is rocked! Jane works on Maynard's body with a couple of short punches. Maynard is still on wobbly legs! Can Jane finish him? Jane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maynard backwards. Jane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Jane lands a shot to the body. Jane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maynard or not. Jane pushes Maynard against the cage. Jane is working some dirty boxing. Jane pushes off with a quick right hook! Maynard goes down! Maynard tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jane moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Jane! Patrick Jane retains his welterweight title! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Patrick Jane made sure he mentioned - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron Man-Black Sabbath. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
34 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Stark! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stark staying out of range there. A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target. Pacquiao throws a body kick that misses. Pacquiao tries to land a leg kick but Stark saw it coming and moves away.
Stark misses the jab. Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark. A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target. Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark. Stark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Pacquiao misses with a hook
and Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand! Pacquiao moves out of range as Stark strikes. Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao staying out of range there. Stark checks a leg kick nicely. Stark throws a lazy uppercut
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacquiao doesn't seem bothered though. Stark ducks right into an uppercut from Pacquiao.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pacquiao tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range. Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pacquiao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Stark. Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a leg kick. Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Pacquiao counters by moving into the clinch. Stark misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacquiao tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body. Stark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pacquiao's elbow. Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut. Stark is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks. Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark misses with some punches.
Pacquiao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land. Pacquiao lands an elbow just above Stark 's eye. Pacquiao lands a shot to the body. Stark changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pacquiao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stark 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. Pacquiao throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. The fighters are battling for position here. Pacquiao manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Pacquiao. Stark looking to pass the guard. Stark preventing the sweep. Pacquiao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pacquiao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Stark works a leg free and moves into half guard. Stark uses his free foot to push down on Pacquiao's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pacquiao. Pacquiao wants to hold on but Stark pushes him away. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pacquiao has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pacquiao wants to control but Stark is having none of it. Pacquiao is in all sorts of trouble here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao is just holding on here. Stark manages to take his back.
Stark has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Stark is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pacquiao knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pacquiao for a finish. Stark trying to control. This has been an exciting period of action! Pacquiao is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark is looking for the choke from the back position but Pacquiao is controlling his hands well.
Pacquiao fending off the submission attempt from Stark. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Stark will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Stark misses. Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stark. Stark checks a low kick from Pacquiao. The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Pacquiao slips a straight right by Stark. Pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet. Pacquiao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Stark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stark thinking. Pacquiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pacquiao there as he acknowledges the shot. Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws a low kick, looking for Stark's leg but Stark calmly moves out of range. Pacquiao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pacquiao moves out of range as Stark strikes. Anthony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stark fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Anthony Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup. Stark throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily. Stark staying out of range there. Pacquiao throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
A big right from Stark misses. Pacquiao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark. Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range. Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head. Stark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Stark shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side. Herman Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Stark. Pacquiao throws a nice inside leg kick. A big right from Stark misses. Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Stark checks it. Stark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Stark. Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stark misses the shot to the body. Pacquiao defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand. Stark avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pacquiao enables Stark to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pacquiao manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Pacquiao. Stark pushes down on Pacquiao's leg and manages to get into half guard. Pacquiao is refusing to be controlled, as Stark sits in half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking for a kimura here.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
Pacquiao tries to roll over but Stark keeps him under control.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
Stark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Stark trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom. Pacquiao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pacquiao. Pacquiao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stark manages to get himself to full guard.
Pacquiao stopping the sweep attempt from Stark. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pacquiao's guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacquiao cracks Stark with an open hand slap. Stark sizes up Pacquiao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Stark's body. Stark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Stark lands a head shot. Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily. Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao tries to clinch and Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao moves into the clinch. Stark prevents a body shot from Pacquiao. Pacquiao lands a hook to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Stark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a big head kick but Stark shrugs it off. Pacquiao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Stark throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it. Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing. Pacquiao moves forwards but Stark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches. Pacquiao scores with a knee to the head.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Stark gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pacquiao regains guard.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position. Stark is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Stark wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving. Anthony Stark has got the better of the ground game so far. Stark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Herman Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Anthony Stark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stark controlling the action here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pacquiao is trying to get back to full guard. Pacquiao is not content to let Stark control the position. Pacquiao gets back to full guard.
Pacquiao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Stark trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Pacquiao wants to sweep but no luck. Stark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
 OK we're going to have a standup here. Anthony Stark hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. The fight stays on the outside here - Pacquiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A slow jab from Pacquiao misses its intended target.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot. Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao. Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquiao to the ground. Pacquiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pacquiao clinches up against the cage. Stark misses with some punches.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Stark prevents a body shot from Pacquiao. Pacquiao lands with a short head shot on the inside. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Stark lands with a short shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pacquiao is trying to keep an underhook but Stark manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Stark is trying for a kimura here. Pacquiao looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Stark wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Stark! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Anthony Stark made sure he mentioned Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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