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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keron Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perrin Aybara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perrin Aybara will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keron Douglas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Perrin Aybara! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Douglas tries to clinch up but Aybara circles away and keeps his distance. Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Douglas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Douglas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Aybara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Douglas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Douglas wants to stand but Aybara is controlling his posture from full guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Aybara keeps the fight on the outside. Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Aybara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Douglas tries to clinch there but Aybara circles away.
Perrin Aybara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Douglas is looking to clinch but Aybara is avoiding it.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aybara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Aybara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head. Douglas really is a fat lump. Aybara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Douglas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aybara's brow. Douglas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aybara lands a body shot. Douglas is breathing heavily. Aybara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aybara blocks an elbow strike from Douglas.
A right hook to the body lands for Aybara.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Aybara scores with a nice hook to the head. A nice left hand lands by Aybara.
Aybara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aybara presses Douglas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Aybara is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Aybara misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Aybara.
Aybara lands an uppercut. A right handed body shot lands from Aybara.
Aybara presses Douglas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Aybara lands with a light punch inside. Aybara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short uppercut from Aybara. A right handed body shot lands from Aybara.
Aybara lands with a left to the head. Aybara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A body shot lands from Aybara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aybara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A left hand lands to the body for Aybara.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Aybara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Aybara scores with a shoulder strike. Aybara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aybara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A hook to the body from Aybara.
Aybara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Douglas backwards. A nice left hand lands by Aybara.
Aybara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aybara. Aybara lands a left hand.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Aybara. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aybara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Aybara. A short body shot lands from Aybara as the two fighters clinch.
Aybara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow. A nice right hand lands inside from Aybara. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A left hand lands to the body for Aybara.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A shot in the inside from Aybara.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Aybara lands a right hand. Aybara misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Aybara on the inside. Aybara works on Douglas's body with a couple of short punches. A short right hand to the side of the head by Aybara. Aybara is working Douglas over against the cage. Aybara struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Aybara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aybara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A nice right hand lands inside from Aybara. A hook to the body from Aybara.
Aybara working some nice short punches in the clinch. A short uppercut from Aybara.
 Douglas is rocked! Aybara throws a big uppercut that drops Douglas! More strikes from Aybara and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Douglas lies dazed against the cage as Aybara celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perrin Aybara! Our winner, Perrin Aybara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonah Yongsaklai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Krum! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonah Yongsaklai! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some bone on bone action there as Yongsaklai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Krum avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Yongsaklai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yongsaklai tries to keep at a distance but Krum has taken the fight into the clinch. Yongsaklai looking to throw knees to the head but Krum is blocking nicely.
Yongsaklai tries to land a knee to the head but Krum blocks with his arms.
Yongsaklai misses with a knee to the head. Yongsaklai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Krum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krum breaks from the clinch.
Krum misses with a two punch combination.
Yongsaklai swats away the attempt to clinch by Krum. Viktor Krum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yongsaklai doesn't manage to clinch there - Krum circles away.
Krum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Krum throws a shot to the body.
Yongsaklai throws a head kick that misses and Krum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Krum lands a head shot. Yongsaklai tries to clinch there but Krum circles away.
Yongsaklai throws a head kick but Krum moves out of range.
Yongsaklai tries to clinch up and Krum counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Krum works Yongsaklai's body with a nice hook. A chopping leg kick lands by Krum. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Krum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yongsaklai on the side of the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krum darts in and clinches Yongsaklai up against the cage. Krum leaning his opponent against the cage. Krum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yongsaklai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Krum looks to score with a jab to the body but Yongsaklai is just out of range. Yongsaklai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krum.
Yongsaklai misses with a kick to the body.
Yongsaklai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Krum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Krum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Krum looks to score with a jab to the body but Yongsaklai is just out of range. Krum gets in close and tags Yongsaklai with a short punch that almost sends Yongsaklai to the mat! Oh Yongsaklai is in big trouble! He turns his back on Krum, trying to create some distance but Krum rushes him, striking wildly and Yongsaklai goes down! The referee tackles Krum into the cage to end the fight! Krum is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Krum!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelberry Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelberry Gunderson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuki Yamamoto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adelberry Gunderson! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gunderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance. An inside leg kick lands from Yamamoto. Yuki Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Gunderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Gunderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
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! Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Gunderson looks winded! Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body. Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body. Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage. Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The referee is keeping an eye on Yamamoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body. Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body. Yamamoto lands a knee to the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Gunderson letting Yamamoto take a breather here. Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gunderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body. Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Gunderson fails to land. Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto. Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage. Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Gunderson shrugs off. A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto keeps control of Gunderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Yamamoto working Gunderson over with knees to the body. Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamamoto obliges. Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Yamamoto dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gunderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nice body kick from Yamamoto. That kick from Yamamoto tenderised Gunderson's leg. Gunderson is trying to keep his angry face on. Yamamoto scores with a kick to the midsection. Gunderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Yamamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Yamamoto thumps Gunderson with a low kick. Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunderson can do to turn this around? Yamamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Yuki Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yamamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamamoto. That snapped Gunderson's head back.
Horrible takedown by Gunderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamamoto which made him look bad.
Gunderson tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch. Gunderson is breathing heavily. Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage. Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Gunderson letting Yamamoto take a breather here. Gunderson is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage. Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body. Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Yamamoto working Gunderson over with knees to the body. Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto scores a nice knee to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body. Yamamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt. Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body. Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage. Gunderson working hard to break the clinch. Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Gunderson won't want to take too many of those. Gunderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamamoto. Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body. Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body. Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Gunderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuki Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far. Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Yamamoto has Gunderson pushed against the cage. A battle for position here, against the cage. Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunderson.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Yamamoto stalling in the clinch but Gunderson improves position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Gunderson tries to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling the position. Gunderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now. Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body. Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees 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! Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Gunderson is trying to break free. Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunderson's face.
Gunderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Gunderson tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Yamamoto dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Gunderson. Gunderson gets slowly back to his feet. Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Gunderson takes a kick to the side of the head. Yamamoto cracks Gunderson with an open hand slap. Gunderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A kick lands to the mid section there for Yamamoto. Gunderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Gunderson back into the cage. Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Gunderson working hard to break the clinch. Yamamoto working Gunderson over with knees to the body. Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto keeps control of Gunderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Gunderson is trying to push Yamamoto away but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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! The referee calls for Yamamoto to work.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body. Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage. Yuki Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adelberry Gunderson. Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamamoto obliges. Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yamamoto is defending well. Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Gunderson tries to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling the position. Gunderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body. Gunderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage. Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunderson misses with a hook from the clinch. Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Gunderson is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage. Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto wants to stall.
Gunderson is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Gunderson is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage. Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body. Gunderson is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunderson's face.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Gunderson won't want to take too many of those. Gunderson fails to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gunderson is trying to break free. Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adelberry Gunderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Yuki Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight! Yuki Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round. Well Yamamoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Yamamoto! A victorious Yuki Yamamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spartan comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Hold Us - Macklemore. Antonio Rutten will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Spartan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Rutten! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spartan misses with a hook
and Rutten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Spartan punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Spartan digs a good hook to Rutten's body.
Rutten looks winded! Spartan throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand. Spartan lands a really nice looking cross but Rutten seems unphased.
Spartan lands with an uppercut that bounces Rutten off the cage and back into range. Spartan lands the left hand. Spartan lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaleb Spartan! A less than humble Kaleb Spartan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yiotis Egomitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Hardy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yiotis Egomitis! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Egomitis is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks. Egomitis scores with a head kick.
Egomitis slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Egomitis lands a big uppercut and Hardy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hardy looks OK. Egomitis waves Hardy back to his feet!
 Hardy is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Egomitis leaves Hardy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hardy looks to throw the jab but Egomitis is out of range. Egomitis feints a jab and as Hardy dips his head, Egomitis unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Hardy right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Hardy falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Egomitis smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yiotis Egomitis! During a confident post fight interview, Yiotis Egomitis 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Esponja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Esponja! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Powers! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Esponja with a poor takedown
and Powers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Esponja's guard.
Powers drops back looking for a leg! Esponja is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Esponja manages to kick Powers off! Powers jumps back into Esponja's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Esponja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Powers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Powers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Powers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Esponja's guard. Esponja thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Powers stays in close to Esponja's body and controls the position.
 Manny Powers has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Powers moves into the clinch.
Powers has hold of one of Esponja's legs. Esponja is fighting the takedown attempt but Powers gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Esponja keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully. Powers sitting in guard here, content to control. Esponja wants to stand up but Powers is controlling him. Powers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Esponja is proving hard to escape from. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Esponja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
 The ref stands the fighters back up. Manny Powers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Powers closes the distance and clinches.
Powers has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Esponja is trying to keep an underhook but Powers manages to get the takedown into half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Powers performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Esponja wants to get back to his feet. Powers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Esponja has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Powers is working away from the top position though.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Esponja wants to improve his position but Powers is controlling well.
 OK we're going to have a standup here. Manny Powers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Esponja closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Esponja lands in his opponent's guard.
 The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Powers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Esponja wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Powers seems keen to control Esponja's posture. Esponja trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Esponja is looking to work some ground and pound but Powers has wrist control. Powers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
 We're going to have a standup here because Bob Esponja wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Esponja shoots and misses
and Powers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Esponja! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Esponja has escaped the position, nice work there. Esponja wants to get back to his feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Powers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Powers trying to control the position but Esponja is working away. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Powers dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Powers with that takedown attempt. Powers fails with a takedown attempt. Esponja shoots in for a double leg but Powers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Powers throws a series of punches but Esponja moves out of range. Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet. Esponja blocks a head kick by Powers.
Esponja tries for a takedown but Powers circles away easily and Powers counters with a one-two to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Esponja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powers has taken the fight to the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Powers lands an elbow just above Esponja 's eye. Esponja wants to take the fight to the mat but Powers manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Powers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Powers throws a head kick that misses.
Powers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Esponja! Powers is looking to take a break and control but Esponja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Powers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Powers stands up and we're back to a striking position. Esponja doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Powers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Powers.
Powers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Esponja uses from the top position. Powers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. 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! Esponja wants to pass the guard but Powers is keeping the position. Esponja trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Esponja stopping the sweep attempt from Powers. Manny Powers has got the better of the ground game so far. Powers keeping full guard, as Esponja tries to pass. Esponja trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Powers shoots in and drives through. Esponja sprawls well. Powers stuffs the takedown. Powers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Esponja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Powers lands with a big left! Esponja is wobbled badly! Powers comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Esponja to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Manny Powers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zotea Xiabo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and This Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This Guy 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zotea Xiabo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, This Guy! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and George Francis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guy tries to clinch up but Xiabo circles away and keeps his distance.
Xiabo gets a clinch. Guy has Xiabo pressed against the cage, preventing Xiabo from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Xiabo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guy lands an elbow just above Xiabo 's eye. A knee to the head by Guy.
Xiabo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guy just stands there and leans against the cage. Guy lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Guy tries to land a knee to the head but Xiabo blocks with his arms.
Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiabo.
Guy lands with a light punch inside. Guy lands an elbow inside. Xiabo tries to circle away but Guy has him pinned against the cage. Xiabo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guy walks away with a smile on his face. Xiabo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guy has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Guy as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Guy lands an elbow just above Xiabo 's eye. Xiabo takes a knee to the side of the body. Xiabo is breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Xiabo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Guy manages to break the clinch.
Guy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guy moves into the clinch.
Guy drops Xiabo with a big knee straight up the middle! Xiabo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Xiabo is rocked!
 It looks like Zotea Xiabo has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Oh Xiabo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Xiabo tries to pull guard but Guy holds him up against the cage and eventually Xiabo drops back down to his feet.
Xiabo seems to have got his legs back now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zotea Xiabo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Guy digs a right hand into Xiabo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xiabo's gas tank.
Guy breaks from the clinch.
Guy moves into range and clinches up with Xiabo.
Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Guy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xiabo in his tracks. Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy gets a clinch. Guy works on Xiabo's body with a couple of short punches. Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Guy tries to land a knee to the head but Xiabo blocks with his arms.
Guy landing knees to the head.
Guy misses with a knee to the head. Guy lands a knee to the head.
Guy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Xiabo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Guy manages to break the clinch.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xiabo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xiabo paws at him with a jab and circles away. No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss. Xiabo keeps the fight on the outside. Nice sprawl there from Guy as Xiabo shoots in.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy connects with a solid leg kick. Guy wants to clinch.
Guy clinches up against the cage. Guy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Xiabo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Guy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guy obliges. A knee to the head by Guy.
Guy lands a good knee to the midsection. Xiabo won't want to take too many of those. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Knees to the body from Guy.
Guy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Xiabo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy moves in looking to clinch but Xiabo pushes him off. Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch. This Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xiabo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Guy tries to clinch there but Xiabo circles away.
Xiabo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Guy lands a damaging elbow. Guy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A hook to the body from Guy.
Guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Guy swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Guy tries to clinch up but Xiabo circles away and keeps his distance. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
This Guy dominated that round. The cut man is working on Zotea Xiabo's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guy tries to clinch there but Xiabo circles away.
Xiabo has a takedown stuffed.
Xiabo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Xiabo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Guy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Guy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Xiabo is controlling him well. Guy is looking to regain half guard here but Xiabo keeps moving and retains side control.
Xiabo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Guy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. 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! Guy is looking to reverse the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Guy can't do much from the bottom here.
Xiabo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Guy is trying to escape and Xiabo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Guy is forced to tap! Nice work there by Xiabo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zotea Xiabo! An out of breath Zotea Xiabo 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jiminiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gian Dourado (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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285 lbs
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248 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Jiminiy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gian Dourado! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dourado fails with the takedown letting Jiminiy counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Gian Dourado has been cut. Horrible takedown by Dourado or perhaps it was just good defense by Jiminiy which made him look bad. Gian Dourado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dourado has his takedown stuffed letting Jiminiy counter with a right hand. Jimmy Jiminiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gian Dourado. Dourado is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jiminiy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Dourado shoots for a double leg takedown but Jiminiy sprawls well. He's pushed Dourado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dourado shoots in but Jiminiy avoids the takedown attempt easily. Dourado tries for a takedown but Jiminiy circles away easily
and Jiminiy counters with a nice right hand that sends Dourado toppling to the canvas! Dourado scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jiminiy finish him?!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dourado fails with the takedown. Jiminiy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jiminiy wants it to stay on the feet. Dourado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Dourado fails to land the takedown. Dourado looks winded! Jiminiy digs a good body shot into Dourado's ribs. Jiminiy goes for a small jab and connects. Now Jiminiy goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Dourado stumbles back but Jiminiy runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Dourado to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Dourado will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Jiminiy! Jimmy Jiminiy 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 Henry Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Ryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hamilton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brain Damage - Easy Star All-Stars. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Hamilton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Ryker! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ryker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ryker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hamilton will feel that in the morning. Ryker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryker misses the target. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ryker. Hamilton shrugs it off though. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A solid leg kick lands there for Ryker.
Hamilton is breathing heavily. Ryker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hamilton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Ryker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hamilton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Ryker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Ryker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ryker throws a sloppy head kick and Hamilton moves out of range easily. Ryker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marcel Ryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ryker scores with a spinning back kick! A nice inside leg kick there by Ryker. That's going to slow Hamilton down. Ryker lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ryker connects with a solid leg kick. Ryker cracks the inside of Hamilton's front leg. Ryker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ryker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hamilton's calf. Hamilton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A thudding body kick lands there by Ryker!
Ryker scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Ryker. That's going to slow Hamilton down. A good leg kick by Ryker.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ryker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Ryker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hamilton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Ryker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryker cracks the inside of Hamilton's front leg. Ryker scores with a jab to the jaw. Ryker scores with a push kick. Ryker throws a sloppy head kick and Hamilton moves out of range easily. Hamilton ducks right into an uppercut from Ryker. Ryker punishes Hamilton's body with a nice straight punch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryker scoring well with a low kick there.
Ryker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Nice shot by Ryker. Ryker connects with a solid leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An inside leg kick lands from Ryker. Ryker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Ryker connects with a solid leg kick. Ryker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryker fakes the leg kick and cracks Hamilton in the body. Ryker fakes the leg kick and cracks Hamilton in the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker lands a big head kick that sends Hamilton tumbling to the mat! Ryker takes a step backwards and waves Hamilton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Hamilton is rocked! Hamilton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Ryker connects with an inside leg kick. Hamilton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryker can pounce on him.
Hamilton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Ryker connects with a leg kick. Hamilton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Ryker throws a leg kick which misses Hamilton's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamilton tries to avoid it. Hamilton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ryker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Ryker lands a leg kick that knocks Hamilton off balance momentarily. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Ryker dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!

Ryker lands a big right hand that sends Hamilton crashing to the mat! Ryker stays standing though and waves Hamilton back to his feet! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A chopping leg kick lands by Ryker. Hamilton walks into a stiff left hand from Ryker. Ryker cracks the inside of Hamilton's front leg. Ryker lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Hamilton crumples to the floor! Ryker milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcel Ryker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannes Hellberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami has chosen The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannes Hellberg! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Boulami! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boulami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hellberg. Boulami misses the shot to the body. Boulami throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hannes Hellberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boulami.
Hellberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Boulami counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Hellberg has hold of Boulami's hands but Boulami slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Boulami prevents Hellberg from improving his position. Boulami has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Boulami slows the pace down in half guard. Hellberg is trying to get back to full guard. Boulami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Hellberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. 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! Hellberg trying to hold on to Boulami's head to control him but Boulami postures up.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Boulami landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Boulami looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Boulami looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hellberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Hellberg tries to roll over but Boulami keeps him under control. Hellberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hellberg tries to get out of the position. Boulami winds up and cracks Hellberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Hellberg holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Boulami prevents Hellberg from improving his position. Boulami is keen to just control but Hellberg is a slippery customer. The fighters are battling for position here. Hellberg manages to regain full guard. Nice work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hellberg looking to control.
Boulami postures up and lands a big shot to Hellberg's brow. Hellberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Boulami trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Boulami sitting in guard, not really doing much. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hellberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Hellberg, not yet. Boulami stands up out of Hellberg's guard for a moment - Hellberg manages to land a nice upkick. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Boulami postures up in Hellberg's guard and throws a big left but Hellberg blocks it. Hellberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Boulami lands a couple of digs. Boulami is looking to work some ground and pound but Hellberg has wrist control. Boulami is in close to Hellberg's body, working some short punches and elbows. Boulami looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Boulami lands a couple of digs.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hellberg is trying to control the position but Boulami postures up. Hellberg wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Boulami is now in half guard. Boulami tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hellberg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Boulami lands strikes from half guard. Boulami passes to full mount!
Boulami looking to secure an arm triangle but Hellberg defends it well. Hellberg is bucking up trying to escape but Boulami cracks him with another couple of good strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Boulami is landing with some decent strikes but Hellberg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Boulami trying to control but he's not successful this time.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hellberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boulami drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hellberg! More shots from Boulami and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Boulami! Omar Boulami is the new welterweight champion! Omar Boulami was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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