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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quagmire Yeah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quagmire Yeah!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a takedown
and Yeah counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yeah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harris, who protects the arm well.
Yeah is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris holds on to Yeah's head and controls the position momentarily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yeah working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Harris is looking to regain half guard here but Yeah keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yeah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yeah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah is trying to get an arm triangle but Harris is defending well.
Harris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yeah off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Harris.
Harris lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harris is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Yeah defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Harris lands with a hammerfist to the side of Yeah's head.
Harris lands a shot to the head.
Harris scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Yeah is looking for a way out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeah won't enjoy being in this position. Harris looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Yeah is tapping - it's over boys! Harris picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Harris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laston's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Nortorious Big feature Bone Thug N Harmony-Notorious Thugs. Gracie has chosen Golden as his entrance music. Josh Laston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Laston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laston lands a jab to the head.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Laston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Laston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Laston misses with a double jab.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Josh Laston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Laston's waist but Laston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Laston lands a two punch combo.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Jab by Laston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laston counters with a two punch combo.
Laston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Laston circles away easily
and Laston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laston misses with a double jab.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Laston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Gustavo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laston swinging wildly here.
Laston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Laston. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Laston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Laston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Laston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie looks winded!
Laston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Laston moved away.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Laston counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laston.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Laston finish him?
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Laston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laston stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Laston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laston.
Donk. Laston catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Laston circles away easily
and Laston counters with a crisp right that sends Gracie to the canvas! Laston follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Laston!
Josh Laston 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Toe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avalon's entrance music is Harder Better Faster - Daft Punk. A fine choice. Toe has chosen 2Pac - Under Pressure as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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74 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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, James Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Toe!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalon walks into a stiff left hand from Toe.
Avalon throws a hook but Toe avoids it easily.
Toe cracks a nice hook into Avalon's ribs.
Avalon tries to land a leg kick but Toe saw it coming and moves away.
Avalon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toe.
Toe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Avalon throws a leg kick
and Toe counters with a nice uppercut.
Avalon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Toe to the mat! Toe manages to get full guard.
Avalon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Avalon tries to move to full mount but Toe actually manages to regain half guard.
Avalon wants to pass the guard but Toe is defending well.
Avalon is trying to work for a kimura but Toe is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Avalon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Avalon moves nicely into side control.
Toe can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon tries for a kimura but Toe is defending well.
Avalon slows the pace down.
Avalon working away.
Toe is trying to improve his position.
Toe keeps trying to improve his position.
Avalon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Toe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Toe prevents Avalon from improving position.
Avalon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Avalon wants to control but Toe is keeping him busy.
Avalon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Avalon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avalon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Toe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Avalon moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avalon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Avalon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Avalon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toe is looking to clinch.
Toe motions for Avalon to come forward. Toe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avalon throws out a leg kick but Toe moves out of range and Avalon only half commits.
Avalon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toe tries to break the clinch but Avalon is controlling the position.
Avalon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toe wants to get back to striking at distance but Avalon won't allow it.
Avalon misses with a knee to the head.
Avalon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Avalon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Avalon has Toe up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon keeps control of Toe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Avalon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toe backwards.
Toe is rocked!
Avalon lands a left hand.
Toe is still on wobbly legs! Can Avalon finish him?
Avalon manages to break the clinch.
Avalon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avalon throws out the jab.
Avalon takes the fight into the clinch.
Avalon jerks Toe to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Toe's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Avalon steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). James Avalon!
A victorious James Avalon 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanders is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jaw of Glass - Blondie. Todd Flanders 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cottero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cottero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flanders can pounce on him.
Cottero misses with a wild body shot.
Cottero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cottero.
Cottero misses with a kick to the body.
Cottero misses with a low kick.
Cottero punishes Flanders's body with a nice straight punch.
Flanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid body kick from Flanders.
Cottero clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cottero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cottero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flanders moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cottero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flanders finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cottero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cottero takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders throws a nice looking combination but Cottero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flanders tries a low kick but Cottero avoids it.
Cottero throws a low kick but Flanders moves out of range easily.
Flanders blocks a leg kick.
Flanders moves into the clinch successfully.
Cottero tries a body shot but Flanders blocks it.
Flanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cottero leaning against his opponent.
Cottero tries to throw a body punch but Flanders avoids it by throwing Cottero back against the cage.
Flanders misses with a body punch.
Flanders tries a body shot but Cottero blocks it.
Flanders tries to work over Cottero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cottero misses with a punch to the body.
Cottero lands a shoulder strike.
Cottero blocks a body shot from Flanders.
We've been informed that Flanders has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cottero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flanders or not.
Cottero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flanderss head.
Flanders is rocked!
Cottero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cottero pushes Flanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Cottero finish him?
Flanders tries to work over Cottero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero trying to stall but Flanders improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cottero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cottero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cottero blocks a body shot from Flanders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cottero blocks an uppercut.
Cottero stalls.
Cottero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Flanders misses with a punch to the body.
Cottero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cottero manages to break the clinch.
Cottero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Flanders throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cottero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flanders thinking.
That kick from Flanders tenderised Cottero's leg. Cottero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Flanders throws an off balance right hand
and Cottero counters with a low kick, right behind Flanders 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Flanders.
Flanders looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cottero lands a right hand from hell, dropping Flanders. Cottero pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Cottero!
A victorious Tommy Cottero 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stew Sauced (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latvala comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Tie my rope. Sauced is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Irish Jig. Stew Sauced 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stew Sauced!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latvala takes a swing at Sauced's ribcage but misses.
Latvala swinging wildly here.
Latvala fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sauced has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Latvala is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Latvala looks to land a combination but Sauced avoids it well.
Sauced throws a body punch but Latvala moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sauced.
Sauced missing with a left hand there. Latvala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Latvala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sauced fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Latvala manages to avoid it.
Sauced misses with an uppercut. Latvala saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Sauced misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauced finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sauced throws an off balance right hand
and Latvala counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Latvala trying to control the position from guard on top but Sauced is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sauced being controlled here, momentarily.
Latvala drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Latvala jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Latvala postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Latvala trying to control but Sauced is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauced looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Latvala throwing strikes but missing.
Latvala throwing strikes but missing.
Latvala passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Latvala trying to control from half guard but Sauced is working away.
Sauced keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauced keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Latvala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sauced does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Latvala is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sauced defends it well.
Latvala looking for a submission but Sauced manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Latvala is looking to work some ground and pound but Sauced has wrist control.
Sauced is pulling down on Latvala's head. It's preventing any offense from Latvala, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauced working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Latvala.
Latvala trying to control the position from guard on top but Sauced is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sauced utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sauced seems keen to control Latvala's posture.
Latvala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sauced trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Latvala dominated that 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.
Sauced bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Latvala's head backwards.
Sauced ducks under a wild hook from Latvala.
Latvala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sauced throws a nice looking combination but Latvala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Latvala takes a swing at Sauced's ribcage but misses.
Latvala throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Latvala throws a right hand that Sauced ducks under and follows up with a left that Sauced also avoids with ease.
Latvala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Latvala throws an overhand right that lands on Sauced's shoulder, as Sauced tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Sauced misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala pushes Sauced away with a front kick.
Latvala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Latvala throws a shot from downtown. Sauced moves away and avoids it.
Sauced slips under a jab.
Sauced lands a nice hook to Latvala's body. Latvala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Latvala misses with a wild body shot.
Sauced throws a hook but Latvala avoids it easily.
Latvala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sauced throws out the jab.
Latvala throws an off balance right hand
and Sauced cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Latvala looks to land a combination but Sauced avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Latvala dips to his left and cracks Sauced with an uppercut!
Latvala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauced throws a looping overhand right but Latvala ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Sauced. Those never looked like landing.
Latvala gets a double leg takedown into Sauced's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Latvala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Latvala is fighting to break Sauced's control of his arms but Sauced is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Latvala trying to control but Sauced is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Latvala landing with the ground and pound.
Sauced avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sauced avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Latvala advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Latvala is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sauced has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sauced parries the strikes from Latvala easily there. Latvala is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sauced to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sauced taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauced is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Latvala's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Latvala tries to pass to full mount but Sauced defends it.
Sauced has hold of Latvala's hands but Latvala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Latvala dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Sauced.
Sauced throws a nice looking combination but Latvala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sauced rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Latvala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Latvala shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Latvala has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Latvala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Latvala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sauced looking to hit a scissor sweep but Latvala is one step ahead there.
Latvala passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sauced is working to avoid the ground and pound but Latvala connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sauced avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Latvala.
Sauced avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Latvala.
Latvala cracks Sauced with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Latvala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sauced keeps working.
Latvala tries to score with some ground and pound. Sauced controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauced regains half guard, as Latvala was trying to land strikes.
Latvala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Latvala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Latvala wants to control but Sauced is keeping him busy.
Latvala throwing shots but Sauced is blocking nicely.
Latvala throwing shots but Sauced is blocking nicely.
Latvala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Latvala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sauced defending well though.
Stew Sauced has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sauced avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Latvala.
Sauced on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sauced is doing well to control the position and prevent Latvala from advancing to side control.
Latvala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sauced does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Latvala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sauced's head.
Latvala is controlling the pace.
Roope Latvala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Latvala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sauced defending well though.
Roope Latvala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sauced's head.
Sauced wants to control but Latvala is keeping busy.
Latvala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Latvala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sauced defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sauced moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roope Latvala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Latvala 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roope Latvala!
A victorious Roope Latvala 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). France comes to the cage accompanied by bring me to life. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
158 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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39
155 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin France!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murat Orgun!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from France.
France scores with a hook to the body. Orgun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
France darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
France controlling the action here.
Orgun wants to control the action here but instead France manages to pass to full mount!
Orgun can't escape the position.
France avoids the attempt from Orgun to control.
France connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
France will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
France wants to control the pace but Orgun is squirming around nicely.
Orgun is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
France lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
France looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun is desperately trying to improve his position but France has a good base and remains in mount.
France working for a guillotine from mount but Orgun is in no mood to give up.
France thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
France trying to control but Orgun is having none of it.
France with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
France controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
France trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Orgun is working to get back to half guard.
France quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for France but it's paid off an Orgun is forced to tap! Nice work by France.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darwin France!
A very excited looking Darwin France made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock comes to the cage accompanied by Why can't we be friends. Kadota has chosen OUT FOR A RIP as his entrance music. 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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193 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takashi Kadota!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hickock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kadota throws a head kick but Hickock moves out of range.
Hickock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hickock. That snapped Kadota's head back.
Kadota throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
Hickock wants to clinch.
Hickock just misses with a punch to the body.
Hickock doesn't manage to clinch there - Kadota circles away.
Hickock misses with a series of wild punches.
Kadota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hickock.
Kadota shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hickock as he jumps to the side.
Hickock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kadota was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickock.
Hickock looks to land a combination but Kadota avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Kadota.
We've been told by Hickock's head coaches at VENDETTA Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hickock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kadota.
Hickock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kadota has time to react.
Danga de danga de dang - Hickock scores with a four punch combination!
Kadota shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hickock as he avoids it easily.
Kadota tried to score with a low kick but Hickock checks it.
Hickock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hickock has managed to clinch.
Kadota tries to pull guard but Hickock won't allow it.
Richard Hickock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Kadota.
Kadota has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hickock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock lands with a light punch inside.
Hickock lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hickock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kadota letting Hickock take a breather here.
Kadota is trying to break the clinch but Hickock is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hickock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kadotas head.
Kadota is trying to push Hickock away but Hickock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hickock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hickock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hickock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kadota stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hickock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hickock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hickock prevents Kadota from breaking the clinch.
Kadota is trying to pull guard but Hickock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kadota misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock pushes Kadota back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hickock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hickock misses with a punch to the body.
Hickock swings wildly with an uppercut but Kadota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadota stalling.
Kadota blocking some punches.
Hickock lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Hickock - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Hickock.
Hickock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kadota's elbow.
Hickock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kadota misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Hickock.
Kadota has a couple of punches blocked by Hickock.
Kadota has a couple of punches blocked by Hickock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickock misses with an elbow strike.
Kadota swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickock lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kadota's elbow.
Good body shot from Hickock.
Kadota throws a head punch that misses.
Kadota misses with some punches.
Hickock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hickock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kadota up against the cage.
Hickock lands an elbow just above Kadota 's eye.
It looks like Takashi Kadota has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadota misses with the head strike.
Kadota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadota lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hickock backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hickock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takashi Kadota's cut.
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.
Hickock blocks a jab.
Kadota throws a hook to the side of Hickock's head but Hickock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hickock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kadota was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickock.
Hickock throws out a loose jab but Kadota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kadota manages to avoid it.
Hickock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Hickock does no damage.
Kadota avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hickock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kadota manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kadota with a hook.
Kadota motions for Hickock to come forward. Kadota throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hickock fails to land with a series of punches.
Hickock swings for the body but Kadota moves out of range.
Hickock is looking to wear down Kadota with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hickock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kadota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kadota lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hickock misses with a double jab.
Kadota works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota tries a head kick but it misses.
Hickock has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Hickock.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kadota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hickock lands with a left to the head.
Hickock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Hickock.
A head punch on the inside from Kadota fails to land.
Kadota lands a right hand.
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 head punch on the inside from Hickock fails to land.
Kadota lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hickock backwards.
Kadota wants to stall.
Kadota is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hickock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kadota is trying to force a seperation but Hickock has the dominant position.
Hickock blocks an uppercut.
Kadota is trying to maintain a safe position but Hickock gets an underhook and turns Kadota into the cage.
Hickock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kadota.
Hickock trying to control the position but instead, Kadota has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hickock into the cage.
Kadota has a couple of punches blocked by Hickock.
Hickock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hickock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hickock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hickock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hickock blocking some punches.
Hickock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hickock throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hickock as Kadota tries to tie him up.
Hickock misses with a punch on the inside.
Kadota's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kadota tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hickock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kadota jumps guard but Hickock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kadota.
Kadota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Kadota has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kadota throws a punch but it's blocked by Hickock.
Hickock scores with a shot to the side of Kadota's head.
Hickock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickock lands with a right to the head.
Hickock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadota is trying to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadota fails to pull guard.
Richard Hickock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Kadota.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kadota blocks a body shot from Hickock.
Hickock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickock lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hickock.
Hickock is working Kadota over against the cage.
Hickock blocking some punches.
Hickock misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hickock.
Kadota working aggressively here.
Kadota tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hickock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kadota blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock blocking some punches.
Hickock gets through Kadota's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hickock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richard Hickock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hickock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kadota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hickock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takashi Kadota's cut.
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!
Kadota stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hickock.
Kadota throws a jab when Hickock was well out of range.
Hickock scores with a nice strike.
Kadota is rocked!
Hickock moves into range and clinches up with Kadota.
Hickock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kadota is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickock finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hickock.
Kadota looking to slow down the pace here.
Hickock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Hickock.
Hickock unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kadota! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hickock is unloading with more strikes now! Kadota drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Hickock!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Hickock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Troy Lancaster was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
186 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
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24
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Ignatov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov slips a jab from Lancaster.
Ignatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Lancaster has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ignatov scores with a jab.
Ignatov throws a hook to the side of Lancaster's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ignatov throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Ignatov's head coaches at Ballas Only that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ignatov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ignatov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lancaster.
Ignatov scores with a head kick. Lancaster tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Troy Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster lands with an overhand left.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ignatov throws a head kick but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ignatov.
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!
Lancaster throws a jab when Ignatov was well out of range.
Ignatov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lancaster. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatov.
Good exchange - Lancaster coming out on top.
Ignatov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatov.
Ignatov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ignatov.
Lancaster throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ignatov's head.
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Ignatov clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
Lancaster is looking to control Ignatov's arms but Ignatov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lancaster has his back to the cage.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Ignatov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ignatov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lancaster leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ignatov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatov scores with a shot to the side of Lancaster's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
Lancaster presses Ignatov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ignatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov misses with some punches.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Ignatov blocks it.
Lancaster avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignatov.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov lands an elbow inside that Lancaster shrugs off.
Ignatov throws an elbow but it misses.
Lancaster just leaning against Ignatov, taking a breather.
Ignatov lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye.
Lancaster tries to work over Ignatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatov controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lancaster.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ignatov.
A body shot lands from Ignatov.
Ignatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ignatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster lands a right hand.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lancaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster is trying to maintain a safe position but Ignatov gets an underhook and turns Lancaster into the cage.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Ignatov scores with a shot to the side of Lancaster's head.
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!
Ignatov lands a nice uppercut.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands with a light punch inside.
Ignatov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lancaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ignatov tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster stalling in the clinch but Ignatov improves position.
Ignatov blocking some punches.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster lands a nice uppercut.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Ignatov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vladimir Ignatov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lancaster misses with a leg kick
and Ignatov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lancaster's knee momentarily.
Ignatov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lancaster. Lancaster obviously looking to wear him down.
Lancaster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ignatov circles away quickly and effectively.
Ignatov connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lancaster misses with a few strikes there.
Ignatov tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignatov lands a leg kick that knocks Lancaster off balance momentarily.
Ignatov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lancaster counters with a single leg into guard. Ignatov didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lancaster throws a big right hand that misses.
Ignatov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ignatov, not yet.
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ignatov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ignatov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lancaster cracks Ignatov with a solid left hand.
Lancaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster stands up over Ignatov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ignatov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ignatov, not yet.
Ignatov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lancaster.
Lancaster throwing strikes from guard but Ignatov blocks nicely.
Lancaster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ignatov's head.
Lancaster is working Ignatov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ignatov looking to control.
Lancaster trying to control but Ignatov is working from the bottom.
Lancaster makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lancaster connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lancaster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ignatov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lancaster.
Lancaster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lancaster chips away with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ignatov holds on and takes a little breather.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Ignatov keeps moving.
Lancaster works over Ignatov with some ground and pound from guard.
Ignatov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lancaster manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster working a defensive guard here.
Lancaster is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ignatov dives into side control.
Ignatov controls the position from side control.
Lancaster throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Ignatov working away.
Lancaster is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ignatov off and has taken his back!
Lancaster wants to control but Ignatov is keeping busy.
Ignatov wants to control his opponent's hands but Lancaster gets his hands free.
The referee is taking a good look at Ignatov as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lancaster!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov is trying to remain composed but Lancaster is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Ignatov is rocked!
Ignatov tries to roll but Lancaster sticks to his back.
Oh Ignatov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster lands shots to the head and Ignatov turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Lancaster!
Troy Lancaster is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spahn has chosen 2Pac Run Tha Streetz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Mayo Kermode has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mayo Kermode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rik Spahn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermode misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spahn.
Spahn lands a nice shot to the body.
Kermode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spahn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kermode stuffs the takedown.
Kermode throws out a loose jab but Spahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kermode lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kermode connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spahn momentarily.
Kermode misses with a two punch combination.
Spahn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Kermode misses its intended target.
Spahn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kermode makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mayo Kermode has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik Spahn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spahn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kermode defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spahn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spahn.
Kermode throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spahn fails to land the takedown.
Spahn moves away from the strike by Kermode.
Kermode dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayo Kermode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spahn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kermode keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kermode trying to hold on to Spahn's head to control him but Spahn postures up.
Spahn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermode wants to get back to his feet.
Kermode won't allow Spahn to pass to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spahn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spahn has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at team razors mma fight club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahn trying to control from half guard but Kermode is working away.
Spahn thows a huge punch but Kermode dodges it nicely.
Well, if Spahn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Spahn trying to pass the guard but Kermode defending well.
Spahn is trying to control the action in half guard but Kermode is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spahn winds up and cracks Kermode with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Spahn is keen to just control but Kermode is a slippery customer.
Kermode has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spahn is working away from the top position though.
Kermode is refusing to be controlled, as Spahn sits in half guard.
Kermode is looking for a sweep. Spahn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kermode doesn't manage to clinch there - Spahn circles away.
Kermode wants to clinch up but Spahn keeps it at a distance.
Kermode cracks Spahn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kermode tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mayo Kermode will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kermode.
Spahn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kermode counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spahn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kermode circles away.
We've been told by Kermode's head coaches at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 58 cap] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kermode looks to land a left hand but Spahn moved out of range nicely.
Kermode forces Spahn back against the cage and clinches.
Spahn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kermode gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mayo Kermode has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik Spahn.
Kermode tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kermode is fighting off a takedown attempt but Spahn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kermode to the mat. Kermode regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kermode wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kermode looking for a sweep. Not yet Kermode, not yet.
Spahn throws a big elbow that misses.
Kermode will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spahn is in close to Kermode's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spahn is one step ahead there.
Kermode keeping full guard, as Spahn tries to pass.
Kermode wants to sweep but no luck.
Spahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kermode is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kermode keeping moving, preventing Spahn from controlling successfully.
Rik Spahn has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermode looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mayo Kermode wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Spahn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kermode is fending him off so far but Spahn persists. Nope, Kermode circles away and we're back to standing.
Spahn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kermode moves into the clinch.
Kermode tries a knee to the head but Spahn blocks it.
Spahn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kermode pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spahn dodges an elbow strike from Kermode.
Spahn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kermode pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spahn tries for a takedown but Kermode manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kermode.
Kermode is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kermode obliges.
Spahn is breathing heavily.
Spahn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kermode is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kermode lands an uppercut.
Kermode lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spahn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kermode gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kermode lands an elbow that stopped Spahn in his tracks for a moment.
Spahn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kermode is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kermode.
Kermode digs a right hand into Spahn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spahn's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kermode creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kermode utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kermode lands a hook that snaps the head of Spahn backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermode scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rik Spahn has been cut.
Kermode digs a right hand into Spahn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spahn's gas tank.
Kermode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spahn.
Kermode lands a hook that snaps the head of Spahn backwards.
Kermode scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kermode is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Spahn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kermode gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kermode lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Kermode.
Kermode lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kermode scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kermode working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kermode lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kermode lands a shoulder strike.
Kermode presses Spahn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayo Kermode dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rik Spahn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kermode drops Spahn with a beautiful combination! Spahn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kermode is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spahn shoots in for a takedown but Kermode shows good takedown defense.
Spahn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kermode pinned against the cage. Kermode gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kermode fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spahn.
Kermode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spahn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spahn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kermode misses with a low kick.
Kermode has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spahn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kermode throws a punch but it's blocked by Spahn.
Kermode is pressed up against the cage. Spahn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kermode down to the mat. Kermode avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mayo Kermode has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik Spahn.
Kermode wants to clinch up but Spahn keeps it at a distance.
Kermode defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spahn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kermode lands with a left to the head.
Spahn has Kermode pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kermode manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kermode works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kermode lands a nice shot to the body.
Kermode lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kermode lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kermode lands an elbow inside.
Kermode lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kermode lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spahn backwards.
Kermode lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kermode lands with a short shot to the head.
Kermode landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kermode.
Kermode scores a nice knee to the body.
Kermode lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rik Spahn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermode lands with a left to the head.
Kermode lands a right hand.
Kermode lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spahn.
A right hand to the body from Kermode.
Kermode working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kermode.
Kermode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spahn.
Spahn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kermode prevents it.
Mayo Kermode has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kermode obliges.
Spahn takes a shot to the head.
Kermode landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kermode lands with a left to the head.
Kermode lands an elbow that stopped Spahn in his tracks for a moment.
Kermode scores with a knee to the head.
Spahn is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Kermode.
Spahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Kermode finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Kermode.
Kermode creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Spahn with a big uppercut! Spahn tries to clinch up but Kermode pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Spahn to the mat! Spahn covers up and Kermode unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mayo Kermode!
Our winner, Mayo Kermode, 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.
The defeated Rik Spahn had this to say: 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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