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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Green is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Smith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, James Green! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the ropes. Green is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Green manages to pull guard.
Smith won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Green is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Smith has his hands clasped together but Green extends an breaks Smith's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Green.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Green!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baby Dynamite will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Walken! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baby Dynamite! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Dynamite misses. Walken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walken feints and as Dynamite raises his hands in defense, Walken changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Dynamite has momentary wrist control but Walken slips an elbow through the middle. Walken lands a couple of digs. Dynamite being controlled here, momentarily. Walken passes easily into side control. Nice work. Dynamite prevents Walken from improving position. Walken controls the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dynamite takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Walken tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Dynamite is trying to improve his position.
Walken is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dynamite is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Walken misses with the ground and pound.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Walken slows the pace down.
Walken looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Walken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dynamite keeps working. Walken content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Walken is looking to take a break and control but Dynamite is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Walken working the ground and pound. Walken landing a few strikes. Walken happy to just control the position for now. Dynamite is looking for a sweep.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Walken in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Walken is chipping away with strikes.
Walken working away. Dynamite is trying to get back to half guard. Walken 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. Walken cracks Dynamite with an elbow. That is naaassty. Walken advances to full mount. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Walken looking to control and managing it successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Walken 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dynamite!
Dynamite looks to land a left hand but Walken moved out of range nicely. Dynamite shoots and misses
so Walken counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Walken trying to control the position from guard on top but Dynamite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Dynamite can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walken controls the pace. Walken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Walken with a nice head shot there. Jared Walken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Walken wants to control from the top but Dynamite keeps moving. Walken controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jared Walken. Dynamite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dynamite goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Walken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dynamite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walken drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Walken is looking to work some ground and pound but Dynamite has wrist control. Walken keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dynamite's head. Dynamite wants to sweep but no luck. Dynamite is breathing heavily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Walken showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Walken pushes down on Dynamite's leg and manages to get into half guard. Dynamite really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walken. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Dynamite is in trouble now - Walken has advanced to mount! Dynamite is bucking up trying to escape but Walken cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Walken controlling from mount.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Walken lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Walken landing strikes from the mount and Dynamite is in trouble! Dynamite taking shots to the head. Walken controlling from mount. Walken lands a nice shot to the head. Walken is landing with some decent strikes but Dynamite is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Dynamite is in a horrible position here. Walken smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Dynamite that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Walken controlling from the full mount. Walken connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Walken dominating with strikes here. Walken landing strikes, looking to finish! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Walken dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dynamite throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walken counters with a nice double leg into guard. Walken is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Walken is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Dynamite preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Walken trying to control but Dynamite is working from the bottom. Walken postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Walken trying to control but Dynamite is working from the bottom.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Walken passes Dynamite's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Walken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dynamite can do to turn this around? Walken thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Walken controlling the pace. Walken working the head and body with strikes. Walken keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Walken lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Dynamite has hold of Walken's hands but Walken slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Walken prevents Dynamite from improving his position. Walken performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jared Walken. Walken takes a shot right to the bread basket. Baby Dynamite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Baby Dynamite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dynamite looks to land a combination but Walken avoids it well. Dynamite displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Dynamite falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walken counters with a shoot takedown. Dynamite fights it but they end up in guard. Walken sitting in guard here, content to control.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Dynamite working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walken. Walken sitting in guard, not really doing much. Walken landing with the ground and pound. Jared Walken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Walken is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Walken passes Dynamite's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Jared Walken showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walken, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Walken!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cadiz Chiclana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birk Smygare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cadiz Chiclana! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Birk Smygare! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smygare moves in looking to clinch but Chiclana pushes him off.
Smygare rushes Chiclana and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Smygare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chiclana avoids it. Chiclana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chiclana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Smygare missing with knees to the body.
Smygare stalls. Smygare tries a knee to the head but Chiclana blocks it.
Chiclana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Smygare trying to land knees to the body.
Smygare's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chiclana pulls guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chiclana controls Smygare momentarily but Smygare frees himself. Smygare preventing the sweep.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Smygare sitting in guard here, content to control. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Chiclana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smygare wants to control from the top but Chiclana keeps moving.
Chiclana has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smygare is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chiclana. Chiclana is trying to get back to his feet.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Chiclana is trying to improve his position. Chiclana is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smygare asserts his dominance and retains side control. Chiclana tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Chiclana is desperately trying to improve his position but Smygare has a good base and remains in mount. Chiclana slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Chiclana is looking to control Smygare's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chiclana avoid being mounted? Smygare controlling the action here. Smygare wants to pass the guard but Chiclana is defending well.
Chiclana is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smygare pulls his head out easily. Smygare lands strikes from half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Smygare tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chiclana controls his leg. The fighters are battling for position here. Chiclana manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Smygare trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiclana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chiclana has a closed guard, preventing Smygare from standing up. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chiclana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smygare can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Birk Smygare will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chiclana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smygare tries to clinch up but Chiclana circles away and keeps his distance.
Smygare has closed the distance and engaged Chiclana in a clinch.
Smygare trying to control the position but instead, Chiclana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smygare into the ropes. Come on Smygare - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smygare tries a knee to the head but Chiclana blocks it.
Smygare is looking to control Chiclana's arms but Chiclana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smygare has his back to the ropes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smygare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chiclana.
Smygare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chiclana avoids it. A hook to the body from Chiclana.
A knee to the head by Smygare.
Smygare using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Chiclana working some nice short punches in the clinch. Chiclana is looking to control Smygare's arms but Smygare gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chiclana has his back to the ropes. Smygare lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Cadiz Chiclana has been cut. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Smygare throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chiclana throws a punch but it's blocked by Smygare. Smygare tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smygare connects with a knee to the head.
Smygare misses with a knee to the head. Smygare trying to stall but Chiclana improves his position.
Smygare is pushing Chiclana up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Smygare putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chiclana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Smygare displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chiclana up against the ropes. Smygare trying to control the position but instead, Chiclana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smygare into the ropes.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Chiclana misses with a body punch.
Smygare trying to land knees to the body.
Smygare taking a breather. Smygare's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Birk Smygare. Chiclana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smygare closes the distance and pushes Chiclana back into the ropes. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chiclana as Smygare tries to tie him up. Chiclana lands a body punch. Knees to the body from Smygare.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Smygare lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chiclana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Smygare is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chiclana is defending well for now. Chiclana managing to block the knees to the body from Smygare.
Smygare is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chiclana is defending well for now. Smygare landing knees to the body.
Smygare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chiclana.
Chiclana managing to block the knees to the body from Smygare.
Smygare taking a breather. Smygare tries to land knees in the clinch but Chiclana avoids the damage to the body. Smygare taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smygare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chiclana.
Come on Smygare - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smygare trying to land knees to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Smygare using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chiclana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smygare.
Smygare is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Smygare is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chiclana is defending well for now. Smygare using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chiclana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smygare landing knees to the head.
Smygare is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Smygare lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smygare is trying to stall.
Chiclana jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smygare walks away with a smile on his face. Chiclana gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Chiclana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smygare as he jumps to the side. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Birk Smygare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Cadiz Chiclana's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smygare tries to clinch but Chiclana is having none of it. Chiclana misses with the combination.
Chiclana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smygare defends it nicely. Chiclana throws a nice looking combination but Smygare bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Smygare is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Chiclana clinches but Smygare breaks the clinch
and Smygare counters into the clinch. Nicely done. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smygare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chiclana.
Smygare landing knees to the head.
Chiclana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smygare trying to land knees to the body.
Chiclana taking a breather.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Chiclana tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smygare just stands there and leans against the ropes. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Chiclana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smygare stalling in the clinch but Chiclana improves position. Chiclana takes a knee to the side of the body. Chiclana avoiding damage as Smygare throws knees to the body.
Smygare is pushing Chiclana up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Smygare missing with knees to the body.
Smygare scores with a knee to the head.
Smygare throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chiclana blocks it with crossed arms. Smygare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smygare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chiclana avoids it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smygare obliges. Smygare controlling the action here for a moment.
Smygare lands a knee to the body.
Smygare displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chiclana up against the ropes. Smygare with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chiclana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smygare is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Chiclana jumps guard but Smygare stands there with Chiclana around his waist. Chiclana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cadiz Chiclana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Smygare will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chiclana up against the ropes. Chiclana tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smygare just stands there and leans against the ropes. Chiclana takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smygare pressing his opponent against the ropes. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Birk Smygare. Smygare fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smygare clinches up with Chiclana and pushes him back against the ropes. Smygare content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chiclana managing to block the knees to the body from Smygare.
Smygare trying to control the position but instead, Chiclana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smygare into the ropes. Smygare is struggling to control the position. Birk Smygare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Smygare connects with a knee to the head.
Cadiz Chiclana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Chiclana tries to land knees in the clinch but Smygare avoids the damage to the body. Chiclana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Smygare is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chiclana is defending well for now. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Chiclana is trying to maintain a safe position but Smygare gets an underhook and turns Chiclana into the ropes. Good body shot from Chiclana.
And that's the end of the fight! Birk Smygare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Smygare winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Birk Smygare!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BIG CHEESEBURGER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Penny Farthing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think CHEESEBURGER might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to cheese burger song. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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306 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, BIG CHEESEBURGER! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Penny Farthing! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Steven Brown.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Farthing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by CHEESEBURGER. CHEESEBURGER fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
CHEESEBURGER feints and as Farthing raises his hands in defense, CHEESEBURGER changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. CHEESEBURGER won't allow Farthing to get back to his feet. Farthing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. CHEESEBURGER scoring with punches to the head and body. CHEESEBURGER trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. CHEESEBURGER won't allow Farthing to get back to his feet. CHEESEBURGER missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farthing uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Farthing gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows CHEESEBURGER to score an easy takedown into full guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! CHEESEBURGER stops Farthing from standing up. CHEESEBURGER missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. CHEESEBURGER stands and throws Farthing's legs to the side, diving into side control. CHEESEBURGER in side control lands a decent elbow. CHEESEBURGER tries to move into full mount but can't pass Farthing's legs. Farthing is looking to work his way out of this bad position but CHEESEBURGER is controlling him well. CHEESEBURGER landing a few strikes. CHEESEBURGER scores with punches from side control. Farthing looks gassed!
CHEESEBURGER is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Farthing has escaped the position, nice work there.
CHEESEBURGER tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. CHEESEBURGER lands an elbow.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. CHEESEBURGER misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
CHEESEBURGER throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Farthing works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. CHEESEBURGER wants to pass the guard but Farthing is defending well.
CHEESEBURGER seems to be looking for submissions.
Farthing wants to get back to his feet. Farthing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. CHEESEBURGER 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.
CHEESEBURGER is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Farthing to slip a leg under and get back to full guard. Farthing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from CHEESEBURGER.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Farthing is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. CHEESEBURGER with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farthing to score with a decent uppercut. Jab from Farthing.
CHEESEBURGER drives through with a takedown into guard. Farthing wants to stand and escape but CHEESEBURGER is having none of it. CHEESEBURGER stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farthing swivels though and keeps the full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as CHEESEBURGER accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. CHEESEBURGER looking to pass the guard. CHEESEBURGER loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Farthing wants to stand up but CHEESEBURGER is controlling him. CHEESEBURGER forces his way into half guard. CHEESEBURGER not landing any meaningful shots this time.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Farthing cracks CHEESEBURGER with a good jab.
CHEESEBURGER closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. CHEESEBURGER throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Farthing looks like he's trying to stand up.
CHEESEBURGER missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
CHEESEBURGER seems to be working for a kimura but Farthing defends the submission attempt. CHEESEBURGER trying to mount his opponent but Farthing defends it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BIG CHEESEBURGER dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Farthing lands a really nice looking cross but CHEESEBURGER seems unphased.
CHEESEBURGER scores with a takedown into Farthing's guard. CHEESEBURGER throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. CHEESEBURGER missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. CHEESEBURGER looking to pass the guard. Farthing wants to stand but CHEESEBURGER is controlling the position. CHEESEBURGER pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farthing is keeping the position for now. Farthing is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. CHEESEBURGER wants to pass the guard but Farthing is keeping the position.
 That's one minute 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.
CHEESEBURGER bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. CHEESEBURGER has knee on belly and moves into mount. CHEESEBURGER thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Farthing wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by CHEESEBURGER.
CHEESEBURGER has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Farthing's face.
CHEESEBURGER jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Farthing is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Farthing and CHEESEBURGER has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Farthing is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, CHEESEBURGER asserts his dominance and retains side control.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
CHEESEBURGER tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. CHEESEBURGER creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. CHEESEBURGER has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Farthing! CHEESEBURGER lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
CHEESEBURGER landing strikes, looking to finish!
CHEESEBURGER is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Farthing can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
A nice elbow there by CHEESEBURGER. CHEESEBURGER punching from mount but Farthing doing a good job of avoiding damage. CHEESEBURGER punching from mount but Farthing doing a good job of avoiding damage. Farthing is trying to stand. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. CHEESEBURGER throws some wild stikes that Farthing manages to avoid easily.
Farthing is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
CHEESEBURGER lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Farthing hang on?
 That's four minutes gone in the round. CHEESEBURGER in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
CHEESEBURGER with good strikes from the mount here! Farthing is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
CHEESEBURGER fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
CHEESEBURGER with shots to the head and body - Farthing looks very uncomfortable down there. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, CHEESEBURGER cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Farthing wants to try and get back to his feet. CHEESEBURGER lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
CHEESEBURGER connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Farthing tries to buck CHEESEBURGER off but he can't manage it.
CHEESEBURGER is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Farthing has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Farthing! CHEESEBURGER manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Farthing manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BIG CHEESEBURGER dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
CHEESEBURGER misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
CHEESEBURGER slips a jab and a cross from Farthing.
Farthing lands a nice shot that snaps CHEESEBURGER's head back.
Penny Farthing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. CHEESEBURGER is trying hard to land a takedown here. Farthing sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Farthing scores with a three punch combo!
CHEESEBURGER looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Farthing is fending him off so far but CHEESEBURGER persists. Nope, Farthing circles away and we're back to standing. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! The fighters circle momentarily. Farthing darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Farthing lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Farthing lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good exchange - Farthing coming out on top. Farthing clobbers CHEESEBURGER with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Farthing lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Farthing. Farthing lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Farthing scores with a jab to the jaw. Farthing has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Farthing catches CHEESEBURGER with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! CHEESEBURGER has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farthing finds it's way round the side to connect with CHEESEBURGER's head.
Farthing gets in close and instigates a clinch. Farthing is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but CHEESEBURGER is keeping busy. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Farthing tries to pull guard but CHEESEBURGER won't allow it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. CHEESEBURGER goes for a takedown in the clinch but Farthing prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BIG CHEESEBURGER. That's going to take a lot out of him. Farthing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Farthing is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though. Farthing is trying to break free.
CHEESEBURGER is trying to trip Farthing. He has hold of a leg but Farthing is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. CHEESEBURGER persists though and gets the takedown into guard. CHEESEBURGER trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. CHEESEBURGER throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farthing works some decent striking defense from the bottom. CHEESEBURGER trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. CHEESEBURGER prevents Farthing from getting back to his feet. CHEESEBURGER passes Farthing's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Farthing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. CHEESEBURGER throwing shots but Farthing is blocking nicely.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. CHEESEBURGER closes this distance looking for a takedown but Farthing circles away. CHEESEBURGER showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farthing.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Farthing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and CHEESEBURGER counters with a slapping leg kick. CHEESEBURGER takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farthing gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. CHEESEBURGER is looking to work some ground and pound but Farthing has wrist control. CHEESEBURGER looking to pass the guard. CHEESEBURGER might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Farthing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
CHEESEBURGER drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Farthing manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now CHEESEBURGER has Farthing in his guard. CHEESEBURGER has a closed guard, preventing Farthing from standing up.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
CHEESEBURGER escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farthing gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. CHEESEBURGER looking to control.
Farthing wants to stand but CHEESEBURGER is controlling his posture from full guard. Farthing won't allow CHEESEBURGER to sweep him here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. CHEESEBURGER is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. CHEESEBURGER looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farthing is one step ahead there.
CHEESEBURGER working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Farthing has passed into half guard!
CHEESEBURGER trying to get back to full guard but Farthing takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Farthing wants to stand but CHEESEBURGER is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. CHEESEBURGER working to try and regain half guard.
Penny Farthing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! CHEESEBURGER holds on to Farthing as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Penny Farthing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think CHEESEBURGER has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28 Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BIG CHEESEBURGER!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Guy Cascarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rasputin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TURISAS - Rasputin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Anthony Guy Cascarino! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rasputin tries a head kick but it misses.
Cascarino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cascarino, right into the meat.
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rasputin doesn't manage to clinch there - Cascarino circles away.
Rasputin wants to clinch. Cascarino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Rasputin tries to clinch up. Rasputin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cascarino. That one must have hurt. Rasputin is breathing heavily. Cascarino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Rasputin misses the jab. Rasputin tries to clinch but Cascarino moves out of range. Cascarino looks to throw the jab but Rasputin is out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cascarino paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rasputin shoots in for a double leg but Cascarino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Cascarino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rasputin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Anthony Guy Cascarino has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cascarino scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cascarino drops Rasputin with a beautiful combination! Rasputin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cascarino is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin has been cut. Anthony Guy Cascarino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Rasputin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cascarino swats him away and circles back towards the center. Cascarino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cascarino connects with a solid leg kick. A low kick from Rasputin misses and Cascarino counters with a good, hard body kick but Rasputin shrugs it off. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rasputin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cascarino can pounce on him.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cascarino cracks the inside of Rasputin's front leg. Cascarino scores with a spinning back kick! Cascarino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rasputin's calf. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cascarino!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rasputin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cascarino. Cascarino obviously looking to wear him down.
Cascarino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Guy Cascarino dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cascarino thows a body kick. Rasputin tries to catch it but that hurt him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cascarino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasputin manages to avoid it. Rasputin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cascarino counters with a straight right hand. Rasputin wants to clinch but Cascarino slips to the side and Cascarino counters with a left and a right that stings Rasputin. Cascarino drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Rasputin's head, knocking him out cold! Cascarino is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Guy Cascarino!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Beckenbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Forlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beckenbauer comes to the ring accompanied by Apaga mas não bate . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franz Beckenbauer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Forlan! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckenbauer darts in and clinches Forlan up against the ropes.
Beckenbauer manages to pull guard.
Beckenbauer is looking for a triangle but Forlan pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Forlan wants to control from the top but Beckenbauer keeps moving.
Beckenbauer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Forlan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beckenbauer is looking for a triangle but Forlan pushes his legs off easily.
Forlan wants to control from the top but Beckenbauer keeps moving.
Forlan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Forlan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Forlan wants to control from the top but Beckenbauer keeps moving. Forlan postures up in Beckenbauer's guard and throws a big left but Beckenbauer blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Forlan wants to pass the guard but Beckenbauer is keeping the position.
Beckenbauer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Forlan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beckenbauer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Forlan has managed to get both his arms back between Beckenbauer's legs - danger averted. Forlan looking to pass the guard. Forlan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Forlan wants to control from the top but Beckenbauer keeps moving.
Beckenbauer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Forlan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Forlan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Forlan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beckenbauer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Forlan has managed to get both his arms back between Beckenbauer's legs - danger averted. Forlan with a flurry of punches that miss. Forlan throws a big right hand that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Forlan trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckenbauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckenbauer looking for a guillotine here but Forlan defends easily.
Beckenbauer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Forlan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Forlan stopping the sweep attempt from Beckenbauer. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beckenbauer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Forlan passes into side control.
Beckenbauer tries to get back to half guard but can't. Forlan trying to control the position but Beckenbauer is working away.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Forlan advances nicely into full mount.
Forlan looking to secure an arm triangle but Beckenbauer defends it well. Forlan prevents Beckenbauer from getting the reversal. Beckenbauer is working hard here to advance position.
Forlan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Beckenbauer is surviving well by controlling Forlan's body position as best he can. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Beckenbauer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Forlan working for a guillotine from mount but Beckenbauer is in no mood to give up. Beckenbauer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Beckenbauer is squirming around, avoiding Forlan's attempts to control the action. Beckenbauer manages to regain half guard. Good work. Beckenbauer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Forlan.
Beckenbauer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Forlan pulls his head out easily. Forlan is trying to control. Beckenbauer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Beckenbauer tries to roll over but Forlan keeps him under control.
Forlan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Beckenbauer sees it coming and defends easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Beckenbauer dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beckenbauer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forlan throws out the jab. Forlan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beckenbauer's head. Forlan swinging wildly here.
Beckenbauer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Forlan pinned against the cage. Forlan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Forlan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beckenbauer on the side of the head. Forlan lands a jab to the nose. Forlan throws a body punch but Beckenbauer moves out of range. Nice uppercut lands for Forlan. That snapped Beckenbauer's head back.
Forlan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Forlan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Forlan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beckenbauer's head backwards. Beckenbauer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Forlan lands a nice shot that snaps Beckenbauer's head back.
Forlan throws a right and a left that Beckenbauer avoids nicely. Forlan lands a head shot. Beckenbauer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Forlan throws a lazy right hand but Beckenbauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Forlan throws a jab but it's blocked by Beckenbauer. Forlan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Beckenbauer fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Beckenbauer. That's going to take a lot out of him. A big right from Forlan misses. Forlan throws a series of punches but Beckenbauer moves out of range. Beckenbauer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Forlan is fending him off so far but Beckenbauer persists. Nope, Forlan circles away and we're back to standing. Beckenbauer shoots in for a takedown but Forlan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Forlan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Beckenbauer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Beckenbauer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Forlan scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Forlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Forlan misses with a wild combination.
Forlan thuds his right hand into Beckenbauer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Forlan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
 Beckenbauer is rocked! Forlan connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Beckenbauer out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Forlan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the ring accompanied by Craig David - Rise and Fall. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig David! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Zoolander! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoolander closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Zoolander moves nicely into side control. David tries to improve position but can't.
Zoolander in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... David is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derek Zoolander! Derek Zoolander is the new middleweight champion!
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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