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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adim Bulb (ranked 3213 p4p, 3520 weight class) and Ade Absame (ranked 171 p4p, 181 weight class). Bulb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. Adim Bulb had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adim Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ade Absame!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Absame darts in looking for a takedown but Bulb gets double underhooks and turns Absame into the cage.
Absame takes one to the side of the head.
Bulb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Absame's head backwards.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
Bulb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bulb lands a nice hook to Absame's body. Absame takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Absame takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Absame takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bulb goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 Absame is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulb dips to his left and cracks Absame with an uppercut!
Absame is still on wobbly legs! Can Bulb finish him?
Bulb cracks Absame on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Absame falls backwards against the cage. Bulb follows up with more strikes that drop Absame to his knees. Bulb keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Absame! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adim Bulb!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Adim Bulb made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ford (ranked 4076 p4p, 1791 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 406 p4p, 210 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 Hector Morales was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales thuds a left hand into Ford's body.
A jab from Ford misses.
Morales misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Morales both land. Nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford digs a good hook to Morales's body.
Morales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 It looks like Hector Morales has been cut.
Morales misses with a straight left.
Ford throwing a counter right hand but Morales manages to avoid it.
Ford slips a straight right by Morales.
It looked like Ford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford misses with a body shot
and Morales counters with a right hand to the body.
Morales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ford throws out a loose jab but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morales throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Morales tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Ford sends Morales crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ford is motioning to the referee to let Morales up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Morales is rocked!
Ford fakes the body blow, causing Morales to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Morales goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Ford!
A victorious Ed Ford 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kona (ranked 2760 p4p, 1468 weight class) and James Bogger (ranked 297 p4p, 178 weight class). Kona's entrance music is A Warriors Call. A fine choice. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Bogger!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogger throws a low kick but Kona avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kona. Bogger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bogger.
Bogger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kona.
Bogger scoring well with a low kick there.
Kona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kona throwing a counter right hand but Bogger manages to avoid it.
Bogger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bogger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kona lands a body shot.
Kona lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bogger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kona checks the leg kick.
Kona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bogger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kona.
Bogger works the jab nicely.
Kona moves out of range of the strikes.
Bogger misses with a lunging right hand
and Kona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bogger.
Bogger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kona looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogger throws a nice looking combination but Kona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kona checks a leg kick.
Kona uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kona connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bogger. Bogger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A clash of legs there as Kona blocks the low kick.
Kona scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bogger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kona getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kona checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogger.
Kona lands a lovely overhand right.
Kona lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bogger throws an overhand right that lands on Kona's shoulder, as Kona tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kona misses the target.
Bogger looks to throw the jab but Kona is out of range.
Kona fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bogger just manages to avoid it.
Kona shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kona defending well as Bogger loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kona takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kona lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bogger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kai Kona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kona moves into range and clinches up with Bogger.
Kona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kona working aggressively here.
A short right from Kona on the inside.
Kona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bogger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kona cracks Bogger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bogger throws a jab when Kona was well out of range.
Kona lands a nice hook to Bogger's body. Bogger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bogger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kona throws a nice looking combination but Bogger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick from Kona, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bogger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogger manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kona misses its intended target.
Bogger throws out a counter right but Kona avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Bogger misses its intended target.
Kona forces Bogger back against the cage and clinches.
Kona tries to throw a body punch but Bogger avoids it by throwing Kona back against the cage.
Bogger struggles to land a body shot inside as Kona controls his hands.
Kona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bogger blocks an uppercut.
Bogger breaks the clinch.
Kona misses the shot to the body.
Bogger scores with a sloppy right hand. Kona should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Kona.
Bogger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bogger looks to land a right hand but Kona moved out of range.
Kona was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bogger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kona lands a nice shot to the body.
Kona defending well as Bogger loads up on a big left hand.
Kona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kona drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bogger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kona slips a jab from Bogger.
Bogger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kona throwing a counter right hand but Bogger manages to avoid it.
Kona clinches up with Bogger and pushes him back against the cage.
Kona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bogger tries to work over Kona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kona cracks Bogger with a nice body shot.
Bogger stalling against the cage.
Kona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bogger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kona lands a hook that snaps the head of Bogger backwards.
Kona lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bogger throws a low kick, looking for Kona's leg but Kona calmly moves out of range.
Bogger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Kona does it's job there.
Kona throws a head kick that misses
enabling Bogger to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kona dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogger.
Kona lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kona throws a nice head kick!
Kona stuns Bogger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kona lands with a kick to the temple. Bogger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bogger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bogger avoids the head kick by Kona.
Bogger works the jab nicely.
Bogger tries to move into range but Kona moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bogger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kona scores with a jab to the body.
Kona jabs Bogger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kona moves out of range of the leg kick from Bogger.
Kona's corner calls for a 1-2. Kona obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bogger throws out the jab.
Bogger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bogger missing with a left hand there. Kona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bogger misses.
Kona lands with a straight right. Bogger didn't see that one coming.
Kona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogger can do to turn this around?
Kona slips under a jab from Bogger.
Kona misses with a straight left.
Kona throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Kona.
Bogger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bogger misses with a looping left.
Kona seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bogger takes one on the button.
Bogger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bogger throws a hook but Kona blocks it.
Kona dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bogger. That did some damage!
Bogger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kona scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kona dips to his left and cracks Bogger with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona cracks Bogger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bogger throws the left hand but Kona avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Bogger misses.
Kona moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kona cracks Bogger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bogger throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kona to counter with a crisp jab.
Kona displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bogger is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Kona finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bogger is still on wobbly legs! Can Kona finish him?
Bogger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bogger lands a lovely overhand right.
Kona lands a slapping body shot.
Kona lands with a nice body punch.
Bogger seems to have recovered his senses.
Kona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bogger slips a straight right by Kona.
Kona jabs Bogger right on the nose. Bogger blinks but takes it well.
Kona takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws the left hand but Bogger avoids the punch easily.
Kona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bogger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kona scores with a leg kick.
Bogger lands a lovely overhand right.
Bogger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kona has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kona works over Bogger's head and body with a nice combination.
Kona lands with a nice body punch.
Kona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bogger's sensitive parts.
Kona throws a sloppy head kick and Bogger moves out of range easily.
Bogger throws a body punch but Kona moves out of range.
Kona scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bogger to score with a decent uppercut.
Kona bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kona throws a head kick but Bogger moves out of range.
Kona clinches with his opponent.
Bogger swings wildly with an uppercut but Kona uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kona up against the cage.
Bogger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kona misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kona.
Kona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kona lands a hook that snaps the head of Bogger backwards.
Good body shot from Kona.
Kona misses with a punch on the inside.
Kona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kona misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kona.
Kona can't find room to land a body shot as Bogger controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogger is trying to maintain a safe position but Kona gets an underhook and turns Bogger into the cage.
A short uppercut from Bogger.
Bogger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kona works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bogger is breathing heavily.
Kona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kona dominated that second round.
That's time! Kona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kona cracks a nice hook into Bogger's ribs.
Bogger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kona counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kona throws a right hand that Bogger ducks under and follows up with a left that Bogger also avoids with ease.
Kona with the inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Kona both land. Nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kona.
Bogger throws a lazy uppercut
and Kona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kona listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bogger misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kona is out of range and Bogger settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Kona misses the target.
Kona pushes Bogger up against the cage in a clinch.
Kona can't find room to land a body shot as Bogger controls the action.
Bogger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bogger - that landed with a thud.
Bogger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kona's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kona lands with a right to the head.
Kona keeps control of Bogger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bogger blocks a body shot from Kona.
Kona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bogger's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kona.
Bogger misses with a body punch.
Bogger working hard to break the clinch.
Kona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kona ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Kona tried to counter with a leg kick but Bogger avoided it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kona as he connects with a hook.
Kai Kona is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Bogger.
Bogger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kona.
A big left from Bogger misses.
Kona connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bogger. Bogger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kona checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big right from Bogger misses.
Kona cracks Bogger with a good jab.
Kona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kona as he connects with a hook.
Bogger tries to bum rush Kona with a series of wild strikes but Kona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bogger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kona doesn't seem bothered though.
Kona lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bogger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kona.
Bogger misses with a straight left.
Bogger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bogger misses with a looping left.
Bogger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kona is looking to counter punch.
Bogger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bogger takes a swing at Kona's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogger.
Kona sizes up Bogger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kona slips under a jab.
Kona misses with a few strikes there.
Kona with a nice calf kick.
Kona loads up on a big right hand but Bogger slips the punch.
Bogger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bogger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kona slips a straight right by Bogger.
Kona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bogger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Bogger misses.
Kona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kona swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kona misses with a shot to the body
and Bogger counters with a leg kick.
Bogger throws a jab but it's blocked by Kona.
Kona swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Kona.
Kona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bogger.
Kona half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kona darts in and clinches Bogger up against the cage.
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!
Kona is working Bogger over against the cage.
Kona misses with a body punch.
Bogger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bogger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kona cracks Bogger with a nice body shot.
Bogger looking to slow down the pace here.
Bogger blocks a body shot from Kona.
James Bogger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bogger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kona's elbow.
Kona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kona throws a head kick but Bogger moves out of range.
Kona with a nice calf kick.
Bogger looks to land a left hand but Kona moved out of range nicely.
Kona cracks a nice hook into Bogger's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kona throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Kona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kona 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Kona!
A very excited looking Kai Kona 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Hippobody (ranked 1891 p4p, 1913 weight class) and Jason Mendoza (ranked 84 p4p, 85 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Decent wrestler
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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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augustus Hippobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mendoza lands a front kick.
Mendoza lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hippobody is breathing heavily.
Mendoza lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Augustus Hippobody has been cut.
Mendoza cracks Hippobody with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mendoza has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hippobody to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hippobody switches off momentarily and Mendoza cracks him with a monster right hand! Hippobody topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Mendoza dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Mendoza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Mendoza!
A very excited looking Jason Mendoza 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 Simeoni Jukola (ranked 1385 p4p, 2945 weight class) and Reagan Marley (ranked 176 p4p, 353 weight class). Simeoni Jukola could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reagan Marley's chin.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeoni Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reagan Marley!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Jukola.
Jukola takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jukola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
Marley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jukola checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marley wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jukola breaks from the clinch.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Jukola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simeoni Jukola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Jukola. Beautiful body shot.
Marley pushes Jukola up against the cage in a clinch.
Jukola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simeoni Jukola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley moves out of range as Jukola strikes.
Marley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jukola misses with a looping left.
Marley has managed to clinch.
Marley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jukola to keep the fight standing.
Jukola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Jukola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola prevents the takedown attempt.
Marley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jukola prevents it.
Simeoni Jukola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reagan Marley.
Jukola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marley clinches.
Jukola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Jukola lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Reagan Marley has been cut.
Jukola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley wants to take the fight to the mat but Jukola manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jukola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jukola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jukola misses with some punches.
Marley is looking for a takedown.
Jukola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marley is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jukola as Marley tries to tie him up.
Marley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jukola uses from the top position.
Jukola wants to pass the guard but Marley is keeping the position.
Jukola tries to stand but Marley is controlling from the bottom.
Jukola gets to his feet - Marley follows without any prompting.
Marley throws out a leg kick but Jukola moves out of range and Marley only half commits.
Jukola lands with a shot to the body.
Jukola lands a big uppercut and Marley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marley looks OK. Jukola waves Marley back to his feet!
Marley is still on wobbly legs! Can Jukola finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BAM! Jukola delivers a spinning backfist that drops Marley like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Simeoni Jukola!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pardo (ranked 1967 p4p, 1883 weight class) and Urtan Urtanson (ranked 220 p4p, 212 weight class). Urtan Urtanson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Pardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Urtan Urtanson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urtanson tries to clinch up
and Pardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pardo misses with a left hand
letting Urtanson counter with a right hand.
Pardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Urtanson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Urtanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pardo cracks Urtanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Urtanson throws a body punch but Pardo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urtanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urtanson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Urtanson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pardo on the side of the head.
Pardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urtanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Urtanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pardo.
Pardo sets himself, and Urtanson steps forward looking for the clinch! Pardo avoids it this time.
Pardo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Urtanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardo slips a jab from Urtanson.
Pardo throws a right hand that misses
and Pardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Urtanson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pardo doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Urtanson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urtanson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urtanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urtanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Urtanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Urtanson is just out of range.
Urtanson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pardo throws a hook to the side of Urtanson's head but Urtanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pardo misses with a hook
and Urtanson counters by clinching up.
Pardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Urtanson controls his hands.
Urtanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pardos head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urtanson.
Pardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Urtanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pardo backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urtanson tries to work over Pardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urtanson.
Urtanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pardo prevents a body shot from Urtanson.
Pardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Urtanson or not.
Urtanson prevents a body shot from Pardo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pardo.
Pardo lands with a light punch inside.
Pardo misses with a body punch.
A short left from Urtanson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pardo misses with a body punch.
Urtanson blocking some punches.
Pardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urtanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pardo controls his hands.
Pardo tries to work over Urtanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urtanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Urtanson blocking some punches.
Pardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urtan Urtanson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pardo misses with a right hand
and Urtanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pardo throws a lazy right hand but Urtanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urtanson manages to avoid it.
Pardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Urtanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urtanson to score with a decent uppercut.
Urtanson cracks Pardo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urtanson closes the distance and clinches.
Pardo tries to work over Urtanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Urtanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Urtanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Urtanson.
Pardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urtan Urtanson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pardo blocks a body shot from Urtanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Urtanson.
Pardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urtanson cracks Pardo with a nice body shot.
Urtanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pardo scores with a shot to the side of Urtanson's head.
Urtanson blocks an uppercut.
Urtanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pardo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Urtanson digs a right hand underneath Pardo's ribcage. Pardo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Urtanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Urtanson prevents a body shot from Pardo.
Pardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Urtanson misses with a body punch.
Pardo misses with a punch to the body.
Urtanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pardo backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Urtanson as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Urtanson - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urtanson lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Urtanson.
Pardo takes a shot to the head.
Urtanson lands with a right to the head.
Pardo can't find room to land a body shot as Urtanson controls the action.
Pardo misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Urtanson.
Pardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urtanson lands with a left to the head.
 Pardo is rocked!
Urtanson dips a shoulder and cracks Pardo with a mighty uppercut! Pardo falls back against the cage and Urtanson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pardo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Urtanson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urtan Urtanson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Falcon (ranked 1159 p4p, 1565 weight class) and Matt Curtis (ranked 49 p4p, 69 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Dangerous knees
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julio Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis.
Falcon throwing a counter right hand but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Curtis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Falcon darts in and clinches Curtis up against the cage.
Curtis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis checks a low kick from Falcon.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses.
Falcon throws a head kick that misses.
Curtis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Falcon with a body shot.
Falcon throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcon misses with a straight left.
Curtis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis scoring well with a low kick there.
Falcon has managed to clinch.
Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falcon blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Falcon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Falcon missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Falcon avoids it with no problem.
Curtis moves out of range of the leg kick from Falcon.
Falcon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Falcon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Falcon trying to control the position from guard on top but Curtis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curtis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falcon.
Falcon throws a big right hand that misses.
Falcon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Curtis can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Falcon trying to control but Curtis is working from the bottom.
Falcon 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.
Curtis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Curtis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Falcon tries to free his leg and advance position but Curtis is retaining full guard.
Falcon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Falcon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Curtis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Falcon cracks Curtis with a solid left hand.
Falcon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Curtis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Falcon throws a big elbow that misses.
Falcon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Curtis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Falcon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Falcon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Falcon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Curtis for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Falcon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Curtis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Falcon's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Curtis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Falcon checks the leg kick.
Curtis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Falcon throws a leg kick
and Curtis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Falcon really felt that one!
Falcon wants to slow Curtis down by chopping away at his legs.
Curtis digs a good body shot into Falcon's ribs.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Falcon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Curtis counters with a thumping low kick.
Falcon is breathing heavily.
Falcon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Julio Falcon has been cut.
Curtis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcon misses with a hook.
Curtis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A low kick from Falcon misses
and Curtis counters with an outside leg kick.
Falcon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Curtis, pushing him back against the cage.
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 Julio Falcon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Falcon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Falcon shoots in looking for a takedown but Curtis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Falcon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Curtis tries a quick counter leg kick but Falcon is wise to it.
Curtis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Falcon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Curtis misses with a straight left.
Curtis blocks a head kick by Falcon.
Curtis tries to clinch but Falcon moves out of range.
Curtis slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Curtis blocks the leg kick.
Curtis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matt Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon throws a leg kick
and Curtis counters with a nice right hand that sends Falcon toppling to the canvas! Falcon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Curtis finish him?!
Curtis avoids a kick to the body.
Falcon throws out a leg kick but Curtis moves out of range and Falcon only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Falcon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcon.
Curtis tries a quick counter leg kick but Falcon is wise to it.
No luck for Falcon with that takedown attempt.
Falcon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Curtis to the ground. Falcon is now in Curtis's guard.
Curtis is trying to control the position but Falcon postures up.
Falcon trying to control but Curtis is working from the bottom.
Falcon throws a big elbow that misses.
Falcon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Falcon is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falcon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Curtis is trying to control the position but Falcon postures up.
Falcon advances to half guard.
Falcon trying to control from half guard but Curtis is working away.
Falcon thows a huge punch but Curtis dodges it nicely.
Curtis wants to control but Falcon is keeping busy.
Falcon uses his free foot to push down on Curtis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Curtis.
BOOM! Falcon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Falcon landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcon looking to finish with strikes here!
Curtis is trying to escape the mount.
Falcon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Falcon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Falcon working Curtis over with strikes here.
Falcon lands a big shot there that rocks Curtis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Falcon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Curtis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcon controlling his opponent.
Falcon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Falcon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curtis can do to turn this around?
Falcon controlling from the full mount.
Falcon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Curtis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Falcon.
Poor strikes thrown by Falcon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Falcon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Falcon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Falcon throws a push kick but Curtis slaps the foot to one side.
Falcon rushes Curtis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Curtis.
Falcon misses with a body punch.
Curtis cracks Falcon with a nice body shot.
Curtis drops Falcon with a big knee straight up the middle! Falcon is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Falcon is rocked!
Falcon is holding his hands too far apart here. Curtis throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Falcon is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Curtis!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Curtis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Larsson (ranked 827 p4p, 1751 weight class) and Nathan Dylan (ranked 123 p4p, 244 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Larsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die. Nathan Dylan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunner Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Dylan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Dylan is looking to score with low kicks.
Larsson misses with a hook. Dylan ducked under it nicely.
Larsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Larsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Larsson misses with a low kick.
Dylan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dylan connects with a looping right hand.
Dylan scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsson.
Larsson attempts a counter takedown but Dylan avoids it well and moves away.
Dylan sizes up Larsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dylan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dylan avoids the body shot from Larsson.
Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dylan to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands a glancing blow to the side of Larsson's head.
Dylan swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dylan manages to avoid it.
Dylan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dylan connects with a single shot there.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dylan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dylan throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dylan throws a body kick that misses
and Larsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Larsson stops Dylan from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dylan wants to get back to his feet.
Larsson controlling the pace.
Larsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Larsson there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larsson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dylan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gunner Larsson!
A less than humble Gunner Larsson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 943 p4p, 1657 weight class) and RJ Cain (ranked 147 p4p, 230 weight class). Taurus comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Cain is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Middle Class Rut . 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Cain!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cain.
Cain lands an overhand right.
Cain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taurus.
Cain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taurus.
We've been told by Taurus's head coaches at Legendary MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taurus under the eye.
Taurus throws a right and a left that Cain avoids nicely.
Taurus lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cain.
Taurus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taurus.
Cain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cain. That did some damage!
Cain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taurus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice cross by Taurus.
Taurus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taurus cracks Cain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cain lands with a shot to the body.
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Taurus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Cain slips under a jab.
Cain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taurus throws out the jab.
Cain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taurus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
Taurus slips a straight right by Cain.
Taurus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cain doesn't seem bothered though.
Cain cracks Taurus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Taurus jabs Cain right on the nose. Cain blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cain has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Taurus misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus scores with a nice right hand.
Taurus with a nice calf kick.
Cain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cain swings widly with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taurus throws a body shot but no joy.
Taurus misses with a hook.
Taurus misses with a lunging right hand
and Cain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cain lands a jab.
Taurus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Cain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cain throws out the jab.
Cain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taurus.
Taurus lunges at Cain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cain's hand.
Cain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cain is out of range and Taurus settles back down.
Cain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taurus.
Cain moves out of range as Taurus strikes.
Taurus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
Cain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Taurus misses the target.
A jab from Cain misses.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus misses with a leg kick.
Cain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taurus swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Cain misses the target.
Taurus lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taurus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Cain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Cain both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Cain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Taurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Cain is just out of range.
Cain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taurus lunges at Cain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cain's hand.
Taurus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taurus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taurus in his tracks.
Cain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cain throws out a counter right but Taurus avoids it with no problem.
Cain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taurus throws a jab when Cain was well out of range.
Taurus slips under a jab from Cain.
Taurus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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 Wesley Taurus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus'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.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus lands a head kick!
Taurus loads up on a big right hand but Cain slips the punch.
Cain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. Cain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus scores with a sloppy right hand. Cain should have avoided that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taurus has got the better of the exchanges.
Cain misses with a straight right.
Cain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cain jabs Taurus right on the nose. Taurus blinks but takes it well.
Taurus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cain slips under a jab.
Taurus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cain.
It seemed like Cain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taurus misses with a straight right.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cain throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus throws a nice looking combination but Cain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Taurus misses the target.
It seemed like Cain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taurus misses with a right hand
and Cain counters with a stiff right hand.
Cain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tauruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taurus is rocked!
Taurus moves away from the strike by Cain.
Oh Taurus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taurus has time to react.
Cain throws a shot from downtown. Taurus moves away and avoids it.
Taurus misses with a right hand
and Cain counters with a big right hand! Oh Taurus is in trouble here! Cain follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). RJ Cain!
RJ Cain managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Threads of HARDCORE, into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Jiro (ranked 363 p4p, 1435 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 15 p4p, 173 weight class). Jiro comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Death. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Jiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Jack Sparrow has been cut.
Sparrow misses with a straight right.
Jiro feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sparrow sprawling to the canvas! Sparrow rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jiro finish him?!
Sparrow is rocked!
Sparrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jiro counters with a huge right that knocks Sparrow out cold! Jiro is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Jiro!
In his post fight interview, Ken Jiro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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FIGHT
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