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GDL 44: Byczkiewicz vs Ander 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Triggs (ranked 7155 p4p, 7272 weight class) and Nicky Papas (ranked 573 p4p, 576 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Triggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicky Papas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Triggs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Papas to the mat! Papas manages to get full guard.
Triggs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Triggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Triggs preventing the sweep.
Papas keeping moving, preventing Triggs from controlling successfully.
Papas looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Triggs is defending well. Papas quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Triggs has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Papas celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nicky Papas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Zing (ranked 4717 p4p, 3439 weight class) and Gunnar Hamundarson (ranked 159 p4p, 132 weight class). Matt Zing 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Zing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Hamundarson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamundarson shoots in but Zing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hamundarson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hamundarson fails with the takedown
letting Zing counter with a right hand.
Hamundarson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zing as he avoids it easily.
Zing is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hamundarson.
Matt Zing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Hamundarson.
Hamundarson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zing checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamundarson tries to clinch up.
Zing wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hamundarson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamundarson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zing up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamundarson jumps guard but Zing stands there with Hamundarson around his waist. Hamundarson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hamundarson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamundarson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zing blocks an uppercut.
Hamundarson is stalling here.
Hamundarson successfully pulls guard.
Zing is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hamundarson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Zing is looking to defend but Hamundarson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Zing! Hamundarson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Zing taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gunnar Hamundarson!
Gunnar Hamundarson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Mwekassa (ranked 24145 p4p, 1461 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 608 p4p, 171 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Mwekassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mwekassa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mwekassa misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Mwekassa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Mwekassa was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mwekassa.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Mwekassa down with leg kicks.
Mwekassa walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Mwekassa's belly button to the back.
Mwekassa misses with a wild body shot.
Mwekassa checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mwekassa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mwekassa works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mwekassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
A quick step to the side and Mwekassa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit cracks Mwekassa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mwekassa cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Mwekassa.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mwekassa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mwekassa.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mwekassa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mwekassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maximus Mwekassa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mwekassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Mwekassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit works Mwekassa's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mwekassa checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Mwekassa strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Mwekassa avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Mwekassa.
Mwekassa throws a nice head kick!
Mwekassa moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mwekassa throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Mwekassa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mwekassa moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Mwekassa throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mwekassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Mwekassa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Mwekassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Mwekassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mwekassa.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Mwekassa down with leg kicks.
Mwekassa throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Mwekassa is just out of range.
Mwekassa blocks a jab.
Mwekassa throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Mwekassa slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mwekassa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Mwekassa.
Mwekassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Mwekassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
A low kick from Mwekassa misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Mwekassa ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mwekassa misses the target.
Mwekassa throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Mwekassa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mwekassa throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Mwekassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Mwekassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mwekassa.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Mwekassa counters with a thumping low kick.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Mwekassa checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
A little feinted left hand from Mwekassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mwekassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mwekassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Mwekassa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Mwekassa's side.
Mwekassa misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Mwekassa blocks it.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mwekassa.
Mwekassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mwekassa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mwekassa.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mwekassa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit shoots in looking for a takedown. Mwekassa tries to sprawl out of it but Sitsongrit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mwekassa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mwekassa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mwekassa throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Mwekassa connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mwekassa. That did some damage!
Mwekassa looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Mwekassa sees coming a mile off.
Mwekassa blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Mwekassa's front leg with a kick but Mwekassa checks it.
Mwekassa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mwekassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mwekassa.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Mwekassa was well out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Mwekassa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Mwekassa misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mwekassa doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mwekassa. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mwekassa swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Mwekassa.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Mwekassa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Mwekassa is wise to it.
Mwekassa misses with a low kick.
Mwekassa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mwekassa moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Mwekassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mwekassa doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Mwekassa's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Mwekassa lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mwekassa throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Mwekassa steps away.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body
enabling Mwekassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Mwekassa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Mwekassa's head but Mwekassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mwekassa's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
A jab from Mwekassa misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mwekassa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Mwekassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Mwekassa's head back.
Mwekassa throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mwekassa misses with a looping right.
Mwekassa takes one on the button.
Mwekassa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mwekassa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mwekassa under the eye.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Mwekassa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit has a takedown stuffed.
Mwekassa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mwekassa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sitsongrit backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mwekassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mwekassa misses with the combination.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit jabs at Mwekassa's body.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Mwekassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mwekassa blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Mwekassa misses.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Mwekassa avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit rushes Mwekassa and presses him up against the cage.
Mwekassa cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Mwekassa throws a head punch that misses.
Mwekassa has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mwekassa throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Mwekassa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mwekassa.
Sitsongrit works on Mwekassa's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit presses Mwekassa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mwekassa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mwekassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mwekassa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Mwekassa is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Mwekassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mwekassa after a bit of a struggle.
Maximus Mwekassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mwekassa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mwekassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Mwekassa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Mwekassa is trying to maintain a safe position but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and turns Mwekassa into the cage.
Mwekassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mwekassa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Mwekassa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mwekassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mwekassa with a body shot.
Mwekassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Mwekassa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Mwekassa misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Mwekassa walks into a left hand.
Mwekassa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mwekassa. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Mwekassa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mwekassa avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mwekassa misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Mwekassa moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Mwekassa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mwekassa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Mwekassa.
Mwekassa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Mwekassa avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
A big left from Mwekassa misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sitsongrit 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
A very excited looking Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Snoozeman (ranked 2990 p4p, 3151 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 396 p4p, 414 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Snoozeman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marty Snoozeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Do Urden - just one landing.
 It looks like Marty Snoozeman has been cut.
Do Urden throws a hook to the side of Snoozeman's head but Snoozeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Do Urden dips to his left and cracks Snoozeman with an uppercut!
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snoozeman.
Do Urden misses with a jab to the body
and Snoozeman counters with a takedown into side control.
Snoozeman trying to control the action but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Do Urden prevents Snoozeman from improving position.
Snoozeman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Do Urden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Do Urden is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Snoozeman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Snoozeman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Do Urden has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
You can see the frustration on Do Urden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Do Urden stops Snoozeman from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snoozeman working the ground and pound.
Snoozeman lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here.
Snoozeman scoring with punches from side control.
Snoozeman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snoozeman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Snoozeman trying to control the position but Do Urden is working away.
Snoozeman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Snoozeman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Do Urden tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do Urden is trying to control Snoozeman's posture but Snoozeman avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Do Urden some visible discomfort.
Snoozeman lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snoozeman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Do Urden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Do Urden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Do Urden tries to buck Snoozeman off but Snoozeman is having none of it.
Snoozeman trying to control the action but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Do Urden tries to buck Snoozeman off but Snoozeman is having none of it.
Do Urden can't do much from the bottom here.
Snoozeman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden is looking to reverse the position.
Do Urden prevents Snoozeman from moving into mount.
Snoozeman lands some shots froms side control.
Snoozeman is putting a hurting on Do Urden here, landing some big shots from side control.
Do Urden stops Snoozeman from passing to mount.
Do Urden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snoozeman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Do Urden is not content to let Snoozeman control the position.
Snoozeman 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.
Snoozeman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Snoozeman scoring with punches from side control.
Snoozeman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Snoozeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Urden keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden has one of Snoozeman's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Do Urden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Do Urden is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Snoozeman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Snoozeman working for a guillotine from mount but Do Urden is in no mood to give up.
Snoozeman cracks Do Urden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Do Urden wants to control but Snoozeman is having none of it.
Snoozeman punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snoozeman landing shots from mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Snoozeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marty Snoozeman's cut.
That's time! Snoozeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good shot there by Snoozeman.
Do Urden stuffs the takedown attempt from Snoozeman. Snoozeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Snoozeman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snoozeman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Snoozeman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Do Urden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Snoozeman.
Snoozeman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Do Urden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoozeman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do Urden is looking to improve his position.
Snoozeman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Do Urden has managed to free his arm - good work.
Do Urden wants to control but Snoozeman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoozeman is working for a kimura but Do Urden is defending it quite comfortably.
Snoozeman is thwarting Do Urden's attempts to control the position.
Do Urden controlling the position for now.
Snoozeman working over Do Urden with some ground and pound. Do Urden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Do Urden trying to control here.
Snoozeman seems to be working for a kimura but Do Urden defends the submission attempt.
Snoozeman wants to take a breather but Do Urden is having none of it.
Do Urden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Snoozeman is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Snoozeman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Snoozeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Urden keeps working.
Snoozeman is working for a submission of some sort.
Snoozeman drops an elbow to the side of Do Urden's head.
Snoozeman is trying to control the action in half guard but Do Urden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Snoozeman lands a nice short elbow.
Snoozeman is controlling the pace.
Do Urden wants to control but Snoozeman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Snoozeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Do Urden can do to turn this around?
Do Urden works his way to full guard. Good work.
Snoozeman postures up.
Snoozeman content to stall in guard here.
Snoozeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do Urden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Do Urden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Snoozeman looking to pass the guard.
Snoozeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Urden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snoozeman throws a big right hand that misses.
Do Urden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Snoozeman trying to control but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Snoozeman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Do Urden's head.
Snoozeman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snoozeman preventing the sweep.
Do Urden keeping full guard, as Snoozeman tries to pass.
Snoozeman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snoozeman postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snoozeman drops back looking for a leg! Do Urden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Do Urden manages to kick Snoozeman off! Snoozeman jumps back into Do Urden's guard.
Do Urden can't keep his opponent in guard - Snoozeman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Snoozeman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marty Snoozeman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Snoozeman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Do Urden throws out the jab.
Snoozeman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do Urden.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snoozeman.
Snoozeman throws a body shot but no joy.
Snoozeman shoots and misses
and Do Urden counters with a stiff right hand.
Do Urden slips under a jab from Snoozeman.
Snoozeman takes one to the chin there.
Snoozeman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Do Urden throws a body shot but no joy.
Do Urden lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoozeman loads up on a big right hand but Do Urden slips the punch.
Do Urden misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Do Urden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snoozeman misses the shot to the body.
Do Urden connects with the punch.
Snoozeman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Do Urden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snoozeman circles away quickly and effectively.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut.
Do Urden throws a shot from downtown. Snoozeman moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Do Urden.
Do Urden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Do Urden misses its intended target.
Do Urden staying out of range there.
Do Urden missing with a left hand there. Snoozeman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snoozeman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Urden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Snoozeman.
Do Urden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snoozeman with a body shot.
A slow jab from Snoozeman misses its intended target.
Snoozeman throws a jab when Do Urden was well out of range.
Snoozeman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Do Urden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snoozeman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Do Urden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snoozeman.
Do Urden throws a good cross that connects.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Do Urden misses with a right hand
and Snoozeman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Do Urden's guard.
Snoozeman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Do Urden wants to sweep here but Snoozeman controlling him for the moment.
Do Urden keeping full guard, as Snoozeman tries to pass.
Marty Snoozeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden pulls Snoozeman in to control the position.
Snoozeman is in close to Do Urden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Snoozeman connects with a couple of short punches.
Do Urden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snoozeman is one step ahead there.
Snoozeman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Do Urden looking for a sweep. Not yet Do Urden, not yet.
Do Urden wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Snoozeman is now in half guard.
Snoozeman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman is thwarting Do Urden's attempts to control the position.
Snoozeman is looking to take a break and control but Do Urden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Do Urden is defending against the submission attempts here by Snoozeman.
Do Urden is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Snoozeman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Snoozeman trying to control the action but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Snoozeman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Snoozeman looking to finish Do Urden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Do Urden!
Drizzt Do Urden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marty Snoozeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Do Urden is desperately trying to improve his position but Snoozeman has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drizzt Do Urden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snoozeman 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Snoozeman!
Post fight, Marty Snoozeman took to the microphone: 'Listen, I Fought This Fight Sitting At About 30%. Everybody Knows What I'm Capable Of. I Was 30% Right There And I Still Dominated A Tough So-Called Nonce. THAT WAS FOR MY MAN BALD MARTIN (352970) '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philipp Tyurin (ranked 2015 p4p, 5517 weight class) and John Tromble (ranked 86 p4p, 73 weight class). Philipp Tyurin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philipp Tyurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Tromble !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyurin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tromble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyurin.
Tyurin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tromble .
Tyurin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyurin scores with a jab to the head.
Tyurin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tromble is just out of range.
Tromble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tromble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyurin.
Tyurin looks to land a right hand but Tromble moved out of range.
Tromble walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyurin scores with a body shot.
Tromble misses with a hook. Tyurin ducked under it nicely.
Tromble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tromble just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyurin cracks Tromble with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tromble falls to his knees and Tyurin doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philipp Tyurin!
Philipp Tyurin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aristotle Christopher (ranked 2949 p4p, 2967 weight class) and Connor Royale (ranked 388 p4p, 392 weight class). Connor Royale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristotle Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Royale!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royale looks to land a combination. Christopher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Christopher throws a sloppy head kick and Royale moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Royale scores with a four punch combination!
Royale tries to bum rush Christopher with a series of wild strikes but Christopher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christopher seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Royale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Royale stuffs the takedown attempt from Christopher. Christopher gets slowly back to his feet.
Royale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Royale gets a clinch.
Christopher breaks the clinch.
Royale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christopher.
Christopher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Christopher.
Christopher gets through Royale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christopher breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale misses with a straight right.
Christopher forces Royale back against the cage and clinches.
Christopher scores with a shoulder strike.
Christopher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christopher misses with a looping left.
Royale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christopher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Royale is out of range.
A combination from Christopher does no damage.
Royale wants to counter with a clinch but Christopher pushes him away.
Christopher drives through and clinches with Royale against the cage.
Christopher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Royale as he connects with a hook.
Christopher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christopher gets a clinch.
Christopher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christopher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Royale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Christopher misses with a low kick as Royale jumps back.
Christopher misses with a two punch combination.
Royale has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Aristotle Christopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royale misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Christopher.
Christopher throws a solid leg kick but Royale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Christopher.
Christopher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Christopher. Those never looked like landing.
Christopher fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aristotle Christopher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royale wants to clinch.
Christopher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christopher looks to land a combination but Royale avoids it well.
Christopher avoids the body shot from Royale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale closes the distance and clinches.
Christopher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Christopher breaks the clinch.
Royale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Royale misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Christopher.
Royale is looking to clinch.
Christopher fails to land with a series of punches.
Royale now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That kick from Christopher tenderised Royale's leg. Royale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Royale throws a low kick but Christopher moves out of range easily.
Christopher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Royale.
Royale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Connor Royale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christopher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Royale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Royale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royale misses with a wild body shot.
Royale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christopher.
Royale tries to clinch up but Christopher circles away and keeps his distance.
Christopher throws a leg kick but Royale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Royale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christopher.
Christopher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christopher tries to counter with a takedown but Royale is quick to defend against it.
Christopher is looking to chop away at Royale's legs.
Royale tries to score with a low kick but Christopher moves his leg out of the way.
Royale rushes Christopher and presses him up against the cage.
Christopher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Christopher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royale takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Royale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Royale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christopher was well out of range. Poor timing from Royale.
Christopher throws the kick towards the body but Royale avoids it.
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 Aristotle Christopher will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Royale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christopher.
Connor Royale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Royale lands a right hook to the body.
Royale connects with a body shot.
Christopher throws a series of punches but Royale avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Royale does no damage.
Christopher throws the kick towards the body but Royale avoids it.
Christopher avoids the body shot from Royale.
Royale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christopher rather than just go for the knockout.
Christopher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christopher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Royale doesn't manage to clinch there - Christopher circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royale blocks a head kick by Christopher.
Christopher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Christopher throws a right and a left that Royale avoids nicely.
Royale unleashes a big counter combination but Christopher bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Royale looks to land a combination. Christopher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christopher misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher throws a series of punches but Royale moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Christopher.
Royale tries to counter with a clinch but Christopher shakes him off and moves away.
Christopher walks into a straight right hand from Royale.
Royale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Royale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christopher breaks the clinch.
Christopher tries to keep at a distance but Royale has taken the fight into the clinch.
Royale breaks from the clinch.
Royale lands a nice shot to the body.
Christopher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Royale.
Christopher swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Royale.
Christopher motions for Royale to come forward. Christopher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royale tries to clinch there but Christopher circles away.
Christopher keeps the fight on the outside.
Christopher is looking for a counter combo.
Royale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christopher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Royale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royale. Christopher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Christopher.
A punch combination from Christopher misses.
Royale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christopher.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Royale tries to clinch but Christopher is having none of it.
Christopher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Royale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christopher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christopher seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Royale stuns Christopher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christopher looks to land a combination. Royale sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Royale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale tries to clinch up.
Christopher throws a series of punches but Royale moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Christopher. Those never looked like landing.
Royale has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Royale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Royale wants to clinch.
Christopher keeps the fight on the outside.
Christopher misses with a low kick.
Christopher throws a low kick but Royale avoids it.
Royale misses with a wild combination.
Christopher checks a low kick from Royale.
A punch combination from Royale misses.
Christopher appears to be looking for a big counter.
Royale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christopher looks to land a combination but Royale avoids it well.
Christopher throws a right and a left that Royale avoids nicely.
Royale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christopher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christopher.
Royale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Royale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christopher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christopher cracks Royale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Christopher shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Christopher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christopher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royale is looking to clinch.
Royale tries to clinch up.
Christopher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christopher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royale manages to avoid it.
As Christopher backs off Royale throws a huge counter combo but Christopher manages to avoid it all.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aristotle Christopher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Christopher throws a low kick but Royale avoids it.
Christopher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Royale.
Christopher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Royale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christopher misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Royale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Royale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christopher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Royale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christopher.
Christopher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Royale is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Christopher.
Royale misses the shot to the body.
As Royale backs away, Christopher returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royale punishes Christopher's body with a nice straight punch.
Christopher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Royale is looking to clinch.
Christopher slips a jab and a cross from Royale.
Royale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale lands a nice shot to the body.
Christopher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christopher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Christopher tries to clinch but Royale moves away
and Royale counters with a three punch combo that has Christopher backing up. Christopher nods at Royale to acknowledge the strikes.
Christopher looks to land a left hand but Royale moved out of range nicely.
Christopher misses with a body kick.
Royale moves out of range of the strikes.
Christopher misses with a two punch combination.
Despite the aggression on Royale's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Royale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Royale misses with a few strikes there.
Royale blocks a leg kick.
Christopher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Royale! But no joy.
Christopher throws a right and a left that Royale avoids nicely.
Royale misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royale misses with a body shot.
Royale wants to clinch up but Christopher keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christopher tries to bum rush Royale with a series of wild strikes but Royale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Royale misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Royale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christopher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christopher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Royale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Royale moves out of range of the body kick from Christopher.
Christopher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Royale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Christopher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Royale tries to bum rush Christopher with a series of wild strikes but Christopher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christopher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Royale is able to avoid easily.
Christopher tries to bum rush Royale with a series of wild strikes but Royale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Royale wants to counter with a clinch but Christopher pushes him away.
Royale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christopher.
Royale misses with a low kick.
Royale tries to bum rush Christopher with a series of wild strikes but Christopher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aristotle Christopher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Christopher does no damage.
Christopher blocks a head kick by Royale.
Royale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Royale misses with a wild body shot.
Christopher darts in and clinches Royale up against the cage.
Christopher breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Christopher misses.
Royale is looking to clinch.
Christopher throws a nice looking combination but Royale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christopher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Royale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Royale misses with a body shot
and Christopher counters with a left and a right that stings Royale.
Royale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Christopher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Christopher.
Christopher sets himself, and Royale steps forward looking for the clinch! Christopher avoids it this time.
Royale works Christopher's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christopher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Christopher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Royale.
Royale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christopher appears to be looking for a big counter.
Christopher fails to land with a series of punches.
Royale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christopher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christopher lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Christopher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Royale eats them both and turns towards Christopher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Royale is looking to clinch.
Royale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christopher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christopher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royale.
Connor Royale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christopher.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aristotle Christopher.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christopher, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Connor Royale!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Connor Royale waved his t-shirt featuring Conquer's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Bean (ranked 3346 p4p, 2802 weight class) and Magnus Iv Karlson (ranked 129 p4p, 120 weight class). The key to victory for Dean Bean has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Iv Karlson !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlson shoots for a takedown but Bean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karlson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 It looks like Magnus Iv Karlson has been cut.
Bean scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karlson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karlson looks winded!
Karlson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bean lands a head shot.
 Karlson is rocked!
Karlson throws a lazy head kick
and Bean counters by moving into the clinch.
Karlson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bean finish him?
Karlson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dean Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Iv Karlson .
Bean digs a right hand into Karlson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karlson 's gas tank.
Karlson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bean stalling the fight.
Karlson takes a shot to the head.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bean digs a right hand into Karlson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karlson 's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Bean.
Bean lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karlson backwards.
Bean creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Karlson 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Karlson drops to his knees and Bean pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Bean!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 2521 p4p, 3574 weight class) and Didier Tsabalala (ranked 344 p4p, 453 weight class). Tsabalala has chosen Fight Like the Devil as his entrance music. Ronaldo Gomes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Didier Tsabalala!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsabalala shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomes pinned against the cage. Gomes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tsabalala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Didier Tsabalala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsabalala throws a head kick that misses
and Gomes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomes.
Gomes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gomes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tsabalala has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gomes advances to mount.
Gomes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tsabalala has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tsabalala!
Gomes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tsabalala looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to pass to mount but Tsabalala is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsabalala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomes is working away from the top position though.
Gomes controlling the action here.
Gomes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gomes trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
Gomes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Gomes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tsabalala tries to clinch
so Gomes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gomes 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.
Gomes stands and throws Tsabalala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gomes just content to control the position.
Tsabalala tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tsabalala is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gomes moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes moves to take his opponent's back.
Gomes has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Tsabalala! Can he survive? No! He's out! Gomes gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronaldo Gomes!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronaldo Gomes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaido Graindo (ranked 1204 p4p, 23835 weight class) and Hank Hill (ranked 172 p4p, 725 weight class). Hill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King Of The Hill Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hill!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill throws the left hand but Graindo avoids the punch easily.
Graindo moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hill is pressed up against the cage. Graindo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hill down to the mat. Hill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Graindo shoots and misses
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaido Graindo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graindo misses with a body punch
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graindo.
Graindo misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo scores with a punch to the head.
Graindo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill feints the counter takedown.
A leg kick checked by Graindo.
Graindo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hill under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo gets a double leg takedown into Hill's guard.
Graindo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graindo slips nicely into half guard.
Hill actively working from the bottom here.
Graindo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graindo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hill!
Graindo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hill is now in Graindo's guard. A big mistake from Graindo there, giving up the dominant position!
Graindo working a defensive guard here.
Graindo looking for a sweep. Not yet Graindo, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill is looking to work some ground and pound but Graindo has wrist control.
Graindo is pulling down on Hill's head. It's preventing any offense from Hill, at least for the moment.
Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Graindo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Graindo's legs - danger averted.
Hill pushes down on Graindo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hill thows a huge punch but Graindo dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Graindo's thigh. Graindo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
Hill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hill won't allow Graindo to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graindo is on top in guard.
Graindo is pushing down on Hill's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hill is fighting to maintain full guard but Graindo has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Graindo lands a nice short elbow.
Hill works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Graindo defends well.
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Graindo defends easily.
Graindo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graindo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 Kaido Graindo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Graindo closes the distance and clinches up with Hill, looking for a takedown. Graindo pushes Hill against the cage but Hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graindo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hill. That one must have hurt.
Graindo ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Graindo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Kaido Graindo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Graindo connects with a single shot there.
Graindo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Graindo misses.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo misses the shot to the body.
Graindo looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Graindo tries to counter with a takedown but Hill is quick to defend against it.
Graindo scores with a takedown into Hill's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Graindo defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Graindo throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Graindo distracts Hill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Graindo preventing the sweep.
Graindo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graindo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graindo looking to sit in guard and control but Hill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graindo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hill's guard.
Graindo trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Graindo landing some decent shots from guard.
Graindo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Graindo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graindo throwing strikes but missing.
Graindo distracts Hill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Graindo looking to pass the guard.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graindo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Graindo manages to get himself to full guard.
Graindo keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graindo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
Graindo is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
Hill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Graindo is trying to keep Hill in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graindo has his hands on Hill's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaido Graindo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Graindo drives through with a takedown into Hill's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Graindo throws a strike but Hill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Graindo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Graindo controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo looking to control.
Hill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graindo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill wants to control from the top but Graindo keeps moving.
Graindo is pulling down on Hill's head. It's preventing any offense from Hill, at least for the moment.
Graindo working a defensive guard here.
Kaido Graindo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Graindo has locked up a guillotine! Graindo's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hill is holding on here and Graindo must be using up a lot of energy. Hill has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Graindo gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kaido Graindo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blazej Byczkiewicz (ranked 611 p4p, 1439 weight class) and Frank Andersson (ranked 84 p4p, 197 weight class). Byczkiewicz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Flex - Don't Bother With The Outside World. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blazej Byczkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byczkiewicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Frank Andersson has been cut.
Andersson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byczkiewicz pinned against the cage. Byczkiewicz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Byczkiewicz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andersson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Byczkiewicz works the jab nicely.
Andersson takes one to the chin there.
Andersson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Byczkiewicz tries to avoid it but Andersson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Byczkiewicz to the ground. Byczkiewicz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blazej Byczkiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Andersson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Andersson.
Andersson ducks right into an uppercut from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Andersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Byczkiewicz but Byczkiewicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Byczkiewicz connects with the punch.
Byczkiewicz cracks Andersson with an open hand slap.
Andersson is rocked!
That has opened up Frank Andersson's cut even more.
Byczkiewicz shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Andersson takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Byczkiewicz sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Andersson bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blazej Byczkiewicz!
Blazej Byczkiewicz retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Blazej Byczkiewicz 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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