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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 25452 p4p, 25633 weight class) and Makhmud Muradov (ranked 716 p4p, 673 weight class). Rodionovich comes to the cage accompanied by Svarga & Drygva - Volnitsa. The crowd seem to be enjoying Muradov's choice of entrance music: Saida - O'zbekiston. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Rodionovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Makhmud Muradov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodionovich rushes Muradov and presses him up against the cage.
Rodionovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muradov is defending well for now.
Rodionovich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Makhmud Muradov has been cut.
Rodionovich stalling in the clinch.
Rodionovich blocks an uppercut.
Muradov lands a right hand.
Muradov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodionovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodionovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muradov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muradov tries to stall but Rodionovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muradov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodionovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muradov blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside that Muradov shrugs off.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich blocks an elbow strike from Muradov.
Rodionovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muradov blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodionovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Muradov is trying to break the clinch but Rodionovich has him pressed against the cage.
Muradov is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodionovich gets an underhook and turns Muradov into the cage.
Muradov avoiding damage as Rodionovich throws knees to the body.
Rodionovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muradov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muradov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muradov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodionovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodionovich lands an elbow just above Muradov 's eye.
Rodionovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muradov is trying to force a seperation but Rodionovich has the dominant position.
Rodionovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but Muradov blocks with his arms.
Muradov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodionovich managing to block the knees to the body from Muradov.
Rodionovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Muradov avoids the damage to the body.
Muradov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muradov's efforts to push away.
Muradov being controlled against the cage.
Muradov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muradov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodionovich's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muradov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muradov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muradov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodionovich.
Rodionovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Muradov won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodionovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muradov.
Rodionovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodionovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodionovich lands an elbow that stopped Muradov in his tracks for a moment.
Rodionovich crunches a lovely knee into Muradov's ribcage.
Rodionovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muradov scores with a shot to the side of Rodionovich's head.
Rodionovich trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rodionovich obliges.
Muradov blocks an elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich lands an elbow just above Muradov 's eye.
Muradov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodionovich lands an elbow that stopped Muradov in his tracks for a moment.
Muradov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muradov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodionovich looking to throw knees to the head but Muradov is blocking nicely.
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Rodionovich.
Muradov lands a body punch.
Rodionovich is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Rodionovich.
Muradov looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodionovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Muradov avoids the damage to the body.
Rodionovich misses with a knee strike.
Rodionovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muradov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muradov manages to break the clinch.
Rodionovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muradov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rodionovich walks into a jab.
We've been informed that Muradov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muradov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muradov lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muradov lunges at Rodionovich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodionovich's hand.
Muradov misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodionovich tries to counter by clinching up but Muradov breaks away and moves out of range.
Rodionovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodionovich is looking to clinch but Muradov is avoiding it.
Muradov misses with a few strikes there.
Rodionovich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rodionovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muradov.
Rodionovich clinches with his opponent.
Rodionovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Alexei Rodionovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Makhmud Muradov's cut.
That's time! Rodionovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Muradov throws a low kick but Rodionovich avoids it.
Muradov swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodionovich.
Rodionovich is looking to clinch but Muradov is avoiding it.
Rodionovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muradov. Muradov obviously looking to wear him down.
Muradov throws out a leg kick but Rodionovich moves out of range and Muradov only half commits.
Rodionovich wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alexei Rodionovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodionovich takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Muradov blocks it.
Rodionovich trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muradov.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the body.
Muradov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muradov misses with a knee strike.
Muradov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodionovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rodionovich avoiding damage.
Muradov is breathing heavily.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muradov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muradov throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodionovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich slowing the pace effectively.
Rodionovich is pushing Muradov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rodionovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muradov's face.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside that Muradov shrugs off.
Muradov blocks the elbow strike.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the head.
Muradov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodionovich misses with a knee strike.
Rodionovich lands an elbow that stopped Muradov in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muradov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rodionovich is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muradov pushes Rodionovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodionovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Muradov avoids the damage to the body.
Rodionovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodionovich prevents a body shot from Muradov.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Muradov on the inside.
Muradov lands a shoulder strike.
Muradov tries to work over Rodionovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muradov lands with a short shot to the head.
Muradov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muradov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muradov working hard to break the clinch.
Rodionovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muradov blocks it with crossed arms.
Muradov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Muradov breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muradov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Muradov throws a head kick that misses.
Rodionovich rushes Muradov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodionovich looking to throw knees to the head but Muradov is blocking nicely.
Muradov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muradov is trying to stall.
Muradov throws a head punch that misses.
Muradov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodionovich won't allow it.
Muradov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muradov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexei Rodionovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muradov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muradov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muradov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodionovich has Muradov pushed against the cage.
Muradov stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Rodionovich.
Muradov managing to block the knees to the body from Rodionovich.
Muradov breaks from the clinch.
Muradov throws a wild body kick that Rodionovich sees coming a mile off.
Rodionovich blocks the body kick.
Rodionovich is looking to counter the offense by Muradov and move into the clinch.
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!
Rodionovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muradov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Muradov!
Muradov throws a low kick, looking for Rodionovich's leg but Rodionovich calmly moves out of range.
Muradov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Muradov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muradov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muradov lands a head shot.
Muradov connects with a single shot there.
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 Alexei Rodionovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Makhmud Muradov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodionovich avoids the body shot from Muradov.
Muradov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rodionovich if he has to take too many more of those.
Muradov tries a head kick but it misses.
Muradov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodionovich clinches up against the cage.
Rodionovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rodionovich.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muradov.
Rodionovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muradov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muradov takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside.
Muradov wants to break free but Rodionovich has control.
Muradov avoiding damage as Rodionovich throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodionovich landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muradov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muradov slows down the pace here.
Rodionovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muradov's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muradov blocks an elbow strike.
Muradov avoiding damage as Rodionovich throws knees to the body.
Rodionovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodionovich takes a shot to the head.
Muradov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muradov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodionovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muradov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muradov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muradov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodionovich backwards.
Muradov scores with a shot to the side of Rodionovich's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muradov is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodionovich has double underhooks.
Muradov looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muradov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Rodionovich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Muradov working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Muradov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muradov looking to throw knees to the head but Rodionovich is blocking nicely.
Muradov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodionovich won't allow it.
Muradov looking to throw knees to the head but Rodionovich is blocking nicely.
Rodionovich avoiding damage as Muradov throws knees to the body.
Rodionovich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muradov's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodionovich lands a damaging elbow.
Muradov misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodionovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muradov's efforts to push away.
Rodionovich has Muradov pressed against the cage, preventing Muradov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodionovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muradov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodionovich has him pressed against the cage.
Muradov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muradov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muradov throws a low kick, looking for Rodionovich's leg but Rodionovich calmly moves out of range.
Muradov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Muradov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muradov throws a looping overhand right but Rodionovich ducks down to avoid it.
Muradov keeps the fight on the outside.
As Rodionovich backs off Muradov throws a huge counter combo but Rodionovich manages to avoid it all.
Muradov misses with a jab to the body
and Rodionovich counters by moving into the clinch.
Muradov dodges an elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Muradov blocks it.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muradov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muradov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Muradov avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodionovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muradov lands a nice uppercut.
Muradov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodionovich won't allow it.
Muradov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodionovich has Muradov pressed against the cage, preventing Muradov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muradov tries to throw a body punch but Rodionovich avoids it by throwing Muradov back against the cage.
Rodionovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodionovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muradov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muradov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rodionovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Muradov gets an underhook and turns Rodionovich into the cage.
Rodionovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muradov's efforts to push away.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muradov is trying to force a seperation but Rodionovich has the dominant position.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside that Muradov shrugs off.
Muradov wants to break free but Rodionovich has control.
Makhmud Muradov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexei Rodionovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muradov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muradov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodionovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makhmud Muradov.
I think Rodionovich 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Rodionovich!
As Alexei Rodionovich got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hard work, hard victory!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 4508 p4p, 7019 weight class) and Slenzy Johnson (ranked 223 p4p, 260 weight class). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slenzy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a takedown into Parker's guard.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Parker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Johnson looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Parker is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Parker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is looking to control Parker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parker is trying for a kimura here. Johnson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Parker wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Parker!
Peter Parker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamalu Nokkau (ranked 4023 p4p, 4304 weight class) and Valdis Zatlers (ranked 397 p4p, 417 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamalu Nokkau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valdis Zatlers!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokkau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zatlers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zatlers throws a head kick that half lands.
Nokkau sends Zatlers crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nokkau is motioning to the referee to let Zatlers up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Valdis Zatlers has been cut.
Zatlers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nokkau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nokkau works Zatlers's body with a nice hook.
Nokkau cracks Zatlers with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nokkau has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zatlers to stand back up!
 Zatlers is rocked!
Nokkau flashes Zatlers a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Zatlers's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Zatlers crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Nokkau punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kamalu Nokkau!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juro Fujimoto (ranked 2707 p4p, 3775 weight class) and Dom Walsh (ranked 348 p4p, 451 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juro Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dom Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh dives in and scores a takedown into Fujimoto's guard.
Walsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fujimoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walsh.
Fujimoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walsh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fujimoto has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Walsh wants to control from the top but Fujimoto keeps moving.
Walsh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh is working Fujimoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Walsh working his ground and pound in the gym.
Fujimoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walsh postures up in Fujimoto's guard and throws a big left but Fujimoto blocks it.
Walsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walsh postures up and lands a big shot to Fujimoto's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walsh looking to sit in guard and control but Fujimoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Walsh trying to keep a closed guard but Fujimoto is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walsh is on top in guard.
Walsh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walsh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walsh is in close to Fujimoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Walsh advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Fujimoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fujimoto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fujimoto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Walsh has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Fujimoto is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Walsh yanks on the arm and Fujimoto is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Walsh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dom Walsh!
Dom Walsh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mack (ranked 2072 p4p, 6899 weight class) and Kiso Akinaga (ranked 230 p4p, 539 weight class). Akinaga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The HU - Wolf Totem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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273
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiso Akinaga!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there.
Mack tried to counter with a leg kick but Akinaga avoided it.
Mack slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Mack quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
Mack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab-cross combination lands for Akinaga and sends Mack crashing to the mat! Akinaga follows him down to the mat - Mack regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
 It looks like Frank Mack has been cut.
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!
Akinaga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Akinaga wants to pass to mount but Mack is defending the position.
Mack tries to roll over but Akinaga keeps him under control.
Akinaga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinaga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mack defending well though.
Mack slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Akinaga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Akinaga throwing strikes but missing.
Akinaga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Akinaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Mack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akinaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mack is tightening it up a little... Akinaga has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Akinaga reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Akinaga taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Frank Mack!
Frank Mack bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Of Legend (ranked 1975 p4p, 4204 weight class) and Rammaru Nokkau (ranked 257 p4p, 490 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Of Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rammaru Nokkau!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokkau swinging wildly here.
Nokkau tries to land a front kick but Of Legend steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nokkau throws a series of punches but Of Legend avoids them all with ease.
Of Legend shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nokkau looking for a sweep. Not yet Nokkau, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nokkau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Of Legend with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nokkau keeping moving, preventing Of Legend from controlling successfully.
Of Legend pushing down on Nokkau's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Of Legend is trying to control. Nokkau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Of Legend is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nokkau controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Legend is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nokkau preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Of Legend 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.
Of Legend sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nokkau defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Legend is looking for a kimura here.
Nokkau has his hands clasped together around Of Legend's back. He's all about the action.
Of Legend is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nokkau defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nokkau keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nokkau wants to get back to full guard.
Nokkau is defending against the submission attempts here by Of Legend.
Nokkau tries to roll over but Of Legend keeps him under control.
Nokkau actively working from the bottom here.
Nokkau wants to get back to full guard.
Of Legend is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Legend is trying to control. Nokkau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Of Legend not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nokkau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nokkau keeping control of the position.
Nokkau trying to control from the bottom.
Of Legend prevents Nokkau from improving his position.
Nokkau makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nokkau.
Of Legend stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nokkau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Of Legend 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Of Legend wants to control from the top but Nokkau keeps moving.
Nokkau wants to sweep but no luck.
Of Legend throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nokkau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Of Legend passes Nokkau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Of Legend throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Of Legend wants to work for an arm triangle but Nokkau is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Of Legend throwing shots but Nokkau is blocking nicely.
Nokkau is trying is best to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nokkau wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Of Legend dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Of Legend fails with a takedown attempt.
Bob Of Legend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nokkau tries to clinch up.
Of Legend gets a clinch.
Of Legend tries to score a body lock takedown but Nokkau shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Of Legend blocks an uppercut.
Of Legend drags the fight down to the ground.
Of Legend has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nokkau can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Of Legend trying to keep a closed guard but Nokkau is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nokkau postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Of Legend working for a triangle but Nokkau defends it easily.
Nokkau distracts Of Legend with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokkau cracks Of Legend with a solid left hand.
Of Legend has momentary wrist control but Nokkau slips an elbow through the middle.
Nokkau working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Of Legend's head.
Nokkau got a little sloppy there for a moment and Of Legend has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nokkau has managed to get both his arms back between Of Legend's legs - danger averted.
Of Legend is trying to control the position but Nokkau postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nokkau chips away with some ground and pound.
Nokkau is in close to Of Legend's body, working some short punches and elbows.
 Of Legend is rocked!
Nokkau working some strikes from top position.
Oh Of Legend is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nokkau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Of Legend. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nokkau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nokkau arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Of Legend's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rammaru Nokkau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musan Zaintashara (ranked 1978 p4p, 4025 weight class) and Reece Foy (ranked 259 p4p, 475 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Musan Zaintashara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reece Foy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaintashara slaps away a takedown attempt from Foy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zaintashara throwing a counter right hand but Foy manages to avoid it.
Foy takes one on the button.
Zaintashara slaps away a takedown attempt from Foy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zaintashara has Foy up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Zaintashara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaintashara drops Foy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Foy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Foy is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaintashara throws a head punch that misses.
Foy is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaintashara finish him?
Foy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zaintashara unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Foy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Zaintashara is unloading with more strikes now! Foy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musan Zaintashara!
An out of breath Musan Zaintashara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Mcgillicutty (ranked 1374 p4p, 5427 weight class) and Bobby Beaudrie (ranked 168 p4p, 521 weight class). Mcgillicutty comes to the cage accompanied by Armin van Buuren - Blahblahblah. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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159
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Mcgillicutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Beaudrie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaudrie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgillicutty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mcgillicutty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beaudrie lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgillicutty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcgillicutty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beaudrie lands a nice hook to Mcgillicutty's body. Mcgillicutty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beaudrie lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beaudrie. Mcgillicutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Mcgillicutty misses the target.
Beaudrie clinches.
Beaudrie slows down the pace here.
Mcgillicutty pushes Beaudrie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcgillicutty throws a head punch that misses.
Mcgillicutty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beaudrie smiles and moves away.
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!
Beaudrie fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcgillicutty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beaudrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgillicutty moves away.
Mcgillicutty throws a shot from downtown. Beaudrie moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaudrie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bobby Beaudrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgillicutty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beaudrie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcgillicutty.
Beaudrie gets a clinch.
Mcgillicutty jumps guard but Beaudrie stands there with Mcgillicutty around his waist. Mcgillicutty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mcgillicutty gets control of Beaudrie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mcgillicutty will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Beaudrie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mcgillicutty has a closed guard, preventing Beaudrie from standing up.
Mcgillicutty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beaudrie defends it easily.
Beaudrie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcgillicutty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcgillicutty has his hands on Beaudrie's head, controlling the position.
Beaudrie is sitting in close to Mcgillicutty's body. Mcgillicutty has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Beaudrie is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Beaudrie is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mcgillicutty.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paddy Mcgillicutty!
After the fight, Paddy Mcgillicutty was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Farva (ranked 2157 p4p, 2519 weight class) and Quinnen Williams (ranked 239 p4p, 269 weight class). Williams has chosen Here Comes the Boom as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Farva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinnen Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Williams stuns Farva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farva counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farva throws a big right hand that misses.
Farva stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Farva trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Farva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Farva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams is pulling down on Farva's head. It's preventing any offense from Farva, at least for the moment.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Farva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Farva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farva throws a big elbow that misses.
Farva throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farva throwing strikes but missing.
Farva throwing strikes but missing.
Williams trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williams stuns Farva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Williams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Farva's ribs.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Farva seems unphased.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Farva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams slips a straight right by Farva.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farva is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farva at a distance.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams works Farva's body with a nice hook.
Williams lands a jab to Farva's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinnen Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams works Farva's body with a nice hook.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams lands a nice hook to Farva's body. Farva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farva at a distance.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Farva to the ground. Williams is now in Farva's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams wants to pass the guard but Farva is keeping the position.
Williams cracks Farva with a solid left hand.
Williams advances position into side control!
Farva is being controlled here.
Williams working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farva is trying to buck Williams off.
Williams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Farva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Farva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is putting a hurting on Farva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Williams lands a nice forearm strike.
It looks like Rodney Farva has been cut.
Farva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams is chipping away with strikes.
Farva wants to get back to his feet.
Farva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams cracks Farva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Williams working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Farva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Farva is rocked!
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams cracks Farva with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Williams immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Farva is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinnen Williams!
Quinnen Williams is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Quinnen Williams was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rayleigh Dragon (ranked 1706 p4p, 2027 weight class) and Magnus Hjarvardsson (ranked 210 p4p, 244 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayleigh Dragon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnus Hjarvardsson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hjarvardsson has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragon misses the target.
Dragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Hjarvardsson clinches with his opponent.
Dragon jumps guard and drags Hjarvardsson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dragon wants to sweep here but Hjarvardsson controlling him for the moment.
Dragon is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hjarvardsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hjarvardsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragon wants to sweep here but Hjarvardsson controlling him for the moment.
Hjarvardsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjarvardsson is posturing up here but Dragon has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hjarvardsson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hjarvardsson has to tap! Slick submission there by Dragon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rayleigh Dragon!
Rayleigh Dragon is the new lightweight champion!
Rayleigh Dragon decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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