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Talking to me?! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dana Fight (ranked 21019 p4p, 14397 weight class) and Iain Reilly (ranked 645 p4p, 656 weight class). Reilly has chosen Dubliners - Fields of Athenry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dana Fight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fight throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Dana Fight has been cut.
Fight instigates a clinch.
Fight changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reilly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fight throws a leg kick
and Reilly counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fight!
Reilly cracks Fight with a big elbow.
Fight tries to improve position but can't.
Fight keeps Reilly under control for a moment.
The ground and pound from Reilly seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Reilly in side control, throwing shots but Fight defends.
Reilly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Fight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fight is looking to regain half guard here but Reilly keeps moving and retains side control.
Fight can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight can't do much from the bottom here.
Reilly throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fight defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Fight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reilly working the head and body with strikes.
Fight is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
 Fight is rocked!
Dana Fight's cut is getting worse.
Reilly scores with punches from side control.
Oh Fight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reilly crunches a massive hammerfist down on Fight - he's out! Reilly Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iain Reilly!
During a confident post fight interview, Iain Reilly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Johnson (ranked 4114 p4p, 3577 weight class) and Aleksi Heimo (ranked 396 p4p, 356 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by On March The Saints. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Heimo.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Heimo.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimo.
Heimo tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Heimo!
Heimo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Heimo regains half guard.
Heimo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Heimo is trying to get back to full guard.
Heimo is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson is thwarting Heimo's attempts to control the position.
Johnson prevents Heimo from improving his position.
Heimo regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Heimo looking for a sweep. Not yet Heimo, not yet.
Heimo trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Heimo pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Heimo is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Heimo lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heimo throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Heimo misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is keen to just control but Heimo is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Heimo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Heimo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Heimo pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Heimo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Heimo trying to control the position.
Heimo 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.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Heimo keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Heimo thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Heimo. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Heimo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heimo avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heimo throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heimo loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksi Heimo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Heimo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Heimo misses.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Heimo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Heimo, which made it look bad.
A jab from Heimo does it's job there.
Heimo digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Heimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heimo with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Heimo.
Heimo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimo tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Heimo wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo keeps trying to improve his position.
Heimo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Heimo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Heimo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Heimo keeps moving.
Heimo wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
That's two 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.
Heimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heimo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Heimo defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Heimo into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Heimo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Heimo misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Heimo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heimo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Heimo looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Heimo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heimo to the mat! Heimo manages to get full guard.
Heimo working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo managing to control the position.
Heimo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heimo controlling Johnson's posture.
Heimo is trying to hold Johnson in close to prevent damage but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Heimo wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Heimo won't allow it.
Heimo trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Heimo is looking to improve his position.
Heimo regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Heimo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the ropes. Heimo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Heimo sprawls well. Heimo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Heimo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heimo stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Heimo!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Heimo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heimo misses with a double jab.
Heimo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heimo lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Heimo misses.
Johnson moves out of range as Heimo strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heimo is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Heimo is controlling Johnson's posture.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Heimo.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Nick Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Heimo throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Heimo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Heimo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Heimo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Heimo looking to pass the guard.
Heimo being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Heimo from controlling successfully.
Aleksi Heimo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Heimo wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson 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.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Heimo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Heimo wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Heimo is controlling him well.
Johnson wants to control but Heimo is keeping busy.
Heimo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Heimo is controlling him well.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is not content to let Heimo control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Heimo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksi Heimo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heimo 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksi Heimo!
A very excited looking Aleksi Heimo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 2787 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Jack Hanma (ranked 296 p4p, 276 weight class). Brain comes to the ring accompanied by 300 Violin. Hanma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Krewella - Say Goodbye kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Altair Brain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brain manages to avoid it.
Brain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jack Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Hanma.
We've been told by Brain's head coaches at Paris & Sons Training Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brain darts in trying to clinch
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brain connects with a looping right hand.
Brain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brain slips under a jab from Hanma.
Brain moves into the clinch.
Brain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanma.
Brain misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brain.
Hanma tries to work over Brain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma blocking some punches.
Brain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brain lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Hanma.
Hanma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma blocks an elbow strike from Brain.
Brain misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
Brain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brain misses with a punch to the body.
Brain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Brain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brain misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Brain throws a head punch that misses.
Brain throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Hanma on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brain blocking some punches.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Brain is trying to stall.
Hanma is working Brain over against the ropes.
Brain misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Brain controls his hands.
Hanma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Brain is trying to trip Hanma. He has hold of a leg but Hanma is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brain persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hanma wants to sweep here but Brain controlling him for the moment.
Hanma working a defensive guard here.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Brain from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brain has passed into side control.
Brain working away.
Hanma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brain slows the pace down.
Hanma can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanma felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hanma is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hanma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hanma is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hanma gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hanma trying to control from the bottom.
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 Altair Brain will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brain moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanma's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brain on the side of the head.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brain moves away.
Brain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma gets tackled into the ropes by Brain. Brain maintains the clinch.
Hanma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Altair Brain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Brain.
Brain lands with a left to the head.
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Brain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanma blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Brain tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Brain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma manages to break the clinch.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Brain ducks down to avoid it.
Jack Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanma tests Brain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brain walks into a straight right hand from Hanma.
Hanma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brain defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma scores with a hook to the body. Brain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Hanma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brain is looking to clinch but Hanma is avoiding it.
Hanma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick lands for Brain.
Hanma works Brain's body with a nice hook.
Hanma throws a poor cross that misses
and Brain counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brain.
Hanma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brain throws the left hand but Hanma avoids the punch easily.
Brain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanma was well out of range. Poor timing from Brain.
Hanma throws out a counter right but Brain avoids it with no problem.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brain.
Brain lands a nice looking body kick.
Brain moves out of range of the strikes.
Brain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Brain is out of range.
Brain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanma misses the body punch
and Hanma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanma lands a slapping body shot.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Brain moved out of range.
Brain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hanma just manages to avoid it.
Brain takes one to the side of the head.
Brain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Brain blocks a jab.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brain staying out of range there.
Brain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanma misses with an uppercut
and Brain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hanma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brain looks to land a left hand but Hanma moved out of range nicely.
A low kick lands for Brain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Brain does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Brain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanma misses the body punch
letting Brain counter with a right hand.
Brain lands a really nice looking cross but Hanma seems unphased.
Brain scores with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Hanma as Brain shoots in.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brain manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma misses with a lunging right hand
letting Brain counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Hanma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brain doesn't seem phased though.
Brain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma blocks a jab.
Hanma misses the jab.
Brain drives through and clinches with Hanma against the ropes.
Brain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Brain.
Hanma scores with a shot to the side of Brain's head.
A body shot lands from Hanma.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanma.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brain misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brain misses with a punch on the inside.
Brain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brain throws an elbow that misses.
Hanma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brain swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brain throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brain gets through Hanma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanma misses with a hook. Brain ducked under it nicely.
Brain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanma.
Hanma throws a lazy uppercut
and Brain counters with a straight right hand.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brain throws a head kick that misses.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Brain moved out of range nicely.
Brain takes one on the button.
Brain walks into a stiff left hand from Hanma.
It looks like Altair Brain has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brain closes the distance and clinches.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hanma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brain.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanma.
Brain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanma lands a nice shot to the body.
Brain blocks a body shot from Hanma.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanma.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanma.
Hanma gets through Brain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
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!
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Brain controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Brain fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hanma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Brain fails to land.
Hanma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brains head.
Hanma avoids the elbow strike from Brain, against the ropes.
Brain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brain blocks a body shot from Hanma.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brain.
Hanma blocks the elbow strike.
Brain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brain working aggressively here.
Hanma blocks a body shot from Brain.
Brain presses Hanma against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brain's elbow.
Brain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brain lands a shoulder strike.
Brain working aggressively here.
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 Altair Brain.
I think Brain 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Incons (ranked 4595 p4p, 2633 weight class) and Gert Lush (ranked 510 p4p, 327 weight class). Lush is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Teardrop, Massive Attack. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Incons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gert Lush !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lush tries a head kick but it misses.
Incons drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lush sprawls and moves away.
Lush lands a big right hand that sends Incons crashing to the mat! Lush stays standing though and waves Incons back to his feet!
Incons is rocked!
It looks like Matt Incons has been cut.
Lush has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Incons is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Look low, kick high! Lush uses the oldest trick in the book to send Incons tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lush is absolutely delighted - when Incons wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gert Lush !
During a confident post fight interview, Gert Lush 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Pyke (ranked 1472 p4p, 1123 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 195 p4p, 151 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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Pyke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Pyke gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the ropes.
Pyke stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Pyke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magnus Pyke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Pyke misses with an uppercut.
Pyke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pyke is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Pyke sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Pyke moves into the clinch.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pyke lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Pyke has control of the leg.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Pyke sits in half guard.
Cruz trying to control but Pyke postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pyke is aware though and is defending well.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pyke trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pyke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pyke stacks Cruz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pyke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyke advances nicely into full mount.
Cruz tries to reverse the position but Pyke maintains control.
Pyke scoring with strikes but Cruz is staying in there.
Cruz is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Pyke's attempts to control the action.
Cruz can't escape the position.
Cruz is still trying to improve position.
Pyke cracks Cruz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Pyke's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke is really struggling to control Cruz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pyke raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pyke controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Cruz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pyke is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cruz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pyke dominating with strikes here.
Pyke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cruz is looking to escape.
Cruz is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyke controlling the pace for now.
Pyke wants to control the pace but Cruz is squirming around nicely.
Cruz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cruz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pyke stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pyke keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Pyke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pyke misses with a wild combination.
Cruz feints the counter takedown.
Pyke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Pyke sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Pyke shows good takedown defense.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pyke counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnus Pyke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Cruz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pyke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pyke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Pyke keeps moving.
Pyke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Pyke keeps moving.
Pyke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cruz works over Pyke with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz pushing down on Pyke's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruz is keen to just control but Pyke is a slippery customer.
Pyke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Pyke trying to control but Cruz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pyke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruz.
Pyke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cruz trying to control but Pyke is working from the bottom.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Pyke is retaining full guard.
Cruz distracts Pyke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pyke wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pyke is keeping the position for now.
Cruz content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Pyke has locked up a guillotine! Pyke's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Cruz is holding on here and Pyke must be using up a lot of energy. Cruz has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Pyke gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Magnus Pyke!
In his post fight interview, Magnus Pyke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Erikson (ranked 1377 p4p, 1278 weight class) and Takashi Shimura (ranked 160 p4p, 150 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Erikson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gĺte - Statt Opp. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Erikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Shimura!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shimura has time to react.
Shimura ducks under a wild hook from Erikson.
Shimura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Erikson slips a straight right by Shimura.
Shimura connects with a looping right hand.
Erikson cracks Shimura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Erikson connects with the punch.
Shimura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Erikson throws a lazy right hand but Shimura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Erikson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shimura throws a lazy right hand but Erikson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Erikson tries to counter by clinching up but Shimura breaks away and moves out of range.
Shimura throws a shot from downtown. Erikson moves away and avoids it.
Shimura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Erikson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Erikson misses with a right hand
and Shimura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shimura.
Erikson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shimura momentarily.
Shimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erikson manages to avoid it.
Shimura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Erikson is looking to counter the offense by Shimura and move into the clinch.
Shimura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shimura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erikson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Shimura misses.
Shimura connects with a crisp jab.
Erikson is rocked!
Erikson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Erikson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shimura ducks right into an uppercut from Erikson.
Erikson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erikson swinging wildly here.
Shimura looks to land a body kick but Erikson moved away.
Erikson tests Shimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Erikson.
Shimura connects with a leg kick.
Erikson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikson throws a leg kick
and Shimura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jon Erikson has been cut.
Erikson moves into the clinch.
Erikson working aggressively here.
Erikson tries to stall but Shimura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson misses with a knee to the head.
Shimura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shimura.
Shimura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Erikson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erikson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shimura lands an uppercut.
Shimura pushes Erikson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Erikson misses with some punches.
Erikson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shimura tries a body shot but Erikson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erikson.
A short uppercut from Shimura.
Shimura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Erikson fails to land.
Shimura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Erikson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Erikson looking to stall.
Erikson seems to have got his legs back now.
Shimura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shimura throws a head punch that misses.
Erikson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimura swings wildly with an uppercut but Erikson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shimura.
Shimura swings wildly with an uppercut but Erikson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erikson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shimura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
Shimura misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shimura.
Shimura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erikson.
Erikson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shimura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
Shimura blocking some punches.
Erikson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Erikson pushes Shimura back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Erikson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Erikson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erikson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shimura misses with the head strike.
Shimura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shimura working aggressively here.
Erikson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shimura scores with a hook to the body.
Shimura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
Shimura gets through Erikson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shimura misses with a punch on the inside.
Erikson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Erikson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Erikson is breathing heavily.
Shimura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shimura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shimura misses with some punches.
Shimura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shimura lands a shoulder strike.
Shimura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Shimura pushes Erikson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shimura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimura throws a punch but it's blocked by Erikson.
A short right from Shimura.
Erikson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Erikson misses with some punches.
Erikson scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takashi Shimura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Erikson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Erikson misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erikson throws a jab but it's blocked by Shimura.
Shimura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shimura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shimura takes a swing at Erikson's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shimura. Erikson does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Erikson misses the target.
Erikson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erikson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shimura throws a shot to the body.
Shimura throws the kick towards the body but Erikson avoids it.
It looked like Erikson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Erikson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shimura. Shimura obviously looking to wear him down.
Shimura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Erikson. Erikson obviously looking to wear him down.
Shimura throws a body shot but no joy.
Erikson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Takashi Shimura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shimura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimura throws a body punch but Erikson moves out of range.
Erikson connects with a jab.
Erikson cracks Shimura with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson is looking to clinch.
Erikson throws a low kick but Shimura moves out of range easily.
Shimura lands a slapping body shot.
Erikson tests Shimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shimura cracks Erikson with an uppercut from hell and Erikson crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Shimura's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Erikson trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimura slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shimura throwing strikes but Erikson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Erikson trying to control the position but Shimura is working away.
Erikson stands up and beckons Shimura to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson moves away from the strike by Shimura.
Erikson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shimura back to the ropes. Erikson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shimura swings for the body but Erikson moves out of range.
Shimura slips a jab and a cross from Erikson.
Erikson throws a lazy right hand but Shimura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shimura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shimura in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Erikson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shimura takes one on the button.
Shimura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erikson.
Erikson throws an overhand right that lands on Shimura's shoulder, as Shimura tries to avoid the shot.
Shimura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erikson at a distance.
Shimura throws a body shot but no joy.
Shimura staying out of range there.
Erikson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shimura on the side of the head.
Shimura takes one on the button.
Erikson throws a leg kick but Shimura moved away.
Erikson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Erikson throws a lazy uppercut
and Shimura counters with a good, hard body kick but Erikson shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Erikson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimura.
Shimura cracks Erikson with an uppercut from hell and Erikson crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Shimura's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Shimura throwing strikes but missing.
Erikson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shimura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shimura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Erikson is keeping the position for now.
Shimura gets to his feet and stands over Erikson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Erikson felt that one! Shimura unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Erikson from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Shimura!
After the fight, Takashi Shimura 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thoreaux AssKicken (ranked 1929 p4p, 766 weight class) and James Gregor (ranked 263 p4p, 113 weight class). AssKicken comes to the ring accompanied by Winds of Change. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thoreaux AssKicken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AssKicken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
AssKicken connects with a jab.
Gregor misses with a series of wild punches.
AssKicken dives in for a single leg takedown but Gregor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
AssKicken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
AssKicken scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Gregor.
AssKicken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gregor misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
AssKicken jabs Gregor right on the nose. Gregor blinks but takes it well.
AssKicken is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AssKicken misses with a looping left.
Gregor throws a hook but AssKicken blocks it.
We've been informed that Gregor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gregor misses with a shot to the body
and AssKicken counters with a three punch combo that has Gregor backing up. Gregor nods at AssKicken to acknowledge the strikes.
Gregor looks to land a left hand but AssKicken moved out of range nicely.
Thoreaux AssKicken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor lands with a shot to the body.
Gregor throws an off balance right hand
and AssKicken counters with a nice body shot.
Gregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from AssKicken.
Gregor throws a hook to the side of AssKicken's head but AssKicken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. AssKicken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Gregor misses.
Gregor looks to score with a jab to the body but AssKicken is just out of range.
AssKicken has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doc Dannis Death Squad in the buildup to the fight.
AssKicken is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
AssKicken lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken wants to slow Gregor down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregor's jab looks to have found its range, popping AssKicken under the eye.
AssKicken lands a jab.
That has opened up James Gregor's cut even more.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
AssKicken throws a lazy uppercut
and Gregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
AssKicken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gregor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Gregor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
AssKicken takes a swing at Gregor's ribcage but misses.
AssKicken staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor walks into a straight right hand from AssKicken.
Gregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gregor thows a leg kick but AssKicken checks it
and AssKicken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gregor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gregor misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from AssKicken on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gregor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gregor slips a jab and a cross from AssKicken.
AssKicken throws a leg kick
and Gregor counters with a stiff right hand.
AssKicken is rocked!
It looks like Thoreaux AssKicken has been cut.
AssKicken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregor rattles AssKicken with a well-timed uppercut counter. - AssKicken tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Gregor dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving AssKicken stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Gregor!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ricci (ranked 1378 p4p, 621 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 163 p4p, 81 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricci checks a low kick from Corassa.
Corassa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corassa connects with a looping right hand.
Corassa connects with a leg kick.
Corassa scores with a sloppy right hand. Ricci should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corassa.
Albert Ricci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricci tries to clinch but Corassa moves out of range.
Ricci gets a clinch.
Corassa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corassa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Corassa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ricci fails to land.
Ricci has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
Corassa tries a body shot but Ricci blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corassa.
Ricci misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Ricci on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corassa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ricci.
Corassa trying to control the position but instead, Ricci has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corassa into the ropes.
Ricci misses with the head strike.
Ricci working aggressively here.
A short right from Ricci.
Corassa misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
Corassa blocks an uppercut.
Corassa blocks an uppercut.
Ricci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corassa backwards.
Corassa tries to work over Ricci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corassa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corassa throws a leg kick which misses Ricci's front leg but catches the back leg as Ricci tries to avoid it.
Ricci staying out of range there.
Ricci tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Corassa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricci gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Corassa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa tries to work over Ricci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corassa stalling in the clinch but Ricci improves position.
Ricci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricci working aggressively here.
Corassa's coach down at Underground Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Corassa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Corassa wants to get back to striking at distance but Ricci won't allow it.
Corassa cracks Ricci with a nice body shot.
Corassa lands a hook that snaps the head of Ricci backwards.
Ricci keeps control of Corassa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corassa misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corassa.
Ricci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corassa blocks an uppercut.
Corassa pushes Ricci back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ricci lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corassa.
Ricci lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ricci fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa has Ricci pressed against the ropes.
Corassa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricci doesn't manage to clinch there - Corassa circles away.
Corassa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ricci blocks it well.
A nice leg kick from Corassa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricci clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Ricci fails to land.
Ricci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ricci throws a punch but it's blocked by Corassa.
Corassa blocking some punches.
Corassa stalling in the clinch but Ricci improves position.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corassa.
Corassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corassa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ricci misses with the head strike.
Corassa tries to work over Ricci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ricci misses with the head strike.
Ricci blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa lands with a short shot to the head.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci gets through Corassa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ricci misses with a punch on the inside.
Corassa lands a hook that snaps the head of Ricci backwards.
Corassa blocking some punches.
Corassa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ricci.
Ricci swings wildly with an uppercut but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricci lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ricci has closed the distance and engaged Corassa in a clinch.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ricci fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ricci.
Corassa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ricci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa lands with a right to the head.
Corassa misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ricci.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corassa blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Corassa.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
Corassa blocking some punches.
Corassa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricci misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci working aggressively here.
Corassa working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ricci.
Ricci lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corassa backwards.
Corassa misses with some punches.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa is trying to stall.
A short left from Corassa.
Ricci misses with the head strike.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Corassa lands with a right to the head.
Ricci has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Corassa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ricci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corassa working aggressively here.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Ricci avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the ropes.
Corassa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ricci.
Ricci misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Ricci misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corassa.
Ricci throws a punch but it's blocked by Corassa.
Corassa lands a left hand.
Corassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corassa blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Corassa.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa blocks an uppercut.
Corassa looking to slow down the pace here.
Corassa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corassa lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Ricci on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Corassa.
Corassa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa cracks Ricci with a nice body shot.
Ricci blocks an uppercut.
Ricci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corassas head.
Corassa misses with a punch on the inside.
Corassa throws a head punch that misses.
Corassa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corassa.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ricci fails to land.
Corassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ricci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corassa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ricci backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ricci.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corassa pushes Ricci back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ricci fails to land.
Corassa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Ricci.
Corassa is trying to stall.
Corassa trying to control the position but instead, Ricci has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corassa into the ropes.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricci pushes Corassa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ricci takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ricci.
Ricci throws a head punch that misses.
Ricci has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
Ricci throws a head punch that misses.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Corassa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Corassa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Corassa scores with a jab. Ricci acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corassa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ricci is rocked!
Corassa pounces like a tiger and cracks Ricci with a vicious hook! Ricci is down but not out! Corassa follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eduardo Corassa!
An out of breath Eduardo Corassa 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Torcadall Sailcirc (ranked 1372 p4p, 966 weight class) and Robert Drummond (ranked 207 p4p, 153 weight class). Sailcirc's entrance music is THE SCOTTS. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Torcadall Sailcirc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Drummond !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailcirc goes for a double leg but Drummond avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Drummond continues to drive forward.
Sailcirc dives in and grabs Drummond 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drummond pushes down on Sailcirc's head and hops out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drummond ! But no joy.
Sailcirc feints and as Drummond raises his hands in defense, Sailcirc changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drummond wants to stand and escape but Sailcirc is having none of it.
Drummond is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drummond wants to sweep here but Sailcirc controlling him for the moment.
Drummond keeping full guard, as Sailcirc tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drummond has Sailcirc pulled in close to control his posture.
Drummond 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 one minute gone in the round.
Drummond bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sailcirc's guard.
Sailcirc trying to control the position.
Sailcirc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drummond defends well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Drummond won't allow Sailcirc to sweep him here.
Drummond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drummond keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sailcirc's head.
Drummond postures up and lands a big shot to Sailcirc's brow.
Drummond stopping the sweep attempt from Sailcirc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drummond gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sailcirc looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drummond connects with a couple of short punches.
Drummond cracks Sailcirc with a solid left hand.
Drummond postures up in Sailcirc's guard and throws a big left but Sailcirc blocks it.
Drummond throws a strike but Sailcirc rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sailcirc looking to sit in guard and control but Drummond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drummond postures up and lands a big shot to Sailcirc's brow.
Sailcirc looking for a guillotine here but Drummond defends easily.
Sailcirc throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond works over Sailcirc with some ground and pound from guard.
Drummond tries to free his leg and advance position but Sailcirc is retaining full guard.
Sailcirc throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sailcirc throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drummond stands up over Sailcirc, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drummond working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sailcirc's head.
Drummond is in close to Sailcirc's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sailcirc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sailcirc escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drummond gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sailcirc looking for a sweep. Not yet Sailcirc, not yet.
Drummond keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sailcirc's head.
Sailcirc looking to control.
Sailcirc is really struggling to control Drummond but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Drummond is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing good reports from Sailcirc'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.
Sailcirc keeping moving, preventing Drummond from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drummond is working Sailcirc over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sailcirc looking to control.
Drummond cracks Sailcirc with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Drummond dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drummond with a hook.
Drummond misses with a straight left.
Drummond throws a low kick but Sailcirc avoids it.
Drummond tests Sailcirc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Drummond slams his shin into Sailcirc's torso.
Drummond loads up on a big right hand but Sailcirc slips the punch.
Drummond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drummond defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sailcirc.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drummond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab from Drummond .
Drummond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drummond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Drummond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sailcirc doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sailcirc is rocked!
Drummond misses with a hook
enabling Sailcirc to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Sailcirc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drummond looks to throw a body kick
and Sailcirc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sailcirc seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Drummond coming out on top.
Robert Drummond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drummond misses with a few strikes there.
Sailcirc lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sailcirc under the eye.
Drummond scores with a nice right hand.
Drummond looks to land a body kick but Sailcirc moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drummond 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sailcirc under the eye.
Sailcirc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sailcirc misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond swings widly with a right hand
and Sailcirc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drummond catches Sailcirc with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drummond lands with a good body shot.
Sailcirc shoots in for a takedown but Drummond shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drummond scores with a nice head shot.
Drummond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sailcirc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robert Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sailcirc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Sailcirc's shoulder, as Sailcirc tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond lands a big shot that drops Sailcirc! Can he finish him?
Sailcirc is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sailcirc 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.
Sailcirc working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc looking for a guillotine here but Drummond defends easily.
Sailcirc wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Drummond is now in half guard.
Drummond looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sailcirc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drummond takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drummond working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Drummond there.
Drummond lands a big elbow - Sailcirc is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Drummond !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Drummond !
Robert Drummond 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Swango (ranked 511 p4p, 836 weight class) and Arthur Morgan (ranked 67 p4p, 110 weight class). Morgan has chosen Battle Cry 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
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, Arthur Morgan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Swango counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swango really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Swango.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swango moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Swango wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swango lands the left hand.
Morgan cracks Swango with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Michael Swango has been cut.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swango.
Swango 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan with a nice calf kick.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Arthur Morgan has been cut.
Morgan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Swango is looking for a counter combo.
Swango moves away from the strike by Morgan.
A little feinted left hand from Swango on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Swango moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Morgan tries to clinch but Swango moves out of range.
Morgan takes a swing at Swango's ribcage but misses.
Swango swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swango at a distance.
Swango rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swango counters with a left to the body.
Swango moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Swango misses with a hook.
Morgan tries to land a leg kick but Swango saw it coming and moves away.
Morgan connects with a high kick.
Morgan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Swango was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan moves out of range as Swango strikes.
Swango misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Swango.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Swango throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Swango with a jab.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Swango counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan throws a jab when Swango was well out of range.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swango moves out of range of the body kick.
Swango takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Morgan is predictable there
and Swango connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Swango lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Swango's front leg but catches the back leg as Swango tries to avoid it.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1-2. Morgan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Swango looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Morgan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Swango saw that one coming.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Swango on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Swango to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Swango slips the punch.
Swango moves forwards but Morgan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Swango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swango went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Swango throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Swango.
Morgan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arthur Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Swango. Those never looked like landing.
Swango lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swango.
It looked like Swango was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Swango is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Swango's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Swango was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swango slips under a jab.
It looked like Swango wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan defending well as Swango loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Morgan misses.
It looked like Swango wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Swango takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swango on the side of the head.
Michael Swango's cut is getting worse.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Swango's leg. Swango is trying to keep his angry face on.
Swango defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Swango went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
A combination from Swango does no damage.
Morgan throws a jab when Swango was well out of range.
Swango went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Swango is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swango misses with a left hand
and Swango takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Swango knows he should have avoided that one.
Swango scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Morgan misses.
It looked like Swango wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swango throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swango swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Swango takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morgan cracks Swango with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Swango looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Morgan finish him?
A cross from Morgan lands.
Swango is rocked!
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swango counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Swango.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and Swango counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swango misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Swango's side.
Swango checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swango on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Swango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swango throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Morgan with a nice calf kick.
Morgan cracks Swango with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michael Swango's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Swango counters with a slapping leg kick.
Swango misses with a low kick.
Swango looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Swango blocks a jab.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Swango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan slips under a jab from Swango.
Swango with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Swango is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morgan!
Oh Swango is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swango sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swango seems to have got his legs back now.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swango's hands.
Jeez, Michael Swango's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Swango's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur Morgan!
Arthur Morgan is the new middleweight champion!
Arthur Morgan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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