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TC 3: Knock Out vs Inspektor B PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Altow (ranked 22464 p4p, 7116 weight class) and Raistlin Majere (ranked 633 p4p, 571 weight class). Raistlin Majere is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Altow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raistlin Majere!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altow moves into range and clinches up with Majere.
Altow tries to pull guard but Majere won't allow it.
Majere tries a knee to the head but Altow blocks it.
Altow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Altow manages to end up in side control.
Majere has one of Altow's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Majere struggling a bit here.
Majere tries to bench press Altow off him but Altow keeps the position.
Majere wants to control but Altow postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Altow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Majere can't do much from the bottom here.
Majere takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majere wants to control but Altow postures up.
Majere trying his best to control but Altow has mounted him.
Majere is desperately trying to improve his position but Altow has a good base and remains in mount.
Majere tries to hold on but Altow pushes him away.
Majere is trying desperately to improve position.
Majere tries to hold on but Altow pushes him away.
We've been hearing good reports from Altow'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.
Majere tries to reverse the position but Altow maintains control.
Majere tries to hold on but Altow pushes him away.
Majere 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.
Altow breaks from Majere's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Majere is looking to improve his position but Altow isn't that keen on the idea.
Majere is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altow controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Altow.
Altow controlling the pace for now.
Majere is in all sorts of trouble here.
Altow is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Majere to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Majere shrugs it off.
Majere is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Majere takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altow lands a couple of good shots and Majere has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Altow not allowing Majere to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majere tries to break free.
Altow is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Majere defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Good control from Altow.
Majere trying to control the action but Altow just sinks the hooks in.
Majere might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Altow haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Altow is looking for the choke from the back position but Majere is controlling his hands well.
Majere trying to control the action but Altow just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majere is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Altow is staying active.
Altow is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Majere looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Majere is keeping busy.
Altow is riding his opponent, not letting Majere buck him off.
Altow is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Majere defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Altow is not going to allow Majere to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Altow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Majere tries to clinch there but Altow circles away.
Majere fails in his attempt to clinch.
Majere throws a head kick but Altow moves out of range.
Altow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Majere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Altow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Majere misses with a low kick.
Majere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Majere walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Altow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Majere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Altow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Majere connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Altow prevents Majere from improving his position.
Altow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Majere is looking to control Altow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Majere avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majere tries to get to full guard but Altow has control of the leg.
Majere gets back to full guard.
Majere trying to control the position.
Majere is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Altow is aware though and is defending well.
Majere wants to sweep but no luck.
Majere trying to keep a closed guard but Altow is proving a slippery customer.
Altow is working Majere over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Altow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Altow landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Altow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Altow controlling from the top position.
Altow is looking to stand up but Majere won't let him.
Majere is trying to control the position but Altow postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Altow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Majere can do to turn this around?
Majere working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Altow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Altow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Majere wants to stand up but Altow is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majere tries to clinch but Altow is having none of it.
Majere rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Altow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Altow.
Altow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Altow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Majere looking for a guillotine here but Altow defends easily.
Majere is pulling down on Altow's head. It's preventing any offense from Altow, at least for the moment.
Majere trying to keep a closed guard but Altow is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majere is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Majere wants to lay and pray for a moment but Altow keeps working.
Majere controlling the action here.
Majere wants to lay and pray for a moment but Altow keeps working.
Altow trying to hold on to Majere's head to control him but Majere postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Majere is looking to take a break and control but Altow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Craig Altow will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Majere throws a lazy body kick
and Altow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Majere looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Altow trying to control the position from guard on top but Majere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Altow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Majere is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Majere is trying to control the position but Altow postures up.
Altow throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majere being controlled here, momentarily.
Altow trying to control but Majere is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majere throws a leg kick
and Altow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Majere won't be happy with that.
Majere is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Altow cracks Majere with a big elbow.
Majere on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Altow tries for a kimura but Majere is defending well.
Altow wants to stand but Majere has his arm trapped.
Majere is trying to control Altow's posture but Altow avoids it.
Majere sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Majere is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Altow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Craig Altow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Majere trying to control but Altow postures up.
Altow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Altow in particular looking to stall.
Majere looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altow is working for a submission of some sort.
Majere wants to control but Altow is keeping busy.
Majere actively working from the bottom here.
Majere is trying to maintain the position but Altow is very close to passing his half guard.
Altow performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Altow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Majere manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altow wanted to stand there but Majere had control of the position.
Majere is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Altow is aware though and is defending well.
Majere has momentary wrist control but Altow slips an elbow through the middle.
Majere can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Altow controls the pace.
Altow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Majere has momentary wrist control but Altow slips an elbow through the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Altow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Raistlin Majere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Altow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Altow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Altow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Altow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 4631 p4p, 3239 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 500 p4p, 378 weight class). De Struicao comes to the cage accompanied by Walk With Me In Hell. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edgy Brah!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Struicao throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Struicao swings for the body but Brah moves out of range.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
De Struicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Struicao, pushing him back against the cage.
Brah lands a left hand.
Brah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brahs head.
Brah avoids a wild elbow strike from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Struicao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
Brah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Struicao's elbow.
Brah gets through De Struicao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brah lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Brah.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brah avoids it.
De Struicao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brah scores with a shot to the side of De Struicao's head.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brah misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao lands an elbow just above Brah 's eye.
De Struicao lands an elbow that stopped Brah in his tracks for a moment.
Brah lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
Brah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
Brah lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brah.
Brah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Struicao tries a body shot but Brah blocks it.
De Struicao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brah misses with the head strike.
Brah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Struicao can't find room to land a body shot as Brah controls the action.
Brah throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Brah avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Brah avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
Brah scores with a shoulder strike.
De Struicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brah prevents a body shot from De Struicao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brah.
Brah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 De Struicao is rocked!
Brah blocks a body shot from De Struicao.
Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao.
Brah misses with some punches.
Brah blocks an elbow strike from De Struicao.
Brah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh De Struicao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Struicao misses with an elbow strike.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Brah avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
Brah misses with the head strike.
De Struicao is pressed against the cage. Brah pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts De Struicao! Two more big strikes from Brah and De Struicao crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edgy Brah!
After winning the bout, Edgy Brah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Penn (ranked 2191 p4p, 2452 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 296 p4p, 333 weight class). Penn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everything in its right place. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson tries to land a body kick
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn scores with a one two! Swanson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from Penn misses.
Swanson moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Swanson slips under a jab from Penn.
A slapping body kick lands there for Swanson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Swanson throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swanson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Swanson - that will leave a mark!
Swanson takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Swanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swanson cracks Penn with an open hand slap.
Swanson lands a head shot.
Penn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Penn wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
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!
You can see the frustration on Swanson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson trying to remain calm as Penn controls from the top position.
Penn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penn controlling the position from side mount.
Swanson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Swanson.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPenn.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn slips a jab from Swanson.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Swanson digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson. Those never looked like landing.
Penn moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Swanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
A nice leg kick from Penn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Penn checks it.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Penn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Penn slips a straight right by Swanson.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Swanson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Swanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn throws a big counter combination but Swanson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Penn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Swanson scores with a hook.
Swanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Swanson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penn.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Swanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
Swanson scores with a push kick.
Penn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penn dives in and grabs Swanson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swanson pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Swanson is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Penn. That snapped Swanson's head back.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.
Swanson is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson lands a jab.
Swanson with a jab.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Swanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson. Those never looked like landing.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swanson.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Swanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks the body kick.
Benedicte Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swanson as he jumps to the side.
Swanson pushes Penn away with a front kick.
Swanson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Swanson throws a shot to the body.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a right and a left that Swanson avoids nicely.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Swanson connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Swanson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Penn down.
Swanson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Swanson staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson 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! This is the final round!
Penn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Penn tries to score with a low kick but Swanson moves his leg out of the way.
Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Swanson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Swanson!
Penn throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two 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.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Swanson feints a counter leg kick.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn throws a wild body kick that Swanson sees coming a mile off.
Penn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Swanson.
Penn takes one to the side of the head.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Swanson as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedicte Swanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Swanson thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
Swanson with the inside leg kick.
James Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedicte Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swanson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Swanson.
Decent striking displayed by Swanson there.
Swanson lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Swanson slips a jab from Penn.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Swanson avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson checks a leg kick.
Penn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Swanson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Swanson is retaining full guard.
Swanson controlling Penn's posture.
Swanson trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benedicte Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swanson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedicte Swanson!
Our winner, Benedicte Swanson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Mma (ranked 2222 p4p, 2929 weight class) and Edwin Lucan (ranked 277 p4p, 349 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Lucan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lucan.
It looked like Mma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lucan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mma's waist but Mma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lucan off to one side.
Lucan slips a straight right by Mma.
Lucan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lucan misses with a takedown
and Mma counters with a stiff right hand.
Mma cracks Lucan with a good jab.
Mma misses with a hook. Lucan ducked under it nicely.
Lucan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mma ducks under a wild hook from Lucan.
Lucan digs a good body shot into Mma's ribs.
Lucan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Lucan.
And Mma counters with a quick kick to the body but Lucan blocks it.
Mma throws out a loose jab but Lucan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lucan takes a step back to recover.
Lucan walks into a stiff left hand from Mma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lucan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma lands with a good body shot.
Mma looks to land a right hand but Lucan moved out of range.
Lucan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lucan tries to clinch but Mma is having none of it.
Lucan moves out of range of the strikes.
Mma scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Lucan misses.
Lucan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucan.
Mma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lucan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mma.
Edwin Lucan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mma avoids the head kick by Lucan.
Lucan moves into the clinch.
Lucan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mma manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Lucan.
A slow jab from Mma misses its intended target.
As Mma backs off Lucan throws a huge counter combo but Mma manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mma.
Lucan tries to clinch but Mma moves out of range.
Mma fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lucan just manages to avoid it.
Lucan is looking to clinch but Mma is avoiding it.
Mma throws a shot from downtown. Lucan moves away and avoids it.
Lucan misses with a hook
and Mma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mma looks to land a body kick but Lucan moved away.
Lucan throws a body kick that misses
and Mma counters with a body kick.
Mma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lucan tries to clinch up.
Mma appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lucan looks winded!
Lucan moves away from the strike by Mma.
Despite the aggression on Lucan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lucan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Mma misses its intended target.
Lucan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mma.
Jeff Mma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Mma.
 Lucan is rocked!
Mma cracks Lucan on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lucan falls backwards against the cage. Mma follows up with more strikes that drop Lucan to his knees. Mma keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lucan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Mma!
Jeff Mma decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Rebenta (ranked 1503 p4p, 1936 weight class) and Hannu Karpo (ranked 198 p4p, 244 weight class). Hannu Karpo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Rebenta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebenta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rebenta dives in and grabs Karpo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karpo pushes down on Rebenta's head and hops out.
Rebenta shoots in looking for a takedown but Karpo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rebenta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karpo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rebenta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karpo is trying to defend but Rebenta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Karpo trying to hold on to Rebenta's head to control him but Rebenta postures up.
Karpo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rebenta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rebenta looks to land a strike but Karpo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rebenta throws a big elbow that misses.
Rebenta postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karpo is on top in guard.
Rebenta looking for a guillotine here but Karpo defends easily.
Karpo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rebenta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karpo has managed to get both his arms back between Rebenta's legs - danger averted.
Rebenta keeping moving, preventing Karpo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karpo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Karpo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karpo throwing strikes from guard but Rebenta blocks nicely.
Rebenta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karpo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karpo wants to control from the top but Rebenta keeps moving.
Rebenta is looking for a triangle here but Karpo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Karpo taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karpo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karpo is looking to take a break and control but Rebenta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rebenta is trying to improve his position.
Rebenta is working hard here to advance position.
Karpo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rebenta!
Karpo controlling the pace for now.
Rebenta is desperately trying to improve his position but Karpo has a good base and remains in mount.
Karpo controlling from mount.
Karpo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Karpo wants to control the pace but Rebenta is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta wants to hold on but Karpo pushes him away.
Karpo trying to control but Rebenta is having none of it.
Rebenta can't escape the position.
Karpo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karpo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Karpo controlling from mount.
Rebenta is trying desperately to improve position.
Karpo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rebenta is desperately trying to improve his position but Karpo has a good base and remains in mount.
Karpo with the ground and pound from mount.
Rebenta wants to hold on but Karpo pushes him away.
Karpo looking to control but Rebenta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karpo looking to control but Rebenta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karpo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rebenta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rebenta wants to control but Karpo is having none of it.
Karpo landing punches.
Rebenta tries to reverse the position but Karpo maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Karpo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karpo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karpo wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Karpo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rebenta gets a takedown into half guard.
Karpo tries to roll over but Rebenta keeps him under control.
Karpo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karpo gets full guard.
Karpo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rebenta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rebenta advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rebenta wants to control from the top but Karpo keeps moving.
Rebenta throwing strikes from guard but Karpo blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rebenta.
Rebenta content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Karpo has locked up a guillotine! Karpo's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Rebenta is holding on here and Karpo must be using up a lot of energy. Rebenta has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Karpo gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hannu Karpo!
A less than humble Hannu Karpo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bon Adrien De Moncey (ranked 3003 p4p, 555 weight class) and Kyle Austin (ranked 389 p4p, 84 weight class). Austin has chosen Roy Jones. Jr - Can't be Touched as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bon Adrien De Moncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Austin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Moncey finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Austin's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and De Moncey falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Austin!
Kyle Austin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 1142 p4p, 1140 weight class) and Jorginho Marcelo (ranked 147 p4p, 146 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorginho Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcelo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marcelo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marcelo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knox sees it coming and defends easily.
Marcelo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Knox 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.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marcelo tries to pass to full mount but Knox defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo content to control rather than advance.
Knox is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcelo.
Marcelo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Marcelo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marcelo trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Marcelo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Marcelo is pressing down on Knox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knox is holding on for now.
Marcelo prevents Knox from improving his position.
Marcelo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Marcelo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo wants to work for an arm triangle but Knox is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marcelo stalling.
Marcelo works his way into side control.
My spies in Gym inform me that Marcelo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knox manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marcelo's best efforts.
Marcelo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knox has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marcelo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Knox is looking to improve his position but Marcelo isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcelo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Knox has worked his arm free - good work by Knox!
Marcelo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorginho Marcelo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marcelo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcelo throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk. Knox catches Marcelo right on the button with a cross.
Marcelo shoots in but Knox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knox swings for the body but Marcelo moves out of range.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marcelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knox swivels and escapes.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
Marcelo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcelo off to one side.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Marcelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcelo has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Marcelo controls the action.
Marcelo blocks an uppercut.
Knox works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knox trying to control but Marcelo is working from the bottom.
Marcelo is trying to keep Knox in close.
Marcelo is looking to sweep but instead, Knox has passed into half guard.
Marcelo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily.
Marcelo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knox is working away from the top position though.
Knox 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.
Marcelo is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcelo keeps trying to improve his position.
Knox misses with a head shot. Marcelo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Marcelo has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marcelo is on top in guard.
Jorginho Marcelo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcelo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knox's guard.
Marcelo is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marcelo seems to be looking for submissions.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Knox moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marcelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcelo looking to pass the guard.
Marcelo trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marcelo manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcelo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that second round.
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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Marcelo misses with a two punch combination.
Marcelo throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Marcelo saw that one coming.
Marcelo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marcelo tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Marcelo manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marcelo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Marcelo tries to escape but Knox has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Knox is punishing Marcelo with some ground and pound.
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!
Knox has the hooks in. Marcelo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Knox doesn't have the hooks in and Marcelo manages to turn into his guard.
Marcelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marcelo advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Marcelo trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Marcelo working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox manages to get back to half guard.
Knox tries to roll over but Marcelo keeps him under control.
Marcelo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marcelo is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marcelo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marcelo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Knox!
Marcelo wants to control the pace but Knox is squirming around nicely.
Knox working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Marcelo is working for a submission of some sort.
Marcelo prevents Knox from improving his position.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marcelo is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Marcelo wants to pass the guard but Knox is defending well.
Knox gets back to full guard.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcelo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marcelo tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
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 Beta Knox.
I think Knox 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patty O Reilly (ranked 785 p4p, 525 weight class) and Daniel Orndorf (ranked 116 p4p, 74 weight class). Orndorf has chosen Wrecking Ball - Andrew Baena as his entrance music. Daniel Orndorf struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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18 - 11 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patty O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Orndorf!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orndorf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orndorf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daniel Orndorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Orndorf misses.
O Reilly feinted with a counter takedown.
Orndorf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orndorf misses with an uppercut
and O Reilly counters with a takedown into side control.
O Reilly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Orndorf, who protects the arm well.
O Reilly landing strikes.
Orndorf prevents O Reilly from improving position.
O Reilly scores with punches from side control.
 It looks like Daniel Orndorf has been cut.
We've been hearing that O Reilly has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Orndorf is trying to improve his position.
Orndorf takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
O Reilly tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orndorf gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Orndorf is trying to get back to full guard.
O Reilly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Reilly working the head and body with strikes.
That has opened up Daniel Orndorf's cut even more.
O Reilly wants to work for an arm triangle but Orndorf is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Orndorf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Reilly is keen to just control but Orndorf is a slippery customer.
Orndorf actively working from the bottom here.
O Reilly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daniel Orndorf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Orndorf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patty O Reilly!
After the fight, Patty O Reilly 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.
Daniel Orndorf was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back. I will reclaim what's mine.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 862 p4p, 1208 weight class) and Sergey Burenkov (ranked 109 p4p, 154 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burenkov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harada did well to prevent Burenkov getting side control.
Burenkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burenkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burenkov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harada holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Harada trying to control from the bottom.
Burenkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harada defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burenkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burenkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burenkov is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burenkov trying to mount his opponent but Harada defends it.
Harada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Burenkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harada regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burenkov passes into half guard.
Burenkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burenkov.
Burenkov wants to pass to mount but Harada is defending the position.
Burenkov is looking for a kimura here.
Burenkov works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harada tries to lock up and control but Burenkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burenkov looking to secure an arm triangle but Harada defends it well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Burenkov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada tries to hold on but Burenkov postures up.
Harada wants to try and get back to his feet.
Burenkov working for a guillotine from mount but Harada is in no mood to give up.
Burenkov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Harada is looking to get to half guard.
Burenkov working for a guillotine from mount but Harada is in no mood to give up.
Harada tries to lock up and control but Burenkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harada stops Burenkov from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Harada really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Burenkov wants to control the pace but Harada is squirming around nicely.
Burenkov wants to take Harada's back here but Harada is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Burenkov controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harada defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burenkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Burenkov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Burenkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harada lunges at Burenkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burenkov's hand.
Harada misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Harada misses.
Burenkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Burenkov throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Harada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burenkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Harada circles away.
Burenkov tests Harada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harada connects with the punch.
Burenkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burenkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harada to the mat! Harada manages to get full 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!
Harada kicks Burenkov off and gets to his feet.
A left lands for Harada.
Harada lunges at Burenkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burenkov's hand.
Burenkov is rocked!
Harada fakes the body blow, causing Burenkov to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Burenkov goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 911 p4p, 343 weight class) and Inspektor Bee (ranked 112 p4p, 48 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Bee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee misses with a low kick as Out jumps back.
Inspektor Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Bee misses.
Bee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bee slips a jab from Out.
Out has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Bee tries to clinch but Out moves out of range.
Out was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Out connects with a stiff jab that staggers Bee - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Knock Out!
A very excited looking Knock Out 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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