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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihai Albescu (ranked 6630 p4p, 25172 weight class) and Tom Donaldson (ranked 587 p4p, 633 weight class). Tom Donaldson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mihai Albescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Donaldson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albescu lands a jab to Donaldson's midsection.
Donaldson misses with a body shot
and Donaldson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Tom Donaldson has been cut.
A jab from Albescu misses.
Donaldson throws a lazy right hand but Albescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albescu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donaldson wants to clinch.
Donaldson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Albescu.
Albescu throws a jab when Donaldson was well out of range.
Albescu checks the leg kick.
Donaldson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albescu throws out the jab.
Donaldson tries to close the distance and clinch but Albescu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donaldson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Albescu swivels and escapes.
Donaldson misses with a lunging right hand
and Albescu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tom Donaldson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albescu cracks Donaldson with a good jab.
Albescu misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albescu moves out of range as Donaldson strikes.
Donaldson shoots in looking for a takedown but Albescu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Donaldson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Albescu throws a jab when Donaldson was well out of range.
A cross from Albescu lands.
Albescu throws a jab when Donaldson was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Donaldson misses.
Albescu catches Donaldson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 Donaldson is rocked!
Albescu jabs at Donaldson's body.
Albescu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donaldson looks winded!
Donaldson moves in looking to clinch but Albescu pushes him off.
Albescu keeps the fight on the outside.
Albescu scores with a shot to the body.
Albescu connects with a right hand. Donaldson shakes it off.
Donaldson is still on wobbly legs! Can Albescu finish him?
Donaldson walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Albescu swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mihai Albescu!
A very excited looking Mihai Albescu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Tom Donaldson had this to say: 'I will be back better than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dranos Sandus (ranked 6716 p4p, 5538 weight class) and Topou Oto (ranked 642 p4p, 596 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dranos Sandus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Topou Oto!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oto misses with a takedown
and Sandus counters with a left to the body.
Oto misses with a takedown
and Sandus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Topou Oto has been cut.
Topou Oto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandus counters with an inside leg kick.
Oto tries for a takedown but Sandus circles away easily
and Oto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dranos Sandus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Topou Oto.
Oto looks winded!
Oto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sandus counters with a crisp right hand that drops Oto! Sandus lets Oto back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oto is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sandus.
Oto is still on wobbly legs! Can Sandus finish him?
Oto misses with a takedown
and Sandus counters with a left to the body.
Oto seems to have recovered his senses.
Sandus lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandus scores with a hook to the body. Oto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sandus digs a good body shot into Oto's ribs.
Sandus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sandus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sandus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sandus lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sandus as the two fighters clinch.
Sandus scores with a hook to the body.
Sandus lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Sandus scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Sandus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandus lands a right hand.
Sandus lands an uppercut.
Sandus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oto or not.
Sandus drops Oto onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Oto is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right hand to the body from Sandus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sandus.
Sandus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oto.
Sandus lands a hook that snaps the head of Oto backwards.
Sandus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oto.
Sandus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oto or not.
Sandus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sandus lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sandus - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandus drops Oto onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Oto is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That has opened up Topou Oto's cut even more.
Sandus lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Oto to his knees! Sandus keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dranos Sandus!
A victorious Dranos Sandus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Jones (ranked 5381 p4p, 7123 weight class) and Edgar Rice (ranked 430 p4p, 475 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Edgar Rice!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Rice moved out of range.
Rice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rice to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones misses the body punch
letting Rice counter with a right hand.
Jones sends Rice crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jones is motioning to the referee to let Rice up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rice is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones drops Rice with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rice! Jones dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Jones!
Our winner, Tyson Jones, 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 Maximo Costa (ranked 4881 p4p, 5363 weight class) and Johnny Morison (ranked 510 p4p, 537 weight class). The key to victory for Maximo Costa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximo Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Morison !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costa is trying to break free.
Costa dodges an elbow strike from Morison .
Costa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morison was well out of range. Poor timing from Costa.
Costa sets himself, and Morison steps forward looking for the clinch! Costa avoids it this time.
Costa scores with a body shot.
Costa scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Morison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costa's efforts to push away.
Morison breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morison moves into the clinch.
Morison stops a takedown attempt from Costa.
I was talking to Costa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Costa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costa cracks Morison with an open hand slap.
Good standup being displayed there by Costa as he connects with a hook.
Morison looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Costa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morison .
Costa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Costa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morison momentarily.
Costa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morison tries to move into range but Costa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Morison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donk. Costa catches Morison right on the button with a cross.
Morison is rocked!
Costa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Costa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Costa lands a right hook to the body.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morison circles away quickly and effectively.
Morison replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Costa blocks it well.
Costa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Costa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Costa stuffs the takedown.
Maximo Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Morison .
Morison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maximo Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Costa lands with a hook. Morison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morison is still on wobbly legs! Can Costa finish him?
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Morison seems to have recovered his senses.
Costa moves into range and clinches up with Morison .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morison has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Costa uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Costa wants to control from the top but Morison keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Costa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morison can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Costa controls the pace.
Costa throws a big elbow that misses.
Costa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Costa has managed to get both his arms back between Morison 's legs - danger averted.
Costa trying to control but Morison is working from the bottom.
Costa chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a couple of elbows.
Costa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Costa won't allow Morison to sweep him here.
Costa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morison is trying to keep Costa in close.
Costa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Costa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Costa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Costa postures up in Morison 's guard and throws a big left but Morison blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Costa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morison tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
enabling Costa to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa scores with a decent looking hook.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morison has his takedown stuffed
and Costa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costa throws out a powerful jab.
Maximo Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
Morison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morison drops his hands momentarily. Costa doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Morison staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Morison doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximo Costa!
Maximo Costa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malig Murska (ranked 5086 p4p, 5093 weight class) and Colton Cabana (ranked 498 p4p, 499 weight class). Cabana has chosen Prospect as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Murska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Cabana !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabana looks to land a combination but Murska avoids it well.
Cabana needs to keep his hands up - Murska had a free shot at his head there.
Cabana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Murska counter with a right hand.
It looks like Colton Cabana has been cut.
Cabana shoots for a takedown but Murska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murska stuffs the takedown attempt from Cabana . Cabana gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cabana shoots for a takedown but Murska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malig Murska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Cabana .
Murska misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabana fails with the takedown
and Murska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murska defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cabana .
Cabana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cabana shoots for a double leg takedown but Murska sprawls well. He's pushed Cabana 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cabana looks winded!
Cabana walks into a straight right hand from Murska.
Cabana seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Murska shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Cabana is backing up but Murska catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Cabana covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Murska Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malig Murska!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonne Nguema (ranked 5211 p4p, 4338 weight class) and Lyutskan Ivankov (ranked 149 p4p, 139 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Antonne Nguema has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Antonne Nguema seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonne Nguema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyutskan Ivankov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguema throws a nice looking combination but Ivankov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivankov throws a big shot that misses.
Ivankov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Nguema was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ivankov.
Ivankov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nguema has a couple of punches blocked by Ivankov.
Ivankov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nguema misses with a left hand
and Ivankov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivankov 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.
Nguema tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ivankov counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivankov gets a clinch.
Ivankov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguema throws a nice looking combination but Ivankov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nguema sets himself, and Ivankov steps forward looking for the clinch! Nguema avoids it this time.
Nguema missing with a left hand there. Ivankov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivankov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ivankov cracks Nguema with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguema gets tackled into the cage by Ivankov. Ivankov maintains the clinch.
Nguema breaks from the clinch.
Nguema misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nguema has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Antonne Nguema has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguema throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Ivankov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ivankov lands a jab to Nguema's midsection.
Nguema takes one to the side of the head.
Ivankov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Nguema right on the button. Nguema goes down! Ivankov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ivankov gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyutskan Ivankov!
A less than humble Lyutskan Ivankov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Balboa (ranked 5137 p4p, 5213 weight class) and Jack McScramble (ranked 501 p4p, 505 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Balboa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the Tiger. Apollo Balboa had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The key to victory for Apollo Balboa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Apollo Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack McScramble!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McScramble.
Balboa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McScramble wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McScramble has an Americana. Balboa didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! McScramble is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if McScramble hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack McScramble!
Jack McScramble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jovic (ranked 6474 p4p, 3996 weight class) and Fela Kuti (ranked 583 p4p, 456 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The W.A.N.D. - Flaming Lips. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Basic striking
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Jovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fela Kuti!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuti lands with a cross.
Jovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuti connects with a right hand. Jovic shakes it off.
Kuti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jovic clinches with his opponent.
Jovic lands a nice uppercut.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
Kuti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuti lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuti lands a shot to the body.
Jovic lands with a light punch inside.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuti's brow.
Kuti has a couple of punches blocked by Jovic.
Jovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuti tries a body shot but Jovic blocks it.
Kuti lands a body shot.
Kuti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jovic stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Jovic to work.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovic is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovic.
Jovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Jovic.
A body shot lands from Kuti.
Jovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Jovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuti scores with a hook to the body.
Kuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovic's elbow.
Jovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kutis head.
A head punch on the inside from Jovic fails to land.
Jovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuti is working Jovic over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovic.
Jovic lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuti.
A head punch on the inside from Jovic fails to land.
Jovic blocks a body shot from Kuti.
Kuti can't find room to land a body shot as Jovic controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Kuti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuti.
Jovic throws a head punch that misses.
Kuti tries to throw a body punch but Jovic avoids it by throwing Kuti back against the cage.
Jovic working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuti.
Jovic lands a right hand.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti lands with a left to the head.
Jovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Jovic misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuti.
Still in the clinch, Kuti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Jovic.
Kuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuti lands a hook that snaps the head of Jovic backwards.
Kuti tries a body shot but Jovic blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kuti.
Jovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuti.
Kuti lands a body punch.
Jovic is breathing heavily.
Kuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jovic or not.
Kuti tries to work over Jovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuti lands a right hand.
Kuti is leaning against Jovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Kuti.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jovic backwards.
Kuti lands a body shot.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuti tries to throw a body punch but Jovic avoids it by throwing Kuti back against the cage.
Kuti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuti scores with a shot to the side of Jovic's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kuti on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuti.
Nice body punch from Kuti.
A right hand to the body from Kuti.
Kuti lands a body punch.
Kuti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Kuti.
Kuti lands a body shot.
Kuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovic's elbow.
Kuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovic's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuti.
Jovic throws a head punch that misses.
Kuti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuti is leaning against Jovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuti lands a body punch.
Kuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fela Kuti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kuti lands a big uppercut and Jovic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jovic looks OK. Kuti waves Jovic back to his feet!
 Jovic is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Kuti throws an overhand right that drops Jovic like a sack of potatoes! Kuti dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fela Kuti!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unmedicated Aydan (ranked 3609 p4p, 25272 weight class) and Doug Anderson (ranked 460 p4p, 687 weight class). Aydan comes to the cage accompanied by Blister in the Sun- Violent Femmes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Unmedicated Aydan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aydan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Aydan misses
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aydan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aydan clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Aydan wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Aydan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aydan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aydan manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aydan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Aydan has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Anderson manages to get his head free but now Aydan has transitioned to an armbar! Anderson grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Aydan! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Unmedicated Aydan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iner Raledran (ranked 2561 p4p, 5155 weight class) and Brian Dean (ranked 324 p4p, 526 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iner Raledran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raledran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raledran looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raledran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Raledran counters with a nice uppercut.
Raledran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean throws a lazy uppercut
and Raledran counters with a crisp right that sends Dean to the canvas! Raledran follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iner Raledran!
Our winner, Iner Raledran, 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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