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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Penn (ranked 3012 p4p, 2516 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 418 p4p, 367 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place. Manu Ahonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 19 - 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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Ahonen! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahonen throws a counter combo. The fighters circle momentarily. Ahonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Penn looks to land a left hand but Ahonen moved out of range nicely. Ahonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penn on the side of the head. Ahonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Ahonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Penn misses with a body kick. Ahonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Penn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Ahonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Penn walks into a left hand. Penn moves away from the strike by Ahonen. A head kick misses from Ahonen.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ahonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahonen manages to avoid it. Manu Ahonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A left lands for Ahonen. Ahonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn counters with a straight right hand. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penn. Ahonen loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch. A combination from Penn does no damage. Ahonen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Ahonen keeps Penn at a distance using the push kick. Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahonen. Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body and Ahonen counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check. Ahonen goes for a double leg but Penn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Penn continues to drive forward. Ahonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ahonen throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahonen dives in and scores a takedown into Penn's guard. Ahonen distracts Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ahonen wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Ahonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Penn looking for subs off his back but Ahonen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Penn is refusing to be controlled, as Ahonen sits in half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ahonen thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ahonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ahonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penn sees it coming and defends easily. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ahonen lands a nice short elbow. Ahonen is looking to advance position but Penn won't allow it. Ahonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Ahonen passes the guard and advances to mount! Ahonen working away from the top, dropping strikes. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Penn is looking to get to half guard. Ahonen cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ahonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ahonen raining down shots from the mount! Penn is trying desperately to improve position. Ahonen landing punches. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Ahonen dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Penn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Penn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Ahonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Ahonen keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully. Ahonen has his hands on Penn's head, controlling the position. Penn advances position into side control! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Penn working the ground and pound from side control.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ahonen struggling a bit here. Ahonen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Penn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Ahonen wants to control but Penn passes into side.
Penn trying to control the position but Ahonen is working away. Ahonen tries to improve position but can't. Penn wants to control but Ahonen is keeping him busy. Ahonen being controlled for a moment.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ahonen gets back to half guard. Ahonen trying to control from the bottom.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Ahonen is trying to control but Penn manages to pass to mount!
Penn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ahonen gets back to half guard. Ahonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Penn wants to control but Ahonen is keeping him busy. Penn tries to pass to full mount but Ahonen defends it. Ahonen tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control. Ahonen wants to control but Penn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Ahonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Ahonen wants to get back to full guard. Ahonen is looking to control Penn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ahonen avoid being mounted? Penn prevents Ahonen from improving his position. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Penn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ahonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
 The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Ahonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A little jabbing left from Ahonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Ahonen throws a nice outside leg kick. Nice body punch from Ahonen. Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahonen moves away. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahonen! But no joy. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James Penn dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ahonen counter with a right hand. Nice uppercut lands for Ahonen. That snapped Penn's head back.
Ahonen misses with a body kick. Ahonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penn as he avoids it easily. Ahonen cracks a nice hook into Penn's ribs. Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab. Ahonen scores with a head kick.
Ahonen misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming. Penn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ahonen avoids it. Ahonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Ahonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ahonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Penn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Manu Ahonen seems to be getting the better of the standup. A jab lands there for Ahonen.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ahonen scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one. Ahonen cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head. Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing. Penn slips a straight right by Ahonen. Ahonen misses with a two punch combination.
Ahonen 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. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penn. Penn moves forwards but Ahonen connects with a nice, crisp jab. Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn. Penn misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. A slow jab from Ahonen misses its intended target.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. It seemed like Ahonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ahonen moves away from the strike by Penn. A head kick by Penn misses and Ahonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Penn lands a nice hook to Ahonen's body. Ahonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ahonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range. Good leg kick by Ahonen. Ahonen lands a head shot. Ahonen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Penn defends well and Ahonen ends up having to push Penn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Ahonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head. Ahonen defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ahonen thumps Penn with a low kick. Ahonen misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a straight right hand. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ahonen is defended easily by Penn. An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target. James Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manu Ahonen. Ahonen takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn scores with a takedown into Ahonen's guard. Ahonen trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Penn trying to control but Ahonen is working from the bottom. Ahonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penn's guard.

 That's four minutes gone in the round. Penn controls Ahonen momentarily but Ahonen frees himself. Ahonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ahonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet. Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ahonen throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely. Ahonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ahonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Ahonen is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight! Manu Ahonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Ahonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Ahonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Lucan (ranked 3454 p4p, 5977 weight class) and Dominick De Struicao (ranked 416 p4p, 570 weight class). De Struicao has chosen Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Lucan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, 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! Lucan moves out of range as De Struicao throws a body kick.
Lucan closes the distance and clinches. Lucan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lucan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lucan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Lucan moves out of range easily. De Struicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucan. Lucan throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've been told by Lucan's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Lucan is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
De Struicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucan. Lucan fails with a takedown attempt from distance. De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick. De Struicao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucan scores with a jab. De Struicao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lucan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Struicao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lucan trying to control but De Struicao is working from the bottom. De Struicao is trying to control the position but Lucan postures up. Lucan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Struicao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lucan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Lucan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Lucan 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. Lucan is looking to work some ground and pound but De Struicao has wrist control. Lucan slips nicely into half guard. Lucan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Struicao's head. Lucan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Lucan lands strikes from half guard. Lucan slips a nice elbow through De Struicao's hands, connecting with De Struicao's forehead. Lucan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Lucan 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. Lucan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lucan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. De Struicao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lucan. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lucan connects with a nice short shot to De Struicao's temple. Lucan is figuring out what he wants to do next. De Struicao taking some punishment here, with Lucan in his half guard.
De Struicao is rocked! Lucan lands a big elbow - De Struicao is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Lucan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Lucan! An out of breath Edwin Lucan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Mma (ranked 1657 p4p, 2607 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 215 p4p, 332 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 middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 24 - 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 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edgy Brah! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Brah is looking to clinch. Brah cracks Mma with a right hand to the side of the head. Brah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mma misses with an uppercut. Brah saw that one coming. Brah is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Brah avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Mma connects with a single shot there. Mma swats away the attempt to clinch by Brah. Brah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Brah looks to throw the jab but Mma is out of range.
Brah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mma takes one to the side of the head.
Mma throws a body kick that misses.
Brah has Mma up against the cage in a clinch.
Brah has Mma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Brah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brah closes the distance and clinches.
Brah breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Mma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brah doesn't seem phased though. Mma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brah shapes to counter with a head kick. Mma scores with a jab to the body.
Mma gets tackled into the cage by Brah. Brah maintains the clinch.
Brah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Mma. Mma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brah takes a step back to recover. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brah has closed the distance and engaged Mma in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Mma lands a hook that snaps the head of Brah backwards.
Brah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Brah misses with a hook. Mma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brah manages to avoid it. The fighters circling - Brah throws out the jab but it was never going to land. It looked like Mma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Mma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Mma misses the jab. Mma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mma lands a body shot.
Brah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mma swats him away and circles back towards the center. Brah misses with an uppercut. Mma saw that one coming. Mma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brah was well out of range. Poor timing from Mma. Mma works Brah's body with a nice hook. Mma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Mma clobbers Brah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Brah on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mma connects with the punch. Brah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Mma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Brah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mma scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Mma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body kick from Mma. Brah looks winded! Mma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Brah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Brah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Jeff Mma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mma lands with an uppercut that bounces Brah off the cage and back into range. Brah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mma jabs at Brah's body. Mma scores with a nice head shot. Mma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brah if he has to take too many more of those.
Mma scores with a jab. Brah throws a head kick that misses
and Brah is countered with a crisp right hand from Mma that sends him to the canvas! Mma follows him to the mat into side control.
Brah is rocked! 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.
Mma decides to stand back up. Mma steps back and let's Brah get back to his feet. Brah is still on wobbly legs! Can Mma finish him? Mma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Mma and Brah goes tumbling to the canvas! Mma follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Brah to get to his feet.
Mma throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Brah tumbling to the canvas!
Mma stands up and waves to Brah to follow him. A left lands for Mma. Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Mma engages and cracks Brah with a massive lead left hook - Brah tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Mma is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Mma! Jeff Mma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larson Picker (ranked 1284 p4p, 2013 weight class) and Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 164 p4p, 248 weight class). Canthropus Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Austin Powers - Daddy Wasn't There. Pit Canthropus Jr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Pit Canthropus Jr! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, 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! Canthropus Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picker.
Canthropus Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Donk. Canthropus Jr catches Picker right on the button with a cross. Canthropus Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Picker is landing a low percentage of strikes. Picker lands the left hand. Larson Picker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canthropus Jr rushes Picker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Canthropus Jr lands a right hand. Picker takes a shot to the head. Canthropus Jr lands a body punch.
Picker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Canthropus Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picker scores with a nice right hand.
Picker throws a jab when Canthropus Jr was well out of range. Canthropus Jr throws a shot from downtown. Picker moves away and avoids it. Canthropus Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Picker. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Canthropus Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Picker paws at him with a jab and circles away. It looked like Picker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Canthropus Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Picker. Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canthropus Jr. Canthropus Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Picker throwing a counter right hand but Canthropus Jr manages to avoid it. Canthropus Jr wants to clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Canthropus Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Canthropus Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook. Canthropus Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Picker scores with a nice right hand.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Picker moves out of range of the strikes. Picker slips under a jab. Picker misses with a hook. Picker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Picker scores with a jab to the jaw. Canthropus Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canthropus Jr takes a swing at Picker's ribcage but misses. Picker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Picker is looking to counter punch. Picker throws a right hand that Canthropus Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Canthropus Jr also avoids with ease. Picker lands with a shot to the body. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Canthropus Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Canthropus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Picker. Picker scores with the left hand. Canthropus Jr knows he should have avoided that one. Canthropus Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Canthropus Jr walks into a left hand. Picker scores with a jab to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Picker. Canthropus Jr with a hook. Picker misses with a looping left.
Canthropus Jr moves into the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canthropus Jr. Picker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Picker is trying to break the clinch but Canthropus Jr is controlling him. Canthropus Jr gets through Picker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Canthropus Jr pushes Picker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Picker breaks the clinch.
Canthropus Jr closes the distance and clinches. A nice left hand lands by Picker.
Canthropus Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canthropus Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canthropus Jr digs a right hand underneath Picker's ribcage. Picker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Canthropus Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Picker blocks a body shot from Canthropus Jr. Picker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Picker is trying to maintain a safe position but Canthropus Jr gets an underhook and turns Picker into the cage. Picker working hard to break the clinch. Picker throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picker. Picker lands a right hand. Picker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus Jr. Picker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Canthropus Jr backwards. Canthropus Jr keeps control of Picker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Picker lands a body shot. Canthropus Jr misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Canthropus Jr. Canthropus Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Canthropus Jr as Picker tries to tie him up. Picker struggles to land a body shot inside as Canthropus Jr controls his hands.
Picker blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus Jr. A right handed body shot lands from Canthropus Jr.
Picker is trying to break the clinch but Canthropus Jr is controlling him.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Picker fails to land. Canthropus Jr lands a hook to the side of the head. Canthropus Jr lands with a left to the head. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A left hand lands to the body for Canthropus Jr.
Picker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Canthropus Jr misses with a body punch.
Picker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canthropus Jr's elbow. Canthropus Jr misses with some punches.
Picker tries to work over Canthropus Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Picker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Canthropus Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Picker backwards. A short body shot lands from Picker as the two fighters clinch.
Canthropus Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Picker.
Canthropus Jr lands with a light punch inside. Canthropus Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picker misses with a punch on the inside.
Picker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Canthropus Jr misses with the head strike.
Picker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Picker blocking some punches.
Canthropus Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Picker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Larson Picker will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Picker misses. Canthropus Jr throws a nice looking combination but Picker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Canthropus Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picker manages to avoid it. Picker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Canthropus Jr's hands. Canthropus Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picker.
Picker scores with a hook. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Picker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Canthropus Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Canthropus Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Canthropus Jr throws a right and a left that Picker avoids nicely. Larson Picker is winning the standup battle so far.
Canthropus Jr has managed to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Picker is trying to maintain a safe position but Canthropus Jr gets an underhook and turns Picker into the cage. Picker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Picker manages to break the clinch.
Picker moves into range and connects with a jab. Picker misses with a straight right. Canthropus Jr lands a jab to the nose. Picker throws a lazy right hand but Canthropus Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Picker throws a big shot that misses. Canthropus Jr misses with a hook. Picker ducked under it nicely. Picker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canthropus Jr. It looked like Picker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A big left from Canthropus Jr misses. Picker misses with an uppercut. Canthropus Jr saw that one coming. Picker misses with a lunging right hand
and Canthropus Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Canthropus Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Picker slips a straight right by Canthropus Jr. Canthropus Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Canthropus Jr cracks a nice hook into Picker's ribs. Canthropus Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canthropus Jr. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet. Picker lands with an overhand left. Picker with a nice cross. Canthropus Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Picker. Canthropus Jr blocks a jab. Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canthropus Jr. Canthropus Jr slips a straight right by Picker. Picker misses with an uppercut. Canthropus Jr saw that one coming. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Picker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Canthropus Jr throws out the jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Canthropus Jr throws a hook but Picker blocks it. Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Canthropus Jr moves away from the strike by Picker. Canthropus Jr throws the left hand but Picker avoids the punch easily. An attempted straight right counter from Picker misses the target. Picker misses the jab. A big left from Picker misses. Picker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Picker stalks Canthropus Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Canthropus Jr's face. Canthropus Jr staggers backwards, shaken. Picker moves into range and connects with a jab. Canthropus Jr looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range. Canthropus Jr misses with a body shot.
Canthropus Jr misses with a wild combination.
Canthropus Jr throws a big shot that misses. It looked like Picker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Picker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Canthropus Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab. Picker throws a looping overhand right but Canthropus Jr ducks down to avoid it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Picker throws a hook but Canthropus Jr avoids it easily. Canthropus Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picker. Canthropus Jr is looking for the big counter here. Picker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Canthropus Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Picker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Canthropus Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker. Canthropus Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Picker moves away from the strike by Canthropus Jr. Canthropus Jr slips a straight right by Picker. Canthropus Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker. Canthropus Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picker moves away. Picker throws a poor cross that misses
and Canthropus Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Picker cracks Canthropus Jr with a good jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Canthropus Jr. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet. Picker throws a series of punches but Canthropus Jr avoids them all with ease. Canthropus Jr slips a jab from Picker.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Canthropus Jr throws a big shot that misses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Picker throws a looping overhand right but Canthropus Jr ducks down to avoid it. Canthropus Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Picker. Picker throws a jab but it's blocked by Canthropus Jr. Picker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canthropus Jr. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet. Picker misses with a straight right. Canthropus Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Canthropus Jr wants to counter the offense by Picker and move into the clinch position. Canthropus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Picker. Canthropus Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Picker moves out of range of the strikes. Picker slips under a jab from Canthropus Jr. Picker looks to throw the jab but Canthropus Jr is out of range. Canthropus Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Canthropus Jr tries to clinch but Picker moves out of range.
Canthropus Jr moves into range and clinches up with Picker. Picker lands a hook that snaps the head of Canthropus Jr backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short right hand to the side of the head by Canthropus Jr. 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 Larson Picker will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Picker misses with a looping left. Canthropus Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Picker. Canthropus Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picker.
Canthropus Jr needs to keep his hands up - Picker had a free shot at his head there. Picker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Canthropus Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Picker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Picker connects with a crisp jab. Picker thows a left - swing and a miss! Canthropus Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Picker shakes him off and moves away. Picker loads up on a big right hand but Canthropus Jr slips the punch. Picker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Picker misses with a hook. Canthropus Jr ducked under it nicely. Canthropus Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker. Canthropus Jr slips a jab from Picker. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Canthropus Jr misses with a double jab.
Picker swings for the body but Canthropus Jr moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Canthropus Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Canthropus Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Picker counter with a right hand. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Picker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canthropus Jr. Picker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canthropus Jr. Canthropus Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Canthropus Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Canthropus Jr slips a straight right by Picker. Canthropus Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Picker's head back.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Canthropus Jr slips under a jab. Canthropus Jr takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Picker misses. Canthropus Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab. Jab, jab by Canthropus Jr - just one landing. Canthropus Jr punishes Picker's body with a nice straight punch. Picker missing with a left hand there. Canthropus Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Picker cracks Canthropus Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Canthropus Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Picker throws a hook but Canthropus Jr blocks it. Picker scores with a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Picker jabs Canthropus Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance. Canthropus Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Picker paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pit Canthropus Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Picker throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Canthropus Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker. Canthropus Jr tries to move into range but Picker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Picker slips a jab from Canthropus Jr. Canthropus Jr scores with a jab to the body. Picker throws a shot from downtown. Canthropus Jr moves away and avoids it. Picker digs a good hook to Canthropus Jr's body.
Picker misses with a straight right. Canthropus Jr is looking to clinch. Canthropus Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Nice defenses there by Canthropus Jr. Canthropus Jr throws a nice looking combination but Picker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Canthropus Jr blocks a jab. Picker lands a nice shot to the body.
Picker moves out of range as Canthropus Jr strikes. Canthropus Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Picker slips under a jab from Canthropus Jr. Picker walks into a jab. Canthropus Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Canthropus Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picker moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Picker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Picker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Picker sizes up Canthropus Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Canthropus Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Picker looks to land a right hand but Canthropus Jr moved out of range. Picker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Picker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canthropus Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch. Canthropus Jr blocks an uppercut.
Canthropus Jr tries to work over Picker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short left from Picker. Canthropus Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Canthropus Jr misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Canthropus Jr. Picker digs a right hand into Canthropus Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Canthropus Jr's gas tank.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Picker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Picker.
Stalling in the clinch from Picker.
A left hand lands to the body for Canthropus Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picker. Picker misses with a punch to the body.
Canthropus Jr misses with a short punch on the inside. Canthropus Jr blocking some punches.
Picker blocking some punches.
Canthropus Jr working aggressively here.
Canthropus Jr misses with some punches.
Canthropus Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Picker's elbow. Picker trying to control the position but instead, Canthropus Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Picker into the cage. Canthropus Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Canthropus Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Picker misses with a body punch.
Picker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Picker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight! Larson Picker showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Picker, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larson Picker! A very excited looking Larson Picker 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. Pit Canthropus Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame this on my shit genetics. Fuck you Dad!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 1962 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 217 p4p, 182 weight class). Bin Sari comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. 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 featherweight 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, Aishah Bin Sari! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ruenroeng scores with a kick to the midsection. Bin Sari looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range. Ruenroeng fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Bin Sari checks the leg kick. Ruenroeng clobbers Bin Sari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Ruenroeng connects with a body shot that sends Bin Sari's belly button to the back. Bin Sari throws a sloppy head kick and Ruenroeng makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ruenroeng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bin Sari thows a leg kick but Ruenroeng checks it and Ruenroeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ruenroeng tries a head kick but it misses.
Bin Sari blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bin Sari pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A punch combination from Bin Sari misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bin Sari misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Bin Sari. Ruenroeng lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bin Sari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Bin Sari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Ruenroeng 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. Bin Sari throws a head kick that Ruenroeng semi-blocks.
It looks like Samak Ruenroeng has been cut. Ruenroeng plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Aishah Bin Sari has been cut. Bin Sari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruenroeng. That did some damage! Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Bin Sari moves out of range easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bin Sari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ruenroeng plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! We've been told by Bin Sari's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Ruenroeng takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bin Sari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bin Sari throws a low kick, looking for Ruenroeng's leg but Ruenroeng calmly moves out of range. Bin Sari lands with a cross. Bin Sari avoids a kick to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Ruenroeng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Bin Sari looks to land a combination but Ruenroeng avoids it well. Ruenroeng throws a hook but Bin Sari avoids it easily. Ruenroeng checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruenroeng misses with a body kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ruenroeng fails to land the takedown. Ruenroeng lands an overhand right. Bin Sari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Ruenroeng walks into a left hand. Bin Sari avoids a kick to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a nice head kick!
Bin Sari is rocked! Ruenroeng steps in with a hook that catches Bin Sari right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ruenroeng follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bin Sari looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samak Ruenroeng!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorginho Marcelo (ranked 1633 p4p, 1644 weight class) and Sergey Burenkov (ranked 206 p4p, 208 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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorginho Marcelo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marcelo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burenkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marcelo to the mat! Marcelo manages to get full guard. Marcelo managing to control the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burenkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Burenkov with a flurry of punches that miss. Marcelo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burenkov. Marcelo seems keen to control Burenkov's posture. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marcelo is trying to control the position but Burenkov postures up. Burenkov is in close to Marcelo's body, working some short punches and elbows. Burenkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Marcelo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marcelo stalling. Marcelo wants to control but Burenkov is keeping him busy. Marcelo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Marcelo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Burenkov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Burenkov trying to hold on to Marcelo's head to control him but Marcelo postures up.
Marcelo trying to pass the guard but Burenkov defending well.
Marcelo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burenkov defends it well.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Burenkov is refusing to be controlled, as Marcelo sits in half guard. Marcelo wants to pass to mount but Burenkov is defending the position. Burenkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Burenkov is still trying to improve position.
Marcelo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Burenkov has managed to free his arm - good work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Burenkov is staying active underneath Marcelo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marcelo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Burenkov wants to improve his position but Marcelo is controlling well.
Marcelo is looking to take a break and control but Burenkov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Burenkov wants to improve his position but Marcelo is controlling well.
Burenkov regains full guard. Nicely done. Marcelo passes Burenkov's left leg - he's now in half guard. Marcelo prevents Burenkov from improving his position. Marcelo moves into full mount! Burenkov won't be happy about that! Burenkov prevents Marcelo from taking his back.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Marcelo controlling from mount. Marcelo fails to move to back control. Marcelo takes Burenkov's back. Marcelo trying to control.
Marcelo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Burenkov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. What can Burenkov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Marcelo keeps control of the position as Burenkov tries to break free.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorginho Marcelo dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burenkov stuffs the takedown attempt from Marcelo. Marcelo gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcelo clinches with his opponent.
Burenkov 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 grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. Marcelo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Burenkov's guard. Nice work there by Marcelo.
Burenkov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Marcelo passes into half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burenkov is trying to control but can't.
Marcelo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Marcelo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marcelo is working for a submission of some sort.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Marcelo wants to take a breather but Burenkov is having none of it.
Marcelo is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burenkov tries to get to full guard but Marcelo has control of the leg. Marcelo wants to pass the guard but Burenkov is defending well. Marcelo prevents Burenkov from improving his position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Burenkov keeps trying to improve his position.
Marcelo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burenkov is just riding it out for now. Marcelo eventually gives up the hold. Marcelo is thwarting Burenkov's attempts to control the position. Burenkov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marcelo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Burenkov is refusing to be controlled, as Marcelo sits in half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Marcelo is just content to waste time from the top position. Burenkov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Burenkov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Marcelo works a leg free and moves into half guard. Marcelo is looking to take a break and control but Burenkov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Burenkov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Marcelo wants to pass the guard but Burenkov is keeping the position. Marcelo forces his way into half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are battling for position here. Burenkov manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Marcelo passes Burenkov's left leg - he's now in half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Burenkov manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Marcelo wants to control from the top but Burenkov keeps moving. Marcelo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Burenkov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marcelo is trying to maintain the position but Burenkov is very close to passing his half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. The fighters are battling for position here. Marcelo manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Marcelo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergey Burenkov will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Burenkov moves out of range as Marcelo strikes. Marcelo shoots in but Burenkov avoids the takedown attempt easily. Marcelo tries for a takedown but Burenkov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Burenkov connects with a body shot. Marcelo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burenkov but Burenkov pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorginho Marcelo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Burenkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcelo. Marcelo fails to land the takedown. Burenkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Burenkov quickly recovers to half guard. Burenkov is trying to get back to full guard. Burenkov is staying active underneath Marcelo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Marcelo trying to control from Burenkov's half guard. Burenkov has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Burenkov wants to hit a sweep here but Marcelo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Burenkov there! Marcelo wants to control the pace but Burenkov is squirming around nicely. Marcelo is looking to take Burenkov's back but instead Burenkov gets back to half guard. Nice work. Marcelo wants to take a breather but Burenkov is having none of it. Burenkov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Burenkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Burenkov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Burenkov is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Marcelo jumps into side control! Marcelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burenkov keeps working. Burenkov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Marcelo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. Marcelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Burenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Marcelo wants to pass the guard but Burenkov is keeping the position. Marcelo trying to control but Burenkov is working from the bottom.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Burenkov looking to control.
Marcelo won't allow Burenkov to sweep him here. Marcelo sitting in guard here, content to control. Burenkov pulls Marcelo in to control the position. Marcelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Burenkov keeping moving, preventing Marcelo from controlling successfully. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Marcelo passes Burenkov's left leg - he's now in half guard. Marcelo is trying to control. Burenkov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Jorginho Marcelo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Still in half guard, Marcelo seems content to control. Marcelo wants to control but Burenkov is keeping him busy.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Marcelo fails with the takedown and Burenkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Burenkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marcelo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burenkov has closed the distance and engaged Marcelo in a clinch.
Marcelo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Burenkov regains guard immediately. Marcelo wants to control from the top but Burenkov keeps moving. Burenkov tries to land a sweep but no joy. Marcelo trying to control but Burenkov is working from the bottom. Burenkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Marcelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Burenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Burenkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Jorginho Marcelo. I think Marcelo 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 28:29 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergey Burenkov! After winning the bout, Sergey Burenkov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 856 p4p, 613 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 107 p4p, 80 weight class). Francisco Babyara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Griffith's chin.
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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 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Babyara looks to land a combination but Griffith avoids it well. Griffith throws a hook to the side of Babyara's head but Babyara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babyara tries to keep at a distance but Griffith has taken the fight into the clinch. I was talking to Babyara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Griffith misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babyara. Babyara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffith pulls him back up using the underhooks. Griffith effectively controlling the action here. Griffith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Babyara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffith to keep the fight standing. Griffith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griffith has a couple of punches blocked by Babyara.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Babyara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babyara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babyara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffith. Griffith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Griffith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babyara is looking to counter punch. Babyara misses with a combination
and Griffith counters with a series of strikes. Babyara will be more careful next time no doubt. Babyara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Griffith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Babyara's head backwards. Griffith throws a leg kick but Babyara sees it coming and moves out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Babyara moves out of range of the body kick. We've been informed that Griffith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Babyara throws a combination that misses and Griffith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Griffith misses with a wild combination.
Babyara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Babyara misses with a two punch combination.
Babyara swings and misses with a shot to the body and Griffith counters with a nice body kick.
Babyara misses with a body punch
and Griffith counters with a left to the body. Babyara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffith. Griffith swings away with a leg kick that misses. Babyara misses with a looping left. Babyara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffith thinks about the counter body kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Griffith looks to score with a jab to the body but Babyara is just out of range. Babyara throws a right hand that misses
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Griffith throws a head kick that misses. Babyara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffith. Griffith takes a body punch but keeps moving. Griffith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babyara tries to bum rush Griffith with a series of wild strikes but Griffith uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Griffith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Griffith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babyara. Babyara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffith. Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Babyara counters with a takedown into side control. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffith explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Babyara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffith.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Babyara dodges the punch combination from Griffith.
Babyara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Babyara looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffith is just out of range. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Griffith dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A slapping leg kick lands for Griffith.
Babyara swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffith. Griffith dodges the punch combination from Babyara.
Babyara misses with a combination
and Griffith counters with a nice leg kick. Griffith has been the more effective fighter overall so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Babyara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffith. Babyara misses with a shot to the body and Griffith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A shot to the body from Babyara misses enabling Griffith to counter with a crisp jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Babyara misses with a jab to the body
and Griffith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Babyara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Griffith motions for Babyara to come forward. Griffith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Francisco Babyara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Babyara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Griffith lands a really nice looking cross but Babyara seems unphased.
Babyara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griffith throws a wild body kick that Babyara sees coming a mile off. Griffith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Griffith takes a swing at Babyara's ribcage but misses. Babyara throws out a loose jab but Griffith uses good head movement to avoid it. Griffith only half commits to the counter leg kick. Babyara throws a right hand that misses
and Babyara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Babyara misses with a hook to the body
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Babyara jabs at Griffith's body. Griffith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Babyara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Babyara misses with a hook to the body
and Griffith counters with a lovely straight right hand! Babyara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Babyara misses with a wild body shot. Babyara connects with a crisp jab. Babyara throws a series of punches but Griffith avoids them all with ease. Griffith looks to land a combination but Babyara avoids it well. Babyara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Griffith is looking to clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Babyara misses with a double jab
and Griffith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Francisco Babyara has been cut. Griffith misses the shot to the body. Babyara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffith moves away. Babyara misses with a double jab.
Griffith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Griffith looks to move away, Babyara throws a big counter combo but Griffith just gets out of the way. Griffith misses with a body shot.
Griffith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Babyara misses with a body shot
and Griffith counters with a crisp one two that drops Babyara! Griffith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Babyara to his feet! Babyara is in big trouble!
Babyara is rocked! Griffith slips a straight right by Babyara. Oh Babyara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! and Griffith counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Babyara! He's just covering up as Griffith starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Griffith! Our winner, Anthony Griffith, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 1175 p4p, 853 weight class) and Patriootti Pate (ranked 187 p4p, 139 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Patriootti Pate was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Nti! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patriootti Pate! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pate scoring well with a low kick there.
Pate throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Pate wants to counter the offense by Nti and move into the clinch position. Pate lands with a shot to the body.
Pate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nti, pushing him back against the cage. Nti tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.
Nti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
Nti cracks Pate with a nice body shot. Pate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nti backwards. Pate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Nti misses with a body punch.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti takes a knee to the side of the body. Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti blocks an uppercut.
Pate throws a punch but it's blocked by Nti. Nti tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Pate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nti backwards. Pate lands a body shot. Pate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Nti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pate. With the fighters up against the cage, Pate throws an elbow but misses. Pate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pate blocks an uppercut.
Pate misses with a punch to the body.
Pate misses with a hook from the clinch. Pate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pate lands an elbow just above Nti 's eye. Pate blocks a body shot from Nti. Nti avoids the elbow strike from Pate, against the cage.
Good body shot from Pate.
Nti misses with a punch to the body.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch. Nti blocks a body shot from Pate. Pate working aggressively here.
Nti tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Pate blocking some punches.
Pate throws a head punch that misses. Pate lands with a light punch inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nti takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Pate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nti.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Pate blocks a body shot from Nti. Pate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pate misses with a short punch on the inside. Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti digs a right hand underneath Pate's ribcage. Pate let out a lung full of air as it connected. Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pate lands an elbow inside. Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pate prevents a body shot from Nti. Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pate throws an elbow but it misses.
Pate lands a hook that snaps the head of Nti backwards. Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Pate. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pate. Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short right from Pate on the inside. Pate lands with a short head shot on the inside. Nti lands a left hand.
Pate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nti.
A knee to the head by Pate.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pate throws a punch but it's blocked by Nti. Pate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Pate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Patriootti Pate dominated that round. The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pate getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Nti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Pate has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pate.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Pate. Patriootti Pate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pate scores with a jab to the head.
Pate throws a hook to the side of Nti's head but Nti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Pate lunges at Nti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nti's hand. Pate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pate. Pate jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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! Pate throws a head kick but Nti moves out of range.
Pate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Patriootti Pate seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pate. Nti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nti misses with a lunging right hand
and Pate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pate throws a leg kick but Nti sees it coming and checks it nicely. A little feinted left hand from Nti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Pate throws a leg kick and Nti counters with a straight right hand. Pate throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Patriootti Pate has been cut. Nti checks a low kick from Pate. Nti throwing a counter right hand but Pate manages to avoid it. Pate takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nti misses with a straight right. Nti slips under a jab. Pate staying out of range there. Pate connects with a solid leg kick. A low kick lands for Pate.
Nti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pate. Nti moves away from the strike by Pate.
Pate instigates a clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Nti tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pate backwards. Nti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pate backwards. Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.
Pate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samuel Nti's cut is getting worse. Nti dodges an elbow strike from Pate.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage. Pate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Patriootti Pate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Pate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nti backwards. Pate lands a nice knee to the body. Nti blocks an elbow strike. Pate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nti throws a head punch that misses. Pate misses with some punches.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
Pate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nti backwards. Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nti tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nti scores with a hook to the body. Nti prevents a body shot from Pate. Nti working aggressively here.
Nti misses with a short punch on the inside. Pate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nti takes a shot to the head. Pate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Pate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Pate.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Nti misses with a hook from the clinch. Nti lands a nice uppercut. Pate connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pate swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it. Pate lands an elbow inside.
Samuel Nti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Pate misses with the head strike.
Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Pate has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pate can turn it around. Pate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nti tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nti misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Nti as the two fighters clinch.
Pate lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nti lands a nice shot to the body. Pate misses with a knee strike.
Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Patriootti Pate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Nti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pate tests Nti's chin there with a solid looking shot. Pate wants to slow Nti down by chopping away at his legs. Nti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pate lands a leg kick that knocks Nti off balance momentarily. Nti walks into a left hand. Pate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nti is out of range and Pate settles back down. Nti avoids the body shot from Pate.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Pate defending well as Nti loads up on a big left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A clash of legs there as Nti blocks the low kick. Pate moves out of range as Nti throws a body kick.
Pate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Pate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Pate scores a nice knee to the body.
Pate works on Nti's body with a couple of short punches. Pate lands a left hand.
Pate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Pate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nti presses Pate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Pate swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it. Pate throws a punch but it's blocked by Nti. Nti blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pate throws an elbow but misses. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nti. Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nti backwards. Pate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
Pate presses Nti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pate prevents a body shot from Nti. Nti has a couple of punches blocked by Pate.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nti lands a body punch. Nti digs a right hand underneath Pate's ribcage. Pate let out a lung full of air as it connected. Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti misses with a short punch on the inside. Nti blocking some punches.
Pate throws a head punch that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pate tries a knee to the head but Nti blocks it.
Pate gets through Nti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Pate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nti is defending well for now. Nti lands a nice shot to the body. Pate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nti.
Pate scores with a nice hook to the head. Nti tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.
Nice body punch from Pate - that landed with a thud.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti misses with a punch to the body.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pate swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it. Pate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Samuel Nti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for Pate.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Nti misses with the head strike.
Pate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti blocks an elbow strike from Pate.
Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti blocks an uppercut.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage. Nti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pate. Pate working Nti over with knees to the body. Pate lands an elbow just above Nti 's eye. Pate scores with a nice hook to the head. Nti tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight! Patriootti Pate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Pate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patriootti Pate! Patriootti Pate bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Austin (ranked 499 p4p, 1150 weight class) and Butch Thighpunch (ranked 75 p4p, 181 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones. Jr - Can't be Touched. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Austin! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Thighpunch! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, 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! Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Austin, as that shot connected.
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss. Thighpunch jabs at Austin's body. Thighpunch misses with a hook. Thighpunch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Austin. The fighters circling - Thighpunch throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Austin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thighpunch. Thighpunch lands an overhand right.
It looks like Kyle Austin has been cut. Nice defenses there by Thighpunch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Thighpunch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Austin doesn't seem bothered though. Thighpunch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand! A telegraphed right hand from Thighpunch misses the target. Thighpunch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Thighpunch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butch Thighpunch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Austin misses with a straight right. Thighpunch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Thighpunch 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. Austin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thighpunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Austin misses with a double jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Austin misses with a hook. A cross from Thighpunch lands. Thighpunch connects with the punch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Austin with a hook. Thighpunch throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range. Austin throws a lazy uppercut
and Thighpunch counters with a left to the body. Thighpunch throws a body shot but no joy. Thighpunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Austin there as he acknowledges the shot. Nice defenses there by Thighpunch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Thighpunch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Thighpunch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A countering left hand to the body from Thighpunch misses. Thighpunch lands a jab to the nose. Thighpunch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Thighpunch lands an overhand right. Thighpunch misses with a straight left. Thighpunch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Austin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Austin cracks Thighpunch with an open hand slap.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Austin misses with a wild body shot. Thighpunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin is looking to counter punch. Austin looks to land a left hand but Thighpunch moved out of range nicely. Thighpunch avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Austin throws out a loose jab but Thighpunch uses good head movement 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! Austin misses with a wild combination.
Thighpunch avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Austin will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Kyle Austin's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Austin avoids the body shot from Thighpunch.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thighpunch.
Thighpunch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Thighpunch swings widly with a right hand
and Austin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Kyle Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Some wild striking there from Austin.
Thighpunch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thighpunch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Austin. Austin's corner calls for a 1-2. Austin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thighpunch is rocked! Thighpunch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Austin rather than just go for the knockout. Thighpunch misses with a shot to the body and Austin counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Thighpunch to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Austin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kyle Austin! Kyle Austin is the new welterweight champion! A very excited looking Kyle Austin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sight (ranked 955 p4p, 1209 weight class) and Hannu Karpo (ranked 126 p4p, 170 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Karpo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Good exchange - Karpo coming out on top. Sight wants to land a leg kick but Karpo is out of range. Sight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sight slips under a jab. Sight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karpo manages to avoid it. The fight stays on the outside here - Sight looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Karpo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Sight throws a one two combo.
Paul Sight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Karpo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Hannu Karpo has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Karpo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Sight misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karpo! But no joy. Sight throws a body kick that misses. Karpo catches Sight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Sight misses with a series of wild punches.
Karpo flicks out a counter leg kick but Sight steps away. Sight scores with a decent looking hook. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Karpo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sight takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sight swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karpo counters with a slapping leg kick. Karpo lands a body shot.
Karpo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sight is just out of range. It looked like Sight was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karpo. Sight throws an off balance right hand
and Karpo counters with a lovely straight right hand! Karpo cracks Sight with a good jab. Karpo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karpos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Karpo goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Karpo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sight blocks a jab. Sight throws a head kick that misses. Sight avoids the body shot from Karpo.
Karpo keeps the fight on the outside. Karpo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sight momentarily.
Sight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Karpo misses with an uppercut. Sight is looking for a counter combo. Sight throws a series of punches but Karpo moves out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Karpo with a nice calf kick. Sight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karpo. Karpo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. It looked like Sight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Decent striking displayed by Karpo there. Karpo connects with the punch.
Sight is rocked! Sight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karpo. Despite the aggression on Karpo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Sight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karpo under the eye. Sight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sight throws a sloppy body shot
and Karpo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Oh Sight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Karpo closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sight! Karpo dives in looking to finish! Sight is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannu Karpo! Hannu Karpo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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