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RRFC Fight Night 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kentrell Turner (ranked 4491 p4p, 4069 weight class) and Reggie Barnes (ranked 509 p4p, 479 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kentrell Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reggie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Barnes is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been informed that Barnes 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.
Turner throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Turner.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees 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!
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.
Barnes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Turner.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Barnes avoiding damage.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
Barnes stalling.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnes tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner is trying to break free.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Turner's leg. Turner is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes scores with a head kick. Turner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barnes - the referee stops the clock and Turner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barnes. Turner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Reggie Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Turner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes slowing the pace effectively.
Barnes just leaning against Turner, taking a breather.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Turner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barnes is working Turner over against the cage.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turner tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Barnes lands a big head kick that sends Turner tumbling to the mat! Barnes takes a step backwards and waves Turner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Turner is rocked!
 It looks like Kentrell Turner has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Barnes points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Turner wakes up just in time to hear Barnes thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reggie Barnes!
Reggie Barnes gave a mention to MKFC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Kentrell Turner was interviewed post fight and said 'This is some bullshit'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moana Tautua (ranked 2114 p4p, 3528 weight class) and Bruce Liam (ranked 233 p4p, 355 weight class). Liam comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amazing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Moana Tautua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moana Tautua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Liam!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tautua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tautua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liam now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tautua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liam's head.
Tautua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blanc Fitness Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Tautua misses with a lunging right hand
and Liam counters with a nice body kick.
Tautua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tautua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liam moves away.
Tautua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tautua connects with a body shot that sends Liam's belly button to the back.
Tautua bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tautua tries to score with some ground and pound. Liam controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tautua taking a breather here.
Tautua trying to control the action but Liam is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liam tries to bench press Tautua off him but Tautua keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Liam's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tautua throws a strike aimed at the side of Liam's head but Liam avoids it well.
Liam is pushing Tautua's head away, looking to escape. Tautua manages to hold on to the position though.
Tautua has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Liam is looking to improve his position but Tautua isn't that keen on the idea.
Tautua misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tautua wants to finish this one by submission but Liam is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tautua.
Tautua looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Liam squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tautua punching from mount but Liam doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tautua tries to control but Liam wriggling away.
Tautua content just to control the position here.
Liam is squirming around, avoiding Tautua's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tautua misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tautua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Liam wants to control but Tautua is having none of it.
Tautua 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.
Tautua throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Liam because Tautua loaded up on that one.
Tautua is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Liam has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tautua punching from mount but Liam doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tautua content just to control the position here.
Liam is looking to improve his position but Tautua isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tautua looking to isolate an arm here. Liam doesn't see it coming and as Tautua extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Tautua!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Moana Tautua!
Moana Tautua very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Palumbo (ranked 3749 p4p, 5591 weight class) and Rex Kirby (ranked 396 p4p, 499 weight class). The key to victory for Shane Palumbo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Palumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Rex Kirby has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Palumbo as Kirby shoots in.
Palumbo misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palumbo misses with a hook
and Kirby counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kirby distracts Palumbo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kirby throws a big right hand that misses.
Kirby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kirby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palumbo's head.
Palumbo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kirby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kirby stands up and waves to Palumbo to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palumbo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kirby.
Shane Palumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Palumbo is trying to defend but Kirby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Kirby there.
Shane Palumbo's cut is getting worse.
Kirby is taking a breather. Palumbo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Palumbo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Palumbo tries to get out of the position.
Palumbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kirby.
Kirby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palumbo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shane Palumbo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Palumbo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rex Kirby!
Rex Kirby decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henriques (ranked 24646 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Klaus Silverstein (ranked 500 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Klaus Silverstein enters the cage!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Henriques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klaus Silverstein!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silverstein clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Henriques's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silverstein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silverstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silverstein is trying to trip Henriques. He has hold of a leg but Henriques is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silverstein persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silverstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henriques wants to get back to his feet but Silverstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silverstein passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverstein controlling the action here.
Silverstein frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverstein working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Henriques turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Silverstein off and cradles Henriques's limp body as Silverstein celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Klaus Silverstein!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Averescu (ranked 1782 p4p, 3808 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 269 p4p, 485 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Averescu manages to avoid it.
Averescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Averescu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Averescu throws an overhand right that lands on Schrute's shoulder, as Schrute tries to avoid the shot.
Averescu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Averescu misses the body punch
and Averescu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Schrute stuns Averescu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Averescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Averescu misses.
Schrute clinches.
Averescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Averescu is struggling to control the position.
Schrute swings wildly with an uppercut but Averescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schrute lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schrute pushes Averescu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schrute tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Averescu avoids it.
Schrute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Schrute fails to land.
Averescu is trying to break the clinch but Schrute has him pressed against the cage.
Averescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schrute working aggressively here.
Schrute has a couple of punches blocked by Averescu.
Schrute has a couple of punches blocked by Averescu.
Averescu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Averescu blocks an uppercut.
Schrute misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Averescu.
Averescu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Schrute fails to land.
Schrute managing to block the knees to the body from Averescu.
Schrute misses with the head strike.
Schrute misses with some punches.
Schrute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Averescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Schrute misses
letting Averescu counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schrute misses with a body shot
and Averescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schrute keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Averescu.
Averescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dan Averescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrute tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schrute misses the jab.
Schrute connects with a jab.
Averescu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Averescu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schrute defending well as Averescu loads up on a big left hand.
Averescu scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Schrute.
Averescu looks to land a combination but Schrute avoids it well.
Averescu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schrute clinches.
Schrute lands a right hand that snaps the head of Averescu backwards.
Averescu blocking some punches.
Averescu lands with a short shot to the head.
Averescu stalling the fight.
Schrute tries to land knees in the clinch but Averescu avoids the damage to the body.
Averescu stalling in the clinch.
Averescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Averescu ducks under a wild hook from Schrute.
Averescu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schrute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Averescu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schrute was well out of range. Poor timing from Averescu.
Schrute moves out of range as Averescu strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute ducks under a wild hook from Averescu.
Averescu lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Averescu throws an overhand right that lands on Schrute's shoulder, as Schrute tries to avoid the shot.
Averescu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schrute.
Schrute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Averescu.
Schrute moves into the clinch.
Schrute working aggressively here.
Schrute misses with some punches.
Averescu is trying to force a seperation but Schrute has the dominant position.
Schrute throws a punch but it's blocked by Averescu.
A short left from Averescu.
A head punch on the inside from Schrute fails to land.
Averescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Averescu blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Schrute dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schrute ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Averescu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Averescu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schrute fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Averescu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schrute on the side of the head.
Schrute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Averescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schrute.
Schrute waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Averescu.
It looked like Averescu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Averescu scores with a nice right hand.
Schrute jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Averescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schrute sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schrute fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Averescu on the side of the head.
Schrute lands a jab to Averescu's midsection.
Averescu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Averescu, as that shot connected.
Averescu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Averescu misses with a lunging right hand
and Schrute counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dan Averescu's cut is getting worse.
Schrute cracks Averescu with a big right hand and Averescu goes down!
Averescu is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute passes into half guard.
Oh Averescu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schrute missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schrute throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schrute throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schrute thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Averescu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schrute on the ground.
Schrute missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Averescu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schrute.
Averescu seems to have got his legs back now.
Averescu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Averescu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Averescu tries to get out of the position.
Schrute throwing shots but Averescu is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schrute throwing shots but Averescu is blocking nicely.
Schrute thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Averescu's head.
Schrute missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schrute working over Averescu with some ground and pound. Averescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
My spies in Fenrir MMA inform me that Schrute has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Averescu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schrute.
Schrute working Averescu over with strikes.
Schrute missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Averescu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schrute sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Averescu defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu has hold of Schrute's hands but Schrute slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schrute throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schrute thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Averescu's head.
Averescu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schrute.
Averescu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schrute not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Averescu is in trouble now - Schrute has advanced to mount!
Schrute unloads with some shots from mount but Averescu bucks and avoids them well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrute thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Schrute is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Averescu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schrute thowing shots but they're missing.
Schrute misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Schrute throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Schrute has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schrute scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Schrute cracks Averescu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schrute misses with a head shot.
Averescu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Schrute tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Schrute! Averescu is hurt baaadly! Schrute is firing away with more strikes - Averescu is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwight Schrute!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davis (ranked 6762 p4p, 24630 weight class) and Mark Totters (ranked 644 p4p, 698 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Totters's choice of entrance music: 4 6 8. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Totters!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Totters should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Totters looking to score a takedown here. Davis is defending well but Totters drives through and ends up in Davis's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Totters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Totters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davis wants to stand and escape but Totters is having none of it.
Totters pushing down on Davis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Totters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Totters is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Totters is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Davis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Totters pulls his head out easily.
Totters not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Totters working over Davis with some ground and pound. Davis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Totters slips a nice elbow through Davis's hands, connecting with Davis's forehead.
Davis gets back to full guard.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Totters works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Totters from controlling successfully.
Davis seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Totters forces his way into half guard.
Totters looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davis looking for submissions off his back.
Totters working the head and body with strikes.
Totters is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davis pushes Totters off looking to stand but Totters dives back in and keeps control.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis taking some punishment here, with Totters in his half guard.
Davis is defending against the submission attempts here by Totters.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Totters on the ground.
Totters is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Totters.
Totters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totters looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Totters in particular looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Totters passes the guard and advances to mount!
Davis can't escape the position.
Totters controlling the pace for now.
Totters is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Totters.
Totters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totters is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Totters!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark Totters!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Don Sheidu (ranked 2355 p4p, 734 weight class) and Marcos Budinha (ranked 131 p4p, 48 weight class). Don Sheidu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Sheidu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Budinha!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheidu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheidu keeps the fight on the outside.
Budinha tries to clinch but Sheidu moves out of range.
Budinha darts in and clinches Sheidu up against the cage.
Sheidu pushes off an throws an elbow but Budinha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sheidu missing with knees to the body.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sheidu's face.
Budinha with a knee to the head.
Sheidu jumps guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Budinha.
It looks like Don Sheidu has been cut.
Sheidu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sheidu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budinha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sheidu misses with the head strike.
Sheidu misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Sheidu is rocked!
Sheidu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budinha is defending well for now.
Oh Sheidu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Budinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheidu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sheidu seems to have got his legs back now.
Sheidu takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've been hearing reports that Sheidu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sheidu jumps guard but Budinha stands there with Sheidu around his waist. Sheidu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheidu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha leaning against his opponent.
Sheidu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sheidu jumps into guard, dragging Budinha to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheidu looking for a guillotine here but Budinha defends easily.
Sheidu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sheidu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Budinha manages to get himself to full guard.
Sheidu drops back looking for a leg! Budinha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Budinha manages to kick Sheidu off! Sheidu jumps back into Budinha's guard.
Budinha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheidu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Budinha is keeping the position for now.
Sheidu drops back looking for a leg! Budinha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Budinha manages to kick Sheidu off! Sheidu jumps back into Budinha's guard.
Sheidu throws a big elbow that misses.
Sheidu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sheidu 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.
Sheidu tries to free his leg and advance position but Budinha is retaining full guard.
Sheidu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Budinha is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sheidu, into his guard.
Sheidu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Budinha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha wants to stand but Sheidu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sheidu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Budinha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Budinha closes the distance and clinches.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Sheidu avoids the damage to the body.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Sheidu.
Sheidu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheidu throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Sheidu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheidu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheidu avoids it.
Sheidu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Budinha walks away with a smile on his face. Sheidu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Budinha ducks under a wild hook from Sheidu.
A swing and a miss from Sheidu.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Budinha ducks under a wild hook from Sheidu.
Budinha takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budinha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Budinha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheidu.
Budinha clinches up with Sheidu and pushes him back against the cage.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Budinha wants to stall.
Sheidu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Sheidu misses with an elbow strike.
Sheidu has a couple of punches blocked by Budinha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Sheidu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Sheidu.
Budinha tries to clinch up.
Budinha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sheidu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Budinha scrambles back to his feet.
Budinha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sheidu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sheidu fails to pull guard.
Sheidu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sheidu has a couple of punches blocked by Budinha.
Sheidu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Budinha backwards.
Sheidu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sheidu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Budinha has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sheidu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Budinha can turn it around.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Sheidu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budinha tries to stall but Sheidu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha trying to stall but Sheidu improves his position.
Budinha is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheidu avoids it.
Sheidu throws a head punch that misses.
Sheidu misses with some punches.
Budinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sheidu takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sheidu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Budinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Budinha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sheidu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Budinha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sheidu jumps guard and drags Budinha to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Budinha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sheidu is proving hard to escape from.
Sheidu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Budinha wants to get up but he can't break Sheidu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sheidu is looking for a triangle but Budinha pushes his legs off easily.
Sheidu looking for subs off his back but Budinha has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sheidu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sheidu.
Don Sheidu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheidu has a closed guard, preventing Budinha from standing up.
Budinha preventing the sweep.
Sheidu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Budinha stands up from Sheidu's guard - Budinha perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sheidu jabs at Budinha's body.
Budinha darts in and clinches Sheidu up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Budinha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marcos Budinha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sheidu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Sheidu's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha is trying to maintain a safe position but Sheidu gets an underhook and turns Budinha into the cage.
Sheidu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheidu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Budinha just leaning against Sheidu, taking a breather.
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sheidu fails to land.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheidu misses with a punch to the body.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Sheidu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sheidu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budinha lands a damaging elbow.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha lands an elbow inside.
Budinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Budinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
Budinha lands a nice elbow.
Budinha is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha landing knees to the head.
Budinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.
Budinha working Sheidu over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Budinha stalling in the clinch but Sheidu improves position.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Sheidu won't want to take too many of those.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Sheidu won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Sheidu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Budinha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sheidu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sheidu throws a body punch but Budinha moves out of range.
Budinha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Budinha tries to clinch but Sheidu moves out of range.
Sheidu looks to throw the jab but Budinha is out of range.
Sheidu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Budinha.
Budinha is looking to clinch but Sheidu is avoiding it.
Budinha clinches up with Sheidu and pushes him back against the cage.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sheidu's face.
Budinha lands a damaging elbow.
Budinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Budinha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sheidu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheidu jumps guard but Budinha stands there with Sheidu around his waist. Sheidu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Budinha is looking to control Sheidu's arms but Sheidu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Budinha has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheidu misses with the head strike.
Budinha lands an elbow just above Sheidu 's eye.
Budinha lands an elbow that stopped Sheidu in his tracks for a moment.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Budinha to keep the fight standing.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Sheidu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Budinha connects with a knee to the head.
Sheidu misses with some punches.
Sheidu misses with some punches.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Budinha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sheidu jumps guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sheidu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Budinha prevents a body shot from Sheidu.
The referee is keeping an eye on Budinha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Budinha slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Budinha's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sheidu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Sheidu's ribcage.
Budinha looking to throw knees to the head but Sheidu is blocking nicely.
Budinha trying to stall but Sheidu improves his position.
Budinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee 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!
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Sheidu fails to pull guard.
Sheidu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Budinha is struggling to control the position.
Sheidu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Budinha walks away with a smile on his face. Sheidu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sheidu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Budinha throws a front kick that sends Sheidu stumbling back into the cage.
Budinha throws a sloppy head kick and Sheidu moves out of range easily.
Budinha thows a body kick. Sheidu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sheidu gets tackled into the cage by Budinha. Budinha maintains the clinch.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Sheidu won't want to take too many of those.
Budinha with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but Sheidu blocks it.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Budinha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sheidu tries to land knees in the clinch but Budinha avoids the damage to the body.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sheidu's defenses.
Budinha avoiding damage as Sheidu throws knees to the body.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Budinha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Budinha blocks an uppercut.
Sheidu misses with the head strike.
Budinha blocks an uppercut.
Sheidu avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Sheidu missing with knees to the body.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
Sheidu takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Budinha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Sheidu's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Budinha.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Budinha slowing the pace effectively.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Budinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Don Sheidu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Budinha to work.
Sheidu can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Sheidu fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Budinha.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Budinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Budinha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Budinha!
An out of breath Marcos Budinha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zach Collins (ranked 1290 p4p, 2117 weight class) and Dwayne Fletcher (ranked 155 p4p, 234 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 Montreal, Zach Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Collins slips a jab from Fletcher.
Jab by Fletcher.
Fletcher looks to land a right hand but Collins moved out of range.
Fletcher fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Collins sprawls well initially but Fletcher persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Collins actively working from the bottom here.
Collins trying to get back to full guard but Fletcher takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Fletcher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fletcher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Fletcher there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher punching from mount but Collins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fletcher controlling from mount.
Fletcher moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Collins has worked his arm free - good work by Collins!
Fletcher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fletcher goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Collins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fletcher's guard! Nice work there by Collins!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins postures up.
Collins is looking to stand up but Fletcher won't let him.
Fletcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fletcher trying to strike off his back.
Collins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Collins slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Fletcher.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fletcher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher has Collins pulled in close to control his posture.
Collins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Collins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Collins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Collins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've been hearing that Collins has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Collins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fletcher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fletcher wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Fletcher keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Fletcher is looking for a triangle but Collins pushes his legs off easily.
Fletcher trying to control the position.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Fletcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fletcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Collins is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fletcher pulls Collins in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Fletcher dominated that round.
That's time! Collins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fletcher throws the left hand but Collins avoids the punch easily.
Collins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Collins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Collins feints and as Fletcher raises his hands in defense, Collins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Fletcher is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fletcher holds on and takes a little breather.
Collins passes Fletcher's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fletcher trying to control from the bottom.
Fletcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Collins works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Collins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fletcher sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fletcher is looking to control Collins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fletcher avoid being mounted?
Collins works his way into side control.
Fletcher struggling a bit here.
Fletcher manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to control but can't.
Fletcher looking for subs from the bottom but Collins mounts him!
Fletcher is looking to get to half guard.
Collins landing strikes from the mount.
Fletcher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Collins dominating with strikes here.
Collins content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is looking to improve his position but Collins isn't that keen on the idea.
Fletcher is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Collins dominating with strikes here.
Collins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Collins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fletcher tries to lock up and control but Collins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins controlling from mount.
Fletcher tries to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Collins with good strikes from the mount here!
Zach Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins landing strikes from the mount.
Collins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fletcher is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
Fletcher tries to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Collins with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Collins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fletcher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Collins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Collins wants to control from the top but Fletcher keeps moving.
Fletcher controls Collins momentarily but Collins frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fletcher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries to get to full guard but Fletcher has control of the leg.
Fletcher is trying to work for a kimura but Collins is defending well.
Collins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fletcher pulls his head out easily.
Collins is looking to improve his position.
Fletcher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Collins gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Collins looking for a triangle here. Fletcher is fighting it but it looks tight! Collins pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Fletcher is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zach Collins!
A very excited looking Zach Collins 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hall (ranked 1317 p4p, 1147 weight class) and Nathan Leal (ranked 154 p4p, 137 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Leal!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leal.
A low kick from Hall misses
enabling Leal to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hall throws a head kick but Leal moves out of range.
Hall tests Leal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall sizes up Leal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Leal.
Leal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leal doesn't seem bothered though.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Leal throws out a counter right but Hall avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leal.
Leal throws a counter combo.
Hall misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Hall's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Leal blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leal's head backwards.
Hall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leal tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Leal saw that one coming.
Leal is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Hall lands with a right hand.
Leal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall jabs Leal right on the nose. Leal blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall clobbers Leal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leal! But no joy.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Hall.
Charlie Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leal ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leal counters with a straight right hand.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hall scores with a hook.
Hall lands a big head kick that sends Leal to the canvas! Hall follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Hall!
A very excited looking Charlie Hall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Shabazz (ranked 140 p4p, 983 weight class) and Rob Mogweister (ranked 23 p4p, 148 weight class). Mogweister is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Show me how to live, Audioslave.. Rahim Shabazz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Mogweister !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz blocks a jab.
Mogweister connects with a crisp jab.
Shabazz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shabazz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mogweister 's elbow.
Shabazz avoiding damage as Mogweister throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shabazz.
Mogweister prevents a body shot from Shabazz.
Mogweister working aggressively here.
Shabazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mogweister missing with knees to the body.
Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shabazz.
Shabazz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mogweister backwards.
Shabazz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mogweister .
Still in the clinch, Shabazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Shabazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Shabazz - that landed with a thud.
Mogweister looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shabazz.
Shabazz lands with a left to the head.
Shabazz with a knee to the head.
Shabazz pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz trying to control the position here.
Shabazz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mogweister is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shabazz holds on and takes a little breather.
Shabazz wants to sweep but no luck.
Shabazz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Shabazz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mogweister is one step ahead there.
Mogweister looking to sit in guard and control but Shabazz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mogweister keeping moving, preventing Shabazz from controlling successfully.
Shabazz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mogweister can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shabazz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz trying to control but Mogweister is working from the bottom.
Shabazz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shabazz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shabazz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mogweister dives on top into guard.
Shabazz has his hands on Mogweister 's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mogweister tries to stand but Shabazz is controlling from the bottom.
Mogweister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shabazz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shabazz working for a triangle but Mogweister defends it easily.
Mogweister told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Shabazz pulls Mogweister in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rahim Shabazz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mogweister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mogweister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mogweister throws a front kick aimed at Shabazz's knee but Shabazz avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shabazz.
Shabazz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mogweister s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mogweister gets a clinch.
Shabazz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shabazz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shabazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shabazz lands a nice uppercut.
Shabazz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shabazz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shabazz.
Mogweister tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shabazz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mogweister is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shabazz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mogweister pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shabazz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mogweister can't fight it off and eventually Shabazz manages to take the fight to the floor. Mogweister looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shabazz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shabazz stays in close to Mogweister 's body and controls the position.
Shabazz throws a big right hand that misses.
Shabazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mogweister can do to turn this around?
Shabazz controlling from the top position.
That's two 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.
Shabazz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mogweister for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shabazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mogweister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shabazz won't allow Mogweister to sweep him here.
Shabazz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shabazz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mogweister tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz clinches.
Shabazz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shabazz lands with a left to the head.
Shabazz scores with a shoulder strike.
Shabazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mogweister is trying to stall.
Shabazz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Mogweister is rocked!
A short left from Shabazz.
Mogweister is still on wobbly legs! Can Shabazz finish him?
Shabazz controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Rahim Shabazz!
Rahim Shabazz retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rahim Shabazz thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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