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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sapiencia De Lamarca (ranked 6378 p4p, 6246 weight class) and Romega Vartanein (ranked 229 p4p, 225 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sapiencia De Lamarca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lamarca lands a head shot.
 It looks like Romega Vartanein has been cut.
De Lamarca tries to work over Vartanein's front leg with a kick but Vartanein checks it.
De Lamarca lands an overhand right.
 Vartanein is rocked!
De Lamarca drops Vartanein with a huge uppercut! Vartanein drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. De Lamarca is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sapiencia De Lamarca!
Sapiencia De Lamarca decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Chamizo (ranked 5056 p4p, 3899 weight class) and Jontrell Adams (ranked 558 p4p, 470 weight class). Jontrell Adams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Chamizo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jontrell Adams!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamizo throws a leg kick but Adams checks it.
Chamizo throws the kick towards the body but Adams avoids it.
Adams checks a low kick from Chamizo.
Adams was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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.
Adams tries to pass to full mount but Chamizo defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamizo wants to control but Adams is keeping busy.
Chamizo is concentrating on defense, preventing Adams from advancing position.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Chamizo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chamizo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams passes the guard and advances to mount!
Adams is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Chamizo is in real trouble.
Adams is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Chamizo is defending well though. Adams let's go of the attempt for now.
Adams has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Chamizo is in real trouble here. Adams gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Chamizo is tapping out! Adams wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jontrell Adams!
In his post fight interview, Jontrell Adams started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dude Burger (ranked 6754 p4p, 5138 weight class) and Ivan Kamenev (ranked 581 p4p, 506 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dude Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Kamenev!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burger wants to control but Kamenev postures up.
Kamenev trying to control the position but Burger is working away.
Burger is trying to improve his position.
Kamenev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burger, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamenev has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kamenev wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Burger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kamenev on the ground.
Kamenev with the ground and pound from mount.
Burger is desperately trying to improve his position but Kamenev has a good base and remains in mount.
Burger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burger tries to get out of the position.
Kamenev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kamenev sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger is trying to escape the mount.
Kamenev looking to control but Burger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burger looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kamenev pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Burger is desperately trying to improve his position but Kamenev has a good base and remains in mount.
Kamenev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kamenev working for a guillotine from mount but Burger is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kamenev looking to control but Burger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burger can't escape the position.
Kamenev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Burger is looking to get to half guard.
Kamenev with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kamenev fails to take his opponent's back.
Burger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamenev mounts Burger! Really nice guard pass there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kamenev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kamenev misses with a lunging right hand
and Burger counters with a shoot takedown. Kamenev fights it but they end up in guard.
Burger trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamenev looking to control.
Kamenev has control of Burger's left arm, preventing Burger from doing any damage.
Kamenev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kamenev looking for a guillotine here but Burger defends easily.
Burger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kamenev keeping moving, preventing Burger from controlling successfully.
Kamenev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kamenev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamenev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kamenev wants to control from the top but Burger keeps moving.
Kamenev passes into half guard.
Kamenev is working for a kimura but Burger is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger is trying to get back to full guard.
Burger wants to control but Kamenev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burger is trying to get back to full guard.
Kamenev trying to pass the guard but Burger defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev stalling.
Burger is looking for a sweep. Kamenev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burger holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kamenev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burger is just riding it out for now. Kamenev eventually gives up the hold.
Kamenev is trying for a kimura here. Burger looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kamenev wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Kamenev!
Our winner, Ivan Kamenev, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjarki Hlynsson (ranked 3730 p4p, 4259 weight class) and The Ultimate Warrior (ranked 359 p4p, 394 weight class). Bjarki Hlynsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarki Hlynsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hlynsson scores with a jab. Warrior acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hlynsson misses with a looping left.
Warrior throws a lazy uppercut
and Hlynsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hlynsson swings widly with a right hand
letting Warrior counter with a right hand.
 Hlynsson is rocked!
Warrior misses with a body punch
and Hlynsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hlynsson misses with a straight left.
Hlynsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warrior is pawing at Hlynsson, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Hlynsson's nose. Hlynsson is badly hurt! Warrior pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Hlynsson tries desperately to hold on but Warrior is relentless in his assault! As Hlynsson receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Warrior away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Ultimate Warrior!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Grimm (ranked 3113 p4p, 5189 weight class) and Khosrov Hashempour (ranked 342 p4p, 477 weight class). Khosrov Hashempour is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Khosrov Hashempour!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashempour was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimm.
Grimm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grimm throws a jab when Hashempour was well out of range.
A big right from Hashempour misses.
Hashempour misses with a straight right.
Hashempour misses with a straight left.
Grimm slips under a jab from Hashempour.
Hashempour looks to land a right hand but Grimm moved out of range.
Grimm misses with the combination.
Grimm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hashempour counters with a straight right hand.
Hashempour misses with a straight right.
Grimm swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Grimm misses.
Hashempour throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimm misses with a body punch
and Hashempour counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Ben Grimm has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm misses with a double jab.
Hashempour pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Hashempour bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hashempour cracks Grimm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hashempour misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hashempour lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grimm blocks a jab.
Grimm tries to bum rush Hashempour with a series of wild strikes but Hashempour uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hashempour connects with a stiff jab that staggers Grimm - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Khosrov Hashempour!
A very excited looking Khosrov Hashempour 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Modric (ranked 3293 p4p, 4585 weight class) and Ricardo Sanchez (ranked 327 p4p, 408 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zdravko Modric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez slips a jab from Modric.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Modric!
Nice cross by Sanchez.
It looks like Zdravko Modric has been cut.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Modric moves out of range.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Modric has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Modric won't allow it.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Modric is controlling him.
Modric lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez is trying to push Modric away but Modric has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Modric lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Modric has him pinned against the cage.
Modric is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Modric.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Modric scores with a shoulder strike.
Modric lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Modric won't allow it.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modric lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Modric's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Modric lands a shoulder strike.
Modric breaks the clinch.
Modric slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Modric throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Modric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Modric scores with a body shot.
Ricardo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Modric dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Modric quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Modric connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Modric gets a clinch.
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!
Modric throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Modric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Modric.
Modric lands a left hand.
Sanchez is rocked!
Modric dips a shoulder and cracks Sanchez with a mighty uppercut! Sanchez falls back against the cage and Modric unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sanchez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Modric screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zdravko Modric!
Our winner, Zdravko Modric, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bach (ranked 2941 p4p, 2670 weight class) and Pinocchio Cruz (ranked 305 p4p, 279 weight class). Cruz has chosen Mejor Mi Alejo - Banda MS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pinocchio Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bach tries for a takedown but Cruz circles away easily
and Cruz counters with a one-two to the body.
Bach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bach gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Bach is rocked!
It looks like Sebastian Bach has been cut.
Crack! Cruz connects with the perfect overhand right and Bach falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pinocchio Cruz!
After the big win, Pinocchio Cruz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HELLBENT and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Li (ranked 2376 p4p, 1789 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 255 p4p, 202 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Till the End. 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ritchie Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li darts in and clinches Benedetti up against the cage.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Benedetti avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedetti blocks the elbow strike.
Li definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Benedetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benedetti avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benedetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Li is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Li out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Benedetti!
A very excited looking Rafael Benedetti 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.
Ritchie Li was interviewed post fight and said '=('.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Arantes (ranked 2339 p4p, 2267 weight class) and Mahmoud Hussein (ranked 259 p4p, 250 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mahmoud Hussein enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronaldo Arantes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mahmoud Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arantes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussein.
Arantes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mahmoud Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussein lands with a straight right. Arantes didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Ronaldo Arantes has been cut.
Hussein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arantes throws a big shot that misses.
Arantes misses with a few strikes there.
Hussein misses with a two punch combination.
Arantes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
Hussein lands with a right that hurts Arantes. Arantes looks to clinch but Hussein throws a short knee that drops Arantes. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Mahmoud Hussein!
Mahmoud Hussein is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Mahmoud Hussein 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Hall (ranked 942 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 134 p4p, 182 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralph Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Ralph Hall has been cut.
Hall 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall attempts a counter takedown but John avoids it well and moves away.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. John didn't expect that.
John wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John wants to reverse the position here. Hall has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but John is forced to tap! John looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ralph Hall!
Ralph Hall retains his welterweight title!
Ralph Hall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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