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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Torkoly Sr (ranked 3666 p4p, 4853 weight class) and Brendan Wallace (ranked 45 p4p, 80 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Torkoly Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brendan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
Wallace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Torkoly Sr's half guard.
Torkoly Sr is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torkoly Sr taking some punishment here, with Wallace in his half guard.
Wallace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wallace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Torkoly Sr is refusing to be controlled, as Wallace sits in half guard.
Wallace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wallace is trying to control. Torkoly Sr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wallace prevents Torkoly Sr from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace winds up and cracks Torkoly Sr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wallace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Wallace.
Torkoly Sr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wallace.
Torkoly Sr wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wallace connects with a nice short shot to Torkoly Sr's temple.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Torkoly Sr to regain full guard.
Torkoly Sr wants to stand and escape but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace looking to sit in guard and control but Torkoly Sr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wallace is pulling down on Torkoly Sr's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torkoly Sr wants to stand but Wallace is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wallace is working an open guard so Torkoly Sr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallace closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Torkoly Sr did well to prevent Wallace getting side control.
Wallace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace prevents Torkoly Sr from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torkoly Sr has hold of Wallace's hands but Wallace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wallace stops Torkoly Sr from getting back to his feet.
Wallace is nestled in close to Torkoly Sr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Torkoly Sr is trying to stand up here but Wallace is controlling him well.
Wallace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wallace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wallace misses with a head shot. Torkoly Sr uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wallace landing with the ground and pound.
Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Torkoly Sr is keeping the position.
Torkoly Sr wants to stand but Wallace is controlling the position.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Torkoly Sr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torkoly Sr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallace prevents Torkoly Sr from getting back to his feet.
Wallace throws a strike but Torkoly Sr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Torkoly Sr stacks Wallace on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Torkoly Sr!
Wallace looks to move to half guard but instead Torkoly Sr has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Wallace dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torkoly Sr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torkoly Sr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torkoly Sr to keep the fight standing.
Wallace pulls guard.
Wallace wants to improve his position but instead Torkoly Sr has moved into half guard.
It looks like Torkoly Sr is going to stand back up.
Torkoly Sr trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Torkoly Sr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torkoly Sr seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wallace moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws his legs up looking for a submission but Torkoly Sr uses it to pass to side control.
Brendan Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torkoly Sr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wallace fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Torkoly Sr to the ground. Wallace is now in Torkoly Sr's guard.
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Torkoly Sr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torkoly Sr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wallace is controlling him.
Torkoly Sr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torkoly Sr keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace stops Torkoly Sr from standing up.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Torkoly Sr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Torkoly Sr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wallace counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Torkoly Sr keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Torkoly Sr wants to stand and escape but Wallace is having none of it.
Torkoly Sr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torkoly Sr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torkoly Sr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wallace's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torkoly Sr wants to stand up but Wallace is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wallace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wallace slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wallace creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Torkoly Sr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wallace is controlling him well.
Wallace working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wallace tries to advance position but instead Torkoly Sr slips a leg back in to half guard.
Wallace winds up and cracks Torkoly Sr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torkoly Sr wants to get back to his feet.
Wallace controlling the action here.
Wallace seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torkoly Sr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wallace thows a huge punch but Torkoly Sr dodges it nicely.
Wallace looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wallace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torkoly Sr defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace winds up and cracks Torkoly Sr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Torkoly Sr is trying to stand up here but Wallace is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Torkoly Sr to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wallace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wallace prevents Torkoly Sr from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace trying to control but Torkoly Sr is working from the bottom.
Wallace won't allow Torkoly Sr to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Torkoly Sr as Wallace shoots in.
Torkoly Sr feinted with a counter takedown.
Benjamin Torkoly Sr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Torkoly Sr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wallace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torkoly Sr is aware though and is defending well.
Torkoly Sr tries to stand but Wallace is controlling from the bottom.
Wallace is looking to sweep but instead, Torkoly Sr has passed into half guard.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Torkoly Sr is controlling well.
Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to improve his position.
Torkoly Sr is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wallace looking for submissions off his back.
Torkoly Sr wants to stand up but Wallace has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but Torkoly Sr shows good takedown defense.
Benjamin Torkoly Sr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Wallace.
Wallace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Torkoly Sr!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wallace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torkoly Sr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Torkoly Sr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wallace.
Torkoly Sr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wallace is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wallace tries to advance to mount but Torkoly Sr denies him.
Torkoly Sr is trying to get back to his feet.
Wallace with the ground and pound but Torkoly Sr regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wallace prevents Torkoly Sr from standing back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wallace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benjamin Torkoly Sr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torkoly Sr looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benjamin Torkoly Sr.
I think Wallace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Wallace!
After winning the bout, Brendan Wallace thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buassi Alu (ranked 4859 p4p, 23961 weight class) and Justin Vaughn (ranked 82 p4p, 142 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buassi Alu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vaughn is trying to defend but Alu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alu trying to control the action but Vaughn is working from the bottom.
Vaughn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vaughn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn won't allow Alu to pass to mount.
Alu is looking for a kimura but Vaughn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alu to get the leverage.
We've been hearing good reports from Alu's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Alu is trying to control. Vaughn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alu trying to control the action but Vaughn is working from the bottom.
Alu is looking for a kimura here.
Alu is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vaughn tries to roll over but Alu keeps him under control.
Alu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alu is working for a submission of some sort.
Vaughn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alu is trying to control. Vaughn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alu works his way into side control.
Alu has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Alu looking to control but Vaughn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alu swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vaughn is now in Alu's guard. A big mistake from Alu there, giving up the dominant position!
Vaughn looking to sit in guard and control but Alu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn wants to hit a sweep here but Alu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vaughn there!
Alu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vaughn is looking to escape.
Vaughn regains half guard.
Alu is working for a kimura but Vaughn is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vaughn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buassi Alu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Buassi Alu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vaughn is just riding it out for now. Alu eventually gives up the hold.
Alu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn trying to control but Alu postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alu wants to control but Vaughn is keeping him busy.
Alu is trying to work for a kimura but Vaughn is defending well.
Alu trying to control from half guard but Vaughn is working away.
Vaughn trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Alu manages to pass to mount!
Alu goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vaughn turns into him and now he's in Alu's guard.
Vaughn content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Alu has locked up a guillotine! Alu's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Vaughn is holding on here and Alu must be using up a lot of energy. Vaughn has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Alu gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buassi Alu!
After the fight, Buassi Alu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viper Pitt (ranked 1014 p4p, 1950 weight class) and Alec Burns (ranked 38 p4p, 23 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burns's choice of entrance music: Alberto Del Rio theme song. Alec Burns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viper Pitt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alec Burns!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitt.
Pitt misses with a hook.
Pitt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Viper Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
Pitt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pitt scores with a hook.
Pitt throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns shapes to counter with a head kick.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitt throws out the jab.
Burns feints a counter leg kick.
Burns lands with a kick to the temple. Pitt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burns thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pitt if he has to take too many more of those.
We've been informed that Burns 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.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns throws a series of punches but Pitt moves out of range.
Pitt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns lands a front kick.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pitt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitt misses the target.
Burns throws a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
A slow jab from Pitt misses its intended target.
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burns thumps Pitt with a low kick.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pitt throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns moves forwards but Pitt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Pitt blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pitt throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pitt's head.
Pitt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Burns moves away from the strike by Pitt.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns lands with a kick to the temple. Pitt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pitt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pitt scrambles back to his feet.
Burns slips a straight right by Pitt.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitt misses with an uppercut
and Burns makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pitt really felt that one!
Pitt misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with an inside leg kick.
Burns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pitt's head.
Pitt looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns moves out of range as Pitt strikes.
And Burns responds with a good body kick, but Pitt manages to step out the way in time.
Pitt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pitt throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitt circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitt throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitt misses the target.
Burns is looking for the big counter here.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pitt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burns.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns slips a straight right by Pitt.
Burns throws a counter combo.
Burns lands with a kick to the temple. Pitt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Pitt throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Pitt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns counters with a low kick, right behind Pitt 's knee.
Burns throws a right and a left that Pitt avoids nicely.
Burns moves out of range as Pitt strikes.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pitt's sensitive parts.
Pitt looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Burns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burns there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitt is looking to counter punch.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
Pitt throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns avoids the body shot from Pitt.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Burns throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Burns dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitt. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitt throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pitt blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns throws a head kick but Pitt moves out of range.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Pitt throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitt misses the shot to the body.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Pitt misses.
Burns throws a fast counter high kick but Pitt manages to duck under it in time.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt cracks Burns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burns throws a head kick but Pitt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitt scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitt misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
Burns throws a head kick but Pitt moves out of range.
Alec Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
A left and a right from Burns both land. Nice combination.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Burns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitt throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Pitt moves out of range easily.
Pitt blocks a head kick by Burns.
Pitt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Pitt. That snapped Burns's head back.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pitt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
Pitt misses with an uppercut
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pitt throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Pitt avoids the head kick by Burns.
Pitt blocks a head kick by Burns.
Pitt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.
Pitt connects with a jab.
Pitt throws an off balance right hand
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pitt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pitt misses with an uppercut
and Pitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Pitt misses
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
 Pitt is rocked!
Burns cracks Pitt's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Pitt slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Burns can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alec Burns!
Alec Burns is the new super heavyweight champion!
Alec Burns thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roland Spliffs (ranked 4007 p4p, 24293 weight class) and Hendrix Rosa (ranked 448 p4p, 641 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spliffs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smoke Some Weed by Ice Cube. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roland Spliffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrix Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Rosa lands.
Rosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spliffs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rosa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rosa misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Spliffs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spliffs keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Spliffs misses the target.
Rosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spliffs.
Rosa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Spliffs!
Spliffs controls the position for a moment.
Rosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spliffs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rosa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffs struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs taking a bit of punishment here - Rosa scoring with strikes.
Rosa wants to control but Spliffs is keeping him busy.
Spliffs is trying to control Rosa's posture but Rosa avoids it.
Spliffs is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Check out the look on Rosa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Spliffs gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Spliffs looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spliffs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spliffs is trying to maintain the position but Rosa is very close to passing his half guard.
Rosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spliffs actively working from the bottom here.
Rosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rosa.
Rosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rosa thows a huge punch but Spliffs dodges it nicely.
Rosa is just content to waste time from the top position. Spliffs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rosa throwing strikes but missing.
Spliffs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spliffs is trying to keep Rosa in close.
Rosa wants to stand but Spliffs is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spliffs pushes a forearm under Rosa's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rosa is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roland Spliffs!
A victorious Roland Spliffs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Hendrix Rosa spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry about what happened. The opponent was better today and I failed. I am sorry. Now just put together and win the rest of the matches and help the boys prepare.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Garcia (ranked 4947 p4p, 23056 weight class) and Tyrone Wilson (ranked 523 p4p, 636 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Garcia!
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, Tyrone Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson slips under a jab.
Wilson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Wilson.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wilson tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia cracks Wilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
 Wilson is rocked!
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Garcia!
After winning the bout, Carlos Garcia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Gadzinski (ranked 4102 p4p, 4456 weight class) and Lulian Jane (ranked 453 p4p, 485 weight class). Gadzinski comes into the arena with Arise- The Siege blaring out of the sound system. Dawid Gadzinski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lulian Jane's chin.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dawid Gadzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lulian Jane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadzinski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Gadzinski misses.
Gadzinski lands with a hook. Jane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jane throws a series of punches but Gadzinski avoids them all with ease.
Gadzinski is looking to counter punch.
Jane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jane throws a hook to the side of Gadzinski's head but Gadzinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Gadzinski misses the target.
Jane throws a hook to the side of Gadzinski's head but Gadzinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jane misses with a hook
and Gadzinski counters with a straight right hand.
Gadzinski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gadzinski misses the jab.
Gadzinski missing with a left hand there. Jane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gadzinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gadzinski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gadzinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jane.
Jane slips a jab from Gadzinski.
Jane swings for the body but Gadzinski moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jane moves out of range as Gadzinski throws a body kick.
Gadzinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Jane.
Jane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jane looks to land a right hand but Gadzinski moved out of range.
A jab from Jane does it's job there.
Jane throws a big shot that misses.
Jane cracks Gadzinski's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Gadzinski slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Jane can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lulian Jane!
Lulian Jane took some time post fight to say the following; 'Told you so, just let me bang!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eli Pope (ranked 3156 p4p, 3509 weight class) and Amar Savic (ranked 366 p4p, 402 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Pope!
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, Amar Savic!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Pope. That snapped Savic's head back.
Pope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Savic throws a hook but Pope blocks it.
Pope moves out of range as Savic strikes.
Pope throws out a powerful jab.
Sloppy strikes from Pope. Those never looked like landing.
Savic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savic.
Savic scores with a jab.
We've been told by Pope's head coaches at Savage Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Savic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pope napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pope throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Savic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pope defends it nicely.
Pope moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like Amar Savic has been cut.
Pope stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pope thuds a left hand into Savic's body.
Pope scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Savic is rocked!
Savic throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Savic is still on wobbly legs! Can Pope finish him?
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savic seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pope's guard.
Pope working a defensive guard here.
Savic stopping the sweep attempt from Pope.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pope is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Savic connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Savic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Savic working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Savic works over Pope with some ground and pound from guard.
Pope looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Savic puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Savic connects with a nice short shot to Pope's temple.
Pope wants to control but Savic is keeping busy.
Savic winds up and cracks Pope with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Savic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pope has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Savic is working away from the top position though.
Pope is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pope trying to hold on to Savic's head to control him but Savic postures up.
Pope knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savic on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Savic lands a nice short elbow.
Savic passes into side control, despite Pope's attempt to control the position.
Savic is putting a hurting on Pope here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pope is trying to get back to half guard.
Savic looks up at the clock and then as Pope takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Savic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope tries to bench press Savic off him but Savic keeps the position.
Pope struggling a bit here.
Pope is trying to escape the position but Savic is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to control but Savic manages to take his back.
Pope can't escape the position.
Savic lands punches and elbows.
Savic is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Savic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savic has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pope.
Pope tries to roll but Savic sticks to his back.
Savic lands a shot to the body.
Savic controls the position.
Pope trying to control the hands but Savic breaks the grip.
Pope covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Savic is not going to allow Pope to sit and survive in this position.
Savic scores with punches to the body.
Pope trying to control the position but Savic manages to sink in the hooks.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Savic.
Pope is covering up but some of the strikes from Savic are getting through and doing damage.
Can Pope hold on?! Savic is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Pope tries to escape but Savic has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic scores with punches from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savic loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Pope hold on?
Savic lands a shot to the head.
Savic has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pope.
Savic throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pope!
Pope is taking damage to the body and head.
Pope is rocked!
Savic is working the ground and pound. Can Pope escape?
Oh Pope is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pope tries to break free.
Savic controls the position.
Can Pope hold on?! Savic is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Savic is punishing Pope with some ground and pound.
Savic looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Pope looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Savic is hanging on to Pope's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savic lands shots from the back.
Savic not allowing Pope to control his hands.
Savic loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Pope hold on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amar Savic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amar Savic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pope lands with a right hand.
Pope seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice takedown defense from Pope. No joy for Savic on that attempt.
Pope was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pope slips a straight right by Savic.
It looked like Pope wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Savic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savic misses with a hook.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Savic's head back.
Good exchange - Pope coming out on top.
Pope sends Savic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pope is motioning to the referee to let Savic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Savic out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eli Pope!
A very excited looking Eli Pope 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.
In defeat, Amar Savic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Kingston did what he had to do. I'll be back. Don't worry about me.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davey Gullpilil (ranked 2739 p4p, 2650 weight class) and Glover Gilchrist (ranked 333 p4p, 325 weight class). Gullpilil's entrance music is Civil War. A fine choice. Gilchrist comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Steve-O - Hard As A Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Davey Gullpilil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glover Gilchrist!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilchrist throws out a loose jab but Gullpilil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilchrist misses with a body punch
and Gullpilil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gullpilil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gullpilil manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gilchrist postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gullpilil is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gilchrist, into his guard.
Gullpilil got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gilchrist has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gullpilil has managed to get both his arms back between Gilchrist's legs - danger averted.
Gilchrist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gilchrist is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Gullpilil frees his head nicely. Oh but Gilchrist has switched to an armbar! Gullpilil is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Glover Gilchrist!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy McGhee (ranked 3600 p4p, 3441 weight class) and Ganzorig Khan (ranked 409 p4p, 394 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khan's choice of entrance music: Chinggis khaanii Magtaal - Batzorig Vaanchig. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 Amsterdam, Sammy McGhee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ganzorig Khan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan goes for a double leg but McGhee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McGhee continues to drive forward.
Khan fails with the takedown.
McGhee misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.
Sammy McGhee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ganzorig Khan.
McGhee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGhee's elbow.
Khan tries to pull guard but McGhee holds him up against the cage and eventually Khan drops back down to his feet.
Khan jumps guard but McGhee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McGhee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGhee has clasped his hands together around Khan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGhee looks up at the clock and then as Khan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McGhee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGhee looks up at the clock and then as Khan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McGhee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McGhee grinds an elbow into Khan's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A big shot lands for McGhee! That's hurt Khan! Will he recover? McGhee fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy McGhee!
A relieved looking Sammy McGhee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alzarri Kingston (ranked 1972 p4p, 1981 weight class) and Axel Van Dieman (ranked 242 p4p, 243 weight class). Kingston's entrance music is Prodigal Son. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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 Las Vegas, Alzarri Kingston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Axel Van Dieman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Dieman moves away.
Van Dieman misses with a hook
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kingston works Van Dieman's body with a nice hook.
Kingston has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Dieman throws out the jab.
Kingston tests Van Dieman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Dieman wants to clinch.
Van Dieman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dieman misses with a body shot.
Kingston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Dieman takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Van Dieman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Kingston throwing a counter right hand but Van Dieman manages to avoid it.
Van Dieman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingston.
A counter left hand to the body from Kingston misses its target.
Kingston tests Van Dieman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston looks to land a left hand but Van Dieman moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Dieman misses the target.
Van Dieman misses with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a straight right hand.
Kingston moves away from the strike by Van Dieman.
Van Dieman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Van Dieman.
Kingston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Dieman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kingston counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Dieman swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston throws a big shot that misses.
Kingston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Van Dieman.
Kingston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kingston as he connects with a hook.
Van Dieman throws a right hand that misses
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Dieman clinches.
Van Dieman is trying to pull guard but Kingston turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kingston.
A short right from Kingston on the inside.
Van Dieman tries to pull guard but Kingston holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Dieman drops back down to his feet.
Van Dieman is trying to pull guard but Kingston has him pressed against the cage.
Alzarri Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axel Van Dieman.
Still in the clinch, Kingston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Dieman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kingston smiles and moves away.
Van Dieman misses with a two punch combination.
Kingston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Van Dieman lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Dieman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Dieman misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Kingston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Dieman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kingston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Axel Van Dieman has been cut.
Van Dieman avoids the body shot from Kingston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Dieman is trying to pull guard but Kingston has him pressed against the cage.
Van Dieman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kingston walks away with a smile on his face. Van Dieman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Dieman misses the body punch
and Kingston counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Dieman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Dieman misses with a hook. Kingston ducked under it nicely.
Van Dieman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
Kingston misses with an uppercut. Van Dieman saw that one coming.
Van Dieman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Van Dieman throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kingston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kingston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Dieman connects with a body shot that sends Kingston's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Van Dieman finds it's target.
Van Dieman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Dieman tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Dieman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kingston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingston avoids the body shot from Van Dieman.
Van Dieman scores with a nice strike.
Van Dieman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Dieman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Dieman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Dieman throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Dieman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alzarri Kingston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Axel Van Dieman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Van Dieman misses.
Kingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Dieman.
Van Dieman just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Kingston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingston throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Dieman.
Van Dieman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kingston throws a shot from downtown. Van Dieman moves away and avoids it.
Van Dieman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Dieman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Dieman moves away.
Van Dieman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kingston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dieman forces Kingston back against the cage and clinches.
Van Dieman is trying to pull guard but Kingston turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kingston tries to break the clinch but Van Dieman is controlling the position.
Van Dieman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Dieman drags the fight down to the ground.
Van Dieman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kingston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dieman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kingston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kingston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kingston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Dieman is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Dieman is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kingston rolls with it to try and escape but Van Dieman cranks on the arm and Kingston is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Axel Van Dieman!
Axel Van Dieman is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Axel Van Dieman 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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