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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Moreira (ranked 24257 p4p, 24143 weight class) and Danny Pearce (ranked 589 p4p, 615 weight class). Andre Moreira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Pearce!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearce throws a low kick, looking for Moreira's leg but Moreira calmly moves out of range.
Pearce looking to score a takedown here. Moreira is defending well but Pearce drives through and ends up in Moreira's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreira trying to control the position.
Pearce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moreira keeping full guard, as Pearce tries to pass.
Moreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pearce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moreira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pearce stopping the sweep attempt from Moreira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pearce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moreira keeping moving, preventing Pearce from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pearce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreira with a poor takedown
and Moreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moreira shoots and misses
and Pearce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moreira misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Pearce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moreira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pearce as he jumps to the side.
Pearce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Moreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearce throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Pearce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moreira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pearce defends well and Moreira ends up having to push Pearce into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce pushes Moreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearce stops a takedown attempt from Moreira.
Moreira prevents Pearce from breaking the clinch.
Pearce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearce has hold of one of Moreira's legs. Moreira is fighting the takedown attempt but Pearce gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Moreira is wriggling around but Pearce manages to pass to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pearce is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Moreira!
Pearce wants to control the pace but Moreira is squirming around nicely.
Moreira taking shots to the head.
Moreira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moreira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pearce on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pearce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moreira is desperately trying to improve his position but Pearce has a good base and remains in mount.
Pearce looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moreira is looking to escape.
Moreira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pearce putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Pearce there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moreira tries to hold on but Pearce postures up.
Pearce is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Moreira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Moreira is squirming around, avoiding Pearce's attempts to control the action.
Moreira is looking to get to half guard.
Pearce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Pearce dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moreira darts in looking for a takedown but Pearce gets double underhooks and turns Moreira into the cage.
Pearce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moreira.
Moreira looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Moreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moreira wants a takedown.
Moreira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moreira takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pearce.
Moreira wants to take the fight to the mat but Pearce manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moreira tries to pull guard but Pearce forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pearce gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Moreira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pearce is working away from the top position though.
Pearce lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce trying to control the action but Moreira is working from the bottom.
Pearce wants to pass to mount but Moreira is defending the position.
Pearce thows a huge punch but Moreira dodges it nicely.
Pearce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moreira's head.
Ground and pound from Pearce.
Moreira wants to get back to his feet.
Pearce is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pearce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moreira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moreira tries to get out of the position.
Pearce working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pearce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pearce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pearce works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pearce unloads with some shots from mount but Moreira bucks and avoids them well.
Moreira is desperately trying to improve his position but Pearce has a good base and remains in mount.
Pearce working the ground and pound effectively.
Pearce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearce misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moreira is looking to escape.
Pearce throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pearce trying to control but Moreira is having none of it.
Pearce is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Moreira is surviving well by controlling Pearce's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moreira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pearce tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Moreira tries to hold on but Pearce postures up.
Moreira is desperately trying to improve his position but Pearce has a good base and remains in mount.
Pearce controlling the position easily from mount.
Moreira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Danny Pearce has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moreira is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Pearce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Moreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearce.
Moreira changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pearce looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moreira trying to control the action but Pearce is working from the bottom.
Moreira working away.
Pearce is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Moreira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Moreira working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pearce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pearce makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pearce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moreira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pearce working a defensive guard here.
Pearce has momentary wrist control but Moreira slips an elbow through the middle.
Pearce lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pearce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pearce trying to control but Moreira is working from the bottom.
Moreira wants to sweep here but Pearce controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.
Moreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Moreira, not yet.
Moreira keeping moving, preventing Pearce from controlling successfully.
Moreira can't keep his opponent in guard - Pearce advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Moreira actively working from the bottom here.
Pearce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pearce is trying to control. Moreira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira wants to improve his position but Pearce is controlling well.
Pearce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pearce.
Moreira is defending against the submission attempts here by Pearce.
Andre Moreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearce is trying to control the action in half guard but Moreira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danny Pearce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
A slow jab from Moreira misses its intended target.
Pearce gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moreira distracts Pearce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moreira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moreira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pearce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moreira with a nice head shot there.
Moreira throws a big elbow that misses.
Moreira working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Moreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pearce has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Pearce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Davis (ranked 3508 p4p, 5177 weight class) and Apollo Balboa (ranked 384 p4p, 507 weight class). Balboa has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Apollo Balboa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Apollo Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis pushes Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Balboa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Davis throws a right and a left that Balboa avoids nicely.
Balboa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Balboa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Balboa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Balboa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Balboa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balboa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Davis's head coaches at Triple XXX that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kenneth Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Balboa.
Davis throws a right and a left that Balboa avoids nicely.
Balboa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa jumps guard.
Davis wants to stand but Balboa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Balboa looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Balboa, up you get!
Balboa tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Balboa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Apollo Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davis lands a jab to Balboa's midsection.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Balboa misses with a takedown
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis moves into range and clinches up with Balboa.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Balboa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Balboa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Balboa has the dominant position.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa wants to clinch
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis darts in and clinches Balboa up against the cage.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Balboa is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Davis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Balboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balboa misses with an elbow over the top.
Balboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
Balboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Balboa stalling in the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis rushes Balboa and presses him up against the cage.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa tries for a takedown but Davis manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis throwing a counter right hand but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Davis is pawing at Balboa, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Balboa's nose. Balboa is badly hurt! Davis pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Balboa tries desperately to hold on but Davis is relentless in his assault! As Balboa receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Davis away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ubereem Rua (ranked 5560 p4p, 3411 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 453 p4p, 331 weight class). Christie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amityville kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Steven Christie enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ubereem Rua !
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, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Christie.
 It looks like Ubereem Rua has been cut.
Christie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rua to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Christie manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Rua is rocked!
Rua tries to clinch but Christie moves away
and Christie rattles Rua with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Rua tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Christie dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Rua stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steven Christie!
Post fight, Steven Christie took to the microphone: 'The voices in my head told me to do it, so I can't be held accountable for my actions.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kehari (ranked 2931 p4p, 3794 weight class) and Antonne Nguema (ranked 112 p4p, 136 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Antonne Nguema enters 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esa Kehari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonne Nguema!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguema steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kehari.
Nguema looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kehari misses with a hook. Nguema ducked under it nicely.
Nguema's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kehari under the eye.
It looks like Esa Kehari has been cut.
Nguema paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kehari just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguema throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kehari on the side of the head.
Kehari ducks under a wild hook from Nguema.
Kehari seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kehari takes a swing at Nguema's ribcage but misses.
Kehari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nguema.
Kehari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kehari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kehari darts in and clinches Nguema up against the cage.
Kehari lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kehari gets through Nguema's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kehari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nguema is looking to control Kehari's arms but Kehari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nguema has his back to the cage.
Kehari gets through Nguema's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nguema takes a shot to the head.
Kehari lands with a right to the head.
Nguema blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kehari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nguema looks winded!
Good body shot from Kehari.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kehari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kehari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kehari.
Kehari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Kehari.
Kehari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kehari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kehari clinches.
Kehari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kehari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nguema blocks a body shot from Kehari.
Kehari misses with a body punch.
Nguema tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kehari tries to work over Nguema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kehari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kehari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguema bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehari clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kehari presses Nguema against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kehari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nguema is looking to control Kehari's arms but Kehari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nguema has his back to the cage.
Kehari lands a shoulder strike.
Kehari lands a body punch.
Kehari tries a body shot but Nguema blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kehari.
Nguema is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kehari lands a shot to the body.
Kehari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nguema or not.
Nguema has a couple of punches blocked by Kehari.
Nguema has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kehari misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kehari.
Kehari tries to work over Nguema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kehari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nguema looks to throw the jab but Kehari is out of range.
Kehari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kehari tries to work over Nguema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kehari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kehari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kehari manages to break the clinch.
Nguema takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kehari takes the fight into the clinch.
Kehari tries to work over Nguema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Kehari.
Kehari scores with a shoulder strike.
Kehari lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kehari.
Nguema takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kehari.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kehari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kehari struggles to land a body shot inside as Nguema controls his hands.
A short left from Kehari.
Kehari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nguema tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kehari was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguema.
Kehari misses with a wild body shot.
Kehari lands a slapping body shot.
Nguema is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehari throws a series of punches but Nguema moves out of range.
No joy there for Kehari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nguema showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kehari.
Nguema drops his hands momentarily and Kehari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kehari looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguema is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kehari. Nguema does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nguema keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kehari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nguema pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kehari looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguema is just out of range.
Kehari misses with a body shot.
Nguema takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguema uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kehari.
Kehari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguema closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Esa Kehari's cut is getting worse.
Nguema uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kehari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kehari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Esa Kehari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kehari throws a jab when Nguema was well out of range.
Kehari looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguema is just out of range.
Kehari has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nguema drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kehari swings for the body but Nguema moves out of range.
Kehari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kehari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguema walks into a stiff left hand from Kehari.
Kehari misses with a wild body shot.
Nguema keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kehari.
Kehari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kehari looks to throw the jab but Nguema is out of range.
Kehari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nguema can do to turn this around?
Kehari misses with a hook
and Nguema counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Esa Kehari is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kehari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nguema takes a swing at Kehari's ribcage but misses.
Kehari moves into range and clinches up with Nguema.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kehari tries to work over Nguema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguema misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kehari can't find room to land a body shot as Nguema controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguema wants to get back to striking at distance but Kehari won't allow it.
Nguema prevents a body shot from Kehari.
Kehari scores with a hook to the body.
Nguema is breathing heavily.
Kehari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kehari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Kehari as the two fighters clinch.
Kehari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kehari scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Kehari.
Kehari scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kehari.
Kehari has Nguema pressed against the cage, preventing Nguema from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kehari misses with a body punch.
Kehari misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kehari.
A nice left hand lands by Kehari.
A shot in the inside from Kehari.
Kehari struggles to land a body shot inside as Nguema controls his hands.
Kehari lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguema throws a head punch that misses.
Kehari misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Kehari.
Kehari lands a shoulder strike.
Kehari lands a body shot.
Kehari lands a nice uppercut.
Kehari lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kehari.
Kehari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nguema.
Kehari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kehari pushes Nguema back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kehari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kehari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kehari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nguemas head.
 Nguema is rocked!
Kehari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nguemas head.
Nguema is still on wobbly legs! Can Kehari finish him?
Kehari dips a shoulder and cracks Nguema with a mighty uppercut! Nguema falls back against the cage and Kehari unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nguema 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 - Kehari screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esa Kehari!
A relieved looking Esa Kehari 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cranky Weasel (ranked 6448 p4p, 6433 weight class) and Mandark Astonomanov (ranked 481 p4p, 479 weight class). The key to victory for Cranky Weasel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cranky Weasel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mandark Astonomanov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astonomanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Astonomanov avoids the body shot from Weasel.
Astonomanov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Weasel to the mat! Weasel manages to get full guard.
Astonomanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Astonomanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Weasel has momentary wrist control but Astonomanov slips an elbow through the middle.
Weasel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Astonomanov controls the pace.
Astonomanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weasel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astonomanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Weasel working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astonomanov prevents Weasel from getting back to his feet.
Astonomanov controlling from the top position.
Weasel wants to sweep here but Astonomanov controlling him for the moment.
Astonomanov postures up and lands a big shot to Weasel's brow.
Weasel keeping moving, preventing Astonomanov from controlling successfully.
Astonomanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weasel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Astonomanov stays in close to Weasel's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Weasel throws a combination that misses
and Astonomanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weasel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Astonomanov. Astonomanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Astonomanov's coach down at Battle Science was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Astonomanov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Weasel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Weasel misses.
Weasel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Astonomanov.
Astonomanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cranky Weasel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weasel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Weasel misses the jab.
Weasel gets caught flat footed, as Astonomanov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Weasel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Astonomanov dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astonomanov controls the position from side control.
Astonomanov working away.
Astonomanov is putting a hurting on Weasel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Astonomanov cracks Weasel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Astonomanov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astonomanov trying to control the action but Weasel is working from the bottom.
Astonomanov looks up at the clock and then as Weasel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Astonomanov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Weasel is looking for a sweep.
Astonomanov working the ground and pound.
Astonomanov is putting a hurting on Weasel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Weasel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weasel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Astonomanov controls the position.
Weasel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Astonomanov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astonomanov scoring with punches from side control.
Astonomanov cracks Weasel with a big right hand but Weasel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Astonomanov working the body and head with strikes.
Astonomanov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Weasel down.
Astonomanov is putting a hurting on Weasel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Astonomanov prevents Weasel from escaping the position.
Astonomanov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Weasel can't do much from the bottom here.
Astonomanov lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mandark Astonomanov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Weasel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Astonomanov moves away.
Astonomanov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Astonomanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weasel.
Weasel lands a nice shot that snaps Astonomanov's head back.
Weasel throws out a loose jab but Astonomanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Astonomanov! But no joy.
Weasel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Astonomanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weasel but Weasel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Astonomanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astonomanov avoids the body shot from Weasel.
Astonomanov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Weasel connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Astonomanov tumbling to the canvas! Weasel pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Astonomanov was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cranky Weasel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Komaroff (ranked 3108 p4p, 3544 weight class) and William Burr (ranked 403 p4p, 467 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasily Komaroff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Burr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burr loads up on a big right hand but Komaroff slips the punch.
Komaroff misses the shot to the body.
Burr loads up on a big right hand but Komaroff slips the punch.
It looked like Komaroff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burr misses the jab.
Komaroff throwing a counter right hand but Burr manages to avoid it.
Komaroff throws a jab when Burr was well out of range.
Komaroff throws a lazy uppercut
and Burr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Komaroff looks to score with a jab to the body but Burr is just out of range.
Komaroff scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burr blocks a jab.
A jab from Komaroff misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komaroff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burr misses with a hook.
Komaroff ducks under a wild hook from Burr.
Burr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Komaroff.
Burr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burr misses with a straight left.
Komaroff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burr. Burr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Komaroff.
A big left from Komaroff misses.
Burr looks to throw the jab but Komaroff is out of range.
Burr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Komaroff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Komaroff.
Burr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Komaroff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burr misses with a straight right.
Burr slips a straight right by Komaroff.
Burr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Komaroff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burr misses with an uppercut.
Komaroff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burr slips a jab and a cross from Komaroff.
Burr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Burr.
Burr lands the left hand.
Komaroff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Komaroff takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Komaroff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burr throws out the jab.
Burr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Komaroff to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff lands the left hand.
Komaroff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Komaroff staying out of range there.
Burr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burr looks to land a right hand but Komaroff moved out of range.
Komaroff is looking to counter punch.
Burr swings widly with a right hand
and Komaroff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Komaroff misses the target.
Vasily Komaroff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Komaroff misses its intended target.
Komaroff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burr blocks a jab.
Burr throws a body shot but no joy.
Komaroff swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Komaroff is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burr throws a poor cross that misses
and Komaroff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Komaroff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burr throws the left hand but Komaroff avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff cracks Burr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Komaroff.
Burr slips a jab from Komaroff.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burr! But no joy.
Burr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Burr tries to move into range but Komaroff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Komaroff.
Burr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Komaroff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Komaroff throws a right and a left that Burr avoids nicely.
Burr misses with a combination
and Komaroff counters with a stiff right hand.
Komaroff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burr throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Komaroff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Komaroff throws the left hand but Burr avoids the punch easily.
Burr moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Burr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Komaroff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burr.
Burr misses with a left hand
and Komaroff counters with a stiff right hand.
Komaroff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burr.
Komaroff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burr.
Burr takes one to the side of the head.
Burr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Komaroff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burr moves out of range as Komaroff strikes.
Burr throws out a counter right but Komaroff avoids it with no problem.
Komaroff throws a looping overhand right but Burr ducks down to avoid it.
Burr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Komaroff was well out of range. Poor timing from Burr.
Komaroff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Komaroff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Komaroff.
Komaroff throws a big shot that misses.
Burr moves out of range as Komaroff strikes.
Komaroff throws a sloppy body shot
and Burr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Komaroff.
It seemed like Burr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Burr.
Burr lands with a shot to the body.
Komaroff misses with a two punch combination.
Burr throws out a counter right but Komaroff avoids it with no problem.
Komaroff ducks under a wild hook from Burr.
Komaroff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burr can do to turn this around?
Burr misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff avoids the body shot from Burr.
Komaroff throws the left hand but Burr avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Burr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burr takes a swing at Komaroff's ribcage but misses.
Burr throws a right and a left that Komaroff avoids nicely.
Komaroff with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Komaroff throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Burr misses the target.
Burr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Komaroff misses with a looping right.
Komaroff slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Komaroff, as that shot connected.
Burr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Komaroff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Komaroff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff throws a nice looking combination but Burr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burr throws a jab but it's blocked by Komaroff.
Komaroff throwing a counter right hand but Burr manages to avoid it.
Komaroff lands a jab to the nose.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Burr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Komaroff has got the better of the exchanges.
Burr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Komaroff misses with a hook. Burr ducked under it nicely.
Burr throws out a counter right but Komaroff avoids it with no problem.
Vasily Komaroff is winning the standup battle so far.
Burr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burr with a hook.
Komaroff misses with an uppercut
and Burr counters with a stiff right hand.
Burr blocks a jab.
Burr tests Komaroff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burr looks to throw the jab but Komaroff is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burr swings for the body but Komaroff moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burr. Komaroff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Komaroff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. 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!
Komaroff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burr.
A slow jab from Burr misses its intended target.
Burr loads up on a big right hand but Komaroff slips the punch.
Burr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burr duly obliges.
Komaroff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burr.
Komaroff swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Komaroff throws a shot from downtown. Burr moves away and avoids it.
Komaroff throws a jab but it's blocked by Burr.
Burr misses with an uppercut. Komaroff saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vasily Komaroff will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Komaroff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Komaroff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Komaroff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Komaroff misses with an uppercut. Burr saw that one coming.
Komaroff misses with an uppercut. Burr saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Burr.
Komaroff's corner calls for a 1-2. Komaroff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Komaroff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Komaroff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Komaroff lands a head shot.
Komaroff slips a jab and a cross from Burr.
Burr throws a right and a left that Komaroff avoids nicely.
Komaroff misses with a looping left.
Burr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Komaroff.
Komaroff lands with a right hand.
Komaroff connects with a crisp jab.
Burr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burr misses with a double jab.
Burr misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff slips under a jab from Burr.
A big left from Burr misses.
Komaroff misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Komaroff misses the target.
Komaroff misses with a left hand
and Burr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komaroff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Komaroff lands a nice looking body shot.
Komaroff looks to land a right hand but Burr moved out of range.
Burr misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Komaroff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Komaroff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burr connects with a jab.
Komaroff throws an off balance right hand
and Burr counters with a nice uppercut.
Komaroff throws a hook but Burr avoids it easily.
Burr misses with a jab to the body
and Burr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooh!!! Komaroff has knocked Burr down with a huge combo! Komaroff steps away and waves a wobbly Burr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Burr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Komaroff drops Burr with a naaaaasty hook - Burr is in real trouble here! Komaroff dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Komaroff!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Karuso (ranked 3642 p4p, 4026 weight class) and Fred Adams (ranked 464 p4p, 501 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Karuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Adams!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karuso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Karuso misses the target.
Adams misses with an uppercut
and Karuso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karuso closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
Karuso managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Karuso avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Karuso lands with a right to the head.
Karuso pushes Adams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karuso presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karuso lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Karuso's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karuso cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Adams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karuso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Adams.
Karuso lands a shoulder strike.
Karuso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karuso scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Karuso is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karuso.
Karuso lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Karuso.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Karuso is stalling here.
Karuso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karuso is defending well for now.
Karuso lands a shot to the body.
Adams working aggressively here.
Karuso lands with a right to the head.
Adams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karuso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adams prevents a body shot from Karuso.
Still in the clinch, Karuso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adams looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karuso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karuso lands a body punch.
Karuso lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Karuso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karuso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karuso scores with a hook to the body.
Adams looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Karuso.
A right hook to the body lands for Karuso.
Karuso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karuso.
Karuso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karuso blocks it with crossed arms.
Karuso digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.
Karuso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
A right hand to the body from Karuso.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karuso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karuso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karuso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karuso is defending well for now.
Karuso scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karuso lands a shot to the body.
Karuso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karuso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
Karuso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
A short body shot lands from Karuso as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Karuso.
Karuso lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
A right hand to the body from Karuso.
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!
Karuso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Still in the clinch, Karuso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Karuso scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Karuso.
Karuso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Karuso is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karuso gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karuso pushes Adams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karuso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Karuso - that landed with a thud.
Karuso lands a shot to the body.
Karuso cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Karuso lands a nice uppercut.
Karuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karuso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karuso lands a big uppercut and Adams crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Adams looks OK. Karuso waves Adams back to his feet!
Adams is rocked!
Karuso pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Karuso finish him?
Karuso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karuso presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karuso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Karuso.
Adams seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karuso lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Karuso dominated that round.
That's time! Karuso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karuso pounces like a tiger and cracks Adams with a vicious hook! Adams is down but not out! Karuso follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Karuso!
In defeat, Fred Adams stepped up to the mic, saying 'Guess I shouldn't have stayed up partying so hard last night.. *laughs*'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cross (ranked 2978 p4p, 2675 weight class) and Lyutskan Ivankov (ranked 38 p4p, 106 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Folk Metal. 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyutskan Ivankov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivankov loads up on a big right hand but Cross slips the punch.
Cross is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Ivankov coming out on top.
It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
Ivankov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cross.
A little feinted left hand from Cross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ivankov lands a slapping body shot.
Ivankov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivankov.
Ivankov staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Cross.
Ivankov misses with a hook
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
Lyutskan Ivankov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivankov misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Cross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ivankov falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Lyutskan Ivankov has been cut.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivankov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivankov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cross looks to land a left hand but Ivankov moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross slips a jab from Ivankov.
Ivankov gets tackled into the cage by Cross. Cross maintains the clinch.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivankov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Ivankov blocks an uppercut.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivankov can't break the clinch.
Cross pushes Ivankov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivankov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cross gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cross working aggressively here.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivankov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cross pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Ivankov moved out of range.
Cross scores with a jab. Ivankov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cross looks to land a left hand but Ivankov moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ivankov! But no joy.
Ivankov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
Cross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cross takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivankov slips under a jab from Cross.
Ivankov stuns Cross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cross clinches with his opponent.
Ivankov is trying to force a seperation but Cross has the dominant position.
Ivankov is trying to break the clinch but Cross is controlling him.
Cross misses with some punches.
Ivankov prevents a body shot from Cross.
Still in the clinch, Cross scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ivankov fails to land.
Cross prevents a body shot from Ivankov.
Cross misses with a punch to the body.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Lyutskan Ivankov's cut even more.
Ivankov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Ivankov.
Cross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Cross.
A shot in the inside from Cross.
Ivankov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ivankov is leaning against Cross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ivankov is trying to break the clinch but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
Ivankov tries to stall but Cross uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Ivankov.
Ivankov pushes Cross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivankov is looking to control Cross's arms but Cross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivankov has his back to the cage.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ivankov backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivankov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ivankov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivankov backwards.
Cross prevents a body shot from Ivankov.
Cross works on Ivankov's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Ivankov scores with a shot to the side of Cross's head.
Cross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivankov backwards.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivankov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Ivankov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross.
Cross misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Cross misses with some punches.
Ivankov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivankov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosss head.
Cross working aggressively here.
Cross misses with the head strike.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivankov stalling in the clinch but Cross improves position.
Ivankov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivankov is trying to break free.
Cross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivankov's efforts to push away.
Ivankov misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Cross dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cross thuds his right hand into Ivankov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ivankov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Ivankov ducks down to avoid it.
Cross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivankov.
Ivankov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ivankov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ivankov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Ivankov moved out of range.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivankov.
Ivankov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ivankov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cross has time to react.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivankov lands a nice shot to the body.
Cross misses with a straight left.
Cross throws a hook but Ivankov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivankov manages to avoid it.
Ivankov throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ivankov fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivankov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cross wants to clinch.
Cross scores with a decent looking hook.
The cut above Lyutskan Ivankov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ivankov slips under a jab from Cross.
Cross clinches up with Ivankov and pushes him back against the cage.
Ivankov is trying to stall.
Cross gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ivankov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivankov.
Cross blocking some punches.
Ivankov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
Ivankov has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivankov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivankov.
Ivankov slows down the pace here.
Cross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Ivankov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivankov is trying to stall.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Ivankov.
Cross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivankov backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Ivankov.
Ivankov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cross after a bit of a struggle.
Cross pushes Ivankov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivankov blocks an uppercut.
Cross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivankov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross's elbow.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross lands a body punch.
Jeremy Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivankov.
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross.
Cross lands a body shot.
Ivankov is breathing heavily.
A short right from Cross.
Lyutskan Ivankov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short uppercut from Cross.
Cross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cross lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Cross.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross lands an uppercut.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivankov's elbow.
Ivankov blocking some punches.
Ivankov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Cross.
A nice left hand lands by Cross.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lyutskan Ivankov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Cross!
A victorious Jeremy Cross thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iner Raledran (ranked 1692 p4p, 2657 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 231 p4p, 354 weight class). Iner Raledran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iner Raledran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo drives through and clinches with Raledran against the cage.
Trejo scores with a shot to the side of Raledran's head.
A short right from Raledran on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Raledran fails to land.
Trejo lands with a left to the head.
Raledran misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raledran.
Trejo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trejo throws a punch but it's blocked by Raledran.
Raledran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trejo lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Raledran fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trejo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Trejo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trejo pushes Raledran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trejo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raledran.
Trejo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trejo.
Trejo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raledran misses with some punches.
Trejo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raledran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trejo lands a hook that snaps the head of Raledran backwards.
Trejo takes a shot to the head.
Trejo blocking some punches.
Trejo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trejo lands with a right to the head.
Trejo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trejo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trejo lands a shot to the body.
Raledran misses with some punches.
Trejo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trejo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raledran tries to pull guard but Trejo holds him up against the cage and eventually Raledran drops back down to his feet.
Trejo scores with a shot to the side of Raledran's head.
Trejo lands a hook that snaps the head of Raledran backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo can't find room to land a body shot as Raledran controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Trejo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trejo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trejo throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Trejo on the inside.
Raledran pulls Trejo into guard.
Trejo controlling from the top position.
Raledran throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Trejo escapes and throws Raledran's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Raledran is looking to regain half guard here but Trejo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Raledran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raledran is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Raledran manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trejo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Raledran actively working from the bottom here.
Trejo wants to stand up but Raledran is controlling the position.
Trejo stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trejo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Trejo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trejo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raledran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trejo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trejo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raledran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Trejo - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trejo.
Trejo lands a nice shot to the body.
Trejo lands a nice uppercut.
Trejo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trejo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raledrans head.
Trejo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trejo.
Trejo is leaning against Raledran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trejo is leaning against Raledran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Trejo.
Trejo lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trejo.
Trejo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raledran.
Trejo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trejo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raledran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Trejo.
Trejo lands a body shot.
Trejo pushes Raledran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trejo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raledran.
Trejo lands a shoulder strike.
Trejo lands a body shot.
A short left from Trejo.
Trejo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trejo digs a right hand into Raledran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raledran's gas tank.
Trejo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Raledran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trejo lands a right hand.
Trejo gets through Raledran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trejo struggles to land a body shot inside as Raledran controls his hands.
Trejo digs a right hand into Raledran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raledran's gas tank.
Trejo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raledran or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Trejo.
Trejo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Trejo on the inside.
Trejo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raledran backwards.
Raledran is rocked!
Trejo lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Raledran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trejo.
Trejo lands with a left to the head.
Trejo lands with a light punch inside.
Trejo tries to work over Raledran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raledran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trejo.
Trejo drops Raledran onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Raledran is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Trejo pushes Raledran against the cage. Trejo is working some dirty boxing. Trejo pushes off with a quick right hook! Raledran goes down! Raledran tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Trejo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Trejo!
Danny Trejo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pate Murhapuro (ranked 2449 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 339 p4p, 276 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polus slips under a jab from Murhapuro.
Polus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Polus doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhapuro circles away.
Murhapuro swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Polus to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhapuro throws an off balance right hand
and Murhapuro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Pate Murhapuro has been cut.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Polus blocks it.
Polus wants to clinch up but Murhapuro keeps it at a distance.
Murhapuro throws a right hand that misses
and Polus counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhapuro cracks Polus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murhapuro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Polus on the side of the head.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhapuro misses with a hook to the body
and Polus counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Polus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhapuro throws an off balance right hand
enabling Polus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands with a cross.
Murhapuro looks to throw the jab but Polus is out of range.
Murhapuro throws an off balance right hand
and Polus counters with a straight right hand.
Murhapuro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Polus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhapuro misses with a left hand
and Polus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro throws a lazy uppercut
and Polus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murhapuro swings widly with a right hand
and Polus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhapuro misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Polus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhapuro misses with a hook
and Polus counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with a hook
and Polus counters with a nice right hand that sends Murhapuro toppling to the canvas! Murhapuro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Polus finish him?!
Murhapuro is rocked!
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut
and Polus scores with a counter punch that sends Murhapuro to the canvas! Polus smells blood - he's punishing Murhapuro with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Murhapuro has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raminus Polus!
A very excited looking Raminus Polus 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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