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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Chamizo (ranked 5834 p4p, 3334 weight class) and Gwarsenio Hall (ranked 609 p4p, 412 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Eduardo Chamizo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eduardo Chamizo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Chamizo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gwarsenio Hall!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamizo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo Chamizo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chamizo throws a lazy head kick
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
Chamizo throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
Chamizo misses with a leg kick
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
 Chamizo is rocked!
Chamizo misses with a leg kick
and Hall counters with a huge left! Chamizo is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hall isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Chamizo from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gwarsenio Hall!
During a confident post fight interview, Gwarsenio Hall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tenshin Nas (ranked 5034 p4p, 4191 weight class) and Sapiencia De Lamarca (ranked 208 p4p, 198 weight class). Sapiencia De Lamarca is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tenshin Nas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sapiencia De Lamarca!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nas misses with a double jab.
De Lamarca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nas was well out of range. Poor timing from De Lamarca.
De Lamarca misses with a lunging right hand
and Nas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nas slips a straight right by De Lamarca.
Nas is looking to counter punch.
De Lamarca thows a leg kick but Nas checks it
and Nas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nas.
Nas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nas misses with the head strike.
De Lamarca breaks from the clinch.
Nas throws a hook to the side of De Lamarca's head but De Lamarca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Lamarca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And Nas counters with a quick kick to the body but De Lamarca blocks it.
De Lamarca misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - De Lamarca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nas blocks a body shot from De Lamarca.
Good body shot from De Lamarca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lamarca lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Nas.
Nas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nas is working De Lamarca over against the cage.
Nas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Lamarca wants to break free but Nas has control.
Nas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nas lands a left hand.
De Lamarca tries to break free but Nas pushes him back against the cage.
Nas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nas prevents a body shot from De Lamarca.
Nas tries to throw a body punch but De Lamarca avoids it by throwing Nas back against the cage.
Nas tries to work over De Lamarca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nas misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nas pushes De Lamarca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Lamarca's elbow.
A short uppercut from Nas.
De Lamarca looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Nas.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nas as De Lamarca tries to tie him up.
Nas keeps control of De Lamarca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Lamarca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nas.
Nas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Lamarca.
De Lamarca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Lamarcas head.
Nas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Lamarca throws a head punch that misses.
De Lamarca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nas struggles to land a body shot inside as De Lamarca controls his hands.
De Lamarca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nas avoiding damage.
De Lamarca tries to break the clinch but Nas is controlling the position.
De Lamarca throws a head punch that misses.
Nas cracks De Lamarca with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Nas fails to land.
Nas working aggressively here.
De Lamarca prevents a body shot from Nas.
Nas is leaning against De Lamarca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nas lands a right hand.
Nas lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca trying to control the position but instead, Nas has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Lamarca into the cage.
A short right from Nas on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Lamarca.
De Lamarca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nas lands with a left to the head.
De Lamarca can't break the clinch.
Nas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nas lands with a left to the head.
De Lamarca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nas throws a punch but it's blocked by De Lamarca.
Nas scores with a shot to the side of De Lamarca's head.
De Lamarca is looking to break free of the clinch but Nas has double underhooks.
De Lamarca is looking to break free of the clinch but Nas has double underhooks.
De Lamarca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nas leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tenshin Nas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nas catches De Lamarca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nas 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.
De Lamarca motions for Nas to come forward. De Lamarca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Lamarca can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for De Lamarca.
De Lamarca scores with a jab. Nas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Lamarca throws a jab but it's blocked by Nas.
De Lamarca ducks under a wild hook from Nas.
De Lamarca appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Lamarca throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Lamarca has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lamarca stalling in the clinch.
De Lamarca breaks the clinch.
De Lamarca connects with a nice looking jab.
Sapiencia De Lamarca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Lamarca moves forwards but Nas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Lamarca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lamarca slips under a jab from Nas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lamarca avoids the body shot from Nas.
De Lamarca drops Nas with a big left hand! Nas is injured, injured bad! De Lamarca jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sapiencia De Lamarca!
An out of breath Sapiencia De Lamarca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjarki Hlynsson (ranked 4381 p4p, 2819 weight class) and Ritchie Li (ranked 385 p4p, 283 weight class). Li has chosen Till the End as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarki Hlynsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ritchie Li!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li takes one to the side of the head.
Hlynsson lands with a good body shot.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlynsson moves into the clinch.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Hlynsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Li.
Knees to the body from Li.
Hlynsson is breathing heavily.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hlynsson managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Hlynsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hlynsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Hlynsson in his tracks for a moment.
Li lands an elbow inside that Hlynsson shrugs off.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but Li forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjarki Hlynsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hlynsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've been informed that Li has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Li with a knee to the head.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but Li won't allow it.
Li lands an elbow inside.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Hlynsson fails to pull guard.
Hlynsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Hlynsson is rocked!
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Hlynsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hlynsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li lands an elbow just above Hlynsson 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Hlynsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Li dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hlynsson misses with a hook.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hlynsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Li counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Li.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Li.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li lands an elbow just above Hlynsson 's eye.
Hlynsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hlynsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li landing knees to the head.
Ritchie Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hlynsson jumps guard but Li turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hlynsson's defenses.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Li.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hlynsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but Li forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjarki Hlynsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hlynsson is trying to pull guard but Li turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Li.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Hlynsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Hlynsson jumps guard but Li turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlynsson jumps guard but Li turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Hlynsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Li to keep the fight standing.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hlynsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hlynsson is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hlynsson is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hlynsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li slips under a jab from Hlynsson.
Li clinches.
Hlynsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Li walks away with a smile on his face. Hlynsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hlynsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlynsson.
Li walks into a jab.
Hlynsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Li steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hlynsson.
Li forces Hlynsson back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlynsson fails to pull guard.
Li landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Li.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Li.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hlynsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjarki Hlynsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Hlynsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Hlynsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Hlynsson is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li landing knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Hlynsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Li rushes Hlynsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bjarki Hlynsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but Li forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Hlynsson, against the cage.
Hlynsson jumps guard but Li stands there with Hlynsson around his waist. Hlynsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Hlynsson in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Hlynsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Bjarki Hlynsson has been cut.
Li drops Hlynsson with a big knee straight up the middle! Hlynsson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bjarki Hlynsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hlynsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hlynsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Li avoids the body shot from Hlynsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hlynsson misses with a straight right.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Li winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ritchie Li!
Ritchie Li took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hurrah'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bach (ranked 3465 p4p, 24429 weight class) and Martin Salcedo (ranked 324 p4p, 496 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo misses with a body kick.
Salcedo stuffs the takedown attempt from Bach. Bach gets slowly back to his feet.
Bach blocks the body kick.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcedo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bach.
Bach misses with a takedown attempt - Salcedo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salcedo.
Bach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bach 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.
Salcedo throws a leg kick which misses Bach's front leg but catches the back leg as Bach tries to avoid it.
Bach dives in and grabs Salcedo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salcedo pushes down on Bach's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Bach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salcedo lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Sebastian Bach has been cut.
Bach tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salcedo defends well and Bach ends up having to push Salcedo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Salcedo manages to break the clinch.
Bach shoots for a double leg takedown but Salcedo sprawls well. He's pushed Bach's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salcedo misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach looks for a takedown but Salcedo sprawls well.
Bach shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salcedo as he jumps to the side.
Bach ducks under a wild hook from Salcedo.
Sebastian Bach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Salcedo misses the target.
Bach drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bach wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salcedo, who protects the arm well.
Bach working the body and head with strikes.
Salcedo is not content to let Bach control the position.
Salcedo is trying to get back to his feet.
Salcedo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bach. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach lands a nice forearm strike.
Salcedo wants to get back to his feet but Bach drags him back down.
Bach is looking to take a break and control but Salcedo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bach happy to just control the position for now.
Salcedo is trying to buck Bach off.
Bach tries to move to mount but Salcedo blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo pushes Bach away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bach gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bach has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Salcedo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bach yanks on the arm and Salcedo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bach.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sebastian Bach!
Sebastian Bach bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brin Sin (ranked 5577 p4p, 5240 weight class) and Sergei Blumm (ranked 525 p4p, 511 weight class). Blumm has chosen The More You Know as his entrance music. Sergei Blumm 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brin Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Blumm!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blumm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blumm's coach down at Kaufman Burning Ram Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blumm's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blumm fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sin avoids it really well and circles away.
Sin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blumm gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blumm is working Sin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blumm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blumm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blumm lands a few punches from side control.
Sin is rocked!
It looks like Brin Sin has been cut.
Blumm lands a strong strike to the head of Sin. That's dazed him! Blumm looking to finish here. Sin is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Blumm lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Blumm!
Sergei Blumm decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khosrov Hashempour (ranked 3506 p4p, 3383 weight class) and Yar Bol (ranked 379 p4p, 374 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Khosrov Hashempour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yar Bol!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashempour throws a poor cross that misses
and Bol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hashempour prevents a body shot from Bol.
Hashempour working aggressively here.
Hashempour misses with the head strike.
Hashempour swings wildly with an uppercut but Bol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bol misses with the head strike.
Bol slows down the pace here.
Bol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hashempour working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bol scores with a hook to the body.
Bol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bol pushes Hashempour back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bol blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hashempour fails to land.
Bol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashempour's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hashempour backwards.
Hashempour misses with some punches.
Hashempour misses with some punches.
Bol lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Bol.
Bol lands with a right to the head.
Bol lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hashempour is breathing heavily.
Bol lands an uppercut.
Hashempour has a couple of punches blocked by Bol.
Bol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bol lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bol lands a nice uppercut.
Hashempour misses with a punch on the inside.
Hashempour has a couple of punches blocked by Bol.
Hashempour misses with a punch on the inside.
Bol scores with a shot to the side of Hashempour's head.
Hashempour swings wildly with an uppercut but Bol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bol lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bol gets through Hashempour's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bol.
Bol lands a nice shot to the body.
Bol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bol lands a body shot.
Bol pushes Hashempour back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Khosrov Hashempour has been cut.
Bol lands a body punch.
Bol lands with a left to the head.
Bol lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bol lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bol as the two fighters clinch.
Bol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bol presses Hashempour against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hashempour.
Bol lands with a light punch inside.
Bol lands a left hand.
Bol digs a right hand underneath Hashempour's ribcage. Hashempour let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Bol.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bol.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bol.
Bol presses Hashempour against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Bol.
Bol drops Hashempour onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hashempour is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hashempour is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bol lands a body shot.
Oh Hashempour is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bol unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hashempour! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bol is unloading with more strikes now! Hashempour drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yar Bol!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Road Warrior Hawk (ranked 2047 p4p, 2772 weight class) and Jontrell Adams (ranked 270 p4p, 348 weight class). Jontrell Adams 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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Road Warrior Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jontrell Adams!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk takes one to the side of the head.
Hawk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Hawk coming out on top.
Adams slips a jab from Hawk.
Adams feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hawk sprawling to the canvas! Hawk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Adams finish him?!
Hawk is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Adams sprawling to the canvas! Adams rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hawk finish him?!
Oh Hawk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
 Adams is rocked!
Jontrell Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams tries to get into range but Hawk steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Adams! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hawk scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Road Warrior Hawk!
The defeated Jontrell Adams had this to say: 'I'm fine..ready. Let's do this! When is the fight going to start? Actually, I do have a slight headache. When is the fight going to start? '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garbis Topalian (ranked 2289 p4p, 1833 weight class) and Ante Pavlovic (ranked 314 p4p, 255 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Garbis Topalian has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Garbis Topalian seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Garbis Topalian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Pavlovic!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topalian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pavlovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pavlovic ducks under a wild hook from Topalian.
Pavlovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Topalian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pavlovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ante Pavlovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Topalian seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pavlovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been hearing reports that Topalian has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Topalian slips a straight right by Pavlovic.
Topalian avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Topalian moves out of range as Pavlovic strikes.
Topalian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlovic swings for the body but Topalian moves out of range.
Topalian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pavlovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlovic scores with the left hand. Topalian knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topalian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Topalian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlovic.
Topalian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Topalian tries to clinch but Pavlovic is having none of it.
Pavlovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Topalian.
It looked like Topalian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pavlovic loads up on a big right hand but Topalian slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Topalian misses its target.
A jab from Pavlovic misses.
Pavlovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Topalian counters with a nice uppercut.
Topalian looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlovic is just out of range.
Pavlovic misses with a body shot.
Pavlovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Topalian looks for a takedown but Pavlovic sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topalian throws a lazy right hand but Pavlovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Topalian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavlovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Topalian misses with a looping left.
Topalian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlovic throws out the jab.
Pavlovic swings for the body but Topalian moves out of range.
Ante Pavlovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Topalian takes a swing at Pavlovic's ribcage but misses.
Pavlovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pavlovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavlovic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Topalian slips a jab from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic misses the jab.
Topalian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pavlovic misses with a straight right.
Topalian throwing a counter right hand but Pavlovic manages to avoid it.
Topalian throws a hook but Pavlovic blocks it.
Jab from Pavlovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topalian darts in and clinches Pavlovic up against the cage.
Pavlovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Topalian jumps into guard, dragging Pavlovic to the mat.
Topalian is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Topalian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Topalian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Topalian's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topalian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pavlovic's head.
Pavlovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Topalian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Topalian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Topalian is looking to work some ground and pound but Pavlovic has wrist control.
Topalian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ante Pavlovic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pavlovic scores with a shot to the body.
Pavlovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Topalian's hands.
Topalian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Topalian throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pavlovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Topalian finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Topalian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Topalian is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Topalian throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topalian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Topalian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pavlovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Topalian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pavlovic keeping full guard, as Topalian tries to pass.
Topalian sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pavlovic's guard.
Pavlovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Topalian is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Topalian seems content to control.
Pavlovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Topalian.
Topalian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Topalian content to control rather than advance.
Pavlovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Topalian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topalian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Topalian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pavlovic trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavlovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Topalian content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Topalian moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topalian misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlovic has had enough of the clinch but Topalian keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Topalian.
Pavlovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pavlovic is leaning against Topalian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Topalian working aggressively here.
Pavlovic is trying to break free.
Pavlovic is trying to push Topalian away but Topalian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Topalian lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavlovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Topalian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pavlovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlovic misses with a body punch.
Pavlovic lands with a left to the head.
Pavlovic breaks from the clinch.
Pavlovic defending well as Topalian loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic lands with a shot to the body.
Topalian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pavlovic swivels and escapes.
Topalian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pavlovic.
Topalian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Topalian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavlovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Topalian.
Pavlovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Topalian with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlovic throws a shot from downtown. Topalian moves away and avoids it.
Topalian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pavlovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pavlovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Topalian at a distance.
Topalian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pavlovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ante Pavlovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Topalian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlovic manages to avoid it.
Pavlovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Topalian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ante Pavlovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavlovic throws a good cross that connects.
Pavlovic misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Pavlovic.
Topalian connects with a single shot there.
Topalian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Topalian tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Pavlovic misses.
Pavlovic looks to land a right hand but Topalian moved out of range.
Topalian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Topalian counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topalian ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Topalian no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Topalian is on top in guard.
Topalian is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Topalian seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pavlovic for as long as he can get away with.
Topalian throws a big elbow that misses.
Garbis Topalian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic has momentary wrist control but Topalian slips an elbow through the middle.
Topalian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Topalian trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Topalian controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ante Pavlovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Further stalling from Topalian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topalian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Topalian throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pavlovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pavlovic misses with a looping left.
Topalian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavlovic walks into a stiff left hand from Topalian.
Pavlovic throws a jab when Topalian was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic throws out a powerful jab.
Topalian misses with a straight left.
Pavlovic throws a body punch but Topalian moves out of range.
Topalian wants to clinch.
Topalian misses with a takedown attempt - Pavlovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Topalian throws a poor cross that misses
and Pavlovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Topalian wants to clinch up but Pavlovic keeps it at a distance.
Pavlovic misses with the combination.
Topalian is looking to counter punch.
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 Garbis Topalian.
I think Pavlovic 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ante Pavlovic!
Our winner, Ante Pavlovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Marin (ranked 6275 p4p, 3898 weight class) and Back Stabber (ranked 228 p4p, 182 weight class). Marco Marin 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Marin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Back Stabber!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marin shoots in for a double leg but Stabber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stabber changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Stabber tries to counter it with a takedown but Marin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Marin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stabber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marin.
Stabber has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Marin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stabber's waist but Stabber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marin off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Marin with that takedown attempt.
Stabber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stabber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marin somewhat.
Marin tries to clinch but Stabber moves out of range.
Marin shoots in for a double leg but Stabber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stabber as he jumps to the side.
Marin is breathing heavily.
Marin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stabber.
Stabber with the counter takedown but Marin avoids it easily.
Marin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stabber but Stabber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stabber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marin shoots in looking for a takedown. Stabber tries to sprawl out of it but Marin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stabber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stabber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marin defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marco Marin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marin dives in for a single leg takedown but Stabber sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stabber manages to pull guard.
Stabber wriggles free and stands up.
Marin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stabber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stabber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marin defends it well.
Marin throws a head kick that misses
and Stabber counters with a single leg into guard. Marin didn't expect that.
Stabber tries to stand but Marin is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marin is working an open guard so Stabber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stabber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marin shoots in looking for a takedown. Stabber tries to sprawl out of it but Marin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stabber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stabber feints the counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marin tries to land a leg kick but Stabber saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stabber tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Marin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Back Stabber dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stabber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stabber changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marin wants to clinch.
Marin tries a head kick but it misses.
Back Stabber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marin fails to land the takedown.
Stabber with the counter takedown but Marin avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stabber sprawls well. Stabber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marin gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin misses with a kick to the body.
Marin goes for a double leg but Stabber avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stabber continues to drive forward.
Stabber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Marin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marin goes for a takedown attempt but Stabber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marin wants to clinch up but Stabber keeps it at a distance.
Stabber changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marin.
Stabber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stabber circles away.
Marin tries to clinch but Stabber moves out of range.
Marin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stabber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marin won't be happy with that.
Stabber has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stabber stuffs the takedown attempt from Marin. Marin gets slowly back to his feet.
Stabber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A bone on bone clash there as Stabber blocks the leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marin or perhaps it was just good defense by Stabber, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin shoots in and drives through. Stabber sprawls well.
Stabber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marin defends it well.
Marin dives in and grabs Stabber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stabber pushes down on Marin's head and hops out.
Stabber changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stabber feints the counter takedown.
Marin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stabber defends well and Marin ends up having to push Stabber into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stabber jumps guard and drags Marin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stabber wants to stand and escape but Marin is having none of it.
Stabber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stabber has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Marin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Stabber pulls guard successfully.
Marin stops Stabber from standing up.
Stabber has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Marin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice sprawl there from Stabber as Marin shoots in.
And Stabber tries to counter it with a takedown but Marin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stabber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Back Stabber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marin misses with a takedown attempt
and Stabber counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marin!
Stabber stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Marco Marin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marin shoots in for a takedown but Stabber shows good takedown defense.
Stabber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marin defends it well.
Marin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stabber circles away.
Stabber changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Marin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stabber avoids it really well and circles away.
Stabber feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stabber circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stabber feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin looks to land a right hand but Stabber moved out of range.
Marin is looking to clinch.
Marin tries to close the distance and clinch but Stabber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stabber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marin.
Stabber tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Marin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stabber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stabber feints the counter takedown.
Marin shoots in for a takedown but Stabber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stabber defends well and Marin ends up having to push Stabber into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stabber with the counter takedown but Marin avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stabber manages to pull guard.
Marin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Back Stabber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stabber has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Marin is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Stabber decides to pull guard.
Stabber wants to stand but Marin is controlling the position.
Stabber scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin shoots in for a takedown but Stabber shows good takedown defense.
Marin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stabber as he jumps to the side.
Marin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stabber as he jumps to the side.
Stabber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marin defends it well.
Marin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marin tries to close the distance and clinch but Stabber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stabber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stabber wants it to stay on the feet.
Stabber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stabber changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marin tries to clinch up but Stabber circles away and keeps his distance.
Stabber is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stabber tries to avoid it but Marin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stabber to the ground. Stabber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marin is looking to clinch.
Stabber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marin defends it well.
Marin throws a chopping leg kick but Stabber manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Back Stabber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stabber 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Back Stabber!
A pretty intense looking Back Stabber took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 1356 p4p, 2012 weight class) and Pinocchio Cruz (ranked 159 p4p, 222 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cruz's choice of entrance music: Mejor Mi Alejo - Banda MS. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pinocchio Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedetti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedetti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with a leg kick.
Benedetti with a jab.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedetti counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Benedetti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz moves to clinch but Benedetti breaks away
and Benedetti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Benedetti dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Benedetti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cruz tries to clinch but Benedetti moves away
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Benedetti back into the cage.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
Cruz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Benedetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benedetti counters with a huge left! Cruz is in big trouble! He's backing up but Benedetti isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Cruz from any more damage. A dominating finish by Benedetti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Benedetti!
Rafael Benedetti is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Rafael Benedetti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Pinocchio Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need some truth serum to nurse me back to health.'.
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