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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fahad Al Hamadi (ranked 4536 p4p, 4472 weight class) and Keisuke Hanzo (ranked 506 p4p, 503 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fahad Al Hamadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keisuke Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Al Hamadi misses with a low kick.
Hanzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Al Hamadi steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hamadi throws a low kick, looking for Hanzo's leg but Hanzo calmly moves out of range.
Hanzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al Hamadi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to score with a low kick but Al Hamadi moves his leg out of the way.
Hanzo throws out a leg kick but Al Hamadi moves out of range and Hanzo only half commits.
Al Hamadi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Al Hamadi misses with a leg kick.
Al Hamadi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Al Hamadi half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Al Hamadi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hanzo misses with a low kick as Al Hamadi jumps back.
Al Hamadi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hanzo misses with a low kick.
Al Hamadi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hanzo just manages to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanzo checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keisuke Hanzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanzo 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 9:10
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keisuke Hanzo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ganju Lama (ranked 4658 p4p, 4657 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 512 p4p, 511 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ganju Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rai throws a low kick but Lama moves out of range easily.
Lama misses with the combination.
Lama connects with a right hand. Rai shakes it off.
Lama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lama moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rai momentarily.
Rai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lama lands with an uppercut that bounces Rai off the cage and back into range.
Rai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lama.
Rai misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lama's guard.
Rai looking to pass the guard.
Rai stays in close to Lama's body and controls the position.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lama moves away from the strike by Rai.
A telegraphed right hand from Rai misses the target.
Rai throws a lazy right hand but Lama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai throws a hook to the side of Lama's head but Lama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lama misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ganju Lama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ganju Lama!
Ganju Lama made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Kraig (ranked 3153 p4p, 3561 weight class) and Edward Mills (ranked 383 p4p, 429 weight class). Mills has chosen Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Kraig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Mills!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraig shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mills as he avoids it easily.
Mills takes a swing at Kraig's ribcage but misses.
Kraig fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mills avoids it really well and circles away.
Mills lands with a straight right. Kraig didn't see that one coming.
Mills lands a jab-cross combination.
Kraig defending well as Mills loads up on a big left hand.
Kraig attempts a counter takedown but Mills avoids it well and moves away.
Mills scores with a jab. Kraig acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraig is looking to clinch.
Kraig drops his hands momentarily and Mills takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kraig shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mills as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Kraig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills throws a combination that misses
and Kraig counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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.
Ground and pound from Kraig.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kraig is working for a kimura but Mills is defending it quite comfortably.
Kraig 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.
Kraig lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mills is trying to get back to full guard.
Kraig throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kraig stops Mills from getting back to his feet.
Kraig 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.
Mills trying to control but Kraig postures up.
Kraig thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraig is nestled in close to Mills, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mills slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mills is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kraig is working Mills over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kraig scoring with some ground and pound.
Kraig trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kraig wants to control from the top but Mills keeps moving.
Mills is controlling Kraig's posture.
Kraig postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kraig is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraig loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kraig stops Mills from standing up.
Kraig is working Mills over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kraig works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mills tries to get to full guard but Kraig has control of the leg.
Kraig is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
 Mills is rocked!
Kraig scores with a big shot! Mills's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Mills! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Kraig!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Brunswick (ranked 2140 p4p, 6113 weight class) and Kissy ONeill (ranked 276 p4p, 593 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brennan Brunswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kissy ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on ONeill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brunswick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brunswick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Kissy ONeill has been cut.
ONeill takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Brunswick - that landed with a thud.
Brunswick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brunswick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brunswick is working ONeill over against the cage.
Brunswick lands a body punch in the clinch.
ONeill looks winded!
Brunswick lands a body punch.
Brunswick is leaning against ONeill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Brunswick.
Brunswick lands a left hand that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunswick lands a nice uppercut.
Brunswick lands with a right to the head.
ONeill is rocked!
Brunswick drops ONeill onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! ONeill is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
ONeill is still on wobbly legs! Can Brunswick finish him?
Brunswick creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! ONeill drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brennan Brunswick!
A relieved looking Brennan Brunswick 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Lindgren (ranked 2581 p4p, 4429 weight class) and Tito Slamcock (ranked 338 p4p, 516 weight class). Dolph Lindgren 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dolph Lindgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Slamcock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slamcock misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Lindgren as Slamcock shoots in.
Slamcock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slamcock working some strikes from top position.
Slamcock stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Lindgren has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Slamcock manages to get his head free but now Lindgren has transitioned to an armbar! Slamcock grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Lindgren! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dolph Lindgren!
Dolph Lindgren decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Marchionni (ranked 2906 p4p, 2860 weight class) and Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr (ranked 381 p4p, 376 weight class). Pietro Marchionni could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr's chin.
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Marchionni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchionni loads up on a big right hand but Maximus Jr slips the punch.
Maximus Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Marchionni counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marchionni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maximus Jr working a defensive guard here.
Marchionni trying to control the position from guard on top but Maximus Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maximus Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marchionni keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maximus Jr's head.
Maximus Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marchionni is one step ahead there.
Marchionni wants to control from the top but Maximus Jr keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maximus Jr is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus Jr wants to stand but Marchionni has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marchionni is controlling Maximus Jr's posture.
Maximus Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marchionni is trying to keep Maximus Jr in close.
Marchionni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maximus Jr.
Maximus Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maximus Jr seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Marchionni is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr!
A very excited looking Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 2323 p4p, 24115 weight class) and Dennis Jorge (ranked 293 p4p, 694 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister shoots for a takedown but Jorge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jorge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jorge as he avoids it easily.
Lannister doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Jorge to counter with a crisp jab.
Lannister looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lannister slips nicely into half guard.
Lannister passes to full mount!
Lannister moves to back control.
Lannister has managed to slip his arm under Jorge's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jorge is tapping out! Submission win for Lannister.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jones (ranked 2456 p4p, 1218 weight class) and Kahdi Mandinos (ranked 331 p4p, 170 weight class). Mason Jones 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahdi Mandinos!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandinos tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kahdi Mandinos has been cut.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Mandinos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones pushes Mandinos up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones blocks a body shot from Mandinos.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Mandinos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones cracks Mandinos with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Mandinos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mandinos prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones gets through Mandinos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mandinos backwards.
Jones drops Mandinos onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mandinos is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mandinos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones cracks Mandinos with a nice body shot.
Mandinos is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Mandinos looks winded!
Jones throws a big uppercut that drops Mandinos! More strikes from Jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mandinos lies dazed against the cage as Jones celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Jones!
Mason Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyah Hirst (ranked 463 p4p, 1503 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 60 p4p, 190 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nyah Hirst!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirst avoids the head kick by Beam.
Beam jabs Hirst right on the nose. Hirst blinks but takes it well.
Beam lands a glancing blow to the side of Hirst's head.
Hirst 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.
Beam misses with a combination
and Hirst counters with a left to the body.
Hirst scores with a hook.
Beam gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hirst counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hirst blocks a leg kick.
Hirst thinks about countering with a body kick.
Beam's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hirst connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beam scrambles back to his feet.
Beam throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Beam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hirst's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beam.
Beam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beam postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beam postures up in Hirst's guard and throws a big left but Hirst blocks it.
Beam tries to free his leg and advance position but Hirst is retaining full guard.
Beam stands up over Hirst, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beam throwing strikes from guard but Hirst blocks nicely.
Beam controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beam slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Beam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hirst is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hirst is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Beam working the ground and pound but Hirst is defending the strikes.
Beam thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hirst knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beam on the ground.
Hirst dodges the ground and pound from Beam.
Beam fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Beam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Beam are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam advances nicely into full mount.
Beam is landing with some decent strikes but Hirst is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Beam jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hirst manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hirst is looking to reverse the position.
Hirst manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hirst prevents Beam from improving his position.
Hirst wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beam keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beam moves into full guard.
Beam is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hirst is one step ahead there.
Beam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beam has his feet on Hirst's thighs here. He's pushed Hirst off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hirst screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Beam!
Jim Beam is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Jim Beam misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Bass (ranked 798 p4p, 1846 weight class) and Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 115 p4p, 253 weight class). Bass comes to the cage accompanied by Even Flow. The crowd seem to be enjoying Barbosa's choice of entrance music: Unfaithful. Baldomir Barbosa 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bass.
Bass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bass scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
Bass throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bass tries to clinch up.
Bass misses with a straight left.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bass clinches with his opponent.
Bass throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Bass blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Bass tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bass tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Bass blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Barbosa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Bass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Bass working aggressively here.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Bass.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Bass.
Bass struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Bass looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Bass lands with a right to the head.
Bass tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Bass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Bass throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bass or not.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Bass avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Bass avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Bass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bass tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Bass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Bass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Bass avoids it with no problem.
Bass drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Bass dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Bass seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bass throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bass loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bass misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bass is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bass is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Bass.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oooooh!!! Bass has knocked Barbosa down with a huge combo! Bass steps away and waves a wobbly Barbosa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Baldomir Barbosa has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bass just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Bass's shoulder, as Bass tries to avoid the shot.
Bass circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Bass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bass throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bass misses.
Bass misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa swings for the body but Bass moves out of range.
Bass swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ronnie Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Bass seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
Bass throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bass to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbosa slips a jab from Bass.
Bass looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.
Bass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bass slips a jab from Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Bass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baldomir Barbosa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bass throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Ronnie Bass has been cut.
Bass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bass tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Bass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Bass.
Bass blocks an uppercut.
Bass scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Bass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Bass tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Bass back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Bass controls the action.
Bass misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Bass can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Bass blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa pushes Bass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa pushes Bass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bass.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bass.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Bass avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bass blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa is working Bass over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bass throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bass controls his hands.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa presses Bass against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Bass blocks it.
Baldomir Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
Bass throws a head punch that misses.
Bass blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Bass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bass controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Bass.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa cracks Bass with a nice body shot.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bass's elbow.
Bass stalling against the cage.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Bass controls the action.
Bass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bass's elbow.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Bass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa pushes Bass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Barbosa.
Bass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bass throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Bass blocks it.
Bass misses with a punch on the inside.
Bass can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa looking to stall.
Bass blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa cracks Bass with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Bass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Bass rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bass misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bass.
Bass working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Bass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bass - that landed with a thud.
Bass wants to stall.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bass controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldomir Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Bass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Bass.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bass goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Bass's belly button to the back.
Bass missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Bass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bass avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Bass feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bass looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Bass moved out of range nicely.
Bass lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Bass.
Bass throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bass scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bass tries to break the clinch but Barbosa is controlling the position.
Bass has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbosa up against the cage.
Bass tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bass has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Bass.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bass has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bass controls his hands.
Bass struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Bass.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Barbosa being controlled against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbosa tries to work over Bass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bass.
Bass lands with a light punch inside.
Bass tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Barbosa pushes Bass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Bass blocks it.
Bass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa keeps control of Bass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bass wants to stall.
Bass misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is leaning against Bass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bass swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bass working aggressively here.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bass lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
Bass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bass.
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 Ronnie Bass.
I think Bass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Bass!
Ronnie Bass tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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