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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sainty (ranked 3172 p4p, 3699 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 298 p4p, 325 weight class). Vuce is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by MC Yankoo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sainty looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vuce has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sainty tries to get to full guard but Vuce has control of the leg.
Vuce wants to work for an arm triangle but Sainty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vuce pulls his head out easily.
Sainty looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty is looking to improve his position.
Vuce wants to work for an arm triangle but Sainty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vuce is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sainty looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vuce seems to be looking for submissions.
Vuce prevents Sainty from improving his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vuce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sainty was covering up waiting for the punch and Vuce finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuce thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sainty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vuce defends it easily.
Vuce looking to pass the guard.
Sainty looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vuce passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vuce has hold of Sainty's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sainty seems comfortable defending it but Vuce has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sainty is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sainty is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Vuce couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leo Vuce!
After winning the bout, Leo Vuce thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Lewis (ranked 2268 p4p, 2975 weight class) and Kasey McRobbie (ranked 299 p4p, 389 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kasey McRobbie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
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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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRobbie misses with a combination
and McRobbie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McRobbie keeps the fight on the outside.
McRobbie throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.
McRobbie darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRobbie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McRobbie closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Lewis has McRobbie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McRobbie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lewis wants to stall.
McRobbie misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Lewis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Lewis
and McRobbie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McRobbie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McRobbie trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
McRobbie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lewis is controlling McRobbie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from McRobbie.
McRobbie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lewis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McRobbie.
Lewis regains full guard. Nicely done.
McRobbie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McRobbie trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McRobbie looking to pass the guard.
McRobbie wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie stands and throws Lewis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McRobbie trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
McRobbie in side control, throwing shots but Lewis defends.
McRobbie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McRobbie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lewis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McRobbie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lewis has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lewis, who protects the arm well.
McRobbie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lewis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McRobbie but great work by Lewis.
McRobbie can't do much from the bottom here.
Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McRobbie tries to control but Lewis manages to take his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kasey McRobbie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
McRobbie swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kasey McRobbie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis fails to land the takedown.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
McRobbie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from McRobbie. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
Lewis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - McRobbie circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McRobbie.
Lewis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McRobbie tries to avoid it but Lewis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McRobbie to the ground. McRobbie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - McRobbie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Derrick Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McRobbie throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
McRobbie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
McRobbie misses with a straight right.
Lewis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Derrick Lewis has been cut.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McRobbie but McRobbie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McRobbie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
McRobbie looking for a takedown.
McRobbie throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McRobbie.
McRobbie misses with an elbow strike.
McRobbie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike from McRobbie.
McRobbie throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRobbie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McRobbie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kasey McRobbie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie forces his way into half guard.
McRobbie working over Lewis with some ground and pound. Lewis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McRobbie is working for a submission of some sort.
Lewis is refusing to be controlled, as McRobbie sits in half guard.
Lewis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McRobbie defends well.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
McRobbie throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
McRobbie trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
McRobbie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McRobbie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McRobbie wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kasey McRobbie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derrick Lewis's cut.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McRobbie.
McRobbie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as McRobbie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McRobbie is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
McRobbie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis moves into range and clinches up with McRobbie.
Lewis tries for a takedown but McRobbie manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRobbie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McRobbie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, McRobbie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRobbie tries to pull guard but Lewis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McRobbie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McRobbie breaks the clinch.
Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but McRobbie circles away.
Lewis tries to clinch but McRobbie is having none of it.
McRobbie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McRobbie counters with a nice leg kick.
McRobbie looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Lewis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lewis fails to land the takedown.
McRobbie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis clinches.
Kasey McRobbie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoids the elbow strike from McRobbie, against the cage.
Lewis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed McRobbie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McRobbie breaks Lewis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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!
McRobbie throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McRobbie wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
McRobbie throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing McRobbie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to keep McRobbie in close.
McRobbie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lewis dives on top into guard.
Our spies down at at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} inform us that McRobbie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lewis passes McRobbie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McRobbie is looking for a sweep. Lewis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Derrick Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis thows a huge punch but McRobbie dodges it nicely.
Lewis working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on McRobbie's thigh. McRobbie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lewis wants to control from the top but McRobbie keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie trying to control the position.
McRobbie keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
McRobbie looking to control.
Lewis trying to control but McRobbie is working from the bottom.
McRobbie looking for a guillotine here but Lewis defends easily.
McRobbie working a defensive guard here.
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 Derrick Lewis.
I think McRobbie 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasey McRobbie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Arteta (ranked 2519 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Uriah Small (ranked 329 p4p, 296 weight class). Arteta's entrance music is Stranglehold/ Ted Nugent. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikel Arteta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Arteta does it's job there.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arteta manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Small checks a leg kick.
Small closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Arteta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Arteta is leaning against Small and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Small goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Small lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arteta or not.
Still in the clinch, Small scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arteta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arteta throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Arteta blocks an uppercut.
Arteta digs a right hand underneath Small's ribcage. Small let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Arteta.
Arteta pushes Small back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Small lands a right hand.
Arteta tries to circle away but Small has him pinned against the cage.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Arteta.
Arteta breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arteta tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small connects with an inside leg kick.
Small throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arteta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arteta just misses with a punch to the body.
Arteta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Arteta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Small defends it well.
Arteta is just content to waste time from the top position. Small takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Arteta looking to sit in guard and control but Small gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arteta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Small can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Small passes into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arteta is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small wants to stand but Arteta is controlling his arm.
Arteta is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Arteta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arteta is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta struggling a bit here.
Arteta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Arteta manages to get back to half guard.
Arteta wants to control but Small is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arteta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arteta wants to sweep here but Small controlling him for the moment.
Arteta working a defensive guard but Small manages to pass into side control anyway.
Arteta is looking for a sweep.
Arteta manages to get back to half guard.
Arteta wants to improve his position but Small is controlling well.
Arteta works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Uriah Small will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arteta blocks a jab.
Arteta lands a jab to the head.
Arteta misses with an uppercut
and Small counters with an outside leg kick.
Arteta throws a body shot but no joy.
Arteta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arteta, as that shot connected.
Small lands a jab-cross combination.
Arteta tries to score with a low kick but Small moves his leg out of the way.
Small looks to throw the jab but Arteta is out of range.
Small takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arteta slips under a jab.
Arteta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arteta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arteta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Arteta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Small has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Arteta but great work by Small.
Arteta is looking to regain half guard here but Small keeps moving and retains side control.
Arteta manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta trying to control here.
Uriah Small has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arteta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arteta trying to control from the bottom.
Arteta tries to roll over but Small keeps him under control.
Arteta with the active half guard here but Small passes nicely into side control.
Arteta struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Small decides to stand up, so the ref orders Arteta to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Small.
Arteta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Small moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Small slips a straight right by Arteta.
Arteta throws a series of punches but Small avoids them all with ease.
Arteta throws a leg kick but Small moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Small looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Small to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Arteta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Small tries to clinch but Arteta is having none of it.
Arteta is looking to counter punch.
Arteta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Small stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arteta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arteta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Small misses with a straight left.
Small is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arteta.
Arteta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Arteta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arteta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Small.
Small is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Small steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arteta.
It seemed like Small was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mikel Arteta is winning the standup battle so far.
Arteta throws a leg kick but Small sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arteta checks a leg kick nicely.
Arteta connects with an inside leg kick.
Mikel Arteta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small is looking to slow Arteta down with leg kicks.
Arteta misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Arteta.
Arteta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arteta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Small checks a leg kick.
Arteta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Small.
Arteta throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Small tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Arteta is in Small's guard.
Arteta pushing down on Small's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Small is looking to escape.
Arteta wants to pass to mount but Small is defending the position.
Arteta is working hard here to advance position.
Small keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mikel Arteta will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Small tries to clinch but Arteta moves out of range.
Arteta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Small was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Small with the inside leg kick.
Arteta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Arteta looks to land a combination but Small avoids it well.
Small avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Small feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Artetas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Arteta throws a poor cross that misses
and Small counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Small digs a good hook to Arteta's body.
Small scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Small.
Arteta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Small.
Small slips under a jab.
Small looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Small displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arteta.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arteta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Small throws the left hand but Arteta avoids the punch easily.
Arteta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arteta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Small moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Small as Arteta tries to tie him up.
Small lands a left hand.
Small lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Arteta has clasped his hands together around Small's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Arteta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Arteta trying to control the action but Small is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Arteta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Small knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arteta tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Small is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small is not content to let Arteta control the position.
Arteta is working to tighten his grip on Small's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Small has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Arteta is really squeezing tight and eventually Small passes out! Arteta breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mikel Arteta!
Mikel Arteta decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Bellafontane (ranked 2427 p4p, 2585 weight class) and Roman Ship (ranked 101 p4p, 102 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Bellafontane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Ship!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellafontane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ship slips a jab and a cross from Bellafontane.
Ship drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bellafontane defends it well.
Ship closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bellafontane did well to prevent Ship getting side control.
Bellafontane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ship's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ship's back!
Bellafontane is landing with strikes from the back.
 It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
Bellafontane missing with strikes from the back.
Ship covering up well under a series of strikes from Bellafontane.
Bellafontane lands a shot to the body.
Roman Ship's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roman Ship's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sam Bellafontane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 1506 p4p, 1886 weight class) and Rou Joukani (ranked 220 p4p, 268 weight class). Rou Joukani acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joukani is looking to score with low kicks.
Joukani misses with a leg kick.
Joukani is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joukani misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dudley checks a leg kick.
Joukani moves away from the strike by Dudley.
No joy there for Dudley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joukani doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joukani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dudley throws the left hand but Joukani avoids the punch easily.
Joukani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dudley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joukani connects with an inside leg kick.
Joukani misses the shot to the body.
Dudley has Joukani up against the cage in a clinch.
Joukani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Joukani blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Our sources have told us that Dudley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Joukani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dudley.
Dudley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dudley misses with some punches.
Joukani tries a body shot but Dudley blocks it.
Joukani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudley.
Dudley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dudley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dudley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joukani pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joukani blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dudley prevents a body shot from Joukani.
Joukani is trying to push Dudley away but Dudley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dudley scores with a shoulder strike.
Joukani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dudley scores with a shot to the side of Joukani's head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dudley throws an elbow but misses.
Dudley scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Dudley as the two fighters clinch.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
Joukani tries to throw a body punch but Dudley avoids it by throwing Joukani back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley tries a body shot but Joukani blocks it.
Dudley is leaning against Joukani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joukani tries to work over Dudley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudley prevents a body shot from Joukani.
Joukani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudley is defending well for now.
Joukani throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley keeps control of Joukani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joukani's coach down at Zenarals' House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Joukani's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dudley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dudley.
Dudley lands a body shot.
Dudley tries a body shot but Joukani blocks it.
Dudley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joukani or not.
Joukani looks winded!
Dudley lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Joukani.
Dudley lands an elbow inside.
Dudley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dudley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joukani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joukani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley avoids the elbow strike from Joukani, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Dudley.
Joukani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joukani tries a body shot but Dudley blocks it.
Dudley tries a body shot but Joukani blocks it.
Dudley lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Joukani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Dudley.
Dudley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 Joukani is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dudley.
Joukani is still on wobbly legs! Can Dudley finish him?
A hook to the body from Dudley.
Dudley lands an elbow inside.
Dudley lands a nice elbow.
Dudley creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Joukani! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Dudley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Dudley!
Damian Dudley took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 1135 p4p, 902 weight class) and Donnie Larkin (ranked 156 p4p, 121 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Trucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trucks throws a big shot that misses.
Larkin lands a jab.
It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Trucks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trucks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larkin with a nice cross.
Trucks cracks Larkin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trucks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Larkin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTrucks.
A slow jab from Larkin misses its intended target.
A big right from Larkin misses.
Trucks swings widly with a right hand
and Larkin counters with a straight right hand.
Larkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trucks in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin throws a big shot that misses.
Trucks misses with a hook to the body
and Larkin counters with a straight right hand.
Trucks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Trucks throws out a leg kick but Larkin moves out of range and Trucks only half commits.
Larkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks swings for the body but Larkin moves out of range.
Trucks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trucks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trucks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trucks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnie Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin throws a looping overhand right but Trucks ducks down to avoid it.
Trucks avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Larkin cracks Trucks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trucks rushes Larkin and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trucks.
Larkin working hard to break the clinch.
Trucks lands a nice uppercut.
Larkin blocks a body shot from Trucks.
Larkin is trying to break free.
Larkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trucks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trucks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larkin on the side of the head.
It looks like Donnie Larkin has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
Larkin lands a jab to the nose.
Larkin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Trucks misses.
The fighters circling - Larkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trucks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trucks misses with a straight right.
Larkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trucks's hands.
Trucks takes a swing at Larkin's ribcage but misses.
Trucks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trucks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larkin misses with an uppercut. Trucks saw that one coming.
Trucks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larkin moves away from the strike by Trucks.
Larkin misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks lands a jab.
Trucks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larkin throws a big counter head kick but Trucks avoids it with no problem.
Larkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trucks.
Trucks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trucks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Larkin is predictable there
and Trucks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trucks misses the shot to the body.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
Trucks jabs Larkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trucks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trucks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trucks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larkin.
Trucks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Derek Trucks's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trucks throws a body shot but no joy.
Larkin throws a push kick but Trucks slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larkin.
Trucks moves away from the strike by Larkin.
Trucks misses with a low kick.
Trucks misses with a body kick.
Larkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trucks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Larkin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trucks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Larkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trucks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Trucks.
Larkin throws the left hand but Trucks avoids the punch easily.
Trucks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A low kick from Trucks is predictable there
and Trucks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trucks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Donnie Larkin's cut even more.
Trucks misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Larkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 Trucks is rocked!
Trucks tries to get into range but Larkin steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Trucks! 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! Larkin scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnie Larkin!
Donnie Larkin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igla Chlen (ranked 888 p4p, 1460 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 132 p4p, 197 weight class). Chlen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igla Chlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeng tries to land a leg kick but Chlen saw it coming and moves away.
Troeng sizes up Chlen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Troeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chlen was well out of range. Poor timing from Troeng.
Chlen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chlen misses the jab.
Troeng with a nice cross.
It looks like Igla Chlen has been cut.
Troeng misses with a left hand
and Chlen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Troeng lunges at Chlen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chlen's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Troeng, as that shot connected.
Chlen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Chlen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Troeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Chlen blocks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Troeng, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chlen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Troeng throws out a loose jab but Chlen uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Chlen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chlen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Troeng in his tracks.
Chlen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Troeng misses the shot to the body.
Chlen defending well as Troeng loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troeng.
A lazy left from Troeng finds it's target.
Chlen looks to score with a jab to the body but Troeng is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Troeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Troeng connects with a looping right hand.
Troeng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troeng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chlen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick from Troeng, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chlen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chlen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Troeng is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Troeng stuns Chlen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troeng moves away.
Troeng throws a lazy uppercut
and Chlen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chlen misses with an uppercut. Troeng saw that one coming.
Troeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Troeng misses with a jab to the body
and Chlen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chlen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Troeng misses the shot to the body.
Chlen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Troeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chlen throws out the jab.
Chlen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Troeng throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chlen counters with a crisp one two that drops Troeng! Chlen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Troeng to his feet! Troeng is in big trouble!
Troeng is rocked!
Chlen lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Troeng head around and knocks him out cold! Chlen hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igla Chlen!
A victorious Igla Chlen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kermit Archer (ranked 189 p4p, 570 weight class) and Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 32 p4p, 90 weight class). Panayotov has chosen Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson) as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Kermit Archer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kermit Archer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kermit Archer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer misses with a left hand
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Archer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
Archer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Panayotov moves into the clinch successfully.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panayotov misses with some punches.
Archer gets through Panayotov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Archer avoiding damage as Panayotov throws knees to the body.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panayotov.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer pushes Panayotov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panayotov blocks an uppercut.
Archer tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
Archer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer blocking some punches.
Panayotov throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Panayotov wants a takedown.
A short right from Archer on the inside.
Archer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panayotov's elbow.
Panayotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Archer avoiding damage as Panayotov throws knees to the body.
Panayotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Panayotov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Panayotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panayotov.
Archer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Panayotov misses with a knee to the head.
Archer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panayotov lands with a left to the head.
Panayotov lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panayotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Panayotov wants to take the fight to the mat but Archer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Archer is working Panayotov over against the cage.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer gets through Panayotov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Archer.
Panayotov is rocked!
Archer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Panayotov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Archer is unloading with more strikes now! Panayotov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kermit Archer!
Kermit Archer retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Kermit Archer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brand (ranked 1216 p4p, 507 weight class) and Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 142 p4p, 67 weight class). Von Ver Huevan has chosen Call to Arms as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ver Huevan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Von Ver Huevan keeps control of Brand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Ver Huevan works on Brand's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Ver Huevan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Ver Huevan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Von Ver Huevan connects with a right hand. Brand shakes it off.
Donk. Von Ver Huevan catches Brand right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Von Ver Huevan. Beautiful body shot.
Brand is breathing heavily.
Brand slips a jab from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brand.
Brand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brand throws a looping overhand right but Von Ver Huevan ducks down to avoid it.
Von Ver Huevan looks to land a left hand but Brand moved out of range nicely.
Von Ver Huevan digs a good hook to Brand's body.
Brand tries to keep at a distance but Von Ver Huevan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ver Huevan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Ver Huevan connects with a body shot that sends Brand's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brand avoiding damage as Von Ver Huevan throws knees to the body.
Von Ver Huevan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Ver Huevan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brand takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Ver Huevan was well out of range. Poor timing from Brand.
Von Ver Huevan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brand at a distance.
Von Ver Huevan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brand swings widly with a right hand
and Von Ver Huevan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brand throws a hook but Von Ver Huevan blocks it.
Brand misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Ver Huevan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Ver Huevan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brand went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Von Ver Huevan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Von Ver Huevan connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan looks to land a right hand but Brand moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Brand misses the target.
Brand moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan cracks Brand with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brand looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Von Ver Huevan finish him?
Brand is rocked!
Von Ver Huevan cracks Brand's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Brand slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Von Ver Huevan can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
Magnus Von Ver Huevan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 371 p4p, 593 weight class) and Athos Knox (ranked 50 p4p, 77 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: Click Click Boom | Saliva. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Athos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox clinches up against the cage.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Beukeboom misses with the head strike.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beukeboom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beukeboom scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beukebooms head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beukeboom blocks an uppercut.
Beukeboom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Beukeboom avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beukeboom or not.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Beukeboom.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beukeboom working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Knox blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom lands a nice uppercut.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Beukeboom avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Beukeboom blocks an uppercut.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Beukeboom fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beukeboom tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Beukeboom digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox lands a right hand.
Beukeboom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Beukeboom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beukeboom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beukeboom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Knox takes a swing at Beukeboom's ribcage but misses.
Beukeboom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beukeboom blocks a jab.
Knox throws the left hand but Beukeboom avoids the punch easily.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
Knox tries to clinch but Beukeboom moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Beukeboom misses the target.
Beukeboom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox pushes Beukeboom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beukeboom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Beukeboom blocking some punches.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beukeboom lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Beukeboom lands a nice uppercut.
Beukeboom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beukeboom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Knox.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beukeboom.
Knox with a hook.
Athos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a hook but Beukeboom blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beukeboom doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beukeboom manages to avoid it.
Beukeboom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Beukeboom avoids the body shot from Knox.
Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Beukeboom walks into a left hand.
Beukeboom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beukeboom.
Knox misses with a hook. Beukeboom ducked under it nicely.
Knox throws a jab when Beukeboom was well out of range.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beukeboom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox lands a head shot.
Beukeboom misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Beukeboom misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Athos Knox dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beukeboom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox slips a straight right by Beukeboom.
We've been told by Beukeboom's head coaches at Cope's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Beukeboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Beukeboom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the body
and Beukeboom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox avoids the body shot from Beukeboom.
Knox with a hook.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox takes a swing at Beukeboom's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Beukeboom misses the target.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beukeboom counters with a left to the body.
Beukeboom cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Beukeboom counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beukeboom momentarily.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Beukeboom moved out of range.
Knox slips a straight right by Beukeboom.
As Beukeboom backs off Knox throws a huge counter combo but Beukeboom manages to avoid it all.
Knox takes a swing at Beukeboom's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Knox misses.
Beukeboom drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Beukeboom moves away and avoids it.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beukeboom walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
Beukeboom throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beukeboom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beukeboom moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beukeboom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beukeboom.
Beukeboom missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox slips under a jab.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knox looking to stall.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Knox.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
Beukeboom misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Beukeboom.
A shot in the inside from Beukeboom.
The referee calls for Knox to work.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Beukeboom backwards.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom blocking some punches.
Beukeboom is working Knox over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Beukeboom lands an uppercut.
Beukeboom misses with a body punch.
Knox working aggressively here.
Beukeboom blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a body shot.
Athos Knox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
A short right from Knox.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox pushes Beukeboom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox pushes Beukeboom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox gets through Beukeboom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beukeboom blocking some punches.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beukeboom's elbow.
A short right from Beukeboom on the inside.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Beukeboom.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beukeboom throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox tries to work over Beukeboom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Beukeboom up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Athos Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox jabs Beukeboom right on the nose. Beukeboom blinks but takes it well.
Beukeboom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Beukeboom connects with a nice looking jab.
Athos Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Athos Knox has been cut.
Beukeboom looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox with a hook.
Beukeboom looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Beukeboom misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Beukeboom throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beukeboom manages to avoid it.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox clinches.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beukeboom backwards.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beukeboom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom letting Knox take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox tries a body shot but Beukeboom blocks it.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beukeboom lands a nice uppercut.
Beukeboom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox stalls.
Beukeboom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Beukeboom backwards.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beukeboom blocking some punches.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Beukeboom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Beukeboom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beukeboom slips under a jab from Knox.
Beukeboom is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beukeboom.
Knox jabs Beukeboom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Beukeboom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Knox throws a jab when Beukeboom was well out of range.
Beukeboom is looking to counter punch.
Beukeboom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox tries to move into range but Beukeboom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Beukeboom moves away and avoids it.
Beukeboom swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Beukeboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beukeboom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beukeboom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Beukeboom finish him?
Knox swings for the body but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Beukeboom's head.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Beukeboom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beukeboom counters with a nice right hand that sends Knox toppling to the canvas! Knox scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Beukeboom finish him?!
Knox defending well as Beukeboom loads up on a big left hand.
Beukeboom swings widly with a right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beukeboom missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beukeboom misses with a left hand
and Knox counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bill Beukeboom did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Athos Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beukeboom throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Beukeboom is out of range.
Jab by Knox.
Beukeboom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beukeboom swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Beukeboom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a jab.
Knox tries to clinch but Beukeboom is having none of it.
Knox thuds a left hand into Beukeboom's body.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Beukeboom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Beukeboom misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beukeboom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Beukeboom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beukeboom cracks Knox with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
73% |
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