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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Ryker (ranked 24526 p4p, 18928 weight class) and Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd (ranked 684 p4p, 636 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutus Ryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryker throws a head kick but Tsmfimsfnd moves out of range.
Tsmfimsfnd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsmfimsfnd gets a clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ryker is struggling to control the position.
Ryker breaks from the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to bum rush Ryker with a series of wild strikes but Ryker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tsmfimsfnd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryker thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ryker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tsmfimsfnd has closed the distance and engaged Ryker in a clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryker throws a head kick that Tsmfimsfnd semi-blocks.
 It looks like Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd has been cut.
Ryker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsmfimsfnd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tsmfimsfnd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsmfimsfnd sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker throws a nice head kick!
Ryker throws a head kick but Tsmfimsfnd moves out of range.
Tsmfimsfnd moves to clinch but Ryker breaks away
and Ryker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ryker misses with a head kick.
Ryker moves out of range of the body kick.
Ryker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsmfimsfnd feints the counter takedown.
Ryker lands with a kick to the temple. Tsmfimsfnd shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ryker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsmfimsfnd's efforts to push away.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
Tsmfimsfnd is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ryker is defending well.
Brutus Ryker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryker breaks the clinch.
Ryker lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryker lands a front kick.
Ryker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tsmfimsfnd looks winded!
Ryker has managed to clinch.
Ryker breaks the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryker throws a counter high kick but Tsmfimsfnd was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ryker!
That has opened up Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd's cut even more.
Ryker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tsmfimsfnd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ryker counters with a big head kick but Tsmfimsfnd shrugs it off.
Ryker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tsmfimsfnd.
Tsmfimsfnd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsmfimsfnd drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ryker defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brutus Ryker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Ryker! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brutus Ryker!
In his post fight interview, Brutus Ryker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Jacque Custo (ranked 3032 p4p, 2672 weight class) and Mike Ehrmantraut (ranked 292 p4p, 271 weight class). Jean Jacque Custo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Jacque Custo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Ehrmantraut!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ehrmantraut as Custo shoots in.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Custo.
Custo is looking to take a break and control but Ehrmantraut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Custo slows the pace down.
Ehrmantraut has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ehrmantraut can't do much from the bottom here.
Ehrmantraut is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custo working away.
Ehrmantraut is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Ehrmantraut's face as Custo controls the position.
Ehrmantraut is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Custo is looking to take a break and control but Ehrmantraut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Custo just content to control the position.
Ehrmantraut tries to bench press Custo off him but Custo keeps the position.
Custo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Custo is looking to take a break and control but Ehrmantraut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ehrmantraut tries to bench press Custo off him but Custo keeps the position.
Ehrmantraut regains half guard.
Custo trying to pass the guard but Ehrmantraut defending well.
Custo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Custo prevents Ehrmantraut from improving his position.
Ehrmantraut is still trying to improve position.
Ehrmantraut is trying to stand back up but Custo is controlling him
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We've been hearing that Custo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Custo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jean Jacque Custo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ehrmantraut sprawls well. Ehrmantraut wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Custo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ehrmantraut lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ehrmantraut defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Custo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Jacque Custo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ehrmantraut misses the shot to the body.
Custo shoots in for a takedown but Ehrmantraut shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mike Ehrmantraut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Custo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ehrmantraut swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Custo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ehrmantraut tries to get to full guard but Custo has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Custo pulls his head out easily.
Ehrmantraut is trying to stand back up but Custo is controlling him
Ehrmantraut is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Custo not doing much here.
Ehrmantraut is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Custo wants to free his trapped foot but Ehrmantraut is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Custo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ehrmantraut dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Custo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Ehrmantraut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Custo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Ehrmantraut.
Custo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ehrmantraut as he jumps to the side.
Ehrmantraut looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ehrmantraut lands with a straight right. Custo didn't see that one coming.
Ehrmantraut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ehrmantraut lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Custo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ehrmantraut's waist but Ehrmantraut gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Custo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Jacque Custo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ehrmantraut looks to throw the jab but Custo is out of range.
Ehrmantraut smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custo looks for a takedown but Ehrmantraut sprawls well.
Ehrmantraut lands with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ehrmantraut.
Custo feints and as Ehrmantraut raises his hands in defense, Custo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Custo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ehrmantraut looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Custo has picked Ehrmantraut up and slammed him! Ehrmantraut can't keep hold of the triangle and Custo manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut gets back to half guard.
Ehrmantraut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Custo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ehrmantraut is trying to maintain the position but Custo is very close to passing his half guard.
Custo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Custo wants to pass to mount but Ehrmantraut is defending the position.
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.
Ehrmantraut is trying to stand.
Ehrmantraut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Custo controlling the action here.
Custo wants to free his trapped foot but Ehrmantraut is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Custo trying to control the action but Ehrmantraut is working from the bottom.
Ehrmantraut wants to get back to his feet.
Ehrmantraut is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Ehrmantraut.
Custo shoots in but Ehrmantraut avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ehrmantraut scores with a jab. Custo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Custo tries for a takedown but Ehrmantraut circles away easily
and Ehrmantraut counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ehrmantraut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Custo controlling the action here.
Ehrmantraut wants to get back to full guard.
Jean Jacque Custo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Custo is trying to control the action in half guard but Ehrmantraut is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ehrmantraut is trying to maintain the position but Custo is very close to passing his half guard.
Custo stops Ehrmantraut from getting back to his feet.
Ehrmantraut is looking to improve his position.
Ehrmantraut looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ehrmantraut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Ehrmantraut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Custo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ehrmantraut keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Custo is looking to advance position but Ehrmantraut won't allow it.
Custo controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ehrmantraut actively working from the bottom here.
Ehrmantraut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ehrmantraut actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custo is looking to advance position but Ehrmantraut won't allow it.
Ehrmantraut makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Custo is one step ahead there.
Custo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ehrmantraut looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ehrmantraut has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Custo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ehrmantraut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custo working away.
Ehrmantraut is letting Custo control him for a moment.
Ehrmantraut sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Custo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Custo is pressing down on Ehrmantraut's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ehrmantraut is holding on for now.
Ehrmantraut looking for submissions off his back.
Custo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ehrmantraut is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Custo pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut is trying to stand back up but Custo is controlling him
Custo controlling the action here.
Custo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ehrmantraut for as long as he can get away with.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Custo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ehrmantraut's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mike Ehrmantraut is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ehrmantraut is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Custo off and has taken his back!
Custo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Custo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ehrmantraut's guard. Nice work there by Custo.
Ehrmantraut is trying to control the position but Custo postures up.
Custo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ehrmantraut is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ehrmantraut has Custo pulled in close to control his posture.
Jean Jacque Custo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Custo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 Jean Jacque Custo.
I think Ehrmantraut 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Ehrmantraut!
Mike Ehrmantraut was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Meshkov (ranked 3105 p4p, 3949 weight class) and Victor Ballsawash (ranked 314 p4p, 392 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Meshkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Ballsawash!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballsawash shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anton Meshkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meshkov stuffs the takedown.
Meshkov throwing a counter right hand but Ballsawash manages to avoid it.
Meshkov throws out a loose jab but Ballsawash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballsawash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meshkov as he jumps to the side.
Meshkov lands an overhand right.
Meshkov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ballsawash has his takedown stuffed
and Meshkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Anton Meshkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ballsawash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballsawash moves forwards but Meshkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ballsawash goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Meshkov connects with a jab.
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!
Meshkov misses with a hook to the body
and Ballsawash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big right from Meshkov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meshkov blocks a low kick nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ballsawash.
Ballsawash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meshkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballsawash.
Ballsawash shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meshkov lands a really nice looking cross but Ballsawash seems unphased.
Ballsawash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meshkov as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meshkov. Ballsawash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballsawash looks to land a combination but Meshkov avoids it well.
Meshkov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Meshkov scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballsawash takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meshkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ballsawash's hands.
Meshkov works Ballsawash's body with a nice hook.
Meshkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballsawash drops his hands momentarily and Meshkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meshkov scores with a jab.
Good exchange - Meshkov coming out on top.
Meshkov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Meshkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballsawash misses with a takedown attempt
and Meshkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Victor Ballsawash has been cut.
Ballsawash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meshkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meshkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballsawash was well out of range. Poor timing from Meshkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballsawash shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meshkov loads up on a big right hand but Ballsawash slips the punch.
Meshkov throws an off balance right hand
and Ballsawash counters with a left and a right that stings Meshkov.
Ballsawash shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meshkov as he avoids it easily.
Ballsawash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Ballsawash.
Ballsawash tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meshkov swivels and escapes.
A quick step to the side and Meshkov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meshkov missing with a left hand there. Ballsawash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meshkov throws out a powerful jab.
Meshkov misses with a straight right.
Ballsawash is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Meshkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Meshkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Meshkov drops Ballsawash with a beautiful combination! Ballsawash stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Meshkov is looking for the KO!
 Ballsawash is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meshkov slips a jab and a cross from Ballsawash.
Ballsawash is still on wobbly legs! Can Meshkov finish him?
Ballsawash misses with a takedown
and Meshkov counters with a big right hand! Oh Ballsawash is in trouble here! Meshkov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Meshkov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Reeves (ranked 23726 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 767 p4p, 255 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Curtis's choice of entrance music: Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Curtis misses
and Reeves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
Curtis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Curtis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reeves will feel that in the morning.
Reeves is looking to score with low kicks.
Curtis moves into range and clinches up with Reeves.
Reeves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reeves manages to break the clinch.
Curtis misses the jab.
Curtis cracks Reeves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Curtis. Beautiful body shot.
Reeves looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Reeves throws a front kick aimed at Curtis's knee but Curtis avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reeves slips a jab and a cross from Curtis.
Reeves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Curtis under the eye.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reeves moves away.
Reeves seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis darts in and clinches Reeves up against the cage.
Reeves misses with the head strike.
Reeves throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis taking a breather.
We've been hearing reports that Reeves has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Reeves avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Curtis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reeves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Reeves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reeves.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Reeves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reeves misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Reeves controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Curtis.
Reeves lands with a right to the head.
Curtis gets underhooks to prevent Reeves's takedown attempt.
A short right from Reeves.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curtis is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Reeves misses the target.
Curtis lands a leg kick that knocks Reeves off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis connects with a nice looking jab.
Reeves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
Reeves swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Curtis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reeves takes a step back to recover.
Reeves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Reeves feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Curtis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reeves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curtis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reeves.
Curtis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darry Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reeves shoots in and bounces Curtis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Curtis pushes Reeves off and gets back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Reeves.
Reeves looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darry Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis connects with a jab.
Curtis moves in looking to clinch but Reeves pushes him off.
Reeves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Reeves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Curtis misses
and Reeves counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reeves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reeves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Curtis counters with a good low kick that Reeves was not able to check.
Curtis misses with a head kick.
Curtis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Curtis looks to clinch
enabling Reeves to counter with a crisp jab.
Curtis looks to throw a body kick
and Reeves counters with a good low kick that Curtis was not able to check.
Reeves lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Curtis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reeves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reeves swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis tries to clinch but Reeves is having none of it.
Curtis lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curtis with a nice cross.
Curtis misses with a kick to the body
and Reeves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reeves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Curtis throws a body punch but Reeves moves out of range.
Reeves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Reeves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reeves misses with a looping left.
Reeves looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Reeves will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curtis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reeves. That did some damage!
Curtis thows a leg kick but Reeves checks it
and Reeves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reeves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Reeves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Curtis lands a nice looking body kick.
Curtis jabs Reeves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Curtis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curtis has Reeves up against the cage in a clinch.
Reeves lands with a short shot to the head.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Reeves.
Curtis avoiding damage.
Reeves pushes Curtis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reeves throws a head punch that misses.
Reeves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Reeves fails to land.
Reeves lands with a right to the head.
Curtis keeps control of Reeves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Curtis.
Reeves scores with a shot to the side of Curtis's head.
Reeves lands an uppercut.
Reeves tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reeves can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Curtis tries a body shot but Reeves blocks it.
Reeves misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis tries to work over Reeves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
Reeves misses with a body punch.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
Reeves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis presses Reeves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curtis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Reeves.
Curtis works on Reeves's body with a couple of short punches.
Curtis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curtis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Curtis breaks the clinch.
Jab by Curtis.
 Reeves is rocked!
Curtis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reeves's sensitive parts.
Oh Reeves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Curtis lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Reeves - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Curtis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darry Curtis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Barnes (ranked 3107 p4p, 2063 weight class) and Julian Rourke (ranked 387 p4p, 253 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rourke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rourke flicks out a counter leg kick but Barnes steps away.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rourke as he avoids it easily.
Rourke gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rourke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Rourke has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Rourke is retaining full guard.
Barnes works over Rourke with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Rourke keeps moving.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Rourke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rourke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rourke is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rourke is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes 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.
Barnes loads up on a big left hand. Rourke felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Barnes looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Rourke can't hide his disappointment, as Barnes celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Abraham Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Tribute (ranked 2333 p4p, 2527 weight class) and Devin Ecker (ranked 282 p4p, 312 weight class). Tribute comes to the cage accompanied by tank abbot tribute. Ecker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Where The Hood At?. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Ecker!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute misses with a straight right.
Ecker throws a sloppy head kick
and Ecker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Tribute's head coaches at Undisputed that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ecker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ecker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tribute is fending him off so far but Ecker persists. Nope, Tribute circles away and we're back to standing.
Tribute paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tribute cracks a nice hook into Ecker's ribs.
Tribute misses with a wild body shot.
Ecker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Tank Tribute has been cut.
Ecker throws out a loose jab but Tribute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Tribute.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tribute lands a nice hook to Ecker's body. Ecker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tribute blocks a head kick by Ecker.
Tribute throwing a counter right hand but Ecker manages to avoid it.
Tribute takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute loads up on a big right hand but Ecker slips the punch.
Tribute bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ecker's head.
Ecker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tribute misses with a body shot.
Ecker moves away from the strike by Tribute.
Ecker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tribute.
Tribute lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ecker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tribute has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ecker is on him like a limpet, forcing Tribute back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tribute scores with a shot to the side of Ecker's head.
Tribute breaks from the clinch.
Tribute waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ecker.
Ecker throws a sloppy head kick
and Tribute counters with a stiff right hand.
Ecker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tribute on the side of the head.
Tribute thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ecker throws a head kick but Tribute moves out of range.
Ecker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tribute throws a big counter combination but Ecker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tribute moves out of range of the body kick from Ecker.
A quick step to the side and Tribute tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tank Tribute is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tribute misses the shot to the body.
Ecker throws a head kick that misses
enabling Tribute to counter with a crisp jab.
Tribute missing with a left hand there. Ecker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Ecker.
Ecker scoring well with a low kick there.
Tribute avoids the head kick by Ecker.
Tribute leaves Ecker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Ecker.
Tribute was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ecker throws a sloppy head kick and Tribute moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute cracks Ecker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tribute waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ecker.
Ecker moves out of range of the strikes.
Ecker walks into a left hand.
Tribute listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tribute scores with a jab to the head.
Ecker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tribute feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eckers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ecker is rocked!
Ecker lands a high kick!
Ecker misses with a takedown
and Tribute counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ecker! Tribute lets Ecker back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ecker is still on wobbly legs! Can Tribute finish him?
Tank Tribute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Ecker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Tribute throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Tribute does it's job there.
Ecker lands with a nice body punch.
Ecker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute lunges at Ecker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ecker's hand.
Ecker misses with a leg kick
and Tribute counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tank Tribute!
An intense looking Tank Tribute took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'That was an impressive win by no other than the amazing!!! ..... "Me"!! Fighting in the Lightheavyweight division suits me. I feel faster and stronger!! I just want to send a message to all 205 in SPPS, I'm coming for you guys. (Dropped Mic) '.
Devin Ecker spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to congratulate Tank Tribute for a hell of a performance. You were the better man today. I am sorry I couldn't get the job done tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herve Cabrera (ranked 873 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Heismann Haa (ranked 104 p4p, 360 weight class). Haa has chosen Her kommer Heismann HÃ¥ 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Haa throws a chopping leg kick but Cabrera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haa misses with a body shot.
Haa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cabrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haa misses the jab.
Haa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrera.
Haa tried to score with a low kick but Cabrera checks it.
Haa throws a push kick but Cabrera slaps the foot to one side.
Cabrera cracks Haa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range.
Cabrera connects with a nice looking jab.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haa.
Haa scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Haa.
Haa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haa tries to move into range but Cabrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haa just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Haa misses its intended target.
Cabrera avoids a kick to the body.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Haa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cabrera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabrera throws a hook but Haa blocks it.
Cabrera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabrera walks into a jab.
Haa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera clobbers Haa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haa slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera slips a jab from Haa.
Cabrera is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cabrera lands a jab to the nose.
Haa moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Haa throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Haa connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick lands for Haa.
Nice uppercut lands for Haa. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera lands with a cross.
Cabrera slips a jab from Haa.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabrera as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Haa misses.
Haa moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa lands with a straight right. Cabrera didn't see that one coming.
Haa throws a low kick, looking for Cabrera's leg but Cabrera calmly moves out of range.
Cabrera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haa is looking to slow Cabrera down with leg kicks.
Cabrera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haa finds it's way round the side to connect with Cabrera's head.
Cabrera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haa's waist but Haa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabrera off to one side.
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body. Haa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heismann Haa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Haa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Heismann Haa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cabrera checks it well.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Cabrera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Haa misses with a leg kick.
Cabrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Cabrera as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
Haa slips a jab from Cabrera.
Haa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cabrera blocks it well.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Haa is out of range.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Haa.
Haa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera cracks a nice hook into Haa's ribs.
Cabrera's corner calls for a 1-2. Cabrera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Haa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haa moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haa throws a push kick but Cabrera slaps the foot to one side.
Haa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cabrera is able to avoid easily.
Haa misses with a low kick as Cabrera jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haa.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Haa manages to avoid it.
Cabrera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cabrera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haa.
Cabrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haa pushes Cabrera away with a front kick.
Haa throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Haa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Cabrera catches Haa right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haa.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cabrera looking to score a takedown here. Haa is defending well but Cabrera drives through and ends up in Haa's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herve Cabrera dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Haa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haa thuds a left hand into Cabrera's body.
Haa is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabrera lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Haa.
Herve Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
Haa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cabrera checks it well.
Cabrera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haa tries a low kick but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera throws a looping overhand right but Haa ducks down to avoid it.
Haa throws a right hand that Cabrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabrera also avoids with ease.
Haa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Haa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cabrera has got the better of the exchanges.
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haa can pounce on him.
Haa feints and then cracks Cabrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrera down.
Haa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haa misses the jab.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haa staying out of range there.
Haa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haa with a hook.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Haa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haa.
Haa thumps Cabrera with a low kick.
Haa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haa misses with a straight right.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haa blocks a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haa throws a sloppy body shot
and Cabrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haa manages to avoid it.
Haa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cabrera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cabrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Cabrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haa is looking to chop away at Cabrera's legs.
Haa looks for the body kick but Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haa as he avoids it easily.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Haa slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabrera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Haa.
Haa is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa throws a leg kick but Cabrera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haa throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
A jab from Haa does it's job there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haa.
Nice shot by Haa.
Haa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Haa slips the punch.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haa throws a series of punches but Cabrera moves out of range.
Haa looks to land a body kick but Cabrera moved away.
Haa slips a jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Haa avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Haa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haa misses with a hook.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Haa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haa throws a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with a left and a right that stings Haa.
Haa throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Haa thuds his shin into the meat of Cabrera's side.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Haa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabrera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haa.
Haa slaps away a takedown attempt from Cabrera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herve Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haa tries to work over Cabrera's front leg with a kick but Cabrera checks it.
A swing and a miss from Haa.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Haa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haa misses with a straight right.
Cabrera throws a series of strikes that have Haa backpedaling.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Haa.
Haa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabrera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heismann Haa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cabrera lands with an overhand left.
Haa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cabrera looks to land a combination but Haa avoids it well.
Haa lands with a nice body kick.
Haa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabrera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haa scrambles back to his feet.
Haa lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Cabrera as he checks the leg kick.
Cabrera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but Haa shows good takedown defense.
Haa misses with a body kick.
Cabrera appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haa, as that shot connected.
Haa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Haa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabrera throws a big counter combination but Haa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cabrera misses with a double jab.
Haa misses with a body shot.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Haa.
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Haa moves out of range.
Cabrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot by Haa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haa. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Haa.
Haa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Haa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haa cracks Cabrera with a good jab.
Haa slips under a jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Haa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera backing away here, and Haa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Haa throws a low kick but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera cracks Haa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haa throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haa scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Cabrera catches Haa right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Haa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haa moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cabrera blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haa throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Cabrera finds it's way through Haa's defenses.
Cabrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haa.
Cabrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donk. Cabrera catches Haa right on the button with a cross.
Haa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Cabrera misses with a double jab.
Cabrera works the jab nicely.
Haa misses with a straight right.
Cabrera attempts a counter takedown but Haa avoids it well and moves away.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Haa.
A telegraphed right hand from Haa misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Haa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Haa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haa under the eye.
Haa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haa.
Cabrera misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Cabrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
A low kick from Haa misses
so Cabrera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cabrera trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Haa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cabrera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haa trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Haa should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cabrera has tightened it up now! Haa should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Herve Cabrera!
In his post fight interview, Herve Cabrera started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fuller (ranked 1394 p4p, 3169 weight class) and Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr (ranked 204 p4p, 397 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fuller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maximus Jr.
Fuller lands a jab to the head.
Maximus Jr tests Fuller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maximus Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Fuller's guard.
Fuller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fuller looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuller, not yet.
Maximus Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fuller gets full guard.
Fuller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fuller throws his legs up looking for a submission but Maximus Jr uses it to pass to side control.
Fuller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maximus Jr tries to advance to mount but can't.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position but Fuller is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus Jr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Maximus Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Fuller is defending well.
Fuller is looking for a sweep.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position but Fuller is working away.
Maximus Jr working the ground and pound but Fuller is defending the strikes.
Fuller regains half guard.
Maximus Jr trying to work for an americana but Fuller has managed to regain full guard.
Fuller keeping moving, preventing Maximus Jr from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fuller looking for a guillotine here but Maximus Jr defends easily.
Fuller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maximus Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Maximus Jr advances to half guard.
Fuller wants to improve his position but Maximus Jr is controlling well.
Maximus Jr trying to control from half guard but Fuller is working away.
Fuller wants to get back to full guard.
Fuller is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuller tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Maximus Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Fuller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maximus Jr passes to full mount!
Maximus Jr trying to control but Fuller is having none of it.
Fuller is trying desperately to improve position.
Maximus Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fuller tries to hold on but Maximus Jr postures up.
Maximus Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fuller is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller is desperately trying to improve his position but Maximus Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Maximus Jr is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fuller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fuller shrugs it off.
Maximus Jr landing punches.
Fuller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maximus Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fuller throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maximus Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fuller is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Kung Pao , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fuller regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuller wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Fuller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maximus Jr looking to score a takedown here. Fuller is defending well but Maximus Jr drives through and ends up in Fuller's guard.
Fuller looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuller, not yet.
Maximus Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maximus Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maximus Jr throwing strikes from guard but Fuller blocks nicely.
Fuller wants to sweep here but Maximus Jr controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maximus Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Fuller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fuller has gone for a leg lock! Maximus Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fuller's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fuller is on top in guard.
Maximus Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fuller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maximus Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller won't allow Maximus Jr to sweep him here.
Fuller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maximus Jr has his foot on Fuller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fuller works his way back into a safe position though.
Maximus Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fuller is looking to work some ground and pound but Maximus Jr has wrist control.
Maximus Jr keeping moving, preventing Fuller from controlling successfully.
Maximus Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at whitey's gym inform us that Maximus Jr has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fuller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fuller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fuller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller pushes down on Maximus Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fuller tries to pass to full mount but Maximus Jr defends it.
Maximus Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maximus Jr trying to control but Fuller postures up.
Maximus Jr pushes Fuller off looking to stand but Fuller dives back in and keeps control.
Fuller working over Maximus Jr with some ground and pound. Maximus Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fuller is trying to control the action in half guard but Maximus Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fuller frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller lands a couple of good shots and Maximus Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fuller connects with a big shot to the side of Maximus Jr's head.
Fuller looking for the choke but no joy.
Maximus Jr tries to roll but Fuller sticks to his back.
Maximus Jr covers up after that shot from Fuller.
Maximus Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fuller's guard. Nice work there by Maximus Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuller keeping moving, preventing Maximus Jr from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuller wants to sweep here but Maximus Jr controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Fuller dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maximus Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fuller moves to clinch but Maximus Jr breaks away
and Maximus Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fuller lands with a nice body punch.
Fuller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maximus Jr misses with a low kick.
Fuller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maximus Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fuller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maximus Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maximus Jr pulls his head out easily.
Maximus Jr is looking for a kimura but Fuller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maximus Jr to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller gets full guard.
Fuller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maximus Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maximus Jr wants to control from the top but Fuller keeps moving.
Fuller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maximus Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maximus Jr looking to pass the guard.
Fuller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maximus Jr defends well.
Maximus Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Fuller.
Maximus Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maximus Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuller is keeping the position for now.
Fuller looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuller, not yet.
Maximus Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maximus Jr trying to control but Fuller is working from the bottom.
Fuller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maximus Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Maximus Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fuller trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Maximus Jr throwing strikes from guard but Fuller blocks nicely.
Fuller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maximus Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maximus Jr.
Fuller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maximus Jr off and has taken his back!
Fuller is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Maximus Jr defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maximus Jr is really stuck here.
Maximus Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fuller is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Maximus Jr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Maximus Jr for a finish.
Maximus Jr turns into Fuller and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuller keeping moving, preventing Maximus Jr from controlling successfully.
Fuller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maximus Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maximus Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maximus Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fuller is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maximus Jr, into his guard.
Maximus Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fuller is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Maximus Jr.
Fuller working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
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 John Fuller.
I think Fuller 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fuller!
John Fuller bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kira Yoshikage (ranked 1595 p4p, 5014 weight class) and Tua Graves (ranked 188 p4p, 476 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Yoshikage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tua Graves!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshikage turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Yoshikage manages to end up in side control.
Yoshikage landing a few strikes.
Graves is trying to get back to his feet.
Yoshikage working the head and body with strikes.
Graves is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshikage trying to control the position but Graves is working away.
Graves is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Graves seems a little lost for a moment, as Yoshikage dominates the positioning.
Graves takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yoshikage lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yoshikage working the head with strikes.
Graves is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshikage is working Graves over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshikage is working Graves over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yoshikage grinds an elbow into Graves's temple.
Graves is rocked!
A big shot lands for Yoshikage! That's hurt Graves! Will he recover? Yoshikage fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kira Yoshikage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Parker (ranked 393 p4p, 924 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 60 p4p, 132 weight class). Doe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clap For The Killers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe misses with a body shot
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Doe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Doe lands a jab.
Doe looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker throws the left hand but Doe avoids the punch easily.
Doe slips a jab from Parker.
Doe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doe slips a straight right by Parker.
Doe tries a quick counter leg kick but Parker is wise to it.
Doe tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Doe moved out of range nicely.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Doe motions for Parker to come forward. Doe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a hook but Doe blocks it.
Parker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doe.
Doe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doe moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Doe misses its intended target.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Parker takes one on the button.
Doe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parker checks it well.
Parker has Doe up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Doe misses with a punch to the body.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doe throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Parker takes a step back to recover.
Doe scores with a leg kick.
Parker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doe clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parker.
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doe misses with a leg kick
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Doe scores with a nice strike.
Doe scores with a hook to the body. Parker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Parker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Parker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Parker lands with an overhand left.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doe follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doe cracks a nice hook into Parker's ribs.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doe.
Doe scores with a hook.
Doe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doe in his tracks.
Doe tries to work over Parker's front leg with a kick but Parker checks it.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Doe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Doe stalks Parker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parker's face. Parker staggers backwards, shaken.
Parker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some bone on bone action there as Parker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A combination from Doe does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Parker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doe throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Doe.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doe scores with a jab.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doe.
Doe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe tries to land a leg kick but Parker saw it coming and moves away.
Doe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side.
Parker lands a two punch combo.
Doe lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Doe.
Doe lands a body shot.
Doe throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe scores with a jab to the body.
Doe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Parker swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doe.
Nice defenses there by Doe.
Doe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Doe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
Parker checks a low kick from Doe.
Nice shot by Doe.
John Doe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doe tries to land a body kick
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doe connects with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doe looks to land a body kick but Parker moved away.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Parker is able to avoid easily.
Doe misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Doe is rocked!
Doe scores with a body shot.
Doe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doe scores with a hook.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Doe defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Doe connects with a solid leg kick.
Doe throws a low kick but Parker avoids it.
Doe misses with a two punch combination.
Parker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parker defending well as Doe loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker jabs Doe right on the nose. Doe blinks but takes it well.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doe.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Doe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.
Doe scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Doe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parker scores with a kick to the body.
Doe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Parker quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Doe scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
Parker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doe momentarily.
Doe clinches up against the cage.
Doe tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker prevents a body shot from Doe.
Doe decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doe is trying to control the position but Parker postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doe is keeping the position for now.
Parker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parker is aware though and is defending well.
Parker stays in close to Doe's body and controls the position.
Parker continues to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Parker postures up.
Doe wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parker wants to control from the top but Doe keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doe misses with a body shot.
Doe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Doe throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
Doe throws a leg kick but Parker checks it.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Doe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Parker cracks Doe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parker slips a jab from Doe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Parker throws a head kick but Doe moves out of range.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Doe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doe is looking to chop away at Parker's legs.
Parker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Doe sprawling to the canvas! Doe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Parker finish him?!
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Parker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parker tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Doe.
Doe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parker.
Doe seems to have recovered his senses.
Doe tries to clinch up.
Doe rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doe lands with a shot to the body.
Doe throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Parker blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Parker blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jacob Parker did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Parker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Doe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker throws the kick towards the body but Doe avoids it.
Doe throws a big shot that misses.
Parker forces Doe back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doe gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doe blocking some punches.
Parker prevents a body shot from Doe.
Doe lands a shoulder strike.
Jacob Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Doe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker checks a leg kick nicely.
Doe works the jab nicely.
A jab from Doe finds it's way through Parker's defenses.
Doe misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Doe just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromParker.
Doe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Doe.
Doe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doe pushes Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Doe blocking some punches.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker blocking some punches.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Doe.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Doe swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe blocking some punches.
Doe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Doe slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Doe.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Doe counters with an inside leg kick.
Doe moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doe throws a series of strikes that have Parker backpedaling.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.
Doe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker throws a big counter combination but Doe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Doe.
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Parker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker misses with a kick to the body.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.
Doe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe throws a lazy right hand but Parker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doe.
Doe throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe takes the fight into the clinch.
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Doe prevents a body shot from Parker.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A right handed body shot lands from Doe.
Doe tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doe lands a body shot.
Doe thumps Parker with a low kick.
Jacob Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parker staying out of range there.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Parker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker blocks a jab.
Doe connects with a solid leg kick.
Parker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doe looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker avoids a kick to the body.
Doe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Parker throws the left hand but Doe avoids the punch easily.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parker darts in trying to clinch
and Doe counters with a low kick, right behind Parker 's knee.
Parker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doe pushes Parker away with a front kick.
Doe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe connects with a leg kick.
Doe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Doe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doe tries to pull guard but Parker holds him up against the cage and eventually Doe drops back down to his feet.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker working aggressively here.
Doe decides to pull guard.
Doe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parker is one step ahead there.
Parker advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:49
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!
John Doe is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking John Doe 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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