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WNF 45: St Pat's Day Massacre PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Hayden (ranked 5489 p4p, 23670 weight class) and Jank Stank (ranked 535 p4p, 704 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stank's choice of entrance music: lil darkie x eddison - drink my piss you nasty slut yeah yeah. 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jank Stank!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Hayden.
Hayden lands a leg kick that knocks Stank off balance momentarily.
Stank throws a sloppy head kick and Hayden moves out of range easily.
Hayden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayden. That's going to slow Stank down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stank is defended easily by Hayden.
Hayden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stank misses the shot to the body.
Hayden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden has closed the distance and engaged Stank in a clinch.
Stank misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Hayden.
Hayden has Stank pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stank working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stank misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayden has Stank pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stank manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stank gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hayden.
Stank swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayden stalling the fight.
Hayden blocks an uppercut.
Hayden pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden is struggling to control the position.
Hayden's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hayden gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Stank misses with a punch on the inside.
Stank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayden pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hayden slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clay Hayden.
Stank throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayden looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stank tries to land a front kick but Hayden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayden stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayden wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stank misses with a right hand
and Hayden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stank misses with a low kick.
Hayden lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayden throws a leg kick which misses Stank's front leg but catches the back leg as Stank tries to avoid it.
Stank throws an overhand right that lands on Hayden's shoulder, as Hayden tries to avoid the shot.
Hayden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stank moves away.
Stank throws a push kick but Hayden slaps the foot to one side.
Stank fails to land the takedown.
Clay Hayden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jank Stank.
Hayden with a hook.
Good leg kick by Hayden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stank misses.
Stank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayden was well out of range. Poor timing from Stank.
Stank throws a head kick but Hayden moves out of range.
Stank's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stank throws a combination that misses
and Hayden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stank won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stank keeps working.
Hayden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stank has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hayden working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hayden in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stank tries to improve position but can't.
Hayden controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Hayden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stank has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayden.
Stank takes a swing at Hayden's ribcage but misses.
Hayden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayden misses with a hook.
Stank just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayden cracks a nice hook into Stank's ribs.
Hayden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayden fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stank just manages to avoid it.
Hayden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hayden connects with an inside leg kick.
Jank Stank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stank tries to sprawl but Hayden drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hayden working Stank over with strikes.
Hayden winds up and cracks Stank with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hayden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stank can do to turn this around?
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!
Stank wants to control but Hayden is keeping busy.
Hayden is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayden slips a nice elbow through Stank's hands, connecting with Stank's forehead.
Stank trying to control but Hayden postures up.
Hayden is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Stank is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clay Hayden!
During a confident post fight interview, Clay Hayden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Jank Stank had this to say: 'Ermmmmm... This is not what i expected lolzer'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Rambo (ranked 4511 p4p, 23071 weight class) and Tom Davis (ranked 398 p4p, 551 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis tightens his grip and picks Rambo up, before dumping him to the ground. Rambo manages to land in guard.
Rambo controlling the position.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Rambo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis won't allow Rambo to get back to his feet.
Rambo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Rambo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a strike but Rambo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis wants to stand up but Rambo is controlling him.
Rambo trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Rambo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Davis is looking to stand up but Rambo isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rambo walks into a stiff left hand from Davis.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis leaves Rambo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rambo is trying to keep an underhook but Davis manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rambo pushes Davis off but Davis dives into side control.
Rambo is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Rambo gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rambo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rambo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
Davis throwing shots but Rambo is blocking nicely.
Rambo pushes Davis off and gets back to his feet.
Rambo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis scores with a nice head shot.
Davis darts in and clinches Rambo up against the cage.
Rambo gets control of Davis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rambo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rambo pulls Davis in close to prevent any damage.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis wants to get up but he can't break Rambo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rambo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rambo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rambo is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rambo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Rambo instigates a clinch.
Davis has picked Rambo up - he's going for a ride! Davis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rambo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Davis postures up.
Davis stands up over Rambo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis wants to get up but he can't break Rambo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rambo is on top in guard.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rambo is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
Rambo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Rambo stands up from Davis's guard - Rambo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Davis throws a head kick but Rambo moves out of range.
Rambo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rambo wants to stall.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis pulls guard effortlessly.
Davis wants to stand but Rambo is controlling the position.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Davis wants to stand but Rambo is controlling the position.
Rambo slips nicely into half guard.
Davis kicks off Rambo and gets to his feet.
Rambo tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rambo.
Jon Rambo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis moves into range and clinches up with Rambo.
Davis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rambo regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rambo working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Rambo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Rambo doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Davis wants the takedown. Rambo is fighting it off but Davis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rambo's guard against the cage.
Rambo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Davis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis lands a takedown into guard.
Rambo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Rambo blocks nicely.
Rambo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rambo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
Rambo is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis postures up in Rambo's guard and throws a big left but Rambo blocks it.
Rambo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Rambo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Rambo!
Rambo 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.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rambo is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jon Rambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis dives in and scores a takedown into Rambo's guard.
Rambo working a defensive guard here.
Rambo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to stand but Rambo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rambo trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Rambo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Davis!
Our winner, Tom Davis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emir Dervisevic (ranked 2501 p4p, 2349 weight class) and Don Cortez (ranked 279 p4p, 263 weight class). Don Cortez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emir Dervisevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Dervisevic.
Dervisevic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez shoots in and drives through. Dervisevic sprawls well.
Dervisevic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cortez connects with a nice short shot to Dervisevic's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Cortez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dervisevic is looking to improve his position.
Cortez lands with a punch from half guard.
Cortez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Cortez.
Cortez is thwarting Dervisevic's attempts to control the position.
Cortez throwing shots but Dervisevic is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dervisevic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cortez scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dervisevic wants to improve his position but Cortez is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Cortez there.
Still in half guard, Cortez seems content to control.
Let's hope that Cortez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dervisevic is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dervisevic avoid being mounted?
Cortez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dervisevic is trying to maintain the position but Cortez is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dervisevic tries to get to full guard but Cortez has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Dervisevic wants to stand back up but Cortez manages to pass into side control.
Dervisevic can't do much from the bottom here.
Cortez scoring with punches from side control.
Cortez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cortez taking a breather here.
Cortez lands a nice forearm strike.
Cortez cracks Dervisevic with a big right hand but Dervisevic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez slows the pace down.
Dervisevic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cortez advances to full mount.
Cortez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cortez looking to secure an arm triangle but Dervisevic defends it well.
Cortez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dervisevic wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cortez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Cortez!
In his post fight interview, Don Cortez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Harold Kerzner (ranked 3288 p4p, 2362 weight class) and Helio Silva (ranked 436 p4p, 320 weight class). Harold Kerzner 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Kerzner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerzner.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kerzner just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerzner throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kerzner looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Kerzner. That snapped Silva's head back.
Kerzner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Kerzner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Kerzner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerzner trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva pulls Kerzner in close to his closed guard and prevents Kerzner from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzner preventing the sweep.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kerzner keeps moving.
Kerzner is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kerzner won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerzner is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kerzner avoid being mounted?
Kerzner wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Kerzner has a hand on Silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kerzner tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kerzner looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kerzner.
Kerzner trying to control but not successfully.
What can Kerzner do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Kerzner looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva has the hooks in. Kerzner is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kerzner is working hard here to advance position.
Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kerzner.
Kerzner tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Helio Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kerzner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kerzner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Kerzner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kerzner lands a jab to the head.
Kerzner misses with a straight left.
Kerzner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kerzner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kerzner.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerzner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Kerzner scores with a shot to the body.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kerzner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzner misses with a wild combination.
Kerzner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kerzner throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harold Kerzner is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerzner throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Kerzner throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kerzner looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kerzner just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body punch from Kerzner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kerzner misses with a body shot.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kerzner lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerzner swings widly with a right hand
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kerzner's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerzner moves into full guard.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kerzner is looking for a triangle here but Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kerzner is trying to escape the position but Silva is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kerzner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kerzner can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kerzner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Kerzner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kerzner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kerzner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Kerzner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva wants to control but Kerzner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Kerzner has control of the leg.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Kerzner advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control but Kerzner manages to pass to mount!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Kerzner's attempts to control the action.
Kerzner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva 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.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva seems keen to control Kerzner's posture.
Silva is trying to control the position but Kerzner postures up.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kerzner's guard.
Kerzner wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerzner is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kerzner is trying to escape the mount.
Kerzner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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 Harold Kerzner.
I think Kerzner 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Kerzner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Sanders (ranked 2118 p4p, 5578 weight class) and Mordecai Dabingyaba (ranked 106 p4p, 241 weight class). Sanders comes to the cage accompanied by Shooter Gang. Dabingyaba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome To The Jungle. Mordecai Dabingyaba will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bernie Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mordecai Dabingyaba!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dabingyaba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dabingyaba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanders looking to score a takedown here. Dabingyaba is defending well but Sanders drives through and ends up in Dabingyaba's guard.
Dabingyaba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dabingyaba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dabingyaba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanders is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabingyaba has wrist control.
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanders postures up in Dabingyaba's guard and throws a big left but Dabingyaba blocks it.
Sanders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanders might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dabingyaba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanders throwing strikes from guard but Dabingyaba blocks nicely.
Sanders with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throwing strikes but missing.
Sanders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dabingyaba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanders missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dabingyaba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanders.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanders is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabingyaba has wrist control.
Sanders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanders trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanders throwing strikes from guard but Dabingyaba blocks nicely.
Sanders lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders landing with the ground and pound.
Sanders is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dabingyaba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanders throwing strikes from guard but Dabingyaba blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanders's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanders is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabingyaba has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanders lands a couple of digs.
Sanders lands a couple of elbows.
Sanders trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanders 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.
Sanders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dabingyaba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanders throws a strike but Dabingyaba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanders has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dabingyaba 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 Sanders.
Sanders tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dabingyaba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanders manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dabingyaba's best efforts.
Sanders looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking for submissions off his back.
Sanders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanders actively working from the bottom here.
Sanders looking for submissions off his back.
Dabingyaba prevents Sanders from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Sanders dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Dabingyaba finds it's target.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dabingyaba but Dabingyaba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dabingyaba connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dabingyaba lands with a good body shot.
Sanders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dabingyaba can do to turn this around?
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dabingyaba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanders shoots in and drives through. Dabingyaba sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernie Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dabingyaba scores with the left hand. Sanders knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanders takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dabingyaba lands with a nice body punch.
Mordecai Dabingyaba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Dabingyaba circles away easily
and Dabingyaba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dabingyaba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders dives in and scores a takedown into Dabingyaba's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanders throwing strikes from guard but Dabingyaba blocks nicely.
Sanders throws an elbow that misses. Dabingyaba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanders's guard. Nice move by Dabingyaba!
Dabingyaba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dabingyaba has managed to get both his arms back between Sanders's legs - danger averted.
Sanders throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dabingyaba uses it to pass to side control.
Sanders is trying to improve his position.
Sanders is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernie Sanders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanders is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dabingyaba is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sanders is working to get back to half guard.
Sanders regains half guard.
Sanders moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dabingyaba wants to stand but Sanders has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanders looking for a guillotine here but Dabingyaba defends easily.
Dabingyaba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanders working for submissions but it's allowed Dabingyaba to get to half guard.
Sanders actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanders actively working from the bottom here.
Sanders looking for submissions off his back.
Sanders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanders looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dabingyaba prevents Sanders from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Dabingyaba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dabingyaba jabs at Sanders's body.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dabingyaba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dabingyaba cracks Sanders with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanders has been working on his balance at MY YARD™️ Resurrect, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dabingyaba.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Dabingyaba circles away easily
and Dabingyaba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernie Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dabingyaba connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Dabingyaba.
Dabingyaba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dabingyaba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dabingyaba counters with a nice uppercut.
Dabingyaba lands with a cross.
Dabingyaba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanders doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dabingyaba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dabingyaba lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dabingyaba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanders somewhat.
Dabingyaba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dabingyaba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dabingyaba stalks Sanders and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanders's face. Sanders staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Dabingyaba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mordecai Dabingyaba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dabingyaba slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanders, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dabingyaba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Dabingyaba lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders dives in for a single leg takedown but Dabingyaba sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dabingyaba misses with a body punch.
Sanders avoiding damage as Dabingyaba throws knees to the body.
Dabingyaba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanders tries to score a body lock takedown but Dabingyaba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dabingyaba cracks Sanders with a nice body shot.
Dabingyaba looking to slow down the pace here.
Dabingyaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanders looking to score a takedown here. Dabingyaba is defending well but Sanders drives through and ends up in Dabingyaba's guard.
Dabingyaba scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bernie Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanders looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dabingyaba defending well though.
Dabingyaba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Dabingyaba dodges it nicely.
Sanders throws a strike but Dabingyaba avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sanders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanders prevents Dabingyaba from getting back to his feet.
Dabingyaba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanders is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabingyaba has wrist control.
Sanders throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dabingyaba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanders missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dabingyaba has momentary wrist control but Sanders slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanders is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabingyaba has wrist control.
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanders postures up in Dabingyaba's guard and throws a big left but Dabingyaba blocks it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dabingyaba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanders. Sanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Dabingyaba, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Dabingyaba against the cage but Dabingyaba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanders dives in for a single leg takedown but Dabingyaba sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dabingyaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dabingyaba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanders takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Dabingyaba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dabingyaba.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Dabingyaba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dabingyaba 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Dabingyaba!
The defeated Bernie Sanders had this to say: 'COME ON! FU@#$ ALL JUDGES!!! I WON!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Masvidal (ranked 2531 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Jeffery Berwick (ranked 344 p4p, 276 weight class). Nate Masvidal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffery Berwick!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Masvidal misses.
Berwick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Berwick moves away from the strike by Masvidal.
Masvidal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berwick throws out a counter right but Masvidal avoids it with no problem.
Masvidal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Masvidal looks to land a combination but Berwick avoids it well.
Berwick unleashes a big counter combination but Masvidal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Berwick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masvidal, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berwick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Masvidal misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Masvidal's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oooooh!!! Masvidal has knocked Berwick down with a huge combo! Masvidal steps away and waves a wobbly Berwick back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Berwick is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masvidal drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Berwick right on the button. Berwick goes down! Masvidal follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Masvidal gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Masvidal!
Nate Masvidal very nearly forgot to thank UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Claus Haba (ranked 2100 p4p, 2469 weight class) and Chase Buchanan (ranked 105 p4p, 123 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Claus Haba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haba clinches.
Buchanan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haba smiles and moves away.
Haba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Buchanan is trying to get back to half guard.
Haba in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Buchanan can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan tries to buck Haba off but Haba is having none of it.
Buchanan can't do much from the bottom here.
Haba staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan struggling a bit here.
Haba moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Buchanan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buchanan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Buchanan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buchanan seems a little lost for a moment, as Haba dominates the positioning.
Buchanan wants to control but Haba postures up.
Haba has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Buchanan!
Haba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Buchanan tries to hold on but Haba pushes him away.
Haba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haba's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Haba seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Buchanan for as long as he can get away with.
Haba fails to move to back control.
Haba avoids the attempt from Buchanan to control.
Haba looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buchanan tries to lock up and control but Haba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Buchanan is controlling an arm, preventing Haba from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Haba content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buchanan wants to control but Haba is having none of it.
Buchanan reaches up to try and control the position but Haba seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Buchanan rolls and tries to escape and now Haba has his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buchanan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What can Buchanan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Haba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Haba does no damage.
Buchanan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haba.
Haba just misses with a punch to the body.
Haba fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Buchanan to the ground. Haba is now in Buchanan's guard.
Haba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buchanan is keeping the position for now.
Buchanan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Buchanan is looking for a triangle but Haba pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haba controls the pace.
Our spies down at at Dark Knight Fight House inform us that Buchanan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Haba has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haba has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haba looking to pass the guard.
Haba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Haba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Buchanan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Haba passes into half guard.
Haba controlling the action here.
Claus Haba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Haba.
Buchanan looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Haba pushes past his half guard into mount!
Haba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan wants to hold on but Haba pushes him away.
Haba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Buchanan tries to lock up and control but Haba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haba controlling from the full mount.
Haba continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Haba dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Buchanan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buchanan misses with an uppercut
and Haba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haba feints and as Buchanan raises his hands in defense, Haba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buchanan being controlled here, momentarily.
Buchanan working for a triangle but Haba defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan is trying to control the position but Haba postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Buchanan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Haba is now in half guard.
Haba moves nicely into side control.
Buchanan prevents Haba from moving into mount.
Haba working away.
Haba has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Chase Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan wants to control but Haba is having none of it.
Haba wants to take his opponent's back but Buchanan doesn't allow it.
Buchanan wants to hold on but Haba pushes him away.
Haba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Haba continues to hold on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haba is trying to take his opponent's back.
Buchanan tries to hold on but Haba postures up.
Buchanan can't escape the position.
Buchanan wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Haba has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Buchanan's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Haba's guard. Nice work there by Buchanan.
Haba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Claus Haba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buchanan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claus Haba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claus Haba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Santos (ranked 1081 p4p, 1924 weight class) and William Riker (ranked 132 p4p, 219 weight class). Santos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nazareth- Let Me Be Your Leader. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riker misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Riker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santos slips a jab from Riker.
Riker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice cross by Riker.
 It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Riker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Santos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Riker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos closes the distance but Riker moves to the side
and Riker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Santos!
Riker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Santos some visible discomfort.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Riker trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Riker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santos down.
 Santos is rocked!
Riker in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Santos looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Riker turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Riker!
An out of breath William Riker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Rodgers (ranked 1059 p4p, 1109 weight class) and Balthazar Baker (ranked 147 p4p, 162 weight class). Balthazar Baker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthazar Baker!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers staying out of range there.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Baker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Baker stopping the sweep attempt from Rodgers.
Rodgers keeping moving, preventing Baker from controlling successfully.
Baker passes Rodgers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
Baker is looking for a kimura but Rodgers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baker to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is keen to just control but Rodgers is a slippery customer.
Baker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Baker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baker works his way into full mount!
Rodgers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rodgers taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is in a horrible position here. Baker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baker looking to finish with strikes here!
Baker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodgers is looking to escape.
Baker postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rodgers in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rodgers to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balthazar Baker!
During a confident post fight interview, Balthazar Baker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaycen Solo (ranked 502 p4p, 1278 weight class) and Juice Williams (ranked 78 p4p, 180 weight class). Williams has chosen Super Freak as his entrance music. Juice Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaycen Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juice Williams!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Solo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Solo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a good low kick that Solo was not able to check.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams drives through and clinches with Solo against the cage.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Solo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaycen Solo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Solo can't get the takedown.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Solo's takedown attempt.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Williams catches Solo right on the button with a cross.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Solo circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to clinch up but Solo keeps it at a distance.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Solo counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
Solo throws a big right hand that misses.
Solo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Solo landing with the ground and pound.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Solo is controlling him.
Williams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Solo is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Solo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Solo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solo throws a big elbow that misses.
Solo throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Solo slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams controls Solo momentarily but Solo frees himself.
Solo slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Solo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Solo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solo prevents Williams from standing back up.
Solo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Solo.
Solo stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Solo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Solo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams is rocked!
Solo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Solo finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo is nestled in close to Williams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Solo lands a big elbow - Williams is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Solo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaycen Solo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jaycen Solo made sure he mentioned Hardcore Alchemy, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Juice Williams had this to say: 'I fell short tonight. I’ll take a week off and get back in the gym'.
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