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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 5343 p4p, 24914 weight class) and Leon Bowser (ranked 239 p4p, 286 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Bowser.
Decent striking displayed by Cowan there.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cowan throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowser makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bowser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cowan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bowser in his tracks.
Cowan misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Cowan backs off Bowser throws a huge counter combo but Cowan manages to avoid it all.
Bowser swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowser swings widly with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a right hand to the body.
Bowser takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowser walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Bowser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cowan scores with a nice right hand.
Cowan scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Cowan. Beautiful body shot.
Cowan moves into range and clinches up with Bowser.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bowser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cowan lands an uppercut.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
Cowan managing to block the knees to the body from Bowser.
Cowan lands a damaging elbow.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Bowser is rocked!
Bowser tries to pull guard but Cowan holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowser drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bowser is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowan finish him?
Cowan taking a breather.
Bowser seems to have recovered his senses.
Cowan lands with a left to the head.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowser throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Bowser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowan lands the left hand.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowser takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bowser ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
Bowser scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheers as Cowan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowser doesn't seem phased though.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Cowan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bowser.
Cowan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowser.
Cowan misses the jab.
Bowser slips a jab and a cross from Cowan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cowan.
Cowan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
Bowser tries to bum rush Cowan with a series of wild strikes but Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cowan misses with an uppercut. Bowser saw that one coming.
Bowser takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bowser is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cowan rather than just go for the knockout.
Cowan throws a lazy right hand but Bowser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cowan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cowan moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Bowser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bowser needs to keep his hands up - Cowan had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheers as Cowan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowser doesn't seem phased though.
Leon Bowser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowser on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cowan dodges the punch combination from Bowser.
Cowan throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Bowser's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Cowan dives in looking to finish as Bowser flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Cowan's strikes! Cowan is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Bowser's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Bowser was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
A relieved looking Mickey Cowan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lotterio Mazzi (ranked 6760 p4p, 5990 weight class) and Jay Colina (ranked 695 p4p, 643 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lotterio Mazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Colina !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colina .
Mazzi drives through and clinches with Colina against the cage.
Mazzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mazzi fails to pull guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mazzi as Colina tries to tie him up.
Colina lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Colina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazzi jumps guard and drags Colina to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mazzi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mazzi is looking for a triangle but Colina pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Colina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mazzi is looking to cinch up a triangle. Colina throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mazzi's body to avoid the submission. Mazzi has instead reached around Colina 's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mazzi arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lotterio Mazzi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Neer (ranked 25006 p4p, 5143 weight class) and Vilhelm Sandu (ranked 690 p4p, 576 weight class). Neer's entrance music is Back In Black. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sandu's choice of entrance music: Song of Death- OOMPH. Tim Neer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Neer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vilhelm Sandu!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sandu.
Sandu drives through and clinches with Neer against the cage.
Sandu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neer fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Neer with that takedown attempt.
Neer has his takedown stuffed
and Sandu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Neer shoots in and bounces Sandu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Neer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Neer looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandu wants to stand and escape but Neer is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neer is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neer wants to control from the top but Sandu keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neer looks for a takedown but Sandu sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Neer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Sandu lands a right hook to the body.
Vilhelm Sandu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandu takes the fight into the clinch.
Sandu manages to break the clinch.
Neer dives in and grabs Sandu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sandu pushes down on Neer's head and hops out.
Sandu lands a jab to the nose.
Sandu slaps away a takedown attempt from Neer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sandu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neer doesn't seem bothered though.
Neer is breathing heavily.
Sandu scores with a decent looking hook.
Sandu digs a good body shot into Neer's ribs.
Sandu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sandu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Neers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 Neer is rocked!
Neer leaves his chin hanging out and Sandu seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Neer crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vilhelm Sandu!
After the big win, Vilhelm Sandu made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Undead Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Tim Neer had this to say: 'I was still drunk'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kill Switch (ranked 5675 p4p, 5083 weight class) and Jason Dawkins (ranked 600 p4p, 575 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kill Switch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Switch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dawkins is trying to defend but Switch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Switch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Switch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Switch works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dawkins wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Switch wants to finish this one by submission but Dawkins is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Switch.
Switch wants to finish this one by submission but Dawkins is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Switch.
Dawkins wants to try and get back to his feet.
Switch is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Switch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kill Switch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Caballero (ranked 5210 p4p, 5195 weight class) and Eddie McDermott (ranked 534 p4p, 532 weight class). Caballero comes to the cage accompanied by Tiger. McDermott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm Shipping up to Boston. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Caballero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie McDermott!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caballero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Caballero throws a head kick that misses.
McDermott's corner calls for a 1-2. McDermott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 It looks like Carlos Caballero has been cut.
McDermott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot by McDermott.
OH! Caballero has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! McDermott smells blood and charges in for the finish! McDermott unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Caballero sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie McDermott!
The defeated Carlos Caballero had this to say: 'I disappointed my fans today but it will not happen again'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zolph Diggler (ranked 5437 p4p, 5334 weight class) and Edson Tavares (ranked 419 p4p, 418 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zolph Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tavares finds it's way round the side to connect with Diggler's head.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggler is just out of range.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. Diggler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Diggler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tavares throws a shot from downtown. Diggler moves away and avoids it.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diggler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tavares! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Diggler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tavares smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Tavares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares slips a straight right by Diggler.
Tavares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tavares scores with a sloppy right hand. Diggler should have avoided that one.
Diggler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diggler showed some decent athleticism there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tavares can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diggler stops Tavares from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler seems to be looking for submissions.
Tavares avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diggler.
Tavares manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Diggler keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Tavares blocks the low kick.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diggler.
Nice shot by Tavares.
Tavares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diggler looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Diggler slips under a jab from Tavares.
Diggler swings for the body but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggler moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler staying out of range there.
Tavares swings for the body but Diggler moves out of range.
Edson Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Tavares as he connects with a hook.
Diggler has a takedown stuffed.
Diggler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Diggler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diggler works his way into full mount!
Tavares is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Diggler there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Tavares dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diggler drops his hands momentarily and Tavares takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tavares misses with a looping left.
Tavares lands a nice looking body shot.
Zolph Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Tavares. That snapped Diggler's head back.
Diggler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diggler misses the shot to the body.
Tavares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diggler's hands.
Diggler throws a lazy right hand but Tavares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diggler just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares throws out a loose jab but Diggler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares lands with a shot to the body.
Tavares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diggler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavares takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler throws a hook but Tavares avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Tavares blocks the low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tavares.
Diggler misses with a straight left.
Diggler throws a shot from downtown. Tavares moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tavares blocks a jab.
Diggler throws a chopping leg kick but Tavares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diggler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Diggler walks into a straight right hand from Tavares.
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
Diggler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diggler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Diggler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Diggler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Diggler.
Tavares misses with a looping right.
A cross from Tavares lands.
Diggler ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diggler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tavares counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diggler at a distance.
Diggler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Tavares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Diggler misses its target.
Diggler misses with an uppercut
and Tavares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tavares jabs Diggler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tavares connects with a nice looking jab.
Diggler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diggler moves away from the strike by Tavares.
A shot to the liver by Tavares. Beautiful body shot.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Diggler with that takedown attempt.
Diggler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tavares cracks Diggler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edson Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Tavares misses with a straight right.
Diggler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
Tavares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diggler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Diggler misses with an uppercut. Tavares saw that one coming.
Tavares now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diggler misses with a hook. Tavares ducked under it nicely.
Diggler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Diggler throws a leg kick but Tavares sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tavares cracks Diggler with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by Tavares. Beautiful body shot.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Tavares misses.
Tavares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diggler moves out of range as Tavares strikes.
Tavares throws a jab when Diggler was well out of range.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggler is looking to counter with a body kick.
Diggler throws a hook but Tavares blocks it.
Diggler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler is trying to work for a kimura but Tavares is defending well.
Zolph Diggler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler prevents Tavares from standing back up.
Diggler is working for a submission of some sort.
Diggler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diggler is working for a kimura but Tavares is defending it quite comfortably.
Diggler looks to land a strike but Tavares avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zolph Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diggler wants to pass the guard but Tavares is keeping the position.
Diggler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tavares's head.
Edson Tavares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tavares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diggler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diggler connects with a couple of short punches.
Tavares kicks Diggler off and gets to his feet.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Tavares.
Tavares takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses.
Diggler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tavares winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Tavares!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Albatross (ranked 3643 p4p, 4574 weight class) and Will Jackson (ranked 166 p4p, 213 weight class). Johnny Albatross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Albatross ducks down to avoid it.
Albatross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Albatross blocks a jab.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Albatross connects with a single shot there.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Albatross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Albatross in his tracks.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albatross.
Albatross on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson presses Albatross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson prevents Albatross from breaking the clinch.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Albatross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a leg kick.
Albatross slips a jab from Jackson.
Albatross bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
 It looks like Will Jackson has been cut.
Will Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albatross clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Albatross's head but Albatross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Albatross finish him?
Jackson has Albatross up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Albatross lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Albatross slips a jab from Jackson.
Albatross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson digs a right hand into Albatross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Albatross's gas tank.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Albatross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Albatross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Albatross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson tries to work over Albatross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Albatross.
Albatross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Albatross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
The crowd cheers as Albatross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
A good leg kick by Albatross.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Albatross's ribs.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good shot there by Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Albatross counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Albatross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson wants to clinch but Albatross slips to the side
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Albatross slips under a jab.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albatross was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Albatross misses the jab.
Jackson digs a good hook to Albatross's body.
Albatross connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albatross.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albatross.
Jackson cracks Albatross with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson tries to clinch but Albatross moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jackson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Albatross sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Albatross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Albatross circles away.
Albatross throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albatross. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Albatross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albatross throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Albatross didn't see that one coming.
Albatross throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Albatross ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Albatross to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Albatross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Albatross slips the punch.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albatross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albatross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albatross needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross motions for Jackson to come forward. Albatross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Albatross counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Albatross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Albatross counters with a leg kick.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Albatross is just out of range.
A big right from Jackson misses.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson punishes Albatross's body with a nice straight punch.
Albatross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Albatross gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Albatross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Albatross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson swings for the body but Albatross moves out of range.
Albatross appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Will Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson works Albatross's body with a nice hook.
Johnny Albatross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albatross lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Albatross moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson clinches.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Albatross manages to break the clinch.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Albatross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Albatross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Albatross.
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!
Jackson misses with a hook
and Albatross scores with a counter punch that sends Jackson to the canvas! Albatross smells blood - he's punishing Jackson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jackson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Albatross!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trejean Dugall (ranked 1904 p4p, 4040 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 201 p4p, 359 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trejean Dugall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dugall moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kirk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dugall.
Dugall tries to work over Kirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirk lands a left hand.
I was talking to Dugall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kirk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dugall is keeping busy.
A short right from Dugall on the inside.
Dugall struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.
Dugall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dugall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dugall struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dugall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dugall controlling the action here for a moment.
Kirk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kirk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dugall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dugall.
Dugall has Kirk pressed against the cage, preventing Kirk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dugall lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dugall.
Kirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dugall lands with a light punch inside.
Dugall lands a body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kirk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dugall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirk throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Dugall.
Kirk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dugall.
Dugall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dugall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dugall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirk is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dugall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dugall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dugall is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Dugall scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dugall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk lands a left hand.
Dugall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kirk.
A short uppercut from Dugall.
Dugall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dugall tries to work over Kirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dugall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dugall lands a body shot.
Dugall lands with a left to the head.
Kirk is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trejean Dugall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dugall moves out of range as Kirk strikes.
It looked like Dugall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kirk.
Kirk misses with an uppercut. Dugall saw that one coming.
Kirk avoids the body shot from Dugall.
Kirk misses with a looping right.
Kirk works Dugall's body with a nice hook.
Dugall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirk.
Both fighters circling a little - Kirk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kirk throws a combination. Dugall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dugall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kirk throws a body shot but no joy.
As Kirk tries to get set, Dugall tries to push him back and clinch up but Kirk manages to avoid the attempt.
Kirk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kirk.
Dugall pushes Kirk up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dugall works on Kirk's body with a couple of short punches.
Dugall pushes Kirk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dugall digs a right hand into Kirk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kirk's gas tank.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
Dugall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirk backwards.
Dugall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dugall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dugall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dugall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirk backwards.
Kirk is still on wobbly legs! Can Dugall finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dugall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dugall.
Dugall presses Kirk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kirk is breathing heavily.
Dugall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dugall dips a shoulder and cracks Kirk with a mighty uppercut! Kirk falls back against the cage and Dugall unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kirk is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dugall screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trejean Dugall!
Trejean Dugall took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'IM THE BEST EVAHHHH!!'.
James Kirk spoke after the fight, saying 'There are a million things in this universe you can have and there are a million things you can�t have. It�s no fun facing that, but that�s the way things are.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 1856 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Masa Funaki (ranked 196 p4p, 174 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 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth Keenan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Funaki!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funaki looks to land a right hand but Keenan Jr moved out of range.
Funaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan Jr throws a wild body kick that Funaki sees coming a mile off.
Keenan Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Gareth Keenan Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Funaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Keenan Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Keenan Jr.
Funaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan Jr keeps Funaki at a distance using the push kick.
Keenan Jr cracks Funaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Funaki misses with a hook. Keenan Jr ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan Jr throws a jab when Funaki was well out of range.
Funaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keenan Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Funaki misses.
Keenan Jr throws a jab when Funaki was well out of range.
Funaki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keenan Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Masa Funaki has been cut.
Funaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Keenan Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Funaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan Jr moves away.
Keenan Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keenan Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Funaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr throws a wild body kick that Funaki sees coming a mile off.
Funaki staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Keenan Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Keenan Jr cracks Funaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Keenan Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keenan Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keenan Jr throws a wild body kick that Funaki sees coming a mile off.
Funaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keenan Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Funaki scrambles back to his feet.
Keenan Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keenan Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan Jr connects with a body shot.
Funaki moves away from the strike by Keenan Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masa Funaki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keenan Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keenan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan Jr scores with a nice strike.
Keenan Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook. Funaki ducked under it nicely.
Keenan Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funaki manages to avoid it.
Keenan Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Keenan Jr looks to throw the jab but Funaki is out of range.
Funaki throws a jab when Keenan Jr was well out of range.
Keenan Jr looks to land a left hand but Funaki moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr throws a looping overhand right but Funaki ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Keenan Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Funaki.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Funaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keenan Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki thows a leg kick but Keenan Jr checks it
and Keenan Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Funaki missing with a left hand there. Keenan Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Keenan Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keenan Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Funaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keenan Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Funaki's shoulder, as Funaki tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan Jr. Funaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keenan Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keenan Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funaki.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Funaki - that will leave a mark!
Keenan Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Funaki.
Keenan Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Funaki can pounce on him.
Funaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Keenan Jr.
Nice cross by Keenan Jr.
Funaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keenan Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funaki.
Funaki slips a jab from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funaki moves away.
Keenan Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Funaki off balance momentarily.
Funaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Funaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Funaki throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keenan Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Funaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Funaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Keenan Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Funaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Funaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masa Funaki's cut.
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.
Keenan Jr punishes Funaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keenan Jr with a body shot.
Keenan Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keenan Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Funakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keenan Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Funaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan Jr moves away.
Funaki avoids the body shot from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Funaki sizes up Keenan Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Funaki misses.
Keenan Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funaki can do to turn this around?
Keenan Jr scores with a jab.
Keenan Jr throws a lazy right hand but Funaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Funaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan Jr throws a lazy right hand but Funaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Funaki misses the target.
Keenan Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Funaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Funaki defending well as Keenan Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Funaki is just out of range.
Keenan Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Funaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keenan Jr has time to react.
Funaki ducks under a wild hook from Keenan Jr.
Gareth Keenan Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Funaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Keenan Jr ducks under a wild hook from Funaki.
Keenan Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Funaki just manages to avoid it.
Funaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keenan Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Funaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan Jr.
Funaki misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr moves out of range as Funaki strikes.
Keenan Jr cracks Funaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick which misses Funaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Funaki tries to avoid it.
Keenan Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funaki.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Funaki! But no joy.
Funaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Funaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Funaki.
Keenan Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Funaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keenan Jr momentarily.
Funaki tries to move into range but Keenan Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Keenan Jr misses.
Funaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Masa Funaki's cut.
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.
Funaki misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Funaki.
Funaki misses with a looping left.
Keenan Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Keenan Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funaki. Funaki obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Keenan Jr tenderised Funaki's leg. Funaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keenan Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Keenan Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan Jr misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funaki throws a head kick but Keenan Jr moves out of range.
Keenan Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Funaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Funaki misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Funaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keenan Jr blocks a jab.
Keenan Jr scores with a hook.
Funaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Funaki feints and then cracks Keenan Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keenan Jr down.
A big right from Keenan Jr misses.
Keenan Jr misses with a low kick.
Keenan Jr misses with a left hand
and Funaki counters with a crisp one two that drops Keenan Jr! Funaki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Keenan Jr to his feet! Keenan Jr is in big trouble!
Keenan Jr is rocked!
Funaki lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Keenan Jr up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Funaki from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Keenan Jr's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Funaki!
A very excited looking Masa Funaki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 1331 p4p, 1839 weight class) and Kamen Kamenov (ranked 58 p4p, 72 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kamen Kamenov enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kamen Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuentes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kamenov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kamen Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuentes scores with a jab to the head.
Kamenov throws a shot from downtown. Fuentes moves away and avoids it.
Fuentes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fuentes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kamenov fails to land the takedown.
Kamenov shoots and misses
and Fuentes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kamenov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fuentes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kamen Kamenov has been cut.
Pedro Fuentes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamen Kamenov.
Kamenov looks winded!
Kamenov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuentes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fuentes.
Fuentes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kamenov if he has to take too many more of those.
Fuentes scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamenov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kamenov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fuentes counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuentes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fuentes lands a big right hand that sends Kamenov crashing to the mat! Fuentes stays standing though and waves Kamenov back to his feet!
Kamenov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Kamenov out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Fuentes!
Pedro Fuentes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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