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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 1639 p4p, 1981 weight class) and Raymond Donde (ranked 178 p4p, 213 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Donde!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Donde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Donde changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones digs a good body shot into Donde's ribs.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Donde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donde moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Dingleberry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donde takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Donde moved away.
Donde feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Donde drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donde tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donde.
Donde with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones throws the left hand but Donde avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Donde ducks down to avoid it.
Dingleberry Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Donde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Donde drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
We've been hearing reports that Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Donde checks the leg kick.
And Donde tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donde ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Donde tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donde moves away.
Jones takes a swing at Donde's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Donde's head but Donde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Donde avoids it.
Donde tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones works Donde's body with a nice hook.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Donde blocks the body kick.
Donde tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a body punch but Donde moves out of range.
Jones scores with a head kick.
Donde tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Donde's shoulder, as Donde tries to avoid the shot.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Donde sees coming a mile off.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Donde takes a step back to recover.
Donde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donde.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Donde moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Donde feints the counter takedown.
Donde moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donde avoids the head kick by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to slow Donde down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones throws a head kick but Donde moves out of range.
Jones is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Donde's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donde moves away.
Donde feints the counter takedown.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donde tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donde.
Donde feints the counter takedown.
Donde avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donde drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Donde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Donde is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Donde counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dingleberry Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Donde changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Donde counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jones is trying to control Donde's posture but Donde avoids it.
Jones controls the position for a moment.
Jones wants to control but Donde postures up.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donde can do to turn this around?
Jones tries to bench press Donde off him but Donde keeps the position.
Jones tries to escape but Donde is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Donde thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Donde wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Donde is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Donde to get the leverage.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Donde is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Donde.
Jones is looking to control Donde's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Jones is trying is best to control the position here.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Donde is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones tries to roll over but Donde keeps him under control.
Raymond Donde has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde is looking for a kimura here.
Donde is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones is concentrating on defense, preventing Donde from advancing position.
Donde is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Jones has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Donde has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Donde is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Donde's ribcage. Donde let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones jumps guard.
Donde postures up.
Donde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donde preventing the sweep.
Jones keeping full guard, as Donde tries to pass.
Jones controls Donde momentarily but Donde frees himself.
Donde has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Donde's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donde working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Donde is tightening it up a little... Jones has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jones reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jones taps out! Nice BJJ there by Donde!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Raymond Donde!
Raymond Donde decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 1160 p4p, 1982 weight class) and Azor Ahai (ranked 166 p4p, 260 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahai throws a head kick but Sole moves out of range.
Ahai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sole thumps Ahai with a low kick.
Ahai misses with a double jab.
Sole moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sole, as that shot connected.
Sole stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sole tried to score with a low kick but Ahai checks it.
Sole lands a jab-cross combination.
 Ahai is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ahai, pushing him back against the cage.
Sole misses with some punches.
Sole working aggressively here.
Sole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sole wants to stall.
Sole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sole scores with a nice head shot.
Sole fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai avoids the head kick by Sole.
Ahai throws a big counter head kick but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Sole is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Ahai misses its intended target.
It looked like Sole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sole wants to clinch.
Ahai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sole misses with a jab to the body
and Sole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Ahai is out of range.
Ahai moves out of range as Sole throws a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Sole. Beautiful body shot.
Ahai misses with a looping right.
Ahai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sole.
Ahai defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Ahai swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
It looked like Sole was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ahai digs a good body shot into Sole's ribs.
Sole falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahai counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahai lands a nice looking body kick.
Ahai connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a body punch but Ahai moves out of range.
Sole misses with a two punch combination.
Ahai throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Sole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ahai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahai pushes Sole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sole tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ahai.
Ahai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Sole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ahai counter with a right hand.
Sole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahai momentarily.
Ahai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sole misses with a few strikes there.
Ahai is looking for the big counter here.
Sole fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahai throws a low kick but Sole avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole blocks a jab.
Ahai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ahai throws the left hand but Sole avoids the punch easily.
Sole walks into a straight right hand from Ahai.
Sole has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 Sole is rocked!
Ahai misses with a body shot.
Sole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahai circles away quickly and effectively.
Sole slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Sole.
Sole tries to clinch but Ahai is having none of it.
Ahai jabs at Sole's body.
Ahai misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ahai lunges at Sole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sole's hand.
Ahai misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to clinch
and Ahai counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Sole has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Azor Ahai!
Azor Ahai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jacks Sole stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit happens, I'll learn from this.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bach (ranked 1211 p4p, 1132 weight class) and Pull Plugger (ranked 135 p4p, 125 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Bach lands but Plugger takes it in his stride.
Bach takes a swing at Plugger's ribcage but misses.
Plugger tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bach throws the left hand but Plugger avoids the punch easily.
Plugger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Plugger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Plugger has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bach.
Plugger gets a takedown into half guard.
Bach is looking for a sweep. Plugger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Plugger is trying to work for a kimura but Bach is defending well.
Plugger seems to be working for a kimura but Bach defends the submission attempt.
Bach is staying active underneath Plugger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger looking for a submission but Bach manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Plugger preventing the sweep.
Plugger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bach is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plugger preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Plugger is looking for a sweep. Bach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Plugger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bach 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.
Plugger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Plugger keeping moving, preventing Bach from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plugger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bach defends well.
Plugger wants to sweep here but Bach controlling him for the moment.
Plugger working for a triangle but Bach defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Plugger keeping moving, preventing Bach from controlling successfully.
Bach working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Plugger keeping moving, preventing Bach from controlling successfully.
Plugger looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bach has picked Plugger up and slammed him! Plugger can't keep hold of the triangle and Bach manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger is trying to get back to half guard.
Bach scoring with punches and elbows.
Bach looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Plugger is trying to get back to half guard.
Plugger taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bach is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Plugger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bach landing a few strikes.
Bach wants to control but Plugger is keeping him busy.
Bach working the ground and pound.
Plugger tries to bench press Bach off him but Bach keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach lands a few punches from side control.
Bach working away.
Plugger sneaks back into half guard.
Plugger wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bach lands a nice short elbow.
Bach is working for a submission of some sort.
Plugger striking from half guard on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bach working over Plugger with some ground and pound. Plugger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bach wants to control but Plugger is keeping him busy.
Plugger looking for submissions off his back.
Plugger actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Bach 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.
Bach throws a front kick aimed at Plugger's knee but Plugger avoids it well.
Plugger blocks a head kick by Bach.
Plugger steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bach.
Bach throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Plugger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bach is in Plugger's guard.
Plugger controls Bach momentarily but Bach frees himself.
Plugger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bach is aware though and is defending well.
Plugger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bach avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bach is in close to Plugger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plugger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Plugger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plugger is trying to keep Bach in close.
Bach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bach lands a couple of digs.
Bach lands a couple of elbows.
Plugger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bach can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Plugger has momentary wrist control but Bach slips an elbow through the middle.
Sebastian Bach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plugger is pulling down on Bach's head to control his posture.
Bach is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bach will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach stopping the sweep attempt from Plugger.
Plugger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Plugger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Plugger wants to sweep but no luck.
Bach with a nice head shot there.
Bach forces his way into half guard.
Bach lands with a punch from half guard.
Plugger taking some punishment here, with Bach in his half guard.
Bach seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Plugger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bach is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Plugger is just riding it out for now. Bach eventually gives up the hold.
Bach landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bach wants to pass the guard but Plugger is defending well.
Plugger trying to hold on to Bach's head to control him but Bach postures up.
Plugger is not content to let Bach control the position.
Bach looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Plugger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Plugger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bach's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bach's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plugger lands a shot to the head.
Plugger has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bach has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bach tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bach is trying to escape the mount.
Bach 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bach regains half guard.
Plugger is trying to work for a kimura but Bach is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Bach dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab from Bach does it's job there.
Bach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plugger can do to turn this around?
Bach closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Plugger to the mat! Plugger manages to get full guard.
Plugger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bach works over Plugger with some ground and pound from guard.
Bach got a little sloppy there for a moment and Plugger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bach has managed to get both his arms back between Plugger's legs - danger averted.
Bach with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plugger trying to keep a closed guard but Bach is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bach's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bach is working Plugger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bach postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bach uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Plugger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Plugger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bach lands some shots froms side control.
Bach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Plugger keeps working.
Plugger tries to buck Bach off but Bach is having none of it.
Bach scores with punches from side control.
Bach landing a few strikes.
Bach working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach working away.
Plugger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bach lands a few punches from side control.
Bach scoring with punches from side control.
Plugger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Plugger is still trying to improve position.
Bach working the ground and pound.
Plugger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plugger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bach scores with a couple of nice shots.
Plugger is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Plugger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bach's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bach's back!
Plugger scores with punches from the back.
Plugger softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bach looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Plugger is trying to stick to Bach's back but Bach is turning into Plugger. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Plugger's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bach.
Plugger trying to control the position.
Bach wants to control from the top but Plugger keeps moving.
Plugger wants to control but Bach passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach is trying to control the action in half guard but Plugger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Plugger wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bach lands a nice short elbow.
Plugger trying to hold on to Bach's head to control him but Bach postures up.
Plugger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bach scores with a couple of nice shots.
Plugger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bach pulls his head out easily.
Plugger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Plugger is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bach lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Bach there.
Pull Plugger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sebastian Bach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bach lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Bach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bach 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Bach!
A victorious Sebastian Bach thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kluba (ranked 1503 p4p, 913 weight class) and Gustav Line (ranked 216 p4p, 138 weight class). Kluba comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss The Girl. Line has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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6 - 3 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Line!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Line blocks a low kick nicely.
Line has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Line ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kluba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kluba throws a push kick but Line slaps the foot to one side.
Line paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kluba moves away from the strike by Line.
It looked like Kluba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Line pushes Kluba away with a front kick.
Kluba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Line looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Line.
 It looks like Sebastian Kluba has been cut.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kluba is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kluba avoids the head kick by Line.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kluba drops his hands momentarily and Line takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Line closes the distance and clinches.
Kluba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Line misses with some punches.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kluba.
Kluba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kluba blocks a body shot from Line.
Line jumps guard but Kluba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Line blocks an uppercut.
Line lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Line no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kluba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba wants to pass the guard but Line is keeping the position.
Line looking to control.
Line is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Line wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kluba is now in half guard.
Line has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kluba is working away from the top position though.
Kluba moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Line.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line tries to buck Kluba off but Kluba is having none of it.
Line is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kluba is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We've been hearing that Kluba has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Line regains half guard.
Line is looking to get back to full guard here but Kluba has managed to pass to side control instead.
Line tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kluba presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Line is desperately trying to improve his position but Kluba has a good base and remains in mount.
Kluba controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kluba controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Line is looking to get to half guard.
Line keeps trying to improve his position.
Line is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Line dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kluba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Line stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kluba.
Line has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kluba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Line.
Kluba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Line lands a head kick. Kluba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Line lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kluba throws a lazy uppercut
and Line counters with a nice uppercut.
Kluba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Line is able to avoid easily.
Line throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kluba is looking to counter punch.
Line lands with a hook. Kluba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kluba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Line scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line checks the leg kick nicely there.
Line moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Line tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kluba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kluba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Line throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gustav Line seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kluba moves out of range of the strikes.
Kluba looks for the body kick but Line saw that one coming.
Line tries to clinch but Kluba moves out of range.
Kluba is looking to counter punch.
Kluba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Line. Line obviously looking to wear him down.
Kluba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Line lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kluba doesn't seem phased though.
Line fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kluba wants to slow Line down by chopping away at his legs.
Line checks a low kick from Kluba.
Line tries to clinch up.
Kluba tries to land a body kick
and Line counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Kluba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Line checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kluba lands a glancing blow to the side of Line's head.
Line tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kluba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Line has closed the distance and engaged Kluba in a clinch.
Kluba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kluba walks away with a smile on his face. Line gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kluba tries to land a leg kick but Line saw it coming and moves away.
Kluba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kluba moves out of range as Line throws a body kick.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Line misses with a straight left.
Line scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kluba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Line.
Kluba connects with a body shot that sends Line's belly button to the back.
Gustav Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kluba feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kluba misses the shot to the body.
Line fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line walks into a left hand.
Line bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kluba's head backwards.
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!
Line tries to clinch but Kluba moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Line.
Line misses with an attempted mid kick.
Line throws an off balance right hand
and Kluba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.
Line looks to land a right hand but Kluba moved out of range.
Kluba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kluba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Line tries to clinch up.
It looked like Kluba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Line showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Line throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kluba counter with a right hand.
Kluba misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Line.
Kluba looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Line misses with an uppercut.
Line lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Line throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line moves into range and clinches up with Kluba.
Line successfully pulls guard.
Line looking for subs off his back but Kluba has passed one foot through into half guard.
Line wants to control the action here but instead Kluba manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Line is looking to escape.
Kluba controlling the pace for now.
Line really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kluba trying to control but Line is having none of it.
Kluba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kluba avoids the attempt from Line to control.
Kluba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Line is in all sorts of trouble here.
Line wants to control but Kluba is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Line regains half guard.
Line is looking for a sweep. Kluba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kluba content to control rather than advance.
Line is trying to control but can't.
Sebastian Kluba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Kluba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sebastian Kluba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Line tries to roll over but Kluba keeps him under control.
Kluba moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Line.
Line tries to buck Kluba off but Kluba is having none of it.
Kluba has control of an arm but Line manages to advance to Kluba's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kluba preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Line.
Kluba can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gustav Line.
I've got Line 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Line!
A very excited looking Gustav Line 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Thighpunch (ranked 621 p4p, 1943 weight class) and Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 95 p4p, 273 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Thighpunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thighpunch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thighpunch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leifsson moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson lands an uppercut.
Leifsson pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Leifsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leifsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thighpunch defends well.
Leifsson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thighpunch should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Leifsson has tightened it up now! Thighpunch should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Skjoldr Leifsson!
In his post fight interview, Skjoldr Leifsson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 1014 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 151 p4p, 237 weight class). Hilly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilly throws a series of strikes that have Liu backpedaling.
 It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Hilly scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Liu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Liu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Hilly's head coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Hilly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hilly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Liu slips under a jab.
Hilly moves out of range of the body kick.
Liu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilly throws a series of punches but Liu avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Hilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Hilly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hilly needs to keep his hands up - Liu had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hilly. Those never looked like landing.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu unleashes a big counter combination but Hilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hilly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liu cracks Hilly with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu unleashes a big counter combination but Hilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Liu scores with a sloppy right hand. Hilly should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Liu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hilly throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Hilly moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liu - that will leave a mark!
Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Liu needs to keep his hands up - Hilly had a free shot at his head there.
Hilly tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Hilly.
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu scores with a punch to the head.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly blocks the body kick.
Hilly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Liu eats them both and turns towards Hilly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hilly tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Hilly's side.
Hilly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
Hilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hilly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liu scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly misses with a hook
enabling Liu to counter with a crisp jab.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Liu lands a nice looking body kick.
Liu slips a straight right by Hilly.
Liu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hilly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hilly throws out the jab.
Liu stalks Hilly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hilly's face. Hilly staggers backwards, shaken.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Hilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hilly is looking to counter punch.
Hilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hilly throws an off balance right hand
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Hilly misses.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liu counters with a two punch combo.
Hilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilly misses with a left hand
and Liu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Liu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Liu misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Liu scores with a kick to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Liu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Liu moves out of range as Hilly strikes.
Hilly takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilly misses with a hook.
Hilly avoids the head kick by Liu.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Hilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Liu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hilly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilly moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLiu.
Hilly misses with an uppercut
and Liu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Liu 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.
Hilly throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Liu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hilly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hilly moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Hilly.
Jun Liu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Liu digs a good body shot into Hilly's ribs.
Hilly misses the jab.
Hilly misses with a leg kick
and Liu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hilly misses with a hook
and Liu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilly misses with a body shot.
Liu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly misses with an uppercut.
Liu keeps Hilly at a distance using the push kick.
Liu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liu misses with the combination.
Hilly misses with a wild combination.
Hilly avoids a kick to the body.
Hilly throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hilly scores with a nice right hand.
Liu misses with a double jab.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice straight punches there by Liu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liu.
Hilly misses with a body shot
and Liu counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hilly lands a jab.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Hilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
Hilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Hilly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liu.
A leg kick checked by Liu.
Liu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu misses with a combination
and Hilly counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Liu to work.
Liu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liu breaks from the clinch.
Hilly misses with a straight left.
Hilly scores with a shot to the body.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Hilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hilly misses with a body shot.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Despite the aggression on Liu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Liu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Liu.
Hilly moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Liu connects with a single shot there.
Danga de danga de dang - Liu scores with a four punch combination!
Liu misses with a body kick.
Liu sizes up Hilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hilly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lius jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hilly blocks a jab.
Liu misses with a combination
and Hilly moves into the clinch.
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Liu dips to his left and cracks Hilly with an uppercut!
Hilly misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilly looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Liu throws a counter combo.
Liu swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Hilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Hilly swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot.
Liu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Liu jabs at Hilly's body.
Liu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hilly throws out a powerful jab.
Hilly misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hilly.
Hilly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liu on the side of the head.
Liu throws a wild body kick that Hilly sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Hilly's side.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Hilly's side.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Hilly avoids it.
A jab from Hilly misses.
Hilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liu. Liu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liu looks to throw a body kick
and Liu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liu is rocked!
Hilly misses with a hook
and Liu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liu is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilly finish him?
Liu throws a right and a left that Hilly avoids nicely.
Liu seems to have recovered his senses.
Liu lands a front kick.
Liu throws a series of punches but Hilly avoids them all with ease.
Hilly is looking to counter the offense by Liu and move into the clinch.
A punch combination from Liu misses.
Hilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly jabs at Liu's body.
Liu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hilly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Hilly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jun Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilly.
Hilly throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Hilly throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Liu is looking for the big counter here.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Jun Liu's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Hilly ducks down to avoid it.
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu counters with a good, hard body kick but Hilly shrugs it off.
Hilly throws a nice looking combination but Liu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hilly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hilly misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
Liu walks into a left hand.
Liu scores with the left hand. Hilly knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
A big left from Hilly misses.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Bill Hilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liu scores with a jab. Hilly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liu 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Liu!
Jun Liu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Silver (ranked 1307 p4p, 718 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 182 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page closes the distance and clinches up with Silver, looking for a takedown. Page pushes Silver against the cage but Silver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silver darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Page.
Page wants to take the fight to the mat but Silver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silver trying to stall but Page improves his position.
Page tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Page is looking for a takedown.
Ari Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Page.
Page lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Page doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Page has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Silver.
Page gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Page has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Page trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Page on the ground.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Silver blocks nicely.
Page throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silver 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.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silver is trying to control the position but Page postures up.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver has control of Page's left arm, preventing Page from doing any damage.
Silver looking for a sweep. Not yet Silver, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Page is in close to Silver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page with a nice head shot there.
Page works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard.
Page postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Page in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silver is trying to control the position but Page postures up.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Page postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page stands up over Silver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Page throws a strike but Silver rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silver is one step ahead there.
Page keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver is looking to control Page's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silver avoid being mounted?
Silver taking some punishment here, with Page in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page slips a nice elbow through Silver's hands, connecting with Silver's forehead.
Page not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Page not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Page dominated that round.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Silver as he connects with a hook.
Silver pushes Page up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Page.
A short right from Silver.
Page is looking for a takedown.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silver.
Silver gets underhooks to prevent Page's takedown attempt.
Silver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silver regains guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Page in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Page throws a big elbow that misses.
Page working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silver's head.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
Page wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Franky Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
Page throwing strikes but missing.
Page postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page feints the counter takedown.
Page shoots in for a takedown but Silver shows good takedown defense.
Ari Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Page.
Page rushes Silver and presses him up against the cage.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Page lands with a short shot to the head.
Page misses with the head strike.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Page tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Page is looking for a takedown.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Silver.
Page gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is thwarting Silver's attempts to control the position.
Page looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page wants to pass the guard but Silver is defending well.
Silver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
Page is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Page.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Page lands a nice short elbow.
Page throwing shots but Silver is blocking nicely.
Page looks to land a strike but Silver avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Page landing some decent shots from guard.
Page is pushing down on Silver's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silver is fighting to maintain full guard but Page has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silver defending well though.
Page working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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. Page connects with a nice short shot to Silver's temple.
Ground and pound from Page.
Silver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silver leaves Page with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Page drives through with a takedown into Silver's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Page throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Page throws an elbow that misses. Silver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Page's guard. Nice move by Silver!
Page looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silver looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page controls Silver momentarily but Silver frees himself.
Page has control of Silver's left arm, preventing Silver from doing any damage.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silver is one step ahead there.
Ari Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Page is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Page is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silver defends well.
Page manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silver manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Page throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Page swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver clinches up with Page and pushes him back against the cage.
Page tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Ari Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Page has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silver regains guard immediately.
Page working some strikes from top position.
Franky Page is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Page controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Page 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Page!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rawse (ranked 838 p4p, 945 weight class) and Thiago Araujo (ranked 36 p4p, 42 weight class). Ricky Rawse 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawse gets caught napping as Araujo dives in and scores a takedown. Rawse manages to retain guard.
Araujo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Araujo wants to pass the guard but Rawse is keeping the position.
Araujo is fighting to break Rawse's control of his arms but Rawse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Araujo works over Rawse with some ground and pound from guard.
Araujo drops back looking for a leg! Rawse is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rawse manages to kick Araujo off! Araujo jumps back into Rawse's guard.
Araujo stands up over Rawse, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo looking to pass the guard.
Rawse is adopting a defensive guard.
Araujo tries to free his leg and advance position but Rawse is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo is looking to pass into half guard but Rawse pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rawse is in guard.
Araujo looking for a triangle here. Rawse is fighting it but it looks tight! Araujo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rawse is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Thiago Araujo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 362 p4p, 403 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 12 p4p, 16 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Nekele misses with a hook to the body
and Lemieux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lemieux scores with a jab to the body.
Nekele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nekele moves out of range as Lemieux strikes.
Nekele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nekele lands with an overhand left.
Nekele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lemieux is looking to counter punch.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemieux. Nekele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nekele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nekele scores with a leg kick.
Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nekele.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux misses with a hook.
Nekele with a nice cross.
Nekele walks into a straight right hand from Lemieux.
Lemieux avoids the head kick by Nekele.
An attempted straight right counter from Lemieux misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux moves out of range of the strikes.
Nekele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nekele just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick and Lemieux moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Lemieux.
Nekele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nekele lands a nice hook to Lemieux's body. Lemieux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick by Nekele misses
and Lemieux counters with a three punch combo that has Nekele backing up. Nekele nods at Lemieux to acknowledge the strikes.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut. Nekele saw that one coming.
Lemieux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemieux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Nekele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemieux scores with a sloppy right hand. Nekele should have avoided that one.
It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Nekele misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a looping left.
Nekele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nekele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Nekele misses
letting Lemieux counter with a right hand.
Nekele blocks a jab.
Nekele throws a looping overhand right but Lemieux ducks down to avoid it.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Lemieux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nekele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nekele thows a leg kick but Lemieux checks it
and Lemieux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nekele throws a body punch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Nekele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nekele misses with a body shot
and Lemieux counters with a nice right hand that sends Nekele toppling to the canvas! Nekele scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lemieux finish him?!
Nekele jabs at Lemieux's body.
Lemieux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lemieux punishes Nekele's body with a nice straight punch.
Nekele looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux cracks Nekele with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nekele looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lemieux finish him?
Nekele is rocked!
Lemieux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nekele is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemieux finish him?
Lemieux drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Nekele's head, knocking him out cold! Lemieux is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Lemieux!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerberus Dionisy (ranked 62 p4p, 149 weight class) and Kermit Archer (ranked 14 p4p, 25 weight class). Dionisy comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cerberus Dionisy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kermit Archer!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Archer slams his shin into Dionisy's torso.
Dionisy lands the left hand.
Archer throws a body kick that misses
and Dionisy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Dionisy misses
letting Archer counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Dionisy's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dionisy avoids the body shot from Archer.
Dionisy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Archer just manages to avoid it.
Dionisy misses with an uppercut. Archer saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer connects with the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Archer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cerberus Dionisy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dionisy misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dionisy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Archer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dionisy defends it well.
Dionisy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Dionisy backing away here, and Archer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Archer checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Dionisy.
Dionisy with a nice calf kick.
Dionisy scores with a sloppy right hand. Archer should have avoided that one.
Dionisy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Archer swings widly with a right hand
and Dionisy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Archer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Archer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Archer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Dionisy.
Archer walks into a straight right hand from Dionisy.
Archer shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dionisy. That's going to slow Archer down.
Dionisy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dionisy lands a front kick.
Archer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Archer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dionisy keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Dionisy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dionisy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Archer is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Archer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Dionisy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dionisy is on top in guard.
Archer is looking to sweep but instead, Dionisy has passed into half guard.
Dionisy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Archer won't allow Dionisy to pass to mount.
Archer missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer wants to control but Dionisy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dionisy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cerberus Dionisy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Archer slips under a jab.
Archer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dionisy misses with a straight left.
Dionisy misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Archer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Archer tries to move into range but Dionisy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Dionisy.
Dionisy throws a solid leg kick but Archer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dionisy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dionisy tries a head kick but it misses.
Archer lands a nice hook to Dionisy's body. Dionisy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dionisy throws the kick towards the body but Archer avoids it.
Archer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dionisy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cerberus Dionisy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dionisy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archer moves away.
And Archer tries to counter it with a takedown but Dionisy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dionisy cracks Archer with an open hand slap.
Dionisy misses with a hook. Archer ducked under it nicely.
Dionisy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Archer throws a poor cross that misses
and Dionisy counters with an outside leg kick.
Dionisy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Archer.
Archer lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer connects with a looping right hand.
Dionisy misses the shot to the body.
Archer throws out a counter right but Dionisy avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Dionisy.
Dionisy looks for the body kick but Archer saw that one coming.
Archer misses with a left hand
and Dionisy counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer looks for a takedown but Dionisy sprawls well.
Dionisy misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Dionisy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Archer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dionisy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Archer.
Archer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Archer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dionisy misses with a body shot.
Dionisy throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Archer to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dionisy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Archer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dionisy!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dionisy wants to control but Archer postures up.
Dionisy dodges the ground and pound from Archer.
Archer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dionisy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Archer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dionisy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Archer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Archer working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kermit Archer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dionisy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Archer.
Dionisy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Archer just manages to avoid it.
Dionisy throws a leg kick which misses Archer's front leg but catches the back leg as Archer tries to avoid it.
Archer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Archer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dionisy throws a leg kick that misses.
Dionisy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Archer connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer shoots and misses
and Dionisy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Archer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Dionisy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Archer.
Archer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dionisy.
Archer lands with a right hand.
Cerberus Dionisy is winning the standup battle so far.
Archer throws a jab when Dionisy was well out of range.
Dionisy leaves Archer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cerberus Dionisy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kermit Archer.
Dionisy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy scores with a decent looking hook.
Dionisy misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Archer.
Archer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dionisy counters with a straight right hand.
Dionisy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Dionisy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Archer doesn't seem phased though.
Archer has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy tried to score with a low kick but Archer checks it.
Archer throws the left hand but Dionisy avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Dionisy.
Dionisy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Archer doesn't seem bothered though.
Archer misses with a straight left.
Dionisy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Archer can do to turn this around?
Dionisy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dionisy misses with an uppercut
and Archer counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dionisy misses with a leg kick.
And Archer tries to counter it with a takedown but Dionisy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dionisy misses with the body kick
and Archer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Dionisy catches Archer right on the button with a cross.
Archer moves away from the strike by Dionisy.
Dionisy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Dionisy finds it's way through Archer's defenses.
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!
Dionisy connects with a body shot.
Dionisy lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Archer falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dionisy dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cerberus Dionisy!
Cerberus Dionisy retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Cerberus Dionisy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Kermit Archer stepped up to the mic, saying 'The election is rigged.'.
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