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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Clay (ranked 25011 p4p, 25159 weight class) and Jesper Ii Knudsen (ranked 310 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesper Ii Knudsen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay stuffs the takedown.
Knudsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clay.
Knudsen closes the distance and clinches.
Knudsen jumps guard and drags Clay to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knudsen is on top in guard.
Knudsen is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knudsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knudsen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Knudsen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Clay looking to control but Knudsen passes into half guard.
Knudsen content to control rather than advance.
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.
Clay is trying to stand back up but Knudsen is controlling him
Knudsen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Knudsen is trying to work for a kimura but Clay is defending well.
Clay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knudsen.
Knudsen controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knudsen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clay wants to get back to full guard but Knudsen has passed into side control.
Knudsen tries for a kimura but Clay is defending well.
Knudsen is working to tighten his grip on Clay's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Clay has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Knudsen is really squeezing tight and eventually Clay passes out! Knudsen breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jesper Ii Knudsen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Frost (ranked 5916 p4p, 6048 weight class) and Peter Samuel (ranked 554 p4p, 562 weight class). Paddy Frost has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt
and Frost counters with a shoot takedown. Samuel fights it but they end up in guard.
Samuel wants to get back to his feet but Frost passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samuel is trying to get back to full guard.
Frost thows a huge punch but Samuel dodges it nicely.
Samuel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Frost thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samuel defending well though.
Frost takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Frost seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Samuel for as long as he can get away with.
Frost thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samuel's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel wants to control but Frost is keeping busy.
Frost takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Samuel is pressing down on Frost's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Samuel is trying to control the position but Frost postures up.
Samuel pulls Frost in close to his closed guard and prevents Frost from doing any damage or advancing position.
Frost will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Samuel being controlled here, momentarily.
Frost throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Frost controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Samuel wants to clinch but Frost slips to the side
and Frost counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Samuel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Frost off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Peter Samuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samuel moves to clinch but Frost breaks away
so Frost counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Samuel wants to get back to his feet but Frost passes into half guard.
Samuel is pressing down on Frost's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Frost stopping the sweep attempt from Samuel.
Frost is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samuel is keeping the position for now.
Samuel 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.
Frost lands a couple of elbows.
Frost slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Samuel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frost works over Samuel with some ground and pound from guard.
Frost controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frost lands a couple of elbows.
Frost stands up over Samuel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frost not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Frost sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Samuel's guard.
Frost trying to control the pace.
Frost 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Frost dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Samuel.
Samuel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frost counters with a single leg into guard. Samuel didn't expect that.
Frost controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Frost is pushing down on Samuel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Samuel is fighting to maintain full guard but Frost has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Frost seems content to control.
Frost wants to pass to mount but Samuel is defending the position.
Samuel wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Frost continues to stall.
Frost works his way into full mount!
Samuel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Samuel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frost. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samuel can do to turn this around?
Frost tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Frost has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Samuel is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Samuel flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Frost anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Samuel and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Frost slips an arm under Samuel chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Frost has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Frost is squeezing on Samuel like an anaconda would it's prey. Samuel fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paddy Frost!
Peter Samuel spoke after the fight, saying 'Disculpen por esta derrota la próxima de.les fallaré !'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Tress (ranked 5654 p4p, 6149 weight class) and Spicy McHaggis (ranked 657 p4p, 700 weight class). Tress comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Austin Tress has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Austin Tress!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Spicy McHaggis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tress lands a head kick. McHaggis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McHaggis shoots in looking for a takedown but Tress manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McHaggis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tress instigates a clinch.
Tress utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tress breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tress closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McHaggis is trying to force a seperation but Tress has the dominant position.
Tress throws an elbow but it misses.
Tress is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McHaggis is defending well for now.
McHaggis is trying to break free.
Tress is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tress misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McHaggis.
McHaggis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tress lands a nice knee to the body.
McHaggis takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tress keeps control of McHaggis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tress avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHaggis takes a knee to the side of the body.
McHaggis looks winded!
McHaggis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tress.
Tress missing with knees to the body.
Tress crunches a lovely knee into McHaggis's ribcage.
McHaggis jumps guard.
Tress slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tress loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tress pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McHaggis is keeping the position for now.
Tress thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McHaggis has a closed guard, preventing Tress from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tress closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tress trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tress drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tress lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from McHaggis.
Tress lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tress has McHaggis pressed against the cage, preventing McHaggis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tress using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McHaggis managing to block the knees to the body from Tress.
McHaggis is working for takedown but Tress is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tress breaks the clinch.
McHaggis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tress leaves McHaggis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Austin Tress has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spicy McHaggis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tress clinches with his opponent.
Tress lands an elbow just above McHaggis 's eye.
McHaggis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tress pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McHaggis avoiding damage as Tress throws knees to the body.
Tress tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McHaggis avoids it.
McHaggis jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McHaggis has his foot on Tress's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tress works his way back into a safe position though.
Tress is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Tress dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tress closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tress missing with knees to the body.
Tress is looking to take this one to the mat.
McHaggis avoiding damage as Tress throws knees to the body.
McHaggis avoids a wild elbow strike from Tress.
McHaggis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from McHaggis.
Tress is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McHaggis can do to turn this around?
McHaggis blocks an elbow strike from Tress.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tress.
Tress lands an elbow that stopped McHaggis in his tracks for a moment.
Tress tries to score a body lock takedown but McHaggis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tress unloads a knee to the mid-section. McHaggis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tress missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHaggis prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Tress. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tress is looking for a takedown.
McHaggis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McHaggis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tress has him pressed against the cage.
McHaggis lands a shoulder strike.
Tress tries for a takedown but McHaggis manages to get underhooks.
Tress trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tress tries to land knees in the clinch but McHaggis avoids the damage to the body.
Tress tries to land a knee to the head but McHaggis blocks with his arms.
Tress lands a knee to the body.
Tress breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHaggis moves into the clinch.
McHaggis is trying to drag Tress to the mat but Tress just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tress pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McHaggis lands a body shot.
McHaggis shoots in but Tress avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McHaggis swings for the body but Tress moves out of range.
McHaggis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tress sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McHaggis somewhat.
McHaggis moves in looking to clinch but Tress pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tress forces McHaggis back against the cage and clinches.
Tress putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McHaggis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tress manages to break the clinch.
Tress moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tress looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tress wants to clinch.
McHaggis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tress drives through and clinches with McHaggis against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tress lands an elbow that stopped McHaggis in his tracks for a moment.
Tress misses with an elbow strike.
McHaggis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tress smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tress looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McHaggis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tress is looking to clinch but McHaggis is avoiding it.
McHaggis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tress tries to improve position but can't.
McHaggis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tress to his feet.
Tress gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Tress dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tress has managed to clinch.
McHaggis looking for a takedown.
Tress unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McHaggis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tress is keeping busy.
Tress manages to break the clinch.
Tress tries to close the distance and clinch but McHaggis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McHaggis swats away the attempt to clinch by Tress.
Tress tries to clinch up but McHaggis circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHaggis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tress turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Austin Tress is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tress has managed to clinch.
Tress is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McHaggis is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tress tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McHaggis avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McHaggis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tress smiles and moves away.
McHaggis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - McHaggis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McHaggis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Austin Tress has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spicy McHaggis.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McHaggis!
Tress gets a clinch.
McHaggis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tress.
 It looks like Spicy McHaggis has been cut.
Tress missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tress creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McHaggis's defenses.
Austin Tress has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McHaggis tries to circle away but Tress has him pinned against the cage.
Tress landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tress trying to land knees to the body.
Tress putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McHaggis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tress lands an elbow inside that McHaggis shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tress landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tress is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McHaggis is defending well.
Tress is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tress lands a damaging elbow.
Tress lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tress using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tress.
Tress working McHaggis over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tress lands a knee to the body.
Tress lands an elbow inside.
Tress comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tress trying to land knees to the body.
Tress lands a nice elbow.
Tress landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tress unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McHaggis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tress working McHaggis over with knees to the body.
McHaggis goes for a takedown attempt but Tress pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tress clinches up with McHaggis and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tress misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McHaggis.
McHaggis jumps guard and drags Tress to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
McHaggis managing to control the position.
Tress passes into half guard.
Tress is keen to just control but McHaggis is a slippery customer.
Spicy McHaggis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin Tress is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Tress showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tress, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Tress!
An out of breath Austin Tress thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Del Oeste (ranked 4121 p4p, 6749 weight class) and Lynn Steinheiser (ranked 143 p4p, 178 weight class). Del Oeste comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 21 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Del Oeste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lynn Steinheiser!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinheiser dives in for a single leg takedown but Del Oeste sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Steinheiser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steinheiser misses with a looping right.
Del Oeste gets a takedown into half guard.
Steinheiser manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Del Oeste keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Oeste working hard to break the clinch.
Del Oeste breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Del Oeste drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Oeste tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste working the head with strikes.
Steinheiser tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Steinheiser tries to hold on but Del Oeste postures up.
Del Oeste is trying to control here but Steinheiser has managed to regain half guard.
Del Oeste performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steinheiser manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Steinheiser can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Del Oeste controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice body punch from Del Oeste.
Del Oeste gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser wants to control but Del Oeste postures up.
Steinheiser is being controlled here.
Steinheiser is trying to control Del Oeste's posture but Del Oeste avoids it.
Del Oeste is trying to get an arm triangle but Steinheiser is defending well.
Steinheiser manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Del Oeste wants to improve his position but Steinheiser is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Del Oeste dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steinheiser throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Del Oeste's waist but Del Oeste gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steinheiser off to one side.
Del Oeste closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steinheiser to the mat! Steinheiser manages to get full guard.
Steinheiser has Del Oeste pulled in close to control his posture.
Steinheiser is trying to keep Del Oeste in close.
Del Oeste controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Oeste trying to control the position from guard on top but Steinheiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinheiser is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Del Oeste is aware though and is defending well.
Del Oeste is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steinheiser takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Steinheiser manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well, if Del Oeste is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Steinheiser trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Steinheiser is defending against the submission attempts here by Del Oeste.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ryan Del Oeste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Oeste instigates a clinch.
Del Oeste is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A frustrated look appears on Del Oeste's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Del Oeste manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Del Oeste dominated that second round.
That's time! Del Oeste's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Del Oeste manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steinheiser on his heels. He'll look to pass Steinheiser's guard now, I'm sure.
Del Oeste stopping the sweep attempt from Steinheiser.
Del Oeste controlling from the top position.
Steinheiser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Oeste looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Del Oeste seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Steinheiser for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinheiser pulls Del Oeste in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Del Oeste connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Oeste. Steinheiser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steinheiser with the counter takedown but Del Oeste avoids it easily.
Del Oeste is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steinheiser tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Del Oeste shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Steinheiser preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste controlling the action here.
Steinheiser controlling the position for now.
Del Oeste controlling the action here.
Ryan Del Oeste is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Steinheiser is trying to get back to full guard.
Steinheiser is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Del Oeste pulls his head out easily.
Lynn Steinheiser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steinheiser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Del Oeste feints and as Steinheiser raises his hands in defense, Del Oeste changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Del Oeste showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Del Oeste 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Del Oeste!
After winning the bout, Ryan Del Oeste thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Lynn Steinheiser had this to say: 'I'm calling for a review of this fight! This faggot kept sticking his finger in my asshole!!! Who the hell can fight effectively while getting fingered in their asshole??? I did not like that at all ... though it felt good, but that is besides the point! A distraction is a DISTRACTION!!!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 3571 p4p, 3185 weight class) and Valentin Saric (ranked 126 p4p, 112 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentin Saric!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sireika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saric missing with a left hand there. Sireika was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sireika looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saric scores with a jab to the body.
Saric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab by Saric.
Saric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sireika.
Saric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saric.
Saric blocks a low kick nicely.
Saric walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sireika moves away.
Sireika displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saric.
Sireika's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saric connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sireika scrambles back to his feet.
Saric throws an off balance right hand
and Sireika counters with a left to the body.
Saric misses with a right hand
and Sireika counters with a right hand to the body.
Sireika walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saric missing with a left hand there. Sireika was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sireika takes one to the chin there.
Valentin Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saric swings for the body but Sireika moves out of range.
Sireika throwing a counter right hand but Saric manages to avoid it.
Sireika pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saric is out of range and Sireika settles back down.
Sireika misses with a hook. Saric ducked under it nicely.
Saric slips a jab from Sireika.
Saric slips a straight right by Sireika.
Sireika uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saric.
Sireika gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sireika throws a hook but Saric blocks it.
Sireika gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Saric to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sireika 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.
Sireika working a defensive guard here.
Saric is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Saric looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saric content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Saric might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Saric frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sireika on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sireika tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saric controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Saric has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Saric.
Sireika holds on, trying desperately to control.
Saric seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sireika is holding on tight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saric is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sireika can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Saric content just to control the position here.
Sireika is desperately trying to improve his position but Saric has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric controlling his opponent.
Saric moves to his opponent's back but Sireika bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Saric.
Saric pulls Sireika in close to his closed guard and prevents Sireika from doing any damage or advancing position.
Saric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saric pulls Sireika in close to prevent any damage.
Saric bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sireika's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Saric dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sireika misses with a hook. Saric ducked under it nicely.
Saric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sireika.
Saric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sireika manages to avoid it.
It looked like Sireika was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saric.
Saric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sireika pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sireika.
Sireika tries a low kick but Saric avoids it.
Saric manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sireika on his heels. He'll look to pass Sireika's guard now, I'm sure.
Saric looking to pass the guard.
Saric is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Saric tries to free his leg and advance position but Sireika is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric content to stall in guard here.
Sireika knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saric on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Valentin Saric has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sireika wants to sweep here but Saric controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Saric scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Saric finds it's target.
Sireika takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saric moves away from the strike by Sireika.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Sireika misses.
Saric's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sireika under the eye.
Saric sizes up Sireika with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sireika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sireika throws a right and a left that Saric avoids nicely.
Valentin Saric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sireika on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Sireika throws a body punch but Saric moves out of range.
Saric lands a body shot.
Saric cracks Sireika with an open hand slap.
Saric lands a jab to the head.
Saric is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice defenses there by Saric.
Some bone on bone action there as Saric checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saric closes the distance and pushes Sireika back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saric.
Sireika has a couple of punches blocked by Saric.
Sireika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sireika is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Saric's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the head but Saric blocks with his arms.
Saric has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sireika.
Saric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saric decides to pull guard.
Saric is pulling down on Sireika's head. It's preventing any offense from Sireika, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saric wants to sweep here but Sireika controlling him for the moment.
Saric is controlling Sireika's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yet more stalling tactics from Saric.
Sireika got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saric has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sireika has managed to get both his arms back between Saric's legs - danger averted.
Saric wants to sweep here but Sireika controlling him for the moment.
Saric looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Saric looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sireika is defending well. Saric quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sireika has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Saric celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valentin Saric!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 1586 p4p, 1661 weight class) and Kappa Knox (ranked 52 p4p, 53 weight class). Knox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 'Til I Collapse | Eminem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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39
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Boss Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Yonic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Knox takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Yonic misses with a hook.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yonic throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Yonic's corner calls for a 1-2. Yonic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knox tries to clinch there but Yonic circles away.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Yonic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic misses the jab.
Yonic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Yonic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yonic darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Yonic lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Yonic.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yonic throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic lands a jab.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Yonic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Yonic.
Yonic misses with an uppercut.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Knox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yonic walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
 It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yonic.
Yonic misses with a body punch
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yonic lands a jab to the nose.
Yonic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knox can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Knox.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yonic misses with a body punch
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
A lazy left from Yonic finds it's target.
Knox slips a jab from Yonic.
Yonic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox scoring well with a low kick there.
Yonic misses with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Yonic misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yonic cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yonic throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yonic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yonic lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
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!
Yonic throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yonic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yonic misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yonic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yonic ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Knox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knox tests Yonic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yonic moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kappa Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Yonic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Yonic misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a good, hard body kick but Yonic shrugs it off.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yonic on the side of the head.
Yonic throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Yonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox lands a big head kick that sends Yonic tumbling to the mat! Knox takes a step backwards and waves Yonic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Yonic is rocked!
Boss Yonic's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox fakes the body blow, causing Yonic to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Yonic goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kappa Knox!
Kappa Knox made sure to mention his sponsor, Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ in his post fight interview.
Boss Yonic spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh rats.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lawrence (ranked 1716 p4p, 2262 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 54 p4p, 80 weight class). Lawrence comes into the arena with No Surrender blaring out of the sound system. 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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence stalks Dean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dean's face. Dean staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
Dean wants to counter the offense by Lawrence and move into the clinch position.
We've been hearing reports that Lawrence has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dean's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawrence connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dean scrambles back to his feet.
Dean misses with a looping left.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
John Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Dean staying out of range there.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Lawrence is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dean's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean is trying to stand back up but Lawrence is controlling him
Lawrence seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lawrence stops Dean from getting back to his feet.
Lawrence lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dean is refusing to be controlled, as Lawrence sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is nestled in close to Dean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lawrence looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dean is trying to stand back up but Lawrence is controlling him
Lawrence is keen to just control but Dean is a slippery customer.
Dean is trying to stand back up but Lawrence is controlling him
Dean is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Lawrence has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Dean is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). John Lawrence!
John Lawrence thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Beast (ranked 1151 p4p, 703 weight class) and Mauro Carnera (ranked 33 p4p, 19 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carnera's choice of entrance music: Bad Religion - Infected. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauro Carnera!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast shoots and misses
and Carnera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beast keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beast lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carnera thuds a left hand into Beast's body.
Carnera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beast looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carnera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carnera misses with a left hand
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carnera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beast will feel that in the morning.
Carnera connects with a crisp jab.
Carnera slips under a jab.
Beast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Beast misses with a lunging right hand
and Carnera counters with a left to the body.
Carnera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beast misses with a left hand
letting Carnera counter with a right hand.
Carnera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast misses with a left hand
and Carnera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carnera is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Carnera misses.
Jab, jab by Carnera - just one landing.
Carnera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Mauro Carnera has been cut.
Beast missing with a left hand there. Carnera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carnera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carnera misses with an uppercut.
Beast swings widly with a right hand
and Carnera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by Carnera.
Carnera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beast.
Beast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carnera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carnera connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast throws a hook to the side of Carnera's head but Carnera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beast will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carnera slips under a jab from Beast.
Beast throws a right hand that misses
and Carnera counters with a nice uppercut.
Carnera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carnera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Beast shoots in looking for a takedown. Carnera tries to sprawl out of it but Beast keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carnera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carnera lands a jab to Beast's midsection.
Carnera sizes up Beast with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carnera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beast. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast scores with the left hand. Carnera knows he should have avoided that one.
Carnera misses with a looping right.
Beast went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Beast moves forwards but Carnera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Carnera.
Carnera misses with a leg kick.
Carnera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carnera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Beast misses the target.
Beast fails with the takedown
and Beast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carnera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carnera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beast had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Carnera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carnera lands with an uppercut that bounces Beast off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beast manages to avoid it.
Carnera tries a low kick but Beast avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast misses with a wild combination.
Beast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carnera.
Beast is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carnera connects with an inside leg kick.
Carnera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beast.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carnera! But no joy.
Carnera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Beast misses the target.
Beast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carnera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carnera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carnera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Carnera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carnera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beast checks it well.
Mauro Carnera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beast misses with an uppercut
and Carnera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beast thinking.
Beast throws a hook to the side of Carnera's head but Carnera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carnera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Beast misses its target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Beast might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Carnera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beast instigates a clinch.
Carnera misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carnera.
Beast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carnera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carnera scores with a shot to the side of Beast's head.
Beast lands with a right to the head.
Carnera tries to work over Beast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beast lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carnera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beast lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
A short right from Beast on the inside.
Carnera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beast.
Carnera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carnera misses with the head strike.
Carnera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beast misses with the head strike.
Beast takes a shot to the head.
Carnera swings wildly with an uppercut but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carnera letting Beast take a breather here.
Carnera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Carnera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beast.
Beast misses with the head strike.
Carnera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beast is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carnera works on Beast's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast misses with some punches.
Carnera can't find room to land a body shot as Beast controls the action.
Beast avoids the elbow strike from Carnera, against the cage.
Carnera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carnera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carnera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beast swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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!
Carnera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beast's sensitive parts.
Carnera misses with the combination.
Beast lands a jab.
A shot to the body from Beast misses
and Carnera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carnera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beast stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carnera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnera throws a leg kick that misses.
Carnera throws a sloppy head kick
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Carnera.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Carnera.
Carnera jabs at Beast's body.
Beast wants to clinch but Carnera slips to the side
and Carnera counters with a straight right hand.
Beast takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beast misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beast misses with a body shot.
Carnera feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carnera misses with a hook. Beast ducked under it nicely.
Beast clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beast can't find room to land a body shot as Carnera controls the action.
Carnera tries a body shot but Beast blocks it.
Beast throws a punch but it's blocked by Carnera.
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!
Carnera blocks a body shot from Beast.
Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
Beast lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carnera.
Carnera tries a body shot but Beast blocks it.
Carnera misses with a punch to the body.
Beast struggles to land a body shot inside as Carnera controls his hands.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Carnera.
Carnera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carnera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carnera.
Carnera is trying to force a seperation but Beast has the dominant position.
Beast prevents a body shot from Carnera.
A right hook to the body lands for Beast.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mauro Carnera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Beast misses with a straight right.
Carnera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beast is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carnera throws a right and a left that Beast avoids nicely.
Carnera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beast.
Carnera looks to score with a jab to the body but Beast is just out of range.
Beast is looking for a counter combo.
Beast throws a hook but Carnera blocks it.
Carnera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Carnera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carnera throws a leg kick
letting Beast counter with a right hand.
Beast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carnera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beast misses with an uppercut.
Beast dives in and grabs Carnera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carnera pushes down on Beast's head and hops out.
Carnera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast counters with a nice body shot.
Beast has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carnera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Carnera misses.
Beast takes a swing at Carnera's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Beast misses.
Carnera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beast's sensitive parts.
Carnera lands a leg kick that knocks Beast off balance momentarily.
Carnera connects with an inside leg kick.
Carnera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carnera lunges at Beast with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beast's hand.
Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carnera is looking to slow Beast down with leg kicks.
Mauro Carnera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beast misses with an uppercut.
Carnera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carnera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera misses with a low kick.
Beast throws a hook but Carnera blocks it.
Carnera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beast.
Carnera cracks Beast with a good jab.
Carnera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beast is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carnera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beast.
A swing and a miss from Beast.
Carnera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beast throws out the jab.
Carnera misses with a two punch combination.
Carnera takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Carnera is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carnera misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carnera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a series of punches but Carnera avoids them all with ease.
Beast throws a hook to the side of Carnera's head but Carnera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beast connects with a nice looking jab.
Carnera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beast throws a lazy uppercut
and Carnera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beast throws a hook to the side of Carnera's head but Carnera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carnera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beast takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carnera throws out a counter right but Beast avoids it with no problem.
Carnera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carnera misses with a hook
and Beast counters with a nice uppercut.
Carnera lands with a cross.
Carnera thumps Beast with a low kick.
Mauro Carnera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast throws a shot from downtown. Carnera moves away and avoids it.
Beast slips a straight right by Carnera.
Beast throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast looks to throw the jab but Carnera is out of range.
Beast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carnera counters with a stiff right hand.
Carnera throws a low kick, looking for Beast's leg but Beast calmly moves out of range.
Carnera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beast.
Carnera flicks out a counter leg kick but Beast steps away.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carnera sprawls well. Carnera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beast gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carnera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dave Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Carnera misses
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mauro Carnera.
I've got Carnera 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauro Carnera!
A very excited looking Mauro Carnera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hill (ranked 862 p4p, 827 weight class) and Hannu Karpo (ranked 23 p4p, 21 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpo misses with a kick to the body.
Hill throws a head kick but Karpo moves out of range.
Hill instigates a clinch.
Karpo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Hill.
It looks like Hannu Karpo has been cut.
Hill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karpo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Karpo 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.
Hill tries a body shot but Karpo blocks it.
Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill misses with an uppercut
and Karpo counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karpo. Karpo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karpo avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill throws a good cross that connects.
Hill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karpo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karpo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karpo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karpo pinned against the cage. Karpo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karpo has managed to clinch.
Hill tries a body shot but Karpo blocks it.
Hill holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karpo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill lands a shot to the body.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karpo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Karpo fails to land.
Karpo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karpo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karpo misses with a head kick.
Karpo slips a jab from Hill.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Karpo throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Karpo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karpo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hill changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karpo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Karpo tries to bench press Hill off him but Hill keeps the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Karpo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hill's best efforts.
Karpo tries to get to full guard but Hill has control of the leg.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Karpo is defending well.
We've been hearing that Hill has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to work for an americana but Karpo has managed to regain full guard.
Karpo trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.
Karpo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karpo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karpo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hill is just riding it out for now. Karpo eventually gives up the hold.
Hill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karpo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karpo's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo is trying to break free.
Hill is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hill gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hill gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hill apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hannu Karpo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karpo scores with a hook.
Karpo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karpo wants it to stay on the feet.
Karpo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karpo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karpo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karpo slaps away a takedown attempt from Hill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karpo defends it nicely.
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!
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill tries to clinch up.
Karpo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hill.
It looks like Scott Hill has been cut.
Karpo misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Hill will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A cross from Karpo lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Karpo - the referee stops the clock and Hill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Karpo. Hill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Karpo misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Karpo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karpo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karpo gets tackled into the cage by Hill. Hill maintains the clinch.
Hill misses with an elbow strike.
Karpo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Karpo working aggressively here.
Hill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo prevents a body shot from Hill.
Hill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karpo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hill lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karpo jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hill.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Karpo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Karpo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Karpo misses with a body shot.
Karpo scores with a sloppy right hand. Hill should have avoided that one.
Hannu Karpo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill throws a hook but Karpo avoids it easily.
It seemed like Karpo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karpo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Karpo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Karpo, which made it look bad.
Karpo moves into the clinch successfully.
Hill tries to stall but Karpo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karpo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpo lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Karpo fails to land.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Karpo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hill tries to circle away but Karpo has him pinned against the cage.
Hill can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Karpo.
Karpo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karpo presses Hill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hill will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karpo up against the cage.
Karpo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karpo breaks the clinch.
Karpo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Karpo is just out of range.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Hill throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Karpo. That one must have hurt.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karpo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karpo lands a jab.
Karpo throws a big shot that misses.
Hill misses with a hook
and Karpo counters with a left to the body.
Karpo throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Karpo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and Karpo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill with the inside leg kick.
Hill blocks a jab.
Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karpo tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.
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. Hill connects with a nice short shot to Karpo's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill wants to control but Karpo is keeping him busy.
Scott Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karpo wants to improve his position but Hill is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karpo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karpo 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.
Karpo is still trying to improve position.
Karpo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hill is pushing down on Karpo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karpo is fighting to maintain full guard but Hill has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Karpo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karpo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Karpo is trying to improve his position.
Karpo prevents Hill from improving position.
Karpo struggling a bit here.
Karpo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill trying to control the action but Karpo is working from the bottom.
Karpo is looking to regain half guard here but Hill keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hill working the head with strikes.
Hill tries for a kimura but Karpo is defending well.
Karpo manages to get back to half guard.
Karpo is trying to control but can't.
Karpo tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.
Hill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karpo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpo trying to control but Hill postures up.
Hill is trying to work for a kimura but Karpo is defending well.
Karpo manages to get to full guard.
Karpo keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill wants to control from the top but Karpo keeps moving.
Karpo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo looking for a sweep. Not yet Karpo, not yet.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill stands and throws Karpo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Karpo is looking for a sweep.
Hill tries to move into full mount but can't pass Karpo's legs.
Karpo tries to bench press Hill off him but Hill keeps the position.
Karpo can't do much from the bottom here.
Karpo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hill trying to control from half guard but Karpo is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hill lands a nice short elbow.
Hill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Karpo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Karpo!
Hill is landing with some decent strikes but Karpo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hill lands a nice shot to the head.
Karpo tries to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
Hill with shots to the head and body - Karpo looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Hill!
Scott Hill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Mma (ranked 399 p4p, 346 weight class) and Léonard Lucy (ranked 9 p4p, 7 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Léonard Lucy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Mma.
Lucy moves forwards but Mma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mma has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mma throws a low kick but Lucy avoids it.
Mma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lucy lands a head kick. Mma smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mma misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lucy! But no joy.
Mma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Mma there.
Nice uppercut there from Lucy.
Nice uppercut there from Lucy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mma moves out of range of the leg kick from Lucy.
Lucy tried to score with a low kick but Mma checks it.
As Lucy backs away, Mma returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lucy under the eye.
Lucy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Lucy.
Lucy throws a lazy right hand but Mma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucy staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucy.
Mma walks into a straight right hand from Lucy.
Mma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mma scores with a jab.
Mma jabs at Lucy's body.
Mma displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mma misses with a double jab.
Lucy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Mma blocks the low kick.
Lucy tries to score with a low kick but Mma moves his leg out of the way.
Lucy throws a shot from downtown. Mma moves away and avoids it.
Mma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lucy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lucy misses with a straight left.
Lucy defending well as Mma loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucy works the jab nicely.
Mma scores with a nice right hand.
Lucy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mma jabs at Lucy's body.
A head kick misses from Lucy.
Mma scores with a kick to the body.
Lucy walks into a jab.
Mma looks to land a combination. Lucy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lucy throws an overhand right that lands on Mma's shoulder, as Mma tries to avoid the shot.
Mma slips a jab from Lucy.
Mma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mma throws a lazy right hand but Lucy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mma misses with a head kick.
Lucy throws a head kick that misses
enabling Mma to counter with a crisp jab.
Mma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucy. Lucy obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Lucy does it's job there.
Lucy scores with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Lucy
and Mma makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lucy really felt that one!
Lucy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mma scores with a hook to the body. Lucy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mma lands a nice looking body shot.
Lucy misses with a low kick.
Lucy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lucy throws a body punch but Mma moves out of range.
Mma moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mma manages to avoid it.
Mma throws a head kick but Lucy moves out of range.
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!
Mma digs a good hook to Lucy's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucy with a nice calf kick.
Mma scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Mma.
Lucy throws out a leg kick but Mma moves out of range and Lucy only half commits.
Mma lands with a right hand.
A jab-cross combination lands for Mma and sends Lucy crashing to the mat! Mma follows him down to the mat - Lucy regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
 Lucy is rocked!
Mma stands up and beckons Lucy to join him on the feet.
Lucy is still on wobbly legs! Can Mma finish him?
Mma delivers a nice body kick.
Lucy looks winded!
Mma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucy.
Lucy swings widly with a right hand
and Mma counters with a nice body kick.
Lucy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mma counters with a low kick, right behind Lucy 's knee.
Mma cracks Lucy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lucy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mma pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lucy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Mma!
Jeff Mma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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