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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Hog (ranked 3717 p4p, 6046 weight class) and Darlan Rooster (ranked 413 p4p, 583 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Hog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darlan Rooster!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooster with a poor takedown
enabling Hog to counter with a crisp jab.
Hog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hog throws a poor cross that misses
and Rooster counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hog won't be happy with that.
Hog explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rooster slips under a jab from Hog.
Rooster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hog avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rooster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hog but Hog pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Hog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darlan Rooster.
Hog connects with a combination that backs up Rooster into the cage. Hog lands a flurry of punches that gets past Rooster's guard. Rooster is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Hog bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Hog!
John Hog decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Darlan Rooster stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got birds 'round my head.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aeric The Spartan (ranked 6393 p4p, 25084 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 607 p4p, 638 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aeric The Spartan!
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, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Spartan lands with a nice combination. Mahomes backs away looking to recover.
The Spartan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Spartan swinging wildly here.
A jab from Mahomes finds it's way through The Spartan's defenses.
The Spartan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahomes.
The Spartan is looking to counter punch.
The Spartan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Spartan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from The Spartan misses.
The Spartan throws a looping overhand right but Mahomes ducks down to avoid it.
Mahomes is looking for the big counter here.
Mahomes sends The Spartan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mahomes is motioning to the referee to let The Spartan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 The Spartan is rocked!
 It looks like Aeric The Spartan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes scores with a jab to the body.
The Spartan is breathing heavily.
The Spartan swinging wildly here.
Mahomes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mahomes connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends The Spartan to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Mahomes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Mahomes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Boy (ranked 6274 p4p, 3700 weight class) and Daxton Wood (ranked 599 p4p, 427 weight class). Killer Boy 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killer Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daxton Wood!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wood is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boy off and has taken his back!
Boy is in bad spot here.
Wood trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Boy doesn't escape.
Wood is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Boy is defending well though. Wood let's go of the attempt for now.
Wood throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Wood misses with punches from the back.
Wood trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wood misses with punches from the back.
Boy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy tries to break free.
Wood is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Boy. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Boy is taking damage to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Boy's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Wood struggling to land strikes to the head as Boy covers up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Wood is trying to stick to Boy's back but Boy is turning into Wood. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wood's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Boy.
Wood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boy won't allow Wood to sweep him here.
Wood trying to control the position here.
Wood wants to sweep here but Boy controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wood wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wood's head.
Boy postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it.
Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wood has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boy has managed to get both his arms back between Wood's legs - danger averted.
Boy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wood lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wood content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Wood engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boy being controlled here, momentarily.
Boy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wood throws a big elbow that misses.
Boy keeping full guard, as Wood tries to pass.
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.
Wood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wood postures up in Boy's guard and throws a big left but Boy blocks it.
Wood is stalling in the full guard.
Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Boy's face as Wood controls the position.
Wood is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
It looks like Wood 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daxton Wood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy feints and as Wood raises his hands in defense, Boy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wood has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Greedy Fight School. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Boy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boy won't allow Wood to sweep him here.
Wood is still trying to improve position.
Wood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wood wants to sweep here but Boy controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
Boy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wood controlling Boy's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wood pulls Boy in close to prevent any damage.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy postures up and lands a big shot to Wood's brow.
Wood trying to control the position.
Wood pulls Boy in close to prevent any damage.
Wood is trying to control the position but Boy postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wood gets caught flat footed, as Boy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boy preventing the sweep.
Boy being controlled here momentarily.
Boy won't allow Wood to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood has Boy pulled in close to control his posture.
Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood seems keen to control Boy's posture.
Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wood trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Wood wants to sweep here but Boy controlling him for the moment.
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boy throws a big elbow that misses.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Boy 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.
Wood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wood keeps trying to improve his position.
Wood managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boy gets a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Boy there.
Boy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wood regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wood has control of Boy's left arm, preventing Boy from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Wood 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.
Wood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Boy 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. This is the final round!
Wood connects with a body shot.
Boy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wood to the mat! Wood manages to get full guard.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boy is in close to Wood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Killer Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wood working for a triangle but Boy defends it easily.
Wood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boy is one step ahead there.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
Wood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wood holds on and takes a little breather.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy is working Wood over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boy being controlled here momentarily.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wood trying to strike off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wood throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wood did well to prevent Boy getting side control.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Boy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wood is controlling Boy's trapped leg to prevent Boy from advancing to side control.
Wood is trying to get back to full guard.
Wood missing with punches from the bottom.
Boy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wood is trying to maintain the position but Boy is very close to passing his half guard.
Boy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wood defending well though.
Wood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wood wants to improve his position but Boy is controlling well.
Wood wants to control but Boy is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy thows a huge punch but Wood dodges it nicely.
Wood wants to get back to full guard.
Wood moves into full guard.
Boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wood will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
Wood controls Boy momentarily but Boy frees himself.
Boy preventing the sweep.
Wood trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Boy won't allow Wood to sweep him here.
Wood is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boy gets a double leg takedown into Wood's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wood is on top in guard.
Wood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boy keeping full guard, as Wood tries to pass.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood pushing down on Boy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood trying to control the pace.
Boy is looking for a sweep. Wood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boy 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Boy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Stanoso (ranked 4982 p4p, 6169 weight class) and Sun Tzu (ranked 617 p4p, 704 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sun Tzu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 Helsinki, Javier Stanoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Tzu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanoso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tzu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanoso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tzu.
Stanoso digs a good body shot into Tzu's ribs.
Stanoso tries to bum rush Tzu with a series of wild strikes but Tzu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tzu drops Stanoso with a beautiful combination! Stanoso stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tzu is looking for the KO!
It looks like Javier Stanoso has been cut.
Tzu misses with a double jab.
Stanoso throwing a counter right hand but Tzu manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanoso throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stanoso!
Stanoso feints and then cracks Tzu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tzu down.
Tzu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stanoso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tzu misses with the combination.
Tzu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanoso scoring well with a low kick there.
Tzu tries to move into range but Stanoso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stanoso misses with a double jab.
Stanoso definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tzu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tzu misses with a few strikes there.
Stanoso is looking for a counter combo.
Stanoso throws the left hand but Tzu avoids the punch easily.
Tzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanoso.
Stanoso throws a series of punches but Tzu avoids them all with ease.
Tzu throws a right and a left that Stanoso avoids nicely.
Stanoso went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stanoso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stanoso misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tzu - that will leave a mark!
Tzu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tzu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stanoso.
Stanoso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Stanoso.
Tzu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stanoso tries to bum rush Tzu with a series of wild strikes but Tzu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanoso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tzu counters with a series of strikes. Stanoso will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stanoso closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stanoso is breathing heavily.
Tzu dodges the punch combination from Stanoso.
Tzu lands with a slapping head kick.
Tzu throws a right hand that Stanoso ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanoso also avoids with ease.
Tzu tries to move into range but Stanoso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stanoso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stanoso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tzu.
Tzu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tzu tries to bum rush Stanoso with a series of wild strikes but Stanoso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tzu lands a jab-cross combination.
Tzu slips a jab and a cross from Stanoso.
Tzu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stanoso dodges the punch combination from Tzu.
Stanoso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tzu unleashes a big counter combination but Stanoso bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tzu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stanoso cracks Tzu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tzu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tzu throws a right and a left that Stanoso avoids nicely.
Tzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tzu looks to land a combination but Stanoso avoids it well.
Stanoso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tzu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanoso lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stanoso.
Tzu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A cross from Stanoso lands.
Stanoso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tzu tries to bum rush Stanoso with a series of wild strikes but Stanoso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tzu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tzu scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Stanoso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tzu doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanoso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tzu backs up against the cage.
Stanoso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tzu.
Tzu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tzu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tzu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stanoso scores with a body shot.
Stanoso throws a right and a left that Tzu avoids nicely.
Stanoso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stanoso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stanoso throws a right hand that Tzu ducks under and follows up with a left that Tzu also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tzu. Stanoso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanoso misses with a two punch combination.
Stanoso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tzu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stanoso if he has to take too many more of those.
Stanoso is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanoso lands with a nice body punch.
Stanoso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stanoso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanoso throws a series of strikes that have Tzu backpedaling.
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 Javier Stanoso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Stanoso's cut.
That's time! Stanoso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tzu feints a jab promting Stanoso to slip. Tzu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stanoso slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stanoso.
Tzu misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Tzu misses.
Tzu throws a nice looking combination but Stanoso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tzu misses with the combination.
Tzu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanoso connects with a crisp jab.
Tzu feints and then cracks Stanoso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stanoso down.
Stanoso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanoso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tzu.
 Tzu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanoso feints with a jab and clips Tzu right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Tzu is sent crashing into the canvas and Stanoso leaps in for the kill! Tzu tries to get to his feet but Stanoso is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Tzu is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Stanoso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrock Shinsaku (ranked 5715 p4p, 6727 weight class) and Deveron Francis (ranked 674 p4p, 746 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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Excellent MT
KO power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yrock Shinsaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Deveron Francis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Francis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinsaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinsaku rushes Francis and presses him up against the cage.
Shinsaku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shinsaku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shinsaku 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.
Shinsaku tries to throw a body punch but Francis avoids it by throwing Shinsaku back against the cage.
Shinsaku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shinsaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shinsaku.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
A short left from Shinsaku.
 It looks like Deveron Francis has been cut.
Francis prevents a body shot from Shinsaku.
Francis jumps guard but Shinsaku stands there with Francis around his waist. Francis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Francis fails to pull guard.
Yrock Shinsaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deveron Francis.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsaku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shinsaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Francis.
Shinsaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis is trying to pull guard but Shinsaku has him pressed against the cage.
Shinsaku tries to throw a body punch but Francis avoids it by throwing Shinsaku back against the cage.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku holds him up against the cage and eventually Francis drops back down to his feet.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shinsaku lands a nice uppercut.
Francis fails to pull guard.
Francis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shinsaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Francis jumps guard but Shinsaku stands there with Francis around his waist. Francis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shinsaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Francis.
Francis prevents a body shot from Shinsaku.
Francis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shinsaku walks away with a smile on his face. Francis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinsaku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku forces Francis back against the cage and clinches.
Shinsaku lands a hook that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shinsaku fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis is trying to pull guard but Shinsaku turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinsaku throws a front kick aimed at Francis's knee but Francis avoids it well.
Shinsaku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shinsaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinsaku misses with a wild body shot.
Shinsaku with a nice calf kick.
Francis darts in and clinches Shinsaku up against the cage.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francis takes the fight into the clinch.
Shinsaku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis is trying to pull guard but Shinsaku turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch.
Shinsaku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Francis doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinsaku circles away.
Shinsaku gets tackled into the cage by Francis. Francis maintains the clinch.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku won't allow it.
Shinsaku lands with a left to the head.
Francis jumps guard but Shinsaku stands there with Francis around his waist. Francis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shinsaku gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shinsaku working aggressively here.
Shinsaku working aggressively here.
Shinsaku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinsaku.
A head punch on the inside from Shinsaku fails to land.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku won't allow it.
Francis fails to pull guard.
Shinsaku lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Francis jumps guard but Shinsaku stands there with Francis around his waist. Francis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Francis is trying to pull guard but Shinsaku has him pressed against the cage.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku won't allow it.
Francis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shinsaku to keep the fight standing.
Francis is trying to pull guard but Shinsaku has him pressed against the cage.
Shinsaku breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Shinsaku does it's job there.
Shinsaku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shinsaku forces Francis back against the cage and clinches.
Francis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shinsaku to keep the fight standing.
Shinsaku lands a body punch.
Francis looks winded!
Shinsaku lands a nice uppercut.
Francis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shinsaku just stands there and leans against the cage.
Francis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shinsaku lands a nice uppercut.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku won't allow it.
Shinsaku lands a right hand.
Francis is rocked!
That has opened up Deveron Francis's cut even more.
Shinsaku scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yrock Shinsaku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deveron Francis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shinsaku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinsaku takes a swing at Francis's ribcage but misses.
Francis wants to clinch.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick that misses.
Shinsaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Francis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinsaku throws a low kick but Francis moves out of range easily.
Shinsaku throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.
Francis tries to clinch but Shinsaku moves out of range.
Shinsaku half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Shinsaku.
Francis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shinsaku.
Francis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shinsaku.
Francis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Francis jumps guard but Shinsaku turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Francis.
Shinsaku has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Shinsaku manages to break the clinch.
Yrock Shinsaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Francis jumps guard but Shinsaku turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yrock Shinsaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deveron Francis.
Francis gets control of Shinsaku's arms and successfully pulls guard. Francis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shinsaku is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Francis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shinsaku wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Francis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shinsaku got a little sloppy there for a moment and Francis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shinsaku has managed to get both his arms back between Francis's legs - danger averted.
Shinsaku lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shinsaku continues to stall.
Francis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shinsaku has passed into half guard!
Shinsaku moves into full mount! Francis won't be happy about that!
Francis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
More hug and hope from Shinsaku.
Francis is working to get back to half guard.
Francis throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shinsaku. What's that going to do exactly?
Shinsaku looking to control but Francis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Francis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinsaku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Francis tries to lock up and control but Shinsaku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shinsaku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku tries to control but Francis wriggling away.
Francis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shinsaku breaks from Francis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shinsaku controlling the position easily from mount.
Francis is squirming around, avoiding Shinsaku's attempts to control the action.
Francis is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinsaku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yrock Shinsaku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Deveron Francis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shinsaku forces Francis back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shinsaku.
Francis is trying to pull guard but Shinsaku turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Francis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shinsaku to keep the fight standing.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku won't allow it.
Yrock Shinsaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deveron Francis.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shinsaku manages to break the clinch.
Shinsaku misses with a low kick.
Shinsaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Francis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shinsaku lands a right hand.
Francis jumps guard but Shinsaku turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shinsaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Francis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsaku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shinsaku does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shinsaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Francis slips under a jab from Shinsaku.
Francis tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinsaku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yrock Shinsaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shinsaku misses with a leg kick.
Shinsaku just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis checks a leg kick.
Francis pushes Shinsaku up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinsaku misses with the head strike.
Francis pulls Shinsaku into guard.
Francis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shinsaku passes into side control.
Yrock Shinsaku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Francis misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis tries to bench press Shinsaku off him but Shinsaku keeps the position.
Francis wants to control but Shinsaku postures up.
Shinsaku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Francis keeps working.
Shinsaku working away.
Francis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Shinsaku is staying active.
Shinsaku staying calm.
Francis misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Francis tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinsaku wants to control but Francis is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Yrock Shinsaku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Francis striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Francis tries to buck Shinsaku off but Shinsaku is having none of it.
Shinsaku wants to control but Francis is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shinsaku is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Francis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Shinsaku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shinsaku has closed the distance and engaged Francis in a clinch.
Francis jumps guard but Shinsaku turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Francis is trying to pull guard but Shinsaku has him pressed against the cage.
Shinsaku scores with a shoulder strike.
Shinsaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shinsaku just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shinsaku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Francis tries to pull guard but Shinsaku forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Deveron Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinsaku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrock Shinsaku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shinsaku 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrock Shinsaku!
A victorious Yrock Shinsaku thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guiseppe Algiorno (ranked 6270 p4p, 6624 weight class) and Umar Petrov (ranked 670 p4p, 689 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guiseppe Algiorno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umar Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Algiorno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Algiorno circles away quickly and effectively.
Algiorno throws a big counter combination but Petrov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petrov.
Algiorno is looking to clinch.
Petrov tries to keep at a distance but Algiorno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Algiorno.
Petrov working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Petrov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Algiorno.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Algiorno breaks from the clinch.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Algiorno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Algiorno eats them both and turns towards Petrov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Algiorno. Those never looked like landing.
Algiorno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrov if he has to take too many more of those.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Algiorno.
Algiorno clinches.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Algiorno backwards.
Algiorno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrov avoids it.
Algiorno manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Algiorno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petrov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Algiorno dives on top into guard.
Petrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Algiorno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Algiorno from controlling successfully.
Algiorno forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Algiorno pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov wants to get back to full guard but Algiorno has passed into side control.
Petrov is trying to get back to his feet.
Petrov is looking to regain half guard here but Algiorno keeps moving and retains side control.
Petrov is trying to buck Algiorno off.
Petrov is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petrov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Algiorno off and has taken his back!
Petrov not allowing Algiorno to control his hands.
Algiorno is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Petrov looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Algiorno taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Umar Petrov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Pereira Pinto (ranked 3319 p4p, 3737 weight class) and Freddie DeLuna (ranked 423 p4p, 473 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Pereira Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddie DeLuna!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLuna walks into a stiff left hand from Pereira Pinto.
Pereira Pinto moves into the clinch.
DeLuna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira Pinto just stands there and leans against the cage.
DeLuna is trying to drag Pereira Pinto to the mat but Pereira Pinto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pereira Pinto stops a takedown attempt from DeLuna.
Jorge Pereira Pinto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie DeLuna.
Pereira Pinto breaks the clinch.
Pereira Pinto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeLuna shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
DeLuna shoots in for a double leg but Pereira Pinto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pereira Pinto throws a right and a left that DeLuna avoids nicely.
And DeLuna tries to counter it with a takedown but Pereira Pinto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeLuna dives in and grabs Pereira Pinto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira Pinto pushes down on DeLuna's head and hops out.
Pereira Pinto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pereira Pinto tries to sprawl but DeLuna drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeLuna is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pereira Pinto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time DeLuna.
Pereira Pinto is looking for a sweep. DeLuna is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuna trying to control the action but Pereira Pinto is working from the bottom.
DeLuna prevents Pereira Pinto from improving his position.
DeLuna is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pereira Pinto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time DeLuna.
Pereira Pinto is trying to get back to full guard.
Pereira Pinto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
DeLuna seems to be working for a kimura but Pereira Pinto defends the submission attempt.
Pereira Pinto gets full guard.
That's two 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.
DeLuna wants to control from the top but Pereira Pinto keeps moving.
Pereira Pinto has his hands on DeLuna's head, controlling the position.
DeLuna trying to control but Pereira Pinto is working from the bottom.
Pereira Pinto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pereira Pinto keeping full guard, as DeLuna tries to pass.
Pereira Pinto is looking for a triangle but DeLuna pushes his legs off easily.
Pereira Pinto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pereira Pinto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. DeLuna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. DeLuna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuna trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pereira Pinto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but DeLuna can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeLuna looking to sit in guard and control but Pereira Pinto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
DeLuna has his foot on Pereira Pinto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pereira Pinto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pereira Pinto stopping the sweep attempt from DeLuna.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeLuna is on top in guard.
Pereira Pinto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and DeLuna defends well.
DeLuna wants to control from the top but Pereira Pinto keeps moving.
DeLuna drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and DeLuna jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeLuna trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeLuna postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Pereira Pinto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
DeLuna is looking to clinch but Pereira Pinto is avoiding it.
DeLuna misses with a takedown attempt
and Pereira Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pereira Pinto throws a nice looking combination but DeLuna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira Pinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeLuna can do to turn this around?
Pereira Pinto tries to bum rush DeLuna with a series of wild strikes but DeLuna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira Pinto lands a nice shot that snaps DeLuna's head back.
Pereira Pinto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pereira Pinto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DeLuna shoots in but Pereira Pinto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeLuna misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jorge Pereira Pinto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie DeLuna.
DeLuna takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto misses with the combination.
Pereira Pinto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as DeLuna backs up against the cage.
Pereira Pinto gets a clinch.
Pereira Pinto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
DeLuna can't get the takedown.
Pereira Pinto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeLuna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DeLuna has a takedown stuffed.
DeLuna slips a straight right by Pereira Pinto.
Pereira Pinto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DeLuna fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira Pinto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pereira Pinto.
DeLuna changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pereira Pinto tries to avoid it but DeLuna manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pereira Pinto to the ground. Pereira Pinto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jorge Pereira Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira Pinto throws a right hand that DeLuna ducks under and follows up with a left that DeLuna also avoids with ease.
DeLuna is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira Pinto cracks DeLuna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pereira Pinto rushes DeLuna and presses him up against the cage.
DeLuna tries for a takedown but Pereira Pinto manages to get underhooks.
Pereira Pinto stops a takedown attempt from DeLuna.
DeLuna tries for a takedown. No joy.
DeLuna is breathing heavily.
DeLuna tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pereira Pinto smiles and moves away.
DeLuna takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto drives through and clinches with DeLuna against the cage.
Pereira Pinto breaks the clinch.
Pereira Pinto gets a clinch.
DeLuna letting Pereira Pinto take a breather here.
Pereira Pinto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DeLuna misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
DeLuna has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pereira Pinto drives through and clinches with DeLuna against the cage.
Pereira Pinto presses DeLuna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pereira Pinto gets underhooks to prevent DeLuna's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from DeLuna.
A hook to the body from Pereira Pinto.
Pereira Pinto'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.
Pereira Pinto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pereira Pinto taking a breather.
Pereira Pinto gets underhooks to prevent DeLuna's takedown attempt.
Pereira Pinto has clasped his hands together around DeLuna's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeLuna struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
DeLuna stops Pereira Pinto from passing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Pereira Pinto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pereira Pinto digs a good body shot into DeLuna's ribs.
Pereira Pinto has closed the distance and engaged DeLuna in a clinch.
Pereira Pinto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeLuna ducks under a wild hook from Pereira Pinto.
Pereira Pinto clinches with his opponent.
DeLuna jumps into guard, dragging Pereira Pinto to the mat.
Pereira Pinto lands a couple of elbows.
DeLuna lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pereira Pinto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DeLuna is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira Pinto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. DeLuna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. DeLuna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
DeLuna trying to control but Pereira Pinto is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pereira Pinto haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
DeLuna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
DeLuna trying to control but Pereira Pinto is working from the bottom.
Pereira Pinto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DeLuna's guard.
DeLuna trying to keep a closed guard but Pereira Pinto is proving a slippery customer.
DeLuna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pereira Pinto wants to control but DeLuna is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pereira Pinto.
Pereira Pinto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and DeLuna defends well.
Pereira Pinto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DeLuna is aware though and is defending well.
Pereira Pinto looking for a sweep. Not yet Pereira Pinto, not yet.
DeLuna wants to control from the top but Pereira Pinto keeps moving.
Pereira Pinto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pereira Pinto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for DeLuna on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuna wants to control from the top but Pereira Pinto keeps moving.
Pereira Pinto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DeLuna is aware though and is defending well.
Jorge Pereira Pinto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
DeLuna trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeLuna got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pereira Pinto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, DeLuna has managed to get both his arms back between Pereira Pinto's legs - danger averted.
DeLuna looking to pass the guard.
DeLuna trying to control but Pereira Pinto is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
DeLuna tries to keep at a distance but Pereira Pinto has taken the fight into the clinch.
DeLuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeLuna tries for a takedown but Pereira Pinto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pereira Pinto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pereira Pinto scores with a crisp jab that stopped DeLuna in his tracks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pereira Pinto!
DeLuna gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jorge Pereira Pinto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira Pinto has closed the distance and engaged DeLuna in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Pereira Pinto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pereira Pinto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Pereira Pinto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asaki Hanaki (ranked 4267 p4p, 4813 weight class) and Jach Bresnar (ranked 468 p4p, 503 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanaki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The HU - Wolf Totem. Jach Bresnar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155
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24
165
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter fighter
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asaki Hanaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jach Bresnar!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanaki moves in looking to clinch but Bresnar pushes him off.
Asaki Hanaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bresnar shoots in but Hanaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hanaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bresnar tries to avoid it but Hanaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bresnar to the ground. Bresnar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bresnar has managed to clinch.
Hanaki avoiding damage as Bresnar throws knees to the body.
Bresnar prevents Hanaki from breaking the clinch.
Bresnar manages to break the clinch.
Bresnar takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bresnar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bresnar wants it to stay on the feet.
Bresnar has closed the distance and engaged Hanaki in a clinch.
Bresnar breaks from the clinch.
Hanaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar clinches.
Bresnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanaki up against the cage.
Bresnar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bresnar breaks the clinch.
Bresnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanaki counters with a series of strikes. Bresnar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hanaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bresnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bresnar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bresnar rushes Hanaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bresnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanaki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asaki Hanaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bresnar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bresnar gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanaki wants to control but Bresnar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hanaki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hanaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Bresnar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hanaki is looking for a sweep. Bresnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bresnar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bresnar prevents Hanaki from improving his position.
Bresnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bresnar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bresnar throwing shots but Hanaki is blocking nicely.
Hanaki taking some punishment here, with Bresnar in his half guard.
Bresnar thows a huge punch but Hanaki dodges it nicely.
Bresnar stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki is looking to escape.
Bresnar working Hanaki over with strikes.
Bresnar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
It looks like Bresnar 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanaki misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jach Bresnar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bresnar fails with a takedown attempt.
As Bresnar looks to move away, Hanaki throws a big counter combo but Bresnar just gets out of the way.
Hanaki cracks Bresnar with an open hand slap.
Hanaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bresnar misses with a straight left.
Bresnar moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bresnar has him pressed against the cage.
Bresnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bresnar tries to throw a body punch but Hanaki avoids it by throwing Bresnar back against the cage.
Hanaki is trying to break free.
Bresnar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bresnar manages to break the clinch.
Bresnar has closed the distance and engaged Hanaki in a clinch.
Bresnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bresnar pushes Hanaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Bresnar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hanaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bresnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Hanaki does no damage.
Hanaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bresnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bresnar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar dodges the punch combination from Hanaki.
Hanaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bresnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanaki is fending him off so far but Bresnar persists. Nope, Hanaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Asaki Hanaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bresnar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hanaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Bresnar working the head with strikes.
Jach Bresnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hanaki is pushing Bresnar's head away, looking to escape. Bresnar manages to hold on to the position though.
Hanaki is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Hanaki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bresnar controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar working the head with strikes.
Hanaki is trying to escape the position but Bresnar is controlling the position.
Bresnar working the body and head with strikes.
Hanaki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bresnar connects with a decent elbow.
Bresnar scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bresnar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bresnar advances nicely into full mount.
Hanaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bresnar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bresnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hanaki is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bresnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jach Bresnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bresnar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hanaki defends it well.
Hanaki works Bresnar's body with a nice hook.
Bresnar forces Hanaki back against the cage and clinches.
Bresnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanaki's efforts to push away.
Bresnar stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bresnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bresnar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hanaki regains guard.
Bresnar is stalling in the full guard.
Bresnar trying to control but Hanaki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanaki, not yet.
Bresnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hanaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bresnar is one step ahead there.
Bresnar passes into half guard.
Hanaki wants to improve his position but Bresnar is controlling well.
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.
Bresnar trying to control the pace.
Hanaki is controlling Bresnar's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bresnar controlling the action here.
Bresnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar trying to pass the guard but Hanaki defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hanaki tries to clinch up but Bresnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanaki misses with a wild combination.
Bresnar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hanaki defends it well.
Bresnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bresnar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hanaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bresnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bresnar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bresnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jach Bresnar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bresnar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki is pressing down on Bresnar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bresnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bresnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bresnar wants to pass the guard but Hanaki is keeping the position.
Asaki Hanaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bresnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jach Bresnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bresnar 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jach Bresnar!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dhaahir Kaalim (ranked 3664 p4p, 4030 weight class) and Pedro Paulo (ranked 175 p4p, 196 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dhaahir Kaalim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Paulo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Paulo. No joy for Kaalim on that attempt.
Kaalim closes the distance and clinches up with Paulo, looking for a takedown. Kaalim pushes Paulo against the cage but Paulo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paulo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paulo with the ground and pound but Kaalim uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Paulo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kaalim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paulo has managed to get both his arms back between Kaalim's legs - danger averted.
Kaalim has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Paulo doesn't defend quickly enough and Kaalim has managed to lock this one up! Can Paulo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kaalim on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dhaahir Kaalim!
During a confident post fight interview, Dhaahir Kaalim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Cools (ranked 2299 p4p, 2537 weight class) and Hyatt Wayne (ranked 272 p4p, 300 weight class). Cools comes into the arena with Big Yellow Taxi blaring out of the sound system. Wayne has chosen SOAD - Aerials as his entrance music. Hyatt Wayne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Cools!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hyatt Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Cools is out of range.
Cools seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cools takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cools throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cools misses with a straight left.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wayne scores with a one two! Cools had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wayne.
Cools throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cools catches Wayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Hyatt Wayne has been cut.
Cools gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cools fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Cools. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cools.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Cools ducks down to avoid it.
Cools moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wayne connects with a single shot there.
Wayne throws the left hand but Cools avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Cools misses its intended target.
Cools lands a jab to Wayne's midsection.
Jim Cools seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cools misses with an uppercut
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cools moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wayne misses with a double jab.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Cools.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Cools.
A little jabbing left from Wayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Cools misses.
Wayne throws a good cross that connects.
Cools misses with a straight left.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Cools loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Cools.
Cools slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cools takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cools on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cools throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Wayne.
Cools throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Cools missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cools staying out of range there.
Cools takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cools throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Wayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Cools pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cools pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cools misses with a wild combination.
Wayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cools.
Wayne throws a one two combo.
Cools doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cools.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cools.
Wayne swinging wildly here.
It looked like Cools wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cools throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Cools avoids it with no problem.
Wayne takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cools throws out a powerful jab.
Cools clinches up against the cage.
Cools blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cools tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cools has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cools.
Cools working aggressively here.
Wayne lands a right hand.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
Cools misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cools blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wayne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cools scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Cools tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cools smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cools misses with a looping right.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cools is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cools.
Cools connects with a right hand. Wayne shakes it off.
Wayne dips to his left and cracks Cools with an uppercut!
Donk. Wayne catches Cools right on the button with a cross.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Cools defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Cools lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cools misses the target.
Wayne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cools circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cools lands a nice shot that snaps Wayne's head back.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wayne's corner calls for a 1-2. Wayne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
Cools is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wayne, as that shot connected.
Oh Cools is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cools slips under a jab from Wayne.
Wayne works over Cools's head and body with a nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hyatt Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hyatt Wayne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wayne closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cools! Wayne dives in looking to finish! Cools is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hyatt Wayne!
Hyatt Wayne took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Jim Cools stepped up to the mic, saying 'Not cool guys'.
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