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DMMA 8: Mack vs Outback PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Cloudsen (ranked 4278 p4p, 4583 weight class) and Tom Fast (ranked 489 p4p, 514 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Cloudsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tom Fast!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fast staying out of range there.
Cloudsen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fast on his heels. He'll look to pass Fast's guard now, I'm sure.
Fast has his feet on Cloudsen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cloudsen clinches up with Fast and pushes him back against the cage.
Cloudsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fast stops a takedown attempt from Cloudsen.
Fast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cloudsen has closed the distance and engaged Fast in a clinch.
Cloudsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cloudsen takes a swing at Fast's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloudsen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cloudsen not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloudsen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fast sees it coming and defends easily.
Cloudsen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cloudsen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fast sees it coming and defends easily.
Fast trying to hold on to Cloudsen's head to control him but Cloudsen postures up.
Cloudsen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fast wants to improve his position but Cloudsen is controlling well.
Cloudsen is nestled in close to Fast, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cloudsen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fast is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bjorn Cloudsen!
A very excited looking Bjorn Cloudsen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Arai (ranked 24665 p4p, 4634 weight class) and Billy Blade (ranked 701 p4p, 574 weight class). Takeo Arai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeo Arai!
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, Billy Blade!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arai counters with a good low kick that Blade was not able to check.
Blade goes for a double leg but Arai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Arai continues to drive forward.
Blade misses with a hook to the body
and Arai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Arai avoids the body shot from Blade.
Blade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a leg kick.
Blade fails with the takedown
and Arai counters with a head kick that drops Blade to the mat! Blade scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Takeo Arai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blade.
Blade swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.
Arai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arai sprawls well. Arai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blade gets slowly back to his feet.
Blade just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromArai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade misses with a looping right.
Blade thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Arai misses the target.
Blade misses with a shot to the body
and Arai counters with a nice body kick.
Arai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blade just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromArai.
Blade throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arai counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Blade! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Takeo Arai!
A very excited looking Takeo Arai 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Allen Brown (ranked 24685 p4p, 4166 weight class) and Needno Badges (ranked 745 p4p, 537 weight class). Needno Badges told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Allen Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Needno Badges!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Needno Badges has been cut.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Badges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Badges gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Badges prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Badges lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Allen Brown has been cut.
Badges lands with a left to the head.
Badges throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
A short uppercut from Badges.
Nice elbow from Badges.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Badges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Badges.
Brown blocking some punches.
Badges lands an uppercut.
Badges lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Badges lands a nice shot to the body.
Badges misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Badges.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Brown is rocked!
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown blocking some punches.
Badges creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Brown! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Badges.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Needno Badges!
Needno Badges made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 3373 p4p, 3915 weight class) and Rich Voss (ranked 452 p4p, 504 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Voss!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harakka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harakka misses with a wild body shot.
Voss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Voss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harakka avoids it really well and circles away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Voss 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.
Voss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harakka.
Voss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Voss shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Voss showed some decent athleticism there.
Voss sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harakka gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka is looking to stand up but Voss isn't so interested in that idea.
Harakka trying to control the position.
Voss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harakka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voss sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harakka has Voss pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Voss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harakka looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harakka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Voss misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harakka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voss's knee momentarily.
Gustav Harakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voss moves out of range as Harakka throws a body kick.
Harakka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harakka on the side of the head.
Harakka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been told by Harakka's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Voss shoots in and bounces Harakka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harakka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voss.
Harakka keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voss trying to control the position from guard on top but Harakka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voss has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harakka trying to control the position.
Harakka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Voss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Voss passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Voss controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harakka is not content to let Voss control the position.
Harakka tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Harakka tries to hold on but Voss pushes him away.
Voss punching from mount but Harakka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Voss sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Voss working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harakka tries to lock up and control but Voss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Voss will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Crunch! Harakka slams his shin into Voss's torso.
Voss shoots and misses
enabling Harakka to counter with a crisp jab.
Harakka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Voss on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harakka scores with a hook.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Voss.
Harakka connects with a looping right hand.
Crunch! Harakka slams his shin into Voss's torso.
Harakka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Voss's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harakka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Voss's sensitive parts.
Harakka scores with a push kick.
Voss misses with a takedown attempt - Harakka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gustav Harakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Voss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harakka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Voss somewhat.
Gustav Harakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Voss.
Harakka throws a head kick but Voss moves out of range.
Voss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Voss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gustav Harakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harakka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harakka lands a big right hand that sends Voss crashing to the mat! Harakka stays standing though and waves Voss back to his feet!
 Voss is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harakka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Voss is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Voss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Voss is still on wobbly legs! Can Harakka finish him?
Voss shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harakka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Voss seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka scores with a hook.
Voss swings widly with a right hand
and Harakka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick from Harakka, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Voss looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harakka trying to control from the bottom.
Voss missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harakka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Voss is keen to just control but Harakka is a slippery customer.
Harakka wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harakka defending well though.
Harakka wants to improve his position but Voss is controlling well.
Harakka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voss.
Voss looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harakka keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Voss is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harakka's half guard.
Voss wants to take a breather but Harakka is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harakka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Voss is working away from the top position though.
Rich Voss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Voss trying to control from half guard but Harakka is working away.
Voss not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harakka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Voss postures up and lands a big shot to Harakka's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Harakka dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Voss fails to land the takedown.
Voss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harakka circles away.
Harakka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Voss.
Gustav Harakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Voss.
Voss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harakka misses with a kick to the body
and Voss counters with a single leg into guard. Harakka didn't expect that.
Harakka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Voss wants to control from the top but Harakka keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voss.
Voss controls from within his opponent's guard.
Voss trying to control the position from guard on top but Harakka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harakka keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harakka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harakka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Voss has time to react.
Voss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harakka lands a nice shot to the body.
Voss looks to land a left hand but Harakka moved out of range nicely.
Voss fails with the takedown.
Harakka feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Voss sprawling to the canvas! Voss rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harakka finish him?!
Harakka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harakka cracks Voss with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Voss looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Harakka finish him?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Voss checks a leg kick.
Voss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harakka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
You can see that Voss has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Voss throws the left hand but Harakka avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka cracks Voss with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Voss looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Harakka finish him?
Voss looks to land a right hand but Harakka moved out of range.
Harakka avoids the body shot from Voss.
Voss misses with an uppercut
and Harakka counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Harakka!
Gustav Harakka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rivelino Atunes (ranked 1653 p4p, 3834 weight class) and Maverick Diaz (ranked 188 p4p, 429 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Rivelino Atunes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maverick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Atunes . Atunes maintains the clinch.
Atunes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Atunes is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Atunes tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Atunes drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rivelino Atunes . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atunes jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Atunes around his waist. Atunes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Atunes is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Atunes tries to pull guard but Diaz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Atunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atunes tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Atunes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Diaz throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Atunes cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atunes clinches.
Atunes fails to pull guard.
Atunes is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
I was talking to Atunes 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Atunes jumps guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Atunes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Atunes jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Atunes around his waist. Atunes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Atunes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Atunes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaz smiles and moves away.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Atunes .
Atunes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Jose Rivelino Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes is looking to clinch.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Atunes slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - Atunes scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Atunes clinches with his opponent.
Atunes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Atunes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Atunes had control of the position.
Atunes is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atunes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Atunes 's legs - danger averted.
Diaz wants to stand but Atunes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Atunes is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Diaz rolls with it to try and escape but Atunes cranks on the arm and Diaz is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Rivelino Atunes !
Our winner, Jose Rivelino Atunes , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psion Phyrrus (ranked 1824 p4p, 2613 weight class) and Iner Raledran (ranked 281 p4p, 394 weight class). Iner Raledran has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Psion Phyrrus's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psion Phyrrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iner Raledran!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raledran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phyrrus.
Raledran moves away from the strike by Phyrrus.
Phyrrus misses with an uppercut. Raledran saw that one coming.
Raledran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phyrrus digs a good body shot into Raledran's ribs.
Raledran needs to keep his hands up - Phyrrus had a free shot at his head there.
Raledran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phyrrus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raledran scrambles back to his feet.
Raledran slips under a jab from Phyrrus.
Phyrrus backing away here, and Raledran unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Phyrrus throws a looping overhand right but Raledran ducks down to avoid it.
Raledran was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A lazy left from Phyrrus finds it's target.
Raledran takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Iner Raledran has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phyrrus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raledran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phyrrus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raledran on the side of the head.
Phyrrus looks to throw the jab but Raledran is out of range.
Phyrrus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Psion Phyrrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phyrrus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raledran counters with a stiff right hand.
Phyrrus misses with a lunging right hand
and Phyrrus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phyrrus looks to land a right hand but Raledran moved out of range.
Raledran flicks out a counter leg kick but Phyrrus steps away.
Raledran staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raledran! But no joy.
Phyrrus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phyrrus throws a lazy uppercut
and Raledran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raledran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phyrrus backwards.
Phyrrus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phyrrus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raledran manages to avoid it.
Raledran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raledran moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Raledran misses.
Phyrrus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raledran moves away.
Raledran unleashes a big counter combination but Phyrrus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Phyrrus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raledran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phyrrus.
Phyrrus misses with a lunging right hand
and Raledran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phyrrus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phyrrus looks to throw the jab but Raledran is out of range.
Phyrrus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raledran ducks under a wild hook from Phyrrus.
Phyrrus misses with a straight right.
A jab from Phyrrus misses.
Raledran tries to counter by closing the distance.
Phyrrus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phyrrus misses the jab.
Phyrrus throws a hook but Raledran blocks it.
Raledran moves forwards but Phyrrus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phyrrus misses with a hook
and Raledran moves into the clinch.
Raledran gets through Phyrrus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phyrrus throws a punch but it's blocked by Raledran.
Raledran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phyrrus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phyrrus throws a series of punches but Raledran moves out of range.
Raledran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raledran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phyrrus swings for the body but Raledran moves out of range.
Phyrrus throws a lazy uppercut
letting Raledran counter with a right hand.
Phyrrus scores with a hook to the body. Raledran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raledran slips under a jab from Phyrrus.
Phyrrus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raledran tries to counter with a clinch but Phyrrus shakes him off and moves away.
Phyrrus swings for the body but Raledran moves out of range.
Raledran feints a counter leg kick.
Raledran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raledran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phyrrus cracks Raledran with a good jab.
Phyrrus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raledran.
Phyrrus throws a hook to the side of Raledran's head but Raledran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phyrrus misses with an uppercut
enabling Raledran to counter with a crisp jab.
Phyrrus misses with a hook
and Raledran counters with a stiff right hand.
Phyrrus is rocked!
Phyrrus misses with a hook
and Raledran counters with a big right hand! Oh Phyrrus is in trouble here! Raledran follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iner Raledran!
A victorious Iner Raledran thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yar Bol (ranked 889 p4p, 1493 weight class) and Juki Allu (ranked 101 p4p, 168 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yar Bol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juki Allu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allu throws a right hand that misses
and Bol counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Juki Allu has been cut.
Allu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bol manages to avoid it.
Allu scores with a jab. Bol acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Allu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bol moves away from the strike by Allu.
Bol misses with a wild body shot.
Bol moves out of range as Allu strikes.
Allu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bol misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bol misses with a lunging right hand
and Allu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Allu lands the left hand.
Bol avoids the body shot from Allu.
Allu walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allu throws a chopping leg kick but Bol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bol half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bol throws a body shot but no joy.
Bol defending well as Allu loads up on a big left hand.
Allu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bol. Bol circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Allu swings for the body but Bol moves out of range.
Bol circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bol counters with a stiff right hand.
Bol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allu.
Allu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bol tried to counter with a leg kick but Allu avoided it.
Allu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allu wants to land a leg kick but Bol is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bol tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu throws a right hand that misses
and Bol makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Allu throws a looping overhand right but Bol ducks down to avoid it.
Bol appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Allu misses with a left hand
and Bol counters with a right hand to the body.
Bol tries to land a body kick
and Allu counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Juki Allu's cut even more.
Bol blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allu.
Bol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allu or not.
Bol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Allu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bol's efforts to push away.
Bol manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bol lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Allu blocks a body shot from Bol.
Bol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allu working aggressively here.
Bol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allu's elbow.
Allu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bol.
Bol breaks the clinch.
Allu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bol counters with a right hand to the body.
A leg kick checked by Bol.
Bol half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Allu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Allu coming out on top.
Bol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Allu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bol.
Bol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allu.
Bol is looking to wear down Allu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allu looks to throw a body kick
and Bol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bol throws a solid leg kick but Allu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bol.
Bol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Allu blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Bol.
Allu tries to clinch up but Bol circles away and keeps his distance.
Bol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Allu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Bol misses its target.
Allu misses with a hook. Bol ducked under it nicely.
Allu misses with an uppercut. Bol saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Bol misses the target.
Allu throws a leg kick
and Bol counters with a nice low kick that buckles Allu's knee momentarily.
Bol throws a lazy right hand but Allu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allu moves away.
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 Yar Bol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juki Allu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bol avoids the body shot from Allu.
Allu misses the jab.
Allu looks for the body kick but Bol saw that one coming.
Bol feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Allu connects with a leg kick.
Bol moves out of range as Allu throws a body kick.
Bol avoids the head kick by Allu.
Bol swings for the body but Allu moves out of range.
Bol throws a sloppy body shot
and Allu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bol misses the shot to the body.
Allu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu takes a swing at Bol's ribcage but misses.
Allu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bol.
A swing and a miss from Allu.
Allu instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allu.
Bol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bol.
The cut above Juki Allu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bol scores with a hook to the body.
Bol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allu blocks a body shot from Bol.
Allu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bol blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Allu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bol.
Allu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Allu struggles to land a body shot inside as Bol controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bol is leaning against Allu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Allu lands a right hand.
Bol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bol lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bol as Allu tries to tie him up.
Allu lands a hook that snaps the head of Bol backwards.
Allu lands an uppercut.
Allu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bol pushes Allu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allu.
Allu misses with the head strike.
Bol lands a body punch.
Allu swings wildly with an uppercut but Bol uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allu is trying to stall.
Bol misses with a body punch.
Allu has a couple of punches blocked by Bol.
Bol lands with a short shot to the head.
Bol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juki Allu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bol prevents a body shot from Allu.
Bol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bol.
Allu misses with a hook.
Bol is looking to slow Allu down with leg kicks.
Allu defending well as Bol loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Allu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Allu throws a right hand that misses
and Bol counters with a nice uppercut.
Bol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allu throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allu looks to clinch
and Bol counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allu throws out the jab.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Bol checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Allu misses with a low kick.
Allu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bol was well out of range. Poor timing from Allu.
Allu misses with a looping right.
It looked like Bol was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Allu.
Allu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Allu misses with a body shot.
Bol cracks Allu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Allu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bol finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juki Allu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yar Bol!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 962 p4p, 688 weight class) and Semba Rua (ranked 143 p4p, 111 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semba Rua!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rua.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Lee lands a jab to Rua's midsection.
Lee takes one on the button.
Rua misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Rua.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Rua throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Semba Rua has been cut.
Rua lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee avoids the body shot from Rua.
Lee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Rua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Semba Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Rua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee is rocked!
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rua connects with a single shot there.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee cracks Rua with a good jab.
Lee tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Lee grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Rua takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Lee cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Lee!
A determined Jimmy Lee didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Magrath (ranked 1188 p4p, 558 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 182 p4p, 89 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magrath lands with a right hand.
Magrath throws a jab when Polus was well out of range.
Polus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Magrath defends it well.
Magrath swings widly with a right hand
and Polus counters with a three punch combo that has Magrath backing up. Magrath nods at Polus to acknowledge the strikes.
Magrath misses with a body punch
and Polus counters with a single leg into guard. Magrath didn't expect that.
Polus tries to free his leg and advance position but Magrath is retaining full guard.
Magrath has Polus pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus has gone for a leg lock! Magrath slips out almost immediately though and dives into Polus's guard.
Polus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magrath defends it easily.
Polus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magrath is aware though and is defending well.
Polus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magrath gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath preventing the sweep.
Polus is looking for a triangle here but Magrath uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Magrath happy to just control the position for now.
Polus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus manages to get back to half guard.
Polus manages to get to full guard.
Magrath sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Polus looking for a sweep. Not yet Polus, not yet.
Polus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Magrath passes into side control.
Magrath gets to mount! Polus was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath prevents Polus from getting the reversal.
Polus gets back to half guard.
Polus wants to get back to full guard.
Magrath slows the pace down in half guard.
Polus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magrath keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raminus Polus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Polus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magrath. Polus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magrath throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magrath uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Polus has time to react.
It looks like Raminus Polus has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Magrath has knocked Polus down with a huge combo! Magrath steps away and waves a wobbly Polus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Polus is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Polus is still on wobbly legs! Can Magrath finish him?
Magrath throws a right hand that misses
and Polus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Magrath won't be happy with that.
Polus seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Magrath rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Polus's guard! Nice work there by Magrath!
Jaxon Magrath overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polus working for a triangle but Magrath defends it easily.
Polus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magrath gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Polus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magrath gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath sitting in guard here, content to control.
Polus working for submissions but it's allowed Magrath to get to half guard.
Polus tries to get to full guard but Magrath has control of the leg.
Polus 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.
Magrath with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus tries to get to full guard but Magrath has control of the leg.
Polus keeps trying to improve his position.
Magrath stalling.
Polus is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Polus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Magrath controlling the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Magrath tries to stand and escape but Polus is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magrath throws an off balance right hand
and Polus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Magrath dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Magrath throws a hook but Polus blocks it.
Polus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Magrath takes a swing at Polus's ribcage but misses.
Magrath throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magrath scores with a crisp jab that stopped Polus in his tracks.
Magrath throws a lazy uppercut
and Polus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magrath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polus can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magrath throws a head kick that misses
and Polus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath misses with an uppercut. Polus saw that one coming.
Magrath with a nice cross.
Magrath stuns Polus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magrath misses with a left hand
and Polus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magrath looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magrath misses with an uppercut
and Polus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Polus takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magrath.
Magrath blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polus lands a shoulder strike.
Magrath lands a body shot in the clinch.
Polus drags the fight down to the ground.
Polus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magrath doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magrath manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Polus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magrath defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Magrath advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magrath pulls his head out easily.
Polus tries to roll over but Magrath keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polus tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Magrath has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Polus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Magrath manages to capitalize on a mistake by Polus to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polus tries to break free.
Polus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magrath is riding his opponent, not letting Polus buck him off.
Polus tries to roll but Magrath sticks to his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Magrath showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magrath 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Magrath!
A very excited looking Jaxon Magrath 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Mack (ranked 723 p4p, 1053 weight class) and Macca Outback (ranked 108 p4p, 157 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Outback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mack manages to avoid it.
Mack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Outback stuns Mack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mack has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marax MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Outback fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mack on the side of the head.
Outback displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mack.
Outback looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outback.
Mack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Outback misses with a body shot.
Mack half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Outback, pushing him back against the cage.
Outback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Outback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mack was well out of range. Poor timing from Outback.
Mack changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Outback connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack clobbers Outback with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Outback misses with a body shot.
Mack wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Outback misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Mack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Outback circles away.
Outback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack.
Outback throws a good cross that connects.
Outback is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mack rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mack under the eye.
Outback misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
Mack wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Outback misses with a double jab
and Mack counters with a stiff right hand.
Mack slips a jab from Outback.
Outback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mack changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Outback throws a body shot but no joy.
Mack is looking to counter punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Outback misses with a jab to the body
and Mack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Outback takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
Outback connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mack is defended easily by Outback.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Outback! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macca Outback dominated that 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.
Outback throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Macca Outback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Outback misses with a right hand
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Outback scores with a nice strike.
Outback connects with a nice looking jab.
Outback scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Outback.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Outback manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Outback let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack.
A big right from Outback misses.
Mack shoots in looking for a takedown. Outback tries to sprawl out of it but Mack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Outback manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Outback scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mack gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Outback counters with a straight right hand.
Outback lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mack avoids the body shot from Outback.
Macca Outback seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Outback misses with a jab, cross combination.
Outback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack.
Outback connects with a right hand. Mack shakes it off.
Mack tries to clinch
and Outback counters with a nice right hand that sends Mack toppling to the canvas! Mack scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Outback finish him?!
Mack is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Outback manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Outback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback lands a big uppercut and Mack crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mack looks OK. Outback waves Mack back to his feet!
Oh Mack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Outback delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mack like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Macca Outback!
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