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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Shape (ranked 5315 p4p, 24665 weight class) and Octavio Dos Anjos (ranked 570 p4p, 678 weight class). Dos Anjos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by FGB Duck - Slide. Octavio Dos Anjos 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Shape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Octavio Dos Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anjos connects with a right hand. Shape shakes it off.
Dos Anjos drops Shape with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shape looks back up at him and smiles so Dos Anjos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Shape is rocked!
Dos Anjos throws an uppercut from hell that sends Shape clean off his feet! He's out cold! Dos Anjos stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Octavio Dos Anjos!
Octavio Dos Anjos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osmany Pizziconi (ranked 5701 p4p, 6384 weight class) and Zaire Buceba (ranked 581 p4p, 615 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osmany Pizziconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zaire Buceba!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buceba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pizziconi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Buceba throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pizziconi postures up.
Buceba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pizziconi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pizziconi forces his way into half guard.
Pizziconi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Buceba is just riding it out for now. Pizziconi eventually gives up the hold.
Pizziconi is looking for a kimura but Buceba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pizziconi to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buceba is defending against the submission attempts here by Pizziconi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizziconi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pizziconi is looking for a kimura but Buceba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pizziconi to get the leverage.
Buceba looking for submissions off his back.
Pizziconi works his foot free and advances to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buceba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pizziconi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Buceba to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Buceba shrugs it off.
Buceba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pizziconi looking to control but Buceba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pizziconi controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi is landing with some decent strikes but Buceba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pizziconi looking to finish Buceba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Buceba!
Buceba throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pizziconi wants to control the pace but Buceba is squirming around nicely.
Pizziconi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Buceba hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pizziconi controlling the pace for now.
Buceba tries to lock up and control but Pizziconi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pizziconi controlling the pace for now.
Buceba flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Buceba tries to hold on but Pizziconi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buceba working to try and regain half guard.
Pizziconi looking to secure an arm triangle but Buceba defends it well.
Pizziconi working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Buceba looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Pizziconi! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Osmany Pizziconi!
After the fight, Osmany Pizziconi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fan Lee (ranked 6628 p4p, 3359 weight class) and Rico Paco (ranked 627 p4p, 441 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Bruce Lee Soundtrack. 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Fan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Paco!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips a jab from Paco.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paco misses with a looping right.
Paco scores with a nice right hand.
Paco throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Paco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Paco.
Paco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee sizes up Paco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paco swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paco.
Paco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee dodges the punch combination from Paco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Paco closes the distance and clinches.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Paco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Paco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paco lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Paco lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Paco, against the cage.
Paco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Paco misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paco manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries to move into range but Paco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paco staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Paco releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Paco throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paco.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Paco manages to avoid it.
Jab by Paco.
Paco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee misses with a hook
and Paco counters with a one-two to the body.
Paco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Paco. That snapped Lee's head back.
Paco thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Rico Paco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee lands a nice hook to Paco's body. Paco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paco swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee slips a straight right by Paco.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Paco manages to avoid it.
Paco misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paco lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Paco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Paco misses with a right hand
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paco.
Paco scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Paco lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Paco.
Paco blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paco.
Paco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Paco.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Paco.
Paco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paco pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Paco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paco is keeping busy.
Paco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paco gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paco backwards.
Paco breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Paco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paco looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee closes the distance but Paco moves to the side
and Paco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Paco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paco moves away.
A punch combination from Paco misses.
Paco throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Paco misses.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Paco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paco throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Paco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paco scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paco throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Paco moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Paco ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Paco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Paco misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paco tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paco misses with a body shot.
Paco misses with an uppercut.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Paco misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
letting Paco counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee cracks Paco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paco throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Paco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paco drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paco.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paco.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Paco manages to avoid it.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paco misses with a hook.
Paco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paco throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paco was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Paco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paco thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Paco throws out a powerful jab.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Paco moves away and avoids it.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paco looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Paco breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee misses the jab.
Paco throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paco lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paco cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Paco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lee misses with a left hand
and Paco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee tries to clinch but Paco moves out of range.
Paco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paco lands a body shot.
Paco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Paco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee jabs at Paco's body.
Paco lands a head shot.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paco throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Paco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paco swinging wildly here.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paco tries to clinch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paco avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a jab.
 Paco is rocked!
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paco is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Paco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paco seems to have recovered his senses.
Paco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jun Fan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paco lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paco lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Paco throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Paco and move into the clinch.
Paco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paco misses with a looping left.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Paco.
Rico Paco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paco lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Paco misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Paco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Paco cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paco jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Paco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paco blocking some punches.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee throws a jab when Paco was well out of range.
Paco forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Paco digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Paco misses with a body punch.
Paco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Paco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Paco misses with some punches.
Paco breaks the clinch.
Paco lands with a shot to the body.
Paco lands with a good body shot.
Paco scores with a three punch combo!
A shot to the body from Paco misses
and Paco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Paco. Paco maintains the clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Paco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Paco prevents a body shot from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Paco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Paco!
A very excited looking Rico Paco 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 Wolfgang VonMildenstein (ranked 2716 p4p, 4470 weight class) and Zakhar Makarov (ranked 373 p4p, 532 weight class). Zakhar Makarov 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfgang VonMildenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zakhar Makarov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VonMildenstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
VonMildenstein moves into range and clinches up with Makarov.
VonMildenstein managing to block the knees to the body from Makarov.
VonMildenstein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makarov's efforts to push away.
Makarov managing to block the knees to the body from VonMildenstein.
I was talking to VonMildenstein's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
VonMildenstein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makarov's efforts to push away.
Makarov working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonMildenstein tries to work over Makarov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
VonMildenstein jumps guard but Makarov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
VonMildenstein is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Makarov to keep the fight standing.
VonMildenstein tries to pull guard but Makarov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wolfgang VonMildenstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
VonMildenstein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makarov's efforts to push away.
Makarov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
VonMildenstein gets control of Makarov's arms and successfully pulls guard. VonMildenstein will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
VonMildenstein has his feet on Makarov's thighs here. He's pushed Makarov off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Makarov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wolfgang VonMildenstein!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Wolfgang VonMildenstein waved his t-shirt featuring Finnish Elite Extreme Science's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nori Voluspa (ranked 6742 p4p, 2094 weight class) and Pierre Bernard (ranked 634 p4p, 291 weight class). Pierre Bernard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nori Voluspa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierre Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Voluspa circles away.
Voluspa closes the distance and clinches.
Voluspa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bernard regains guard.
Voluspa lands a couple of digs.
Voluspa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bernard 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.
Voluspa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Voluspa stops Bernard from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernard looking to control but Voluspa passes into half guard.
Bernard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Voluspa scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa 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.
 It looks like Pierre Bernard has been cut.
Bernard wants to get back to full guard.
Voluspa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Voluspa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bernard is trying to escape the mount.
Bernard wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa lands a big elbow.
Voluspa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bernard has worked his arm free - good work by Bernard!
Voluspa landing strikes.
That has opened up Pierre Bernard's cut even more.
The referee asks Voluspa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Voluspa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bernard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Voluspa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bernard is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard wants to sweep but Voluspa has passed to side control!
Voluspa just content to control the position.
Voluspa grinds an elbow into Bernard's temple.
Voluspa lands an elbow.
The cut above Pierre Bernard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Voluspa tries to move to mount but Bernard blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voluspa lands an elbow.
Pierre Bernard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pierre Bernard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nori Voluspa!
Our winner, Nori Voluspa, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Der Ley (ranked 4448 p4p, 2604 weight class) and Alessandro Berlusconi (ranked 528 p4p, 360 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Der Ley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alessandro Berlusconi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Der Ley misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berlusconi.
Van Der Ley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Der Ley throws a nice looking combination but Berlusconi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Der Ley.
Der Ley throws out a loose jab but Berlusconi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Der Ley is predictable there
and Berlusconi counters with a single leg into guard. Der Ley didn't expect that.
Der Ley wants to stand up but Berlusconi is controlling him.
Berlusconi throws a big right hand that misses.
Berlusconi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Berlusconi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Der Ley is looking to stand up but Berlusconi isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlusconi wants to control from the top but Der Ley keeps moving.
Der Ley is looking to stand up but Berlusconi isn't so interested in that idea.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Der Ley has Berlusconi up against the cage in a clinch.
Der Ley trying to land knees to the body.
Der Ley is stalling here.
Der Ley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Der Ley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Der Ley throws a nice looking combination but Berlusconi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berlusconi misses with a takedown attempt - Der Ley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Der Ley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berlusconi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Der Ley!
Berlusconi throws an elbow but Der Ley slips to the side and avoids it well.
Der Ley wants to get back to his feet.
Berlusconi is putting a hurting on Der Ley here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berlusconi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Der Ley's shoulder. That is not cool.
Der Ley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Berlusconi is controlling him well.
Berlusconi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Berlusconi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Berlusconi taking a break here but Der Ley is having none of it and regains half guard.
Berlusconi is pressing down on Der Ley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Der Ley is holding on for now.
Der Ley has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Der Ley is trying to stand back up but Berlusconi is controlling him
Berlusconi is stalling here. Der Ley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Berlusconi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Der Ley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Der Ley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Berlusconi to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Der Ley. Those never looked like landing.
Berlusconi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Der Ley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Der Ley tries to clinch up.
Der Ley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berlusconi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Berlusconi wants to control from the top but Der Ley keeps moving.
Der Ley is looking to stand up but Berlusconi isn't so interested in that idea.
Berlusconi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Der Ley, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Der Ley doesn't manage to clinch there - Berlusconi circles away.
Der Ley misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berlusconi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Der Ley. That snapped Berlusconi's head back.
Berlusconi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Der Ley.
Der Ley throws a big counter combination but Berlusconi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Der Ley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Berlusconi shoots for a double leg takedown but Der Ley sprawls well. He's pushed Berlusconi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Der Ley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessandro Berlusconi.
Der Ley throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Berlusconi colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Der Ley as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Berlusconi is left battered and dazed whilst Der Ley and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Der Ley!
An out of breath and clearly excited Van Der Ley thanked Hardcore Alchemy for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Pereira Pinto (ranked 2704 p4p, 2726 weight class) and Terry Atkins (ranked 371 p4p, 375 weight class). Jorge Pereira Pinto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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22
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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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 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Pereira Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atkins throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira Pinto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Pereira Pinto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been informed that Atkins has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pereira Pinto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Atkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira Pinto misses with the combination.
Atkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 It looks like Jorge Pereira Pinto has been cut.
Pereira Pinto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atkins throws out the jab.
Terry Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira Pinto throws a series of punches but Atkins avoids them all with ease.
Pereira Pinto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins misses with a hook. Pereira Pinto ducked under it nicely.
Atkins missing with a left hand there. Pereira Pinto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira Pinto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Atkins staying out of range there.
Atkins throws a looping overhand right but Pereira Pinto ducks down to avoid it.
Atkins throws a hook but Pereira Pinto avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira Pinto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pereira Pinto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Atkins staying out of range there.
It seemed like Atkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pereira Pinto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Atkins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pereira Pinto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Atkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pereira Pinto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Atkins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Atkins parries the strikes from Pereira Pinto easily there. Pereira Pinto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Atkins to escape.
Pereira Pinto tries for a kimura but Atkins is defending well.
Pereira Pinto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto moves into full mount!
Pereira Pinto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Atkins's face.
Pereira Pinto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pereira Pinto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira Pinto unloads with some shots from mount but Atkins bucks and avoids them well.
Pereira Pinto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pereira Pinto jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Atkins is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Atkins and Pereira Pinto has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pereira Pinto tries to advance to mount but Atkins denies him.
The referee asks Pereira Pinto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pereira Pinto prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pereira Pinto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Atkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pereira Pinto swings around for an armbar but Atkins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pereira Pinto's guard.
Pereira Pinto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Atkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Atkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pereira Pinto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto working a defensive guard here.
Pereira Pinto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Atkins has picked Pereira Pinto up and slammed him! Pereira Pinto can't keep hold of the triangle and Atkins manages to pass to side control!
Atkins controls the position.
Pereira Pinto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pereira Pinto is looking to improve his position.
Pereira Pinto looking for subs from the bottom but Atkins mounts him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Pereira Pinto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Pereira Pinto's cut.
That's time! Pereira Pinto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pereira Pinto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atkins punishes Pereira Pinto's body with a nice straight punch.
Pereira Pinto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pereira Pinto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atkins misses with a looping right.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Pereira Pinto.
A swing and a miss from Atkins.
Atkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Atkins scores with a jab to the head.
Jorge Pereira Pinto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pereira Pinto feints a jab promting Atkins to slip. Pereira Pinto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Atkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira Pinto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Atkins as he jumps to the side.
Pereira Pinto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Pereira Pinto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atkins.
Atkins throws out a loose jab but Pereira Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira Pinto moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Atkins misses.
Pereira Pinto cracks Atkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atkins misses the jab.
Pereira Pinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atkins can do to turn this around?
Pereira Pinto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jorge Pereira Pinto's cut is getting worse.
Pereira Pinto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atkins.
A head kick by Atkins misses
enabling Pereira Pinto to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira Pinto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Atkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Pereira Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atkins scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Atkins misses.
A punch combination from Pereira Pinto misses.
Atkins misses with a low kick.
Pereira Pinto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Atkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira Pinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira Pinto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atkins throws out a loose jab but Pereira Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira Pinto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pereira Pinto has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Atkins!
Pereira Pinto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Atkins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is not content to let Pereira Pinto control the position.
Pereira Pinto taking a breather here.
Pereira Pinto tries to move to mount but Atkins blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is looking to regain half guard here but Pereira Pinto keeps moving and retains side control.
Pereira Pinto trying to control the position but Atkins is working away.
Atkins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pereira Pinto off and has taken his back!
Pereira Pinto breaks Atkins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Atkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pereira Pinto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pereira Pinto advances position into side control!
Pereira Pinto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto throws an elbow but Atkins slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pereira Pinto trying to control the position but Atkins is working away.
Pereira Pinto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pereira Pinto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pereira Pinto tries for a kimura but Atkins is defending well.
Pereira Pinto advances nicely into full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jorge Pereira Pinto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Pereira Pinto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Atkins misses the target.
Atkins connects with a right hand. Pereira Pinto shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Atkins.
Pereira Pinto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Atkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pereira Pinto is able to avoid easily.
Pereira Pinto cracks Atkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atkins misses with a straight left.
Pereira Pinto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atkins throws a low kick, looking for Pereira Pinto's leg but Pereira Pinto calmly moves out of range.
Atkins misses the jab.
Atkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pereira Pinto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Atkins tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pereira Pinto is in Atkins's guard.
Jorge Pereira Pinto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Pereira Pinto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Atkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira Pinto is looking to advance position but Atkins won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto wants to work for an arm triangle but Atkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pereira Pinto wants to control but Atkins is keeping him busy.
Pereira Pinto is working for a kimura but Atkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Pereira Pinto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pereira Pinto moves nicely into side control.
Terry Atkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pereira Pinto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atkins keeps working.
Atkins seems a little lost for a moment, as Pereira Pinto dominates the positioning.
Pereira Pinto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pereira Pinto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pereira Pinto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Atkins can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pereira Pinto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Pinto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Atkins is trying to escape the mount.
Pereira Pinto goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Atkins is on top in guard.
Pereira Pinto is looking to cinch up a triangle. Atkins throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Pereira Pinto's body to avoid the submission. Pereira Pinto has instead reached around Atkins's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Pereira Pinto arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jorge Pereira Pinto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jorge Pereira Pinto thanked Hardcore Alchemy for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ribbler (ranked 2926 p4p, 2592 weight class) and Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 399 p4p, 358 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Ribbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler ducks under a wild hook from Xanthopoulos.
Ribbler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xanthopoulos fails to land the takedown.
Xanthopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Xanthopoulos shoots in looking for a takedown. Ribbler tries to sprawl out of it but Xanthopoulos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ribbler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xanthopoulos throws a looping overhand right but Ribbler ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ribbler misses the target.
Ribbler throws a one two combo.
It looks like Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has been cut.
Xanthopoulos misses with a left hand
and Ribbler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribbler was well out of range. Poor timing from Xanthopoulos.
Ribbler is looking to counter punch.
Xanthopoulos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xanthopoulos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ribbler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eddie Ribbler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos fails to land the takedown.
Xanthopoulos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ribbler tries to avoid it but Xanthopoulos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ribbler to the ground. Ribbler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Ribbler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xanthopoulos misses with a looping right.
Ribbler is looking to counter punch.
Xanthopoulos misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ribbler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eddie Ribbler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xanthopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribbler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ribbler finds it's way through Xanthopoulos's defenses.
Xanthopoulos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ribbler did well to prevent Xanthopoulos getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xanthopoulos thows a huge punch but Ribbler dodges it nicely.
Ribbler is controlling Xanthopoulos's trapped leg to prevent Xanthopoulos from advancing to side control.
Xanthopoulos wants to pass the guard but Ribbler is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Ribbler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Xanthopoulos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ribbler defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Xanthopoulos there.
Ribbler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Xanthopoulos working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Xanthopoulos with the ground and pound but Ribbler uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ribbler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ribbler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler controls Xanthopoulos momentarily but Xanthopoulos frees himself.
Xanthopoulos passes Ribbler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ribbler trying to control here.
Xanthopoulos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ribbler wants to control but Xanthopoulos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ribbler won't allow Xanthopoulos to pass to mount.
Xanthopoulos thows a huge punch but Ribbler dodges it nicely.
Xanthopoulos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Xanthopoulos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos slips a nice elbow through Ribbler's hands, connecting with Ribbler's forehead.
Xanthopoulos wants to control but Ribbler is keeping him busy.
Xanthopoulos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Xanthopoulos working Ribbler over with strikes.
Xanthopoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ribbler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xanthopoulos.
Ribbler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Xanthopoulos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Xanthopoulos is nestled in close to Ribbler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Xanthopoulos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ribbler's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribbler has hold of Xanthopoulos's hands but Xanthopoulos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ribbler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Xanthopoulos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ribbler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xanthopoulos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Ribbler to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribbler scores with a decent looking hook.
Xanthopoulos throws a hook to the side of Ribbler's head but Ribbler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xanthopoulos throws a hook to the side of Ribbler's head but Ribbler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xanthopoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut even more.
Xanthopoulos throws out a loose jab but Ribbler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribbler is looking for a counter combo.
Xanthopoulos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ribbler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ribbler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Xanthopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribbler.
Xanthopoulos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice sprawl there from Ribbler as Xanthopoulos shoots in.
Eddie Ribbler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos.
Ribbler slips a jab from Xanthopoulos.
Ribbler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ribbler cracks Xanthopoulos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xanthopoulos misses with a right hand
and Ribbler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xanthopoulos misses with a body shot.
Xanthopoulos slips under a jab from Ribbler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler lands the left hand.
Ribbler slips under a jab.
Xanthopoulos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ribbler counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribbler lands with a big left! Xanthopoulos is wobbled badly! Ribbler comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Xanthopoulos to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eddie Ribbler!
A very excited looking Eddie Ribbler 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilber (ranked 3255 p4p, 1402 weight class) and Mitch McGregor (ranked 394 p4p, 180 weight class). Mitch McGregor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 Los Angeles, Sam Wilber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilber throws an off balance right hand
and McGregor counters with a body kick.
Wilber misses with a hook
and McGregor counters with a nice body shot.
Wilber throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
McGregor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donk. McGregor catches Wilber right on the button with a cross.
McGregor 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.
McGregor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGregor connects with a high kick.
It looks like Sam Wilber has been cut.
A cross from McGregor lands.
A lazy left from McGregor finds it's target.
Wilber misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGregor lands a jab to the nose.
Wilber throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from McGregor tenderised Wilber's leg. Wilber is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGregor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wilber misses with a straight right.
McGregor lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilber connects with the punch.
McGregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilber missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Wilber finds it's way through McGregor's defenses.
A good leg kick by McGregor.
McGregor cracks Wilber with a right hand to the side of the head.
A cross from Wilber lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Wilber misses.
Wilber misses with a straight left.
Wilber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGregor throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor cracks Wilber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGregor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice uppercut lands for McGregor. That snapped Wilber's head back.
McGregor with a nice cross.
McGregor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGregor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilber is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from McGregor.
McGregor lands a big head kick that sends Wilber tumbling to the mat! McGregor takes a step backwards and waves Wilber back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McGregor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGregor finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilber's head.
Sam Wilber's cut is getting worse.
Wilber throws an off balance right hand
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilber is rocked!
The crowd cheers as McGregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilber doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Wilber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGregor feints and then cracks Wilber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilber down.
Wilber seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGregor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wilber had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilber misses with a hook.
McGregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilber dives in for a single leg takedown but McGregor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilber misses the jab.
McGregor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mitch McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilber. That did some damage!
McGregor lands a big head kick that sends Wilber tumbling to the mat! McGregor takes a step backwards and waves Wilber back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wilber loads up on a big right hand but McGregor slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilber throws a jab but it's blocked by McGregor.
Wilber 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.
Wilber slips a jab and a cross from McGregor.
Wilber throws an off balance right hand
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilber momentarily.
McGregor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilber on the side of the head.
Sam Wilber's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wilber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor.
McGregor drops Wilber with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wilber looks back up at him and smiles so McGregor waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
McGregor closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wilber! McGregor dives in looking to finish! Wilber 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 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch McGregor!
After winning the bout, Mitch McGregor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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