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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ytcvtbyjnj Tfrrdxxc (ranked 23860 p4p, 23984 weight class) and Trey Diesel (ranked 334 p4p, 324 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ytcvtbyjnj Tfrrdxxc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tfrrdxxc tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diesel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tfrrdxxc somewhat.
Tfrrdxxc fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tfrrdxxc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diesel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diesel wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ytcvtbyjnj Tfrrdxxc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel throws a jab when Tfrrdxxc was well out of range.
Tfrrdxxc misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Tfrrdxxc with that takedown attempt.
Tfrrdxxc looks for a takedown but Diesel sprawls well.
Tfrrdxxc shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tfrrdxxc showed some decent athleticism there.
Diesel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tfrrdxxc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tfrrdxxc wants to work for an arm triangle but Diesel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diesel pushes Tfrrdxxc off looking to stand but Tfrrdxxc dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tfrrdxxc is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tfrrdxxc is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diesel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tfrrdxxc.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tfrrdxxc looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tfrrdxxc 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.
Diesel is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tfrrdxxc seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diesel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tfrrdxxc wants to work for an arm triangle but Diesel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diesel is trying to stand back up but Tfrrdxxc is controlling him
Tfrrdxxc is looking for a kimura here.
Tfrrdxxc looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diesel is defending against the submission attempts here by Tfrrdxxc.
Tfrrdxxc is looking for a kimura but Diesel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tfrrdxxc to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tfrrdxxc maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Diesel could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Tfrrdxxc has cracked it and Diesel is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Tfrrdxxc!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ytcvtbyjnj Tfrrdxxc!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renaldo Ticevic (ranked 5770 p4p, 24317 weight class) and Jonas Carvalho (ranked 561 p4p, 635 weight class). Jonas Carvalho will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Renaldo Ticevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ticevic throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Ticevic misses with a straight right.
Ticevic slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.
Ticevic is looking to counter the offense by Carvalho and move into the clinch.
Carvalho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ticevic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Carvalho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ticevic doesn't seem bothered though.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Ticevic avoids them all with ease.
Ticevic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Carvalho.
Ticevic moves away from the strike by Carvalho.
Ticevic tries to close the distance and clinch but Carvalho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carvalho walks into a left hand.
A cross from Carvalho lands.
Carvalho drops his shoulder and cracks Ticevic with a huge uppercut! Ticevic goes down! Can Carvalho finish him?
 Ticevic is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oh Ticevic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carvalho passes Ticevic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ticevic seems to have got his legs back now.
Carvalho trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticevic trying to control but Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho stands up out of the half guard.
Carvalho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ticevic in his tracks.
Ticevic misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ticevic throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Carvalho moves away from the strike by Ticevic.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Ticevic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ticevic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carvalho finds it's way round the side to connect with Ticevic's head.
Carvalho thuds a left hand into Ticevic's body.
Carvalho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ticevic throws a shot from downtown. Carvalho moves away and avoids it.
Ticevic is looking to clinch.
Ticevic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Ticevic moved out of range nicely.
Ticevic avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Ticevic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carvalho. Carvalho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ticevic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ticevic is countered with a crisp right hand from Carvalho that sends him to the canvas! Carvalho follows him to the mat into side control.
Carvalho decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ticevic bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Carvalho comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ticevic falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ticevic was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Carvalho!
Jonas Carvalho decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Harrington (ranked 5718 p4p, 6547 weight class) and Samuel Pleimelding (ranked 616 p4p, 667 weight class). Samuel Pleimelding acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Pleimelding!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington stuffs the takedown.
Pleimelding slips a jab and a cross from Harrington.
Harrington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pleimelding shoots in but no luck this time.
Pleimelding fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harrington sprawls well initially but Pleimelding persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pleimelding lands a nice short elbow.
Pleimelding has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrington tries to get to full guard but Pleimelding has control of the leg.
Harrington moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleimelding is one step ahead there.
Pleimelding pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrington is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrington, not yet.
Harrington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington has momentary wrist control but Pleimelding slips an elbow through the middle.
Pleimelding pushes down on Harrington's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harrington is trying is best to control the position here.
Harrington trying to hold on to Pleimelding's head to control him but Pleimelding postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pleimelding's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pleimelding's back!
Harrington misses with punches from the back.
Harrington throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Harrington is trying to stick to Pleimelding's back but Pleimelding is turning into Harrington. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harrington's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pleimelding.
Harrington looking to control.
Pleimelding stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pleimelding.
Pleimelding is in close to Harrington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pleimelding sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pleimelding with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pleimelding lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pleimelding lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pleimelding lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pleimelding with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pleimelding landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding lands a couple of elbows.
Harrington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pleimelding is one step ahead there.
Pleimelding throwing strikes but missing.
Pleimelding connects with a couple of short punches.
Harrington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pleimelding.
Pleimelding trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pleimelding lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pleimelding wants to pass the guard but Harrington is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is trying to keep Pleimelding in close.
Pleimelding postures up and lands a big shot to Harrington's brow.
Harrington throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harrington controlling the position.
Pleimelding loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pleimelding scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pleimelding won't allow Harrington to sweep him here.
Harrington pulls Pleimelding in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pleimelding.
Tony Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Pleimelding.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Pleimelding feints and as Harrington raises his hands in defense, Pleimelding changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pleimelding's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Pleimelding dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pleimelding shoots in but no luck this time.
Pleimelding shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harrington as he avoids it easily.
Pleimelding staying out of range there.
Pleimelding drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harrington looking to control.
Pleimelding lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pleimelding postures up in Harrington's guard and throws a big left but Harrington blocks it.
Pleimelding landing some decent shots from guard.
Harrington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pleimelding's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleimelding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Samuel Pleimelding has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleimelding is keeping the position for now.
Pleimelding keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Pleimelding has Harrington pulled in close to control his posture.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Pleimelding blocks nicely.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pleimelding is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrington darts in looking for a takedown but Pleimelding gets double underhooks and turns Harrington into the cage.
Pleimelding jumps into guard, dragging Harrington to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrington is fighting to break Pleimelding's control of his arms but Pleimelding is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harrington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleimelding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pleimelding pulls Harrington in close to prevent any damage.
Pleimelding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding is controlling Harrington's posture.
Harrington pushes down on Pleimelding's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pleimelding makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pleimelding.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleimelding is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pleimelding lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harrington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pleimelding wants to control but Harrington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pleimelding blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harrington.
Harrington is nestled in close to Pleimelding, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harrington throwing shots but Pleimelding is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pleimelding is refusing to be controlled, as Harrington sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Harrington seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Harrington dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pleimelding gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Harrington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harrington trying to control but Pleimelding is working from the bottom.
Pleimelding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pleimelding trying to control the position.
Pleimelding looking for a sweep. Not yet Pleimelding, not yet.
Harrington trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pleimelding manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleimelding stands up over Harrington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pleimelding is in close to Harrington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pleimelding manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington passes into half guard.
Pleimelding controlling the position for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pleimelding slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pleimelding keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pleimelding's head.
Harrington passes Pleimelding's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pleimelding is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pleimelding avoid being mounted?
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Pleimelding is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrington is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pleimelding reverses the position - he's now on top in Harrington's guard.
Pleimelding loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harrington has momentary wrist control but Pleimelding slips an elbow through the middle.
Pleimelding landing some decent shots from guard.
Pleimelding stopping the sweep attempt from Harrington.
Harrington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pleimelding's guard.
Harrington stopping the sweep attempt from Pleimelding.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleimelding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pleimelding is on top in guard.
Harrington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harrington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pleimelding on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleimelding wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Pleimelding with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrington keeping full guard, as Pleimelding tries to pass.
Harrington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pleimelding trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Harrington.
I think Harrington 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Harrington!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Harrington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apostolos Angelopoulos (ranked 6000 p4p, 6799 weight class) and Tavin Carth (ranked 550 p4p, 595 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apostolos Angelopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tavin Carth!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelopoulos works the jab nicely.
Angelopoulos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Angelopoulos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carth.
 It looks like Tavin Carth has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carth 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.
Angelopoulos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carth closes the distance and pushes Angelopoulos back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Angelopoulos - that landed with a thud.
Angelopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carth looks winded!
Good body shot from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos is working Carth over against the cage.
Angelopoulos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angelopoulos pushes Carth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Angelopoulos scores with a hook to the body.
Angelopoulos works on Carth's body with a couple of short punches.
Angelopoulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Angelopoulos is leaning against Carth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos is working Carth over against the cage.
Angelopoulos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Angelopoulos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Angelopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Carth's head.
Angelopoulos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Angelopoulos lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Angelopoulos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Carth is rocked!
A hook to the body from Angelopoulos.
Carth is still on wobbly legs! Can Angelopoulos finish him?
Angelopoulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Angelopoulos lands a shot to the body.
Carth seems to have recovered his senses.
Angelopoulos scores with a hook to the body.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Angelopoulos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Angelopoulos is working Carth over against the cage.
Angelopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelopoulos cracks Carth with a nice body shot.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Angelopoulos presses Carth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Angelopoulos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Angelopoulos - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Angelopoulos.
A left hand lands to the body for Angelopoulos.
A left hand lands to the body for Angelopoulos.
A body shot lands from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Angelopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carth.
A right handed body shot lands from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
Angelopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carth wants to take the fight to the mat but Angelopoulos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Angelopoulos pushes Carth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Angelopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
Angelopoulos pushes Carth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch.
Angelopoulos digs a right hand underneath Carth's ribcage. Carth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Angelopoulos digs a right hand into Carth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carth's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carth backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Angelopoulos.
A short body shot lands from Angelopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
Angelopoulos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Angelopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carth.
A hook to the body from Angelopoulos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelopoulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Angelopoulos is leaning against Carth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Angelopoulos is leaning against Carth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Angelopoulos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Angelopoulos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carth takes a shot to the head.
Angelopoulos lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Angelopoulos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Angelopoulos pushes Carth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch.
Angelopoulos is working Carth over against the cage.
Angelopoulos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carth.
A body shot lands from Angelopoulos.
A nice left hand lands by Angelopoulos.
Angelopoulos lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Angelopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Angelopoulos lands a body punch.
Angelopoulos digs a right hand into Carth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carth's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angelopoulos creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Carth with a big uppercut! Carth tries to clinch up but Angelopoulos pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Carth to the mat! Carth covers up and Angelopoulos unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Apostolos Angelopoulos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tourny Two (ranked 3557 p4p, 5814 weight class) and William Reeves (ranked 464 p4p, 621 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tourny Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, William Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Reeves.
Two stuffs the takedown attempt from Reeves. Reeves gets slowly back to his feet.
Two tries a head kick but it misses.
Two scores with a jab to the body.
Reeves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Two.
Two fails with a takedown attempt.
Two tries to land a body kick
and Reeves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Two!
Two throws Reeves to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Two cracks Reeves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Two.
Reeves wants to counter with a clinch but Two pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reeves or perhaps it was just good defense by Two, which made it look bad.
Reeves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reeves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reeves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Two is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reeves closes the distance and clinches up with Two, looking for a takedown. Reeves pushes Two against the cage but Two circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tourny Two has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Reeves.
Reeves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Reeves both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two avoids the body shot from Reeves.
A punch combination from Two misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reeves.
Reeves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Two clinches up with Reeves and pushes him back against the cage.
Reeves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Two lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reeves backwards.
Two breaks the clinch.
Two closes the distance and pushes Reeves back into the cage.
A short right from Two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reeves avoids a kick to the body.
Two rushes Reeves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Two escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Two takes a swing at Reeves's ribcage but misses.
Two bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reeves's head backwards.
Two throws a right hand that Reeves ducks under and follows up with a left that Reeves also avoids with ease.
Reeves throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Two on the side of the head.
Two thows a leg kick but Reeves checks it
and Reeves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reeves thows a huge punch but Two dodges it nicely.
Reeves 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reeves is trying to work for a kimura but Two is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves stops Two from getting back to his feet.
Reeves is working for a kimura here but Two manages to reverse the position and he's now in Reeves's guard.
Two is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reeves has his foot on Two's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Two works his way back into a safe position though.
Reeves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tourny Two dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reeves tries to clinch up
and Two counters with a stiff right hand.
Reeves lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Reeves as Two shoots in.
Reeves unleashes a big counter combination but Two bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Two gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Two pulls guard effortlessly.
Reeves is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Two is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Two has escaped and now he's on top!
Two stopping the sweep attempt from Reeves.
We've been hearing that Two has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves working for a triangle but Two defends it easily.
Two gets to his feet. Reeves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Two pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reeves tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tourny Two is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Two moves into range and clinches up with Reeves.
Two drags the fight down to the ground.
Reeves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Two uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two shoots for a double leg takedown but Reeves sprawls well. He's pushed Two's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Two uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reeves.
Two is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reeves can do to turn this around?
Two throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tourny Two seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reeves jabs Two to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reeves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Two rather than just go for the knockout.
Two tries to close the distance and clinch but Reeves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reeves lands a leg kick that knocks Two off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two tries a head kick but it misses.
Reeves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Two pinned against the cage. Two gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves misses with a takedown
and Two counters with a nice uppercut.
Reeves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reeves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Two blocks the body kick.
Tourny Two is winning the standup battle so far.
Two shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reeves as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tourny Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Two lands with an uppercut that bounces Reeves off the cage and back into range.
Reeves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Two.
Two throws a push kick but Reeves slaps the foot to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Two as Reeves shoots in.
Two tries to counter by clinching up but Reeves breaks away and moves out of range.
Reeves tries to keep at a distance but Two has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two lands a right hand.
Two drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reeves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Two prevents a takedown attempt there.
Two breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tourny Two dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Two scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reeves misses with a takedown attempt
and Two counters with a series of strikes. Reeves will be more careful next time no doubt.
Two misses with a leg kick.
Reeves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Two attempts a counter takedown but Reeves avoids it well and moves away.
Two fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Two jabs Reeves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reeves misses with a combination
and Two holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Two breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Reeves blocks the low kick.
Two lands with a nice body punch.
Two lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reeves backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Two throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reeves shoots in but no luck this time.
Two moves into the clinch successfully.
Two lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Two gets underhooks to prevent Reeves's takedown attempt.
Tourny Two has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Reeves.
Two pulls guard successfully.
Two is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Two perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reeves tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Two has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two controlling his opponent.
Two gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Reeves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Two sprawls well. Two wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reeves gets slowly back to his feet.
Two connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Two digs a good hook to Reeves's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves throws a leg kick but Two moved away.
Two throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Two shoots in for a takedown but Reeves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reeves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Two moves into the clinch.
Reeves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Two has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reeves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Two manages to break the clinch.
Two throws a big shot that misses.
William Reeves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Two does it's job there.
Reeves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Two.
Reeves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reeves is rocked!
Reeves tries to keep at a distance but Two has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reeves is still on wobbly legs! Can Two finish him?
Two breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Two misses with a two punch combination.
Two takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reeves throws a body shot but no joy.
Reeves seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reeves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Two misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reeves throws a counter combo.
Two moves out of range of the body kick.
Two throwing a counter right hand but Reeves manages to avoid it.
Two scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tourny Two is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Two misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourny Two showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Two has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourny Two!
Tourny Two tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 3068 p4p, 3359 weight class) and Davide Truninger (ranked 436 p4p, 466 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cuervo Oquendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Davide Truninger!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo digs a good body shot into Truninger's ribs.
Truninger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Truninger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oquendo lands a nice looking body shot.
Oquendo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oquendo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Truninger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oquendo is looking for a counter combo.
Truninger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oquendo is out of range and Truninger settles back down.
It looked like Oquendo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Truninger.
Oquendo misses with a wild combination.
Truninger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oquendo rushes Truninger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Truninger blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
Oquendo breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Truninger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Truninger connects with a looping right hand.
Oquendo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Truninger to counter with a crisp jab.
Truninger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truninger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Truninger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oquendo scores with a shot to the body.
Truninger takes a swing at Oquendo's ribcage but misses.
Truninger misses with a low kick.
Oquendo throws a combination. Truninger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Davide Truninger has been cut.
Oquendo throws out a loose jab but Truninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Truninger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oquendo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Truninger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oquendo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Truninger 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.
Truninger scoring well with a low kick there.
Oquendo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oquendo swings and misses with a hook 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!
Oquendo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oquendo works Truninger's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truninger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oquendo misses with an uppercut.
Truninger avoids the body shot from Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a shot to the body
and Truninger counters with a straight right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oquendo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Truninger - the referee stops the clock and Oquendo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Truninger. Oquendo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oquendo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oquendo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oquendo throws a hook but Truninger blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Truninger as he connects with a hook.
Oquendo misses the shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Truninger.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oquendo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Truninger keeps the fight on the outside.
Truninger throws the kick towards the body but Oquendo avoids it.
Truninger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Truninger avoids the body shot from Oquendo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oquendo duly obliges.
Oquendo moves in looking to clinch but Truninger pushes him off.
Oquendo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oquendo throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Oquendo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Truninger lands a nice looking body kick.
Oquendo wants to clinch
and Truninger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oquendo's knee momentarily.
Oquendo jabs Truninger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oquendo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Truninger throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Oquendo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oquendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Oquendo as he connects with a hook.
Truninger misses with a low kick as Oquendo jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Oquendo misses its intended target.
Oquendo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Truninger.
Oquendo blocks a head kick by Truninger.
Truninger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oquendo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oquendo misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Oquendo - just one landing.
Oquendo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oquendo avoids the head kick by Truninger.
Oquendo throws a body shot but no joy.
Oquendo throws a hook but Truninger blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Truninger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oquendo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oquendo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquendo misses with a hook to the body
and Truninger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oquendo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oquendo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oquendo misses with a combination
and Truninger counters with an outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cuervo Oquendo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davide Truninger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oquendo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Truninger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Truninger. Oquendo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Truninger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Truninger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oquendo avoids the head kick by Truninger.
Oquendo throws a nice looking combination but Truninger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oquendo throws a good cross that connects.
Truninger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Truninger. That's going to slow Oquendo down.
Oquendo misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Truninger! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Truninger under the eye.
Truninger lands a front kick.
Oquendo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Truninger has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Oquendo.
Truninger misses with a low kick.
Truninger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oquendo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oquendo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truninger can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Truninger.
Truninger staying out of range there.
Truninger sizes up Oquendo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oquendo throws a shot from downtown. Truninger moves away and avoids it.
Truninger fakes the leg kick and cracks Oquendo in the body.
Oquendo blocks a head kick by Truninger.
A nice combination there by Oquendo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Truninger is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo checks a leg kick.
Oquendo's corner calls for a 1-2. Oquendo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Truninger connects with an inside leg kick.
Truninger avoids the body shot from Oquendo.
Truninger throws a counter combo.
Truninger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oquendo.
A head kick misses from Truninger.
Oquendo throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Truninger.
Oquendo lands a really nice looking cross but Truninger seems unphased.
Oquendo takes a swing at Truninger's ribcage but misses.
Truninger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Truninger lands a head kick!
Truninger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab, jab by Oquendo - just one landing.
Oquendo rushes Truninger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Truninger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oquendo smiles and moves away.
Truninger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Truninger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oquendo connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Oquendo does no damage.
Truninger feints a counter leg kick.
Truninger staying out of range there.
Oquendo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oquendo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Truninger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Truninger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oquendo throws a big shot that misses.
Oquendo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Truninger with a nice cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Truninger.
Some wild striking there from Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a looping left.
Oquendo throws a right hand that Truninger ducks under and follows up with a left that Truninger also avoids with ease.
Truninger feints a counter leg kick.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
Cuervo Oquendo is winning the standup battle so far.
Oquendo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Truninger in his tracks.
Oquendo misses the body punch
and Truninger counters with a leg kick.
Truninger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Truninger scores with a head kick.
A low kick lands for Truninger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquendo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oquendo cracks Truninger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Truninger scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Cuervo Oquendo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davide Truninger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oquendo ducks under a wild hook from Truninger.
Oquendo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Truninger counters with an inside leg kick.
Truninger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oquendos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oquendo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Truninger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oquendo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Truninger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Truninger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Truninger throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oquendo. Truninger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Truninger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oquendo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick lands for Truninger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oquendo looks to land a right hand but Truninger moved out of range.
Truninger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Truninger looks for the body kick but Oquendo saw that one coming.
Oquendo throws a jab but it's blocked by Truninger.
A jab from Truninger misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truninger takes one to the chin there.
Oquendo looks to land a right hand but Truninger moved out of range.
Truninger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oquendo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oquendo duly obliges.
Oquendo throws a body punch but Truninger moves out of range.
Truninger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Truninger, as that shot connected.
Truninger tries a head kick but it misses.
Truninger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oquendo at a distance.
Oquendo throws a right hand that Truninger ducks under and follows up with a left that Truninger also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Truninger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick from Truninger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Truninger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oquendo.
Truninger tries a quick counter leg kick but Oquendo is wise to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Truninger lands a nice looking body kick.
Oquendo lands with a cross.
Davide Truninger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oquendo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oquendo. Truninger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oquendo looks to land a left hand but Truninger moved out of range nicely.
Truninger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick from Truninger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oquendo moves out of range as Truninger strikes.
Truninger misses with a low kick.
Truninger throws a head kick that misses
and Oquendo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Truninger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oquendo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Truninger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Truninger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oquendo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Truninger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Truninger working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truninger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oquendo lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Truninger.
Oquendo checks a leg kick nicely.
Truninger slips a jab from Oquendo.
Oquendo swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Truninger.
Oquendo scores with a nice right hand.
Truninger misses with a low kick.
Oquendo looks to land a right hand but Truninger moved out of range.
Truninger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oquendo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Truninger scrambles back to his feet.
Truninger defending well as Oquendo loads up on a big left hand.
Truninger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oquendo throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Truninger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Truninger. Truninger obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oquendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oquendo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oquendo missing with a left hand there. Truninger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oquendo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Truninger's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Truninger lands a nice uppercut.
Oquendo is trying to push Truninger away but Truninger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oquendo prevents a body shot from Truninger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oquendo.
Truninger blocking some punches.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Oquendo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Truninger.
Cuervo Oquendo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cuervo Oquendo.
Well Oquendo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cuervo Oquendo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yvan Keller (ranked 2303 p4p, 3484 weight class) and Robert Frost (ranked 139 p4p, 195 weight class). Frost comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SETH ECT - B.L.A.S.T kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yvan Keller 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yvan Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Frost!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost gets caught napping as Keller dives in and scores a takedown. Frost manages to retain guard.
Frost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frost is trying to control the position but Keller postures up.
Keller throwing strikes from guard but Frost blocks nicely.
Frost working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keller.
Frost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Keller landing some decent shots from guard.
Keller throws a big right hand that misses.
Keller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frost has momentary wrist control but Keller slips an elbow through the middle.
Frost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller distracts Frost with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Frost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Keller's guard.
Keller keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keller seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Keller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Frost stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Keller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frost manages to get himself to full guard.
Keller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Frost's head.
Keller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frost manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Keller manages to get himself to full guard.
Frost wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
Frost must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost stands and throws Keller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Keller regains half guard.
Frost seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Keller wants to improve his position but Frost is controlling well.
Keller is controlling Frost's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Keller moves into full guard.
Keller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Keller wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost looking to pass the guard.
Keller 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.
Keller is working hard here to advance position.
Keller trying to control the position here.
Keller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keller has Frost pulled in close to control his posture.
Keller has momentary wrist control but Frost slips an elbow through the middle.
Keller keeping full guard, as Frost tries to pass.
Frost trying to control but Keller is working from the bottom.
Keller controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Frost wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keller 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.
Keller is pulling down on Frost's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Keller blocks a head kick by Frost.
Frost throws a head kick but Keller moves out of range.
Frost has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Frost throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keller on the side of the head.
Keller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Frost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keller somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Frost looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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 Yvan Keller will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frost defends it nicely.
Keller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keller shoots in looking for a takedown. Frost tries to sprawl out of it but Keller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frost manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frost scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frost sprawls well. Frost wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Keller gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yvan Keller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keller is defended easily by Frost.
Keller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Frost lands with a kick to the temple. Keller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frost throws a leg kick which misses Keller's front leg but catches the back leg as Keller tries to avoid it.
Keller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Frost sprawls well initially but Keller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frost tries to get to full guard but Keller has control of the leg.
Keller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Keller drops an elbow to the side of Frost's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost taking some punishment here, with Keller in his half guard.
Keller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Keller working the head and body with strikes.
Keller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Keller working the head and body with strikes.
Yvan Keller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keller trying to control from half guard but Frost is working away.
Keller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frost makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Frost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keller darts in looking for a takedown but Frost gets double underhooks and turns Keller into the cage.
Keller has Frost pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frost manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keller avoids it.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keller digs a right hand underneath Frost's ribcage. Frost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keller is defending well for now.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Frost cracks Keller with a nice body shot.
Keller wants a takedown but no success here.
Keller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keller.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Keller avoids the damage to the body.
Keller is trying to pull guard but Frost turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Keller is trying to trip Frost. He has hold of a leg but Frost is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Keller persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost wants to stand up but Keller is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frost looking for a sweep. Not yet Frost, not yet.
Frost keeps trying to improve his position.
Keller with a nice head shot there.
Keller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Keller lands a couple of elbows.
Frost trying to control the position.
Keller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Keller stands up over Frost, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frost looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Keller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Frost counters with a good low kick that Keller was not able to check.
Keller tries for a takedown but Frost sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And Frost responds with a good body kick, but Keller manages to step out the way in time.
Keller misses with a takedown
and Frost counters with a head kick. That will keep Keller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yvan Keller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frost counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Robert Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frost avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frost lands a slapping body shot.
Frost with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Frost.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost scores with a hook.
Frost thumps Keller with a low kick.
Frost is looking to slow Keller down with leg kicks.
Keller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frost defends well and Keller ends up having to push Frost into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keller jumps guard but Frost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Keller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Keller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keller tries for a takedown but Frost sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frost lands a leg kick that knocks Keller off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost is looking to slow Keller down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frost pinned against the cage. Frost gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frost tries to avoid it but Keller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frost to the ground. Frost escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Frost scores with a shot to the body.
Frost lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keller dives in and grabs Frost's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frost pushes down on Keller's head and hops out.
Frost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robert Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost lands a nice hook to Keller's body. Keller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller looking to score a takedown here. Frost is defending well but Keller drives through and ends up in Frost's guard.
Frost is wriggling around but Keller manages to pass to half guard.
Frost is looking to improve his position.
Keller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Keller is nestled in close to Frost, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Keller lands strikes from half guard.
Frost on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Keller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keller winds up and cracks Frost with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frost manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Keller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Keller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Frost's head.
Frost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Keller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Frost has momentary wrist control but Keller slips an elbow through the middle.
Frost is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keller is controlling him.
Frost has momentary wrist control but Keller slips an elbow through the middle.
Keller won't allow Frost to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keller lands a couple of elbows.
Frost preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Frost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Frost has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Frost!
Robert Frost thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Gonzalez (ranked 1500 p4p, 3743 weight class) and Christian Chaos (ranked 226 p4p, 493 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Chaos!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Chaos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonzalez clinches up with Chaos and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Chaos blocks it.
Chaos misses with some punches.
Chaos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Gonzalez.
Chaos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaos throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Chaos working aggressively here.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Chaos can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Chaos gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets through Chaos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Our sources have told us that Gonzalez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chaos cracks Gonzalez with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaos.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Chaos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaos tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Chaos dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Chaos misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaoss head.
Chaos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaos struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez connects with a high kick.
Chaos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzalez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Chaos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Chaos.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzalez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chaos misses the jab.
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
Chaos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Chaos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaos scores with a nice strike.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez is looking to slow Chaos down with leg kicks.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez 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.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Chaos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Chaos.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Gonzalez tests Chaos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Chaos moved away.
Chaos tries a quick counter leg kick but Gonzalez is wise to it.
Chaos 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Chaos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chaos backs up against the cage.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chaos tries to move into range but Gonzalez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chaos misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chaoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chaos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Chaos.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Chaos strikes.
Chaos misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chaos thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chaos.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.
Chaos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Gonzalez dominated that round.
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.
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Chaos's ribs.
Chaos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez jabs at Chaos's body.
Hector Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez feints and then cracks Chaos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chaos down.
Chaos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzalez throws a front kick that sends Chaos stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Chaos misses its intended target.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaos wants to counter the offense by Gonzalez and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos misses the shot to the body.
Chaos throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Hector Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a head kick. Chaos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gonzalez keeps Chaos at a distance using the push kick.
Chaos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gonzalez cracks Chaos with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez tries to land a front kick but Chaos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chaos's head backwards.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gonzalez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chaos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chaos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez gets through Chaos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez - that landed with a thud.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaos can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzalez.
Chaos is breathing heavily.
Chaos misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
Chaos misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez lands a damaging elbow.
Chaos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Chaos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez lands a body punch.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Hector Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chaos under the eye.
Gonzalez cracks Chaos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez clinches.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez is working Chaos over against the cage.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Chaos takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chaos is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Chaos is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez presses Chaos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chaos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Gonzalez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzalez lands a big right hand that drops Chaos! The killer instinct kicks in and Gonzalez finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gonzalez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Gonzalez!
Hector Gonzalez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Mcgillicutty (ranked 587 p4p, 1158 weight class) and Owen Alvarez (ranked 82 p4p, 155 weight class). Mcgillicutty comes to the cage accompanied by Armin van Buuren - Blahblahblah. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Mcgillicutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez feints a jab promting Mcgillicutty to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcgillicutty slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez stalls.
Mcgillicutty wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvarez won't allow it.
Mcgillicutty tries to circle away but Alvarez has him pinned against the cage.
Alvarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcgillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez has Mcgillicutty up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcgillicutty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarez has Mcgillicutty pressed against the cage, preventing Mcgillicutty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alvarez walks away with a smile on his face. Mcgillicutty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Mcgillicutty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Owen Alvarez has been cut.
Mcgillicutty gets caught flat footed, as Alvarez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcgillicutty is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Mcgillicutty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mcgillicutty being controlled here, momentarily.
Alvarez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mcgillicutty looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcgillicutty, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty working for a triangle but Alvarez defends it easily.
Mcgillicutty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mcgillicutty throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Alvarez escapes and throws Mcgillicutty's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Alvarez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Mcgillicutty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Mcgillicutty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mcgillicutty tries to improve position but can't.
Mcgillicutty wants to control but Alvarez postures up.
Mcgillicutty tries to bench press Alvarez off him but Alvarez keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcgillicutty trying to control but Alvarez flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Mcgillicutty breaks Alvarez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Alvarez 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.
Mcgillicutty wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Mcgillicutty advances to half guard.
Mcgillicutty perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mcgillicutty is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alvarez has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgillicutty is looking for a kimura but Alvarez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mcgillicutty to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Alvarez'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.
Alvarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvarez slowing the pace effectively.
Mcgillicutty working hard to break the clinch.
Mcgillicutty is trying to force a seperation but Alvarez has the dominant position.
Alvarez keeps control of Mcgillicutty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcgillicutty working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez has picked Mcgillicutty up - he's going for a ride! Alvarez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Alvarez wants to control but Mcgillicutty is keeping him busy.
Mcgillicutty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez thows an elbow strike that misses. Mcgillicutty gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Alvarez doesn't seem too bothered but Mcgillicutty quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Alvarez is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Alvarez really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paddy Mcgillicutty!
Paddy Mcgillicutty decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa (ranked 1711 p4p, 2574 weight class) and Breno Pinheiro (ranked 247 p4p, 351 weight class). Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Breno Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czarny Z Garbowa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pinheiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Czarny Z Garbowa content to stall in guard here.
Pinheiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Czarny Z Garbowa defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czarny Z Garbowa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pinheiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Czarny Z Garbowa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro working a defensive guard here.
Czarny Z Garbowa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pinheiro wants to get back to his feet but Czarny Z Garbowa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pinheiro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pinheiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinheiro stuffs the takedown.
Pinheiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Czarny Z Garbowa pinned against the cage. Czarny Z Garbowa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pinheiro scores with a decent looking hook.
Czarny Z Garbowa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinheiro is fending him off so far but Czarny Z Garbowa persists. Nope, Pinheiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinheiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinheiro as he avoids it easily.
Pinheiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pinheiro but Pinheiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown but Pinheiro shows good takedown defense.
Pinheiro closes the distance and pushes Czarny Z Garbowa back into the cage.
Czarny Z Garbowa prevents the takedown attempt.
Czarny Z Garbowa is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro is trying to drag Czarny Z Garbowa to the mat but Czarny Z Garbowa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pinheiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Czarny Z Garbowa controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Pinheiro.
Czarny Z Garbowa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pinheiro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Czarny Z Garbowa taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Pinheiro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Czarny Z Garbowa in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pinheiro is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
After winning the bout, Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa 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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